I like 'em because they're so tough. They just make you feel powerless.

I'd usually search the room for a rocket or grenade launcher, that made pretty quick work of em.  And I loved the satisfying feeling of putting a shotgun down the yeti-wampa-guardian's throats!

Shotguns, my friend.  I was playing on hard and I just danced around them.

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I hate them because it returned Uncharted to sci-fi, and that doesn't really make sense with the rest of the game.

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Yep. Hated them. I didn't realize the crossbow would kill them so easily until the end. Every game I have ever played has taught me: Machine Gun > Crossbow.
 
The game is awesome though.

I loved them. Kinda completes the whole indiana jones-esque pulp adventure fiction feel. And they were way better than dealing with those stupid yetti things. The new run-and-gun system makes me kinda wish to face some more of the Descendants from the first game though. I thought those were pretty interesting creatures.

They suck, but are a good ramp up in the challenge towards the end. 
 
And in reality, they're only a real pain in the ass when you first encounter them and all you have is an AK.

Anyone who says it removes uncharted from the type of story it usually tells has obviously not gotten very far in the first game...

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I hate them because it returned Uncharted to sci-fi, and that doesn't really make sense with the rest of the game.

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I wouldn't call it sci-fi. At all. "

They're an 8.  Not as bad as clowns though.

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I hate them because it returned Uncharted to sci-fi, and that doesn't really make sense with the rest of the game.

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I wouldn't call it sci-fi. At all. "

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Supernatural humans pumped up by a magic goo produced only in the mystical city hidden beneath icy mountains? Ever seen Lost?

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"They're an 8.  Not as bad as clowns though. "

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I hate them because it returned Uncharted to sci-fi, and that doesn't really make sense with the rest of the game.

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I wouldn't call it sci-fi. At all. "

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Supernatural humans pumped up by a magic goo produced only in the mystical city hidden beneath icy mountains? Ever seen Lost?

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Would you consider Indiana Jones sci-fi then? It's more fantasy. "

" I like 'em because they're so tough. They just make you feel powerless. "

I had no issue with the guardians, you just need to drop your weak ass weapons and pick up their golden crossbows. A couple of shots with those and they go down.

the guardians were stupid, but the end boss, wow that whole fight was retarded

" the guardians were stupid, but the end boss, wow that whole fight was retarded "

I despise the monster things from Uncharted 1 as they just seemed like naughty dog created them at the last minute to end the story. I found the guardians however to be great, I liked their toughness and the change in tactics required to take them down. The snow battle against the one in the suit in particular was great, the moment where he bats your gun away at the end will be memorable for me. Awesome.

I liked them. Much like those monsters in the first one, they only show up near the end, changing the way you'd usually take on fights.
And I think it fits perfectly with the atmosphere. Uncharted, much like Indiana Jones, always has myths that turn out to be real in their backgrounds. I'm just surprised that Nate and Elena were so reluctant to admit that something 'supernatural' (for lack of a better word) could exist, given what took place in the first game.

I hate them just in the sense that they were bullet sponges that didn't really react to being shot.  The good thing is you don't really have to fight too many of them.
 
Anyone notice how when you're fighting the first one you have unlimited ammo?  There's another scene where you have unlimited ammo too.

" I hate them just in the sense that they were bullet sponges that didn't really react to being shot.  The good thing is you don't really have to fight too many of them.  Anyone notice how when you're fighting the first one you have unlimited ammo?  There's another scene where you have unlimited ammo too. "

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I hate them because it returned Uncharted to sci-fi, and that doesn't really make sense with the rest of the game.

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Its fantasy, not sci-fi. Sci-fi implies there is science behind it. There is no science behind guardians. If there is someone who believes so, get help.

" @Giantsquirrel: Have you ever seen an Indiana Jones movie.  It's a pretty common pulp-adventure convention to throw the hero against something that he doesn't fully understand or believe in.  Ark of the Covenant, Holy Grail, etc. "

Yeah, the guardians are my least favourite part of the game (that and the end boss) especially on Crushing difficulty are ridiculously hard.
 
Still an amazing game though

" Yep. Hated them. I didn't realize the crossbow would kill them so easily until the end. Every game I have ever played has taught me: Machine Gun > Crossbow. "

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They are a huuuuge pain in the ass on Hard I'm afraid to fight them on crushing... :(

Well they can be taken down with either 4 SAS Rounds or 2 Crossbow Rounds on normal. IIRC

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" I hate them just in the sense that they were bullet sponges that didn't really react to being shot. "

Meh, they aren't that hard.

dont hate them as much as the super armored soldiers you have to kill.  Sure they are easy enough to kill but just seeing bullets bounce off them is annoying and a pretty gay way to make an enemy harder.  Also, Lazeravich didn't even feel like a really good end villain.  He was just a super asshole but there was no real emotional value to beating his ass down.  You dont even get to kill flynn yourself. He kills himself like a dumbass.

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" the guardians were stupid, but the end boss, wow that whole fight was retarded "

This guy wins, that end fight was so annoying, but not just that, it was bad,

@SJSchmidt93: wait? you just called infamous last boss shit? that game wasn't bad, the last boss was just hard, just because something is hard doesn't mean it's shit. I'm not going to say you suck at the game (because you're prolly better than me ) but i found a challenge welcome in both games. I was breezing through uncharted until i met those dudes, and it made it a welcome surprise. also the boss was OK, it was like i had expected it. you can't stand in place and shoot a real dude 100 billion times, it makes no sense.

i was fine with it. It was done much better than it was in the first game.  
 
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People going into Uncharted 2 expecting something that isn't fantasy in the same way as Indiana Jones are fucking stupid. What the hell did you expect from this game?

" Yes, bad artstyle and whenever the final boss dude double-barreled one in the back like cake made me rage. "