From the article: "I played Uncharted 1 & 2 in the span of a week. It may have been the shortest amount of time I’ve taken to play two games and it’s because I never wanted to leave. This was surprising, even to me, because I arrived at the games with very low expectations.
My low expectations were tempered by my dislike of the Tomb Raider series. The original Tomb Raiders failed to capture my interest due to the clumsy, and frustrating control scheme, and the latter entries seemed a little too adolescent in terms of story and character design for me to really get into.
I was expecting Uncharted to be like Lara Croft with a male protagonist.
It wasn’t."
Chris, Joseph, and Josh celebrate Active Quest’s 100th episode by discussing their favorite games of all time.
Nevada Dru from Bits & Pieces revisits Uncharted 2: Among Thieves to see if this legendary game has stood the test of time.
Currently playing Drakes Fortune on crushing, next will be to replay Among Thieves, but I'm sure it still holds up today.
Recently re-platinumed 1-3. Uncharted 2 aged better than I even expected. I enjoyed it more now than I did a decade ago. It’s more polished than 1, tighter than 3 and Yemen in 3 was gorgeous. Shambhala out-prettied Ubar though. 60fps w higher res’ made for a damn good rerun.
Question: When you say Uncharted2 aged better than expected, are you talking about the original PS3 game or the remastered collection on PS4. I ask because I think that a remastered version of the game would look and play better than the original.
I doubt that the original ran at 60 frames, how many years old is the remastered collection anyway.
I need to replay the original trilogy along with the collection, not a fan of the collection trophy of beating levels in a set time and don't think the originals required that for platinum.
@abnor_mal
It’s true that the remasters have upped the resolution and given it 60fps, but the base game is the same. The art design and base textures/physics/ animations are the same yet still look contemporary. More-so than UC1 which isn’t as tight, or UC3 in some cases which I found a bit clunky in close quarters.
UC2 level design was a great evolution in bringing the verticality from the jungle into rural/urban settings while maintaining smooth animation transitions. Drake still moves better than the ginger in Star Wars Jedi. Outdoor areas are better lit.
UC2 also has more action and better pacing imo, which helps when replaying a game 10 years later. Kept me engaged.
You don’t need to time trial for platinum. They stuck the speedrun trophies in a seperate extended dlc category so have no fear.
I thought the originals were good, but not great. I understand that puts me in the minority here. That said, Uncharted 4 was freaking fantastic.
Yeah I understand the hate for 4 prior to playing it I was firmly against it and felt like 3 wrapped things up already but now after playing it I think it was the best in the franchise.
Now I look back at two and I feel like I'm playing an on the rails shooter everything is so tightly scripted including the infamous train scene you simply can't make a mistake
I think Uncharted 2 is a lot like AC2. Both games took the idea and basically improved it in every single way.
Uc2, AC2,Halo2, Soul calibur 2, Killzone 2, Infamous 2 , Dishonored 2 and a few more. The only negative thing I have against uc2, and imo it annoyed me,are the blue apes, uncharted 1 handled the super natural far better.
Cultured Vultures: What's your favourite moment from the Uncharted franchise? Here are 15 that got our blood pumping.
The entire final chapter of The Lost Legacy is the best setpiece in the series and it wasn't even mentioned.
(Writer here.) My favorite section in Uncharted 2 was the temple with the giant statue of the Buddha and the subsequent treasure room. It was easily one of my best gaming experiences with puzzles.
Was so well done. It reminded me of one of those blockbuster movies you watch where crap just keeps happening at the right moments nothing is forced it's just so well done! The story is perfectly done also imo, nothing is rushed or forced not to mention it's really funny.
The train part sticks with me a lot for some reason.
I'm kinda burned out on Uncharted 2. I beat the 1st one (the best one in my opinion) countless times. I mean, I played it until my damn fingers bleed. The 2nd one, I'm trudging through it for my second time as we speak and finding it boring and nearly impossible to make it through it. Not because it's hard, just because it lacks the punch and isolation of the first one. Lacks character and story. I think, in all honesty, the 1st one is much better. Part 2 has some moments. The truck convoy and train are two of my favorites but the reuse of "hey give me a boost while I grab a suspended ladder" is just stupid. The story lacks and drags in the middle all the way to the end. It's just not as good. Sorry. I also found the 1st 3 missions unbearable. I loved the stealth one but it really drug before you got to the fountain.
Also, (spoilers)
The Yeti should've been real. To make them human was stupid given the feats these things were pulling off. And the blue guys, lame. It almost seemed like that whole last area was thrown together. It looked graphically inferior to the rest of the game. Bland textures with blues and browns??? What were the thinking?
Uncharted deserved the praise the 2nd one got if you ask me.
Tenzin FTW! xD
Does anyone still playing Uncharted 2 multi-player because last time i tried it said no MATCH FOUND lol........whats going on guys is psn that bad.
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