I am genuinely shocked at the positive reception here.The graphics look nice but the gameplay was incredibly conservative and unremarkable.
The driving sequence...Not even sure what's the point ?
Keep moving forward through a hyper linear section where you can't even shoot.
People keep shitting on COD/Creed for being tired but this is exactly the case with UC4.
I suppose as a whole package its fun ,but this was standard western AAA gameplay right here.
Probably good its the last one.
Have you compared gunfights and chase scenes in other franchises to this one? In COD, Killzone etc, these segments really are linear and often far more constricted. Here it's a little more dynamic and exciting.
Regarding gunplay, things are frenetic and there's lots of player maneuverability permitted, there's also a tonne of destructability in cover and environmental objects, a range of different types of cover, and overall very satisfying and well blended animations, be they melee combat, or the way Drake interacts with the environment, cover or weapons. Then there's the hit detection, controls and weapon feedback itself.
Moving on to the chase scene, the multiple paths and route diversions, the visuals, the amount of destructability, the satisfying physics of the vehicle and it's exaggerated handling, the constant changes in elevation, surfaces, scenery, the tension introduced with the ever present threat from the armored vehicle, the pacing, the overall scale, the way it seamlessly integrates in to the next gameplay segment (him grappling on to the moving crane, from his already moving jeep) etc, it all just feels that little bit more nuanced, polished and well executed than typical of such segments in other games, and this was a shortened version of the chase sequence. The full thing is longer and even more dynamic.
