The summer movie action blockbuster interpreted as a video game but the best one.
I also want to stress that "summer movie blockbuster video game" is not a dig or criticism, but an emblem of pride these Uncharted games should wear boldly and brazenly on their chest. It's all the thrill of a Indiana Jones, but you get to shoot the baddies, drive the car, do the stunts, solve the riddles. And not only that, but you get to be the camera and get to spend as much time in these luxurious unachievable Hollywood sets as you want.
The writers snuck letters into that set and they give you the time to parse handwriting, build identities for unseen characters and revel at weathered paper. The finely crafted ruinous locales of Uncharted 4 contain repeated jaw-dropping vistas which of course, are full of random trinkets in those sets so you can collectprecursor orbs points to unlock cheats extras. And sometimes find optional dialogue and interactions to help flesh out its story and characters and world.
Like, you're watching Ocean's Eleven (2001), but you get to stop and walk around the casino, pick up some poker chips and look at the back of them and read the cocktail menu. And it's big head mode.
Why did I pick Ocean's Eleven (2001) as the point of comparison there? Because I think it is the last action movie film I saw, about 5 months ago. I haven't seen the other ones, or Mission Impossible. I think I saw Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift one time. I did like Indiana Jones a lot though.
Oh, and I've also not played Uncharted 1 or 3.
(Story of Uncharted 4 is pretty good btw, having only played the second one prior to this. Not much to chew on after, but it certainly has momentum and intrigue - keeps you wanting to play).
Summer movie blockbuster movies aren't my thing. But video games certainly are. And so, Uncharted is half my thing. And that half that is my thing elevates the other half that is less my thing. While I am in no rush to play the others, when the mood strikes that I want to play a big expensive AAA title, I shall plot my course for Uncharted.
(there is no big head mode btw).
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or i'll get around to playing the last of us, heard that one is pretty good. but i know its got zombies in it. there's absolutely gonna be a sneak past them section and I'm gonna get got repeatedly and it's gonna suck. and there will be more boxes to push to reach high places. indiana jones is cooler than the walking dead though, so i might actually play that spin off with elena. looks like it could be shorter too, which would great.
spoilers for uncharted 4 but why was that swordfight at the end so long? i died to it, got kinda bored leading to a sapping of my momentum so close to the ending.
I also want to stress that "summer movie blockbuster video game" is not a dig or criticism, but an emblem of pride these Uncharted games should wear boldly and brazenly on their chest. It's all the thrill of a Indiana Jones, but you get to shoot the baddies, drive the car, do the stunts, solve the riddles. And not only that, but you get to be the camera and get to spend as much time in these luxurious unachievable Hollywood sets as you want.
The writers snuck letters into that set and they give you the time to parse handwriting, build identities for unseen characters and revel at weathered paper. The finely crafted ruinous locales of Uncharted 4 contain repeated jaw-dropping vistas which of course, are full of random trinkets in those sets so you can collect
Like, you're watching Ocean's Eleven (2001), but you get to stop and walk around the casino, pick up some poker chips and look at the back of them and read the cocktail menu. And it's big head mode.
Why did I pick Ocean's Eleven (2001) as the point of comparison there? Because I think it is the last action movie film I saw, about 5 months ago. I haven't seen the other ones, or Mission Impossible. I think I saw Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift one time. I did like Indiana Jones a lot though.
Oh, and I've also not played Uncharted 1 or 3.
(Story of Uncharted 4 is pretty good btw, having only played the second one prior to this. Not much to chew on after, but it certainly has momentum and intrigue - keeps you wanting to play).
Summer movie blockbuster movies aren't my thing. But video games certainly are. And so, Uncharted is half my thing. And that half that is my thing elevates the other half that is less my thing. While I am in no rush to play the others, when the mood strikes that I want to play a big expensive AAA title, I shall plot my course for Uncharted.
(there is no big head mode btw).
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or i'll get around to playing the last of us, heard that one is pretty good. but i know its got zombies in it. there's absolutely gonna be a sneak past them section and I'm gonna get got repeatedly and it's gonna suck. and there will be more boxes to push to reach high places. indiana jones is cooler than the walking dead though, so i might actually play that spin off with elena. looks like it could be shorter too, which would great.
spoilers for uncharted 4 but why was that swordfight at the end so long? i died to it, got kinda bored leading to a sapping of my momentum so close to the ending.
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i love how wet nathan drake gets in this game. completely sodding sodden.
Swif
9 months ago
so can i get Jak 4 please?