I have a sick fascination with Neil Druckmann, so I had to circle back and play this despite missing all of the Uncharted games at time of release.
It's a very solid action adventure game. Great, memorable set pieces throughout with excellent performances all around. Wasn't crazy about the gunplay and cover system, but I got good enough at stealth that I was able to avoid combat for the most part.
The game was always at its best when it leaned into that sense of historical wonder, rewarding exploration with interesting bits of environmental storytelling. Also really incredible at conveying a sense of scale at several very memorable points.
At times the dialogue could verge on pretty cringe-inducing "uhh, did that just happen?!" style MCU-speak, but it always managed to pull back before it got too grating.
Unfortunately the ending was a huge dud for me. A big letdown to a story I was enjoying to that point.
But overall this is an extremely good time. Holds up really well and is still absolutely visually stunning, nearly 8 years (!!!) after release
It's a very solid action adventure game. Great, memorable set pieces throughout with excellent performances all around. Wasn't crazy about the gunplay and cover system, but I got good enough at stealth that I was able to avoid combat for the most part.
The game was always at its best when it leaned into that sense of historical wonder, rewarding exploration with interesting bits of environmental storytelling. Also really incredible at conveying a sense of scale at several very memorable points.
At times the dialogue could verge on pretty cringe-inducing "uhh, did that just happen?!" style MCU-speak, but it always managed to pull back before it got too grating.
Unfortunately the ending was a huge dud for me. A big letdown to a story I was enjoying to that point.
But overall this is an extremely good time. Holds up really well and is still absolutely visually stunning, nearly 8 years (!!!) after release