Plot inconsistencies

I have noticed some plot inconsistencies in some of my favourite PS exclusive games lately. I want to know what inconsistencies you have found in PS exclusive games.

The ones I noticed are in Uncharted 2 Among Thieves.

[spoiler]

1. What was the point of the ice cave, there was no real point to it. It did not house the Cintamani Stone. There was nothing there... and why were those creatures protecting the place? makes no sense.

2. Where did Drake find that map where he uses the marker to find the entrance to Shambalha? you never see him pick it up during the game. Seems strange that he just happens to be running around with it when he needs it. [/spoiler]

MODERATOR EDIT: Added spoiler tags.

I have noticed some plot inconsistencies in some of my favourite PS exclusive games lately. I want to know what inconsistencies you have found in PS exclusive games.The ones I noticed are in Uncharted 2 Among Thieves.1. What was the point of the ice cave, there was no real point to it. It did not house the Cintamani Stone. There was nothing there... and why were those creatures protecting the place? makes no sense.contracts420

I have noticed some plot inconsistencies in some of my favourite PS exclusive games lately. I want to know what inconsistencies you have found in PS exclusive games.

The ones I noticed are in Uncharted 2 Among Thieves.

1. What was the point of the ice cave, there was no real point to it. It did not house the Cintamani Stone. There was nothing there... and why were those creatures protecting the place? makes no sense.

2. Where did Drake find that map where he uses the marker to find the entrance to Shambalha? you never see him pick it up during the game. Seems strange that he just happens to be running around with it when he needs it.

contracts420

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1. iirc Drake was guided to the ice cave to search for the remains of the Nazi expedition team sent to look for the Cintamani Stone. the creatures were actually Shambala natives in disguise to prevent outsiders from finding and entering their domain, so of course they would try to stop Drake.

2. he marked it on a tourist map, remember? and after it was taken from him he sorta just followed the trail of the bad guys.

these are all clearly told in the game... so... i don't get it. you didn't skip all the narrative CG, did you?

in any case, it shouldn't be surprising that games have plotholes - it's not even real, why should it be consistent?

I just plain dislike that level. I didn't play the entire first game, but I was put off by the mythical creatures in the 2nd game. It never really felt like it fit since the rest of the game up to that point was all involving people rather than mythical beings. I was ok with the super human people at the last level since it fit the whole hidden city thing. As for the snow cave level, well it was just kind of boring, though I'm not a fan of snow levels in general.

[QUOTE="contracts420"]

I have noticed some plot inconsistencies in some of my favourite PS exclusive games lately. I want to know what inconsistencies you have found in PS exclusive games.

The ones I noticed are in Uncharted 2 Among Thieves.

1. What was the point of the ice cave, there was no real point to it. It did not house the Cintamani Stone. There was nothing there... and why were those creatures protecting the place? makes no sense.

2. Where did Drake find that map where he uses the marker to find the entrance to Shambalha? you never see him pick it up during the game. Seems strange that he just happens to be running around with it when he needs it.

Jinroh_basic

spoiler -

1. iirc Drake was guided to the ice cave to search for the remains of the Nazi expedition team sent to look for the Cintamani Stone. the creatures were actually Shambala natives in disguise to prevent outsiders from finding and entering their domain, so of course they would try to stop Drake.

2. he marked it on a tourist map, remember? and after it was taken from him he sorta just followed the trail of the bad guys.

these are all clearly told in the game... so... i don't get it. you didn't skip all the narrative CG, did you?

in any case, it shouldn't be surprising that games have plotholes - it's not even real, why should it be consistent?

I know all of that. But in the end... there was nothing in that Ice Cave. You get to the end and it's just a room with statues. All of the stuff Drake finds is stuff that Schaifers expedition brought with them. So what's the point of this massive elaborate cave if there is nothing in it.

And yes... Drake marked it on a tourist map, but why did he just so happen to have a map that included the entrance to Shambalha on it? It wasn't even a map of Nepal. Just doesn't make sense to me.

When I saw the thread title, heavy rain quickly popped in my head..The_Ronin129

I was thinking more along the lines of the Assassin's Creed games.

I just plain dislike that level. I didn't play the entire first game, but I was put off by the mythical creatures in the 2nd game. It never really felt like it fit since the rest of the game up to that point was all involving people rather than mythical beings. I was ok with the super human people at the last level since it fit the whole hidden city thing. As for the snow cave level, well it was just kind of boring, though I'm not a fan of snow levels in general.

blueboxdoctor

[spoiler] You do realize that the "mythical creatures" and the "super human people" are the same right?
And I know you never played the entire first game, but that one had creatures as well. [/spoiler]

EDIT: Spoiler tags added.

I always wondered the same thing about the ice cave. There was no real point in going there.

MGS4 popped into my head right away by thinking about it, there's not a lot of plot wholes, just bad writing.

I always wondered why characters in the Mass Effect and Star Wars universes all spoke English. Hundreds of languages have been formed on Earth, just one planet, alone. When you have dozens of unique species isolated lightyears away from each other yet they all someone know English and accept it as a universal language even though humanity is relatively new to the galaxy in Mass Effect.

Also, in Mass Effect 2, how does Shepard know about thermal clips? In Mass Effect every single gun didn't need ammo, and instead would simply recharge. But after his near death incident in the very beggining, one of the first lines Shepard says after being unconcious for two years is that the gun doesn't have a thermal clip. The whole idea is ridiculous to begin with. The US military spends years testing a new weapon or technology before I gets used in combat. Thermal clips go from being nonexistant to a galaxy wide standard in two years. Not to mention it's a downgrade.

Just a reminder to some people, spoiler tags should be used when there are spoilers.

[QUOTE="blueboxdoctor"]

I just plain dislike that level. I didn't play the entire first game, but I was put off by the mythical creatures in the 2nd game. It never really felt like it fit since the rest of the game up to that point was all involving people rather than mythical beings. I was ok with the super human people at the last level since it fit the whole hidden city thing. As for the snow cave level, well it was just kind of boring, though I'm not a fan of snow levels in general.

Bass7

*Spoiler alert...?*

You do realize that the "mythical creatures" and the "super human people" are the same right?

And I know you never played the entire first game, but that one had creatures as well.

oh, yeah I never did get through it since it didn't do much for me. It's been a while since I played the game, so sorry for the confusion with saying the same characters twice.

I don't think a spoiler alert is really needed. If you read the title it says plot inconsistencies, which implies that if you've played a game then you'll be able to identify these inconsistencies and if you havn't played it then you really shouldn't be reading it. (ok, I may be a tad bitter towards this since I've had 2 threads before have people complain about this when the title clearly indicated you would have already of watched the episodes of the show I was discussing).

I always wondered the same thing about the ice cave. There was no real point in going there.

MGS4 popped into my head right away by thinking about it, there's not a lot of plot wholes, just bad writing.

I always wondered why characters in the Mass Effect and Star Wars universes all spoke English. Hundreds of languages have been formed on Earth, just one planet, alone. When you have dozens of unique species isolated lightyears away from each other yet they all someone know English and accept it as a universal language even though humanity is relatively new to the galaxy in Mass Effect.

Also, in Mass Effect 2, how does Shepard know about thermal clips? In Mass Effect every single gun didn't need ammo, and instead would simply recharge. But after his near death incident in the very beggining, one of the first lines Shepard says after being unconcious for two years is that the gun doesn't have a thermal clip. The whole idea is ridiculous to begin with. The US military spends years testing a new weapon or technology before I gets used in combat. Thermal clips go from being nonexistant to a galaxy wide standard in two years. Not to mention it's a downgrade.

brickdoctor

[QUOTE="Bass7"]

[QUOTE="blueboxdoctor"]

I just plain dislike that level. I didn't play the entire first game, but I was put off by the mythical creatures in the 2nd game. It never really felt like it fit since the rest of the game up to that point was all involving people rather than mythical beings. I was ok with the super human people at the last level since it fit the whole hidden city thing. As for the snow cave level, well it was just kind of boring, though I'm not a fan of snow levels in general.

blueboxdoctor

*Spoiler alert...?*

You do realize that the "mythical creatures" and the "super human people" are the same right?

And I know you never played the entire first game, but that one had creatures as well.

oh, yeah I never did get through it since it didn't do much for me. It's been a while since I played the game, so sorry for the confusion with saying the same characters twice.

I don't think a spoiler alert is really needed. If you read the title it says plot inconsistencies, which implies that if you've played a game then you'll be able to identify these inconsistencies and if you havn't played it then you really shouldn't be reading it. (ok, I may be a tad bitter towards this since I've had 2 threads before have people complain about this when the title clearly indicated you would have already of watched the episodes of the show I was discussing).

[QUOTE="blueboxdoctor"]

[QUOTE="Bass7"]

*Spoiler alert...?*

You do realize that the "mythical creatures" and the "super human people" are the same right?

And I know you never played the entire first game, but that one had creatures as well.

Bass7

oh, yeah I never did get through it since it didn't do much for me. It's been a while since I played the game, so sorry for the confusion with saying the same characters twice.

I don't think a spoiler alert is really needed. If you read the title it says plot inconsistencies, which implies that if you've played a game then you'll be able to identify these inconsistencies and if you havn't played it then you really shouldn't be reading it. (ok, I may be a tad bitter towards this since I've had 2 threads before have people complain about this when the title clearly indicated you would have already of watched the episodes of the show I was discussing).

True true, I'll definitely take that into consideration for future posts.