Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)

[pfunk880]

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There's one chapter that I just can't stand where the next checkpoint is. Not any real spoilers, but I believe it is after you dock upstream somewhere. I can't remember what it was called or anything, but it takes a hell of a long time to get through the checkpoint. Some dude with a grenade launcher makes it really tough if I recall.

I think I know what part you are talking about. Didn't give me too much trouble previously, but we'll see how it goes on Crushing.

I am all the way up to Chapter 8 now, so I think I'm in good shape.

[CMH]

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yeah it's kinda rediculous how many bullets a pirate can take in the chest and still keep firing at you. Headshots are most definetly your friend in this game!

I may be wrong but it did seem like the bad guys died quicker in the footage of Drake's 2. I'd prefer it if it was more realistic and they (and Drake) both died more quickly from gun shots.

I read that they worked on making kills more realistic due to the complaints about pirates needing several shots to die in Drake's Fortune.

[BlueNGold]

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I'm 4 years late, but I just beat the game tonight.

Amazing, amazing experience. The graphics, story, cutscenes, characters, dialogue, controls and gameplay in general were all top of the line, AAA-material. It was almost like Naughty Dog took all these great aspects from other solid games and made a super-baby out of it (Gears' cover system, Tomb Raider's platforming, God of War's quick-time button interactions, etc.)

It's been said a ton throughout this thread (I just read through all of it) but the game really did feel like you were playing through a blockbuster movie. The pacing was great and I never felt bored at any moment. I was always interested in what was coming up next. There were times it took me a little while to figure out how to do a puzzle or how to navigate through a certain section, but once I did figure it out it was usually one of those "Ohhhh" moments, where it felt like you should have known that was the way to do it off the bat and it was more your fault for not noticing than it was the game being difficult. I also liked all 3 of the main characters in Nathan, Elena () and Sully. They all had good personalities and were interesting, which is pretty rare in most games IMO, especially since I just finished Killzone 3 a few days ago and I felt that story and their characters were pretty weak.

As for gameplay, I can agree it was a minor annoyance that it takes a decent amount of bullets to kill enemies, but for the most part it was usually 1 headshot/3 regular shots=dead and I was okay with that since that's been the case for a lot of action/shooting games in the past. There were enemies later in the game that took a ton of bullets to down, but again, it's nothing I haven't seen in past games (for better or worse). Also speaking of shooting, I really liked that ammo wasn't just an afterthought. There were tons of times where I was short on ammo with multiple enemies around and I had to make a plan of attack to stay alive while being short on bullets. That was one of my favorite aspects of the gameplay.

My one negative for the game was what went down around the final act of the story.

Spoiler

I wasn't that big a fan of "The Descendants" that suddenly appeared because up until that point, you were fighting against real people. To me it just had that feel that the first True Crime game had where those dragons appeared and you were like "Where the **** did this come from?". In the end it wasn't that big of a deal and within the story it did make sense, I guess. Also, the final boss was ridiculous IMO. After learning he had a pattern of 4 shots with the last being a delayed shot, I was okay with that. But when you get to the last section of the battle on the helipad, that's where I was annoyed. You're left standing there, having to suddenly realize you have to take cover behind the first set of boxes in front of you, or else in about 2 seconds you're instantly dead. Also, when you get to the fist-fight sequence and you knock his gun out, only for him to kick you down and run to it, it cuts back in-game and if you waste a second realizing you have to run at him and attack him, you're dead there too. Once you understand that then it wasn't that difficult, but I was just turned off by the fact there was almost literally no room for error.

But anyways, obviously the amount of typing I've done here shows how much I enjoyed the game. It just further confirmed that my purchase of a PS3 was a great one and I can't wait to play the sequel in the next few weeks, especially considering all the amazing reviews I heard last year when I was still on the 360.

[aukevin]

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I'm 4 years late, but I just beat the game tonight.

Amazing, amazing experience. The graphics, story, cutscenes, characters, dialogue, controls and gameplay in general were all top of the line, AAA-material. It was almost like Naughty Dog took all these great aspects from other solid games and made a super-baby out of it (Gears' cover system, Tomb Raider's platforming, God of War's quick-time button interactions, etc.)

It's been said a ton throughout this thread (I just read through all of it) but the game really did feel like you were playing through a blockbuster movie. The pacing was great and I never felt bored at any moment. I was always interested in what was coming up next. There were times it took me a little while to figure out how to do a puzzle or how to navigate through a certain section, but once I did figure it out it was usually one of those "Ohhhh" moments, where it felt like you should have known that was the way to do it off the bat and it was more your fault for not noticing than it was the game being difficult. I also liked all 3 of the main characters in Nathan, Elena () and Sully. They all had good personalities and were interesting, which is pretty rare in most games IMO, especially since I just finished Killzone 3 a few days ago and I felt that story and their characters were pretty weak.

As for gameplay, I can agree it was a minor annoyance that it takes a decent amount of bullets to kill enemies, but for the most part it was usually 1 headshot/3 regular shots=dead and I was okay with that since that's been the case for a lot of action/shooting games in the past. There were enemies later in the game that took a ton of bullets to down, but again, it's nothing I haven't seen in past games (for better or worse). Also speaking of shooting, I really liked that ammo wasn't just an afterthought. There were tons of times where I was short on ammo with multiple enemies around and I had to make a plan of attack to stay alive while being short on bullets. That was one of my favorite aspects of the gameplay.

My one negative for the game was what went down around the final act of the story.

Spoiler

I wasn't that big a fan of "The Descendants" that suddenly appeared because up until that point, you were fighting against real people. To me it just had that feel that the first True Crime game had where those dragons appeared and you were like "Where the **** did this come from?". In the end it wasn't that big of a deal and within the story it did make sense, I guess. Also, the final boss was ridiculous IMO. After learning he had a pattern of 4 shots with the last being a delayed shot, I was okay with that. But when you get to the last section of the battle on the helipad, that's where I was annoyed. You're left standing there, having to suddenly realize you have to take cover behind the first set of boxes in front of you, or else in about 2 seconds you're instantly dead. Also, when you get to the fist-fight sequence and you knock his gun out, only for him to kick you down and run to it, it cuts back in-game and if you waste a second realizing you have to run at him and attack him, you're dead there too. Once you understand that then it wasn't that difficult, but I was just turned off by the fact there was almost literally no room for error.

But anyways, obviously the amount of typing I've done here shows how much I enjoyed the game. It just further confirmed that my purchase of a PS3 was a great one and I can't wait to play the sequel in the next few weeks, especially considering all the amazing reviews I heard last year when I was still on the 360.

yeah that twist bothered a lot of people. I didn't like it either. Now it's time to get UC2, it's amazing that it is so much better than the original considering how good the original is.

[LingeringRegime]

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yeah that twist bothered a lot of people. I didn't like it either. Now it's time to get UC2, it's amazing that it is so much better than the original considering how good the original is.

Sure is. Bluengold, is in for a real treat.

[BlueNGold]

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Yeah, I can't wait. I read through the UC2 thread (up until the first impressions posts) and my jaw dropped watching the E3 trailer. I never followed the game that closely since I was on the other side of the fence, but man...I can't believe that a game that's 4 years old and is still one of the best games I've ever seen graphically was improved that much.

Also a side note I forgot to mention was that probably 70% of the game was played with my 4 year old cousin sitting on my lap playing it with me. I think she was more into it than I was. No ponies and Barbies for her.

[SoxFan01605]

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Yeah, I can't wait. I read through the UC2 thread (up until the first impressions posts) and my jaw dropped watching the E3 trailer. I never followed the game that closely since I was on the other side of the fence, but man...I can't believe that a game that's 4 years old and is still one of the best games I've ever seen graphically was improved that much.

Also a side note I forgot to mention was that probably 70% of the game was played with my 4 year old cousin sitting on my lap playing it with me. I think she was more into it than I was. No ponies and Barbies for her.

Ha! My son (who was 3 when I finally played it) LOVES the Uncharted series. After sitting with me a lot while I played through the first, he was running around the house trying to jump on and off of things wanting me to be a bad guy to shoot so he could "play Uncharted."

I still remember my wife asking him what he was doing when he first did it and him yelling "I'm playing Uncharted mommy!!!" like it was the coolest thing in the world.

You're definitely in for a treat with 2, and I can't wait for #3.

[BlueNGold]

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Ha! My son (who was 3 when I finally played it) LOVES the Uncharted series. After sitting with me a lot while I played through the first, he was running around the house trying to jump on and off of things wanting me to be a bad guy to shoot so he could "play Uncharted."

I still remember my wife asking him what he was doing when he first did it and him yelling "I'm playing Uncharted mommy!!!" like it was the coolest thing in the world.

You're definitely in for a treat with 2, and I can't wait for #3.

That's awesome.

It's a pretty good sign of how great of a job Naughty Dog did with the controls and gameplay that it's such an amazing game and looks incredibly realistic, but at the same it's pretty simple to pick up and play.

[Blzer]

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Yeah, my sister and her friend loved watching me play the first one. I was in school when I got the second one, so she never really watched me play it when I first got it and she kind of lost interest in it when I finally was playing it. One of those teeny, "You're playing that game?" things, like she might secretly be interested but hides it.

[georgiafan]

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I'm in the same boat as you as I just finished the first one as I borrowed it from somone. I bought the 2nd one as on a buy 2 get 1 free deal just haven't started it yet. I was wanting to finish Killzone 3 (i agree weak story) and Heavy Rain before i started the second one. The good thing is uncharted 3 is right around the corner.

I didn't the like the puzzles in this game that was my only complant

I'm 4 years late, but I just beat the game tonight.

Amazing, amazing experience. The graphics, story, cutscenes, characters, dialogue, controls and gameplay in general were all top of the line, AAA-material. It was almost like Naughty Dog took all these great aspects from other solid games and made a super-baby out of it (Gears' cover system, Tomb Raider's platforming, God of War's quick-time button interactions, etc.)

It's been said a ton throughout this thread (I just read through all of it) but the game really did feel like you were playing through a blockbuster movie. The pacing was great and I never felt bored at any moment. I was always interested in what was coming up next. There were times it took me a little while to figure out how to do a puzzle or how to navigate through a certain section, but once I did figure it out it was usually one of those "Ohhhh" moments, where it felt like you should have known that was the way to do it off the bat and it was more your fault for not noticing than it was the game being difficult. I also liked all 3 of the main characters in Nathan, Elena () and Sully. They all had good personalities and were interesting, which is pretty rare in most games IMO, especially since I just finished Killzone 3 a few days ago and I felt that story and their characters were pretty weak.

As for gameplay, I can agree it was a minor annoyance that it takes a decent amount of bullets to kill enemies, but for the most part it was usually 1 headshot/3 regular shots=dead and I was okay with that since that's been the case for a lot of action/shooting games in the past. There were enemies later in the game that took a ton of bullets to down, but again, it's nothing I haven't seen in past games (for better or worse). Also speaking of shooting, I really liked that ammo wasn't just an afterthought. There were tons of times where I was short on ammo with multiple enemies around and I had to make a plan of attack to stay alive while being short on bullets. That was one of my favorite aspects of the gameplay.

My one negative for the game was what went down around the final act of the story.

Spoiler

I wasn't that big a fan of "The Descendants" that suddenly appeared because up until that point, you were fighting against real people. To me it just had that feel that the first True Crime game had where those dragons appeared and you were like "Where the **** did this come from?". In the end it wasn't that big of a deal and within the story it did make sense, I guess. Also, the final boss was ridiculous IMO. After learning he had a pattern of 4 shots with the last being a delayed shot, I was okay with that. But when you get to the last section of the battle on the helipad, that's where I was annoyed. You're left standing there, having to suddenly realize you have to take cover behind the first set of boxes in front of you, or else in about 2 seconds you're instantly dead. Also, when you get to the fist-fight sequence and you knock his gun out, only for him to kick you down and run to it, it cuts back in-game and if you waste a second realizing you have to run at him and attack him, you're dead there too. Once you understand that then it wasn't that difficult, but I was just turned off by the fact there was almost literally no room for error.

But anyways, obviously the amount of typing I've done here shows how much I enjoyed the game. It just further confirmed that my purchase of a PS3 was a great one and I can't wait to play the sequel in the next few weeks, especially considering all the amazing reviews I heard last year when I was still on the 360.

[Rawdeal28]

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i think sony should just include this game with $399 system. it would really entice people, especially casual/new gamers, to pick up more games or at the very least sell more of the 320gb systems.

i just let my friend who just recently got a ps3 borrow this game. needless to say he was blown away. he is already near the end of part 2.

[EnigmaNemesis]

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i think sony should just include this game with $399 system. it would really entice people, especially casual/new gamers, to pick up more games or at the very least sell more of the 320gb systems.

i just let my friend who just recently got a ps3 borrow this game. needless to say he was blown away. he is already near the end of part 2.

This game truly is a gem. And I want to make it my first Platinum (I just need to beat it on Crushing), but I have been lazy as of late to get it.

But I am in love with this series! And all I need is to beat 2 on Crushing as well. I can not wait for 3!!!

[Beantown]

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Just got to Chapter 17. Almost done...****ing loving this game.

[Beantown]

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Finally finished it. Freaking awesome game - good story, great visuals and a good pace of action. Well blended action-adventure game.

Probably going to buy the second one Tuesday after work.

[EnigmaNemesis]

Finally finished it. Freaking awesome game - good story, great visuals and a good pace of action. Well blended action-adventure game.

Probably going to buy the second one Tuesday after work.

You are going to LOVE the second one. It amps things up ten fold!!!