LordOfChaos
Member
Things I think Naughty Dog is good at:
-Believable, almost living, breathing, characters
-Adventure
-Atmosphere
-Mystery and exploration
-Train sequences
Things I like less
-The gunplay, especially with tedious waves of enemies type levels
-Not knowing where to go for too long/pointless searching
So finishing Uncharted 4 I kind of just thought it was ok. There were good bits, there were also boring bits, the pacing could have been better. The Lost Legacy was almost perfect in this regard, there was narry a boring bit to it, start to end it had a density of gameplay and lack of filler that was really refreshing not just from 4 but from almost all modern AAA gaming.
The other thing I really enjoyed as someone of Indian heritage is the respect and detail they put into it. I've never seen a western movie, TV show, book, or game before this ever use the Persian invasions of India as a subject matter, I was kind of blown away by the use of that, the detail in the temples and monuments, it made me want to look up what inspired Naughty Dog to do this, and how they were able to do it so much justice. The density of life, the wetness, you could almost smell the damp ancient temples if you've ever been to such a thing. And Asav which was hinted at reigniting the same communal tensions through his bomb without ever really spelling it out which remained respectful and non antagonistic to modern communities.
The environment and backstory was almost more of a draw than the fighting, but there was usually a silenced pistol and enough foliage to find which to me is better gameplay than just gunning down waves of mooks.
To me, that was Naughty Dog at some of its best, and did a lot better than even it's main series title in 4.
-Believable, almost living, breathing, characters
-Adventure
-Atmosphere
-Mystery and exploration
-Train sequences
Things I like less
-The gunplay, especially with tedious waves of enemies type levels
-Not knowing where to go for too long/pointless searching
So finishing Uncharted 4 I kind of just thought it was ok. There were good bits, there were also boring bits, the pacing could have been better. The Lost Legacy was almost perfect in this regard, there was narry a boring bit to it, start to end it had a density of gameplay and lack of filler that was really refreshing not just from 4 but from almost all modern AAA gaming.
The other thing I really enjoyed as someone of Indian heritage is the respect and detail they put into it. I've never seen a western movie, TV show, book, or game before this ever use the Persian invasions of India as a subject matter, I was kind of blown away by the use of that, the detail in the temples and monuments, it made me want to look up what inspired Naughty Dog to do this, and how they were able to do it so much justice. The density of life, the wetness, you could almost smell the damp ancient temples if you've ever been to such a thing. And Asav which was hinted at reigniting the same communal tensions through his bomb without ever really spelling it out which remained respectful and non antagonistic to modern communities.
The environment and backstory was almost more of a draw than the fighting, but there was usually a silenced pistol and enough foliage to find which to me is better gameplay than just gunning down waves of mooks.
To me, that was Naughty Dog at some of its best, and did a lot better than even it's main series title in 4.
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