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#55 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Playstation 3, 2007)

Ah, the game that started it all. I think the original Uncharted gets a little bit of a bad rap. It's rough around the edges, the enemies are indestructible, and there is a very clear graphical leap from this to the next one, but it's still a novel, fun, and exciting experience.



This was one of the first so-called killer apps for the PS3, and one of the first games that I played on that generation of hardware. Naughty Dog did a fantastic job of creating a set of memorable heroes and villains and putting them through a pulpy adventure inspired by Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider. The game has equal parts gunplay and traversal, but it's clear that the developers were still finding ways to integrate the two. The game is mostly contained to a single location, which makes it distinct from the globe-trotting that goes on in the other games. The sequence with the monastery is the highlight of the game for me, although the castle and some of the jungle sections also stand out. Unfortunately, the sequences on the jet ski also stand out, but for the wrong reasons. Luckily they do not take up too much of the game.

Technically, Drake's Fortune is surpassed by every one of its sequels, but I prefer it to Drake's Deception. I think the story and pacing are better, and of course when I first played it, I could not compare it to the immeasurably better sequel, so it felt fresh to me. Also, this game has Eddy Raja!

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