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Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection review thread

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braves01 said:
It's definitely a good-looking series and has some amazing set pieces. Just brace yourself for some tps and platforming mechanics that were never that great to begin with, even when originally released. The music's great though.



Museum guards are nice people.
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Tranquilizers are not deadly.
 
Death Metalist said:
Yeah, who knew a video game about running and gunning isn't about killing some other person. Might as well complain about every other video game that has you shooting at other human beings. People sometimes complain just for the sake of complaining.
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Why stop there? Why not apply it to other genres too, and then be amused at the hurdles people jump over to explain how it's different, Eg Mario mass murdering different species, Link too,
 
Scientist Supreme! said:
What makes it not one?
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The fact that he generally kills in self-defense (these are well-equipped, hostile mercs, not unarmed civilians), and isn't presented as some bloodthirsty maniac? You could make the argument that he's a greedy asshole, but serial killer? If that's the case, then almost every game ever made has us playing as serial killers then.
 
visiblemode said:
7 out of 10....

Game reviews have completely gone to hell.

To address some of the criticisms:

"These games have aged badly."

I played the unremastered version of Uncharted 1 last year, and while the graphics weren't up to par with 2 and 3 and the shooting was weaker than 2 and 3, the game was still fantastic. A year later a remaster of it is bad? Worse, a remaster of 2 or 3?

3 of the best action games ever are lovingly remade and some reviewers yawn? ....20 year old games get HD ports and people lay eggs.

"The shooting is terrible" I hear this about the Uncharted games, and you know who I hear it from? People who are terrible at TPS games. Period. When probed it always comes down to "bullet sponges" and being "unfair." I never say this (aloud), but: get good. Uncharted shooting is fantastic.

I know, I know, reviews are subjective but man, I'm just so sick of the hipster review culture. Just wait until the first clickbait 2/10 drops...I may actually scream out loud.
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Your jimmes, they been rustled.
 
What do you know, great games are still great.

The remaster is truly the star of the show here. So many others just bundle all the DLC, up the resolution and call it a day (God of War, Dishonored to name a few). Bluepoint has given us so much more than that. We have photo mode. UC2 cheats in all games. 60fps with better textures and models. Motion blur options. New difficulty levels. It's worth buying even for people who have played the PS3 games to death.
 
nib95 said:
Why stop there? Why not apply it to other genres too, and then be amused at the hurdles people jump over to explain how it's different, Eg Mario mass murdering different species, Link too,
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Well...I did make Wind Waker Link into a psychopath by throwing friendly animals off cliffs on every new island.
 
This thread is fun lol.

Corpsepyre said:
Loving the part about Drake and Co being mass murderers. These are games, and we all know games are built on heroes taking down enemies. Sure, Drake could be pumping sleeping rounds into people, but what's the fun in that?
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He uses a tranquilizer gun on some security guards so he's not a total serial killer. :p
 
Kenzodielocke said:
The guys Nathan kills are good people now ?
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Nope, and it can be argued that he isn't either, but...

Kenzodielocke said:
Yeah, he cleanses the world from the bad guys.
I don't give a shit, sorry. It's a game where in the world itself it doesn't matter at all.
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If you dont give a shit then this conversation is basically over lol

I was just commenting on what I think the "reason" for the narrative is, not that I necessarily agree with it whole heartedly.
 
visiblemode said:
7 out of 10....

Game reviews have completely gone to hell.

To address some of the criticisms:

"These games have aged badly."

I played the unremastered version of Uncharted 1 last year, and while the graphics weren't up to par with 2 and 3 and the shooting was weaker than 2 and 3, the game was still fantastic. A year later a remaster of it is bad? Worse, a remaster of 2 or 3?

3 of the best action games ever are lovingly remade and some reviewers yawn? ....20 year old games get HD ports and people lay eggs.

"The shooting is terrible" I hear this about the Uncharted games, and you know who I hear it from? People who are terrible at TPS games. Period. When probed it always comes down to "bullet sponges" and being "unfair." I never say this (aloud), but: get good. Uncharted shooting is fantastic.

I know, I know, reviews are subjective but man, I'm just so sick of the hipster review culture. Just wait until the first clickbait 2/10 drops...I may actually scream out loud.
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lol I can't tell if this is a parody or not.
 
Gurish said:
I don't agree, obviously it's a last gen game but it looks great considering, some rough spots here and there but the view from the hotel still holds up wonderfully, they did a great job with this remaster.
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Thought given posting all the beautiful photos I took just from the demo that my sarcasm would be easily detected.


Game looks freaking phenomenal at 1080p 60fps with all the effort Bluepoint put in to refining the rough edges.

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Given I just played the demo for like 4 hours tooling around with photo mode, just thinking of all the locations and set pieces across all three games has my mouth watering.
 
Dick Justice said:
The fact that he generally kills in self-defense (these are well-equipped, hostile mercs, not unarmed civilians), and isn't presented as some bloodthirsty maniac? You could make the argument that he's a greedy asshole, but serial killer? If that's the case, then almost every game ever made has the us playing as serial killers then.
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I wouldn't call him a "maniac" or "serial killer" but he's definitely some type of crazy thrill seeker who has no problem killing people in his way of treasure. Uncharted 3 tells you this directly.
 
i'm playing soma and tearaway. not even started mad max yet. and have fallout 4 in pretty much a months time. and yet i really really want this even though i've played them all to death. if it was cheaper i'd bite. full retail is too much for me.
 
Fhtagn said:
No, my legit reaction to Unharted 1 was "wow, this guy sure is willing to kill a lot of people just to get some treasure."

It's more of a joke that people insist this must be a joke.
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Why is this any different from an Indiana Jones movie or something
 
Just got paid so I'm going all out and paying fifty quid for the digital copy like a moron. Three of my favourites games all in one package and spruced up as hell? Can't wait!
 
Dad said:
Why is this any different than an Indian Jones movie or something
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Only reason I can guess is because playing a video game is an active experience, while watching a movie is a more passive one.

Uncharted makes you feel like Drake "The Murderer", because you actually control him, while you're just watching Harrison Ford play a character in a movie.

That's just my guess, because I don't really question the motive of shooting people in a third-person shooter (unless the game specifically asks me to, like Spec Ops: The Line).
 
Scientist Supreme! said:
I wouldn't call him a "maniac" or "serial killer" but he's definitely some type of crazy thrill seeker who has no problem killing people in his way of treasure. Uncharted 3 tells you this directly.
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Maybe so, but that's a far cry from the general "Drake's a bloodthirsty psychopath" argument that people tend to bring up. Which did start off as a joke.
 
visiblemode said:
7 out of 10....

Game reviews have completely gone to hell.

To address some of the criticisms:

"These games have aged badly."

I played the unremastered version of Uncharted 1 last year, and while the graphics weren't up to par with 2 and 3 and the shooting was weaker than 2 and 3, the game was still fantastic. A year later a remaster of it is bad? Worse, a remaster of 2 or 3?

3 of the best action games ever are lovingly remade and some reviewers yawn? ....20 year old games get HD ports and people lay eggs.

"The shooting is terrible" I hear this about the Uncharted games, and you know who I hear it from? People who are terrible at TPS games. Period. When probed it always comes down to "bullet sponges" and being "unfair." I never say this (aloud), but: get good. Uncharted shooting is fantastic.

I know, I know, reviews are subjective but man, I'm just so sick of the hipster review culture. Just wait until the first clickbait 2/10 drops...I may actually scream out loud.
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OK attempt at parody of the Uncharted 3 review thread.
Oh God, this is real, isn't it?

Anyway: I'm highly interested in this, but the demo didn't blow me away the way I had hoped and neither do these scores (though they're still very good). Might wait and see if the price comes down later on; there's a lot of games to buy this fall, no rush.
 
I can say one thing with some certainty. After playing a demo, anyone who says that the aiming here is imprecise (bad shooting!) is factually wrong or just doesn't know how to aim with a controller. I had zero - absolutely zero problems nailing down anyone in the demo. The game has never controlled better and more accurately than in this remaster. I felt like an aiming God of some kind playing it to be honest, and had to double check there isn't some heavy aim assist enabled (there isn't).

Triggerhappytel said:
No, but shooting someone on the roof of a building with a tranquilliser so they fall a hundred feet onto rocks is definitely murder.
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That never happens. You pull a guard, he falls into water below and swims away.
 
TheJoRu said:
Anyway: I'm highly interested in this, but the demo didn't blow me away the way I had hoped and neither do these scores (though they're still very good). Might wait and see if the price comes down later on; there's a lot of games to buy this fall, no rush.
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Lol you were waiting for scores on this? Why?
 
People are STILL complaining that Drake shoots people?

I guess we can look forward to this same stale argument next year when Uncharted 4 comes out too.
 
Skux said:
What do you know, great games are still great.

The remaster is truly the star of the show here. So many others just bundle all the DLC, up the resolution and call it a day (God of War, Dishonored to name a few). Bluepoint has given us so much more than that. We have photo mode. UC2 cheats in all games. 60fps with better textures and models. Motion blur options. New difficulty levels. It's worth buying even for people who have played the PS3 games to death.
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Didn't know about some of these, sounds amazing.

Can't get it for full price, but can't wait to get it next year, if I can.
 
Lord Error said:
I can say one thing with some certainty. After playing a demo, anyone who says that the aiming here is imprecise (bad shooting!) is factually wrong or just doesn't know how to aim with a controller. I had zero - absolutely zero problems nailing down anyone in the demo. The game has never controlled better and more accurately than in this remaster. I felt like an aiming God of some kind playing it to be honest, and had to double check there isn't some heavy aim assist enabled (there isn't).
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Well if someone doesn't find the shooting good to them, they don't find the shooting good to them. I like Uncharted but, there is something off about the shooting despite me being used to it. Not sure what it is though but, hey that's me.

EDIT: I just noticed your tag to lol.
 
I don't get the "terrible" shooting mechanics. Do they suck or what? This is one of the few games where hip firing is just as viable as OTS when it comes to shooting strategy. Are these people playing the game like GeoW? Of so, I can understand the complaints.
 
BigDug13 said:
I dunno. These games have already been widely reviewed. It seems like a remaster collection is begging for more of a review about how it comes off as a remastered collection instead of simply rehashing the same gameplay reviews that these games have already gotten years ago.

But I guess that's the weird place remasters find themselves, being rereviewed as if the game has never been played and reviewed before.
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I think the best way would be to review the remaster as it is -- how it plays in the remaster versus the original release, what is fixed and what is not, and expectations of the remaster then the reviewer should just link back to the original review of the games in question stating that the remaster review isn't a re-review of the games. There shouldn't be any talk of the expected gameplay (like how dated it may feel now). The only time gameplay should be mentioned is when there's a remake, not a remaster.
 
SuperSonic1305 said:
If you didn't like the games why would you play the remastered version?
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Maybe some people haven't played games that were made 4 to 7 years ago.
I have played all but I was already deceived by Uncharted 3 and I'm clearly waiting for the 4th one since they promised a lot of change.
I'm going to play the demo and maybe I'll buy the collection for cheaper when I'll get rid of my PS3.

Clearly if I have someone who has never played the series and ask me I'll say that he should give it a go (3 good games for this price is a very good price imo) and then he could decide if he wants to buy Uncharted 4.

Also I understand people talking about gameplay but the fact that Nathan is killing people in a game? And more importantly when most of the people here have already played at least one GTA game... yeah sure.

Edit: for me the shooting gameplay mechanics are really too simple but it doesn't make the games to be bad. Just no Naughty God for me...
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I will buy it either during BF or when it goes on sale. Might run through all the games again before Uncharted 4 if I find the time.
 
BigTnaples said:
Thought given posting all the beautiful photos I took just from the demo that my sarcasm would be easily detected.


Game looks freaking phenomenal at 1080p 60fps with all the effort Bluepoint put in to refining the rough edges.

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Given I just played the demo for like 4 hours tooling around with photo mode, just thinking of all the locations and set pieces across all three games has my mouth watering.
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Oops, guess my sarcasem detector is broken, didn't understand how anyone can think they are ugly, I get how someone might think the games are not as mind blowing as some of the best current gen stuff obviously, but anyone that claims "ugly" is just hyperbolic as usual on the internet, the remaster looks wonderful imo, the best work I've seen with a remaster game alongside Metro.
 
I disagree with the whole "mass murderer" criticism, but if there's something I think Naughty Dog could take from it for Uncharted 4 is improving the supernatural element. Slow things down a bit, make the supernatural enemies fewer, but much more menacing. Make it so just shooting them a bunch more won't be the way to go, but instead either your weapons won't work or you'll be deprived of them because reasons, make them scarier and stronger, and make the encounters completely different from human enemies. Maybe something closer to the infected in The Last of Us rather than blue dudes with tons of HP.
 
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