Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)

I absolutely love this franchise. UC1 was the first game I played on my PS3, and UC2 was the first game I owned for it. Played through all of them multiple times, and got the Platinums, which sparked an interest in trophy hunting in me as well.

So I really wish I could point out why UC4 didn't leave an impression on me. It's obviously technically better, did all the main franchise stuff while expanding in an interesting way. I love the game conceptually and can't really point any obvious faults (except that it drags a bit too long). So why don't I love this game and think it was kinda forgettable? Wish I could say. Only once in the whole game was I actually feeling any excitement. (The truck chase sequence).

Only criticism I have is how the game blueballs you with the main theme - LOVE it and hate that they changed. Yes I get the new one fits thematically - but I was totally expecting the whole thing to play in the credits. It did not.

This game was the best game I played in the PS4 / PS4 Pro era, hands down. Stop and think about that for a second. Think about the games that people go on and on about from that era (all of which I've played and beaten as well). This game just slaps from start to finish.

This game has an amazing story, the characters have a synergy that you just don't find in most games and it legitimately feels like you're in an action movie -- James Bond, Indiana Jones, Goonies, etc all rolled into one. There were times in this game where I couldn't believe I was actually controlling the character in relation to the Michael Bay shit that was happening on the screen. Also, the way they wrap-up the story had me emotional, it's so damn good!

I completed the main storyline in about 17 hours on PS4 Pro. This is a game I really need to play the DLC for and just revisit for a playthrough (and I'm not someone that re-plays games typically). I'm sitting here just thinking how damn good this game was.

Finally, a story with actual meat on its bones, actually fleshed out themes, tons and tons of parallels, and story beats that actually pay off well. I played on Hard to try and squeeze out its mechanics, but I was funneled into the same cover shooting mechanics, which is a shame because the encounters are actual arenas rather than corridors. With stealth being expanded upon, I don't understand why they removed silenced weapons. Even on Hard, I felt like I could always be caught if I just peeped my head out for a second. I felt like a kid forced to only play with the monkey bars rather than the whole playground. I have yet to play it on normal to see if I'd have more freedom than I really should have. I'm likely to replay it again soon.

Uncharted plus Last of Us 1 ranking 2 = 4 > TLOU >>> 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1

First chapters: Young Nathan escaping the orphanage with his brother just to see him leave again. Next chapter Nathan discovers a trinket of a saint cross, hollow, which is worthless but leads to other big thing. Sam (Nathan's brother) gets shot while leaving the panama prison with his brother and, the partner because of a riot he started. Next chapter Nathan is working a normal job, discovers a bunch of copper, gets an offer to do a job without permits (illegal) and discovers, with him showing up, that his brother is alive, but in big trouble. He needs to recover a treasure, which half of it owns a panama's cartel druglord.

Chapter 5 - Nathan and Sam need to recover a big treasure, Sam is in trouble with an important Panama cartel drug lord.

I liked this movie... does that means I have to return my critic id?

You can read my review in spanish in GamerFocus.

That doesn't mean this is a great movie. Not a all. The dialogues are awful and the plot is a mess. But Tom Holland really has a lot of charisma (even if its a different kind of charisma than the Nathan Drake from the games) and the climax is extremely ridiculous and fun. I had a good time.

Having a Sully without mustache? That is a damn crime.