This is definitely the best of the numbered Uncharted games. The cover system, stealth, climbing, and other key gameplay elements blow the other members of Nathan Drake's story out of the water. Naughty Dog is so good at taking the core mechanics of their games and making key additions and improvements to them in their sequels. Most of the pros (art, animation, level design, etc.) and cons (emphasis on climbing, boring enemies, etc.) are shared amongst the other Uncharted games. Unfortunately, this game comes with the biggest narrative downfalls. So often, it's said that a story's key moments should be how it starts/introduces the audience and how it ends/leaves the audience feeling. Naughty Dog didn't get the memo with Uncharted 4. It stands one-legged atop a masterfully thrilling middle, but in the beginning and end, there's little foundation to stand on. The start of the game could bore a caffein addict to sleep, and the end puts a higher focus on the themes of family and relationships when it could've easily made a stronger turn towards the themes of greed and obsession. While the ending covers all of these things, it would've felt less formulaic if the latter was under the microscope.