I will start out this review sa pamamagitan ng saying that Naughty Dog has created what is easily among the worst games I have ever played. The gameplay and graphics in Uncharted are horrendous and the atmosphere is terrible. The controls are very loose and the story is lousy.
...That's what I WOULD say, if I were a guy who played the game in a mental asylum.
Because the truth is, Uncharted is one of the greatest games I have ever played. The gameplay and graphics in Uncharted are highly entertaining and beautiful, respectively. The atmosphere around you is so realistic, at times you think you could reach right into the TV and begin shooting pirates in the head alongside Nathan Drake. The controls are refined and are easy to use and the story- well now, the story is phenomenally genius.
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OK. To sum up the story in a nutshell, Nathan patong lalaki is an experienced treasure hunter searching for his famous pirate ancestor Sir Francis Drake's Nawawala sunken ship on his return to Spain- and the treasure Francis patong lalaki found on his journey. Also on the adventure is a huge army of ruthless pirates whom patong lalaki owes money to, a smexy female reporter named Elena Fisher who needs a story for her channel, and Sully, Nate's cigar-chomping cohort who looks like he belongs in Florida, and a bunch of REALLY scary- well, I'll let you find out about that bit. It is told very well and will keep you immersed through the whole thing. The story never weakens despite a rather sudden ending that comes far too soon.
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The gameplay in Uncharted is awesome. A combination of run-and-gun, puzzles, platforming, and even survival-horror, ever bit of it is as comepelling as the story and is twice as fun as any generic and mindless shoot-em-up you always see on the shelves. What's especially cool is that around the last quarter of the game you'll discover that you've been walking around in circles much of the time throughout the adventure and you'll have to fight or platform through some scenarious you saw before, usually in a different means of gameplay. One of the few problems with the gameplay was, the platforming requires little to no skill in most parts other than just pointing Nate in the right direction and pressing X. Obviously this is fine in a level like, say, "The Fortress", but it seems to take away a bit in the other levels where it's madami straightforward. In this update to the review I shall not detract points, as it is not a major flaw, but do note that. Ooh, one madami thing: the grenades are LOUSY. Their blasts are puny. And aiming them is a huge pain, as you are required to ilipat the controller about with the Sixaxis. Hopefully in the sequel they'll improve upon the grenades.
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The graphics are incredible. The jungle around you looks so unbelievably real that if you played Uncharted on a PSP out in a jungle like the one seen in Drake's Fortune, you couldn't tell the difference. The production values are amazing. Easily the most standout part of the game graphic-wise though are the water effects. The water looks exactly like an actual pond. It can even take you a while to notice the small isda swimming throughout the small ponds formed sa pamamagitan ng the brilliant looking waterfall above you.
Some critics complained about some pop-up in the jungle in some areas, but consider this: Uncharted uses no next-gen filters to hide graphical flaws, which means what you're looking at is the real deal, but in a similar game, Gears of War, they do. I'll admit this is because the 360 is ultimately as powerful a console at many times when comparing it to the PS3, but I will still add an additional point to the graphics section.
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The sound and voice-acting are excellent as well. When getting pumped full of lead sa pamamagitan ng a toresilya or hit sa pamamagitan ng a shell, sound effects become dull and you feel isolated, which is an awesome touch. patong lalaki will make snarky comments during some events, such as when a new wave of pirates comes running in at you, and believe it or not, they never seem to get old.
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There is one single thing that truly stands out throughout this epic jungle romp the most, however- and if I even mentioned it would give away the whole story to the game- but for those who've played through the whole game, I'm talking about the part where you have to restore power to the one submarine. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. That part was so outstandingly well implemented into the game that this single part alone (which really required you to change the pace of play) should win Naughty Dog the developer of the taon award. It was put in at the perfect time and the gameplay was put into the perfect place. It was absolute genius.
If you've been waiting for a game that truly shows just what the PS3 is capable of and has great production values, Uncharted is a must buy. Get it today. Or the muta- err, sorry- the guys I talked about in the last paragraph will find you.
Gameplay- 9.6
Graphics- 9.9
Sound- 8.8
Story- 10
Presentation- 10
Final rating/not an average:
9.8 (out of 10.0)
...That's what I WOULD say, if I were a guy who played the game in a mental asylum.
Because the truth is, Uncharted is one of the greatest games I have ever played. The gameplay and graphics in Uncharted are highly entertaining and beautiful, respectively. The atmosphere around you is so realistic, at times you think you could reach right into the TV and begin shooting pirates in the head alongside Nathan Drake. The controls are refined and are easy to use and the story- well now, the story is phenomenally genius.
--
OK. To sum up the story in a nutshell, Nathan patong lalaki is an experienced treasure hunter searching for his famous pirate ancestor Sir Francis Drake's Nawawala sunken ship on his return to Spain- and the treasure Francis patong lalaki found on his journey. Also on the adventure is a huge army of ruthless pirates whom patong lalaki owes money to, a smexy female reporter named Elena Fisher who needs a story for her channel, and Sully, Nate's cigar-chomping cohort who looks like he belongs in Florida, and a bunch of REALLY scary- well, I'll let you find out about that bit. It is told very well and will keep you immersed through the whole thing. The story never weakens despite a rather sudden ending that comes far too soon.
--
The gameplay in Uncharted is awesome. A combination of run-and-gun, puzzles, platforming, and even survival-horror, ever bit of it is as comepelling as the story and is twice as fun as any generic and mindless shoot-em-up you always see on the shelves. What's especially cool is that around the last quarter of the game you'll discover that you've been walking around in circles much of the time throughout the adventure and you'll have to fight or platform through some scenarious you saw before, usually in a different means of gameplay. One of the few problems with the gameplay was, the platforming requires little to no skill in most parts other than just pointing Nate in the right direction and pressing X. Obviously this is fine in a level like, say, "The Fortress", but it seems to take away a bit in the other levels where it's madami straightforward. In this update to the review I shall not detract points, as it is not a major flaw, but do note that. Ooh, one madami thing: the grenades are LOUSY. Their blasts are puny. And aiming them is a huge pain, as you are required to ilipat the controller about with the Sixaxis. Hopefully in the sequel they'll improve upon the grenades.
--
The graphics are incredible. The jungle around you looks so unbelievably real that if you played Uncharted on a PSP out in a jungle like the one seen in Drake's Fortune, you couldn't tell the difference. The production values are amazing. Easily the most standout part of the game graphic-wise though are the water effects. The water looks exactly like an actual pond. It can even take you a while to notice the small isda swimming throughout the small ponds formed sa pamamagitan ng the brilliant looking waterfall above you.
Some critics complained about some pop-up in the jungle in some areas, but consider this: Uncharted uses no next-gen filters to hide graphical flaws, which means what you're looking at is the real deal, but in a similar game, Gears of War, they do. I'll admit this is because the 360 is ultimately as powerful a console at many times when comparing it to the PS3, but I will still add an additional point to the graphics section.
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The sound and voice-acting are excellent as well. When getting pumped full of lead sa pamamagitan ng a toresilya or hit sa pamamagitan ng a shell, sound effects become dull and you feel isolated, which is an awesome touch. patong lalaki will make snarky comments during some events, such as when a new wave of pirates comes running in at you, and believe it or not, they never seem to get old.
--
There is one single thing that truly stands out throughout this epic jungle romp the most, however- and if I even mentioned it would give away the whole story to the game- but for those who've played through the whole game, I'm talking about the part where you have to restore power to the one submarine. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. That part was so outstandingly well implemented into the game that this single part alone (which really required you to change the pace of play) should win Naughty Dog the developer of the taon award. It was put in at the perfect time and the gameplay was put into the perfect place. It was absolute genius.
If you've been waiting for a game that truly shows just what the PS3 is capable of and has great production values, Uncharted is a must buy. Get it today. Or the muta- err, sorry- the guys I talked about in the last paragraph will find you.
Gameplay- 9.6
Graphics- 9.9
Sound- 8.8
Story- 10
Presentation- 10
Final rating/not an average:
9.8 (out of 10.0)