ConnectedConsoles: One of the very, very small (miniscule in-fact) list of problems that Drake's Fortune had, was that it didn't include multiplayer whatsoever. Not even co-op mode was included which was probably the biggest let-down of the game and even though Naughty Dog created one of the best single-player campaigns to date, it still didn't feel 100% right. If you haven't taken part in an Among Thieves online match then you're extremely unlucky as there has been beta test after beta test after beta test. There have been many giveaways across the internet which has meant that a lot of the PlayStation 3 gamers have at least had a try of the multiplayer games on offer. Though the beta test really was just a snippet of what you get in the full game.
Chris, Joseph, and Josh celebrate Active Quest’s 100th episode by discussing their favorite games of all time.
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.
The multiplayer aspect of Uncharted 2 is its main saving feature as it is rather enjoyable, but far from perfected. The damage radius assigned to both the rockets and grenades is unbalanced, characters respawning right behind your location is ridiculous, and hanging/pulling someone from a 5ft ledge should NOT kill them. These are just a few issues I had with the average multiplayer, but overall I can see myself jumping online with it once a week until a great multiplayer comes along like the next iteration of COD.
Doesn't have a clue what he's talking about :S He's a 360 fanboy who can't take that a PS3 Exclusive is the greatest game of all time. Simple. Its just such a brilliant game!
Good review.
Having the most reviews suck up to it while having the most reviews keeping it from perfection even though they give perfect scores to unperfect games all the time.
It's funny if you think about it.
I read these reviews and from the descriptions it sounds 10 if ever a game was. Then you go back and look at some of the 10's given to games in hindsight and see those games probably deserved an 7.5 or 8 if they scored those as ticky tack as Uncharted 2.
But don't worry...
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 won't suffer the same fate. Any problems with the game will be ignored and won't impact the score at all...not even a .1
All reviews will tell you the only thing that matters is whatever they got right and the same thing happened with GTAIV, hence the obscene Metacritic.
i do not think that this game would work well on a 360 unless they would like to have it most likely on 4 or 5 disks, which if i had a 360 would seriously suck.