Uncharted, Not The Last of Us, is Naughty Dog’s True Backbone

The Last of Us is easily Naughty Dog's most popular IP, but Uncharted deserves as much praise if not more for being its guinea pig all the while.

[darthv72]

...and here I was thinking it was Way of the Warrior. All the mo-cap they cut their teeth on to refine their skills later for such things like Uncharted and LoU.

As a fun little side project... I'd love to see them take a crack at Way of the Warrior 2.

[specialguest]

Way of the Warrior was impressive looking on video game magazines. I remember wishing I could play it on the 3DO. So many years later I finally got to see the gameplay on the internet and it was complete trash 😂. Nothing like MK

[anast]

Both great IPs, some of the best in gaming.

[jznrpg]

Can’t it be that all of their games are their backbone? Who cares anyway as long as they make good games I’ll buy them.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I loved Uncharted 2, and none of the others compare IMO.

[Fluke_Skywalker]

I recently replayed them all and I used to think 2 was the best but now I'd definitely say 4 is the best. Not that there's much in it, they're all amazing. But 4 is the best.

[-Foxtrot]

Nah

Uncharted 2 had better pacing, Elena and Sully were featured far more, Nadine was an awful villain compared to Harry Flynn and it also had a fantastic multiplayer on top where Uncharted 4 ruined it making it into an over the top arcade shooter with gimmicks.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I liked the expansion to 4 more than 4 itself. 4 was great for me too, did alotta new stuff…

But….

SPOILERS

Nothing beats the unexpected twist at the end of 2.

[mastershredder]

I liked it when the games were fun and ridiculous, not the sooty TV-caliber dramas that use Uncharted as a foundation.

[TricksterArrow]

I like both types of games. The great thing about games is how diverse they can be and how I can pop in whatever fills my mood at any given time.

[Espangerish]

I agree. Uncharted 4 was the least fun. Preferred the simpler fun focussed older versions

[MetroidFREAK21]

I'm currently playing through the series. Halfway through 2 and I'm like... its okay. 7/10

[spicelicka]

Love Uncharted but as a shooter it's not that good, it's more of a linear adventure experience. I didn't care much about what was happening because it felt like a PG-13 movie. I was there more for the crazy set pieces, exploration, and puzzle solving. Last of Us on the other hand I felt like I cared about every single moment. Shooting felt visceral and meaningful and the story was deep and intense which made me care about what happened next.

I would really like to see them go a linear space epic next. And no, not Star wars ffs, something mature like Mass effect except an action adventure instead of an RPG.

[Shimsok]

It's not their backbone anymore as they have since put it to rest, albeit it may have been their biggest thundering success at the time. I don't know if it surpassed Crash Bandicoot in overall popularity, but it sure felt like it back then.

[thecodingart]

And Neil Duckman will never see it that way.. it doesn’t quite feed his ego

[KeyAppearance]

I love Last of Us, but nothing compares to Uncharted for me

[oof46]

(Jak and Daxter waves in the corner)

[PixelOmen]

I like Uncharted for the characters, visuals, and set pieces, but I wasn't the biggest fan of the gameplay. The gameplay in Uncharted 4/Lost Legacy was a little better than the rest, with the wide linear sandboxy encounters, but still not amazing. The Last of Us generally has much better mechanics, but it's a sadistically rote zombie drama, so I'd def take Uncharted over that.

[Cikatriz_ESP]

When Amy Hennig left, Naughty Dog lost its soul. U2 was a gaming milestone for me, while U4 was a hollow shell of what it could've been. Your/my personal politics aside, Last of Us 2 was a mess. The plot, the tone, the pacing, all of it. I'll never understand how or why people enjoyed that game so much.

[Demetrius]

Just purchased the remastered trilogy on PS5, I have been craving for uncharted, I love open world games but some semi open/linear games are worth to have in your game library, like tomb raider 2013, rise of the tomb raider, La noire, mafia 2, God of war series

[Demetrius]

Would be dope if naughty dog had drake and sully do a cameo in an upcoming game, like your character gets in a cab, drake is the driver and be like "I've had some crazy adventures" then as he drops you off at your location, sully is the next client he picks up then he says "That driver is something serious ain't it?" Lol I know random off I be having ideas

[TheKingKratos]

You can love both you know that ?

I love TLOU series just more but Uncharted series is some of the best games ever

[DarXyde]

Both are series of exceptional quality. I can't choose a clear winner since I lean towards different series on different days.

The Last of Us, for me, is when I really want to immerse myself in something profound and psychological. Something that really has something to say about the best and worst elements of humanity. A stress test on thinking as a society, if you will.

...And sometimes, I just like running around the world, shooting people, breaking necks, and scaling walls.

Both are great experiences.

[CoNn3rB]

True OGs know that it is actually Jak and Daxter that is the true backbone of ND

[Einhander1971]

Love all the Uncharted games, but 2 will always be my favourite.

[neomahi]

It's true