For an early PlayStation 3 game, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune looks surprisingly good for its age. Releasing in an era of games that used the full spectrum of brown and grey, Uncharted looks very vibrant with its luscious green and blue jungle environments.
The characters are charismatic and it’s fun to watch them bounce of each other during the very cinematic cutscenes that emulates the look and feel of an action-adventure film.
Sadly, those two points are the only things that really the carry the game for me. While the gunplay is perfectly functional, Uncharted appears to lack any form of aim-assist, so lining up shots with a gamepad can take a little work to get accurate with. The frustrating lack of aim-assist becomes more apparent when having to fight wave after wave of enemies in large arenas, which are often the source of many difficulty spikes.
The action is broken up with moments where the player has to work out a puzzle to unlock a door before progressing, but the puzzles almost always boil down to:
1. Encounter puzzle
2. Open notebook
3. Read solution to puzzle in notebook
4. Apply solution to puzzle
5. Complete puzzle
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune is fine. Despite the issues I had with the gameplay, I still had an enjoyable time. The brevity of the game's length means that this can be done over a weekend. If you're looking for something short and sweet, this game will fill that gap.
The characters are charismatic and it’s fun to watch them bounce of each other during the very cinematic cutscenes that emulates the look and feel of an action-adventure film.
Sadly, those two points are the only things that really the carry the game for me. While the gunplay is perfectly functional, Uncharted appears to lack any form of aim-assist, so lining up shots with a gamepad can take a little work to get accurate with. The frustrating lack of aim-assist becomes more apparent when having to fight wave after wave of enemies in large arenas, which are often the source of many difficulty spikes.
The action is broken up with moments where the player has to work out a puzzle to unlock a door before progressing, but the puzzles almost always boil down to:
1. Encounter puzzle
2. Open notebook
3. Read solution to puzzle in notebook
4. Apply solution to puzzle
5. Complete puzzle
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune is fine. Despite the issues I had with the gameplay, I still had an enjoyable time. The brevity of the game's length means that this can be done over a weekend. If you're looking for something short and sweet, this game will fill that gap.