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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End |OT| You're gonna miss this ass
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3rdamention
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This game is so amazing. I love the amount of exploration this game has in relation to gun fights. I know that some are knocking the amount of exploration, but isn't that the argument that many people have been making for games like Uncharted and Tomb Raider? More exploration, less shoot bang. Here is a game that has a very large amount of exploration, and it is brought up as a negative.
Then, you take into account how some say the game is too long, and others wish it didn't end. I guess you just cannot win with everyone.
Then, you take into account how some say the game is too long, and others wish it didn't end. I guess you just cannot win with everyone.
UC2 was special. It was a watershed moment for the series and action/adventure games in general. There's no way another Uncharted game could have the same kind of impact, regardless of quality. That's why a lot of people hold UC2 in such high regard (myself included). UC2 still has some of the best aspects of the series, most notably is its cast of characters and pacing, but UC4 is a relatively significant departure from the traditional Uncharted formula so it's hard to compare the games.
are most people playing with the default control settings? I can't decide on aiming settings at all. Aim assist 1-10 feels all the same and the actual aim sensitivity feels strange when going between 3-5. I've tried going with aim assist 0 for a while but even on normal you tend to get swarmed a lot.
Summer Haze
Banned
I have camera sensitivity set to max and aiming sensitivity set to 7. Aim assists off.
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Deleted member 325805
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And done, the end credits and music are still playing. Overall I loved it, they improved every aspect of the game and you can't ask for more than that. Technically it was a damn marvel, the visuals were incredible and performance for the most part was solid, and when it was running as intended it was the smoothest 30fps I've ever experienced, usually 30fps will greatly reduce my enjoyment of a game but it didn't this time, they did a really great job. I also felt much more attached to the characters this time around, I don't know if it was because they looked so lifelike or what, but I definitely felt more emotion this time around than any of the previous Uncharted games, not quite The Last of Us levels but still.
End spoiler:
Now it's time to make dinner and then boot up the multiplayer for the first time, I'm looking forward to it!
TLoU > UC4 > UC3 > UC2 > UC1
PS: After experiencing this engine first hand I can't wait to play The Last of Us II using it, it's going to be incredible.
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I mentioned before how well the game ran but sadly not the final fight, that room was extremely choppy and it killed it for me, now I know a lot of you won't have noticed it but I most definitely did, at times it was really bad, especially when you were fighting close to one of the walls on fire. It's a shame the game shit the bed a little at the final hurdle when it was so great throughout barring a few slowdowns here and there. I did quite enjoy their spin on a QTE bossfight, it wasn't as offensive as just being told which buttons to press at the correct times. The actor who played Rafe was brilliant and really pushed the scene IMO
Now it's time to make dinner and then boot up the multiplayer for the first time, I'm looking forward to it!
TLoU > UC4 > UC3 > UC2 > UC1
PS: After experiencing this engine first hand I can't wait to play The Last of Us II using it, it's going to be incredible.
I am at 3 aim assist and 0 aim sensitivity.
MrJTeera
Member
https://youtu.be/b8e7YnMHNU8
Goddamn when the track hits 1:30, Uncharted reach its most cinematic moment in the whole series.
Goddamn when the track hits 1:30, Uncharted reach its most cinematic moment in the whole series.
That's my ranking too, TLoU just takes it for me over U4 due to the combat being so tense, very few games have ever had me feeling like the combat in TLoU has me feeling. Everything else is amazingly well done in both, that I'd just be splitting hairs trying to say one does it better than the other.
Uncharted 2 will probably never be topped for wow factor for me, as I went in pretty much blind for that game having only played about 70% of Uncharted 1 and was blown away, it's just Uncharted 4 does pretty much everything it did better, so I'd put it above it.
U3 and U1 are great games, just not on the same level as the other 3 for me, I put U3 above, just due to 1 not aging all that well.
I just finished it then. Loved every minute of it. Game is an absolute masterpiece. Naughty Dog have really outdone themselves, and raised the bar so damn high for other devs. I played through Rise of the Tomb Raider leading up to UC4's release and it honestly feels like a generational leap over that game.
Likewise, I'm surprised to see people ranking UC2 higher because I think it improved upon that game in every single aspect. Hopefully the multiplayer is just as good as UC2's.
Likewise, I'm surprised to see people ranking UC2 higher because I think it improved upon that game in every single aspect. Hopefully the multiplayer is just as good as UC2's.
dragonflys545
Member
When I hit that chapters... I was screaming out loud "WTF is this? How is this possible? HOLY SHIT!!" It was like 2 AM in the morning too LOL!
You're assuming everyone wants the same thing from the Uncharted series. Not once have I ever said Uncharted needs more wandering around in open levels in place of combat and puzzles.
No you can't win. Probably why they made 4 different games.
FarFromAnyGame
Banned
One Last Time.
Dammmmmmm
FarFromAnyGame
Banned
That's what I did. It even asked me if I want to carry over my stats. Backup your save just in case.
therealminime
Member
This was definitely my favorite game in the series for so many reasons, but I do think that as a purely crazy action adventure, Uncharted 2 is still the best around. As a complete entity though, Uncharted 4 is undoubtedly my favorite. What a total delight from start to finish.
Did....you get the game on Tuesday?
Kralamoonard
Member
Cross posting because holy shit lol:
The thing that sticks out to me the most is:
"The Uncharted games have never excelled at storytelling. Instead, theyve used it an accompaniment to overwhelming visual technology."
Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End review: This four-part series should have ended after Part One
"The Uncharted games have never excelled at storytelling. Instead, theyve used it an accompaniment to overwhelming visual technology."
Attention! It spoils the whole story.
I actually thought that this here is the review.
The thing that sticks out to me the most is:
"The Uncharted games have never excelled at storytelling. Instead, theyve used it an accompaniment to overwhelming visual technology."
Ghost Slayer
Member
Finished the game. The ending is PERFECT, I liked it. Now I'm sad that I won't see Nate again :'(
gundamkyoukai
Member
I like that fact about her .
She got some money and realize the rest was not worth losing her life.
After losing so much already so she bail out lol.
She got some money and realize the rest was not worth losing her life.
After losing so much already so she bail out lol.
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Deleted member 325805
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This game is as much a 4/10 as I am a Latino woman.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Did anyone else get the (ch.20 spoilers)
near the end? You know the one I mean, running into the screen jumping over those little brown gates. Classic.
Crash Bandicoot reference
Calm waterfall
Banned
A romantic comedy about Sully being a dirty old man, and Chloe finding her Nate.
FarFromAnyGame
Banned
Got an early copy last week.
RealityPales
Member
4/10? Bruh. lol
I thought Washington Post gave it 4/4? I just went back to the reviews thread and saw 4/4. ???
edit: Ah, there's more info in the review thread now. n/m
I agree with everything you said, even the rankings.
I think it's a joke that has been counted as a proper review by mistake. WP have already given it a 4/4.
brandonh83
Banned
Chapter 8.
Good god.
Chapter 8.
Good god.
Good god.
Chapter 8.
Good god.
I mentioned it a few pages ago. I think many people are missing it.
Haloid1177
Banned
UC2 was amazing, sure, but I don't know what aspects someone would say put it above UC4 as a game. Granted I was someone who thought UC3 was better than UC2. Just seems to me the narrative of UC4 mixed with the actual gameplay improvements (seriously this is the first game in the series with shooting mechanics I loved) I just don't get it. Drake's Fortune was one of the first games I got for my PS3 in 2008 so I'm not late to the series either.
Ordinaryundone
Member
The game definitely needed at least one more big action set piece in the last 1/4th of the game, the ending stretch feels far tamer than it should.
Leatherface
Member
GAF what is a decent sweet spot for the aim cam for a console shooter newb? I am coming from mouse and keyboard so this aiming business on a controller has me all kinds of screwed up. I tend to over aim no matter how gentle I am on the analog stick. I have it set to 3 right now with aim assist on 5. I really don't want to punk out and enable the snap on function. Help a brotha out with some shooting tips. I need to step up my game if I'm going to kill you all in multiplayer. 
PuppetMaster
Member
Just finished it.
10/10
This game is going to ruin all other games for me. The new bar is set so high. Bravo ND.
10/10
This game is going to ruin all other games for me. The new bar is set so high. Bravo ND.
Fluffhead14
Member
I feel like I explore every nook and cranny and still end up missing 75% of the treasures.
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Lord Virgin
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Finished it last night. I don't know if I should rate it just yet, I want to let it sink in and play it again. So here it goes, it could (and probably will) change after my second playthrough.
I really, really liked it. Don't know if I loved it, like I said I need some time to process it and play it again. The score just sucks, Henry Jackman is awful. Yuck. There were like two good tracks in there, which tbh I already forgot.
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Visually, technically and all of that is as expected from ND. Kinda hard to blow me away at this point, but I do appreciate the attention to detail. The voice acting is once again topnotch. But the writing is what really sticks out, you can really tell. Especially the dialogue, I don't know how Neil does it and it is probably the hardest part of writing. But his dialogue is always so fucking fantastic and feels genuine/real. Doesn't quite reach TLOU levels, but it is def. up there. Especially
Gameplay was an improvement as well, especially the shooting. Some weird bugs/glitches/whateveritwas moments where the character doesn't really do what I wanted but ohh well. The story/pirate setting was great.
Plenty I haven't touched upon, but I really want to play it again before making a final judgement. I'd say at the moment 8.5/10. I liked TLOU more (I just love dark stuff) and think I'd put this around UC2. This is just for the SP, haven't touched MP.
I really, really liked it. Don't know if I loved it, like I said I need some time to process it and play it again. The score just sucks, Henry Jackman is awful. Yuck. There were like two good tracks in there, which tbh I already forgot.
the moment when you are driving the jeep with Elena next to you after the talk in that car elevator, the visuals and music were great.
Visually, technically and all of that is as expected from ND. Kinda hard to blow me away at this point, but I do appreciate the attention to detail. The voice acting is once again topnotch. But the writing is what really sticks out, you can really tell. Especially the dialogue, I don't know how Neil does it and it is probably the hardest part of writing. But his dialogue is always so fucking fantastic and feels genuine/real. Doesn't quite reach TLOU levels, but it is def. up there. Especially
the moments between Drake and Elena. I have to say it does become clear that Neil is more at the darker side of things.
Gameplay was an improvement as well, especially the shooting. Some weird bugs/glitches/whateveritwas moments where the character doesn't really do what I wanted but ohh well. The story/pirate setting was great.
Plenty I haven't touched upon, but I really want to play it again before making a final judgement. I'd say at the moment 8.5/10. I liked TLOU more (I just love dark stuff) and think I'd put this around UC2. This is just for the SP, haven't touched MP.
Tobe Tobusch
Member
Did i just stumble upon a
easter egg in chapter
if so, mind blown!
last of us
12
When I finished TLOU I dove into multiplayer games for a long, long time - single player titles were simply not cutting it for me anymore
I think Bloodborne and Witcher 3 were the only things to finally grab me
I can already tell something similar will happen once I'm done with U4
No one in this industry can deliver story driven single player experiences like naughty dog - and it's not even close, it's almost embarrassing
I think Bloodborne and Witcher 3 were the only things to finally grab me
I can already tell something similar will happen once I'm done with U4
No one in this industry can deliver story driven single player experiences like naughty dog - and it's not even close, it's almost embarrassing
I'm yet to complete the game, but is it possible to go back to a specific chapter? I recorded 2 1/2 hours of gameplay with my Elgato for my YouTube channel, only to find the footage choppy as hell. I don't really want to restart the entire game, but being able to start off from chapter six would be a godsend.
ClayKavalier
Banned
What's the
reference people are talking about? I just got chapter 13 (I think, I'm at the one called
).
I was keeping an eye out for it, I'm not hugely familiar with the series though so maybe I missed it.
Did anyone else think that the scene where
in Ch. 11 was really dumb?
I can't wait to see where the story goes, seems like
at the end of Ch. 12. Or something like that anyway.
The graphics are incredible, especially the facial animation. It's insane that LA Noire came out just a few years ago and looks like shit outside of the facial animation. Uncharted looks all-around incredible.
Monkey Island
Marooned.
I was keeping an eye out for it, I'm not hugely familiar with the series though so maybe I missed it.
Did anyone else think that the scene where
Drake texts Sam the photos of the stuff in the tower
Drake usually knows everything about everything, and it seems like such a stupid way to get that info to the bad guys. "Let me text this to Sam because this can't wait ten minutes, OH NO THEY HACKED US!!"
I can't wait to see where the story goes, seems like
Sam may have been on the verge of revealing that he was making up the story about how he got out of prison
The graphics are incredible, especially the facial animation. It's insane that LA Noire came out just a few years ago and looks like shit outside of the facial animation. Uncharted looks all-around incredible.