LogFAQs > #933936059

#69. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End


Today I learned that this is the best-selling Playstation 4 game by a pretty big margin! To be honest, I wasnt sure we needed another Uncharted game starring Nathan Drake after the third one. I thought it ended on a pretty satisfying note and mostly wrapped up his story. Well, Im here to tell you that I was wrong. Uncharted 4 is really good and does an even better job of concluding Drakes role as the lead character. You get a more in-depth look into his backstory (which the series had largely kept intentionally obscure up to this point), and it was good to see him get one last ride with Elena and Sully. I wasnt that big of a fan of Sam, but he turned out to be better than I initially thought from the trailers. The chemistry between the characters has always been one of the highlights of the series for me, and its on full display here.

Another one of the selling points of the Uncharted series is, of course, the big setpieces. Nobody does that better, and the move to Playstation 4 enabled them to do them bigger than ever. Scotland, Madagascar, and the final area of the game are all amazing. The graphics are stunningly beautiful, as youd expect, and you can interact with the environment to your advantage better than ever before. The combat is the area where I think Uncharted has made the biggest strides over the course of its existence. The first three games tell you that stealth is an option, but its absurdly difficult to actually be stealthy and not activate a huge firefight where every enemy knows where you are. Its actually feasible this time! I dont actually dread combat in Uncharted 4, and thats a huge improvement! Another big improvement is that the last boss fight is a lot of fun! Final bosses in the series up to this point have been kind of bad, but I enjoyed this one.

Now if youre a lover of history like I am, one of the big appeals of the series is the fact that Drake is always chasing real historical figures and the legends behind them. Theyre embellished, of course, because that wouldnt be much fun for a video game otherwise! Anyway, I feel like Uncharted 4 might have had the best mystery in the series, but Ive always thought pirates were pretty interesting historical figures. Plus, they even randomly include Guybrush Threepwood among the group of pirates just for the heck of it, which was great. So if youre one of the rare Playstation 4 owners who hasnt played Uncharted 4 yet, give it a shot! I was about to say if you act quick, you can get the first three free for PS+ as part of the Uncharted HD collection, but they just switched over to February games today! That reminds me. I need to get that BioShock collection so I can finally play those games!

---

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png
https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq