The single most impressive set design was the train level. From the streets of Borneo to the snowy peaks of Nepal, fighting through a Tibetan village, into a treacherous, icy cavern, culminating in the climactic warfare in the overgrown streets of Shambhala. The levels in Uncharted 2 are much more varied, more interesting, and much bigger than anything from the first game. The biggest improvements are found in the level designs. There’s nothing inherently bad with the shooting, it’s just still very basic compared to more modern action games. Only a few new weapons have been added, including grenade and rocket launchers, and a crossbow for the rare stealth kills. It doesn’t help that the gun fighting isn’t terribly improved or expanded from the first game.ĭrake can still take cover and shoot, and still only holds a single weapon and a sidearm. I want National Treasure, not Saving Private Ryan. I love me some fun action sequences but the sequel leans too far into straight-up action-shooter. Thus, for a while at least, the sequel trades in its Da Vinci Code style story-telling for summer blockbuster action-packed set-pieces, gunfights, and explosions. Lazerevic has his own personal army of endless troops with military-grade hardware, including tanks, miniguns, and even helicopters. The more action-heavy tone is courtesy of new villain Lazerevic, which is a hell of a Bond villain name (he also looks and sounds like a Bond villain). While the change of scenery is nice, it goes on for a bit too long and makes the game feel a bit too much like any other military shooter. Much of the first half of the story moves away from the usual ruins and jungles and into the urban war-zone of Borneo.
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Uncharted loves its action movie tropes and deals out several handfuls throughout the course of the game, including the saucy female heroine Chloe who bounces back and forth between Drake and Flynn (and thankfully ends up on the right side by the end). Your old thieving buddy is a back-stabbing, selfish jerk? No way! Predictably, Flynn betrays Drake after the opening heist prologue in Istanbul. They’re fellow international treasure seekers – which is fancy for thieves.Īs in the first game, Drake and company follow the clues left by a centuries old explorer, this time Marco Polo, in the hopes of discovering the lost land of Shambhala (Shangra La). The story unites swashbuckling Indiana Jones-like star Nathan Drake with new characters Chloe and Flynn. These Final Thoughts are based entirely on the single player campaign. *Note* – since I’m playing the remastered edition from the Nathan Drake Collection on PlayStation 4, I haven’t played, nor cannot comment on the multiplayer components of Uncharted 2. Uncharted 2 is an improvement over the original in many ways, yet still hampered by some of the same flaws, including a horrendously awful final boss fight that’s even worse than the original. To me it’s mostly the sequel to Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. There was a time when Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was considered one of the best video games ever made, and certainly one of the best to emerge from the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 era (it comfortably sits at a remarkable 96/100 on MetaCritic). Release Date: October 2015 (Originally Oct 2009 on PS3) Though not seen much in the trailer, it seems she'll be playing the same role of aiding Nathan on his adventure.Adventuring through my backlog of games, one game at a time. Sophia Ali plays the character of Chloe Frazer, who first appeared in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. With his contacts and expertise paired with Nathan's history knowledge and athleticism, the duo appears to be working together exactly like in the games.Īnother familiar face makes an appearance too. However, the character seems to be similar. This portrayal is arguably more jarring than Nathan's, as Sully is usually depicted as much older with grey hair and a mustache. Nathan's partner-in-crime, Victor Sullivan, also makes an appearance, played by Mark Wahlberg. RELATED: First Uncharted Trailer Features Stunts Pulled Directly From the Games And it appears the character's usual sarcastic and charismatic personality has carried over as well, along with plenty of long detailed descriptions of history that fans have come to expect. While this may be jarring to some fans, glimpses of Nathan's origin are seen in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, which Tom Holland's version seems to stick much closer to. Sony has previously stated that this is meant to be Nathan at the very start of his adventuring days, unlike the Nathan met at the beginning of the first Uncharted game. The first noticeable change is the clear age difference between Drake in the games and this new Drake. Protagonist Nathan Drake makes his first movie appearance, portrayed by Spider-Man actor Tom Holland.