If you own a PlayStation 3, you might, until now, have been feeling a little disgruntled and more than a little out of pocket. Sure, its games look hot and you canwatch Blu-ray, but killer titles have been few and far between. But with the release of the barnstorming Uncharted 2 it's time to dive into a big, bolshy, adventure-packed game that vindicates your choice of console. With the addictiveness of early Tomb Raiders and the suspense and silliness of Indiana Jones, not to mention visually stunning environments, here's a title that gives the PS3 a reason to be. Yes, LittleBigPlanet was brilliantly cute and Killzone kicked ass, but this is fun squared.
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Nevada Dru from Bits & Pieces revisits Uncharted 2: Among Thieves to see if this legendary game has stood the test of time.
Currently playing Drakes Fortune on crushing, next will be to replay Among Thieves, but I'm sure it still holds up today.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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
I think Uncharted 2 is a lot like AC2. Both games took the idea and basically improved it in every single way.
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.
Cultured Vultures: What's your favourite moment from the Uncharted franchise? Here are 15 that got our blood pumping.
The entire final chapter of The Lost Legacy is the best setpiece in the series and it wasn't even mentioned.
Another perfect score
suck it bots, no games this year
this month is sooo good! uncharted2 and demon's souls FTW!! which game should i play first? U2 or demon's souls?
"If you own a PlayStation 3, you might, until now, have been feeling a little disgruntled and more than a little out of pocket. Sure, its games look hot and you canwatch Blu-ray, but killer titles have been few and far between"
I'm getting sick of the crap above. How can PS3 owners be "disgrunted" playing exclusive after exclusive + every multiplat out there. If PS3 owners are "disgrunted" how the other box owners are? 2009 hasnt been very hot for them and last year wasnt either. Perhaps the author thinks multiplats are xbox exclusives? /endrant
UC2 will wait until I'm done with some other games. I cant afford to spoil myself with UC2 visuals and then render the other games ugly and unplayable for me.
yeah i found it funny that this person thinks that we as PS3 owners are disgruntled,my wallet hasn't had a break with all the awsome games that are out,and i don't forsee a break for the rest of this gen.