I will start out this review によって saying that Naughty Dog has created what is easily among the worst games I have ever played. The gameplay and graphics in Uncharted are horrendous and the atmosphere is terrible. The controls are very loose and the story is lousy.
...That's what I WOULD say, if I were a guy who played the game in a mental asylum.
Because the truth is, Uncharted is one of the greatest games I have ever played. The gameplay and graphics in Uncharted are highly entertaining and beautiful, respectively. The atmosphere around あなた is so realistic, at times あなた think あなた could reach right into the TV and begin shooting pirates in the head alongside Nathan Drake. The controls are refined and are easy to use and the story- well now, the story is phenomenally genius.
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OK. To sum up the story in a nutshell, Nathan ドレイク, ドレーク is an experienced treasure hunter searching for his famous pirate ancestor Sir Francis Drake's ロスト sunken ship on his return to Spain- and the treasure Francis ドレイク, ドレーク found on his journey. Also on the adventure is a huge army of ruthless pirates whom ドレイク, ドレーク owes money to, a smexy female reporter named Elena Fisher who needs a story for her channel, and Sully, Nate's cigar-chomping cohort who looks like he belongs in Florida, and a bunch of REALLY scary- well, I'll let あなた find out about that bit. It is told very well and will keep あなた immersed through the whole thing. The story never weakens despite a rather sudden ending that comes far too soon.
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The gameplay in Uncharted is awesome. A combination of run-and-gun, puzzles, platforming, and even survival-horror, ever bit of it is as comepelling as the story and is twice as fun as any generic and mindless shoot-em-up あなた always see on the shelves. What's especially cool is that around the last quarter of the game you'll discover that you've been walking around in circles much of the time throughout the adventure and you'll have to fight または platform through some scenarious あなた saw before, usually in a different means of gameplay. One of the few problems with the gameplay was, the platforming requires little to no skill in most parts other than just pointing Nate in the right direction and pressing X. Obviously this is fine in a level like, say, "The Fortress", but it seems to take away a bit in the other levels where it's もっと見る straightforward. In this update to the review I shall not detract points, as it is not a major flaw, but do note that. Ooh, one もっと見る thing: the grenades are LOUSY. Their blasts are puny. And aiming them is a huge pain, as あなた are required to 移動する the controller about with the Sixaxis. Hopefully in the sequel they'll improve upon the grenades.
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The graphics are incredible. The jungle around あなた looks so unbelievably real that if あなた played Uncharted on a PSP out in a jungle like the one seen in Drake's Fortune, あなた couldn't tell the difference. The production values are amazing. Easily the most standout part of the game graphic-wise though are the water effects. The water looks exactly like an actual pond. It can even take あなた a while to notice the small 魚 swimming throughout the small ponds formed によって the brilliant looking waterfall above you.
Some critics complained about some pop-up in the jungle in some areas, but consider this: Uncharted uses no next-gen filters to hide graphical flaws, which means what you're looking at is the real deal, but in a similar game, Gears of War, they do. I'll admit this is because the 360 is ultimately as powerful a console at many times when comparing it to the PS3, but I will still add an additional point to the graphics section.
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The sound and voice-acting are excellent as well. When getting pumped full of lead によって a タレット または hit によって a shell, sound effects become dull and あなた feel isolated, which is an awesome touch. ドレイク, ドレーク will make snarky コメント during some events, such as when a new wave of pirates comes running in at you, and believe it または not, they never seem to get old.
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There is one single thing that truly stands out throughout this epic jungle romp the most, however- and if I even mentioned it would give away the whole story to the game- but for those who've played through the whole game, I'm talking about the part where あなた have to restore power to the one submarine. Yeah, あなた know what I'm talking about. That part was so outstandingly well implemented into the game that this single part alone (which really required あなた to change the pace of play) should win Naughty Dog the developer of the 年 award. It was put in at the perfect time and the gameplay was put into the perfect place. It was absolute genius.
If you've been waiting for a game that truly shows just what the PS3 is capable of and has great production values, Uncharted is a must buy. Get it today. または the muta- err, sorry- the guys I talked about in the last paragraph will find you.
Gameplay- 9.6
Graphics- 9.9
Sound- 8.8
Story- 10
Presentation- 10
Final rating/not an average:
9.8 (out of 10.0)
...That's what I WOULD say, if I were a guy who played the game in a mental asylum.
Because the truth is, Uncharted is one of the greatest games I have ever played. The gameplay and graphics in Uncharted are highly entertaining and beautiful, respectively. The atmosphere around あなた is so realistic, at times あなた think あなた could reach right into the TV and begin shooting pirates in the head alongside Nathan Drake. The controls are refined and are easy to use and the story- well now, the story is phenomenally genius.
--
OK. To sum up the story in a nutshell, Nathan ドレイク, ドレーク is an experienced treasure hunter searching for his famous pirate ancestor Sir Francis Drake's ロスト sunken ship on his return to Spain- and the treasure Francis ドレイク, ドレーク found on his journey. Also on the adventure is a huge army of ruthless pirates whom ドレイク, ドレーク owes money to, a smexy female reporter named Elena Fisher who needs a story for her channel, and Sully, Nate's cigar-chomping cohort who looks like he belongs in Florida, and a bunch of REALLY scary- well, I'll let あなた find out about that bit. It is told very well and will keep あなた immersed through the whole thing. The story never weakens despite a rather sudden ending that comes far too soon.
--
The gameplay in Uncharted is awesome. A combination of run-and-gun, puzzles, platforming, and even survival-horror, ever bit of it is as comepelling as the story and is twice as fun as any generic and mindless shoot-em-up あなた always see on the shelves. What's especially cool is that around the last quarter of the game you'll discover that you've been walking around in circles much of the time throughout the adventure and you'll have to fight または platform through some scenarious あなた saw before, usually in a different means of gameplay. One of the few problems with the gameplay was, the platforming requires little to no skill in most parts other than just pointing Nate in the right direction and pressing X. Obviously this is fine in a level like, say, "The Fortress", but it seems to take away a bit in the other levels where it's もっと見る straightforward. In this update to the review I shall not detract points, as it is not a major flaw, but do note that. Ooh, one もっと見る thing: the grenades are LOUSY. Their blasts are puny. And aiming them is a huge pain, as あなた are required to 移動する the controller about with the Sixaxis. Hopefully in the sequel they'll improve upon the grenades.
--
The graphics are incredible. The jungle around あなた looks so unbelievably real that if あなた played Uncharted on a PSP out in a jungle like the one seen in Drake's Fortune, あなた couldn't tell the difference. The production values are amazing. Easily the most standout part of the game graphic-wise though are the water effects. The water looks exactly like an actual pond. It can even take あなた a while to notice the small 魚 swimming throughout the small ponds formed によって the brilliant looking waterfall above you.
Some critics complained about some pop-up in the jungle in some areas, but consider this: Uncharted uses no next-gen filters to hide graphical flaws, which means what you're looking at is the real deal, but in a similar game, Gears of War, they do. I'll admit this is because the 360 is ultimately as powerful a console at many times when comparing it to the PS3, but I will still add an additional point to the graphics section.
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The sound and voice-acting are excellent as well. When getting pumped full of lead によって a タレット または hit によって a shell, sound effects become dull and あなた feel isolated, which is an awesome touch. ドレイク, ドレーク will make snarky コメント during some events, such as when a new wave of pirates comes running in at you, and believe it または not, they never seem to get old.
--
There is one single thing that truly stands out throughout this epic jungle romp the most, however- and if I even mentioned it would give away the whole story to the game- but for those who've played through the whole game, I'm talking about the part where あなた have to restore power to the one submarine. Yeah, あなた know what I'm talking about. That part was so outstandingly well implemented into the game that this single part alone (which really required あなた to change the pace of play) should win Naughty Dog the developer of the 年 award. It was put in at the perfect time and the gameplay was put into the perfect place. It was absolute genius.
If you've been waiting for a game that truly shows just what the PS3 is capable of and has great production values, Uncharted is a must buy. Get it today. または the muta- err, sorry- the guys I talked about in the last paragraph will find you.
Gameplay- 9.6
Graphics- 9.9
Sound- 8.8
Story- 10
Presentation- 10
Final rating/not an average:
9.8 (out of 10.0)