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CGReviews.com: Uncharted 2: A Casual Review

CGReviews writes:

"Maybe you're like me. Maybe you run your own business 70 hours a week. Maybe you have a wife and kids. Maybe you barely have time to sleep, let alone sit down in front of a television screen and spend 10 hours playing some stupid video game."

"It's getting harder and harder for me to find games to play as I get older and older."

"If I had to give this game a score of 1 to 10, I'd go with 10. Easily."

"I can't help but say that Uncharted 2 takes the crown as the greatest game ever made...Other game sites may beat around such a bold claim with the ever popular 'one of' tag, but I'm not afraid to call it what it is."

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Foliage5318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

I love how other review sites will make a claim like: "The best PS3 game", when we all know the best PS3 game is the best game period. It's good that sites like this one are willing to say it boldly. Uncharted 2 is the greatest game on any and all platforms. This is the new bar for every other game from this point forth. Not just PS3 games, all games.

Even if you were to claim Crysis is better you are completely blinded by hype and graphics alone. Uncharted beats it in every category, in some ways even visually. The quality of textures and polygons in the far distance in Uncharted 2 is unmatched.

nveenio5318d ago

Ditto. I like how someone disagreed with you but was too ashamed to actually say why. lol

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Active Quest Episode 100: Our Favorite Games of All Time

Chris, Joseph, and Josh celebrate Active Quest’s 100th episode by discussing their favorite games of all time.

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Recharting Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Retrospective Review

Nevada Dru from Bits & Pieces revisits Uncharted 2: Among Thieves to see if this legendary game has stood the test of time.

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Abnor_Mal1471d ago

Currently playing Drakes Fortune on crushing, next will be to replay Among Thieves, but I'm sure it still holds up today.

P_Bomb1471d ago (Edited 1471d ago )

Recently re-platinumed 1-3. Uncharted 2 aged better than I even expected. I enjoyed it more now than I did a decade ago. It’s more polished than 1, tighter than 3 and Yemen in 3 was gorgeous. Shambhala out-prettied Ubar though. 60fps w higher res’ made for a damn good rerun.

Abnor_Mal1471d ago

Question: When you say Uncharted2 aged better than expected, are you talking about the original PS3 game or the remastered collection on PS4. I ask because I think that a remastered version of the game would look and play better than the original.

I doubt that the original ran at 60 frames, how many years old is the remastered collection anyway.

I need to replay the original trilogy along with the collection, not a fan of the collection trophy of beating levels in a set time and don't think the originals required that for platinum.

P_Bomb1470d ago (Edited 1470d ago )

@abnor_mal
It’s true that the remasters have upped the resolution and given it 60fps, but the base game is the same. The art design and base textures/physics/ animations are the same yet still look contemporary. More-so than UC1 which isn’t as tight, or UC3 in some cases which I found a bit clunky in close quarters.

UC2 level design was a great evolution in bringing the verticality from the jungle into rural/urban settings while maintaining smooth animation transitions. Drake still moves better than the ginger in Star Wars Jedi. Outdoor areas are better lit.

UC2 also has more action and better pacing imo, which helps when replaying a game 10 years later. Kept me engaged.

You don’t need to time trial for platinum. They stuck the speedrun trophies in a seperate extended dlc category so have no fear.

MadLad1471d ago

I thought the originals were good, but not great. I understand that puts me in the minority here. That said, Uncharted 4 was freaking fantastic.

Profchaos1471d ago (Edited 1471d ago )

Yeah I understand the hate for 4 prior to playing it I was firmly against it and felt like 3 wrapped things up already but now after playing it I think it was the best in the franchise.

Now I look back at two and I feel like I'm playing an on the rails shooter everything is so tightly scripted including the infamous train scene you simply can't make a mistake

Rimeskeem1471d ago

I think Uncharted 2 is a lot like AC2. Both games took the idea and basically improved it in every single way.

Movefasta19931470d ago

Uc2, AC2,Halo2, Soul calibur 2, Killzone 2, Infamous 2 , Dishonored 2 and a few more. The only negative thing I have against uc2, and imo it annoyed me,are the blue apes, uncharted 1 handled the super natural far better.

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15 Best Action Set Pieces in the Uncharted Series

Cultured Vultures: What's your favourite moment from the Uncharted franchise? Here are 15 that got our blood pumping.

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Imalwaysright1506d ago

My favorite is the building collapsing on Uncharted 2.

goldwyncq1506d ago

The entire final chapter of The Lost Legacy is the best setpiece in the series and it wasn't even mentioned.