Uncharted 2 is a step up from the first game in nearly every way. The now established characters are able to be pushed harder along with the introduction of brand new characters. The environments had a lot more variety which helps makes the combat encounters not just feel like the same battle over and over again. The pacing in this game is also really well done, there aren't really that many points when I'm just straight-up bored.

Although this game fixed a lot of my issues with the first game I still have the system issues of this being a "cinematic" game, which isn't inherently bad but It's something I haven't really seen been done right. Pretty setpieces are cool to look at, I just wish the gameplay during those moments was more interesting.