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LTTP: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Raptomex

Raptomex

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I want to know how this game got great reviews? Because of the time it was released? I like action. I like adventure. I like the mix of both. Hell, I even like the focus on shooting over the platforming/adventuring. The voice acting is well done and the story is alright I guess and I want to say it looked good for it's time. No?

The problem is... everything else. Now I love shooters. FPS, TPS, I'll check it out. This has to be the first game where I dread and want to avoid combat. Is it just me or is this game difficult for the wrong reasons? Now I'm playing on "normal". First of all enemies are bullet sponges and I've determined the aiming in this game sucks. I don't suck. It's the way this game plays. You have so little ammo for your guns. So you see some dropped from an enemy, you get out of cover to go get it and you're dead or almost dead because you can only take like 2 shots. But the enemies with no armor can take 20. I waste more ammo trying to go for headshots than if I just sprayed. In the beginning the game was pushing me to use the "brutal combo" on enemies and get double the ammo. Ha, well, I can't stand and fight long enough to take an enemy out. Too many fucking bullets hitting me.

The camera in some of these platforming sections is just awful, too. Jumping in the wrong direction or not grabbing on what he's suppose to grab onto.

I almost gave up but I think I'm towards the end so I'll push through. I really wanted to play 2 and 3 but I don't like starting a series from the middle. From what I've seen of 2, everything looks improved but my god this game is frustrating.
 
The only reason anybody ever gave a shit about this game is because it came out when the PS3 had virtually nothing as far as exclusives go. It was always mediocre to average at best.
 
The bullet sponge design of the enemies kills the game for me. Great premise, and the exploration bits of its sequel that I've played seem fantastic, but the combat in this game really turns me off.
 
Because it's like playing an Indiana Jones movie. I loved the atmosphere, the tone, the art, even the combat was pretty fun in my opinion. I can see why it's not impressive anymore though, Uncharted 2 topped it in most facets.
 
Drake's Fortune stinks.

I understand not wanting to start from the middle, but you're really much better off starting with 2.
 
I picked this up expecting a Tomb Raider style adventure. What I got was a third-person shooter unfit to lick Marcus Fenix's boots.
 
Enemies in the first Uncharted take less hits to kill than in the sequels. They even talked about it in one of their post-mortems. 3 pistol shots to the chest kills the regular enemies. You just can't see very well when you hits connect which they fixed in the sequels.
 
Imo Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is probably one of those games where it's was really good around the time it came out. It would seem like a bad game now because of what happened with Uncharted 2 and 3. But I was in love with it when I first got it. It was the first demo I played when I grabbed my PS3.
 
The first Uncharted is a great game...in 2007 and 2008. Once Uncharted 2 released, not so much. That's not to say that U2 automatically makes UDF a bad game though.
 
It was a masterpiece the first time I played it then came Uncharted 2 and knocked it off its feet.

Still a good game tho.
 
I'll say this for UC1 though. I enjoyed it more than UC3. That says more about how much I hated UC3 though. Plus I probably just had lower standards back then. I'd probably hate UC1 just as much as 3 if I actually tried playing it today.
 
Atruvius said:
Enemies in the first Uncharted take less hits to kill than in the sequels. They even talked about it in one of their post-mortems. 3 pistol shots to the chest kills the regular enemies. You just can't see very well when you hits connect which they fixed in the sequels.
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Oh god... they increased the bullet sponge factor in the sequels? Thanks for the warning; I'm passing on the series for sure.
 
Ive beaten it on Crushing and it just sounds like youre bad at the game. I don't know, shoot the dudes in the head? Body shots only take 3 to 4 shots.

The enemies aren't bullet sponges, they tend to move around a lot which causes you to miss.

Don't go for combo, shoot them a couple of times to soften them up and then punch them out

Always look for power weapons, there tends to be one on every scenario past the half way point
 
I still do enjoy it. 2 is the best in the series in my opinion but I still play through the trilogy once a year or so.

Everything is vastly improved in 2 though so that might be a better experience for you.

Perhaps tone down the difficulty if you're having issues on normal and just play for the experience.
 
Those jet ski levels were hellish. They forced you to stop and shoot mines in a game were standing still out of cover means death in seconds and you were defenseless while driving but enemies were good enough shots to kill you while you were dodging.
 
There's a couple of really hard sections in the game which skews the overall perception. It's not a bad game but it's easily the worst in the series (and that includes Golden Abyss).
 
Hmm...I played through Uncharted: DF a few months ago for a third time and had a blast with it.

To each their own.
 
I honestly consider 2 and 3 to be the only Uncharted games on the PS3. Never played Drake's Fortune and never felt any reason to do so. I had already had the best, why go back to something that wasn't as good?
 
Uncharted Drake's Fortune's appeal was its presentation: characters, set pieces, tone. It was a showpiece and a game that had some heart in its writing which was kinda rare at the start of the generation.

The game had unbalanced difficulty spikes and the gameplay was mostly on large flat maps with cover. In comparison to UC2 and UC3, it totally lacks in making fun and interesting combat scenarios. I honestly wouldn't blame you if you put it down to easy to kill enemies in 2-3 hits instead of 5-6.
 
I have always wondered what LTTP means. And I am serious. Someone tell me the full form?
 
Crewnh said:
Ive beaten it on Crushing and it just sounds like youre bad at the game. I don't know, shoot the dudes in the head? Body shots only take 3 to 4 shots.

The enemies aren't bullet sponges, they tend to move around a lot which causes you to miss.

Don't go for combo, shoot them a couple of times to soften them up and then punch them out

Always look for power weapons, there tends to be one on every scenario past the half way point
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Easier said than done. They do move around alot along with being bullet sponges. 3 or 4 shots is a lot of ammo to waste in this game. Since they move you're using up even more ammo. The shotgun fuckers just charge at you. I've had to redo entire battle sequences becuase I had no idea these assholes were still around and they come from around the corner and blow you away in one shot.
 
I agree with everything you stated OP. I forced myself to play through all 3 of the uncharted games and they all have the same problems.

I actually enjoyed the first half of 3 that focused on actual exploration (or what passes for it in Naughty Dogs eyes) and the puzzles. But the shooting is just so unbelievably, inexcusably bad.
 
Drake's Fortune has the worst gunplay in the series for sure. But I think it also has the best story and the best pacing, I love that the entire game is isolated to the island, as opposed to UC3 where you globe trot all over the place.
 
I played the game when it came out. I can't imagine playing it again today. It's rough going after playing games likes UC2 and TLOU, which are way more refined.

Enemies are bullet sponges and that last boss is so damn cheap.
 
Naughty Dog added in this weird animation where people thought they were hitting the enemies and they weren't. It's actually less bullet-spongey than its sequels.
 
It's definitely not as good as it once was. Combat and controls are iffy and the scenarios are pretty simple and straight forward, platforming isn't really integrated into shooting at all. It's still fun, though.
 
Fancy Clown said:
Because it's like playing an Indiana Jones movie.
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Is it?

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dat sponge
 
Raptomex said:
Easier said than done. They do move around alot along with being bullet sponges. 3 or 4 shots is a lot of ammo to waste in this game. Since they move you're using up even more ammo. The shotgun fuckers just charge at you. I've had to redo entire battle sequences becuase I had no idea these assholes were still around and they come from around the corner and blow you away in one shot.
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Take your time. Just like any other game of this type take out the biggest threat first (the shotgun guys have balls of steel and rarely if ever dodge potential headshots). After that, watch the rest. Their movements become predictable and it's easy to get headshots. I beat it on Crushing (for the Platinum) and died less than 5 times.
 
BeforeU said:
I have always wondered what LTTP means. And I am serious. Someone tell me the full form?
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Pro said:
Late to the Party
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When I first joined I always thought it was "Link to the Past". It's awesome because it can still apply.
bobone said:
I agree with everything you stated OP. I forced myself to play through all 3 of the uncharted games and they all have the same problems.

I actually enjoyed the first half of 3 that focused on actual exploration (or what passes for it in Naughty Dogs eyes) and the puzzles. But the shooting is just so unbelievably, inexcusably bad.
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I hear bad things about 3 all the time. But doesn't the gameplay mirror 2? If the combat is as bad as 1 then fuck it. However, I'm easy to entertain so the story may or may not do it for me but if the gameplay sucks I'll probably just stop playing immediately. When I get to it, that is.
 
ItIsOkBro said:
Drake's Fortune has the worst gunplay in the series for sure. But I think it also has the best story and the best pacing, I love that the entire game is isolated to the island, as opposed to UC3 where you globe trot all over the place.
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Yup, best story and pacing.

And Chloe isn't in it which automatically makes it 100000000x better than either game with Chloe in it.

TheSpaceBetween said:
Yup. Best story, best atmosphere, best pacing, best balance of puzzles/combat/traversal. It was also the only game to have a surprise at the end which the two sequels copied. It is also the only game in the series to not really have any bad parts to it, as well as having the best chapter in the series: Upriver.
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Yup, and this.
 
Carl said:
Best game in the series.
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Yup. Best story, best atmosphere, best pacing, best balance of puzzles/combat/traversal. It was also the only game to have a surprise at the end which the two sequels copied. It is also the only game in the series to not really have any bad parts to it, as well as having the best chapter in the series: Upriver.
 
I should re-play this because I remember it being the pinnacle of the series...
 
Was and still is a great game. Yes I remember the shooting needed some getting used to at first. Sounds like you're unwilling to take the time to do that and/or it's just not to your taste. Oh we'll drop it and move on.
 
If you're not, you should be using pistols 90% of the time.

IIRC, enemies have a few invincibility frames after getting shot or when you buzz them and they do that dance-y head-bob; so when you're spitting 8 rounds of full-auto AK fire, only 3 or 4 are actually hitting.

Always go for pistol headshots, as well. If you're low on ammo, Steel Fist some faces (R1 while running, then melee) or Brutal Combo some fools (Square, Triangle, Square) and get twice the amount of ammo they normally drop.
 
The Icon said:
Take your time. Just like any other game of this type take out the biggest threat first (the shotgun guys have balls of steel and rarely if ever dodge potential headshots). After that, watch the rest. Their movements become predictable and it's easy to get headshots. I beat it on Crushing (for the Platinum) and died less than 5 times.
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I take out the laser dudes first since apparently if they hit you it's one shot kills then I go for the grenade launcher (I think that's what it is) guys. So I just waste tons of ammo on them and then these shotgun guys are running around all over the place and all I have left is a pistol. I'd run around and collect ammo if I wasn't afraid of getting blown away because every enemy in this game can aim like a fucking sniper. I prefer when Elena and Sully are with me since they serve as good distractions.
 
Fancy Clown said:
Because it's like playing an Indiana Jones movie. I loved the atmosphere, the tone, the art, even the combat was pretty fun in my opinion. I can see why it's not impressive anymore though, Uncharted 2 topped it in most facets.
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Quoted for the truth.

It does have its issues but I had not played any game prior to Uncharted that gave me an Indiana Jones feeling. It has since been surpassed by Uncharted 2 and 3
 
RyanardoDaVinci said:
If you're not, you should be using pistols 90% of the time.

IIRC, enemies have a few invincibility frames after getting shot or when you buzz them and they do that dance-y head-bob; so when you're spitting 8 rounds of full-auto AK fire, only 3 or 4 are actually hitting.

Always go for pistol headshots, as well. If you're low on ammo, Steel Fist some faces (R1 while running, then melee) or Brutal Combo some fools (Square, Triangle, Square) and get twice the amount of ammo they normally drop.
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True
 
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