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5.0 out of 5 stars... sure by now you’re tired of hearing about how awesome Uncharted is
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2017
Uncharted 4
I’m sure by now you’re tired of hearing about how awesome Uncharted is, but really, it is. They always tweak the controls a little, like which button reloads and which button switches shoulders, but the gameplay is as good as ever. It’s easier the be stealthy this time around, they have tall grass which you can hide in and the bodies of your enemies too if you’d like. I’m always more of a stealth player, like going in and coming out without anybody knowing I was ever there so thats a welcome mechanic for me.
Another thing introduced in the gameplay is the use of a grappling hook which you end up using quite a bit. I do find it interesting that Drake got the grappling hook as a kid but never used it before and it would have come very handy, especially in the Among Thieves opener. And then there are the wrestler-like finishing moves you can do with a partner which look pretty cool and add some variety to the hand-to-hand combat animations.
I wasn’t too thrilled with the opening boat sequence, it looked great but I felt like we got the boat at the beginning of Drake’s Fortune— and then of course the train at the edge of a cliff and bar brawl, I kind of wanted something a little different, but thats only a minor nitpick thing.
I won’t get too much into the graphics except to say that they are incredible. I kept finding myself stopping after a crazy shoot-out to enjoy the scenery. The locations are pretty varied; one moment I’m playing in a convent, the next I’m scuba diving. And it’s not just the graphics, the individual scenes are beautifully scripted.
I’ve always enjoyed the writing in Uncharted. Drake’s Fortune and Among Thieves, I found, had a really good pace going, although I found the story in Drakes Deception to be a little lacking. It was like it ended when it was getting to the good part.
There are things Uncharted does that not many other games do. The story’s always engaging, there’s always a supernatural element which I’m a big fan of, and of course the over-the-top shoot-outs and car chases.
But it’s much more than that. Many games today have gone the sand box route, now I enjoy Sandbox games, in fact the games with the most mileage clocked into my PS4 are Far Cry 4 and MGS 5, and I certainly enjoy the play a mission here and there ease that that brings, but it’s refreshing to play a game that I know if I want to play , I better give myself at least a couple of hours because I want to find out what’s next, whats the next puzzle, whats the next twist, even what else Nathan Drake has to say. This game lives up to it’s name, a rarity with sequels, specially the third sequel. I give this game the Santana Seal of Approval.
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