The Best Uncharted Game Turns 10 Today

Comicbook.com writes: "That's right, 10 years ago today, Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment released Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which took Uncharted and solidified it as a flagship PlayStation series. And in a lot of ways I think it kicked off the modern era of Naughty Dog more so than Uncharted 1, which felt more transitional for the studio, who was trying to shake the Jak and Daxter legacy off it. Uncharted 2 established Naughty Dog as one of the best studios in the business, and it hasn't looked back since."

[Jimboms]

2 Really was the best in the series.

[Nitrowolf2]

Absolutely loved Uncharted 2. Not that there was anything wrong with 3 and 4, but 2 set the golden standard for me on what a sequel should strive for. It was such a huge leap over 1

[Xaywhat]

That moving train and helicopter battle was one of the most epic battles I’ve ever experienced for that time. I will never forget that!

[Juusterey]

yeah
even going back for the first time on the remaster i was surprised with how well it held up

[generic-user-name]

Yup, it was shockingly great and blew my mind back on 2009, fighting goons in a building while it's collapsing? Amazing.

U1 was a solid foundation, it introduced a great cast of characters that gelled really well together.

U3 was rushed, still a fun game, has some of the best set pieces in the series, but the story is all over the place with characters dropping in and out at random and a completely under utilised villain.

U4 is great bar a couple issues, the first 9 chapters or so are a bit of a drag, the orphanage, Italy and Scotland all back to back, there was way too much climbing, the pacing felt off. But the ship corrected course from Madagascar onwards and finished strong.

The other issue with 4 is Sam, the long lost brother that was never once referenced before was pretty lame and we had to spend so much time with him instead of sully or elena. Sam never really became likeable either.

The Lost Legacy was 4 again but without the poor pacing of the first half so it's pretty great too.

2 though is the best, it was such a huge jump after 1, all the supporting cast were great, the set pieces were spectacular, the globe trotting added lots of variety to the game, the villain was menacing and of course it had the best mp mode of any Uncharted too.

[INMATEofARKHAM]

@Generic Sam could have been worse... The orginal Amy Hennig's version he's orginally one of the villains, still Nate's brother, but in the end they make amends and go after Rafe. (Just cliche after cliche...)

Other parts are just as questionable.

Amy Hennig's Uncharted 4 https://imgur.com/gallery/x...

[excaliburps]

Uncharted 2 for me, hands down. The lore then was still intact, combat felt fresh. Train part was awesome too.

[ShinjukuSon]

Uncharted 4 for me

[Xaywhat]

Yea, that moving train/helicopter battle was so damn awesome. My girlfriend at the time was like what show is this? I was like bitch I’m battling for my life here!

[HeisenbergX]

Second best

[LOGICWINS]

I actually thought Lost Legacy was the best Uncharted game due to the tightness of the plot/pacing while establishing great character development between Chloe and Nadine.

The final battle on the moving train tops all the boss battles in the series IMO.
AND it launched at $40 despite feeling like full-fledged Uncharted experience...at least to me.

UC4 had some surprisingly emotional moments, but that ending was sappy as hell.

[PhantomTommy]

I liked Lost Legacy more than 4, and yeah, that train sequence was outstanding, probably the best set piece in the entire series. But 2 is still the best Uncharted, was a really special game at the time and it still holds up brilliantly today.

[Juusterey]

I think i would have enjoyed lost legacy more without the open world part
after that I loved it

[william_cade]

I haven't played it yet. I'll probably get the Drake collection soon.

[umair_s51]

It's on sale right now on psn

[Platformgamer]

uncharted 4 released just 3 years ago, what are you talking about?

[cloganart]

My thoughts, thank you.

The most emotional entry in the series for me.

[ShinjukuSon]

Completely agree! It had the best story, setting, music and gameplay!

[goldwyncq]

2 is still the best. 4 suffered from poor pacing and questionable story decisions, like introducing a long lost brother out of nowhere.

[Juusterey]

Uncharted 4 is probably the worst for replay value
have to go through 7 chapters of mostly talking and scripted platforming

[Xaevi]

As good as 4 may have been 2 is still the best. Every Uncharted after basically tried to be more of the second. also had the best multiplayer out of the 3, I'd play it religiously every night

[bluefox755]

I dunno, I'm torn. My uncharted experience was untraditional, I was late to the PS3 party, so when I bought one, it came with Uncharted 3. Knew nothing about the series, so I played 3 first, and absolutely loved it. I moved on to 2 later, then 1, then finally 4. I can see how people moving from 1 to 2 might fall in love with the second one, but it wasn't a huge jump like that from 3 to 2, in fact, there were thing I liked better about 3. There were also things I liked better about 2. I also really loved 4, but it was a lot different, so it feels weird comparing it directly to the older games.

[Silly gameAr]

"Hmmm, how can we make the headline kind of click baity"?

[Juusterey]

"hmmm how can i make a complaint without any effort"

[Limitedtimestruggle]

I never quite got on board with the extreme hype around the original trilogy. Don't get me wrong, I love the series! But the weapons and gunplay...I think it' sub-par. And with the amount of shooting and horde-mode of plain looking goons in these games..good gunplay, feel and sound is essential. I did not like it back then, and when I played trough the games again on PS4 a few years back ...Well It did not feel that much better :P When The Last of Us came ND really improved upon all of this, and the difference between those games are insane! And they brought it over to Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy as well, superb games!

Downvotes incoming in 3,2,1..

[Inzo]

Not just the best Uncharted game but arguably one of the best games in gaming history.

[Movefasta1993]

lmao

[Jls1]

For me it's 2, 1 ,LL because similar to 2 then 4 then 3

[monochromer]

This was my very first pre-order.

[Smokehouse]

1: U2
2: lost legacy
3: U3
4: U1
5: U4

[Freshnikes]

Uncharted 2 remastered, I would buy it!!!

[sampsonon]

in your opinion

[GameStallion]

Yes it was by far.