Uncharted 3 Hate (In retrospect)- Justified or Not?

khoofia_pika · 2011-12-23 10:19:05

So, I've played through Uncharted 3 twice now, and I must say, I don't find the game bad at all. I mean, I absolutely loved Uncharted 2, and I still think it's the best game in the series so far, but Uncharted 3 has been getting a lot of unwarranted hate.People have been saying it's too linear. I agree, it is. It's more linear than Uncharted 2, and I definitely prefered UC2's approach, which balanced between cinematic action and gameplay perfectly. But UC3 provides a different kind of experience, that is just as engrossing. Some of the levels are simply mind blowing, like the convoy section, and the Chateu- they're levels that can put UC2 to shame. While I definitely want future Uncharted games to give us more control over what's going on, I didn't mind the cinematic and linear approach that UC3 had, because I still had a hell lot of fun with the game.People are also saying the ending is disappointing. Yes, it is, kind of. But only because of the lack of a boss battle. I expected a big boss battle against Talbot, but other than that, the last sequence was mind blowing. The spectacle of the city sinking into the desert was spectacular, and it felt too much awe-striking. Though I do prefer Uncharted 2's ending and was a little disappointed in UC3 for having no boss battle, the latter's ending isn't as bad as it is being made out to be.Sure, compared to UC2, 3 isn't very good- few games can stand up to something as awesome as Uncharted 2. But it's still a great game, and it definitely is not as bad as it is being made out to be. It's still an awesome game.THIS IS ALL OBVIOUSLY JUST MY OPINION.

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#151 UnrealLegend

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[QUOTE="UnrealLegend"]
I was glad there was no boss battle, because Uncharted 2's final boss fight was pure and utter garbage.
mitu123

Not as bad as the 1st game, that was all a quick time event.:lol:

No, it was much worse than the first game. At least quick time events sit well with Uncharted's gameplay.

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#152 mitu123

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[QUOTE="mitu123"]
[QUOTE="UnrealLegend"]
I was glad there was no boss battle, because Uncharted 2's final boss fight was pure and utter garbage.
UnrealLegend

Not as bad as the 1st game, that was all a quick time event.:lol:

No, it was much worse than the first game. At least quick time events sit well with Uncharted's gameplay.

Yes, but that made the boss easy...

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#153 UnrealLegend

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[QUOTE="UnrealLegend"]
[QUOTE="mitu123"] Not as bad as the 1st game, that was all a quick time event.:lol:
mitu123

No, it was much worse than the first game. At least quick time events sit well with Uncharted's gameplay.

Yes, but that made the boss easy...

I'd rather a boss be easy than terrible.

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#154 mitu123

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[QUOTE="mitu123"]
[QUOTE="UnrealLegend"]
No, it was much worse than the first game. At least quick time events sit well with Uncharted's gameplay.
UnrealLegend

Yes, but that made the boss easy...

I'd rather a boss be easy than terrible.

It wasn't a good boss fight either.

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#155 UnrealLegend

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[QUOTE="UnrealLegend"]
[QUOTE="mitu123"] Yes, but that made the boss easy...
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I'd rather a boss be easy than terrible.

It wasn't a good boss fight either.

I never said it was good, just not as bad as Uncharted 2's.

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#156 mitu123

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[QUOTE="mitu123"]
[QUOTE="UnrealLegend"]
I'd rather a boss be easy than terrible.
UnrealLegend

It wasn't a good boss fight either.

I never said it was good, just not as bad as Uncharted 2's.

Ok, fair enough.:P

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Okay, now that I'm well into my third playthrough (I freaking love this game, so much replay value in the campaign alone), here's what I liked and what I did not like: WHAT I DID NOT LIKE: -The game never delves upon Talbot's supernatural abilities. How did he disappear after taking the journal from Cutter? How the hell does he not die? -The game should have delved more into Drake's past, maybe show a mission or two which saw Sully training him. -Elena was more of a cameo. The game needs more Elena! -Cutter and Chloe disappeared before Yemen, and much to my disappointment, never came back. I wanted to see more of them, Cutter was such an awesome character. -No boss battles. I loved the chopper boss battle in Uncharted 2. -ND did not develop Salim's character, I didn't care if he died or lived. -I wanted to know more about how those guys did all the seemingly supernatural stuff. -The water levels. Bleah. WHAT I LIKED: -The combat is amazing -The campaign is long enough, well paced. -Set pieces are amazing. -Chateau level is the best I have ever seen in the series, followed by the Convoy one (straight out of The Last Crusade; Indie chasing his father on horses and all) -Cutter is an amazing character -Plain crash :O -The last chapter. Mind blowing. -The relationship between Drake and Sully. -Hand to hand combat is much, much better. -Marlowe and Talbot are awesome villains, better than Lazarevic -A lot of replay value -Co-op is awesome -Multiplayer is addictive -Drake's character is brilliant as usual -Writing is intelligent and funny -Voice acting as brilliant, as expected, and so is the MoCap There's a lot more stuff that I want to add to the "Good" section, but I'm just gonna post this for the time being. :P Overall, I think Drake's Deception is an awesome game, better than the sum of its parts, and I would, despite all its faults, easily give it a 9.5, or maybe even a 10.

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