It's no secret that the PS3 needs hits, and badly. That's why games like Uncharted are so important: They're not necessarily triple-A titles but if they're done right, they can give hungry PS3 owners something to tide them over until games like MGS4 finally arrive.
Uncharted reminded me a lot of an Indiana Jones movie in that both are fun and enjoyable romps that are just good enough to make you forgive their respective weaknesses. It isn't going to single-handedly pull Sony's bacon out of the fire this holiday season but it is definitely a title that PS3 owners can be proud to call their own.--Tae K. Kim
PROS:
* It's by far one of the best looking PS3 games around.
* The gameplay has its faults but it still manages to entertain.
CONS:
* The story is a little cliched.
* Platforming sequences are way too easy.
Score: 4/5
November 19 marks 15 years since the release of the Uncharted game that started it all.
I hope they don’t make another until the end of the ps5 lifecycle…. Show us a better jungle
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KeenGamer: "Which Uncharted game is the best? Uncharted is widely recognized as one of the most groundbreaking and consistently great franchises in gaming. For both long-time fans and newcomers to this action-adventure classic, here’s a ranking of the franchise’s four main games."
No Golden Abyss -_-, otherwise I agree with the order.
UC2: Best overall
UC4: Best graphics, best gameplay, best locations, best environements
UC3: Best set pieces IMO (the boat and desert fights will always be amazing)
UC1: A rough Draft of what was to come
UCGA: Basically UC1 on Vita
Great list and great article nicely writen and explained. Although for me personaly i would put Drakes Fortune above Drake’s Deception and Uncharted 4 is absolutely my favourite of the franchise and number 1 for me.
U2 is the only game playable on crushing without causing a great amount of frustration. Not to mention just how much influence it had that they redid some of U2s set pieces like the caravan twice, and armored truck chase in U4.
I'd rate it as the following.
1.) Uncharted 2
(Close to perfection of any game I've played in years. Single Player/Multiplayer/Co Op all amazing.)
2.) Uncharted 3
(On par with UC2 multiplayer/co op wise minus the kickbacks [aka killstreaks]. I really liked the Lawrence of Arabia story.)
3.) Uncharted 4
(Single player is amazing. Multiplayer was meh. Co Op had potential. Absolutely hated the health revive system it slowed down the game way too much. Always preferred the fast pace action of UC2/UC3. Made it way more fun that way. Recoil was too ridiculous that most people in lobbies would only do hip firing, using power weapons and using that OP grappling hook to melee people after dropping them. Nobody wanted to revive anyone.)
4.) Uncharted
(It's the first in the series so it's hard to judge. Though I loved the story.)
I agree here but it’s also a series you can play from front to back and truly enjoy. Story-wise, they are all great and flow so well. I wish they threw both Golden Abyss and Lost Legacy on this list. Lost Legacy is the best mechanically in my opinion. You can see it’s stepping stone framework for TLOUS2.
uncharted 2 is one of the few games that actually surpassed its pre-release hype.
I am a single player gamer...I barely ever touch a multiplayer component. The only exceptions over the years have been the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, TLOU factions, and the Uncharted 2 multiplayer. The Uncharted 2 multiplayer saw me spend more time playing it than all my other multiplayer experiences over the years combined. That game really was a masterpiece all around.
I agree completely, those are all stellar MP experiences, coming from another SP gamer who only occasionally gives MP some time.
Come to think of it, the step between Uncharted 1 and Uncharted 2 is huge. It goes from the weakest in the series to one of the best games ever made.
I think I'm going to play all of them again soon.
is multiplayer still up for the remastered trilogy? or did it never have UC2 mp?
Man, the cons are WEAK. I mean come on. So Halo 3 storyline was amazing? LOL! And this isn't a platforming game. It has those elements, but they aren't there to challenge your controller skills.
the cons are WEAK
PS3 owners BUY THIS GAME
The gameplay is awesome, I played the demo. People will see for themselves.
I can only think of a few games with unique and wonderful story lines but its unusual for a video game to be criticised for having a "clichéd storyline", as if we expect every game to have a unique and compelling story line. And yet interestingly from everything we've seen and know about the story, especially the presentation, acting, and script, it seems really interesting as there are twists at the end.
From reading several reviews, I can whole heartedly say that all of them overwhelmingly describe the game to be great yet for some reason, the actual text review isn't supported by the lower than expected scores. This review is an example, they build the game up, then it goes down to a 4 out of 5 because the story is clichéd and the platform aspect sequences, e.g. jumping about to one ledge to another, as easy..sorry guys but I don't see even with those little issues how this game went down to a 4.
Technically it should be a 4.5 if you round up to the closest estimate, overall I'm disappointed with the attitude of these reviews because I'm confused. I read the text and then I expect a score close to full points but it doesn't cut it.
Am I myself being too picky, do I see the game as more than it actually is? I don't know but what's clear for everyone to see is that I'm frustrated to see these games, which look stellar and I see no significant flaws in them (and yes I can complain when I feel that I need to, Meus too does get angry) to get them lesser scores.
At a time where I and the majority feel that the exclusives on Sony's platform have deserved a bit more praise than they have had, especially with 360 exclusives getting what seems like a standard 9 out of 10, 9.5 or even 10 out of 10, it makes you question a few things. Is there a Media bias against the PS3? Do reviewers just expect more from Sony? Or are the exclusives not really on the same par as the likes of Bioshock, Halo and Mass Effect?
And its very short