Uncharted is, perhaps, the best implementation of action and platforming available thus far. It delivers in practically every category that makes an action/platformer a great game. You'll instantly find yourself engrossed with the game's amazing gameplay mechanics, fluid controls, gunplay, and will love its monstrous sense of scale. Uncharted is one of those rare games that truly defines its respective genre, becoming the benchmark for everyone to follow. If you've been dying for a proper Tomb Raider game, and have obviously been left disappointed, you must pick up Uncharted. On top of playing superbly well, it also looks a helluva lot better than Lara Croft's rack. Yep, thats nice.
November 19 marks 15 years since the release of the Uncharted game that started it all.
I hope they don’t make another until the end of the ps5 lifecycle…. Show us a better jungle
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KeenGamer: "Which Uncharted game is the best? Uncharted is widely recognized as one of the most groundbreaking and consistently great franchises in gaming. For both long-time fans and newcomers to this action-adventure classic, here’s a ranking of the franchise’s four main games."
No Golden Abyss -_-, otherwise I agree with the order.
UC2: Best overall
UC4: Best graphics, best gameplay, best locations, best environements
UC3: Best set pieces IMO (the boat and desert fights will always be amazing)
UC1: A rough Draft of what was to come
UCGA: Basically UC1 on Vita
Great list and great article nicely writen and explained. Although for me personaly i would put Drakes Fortune above Drake’s Deception and Uncharted 4 is absolutely my favourite of the franchise and number 1 for me.
U2 is the only game playable on crushing without causing a great amount of frustration. Not to mention just how much influence it had that they redid some of U2s set pieces like the caravan twice, and armored truck chase in U4.
I'd rate it as the following.
1.) Uncharted 2
(Close to perfection of any game I've played in years. Single Player/Multiplayer/Co Op all amazing.)
2.) Uncharted 3
(On par with UC2 multiplayer/co op wise minus the kickbacks [aka killstreaks]. I really liked the Lawrence of Arabia story.)
3.) Uncharted 4
(Single player is amazing. Multiplayer was meh. Co Op had potential. Absolutely hated the health revive system it slowed down the game way too much. Always preferred the fast pace action of UC2/UC3. Made it way more fun that way. Recoil was too ridiculous that most people in lobbies would only do hip firing, using power weapons and using that OP grappling hook to melee people after dropping them. Nobody wanted to revive anyone.)
4.) Uncharted
(It's the first in the series so it's hard to judge. Though I loved the story.)
I agree here but it’s also a series you can play from front to back and truly enjoy. Story-wise, they are all great and flow so well. I wish they threw both Golden Abyss and Lost Legacy on this list. Lost Legacy is the best mechanically in my opinion. You can see it’s stepping stone framework for TLOUS2.
uncharted 2 is one of the few games that actually surpassed its pre-release hype.
I am a single player gamer...I barely ever touch a multiplayer component. The only exceptions over the years have been the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, TLOU factions, and the Uncharted 2 multiplayer. The Uncharted 2 multiplayer saw me spend more time playing it than all my other multiplayer experiences over the years combined. That game really was a masterpiece all around.
I agree completely, those are all stellar MP experiences, coming from another SP gamer who only occasionally gives MP some time.
Come to think of it, the step between Uncharted 1 and Uncharted 2 is huge. It goes from the weakest in the series to one of the best games ever made.
I think I'm going to play all of them again soon.
is multiplayer still up for the remastered trilogy? or did it never have UC2 mp?
this game is better than bioshock
Every review has talked about screen tearing, yet I've played the game one and a half times and haven't noticed a single frame rate drop or screen tear. Weird huh?
Clearly raises the bar for all next generation games. And not to bag on our competitors but it is clearly obvious that if you want true next generation gaming then the choice is PS3.
Even with future 360 titles thats coming out, you can't even compare those to Uncharted. Ninja Gaiden 2 which is being produced by a Graphical powerhouse Team Ninja, that game can't even come close to the fidelity of Uncharted.
The future looks *Very* promising for the playstation brand as the console has just stretched its legs...The Marathon begins in January!
Little Big Planet
Gran Turismo 5
Devil May Cry 4 (If its a system seller be assured it will move PS3's)
Grand Theft Auto 4 (If it's a system seller Yes it will move PS3's)
Killzone 2
Metal Gear Solid 4 (800 pound Grid Iron Guerilla)
Resistance 2 Rise to Man
Motor Storm 2
Tekken 6
White Knight Story
Getaway Next Generation
Socom Confrontation (This will move some consoles for sure)
Final Fantasy 13
Hot Shots Golf 5
God Of War 3
Haze
Unreal Tournament 3
Special Key Notes: Blu-Ray will continue to get more and more popular,
Dual Shock 3 released in north america will be a welcome bonus,
Playstation home release with in game XMB and cross messaging will be a hugggggggggggggggggge addition that will spark 360 owners interest!
Playstation Home will be one of the Biggest talks of 2008 (I promise)
The community features of Home will be so huge, that Xbox live will be a thing of the past that stills cost the consumers, home will be free!
Last but not least, another $100.00 price drop right before the release of Grand Theft Auto 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 =)
Nice review for uncharted! 8.9 is still a 9 in the books!
I'll be picking this game up this week
I'll be picking up this game next week as well. Along with CoD 4. Was gonna get Assassin's Creed, but I'm waiting until all the game ending freezes sort themselves out.