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It's only impressive graphically. If the series had launched with this game, it would never have received a sequel.
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Is Uncharted -. Golden abyss any good?
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I played it to completion, so that's something. Only issues for me are that the touchscreen QTEs are a bit annoying and I guess the tilt-to-aim is so accurate and intuitive that you end up killing 95% of enemies with headshots. Satisfying but a bit too easy.
Overall it's well worth playing, and it's certainly a tech showcase for the Vita with some impressive visuals.
Overall it's well worth playing, and it's certainly a tech showcase for the Vita with some impressive visuals.
I liked it.
Its Uncharted on a handheld. Just think of it as that and you wont be disappointed. And I wouldnt use any of the touch controls if you can help it. At first at thought ...nice...then it became frustrating when it didnt work as planned. One climbing section was especially irritating.
Its Uncharted on a handheld. Just think of it as that and you wont be disappointed. And I wouldnt use any of the touch controls if you can help it. At first at thought ...nice...then it became frustrating when it didnt work as planned. One climbing section was especially irritating.
SteveO1683
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As long as you don't go in there expecting Uncharted 2 level of experience you'll be fine. It's a very solid portable adoption.
Shivvy_NTL
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Personally, I didn't like it. Better off getting games that were meant for vita.
Gravity rush is one of my favourites, tearaway and sly cooper thieves in time are perfect too.
Gravity rush is one of my favourites, tearaway and sly cooper thieves in time are perfect too.
Fragamemnon
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the controls start out "unbearable" but progress to "constantly annoying" after a short while.
game was kind of a borefest otherwise, but I hardly give it a fair shake given how much I dislike spectacle games.
game was kind of a borefest otherwise, but I hardly give it a fair shake given how much I dislike spectacle games.
WoolyNinja
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Compared to other Uncharted games it has a decent story, worse gameplay, worse graphics... but I still had fun with it overall since I got it for free as part of PS+.
Orniletter
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It's even worse than Uncharted 1....so not really.
Something else is more deserving of your time.
Something else is more deserving of your time.
Aiming and stuff is just fine. The game controls well and gyro aiming is darn great. The game is not hard in that regard. Its hard in the regard of the final scenes, which are several minutes long QTE sequences with very little checkpoints and if you fail once, you are dead, coupled with terrible touch detection which means you will almost always fail the QTEs.
I guess many people didn't realize that you can aim with the gyro.
autoduelist
Member
loved it. just dont go in expecting u2.
I hate moving my screen to aim. That alone throws off my shot.
Falchion
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If you like Uncharted, it's worth it to play this game. I played it over a family vacation and really enjoyed it. Using the touchscreen to wipe dirt of artifacts was strangely satisfying.
As some other posters have mentioned, it's more similar to the first Uncharted than 2 and 3 but that's fine.
As some other posters have mentioned, it's more similar to the first Uncharted than 2 and 3 but that's fine.
ubersticky
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His sidekick is the most annoying character ever.
Yup, they're complete trash in terms of mechanics. Turning valves in Killzone by spinning the sixaxis or moving platforms by blowing on the gamepad in 3D World is just idiocy and adds nothing to the game. Golden Abyss is a game made almost entirely of these pointless gimmicks, or at least feels that way at certain points.
Shift Breaker
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It's the weakest in the series, like U1 with bullet spongy enemies but less compelling plot wise. Plus it's a launch title, which means Vita gimmicks in every aspect.
But beyond all that? It is still an enjoyable game. It's Uncharted, but portable! It's a stand alone game with no links to the rest of the trilogy besides Drake and Sully, so you could easily miss is. Great looking, too.
But beyond all that? It is still an enjoyable game. It's Uncharted, but portable! It's a stand alone game with no links to the rest of the trilogy besides Drake and Sully, so you could easily miss is. Great looking, too.
ThatStupidLion
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i enjoyed it.
not sure how it's aged, but it really impressed me a few years ago that I could get that experience on a mobile device.....and then killzone happened
gotta look past the gimmicky forced feature selling parts of the game.
it does have gryo aiming which, while weird at first, you'll never want to play without it by the end.
not sure how it's aged, but it really impressed me a few years ago that I could get that experience on a mobile device.....and then killzone happened
gotta look past the gimmicky forced feature selling parts of the game.
it does have gryo aiming which, while weird at first, you'll never want to play without it by the end.
My sentiments exactly.
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I liked it more than the first, but not as much as the 2nd or 3rd.
petethepanda
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It's alright, certainly better than its reputation. Liked it better than 1, but not nearly as much as 2 or 3.
I actually quite enjoyed its touch QTE boss fights, they were tense and involving in a way most easy-ass mindless QTEs never come even close to. The only problem being one climatic gesture at the very end on Crushing that just refuses to ever fucking register correctly.
I actually quite enjoyed its touch QTE boss fights, they were tense and involving in a way most easy-ass mindless QTEs never come even close to. The only problem being one climatic gesture at the very end on Crushing that just refuses to ever fucking register correctly.
Shifty1897
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Nobody has mentioned the graphics. They're amazing.
Gotta be the first time a launch game has also been one of the most graphically impressive games on a system.
Gotta be the first time a launch game has also been one of the most graphically impressive games on a system.
MvmntInGrn
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Solid. Worth a play through if your a fan in the series and can get it cheap. Like the other games encounter design can be frustrating on higher difficulties so play it on normal.
Stallion Dan
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Being a launch game it goes overboard with Vita gimmicks, some like the swipe a path climbing are pretty neat, swipe QTEs are not.
Also this one really annoying part where you gotta hold the camera up to a light source, it never worked right for me and would take 10+ minutes each time. I tried torches, room light, the friggin sun...useless.
As to everything else, felt like UC1 a lot.
Also this one really annoying part where you gotta hold the camera up to a light source, it never worked right for me and would take 10+ minutes each time. I tried torches, room light, the friggin sun...useless.
As to everything else, felt like UC1 a lot.
Solid Samus
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It's like 90% of this generation's handheld launch titles. Or in other words, no it's not, but damn it if people didn't convince themselves it was early on to justify the purchase
Stereogatari
Banned
It's good, but it's not great. If the main games are films, then this was a TV/straight to DVD adaptation.
wkureservedp2
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I really hated it after playing the 1st 3 titles. But, I'll admit that the "AAA" action titles have not been my thing on Vita.
Solid Samus
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so this is the Vita's Shadow Wars?
Enigmatic Rainbow
Member
Was never able to finish it, even after a couple years of trying it on and off. Felt more like a tech demo than an actual game for me.
Shifty1897
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Maybe Vita's Shadows of the Empire
Up->Down->Left.
The QTE's don't change per difficulty and the "hardest" mode (Crushing) isn't unlocked until you beat the game once, just like previous Uncharteds.
The deadzone/aiming issue is the major problem. Too much overshooting/undershooting because Sony won't let you customize stick acceleration and why shooters on the system that aren't Super Stardust are DOA.
Same. Just didn't care anymore after 3~4 hours.
Traversal works fine, but the combat is total jank and the mini-game gimmicks are just aggravating.
Worst in series to me, no second thoughts.
temesgen77
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Its a good game, the production quality is very high. I think the biggest issue I had with the game at the time was I was new to the platform so some of the game mechanics were harder to implement. If I was to replay the game now I'm sure it would feel a lot more natural. Regardless its a game that most VITA owners should play.
Needing to move my system around to fix their terrible stick acceleration is not a good replacement, sorry to say.