Haha. Hope to get your final thoughts on the game as a whole Matt.
t:I can't wait to see how happy, sad, relieved, distraught, satisfied, and/or upset Matt will be once he's done.
I felt the exact same way. I kinda rushed through the game, but not because I was dying to get it over with, but because I just wanted to find out what happened next. I was so eager to see where the characters went because I love them so much and really feel like they stand out more than most other characters in games do. And I too think that there is just a certain kind of charm to the characters that adds to the experience as a whole. It really draws you in, both in terms of character development and presentation, and that's something that even the best games have a problem with sometimes.Haha, the only thing that I'm distraught about is that it is over! I loved the ending. Maybe it is because I am a big sap, but it brought a tear to my eye. Uncharted is known for it's massive set pieces, but I think it's real charm is in it's characters. The banter throughout the game really makes you feel for them and get to know them. I feel attached to Nate, Sully and Elena. The story may not be as deep as a series like MGS and it may not be as vast as The Elder Scrolls....but there is something very special about this franchise that goes beyond the set pieces.
Uncharted 2 came out in 2009. Think that there is any chance that we will get a teaser for Uncharted 4 at the VGA?
I remember reading something like this around the time the first game came out that basically said that Uncharted doesn't bring anything new gameplay wise, but instead takes parts of other games and puts them together in a way that makes it great. It's almost like they don't do anything new or innovative, but rather nearly perfects what's already there.
Yeah, I remember hearing the Uncharted 2 vs Mass Effect 2 arguments, and I always sided with Uncharted because I never played ME. But after finally playing it a few months ago, I started to understand why people felt it was better. But then I went back to play Uncharted, I started to remember what I loved about it so much. Even though Mass Effect is the type of game I want to play everytime, in terms of lengthy, open world games, there's something about Uncharted that makes it not only hold up its own, but also succeed whatever limitations are placed on it by the game style.
I think it's the same model at a basic level. Gunplay plus platforming. They do it in different ways and with different proportions, though. TR has definitely never achieved Uncharted's excellency with shooting mechanics, but all the games did include some shooting.
I love the whole Mass Effect franchise, don't get me wrong. I'm just saying that its complexity doesn't necessarily make it intrinsically better than Uncharted. There's room for true excellence in both styles of games. Uncharted does different things, but it does them just as well as Mass Effect does what it does.
Yeah, at the basics, they are the same. A treasure hunter goes out to look for treasure and has to solve puzzles and jump across platforms as they race against other explorers to find some treasure. But of course, TR was more about puzzles and platforming, whereas Uncharted is more about action and gunplay.
http://www.vg247.com/2011/11/10/uncharted-3-sells-3-8-million-units-on-day-one/
