Since I hadn't seen a topic on it, though I know people beat it already, I thought I'd make this. Alright, first off, what did people think of it? For me personally, I don't know if it'll match my fondest memories of the previous Uncharted games, but I think it is the best one. It definitely takes some cues from The Last of Us, which brings me to say that as impressive a game I felt this was, I still liked The Last of Us more, which is Uncharted 4's biggest issue to me really, but not a big one. Just because I didn't like it as much as The Last of Us, didn't make me disappointed in this. I kind of expected it to be honest. Playing through the first Uncharted game, on my first go, I wasn't that into it, but on my second on the hardest, I loved it; it became one of my favorite games of the time, and I played it multiple times over.
Two came out and I was left impressed with its visuals initially, but ultimately disappointed. For me, the game has a lot of shooting, and I didn't think it felt good, so it was kind of boring to me, and no matter how much I tried to love it, it didn't happen. It wasn't until the HD collection that I actually enjoyed it more. I still enjoyed seeing the characters, though Chloe took some time to get used to. Three came out, I was hesitant to pick it up, but I did late, and to my surprise I loved it more than the first. Then, The Last of Us came out. I suspected it'd be good, but I also got that a little bit late. I wasn't overly excited for it, nor did I have much expectation. When I finally played it, it turned out to be one of my favorite game experiences ever, better than Uncharted which to me was a hard thing to do.
I finished four yesterday. I'm going through Uncharted 4 on crushing now, and it's even more enjoyable, mainly because my first time through, which took 14 hours, was more or less running through it. At least, I know for a fact I could have searched more areas in the game, so going slower, searching every area I can, and having more challenging combat is more satisfying. This game does some good twists, be it normal story twist, or diverting expectation. When it comes to the later twist of how his brother actually made up that story, that got me. I didn't see that coming. The other smaller ones when it comes to expectation, like early in the game as you're on a job scuba diving. I expected something to go wrong with the air, and Nate keep saying he'll be fine, but for story purposes, it didn't happen.
I thought he might be on another treasure hunt, only to reveal that he's actually doing a normal, working class job. This game is really well presented to me. It is probably the best at making one feel as though they're playing a movie, at least I thought so. It does that Left Behind thing, where it takes normal gameplay mechanics, but twists it, like when early on you use a toy gun to shoot the targets in their attic. That was funny, with a bit of fan service just before. As much as I care for these characters, it brings me back to The Last of Us, and how well that game did emotion. I really felt invested in Drake and Elena's relationship, but beyond that, nothing gave me shivers down my spine in this, like The Last of Us' bedroom scene, or the beginning of that game. That all said, it's probably just because you can only go so far with Uncharted. Elana finding Nate, and Elana walking off, for Drake to tell Sully off was a good moment though.
Despite all that, the cast do an extremely good job. I kind of have an issue with the intro, where Sam supposedly dies. I mean, if we were supposed to feel for that part, it would have been better if we didn't know the outcome. I know they want to show the game off in some manner to get people hyped, but some of the really exciting moments were already shown before the game was out, and I found that unfortunate as well, but at least it's more exciting to play than watch. I still had a blast with that scene where Drake hangs off the truck. It's weird, because Uncharted has always had a lot of shooting, but due to this game being longer, I feel like this is hard to recommend to those that really just want the shooting gameplay (though there is a mode after you beat it that lets you play only those sections). There's a lot of moments that have you just climbing, or talking.
I really enjoyed the combat, and more so now on crushing. The best part is how fluid it feels, just with the things you can do. The act of shooting isn't the greatest, but I like it well enough. I made a topic about the soundtrack a while back, and now I have the answer to my own question: I think it's pretty good. There are a few too many times that the same notes play in my opinion. The rendition of the theme was really good though. Okay, I'm about to cut it here, but last thing, what'd everyone think of the epilogue? With a lot of the things in this game, there's things to be expected, or known, but in how it is presented was surprising. I loved that it was their daughter, and I felt it was a really good end to the series. Some say they don't want a The Last of Us sequel, but I don't feel that way, there's just so much more of that world that can be seen, with or without Joel and Ellie. I feel that way about Uncharted now though.
There doesn't need to be one, though I can see them doing something with the daughter, even though it's unnecessary. The ending did feel a lot like The Last Us' beginning, where it's the daughter looking for the parent (or in Uncharted 4's case, parents), so I really got the vibe that this might turn into those games connecting for a minute; that was exciting and weird. The dates I don't think would match up though, so it wasn't going to happen. I suspect, as with just about everything else in the game, it was intentional. I feel like I wrote a review here rather than a spoiler-filled thread; I guess I'm curious to see what you guys thought. I would have touched upon the Crash Bandicoot thing, but that was already a topic. Then there's also the story of Avery, and the uprising in Libertalia, as well as him not wanting others to get the treasure, with others coming after, after a century or so. That was all very cool; the best in the series in terms of historic stuff I thought. It also reflects Drake's story. Alright, what did you think of the game?
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