The gamers can interact with different characters in different time periods in 15-hour gaming duration. But I’ve bought into it, Uncharted 4 has me entirely on board. It seems like his life is finally on the path to peace. In the form of Sam, his brother, with trouble not far behind.
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Without playing the earlier games you will have no knowledge of what an “Uncharted” game is, nor the references made back to these earlier games during this title. These are the little moments of the game that really show just how much detail was put into this story.
There are also reports saying that the game’s official title is going to be “Days Gone” but Naughty Dog is not confirming or denying it until this time.
Let’s be honest here, most people play Uncharted for the story and characters. While there’s adventure, quips and gunfights aplenty, Nate is older and more introspective. An adventurer who’s life has thrilled us across three games, which has singlehandedly sold PlayStations by the thousands.
It’s possible this isn’t a hint at a new game but rather the next comic in the series. I felt like all of the elements were completely balanced. However, the game developer company might have included some hints in their present game project which suggests that “The Last of Us 2″ is definitely happening. It’s an interesting message, but it sometimes feels out of place.
When Uncharted was introduced in 2006, games were going through some growing pains. The slow pacing isn’t an issue for most of the game, but a few climbing sequences run a bit too long. One of my more memorable stealthy takedowns was when I took out one guy, hiding him in the tall grass and then swung across a small ravine and took another guy out by landing on him. As a result, the gap between set-pieces and combat encounters increases. Gameplay is divided into combat, stealth and traversal. You can play as the likes of Cutter, Chloe, Rafe and a whole lot more. You climb along craggy walls or metal grates, moving from place to place in a loosely guided and mostly linear fashion. While this is by no means on the same level as say an Assassin’s Creed game or a Metal Gear Solid game, it is done very well and does not feel tacked on. This aspect is helped by the fact that you can now tag enemies in order to track them better. When you get caught by the gang, other brawlers will swing in to get in some quick punches, or your allies could barrel in to save you. This is Uncharted 4’s greatest strength – its restraint. You have guns and you shoot enemies, and that basically sums up the entire experience.
By contrast, Uncharted 2 had its train chase, Uncharted 3 the overturned ship escape – yes the overarching progression was still the pursuit of riches, but the masking of that gave those games a feeling of variety that Uncharted 4 simply lacks. As is customary, the puzzles are more basic in the beginning and become more elaborate throughout the course of the game. While these are all fairly common modes, the game’s environments add a nice layer of complexity to them.
One change is a much more grounded story that doesn’t delve into the super natural.
Lastly, there is the matter of the game’s multiplayer component. The multiplayer is largely competitive and broken down into Command, Plunder and Team Deathmatch.
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The shooting sections of previous Uncharted games were easily my least favourite parts of those games. Instead, it redirects to a post on the Uncharted subreddit by a user named dacvak. The bonus abilities also make it more viable to go alone than it was in Last of Us.
