Tried playing this again after having a really good time with Uncharted 2. I just don't think I can play through this game again. It feels so bad to play. Drakes animations are all over the place and the character and camera get caught on so much of the geometry. Its quote astonishing how bad it can feel to just move around and shoot in this thing.

Changing my rating from 2 stars to 1 star. Cant belive I actually ended up enjoying this worse than 1. The story was never something to take super seriously or anything but it's just so hilariously bad in this game too. Not even in fun campy ways theres just lazy plot devices and stupid moments constantly and for no reason other than seeming laziness or poor planning on the part of the storytellers.

I'm surprised to see such complaints about the controls and such here, because I had zero beef with them. This game is perfectly paced, and unlike UC1 or 2, I never found myself bored at any point in this game. Every part of the game is a distinct and memorable set piece, and the story is significantly more engaging than previous games. The big shootouts that had grown to wear on me so much from UC1 and 2 now almost all take place in very interesting arenas that make them unique. Finally being able to chuck grenades back at my foes and having to prioritize my targets in order to avoid being blasted by the heavily armored hulk lumbering toward me with a shotgun made things far more interesting for me. I did not groan at the frequency of combat like I did in previous games. UC3 is also smart enough not to attempt a genuine final boss after the disaster that was the final encounter of UC1, and the underwhelming end of UC2.

this game may have given us the best villain of the series in British Hillary Clinton, but everything else is a step down from among thieves. the shambhala is less interesting (it should be telling that i have to refer to it as "the shambhala"), there's an entire section of gameplay that's completely irrelevant to the plot, the story is much less cohesive, and some parts of the plot feel unfinished, like all of talbot's character or the [spoiler] fake out at the end. it's not like, awful, but it ends the trilogy on a low note for me.

Finished this game almost in one sitting while waiting for the stupid fucking PSO2 to actually download itself on my computer. I'm in awe at how horrendously bad the Windows Store is. Anyways, Gears of War 3 or whatever the fuck this game is. A definite step down from 2, especially in gameplay. I'm prepared to affirm that every single new gameplay decision was for the worse, and makes this game less enjoyable than Among Thieves. Lobbing grenades back to the poor idiot who threw it is an interesting idea, but because Naughty Dog hates fun, the ability has a sort of invisible cooldown, making it so you can't throw them one after the other. Grenades also seem to stun you if they explode close to you (it's possible this was on previous games too, but at time of writing I finished Uncharted 2 literally yesterday and I don't remember that) but no so close as to damage you too much. This means that you can actually be stunlocked by grenade launchers, which almost always ends with you being turned into mincemeat by bullets, and nothing you can do about it. Did I mention enemies now tend to throw grenades at you in pairs? Also, this game has a more expanded melee system that expanded upon the one Among Thieves has. When it works, like for example at the pub fight at the start of the game, its okay and kind of satisfying, but normally just gets in the way. Now, enemies that are close to you just go for punching you in the face as soon as they can, which can get infuriating because the dodge roll away to get some distance button and the grabbing button are the same, so you are somewhat forced to scuffle with the weirdo who decides to bash your brains in instead of using his shotgun. Naturally, having a retard trying to cave your skull in the middle of a gunfight tends to leave you at a disadvantage. So you die, which is something you are going to be doing a lot on this game. I liked the story though, its probably the most likeable Drake has ever been, and a decent conclusion for the series up until Uncharted 4 came out.

Writing: 2/5
Gameplay: 3/5
Art Design & Visuals: 3/5
Voices & Sounds: 1/5
Atmosphere & Immersion: 2/5