Uncharted is not an Action Adventure series. Its a Third Person Shooter Series

Plain and simple. What are the 3 things you do the most in Uncharted?

1. Platform (terribly I might add, clearly not a platformer, not even a hybrid)
2. Collect treasure (yeah you do this in RE too and its obviously a TPS as well)
3. Shoot things in a third person perspective. (you sort of do this like . . . . a lot)

I don't know where people are confusing pacing with genre. For example, just because I do watch cutscenes in a final fantasy games it does not some how become a movie. Just because I pick a costume for a fighter in like Street Fighter, it doesn't suddenly become a dress up game.

Uncharted is a great third person shooter series. Its hardly an action adventure game. Its closer to pure action (which it actually is but shooters are an off shoot of that by nature and action games are given to stuff like Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry). You don't adventure worth shiit in uncharted, you go in a strickly linear path filled with shallow platforming and puzzles to break up the constant shooting. Hell, you have a more legitimate claim at Metroid Prime being an action adventure game than Uncharted. So its good, Uncharted, great shooter series, (nothing wrong with shooters) let's move on.

Thank you for stating the obvious.

Cool story bro

Thank you for stating the obvious.

GD1551

You would think it would be obvious but clearly it isn't givem what I've been reading as of late. But your welcome, I suppose you would prefer me to say something stupid as that would be more to your liking then?

Well I'd call an action game but yeah I guess you shoot stuff 85% of the time.

It's definitly not adventure tho. We need more of those. :(

Call of Duty is a First Person Shooter! omg wow!

:P

Agreed. And by the way, did you see my recent thread where we discussed this very thing? It's amazing how many people think it doesn't classify as a shooter...

I think we all know this.

It's a shooter, but it doesn't make it any less of an amazing series. I lol when people try to use "shooter" as meaning bad, it's not, deal with it.SaltyMeatballs

Oh I agree the series is great :)

Its not even that great a game let alone a TPS.

Add up the platorming and puzzle solving and the gun play isn't the focus. Do you guys even play these games or just chat about them on the internet? Cuase I'll tell you what what you see and what I play are totally different regarding the Uncharted series. Don't get me wrong there is shooting throughout Uncharted games but its not a super huge part of it from what I have played. Multiplayer shooting is paramount though I give you that.

IGN says Third-Person Action. Gamespot says Action as well.

Add up the platorming and puzzle solving and the gun play isn't the focus.

xOMGITSJASONx

Oh,so kinda like Half Life 2? Man,and here i was thinking HL2 was a FPS all this time when it´s actually action adventure! :o

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Thank you for stating the obvious.

ActicEdge

You would think it would be obvious but clearly it isn't givem what I've been reading as of late. But your welcome, I suppose you would prefer me to say something stupid as that would be more to your liking then?

You already say enough stupid things, don't need you to add anymore.

Add up the platorming and puzzle solving and the gun play isn't the focus. Do you guys even play these games or just chat about them on the internet? Cuase I'll tell you what what you see and what I play are totally different regarding the Uncharted series. Don't get me wrong there is shooting throughout Uncharted games but its not a super huge part of it from what I have played. Multiplayer shooting is paramount though I give you that.

xOMGITSJASONx

What puzzles lol. Calling what Uncharted does puzzles is insulting to actual good puzzle games. The platforming is terribly irrelevant, it adds nothing to the game even if it does exist. I have all 3 uncharted games. Its a shooter with different pacing but if you don't shoot crap in uncharted, you haven't played like 70% of the game.

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[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Thank you for stating the obvious.

GD1551

You would think it would be obvious but clearly it isn't givem what I've been reading as of late. But your welcome, I suppose you would prefer me to say something stupid as that would be more to your liking then?

You already say enough stupid things don't need you to add anymore.

Awe cute, you have a sense of humour, (if not a terrible one) but here is neither the time nor the place and some of the responses in this thread clearly indicate its not as obvious as you want it to be.

Awe cute, you have a sense of humour, (if not a terrible one) but here is neither the time nor the place and some of the responses in this thread clearly indicate its not as obvious as you want it to be.

ActicEdge

Time or place for what exactly?

It's obviously a Third-Person Shooter Action/ Adventure game or TPSAA. :P

Anybody with common sense knows its a 3rd person shooter. Its just that people who are fans/fanboys of something (speaking in general) like to attribute special names to something to make it seem "different", so that when they hold it to the standards it SHOULD be being held to, they can give it a free pass.

Like pointing out Uncharted's terrible gunplay/shooting mechanics, etc....and comparing it to a game like Max Payne 3, which Ive done before on here and people try so hard to distance Uncharted from Max Payne. Some lulzy responses I got were......."derp....uncharted's not a 'pure' tps!!! its nothing like Max Payne.....its got teh platforming. Its not about the shooting".....:| Max Payne 3 literally IS Uncharted with blood, swearing, better shooting, no climbing, and replace the treasure hunting antagonists with drug cartels and paramilitary human organ farmers. The scripted moments where it makes you walk at snail pace, even down to making Fabiana "climb up there and drop that latter down for me".

I also love when people try to act like Uncharted is 30% shooting, 30% puzzles, and 30% "platforming". No MF'er its %80 shooting, 5% puzzles, and 15% platforming. And its not even platforming, its "traversal".

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Awe cute, you have a sense of humour, (if not a terrible one) but here is neither the time nor the place and some of the responses in this thread clearly indicate its not as obvious as you want it to be.

GD1551

Time or place for what exactly?

Silly shots at each other. I'd rather stay on topic.

damn, i don't see gears of war being talked about nearly the amount of times that uncharted has been on these boards, you guys sure love uncharted

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Add up the platorming and puzzle solving and the gun play isn't the focus. Do you guys even play these games or just chat about them on the internet? Cuase I'll tell you what what you see and what I play are totally different regarding the Uncharted series. Don't get me wrong there is shooting throughout Uncharted games but its not a super huge part of it from what I have played. Multiplayer shooting is paramount though I give you that.

ActicEdge

What puzzles lol. Calling what Uncharted does puzzles is insulting to actual good puzzle games. The platforming is terribly irrelevant, it adds nothing to the game even if it does exist. I have all 3 uncharted games. Its a shooter with different pacing but if you don't shoot crap in uncharted, you haven't played like 70% of the game.

NaughtyDog themselves have said that they wouldnt classify what is in Uncharted as "platforming", but as "traversal". But I lulz watching NaughtyDrones try to make that shyt out like its Mario or something.

also yfw people have been to referring to resident evil as more actiony

you obviously don't know what you're talking about.

I wouldn't call it a TPS simply because it has platforming and puzzle elements. Those elements alone make it an action adventure game. A TPS is something like Gears or SOCOM. Just because a game features third person shooting doesn't make it a third person shooter. Nonstop-Madness

[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]I wouldn't call it a TPS simply because it has platforming and puzzle elements. Those elements alone make it an action adventure game. A TPS is something like Gears or SOCOM. Just because a game features third person shooting doesn't make it a third person shooter. Nanomage

[QUOTE="Nanomage"][QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]I wouldn't call it a TPS simply because it has platforming and puzzle elements. Those elements alone make it an action adventure game. A TPS is something like Gears or SOCOM. Just because a game features third person shooting doesn't make it a third person shooter. mrmusicman247

damn, i don't see gears of war being talked about nearly the amount of times that uncharted has been on these boards, you guys sure love uncharted

Chris_Williams

I do, Uncharted is pretty fun.

The thing is, if uncharted had swords instead of guns it would be considered an action adventure automatically. what people fail to understand is that all shooters are action adventure games. mrmusicman247

No all shooters are action games. Action adventures require an adventure and non linear aspect as well as a reasonable amount of environmental and puzzle solving aspects too. Shooters and games like bayonetta and devil may cry are off shoots of action. Something like Zelda or luigi's mansion are more a kin to action adventure games.

Lots of games have shooting elements in them, but arent shooters. You could list just about anything from LBP Karting to Ratchet and Clank to Heavy Rain and everything in between. Uncharted is a action/adventure series because that's what its about first and foremost. You just happen to be able to use weapons along the way.-ArchAngeL-777-

Shooting doesn't make something a shooter. That said, without shooting, Uncharted is not really much of a game at all.

1st. You forgot puzzles.

2nd. Its not called platforming what Uncharted does, its traversal.

3rd. I'll still call it an action adventure game. what about now? You're gonna forbid me? For me a TPS is Vanquish or Gears where you spent 95% shooting. Uncharted games have like 50/60% of shooting so no. Its not a TPS for me. Its like calling Deus Ex a FPS

[QUOTE="-ArchAngeL-777-"]Lots of games have shooting elements in them, but arent shooters. You could list just about anything from LBP Karting to Ratchet and Clank to Heavy Rain and everything in between. Uncharted is a action/adventure series because that's what its about first and foremost. You just happen to be able to use weapons along the way.ActicEdge

Shooting doesn't make something a shooter. That said, without shooting, Uncharted is not really much of a game at all.

I dont know about you but I much enjoy the meelee combat, traversal (simple but effective) and the puzzles in Uncharted games. Shooting is fun but honestly is not the main attraction for me. So no, maybe FOR YOU uncharted isnt much of a game without shooting but dont say it like its a fact

[QUOTE="-ArchAngeL-777-"]Lots of games have shooting elements in them, but arent shooters. You could list just about anything from LBP Karting to Ratchet and Clank to Heavy Rain and everything in between. Uncharted is a action/adventure series because that's what its about first and foremost. You just happen to be able to use weapons along the way.ActicEdge

Shooting doesn't make something a shooter. That said, without shooting, Uncharted is not really much of a game at all.

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[QUOTE="-ArchAngeL-777-"]Lots of games have shooting elements in them, but arent shooters. You could list just about anything from LBP Karting to Ratchet and Clank to Heavy Rain and everything in between. Uncharted is a action/adventure series because that's what its about first and foremost. You just happen to be able to use weapons along the way.4dr1el

Shooting doesn't make something a shooter. That said, without shooting, Uncharted is not really much of a game at all.

I dont know about you but I much enjoy the meelee combat, traversal (simple but effective) and the puzzles in Uncharted games. Sooting is fun but honestly is not the main attraction for me. So no, maybe FOR YOU uncharted isnt much of a game without shooting but dont say it like its a fact

Melle combat in itself I don't really classify as anything special but I don't consider melee a big part of most shooters. You can not shoot a bullet in Uncharted to kill enimies in theory but it would be stupid and not the point considering there are guns littered everywhere and drake blatantly disarms and opponents just to use their weapons several times in the series. Traversal, nots not really gameplay. You can't actually mess up platforming that is automated. If you like how it sets the pacing thats cool but it barely qualifies as gameplay. Puzzles?:lol: This series has almost no puzzles at all. 1 does more so than 2 (though they suck and are the basic follow the pattern, turn in this directi/on) but man, I guess its because I actually love puzzle games and so I expectg puzzles to not suck to be considered gameplay and not pacing but hey w/e floats your boat I suppose. I stand by the fact that its not much of a game without the shooting, the set pieces basically no longer exist without it.

Wait............people actually question whether or not Uncharted is a TPS? O.o? Dafuq?.. I swear SW is getting dumber by the day...Desmonic

But it isnt a TPS. At least not in the vein of a gears or Vanquish. You're also in third person and shoot most of the time in Red Dead Redemption. Do you call it a TPS or an action adventure?

btw TC fun fact: Uncharted 3 won best Action adventure game in most awards (GT for ex) while it wasnt even nominated on best TPS. I think professional reviewers know more then you

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"]The thing is, if uncharted had swords instead of guns it would be considered an action adventure automatically. what people fail to understand is that all shooters are action adventure games. ActicEdge

No all shooters are action games. Action adventures require an adventure and non linear aspect as well as a reasonable amount of environmental and puzzle solving aspects too. Shooters and games like bayonetta and devil may cry are off shoots of action. Something like Zelda or luigi's mansion are more a kin to action adventure games.

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Shooting doesn't make something a shooter. That said, without shooting, Uncharted is not really much of a game at all.

ActicEdge

I dont know about you but I much enjoy the meelee combat, traversal (simple but effective) and the puzzles in Uncharted games. Sooting is fun but honestly is not the main attraction for me. So no, maybe FOR YOU uncharted isnt much of a game without shooting but dont say it like its a fact

Melle combat in itself I don't really classify as anything special but I don't consider melee a big part of most shooters. You can not shoot a bullet in Uncharted to kill enimies in theory but it would be stupid and not the point considering there are guns littered everywhere and drake blatantly disarms and opponents just to use their weapons several times in the series.

games... serious business

again, everything you said its YOUR OPINION, wich I respect but please, dont try passing it out like a fact. I like Uncharted traversal, meelee combat, puzzles, settings, story, dialogue, characters, etc etc, more then I like the shooting. For my shooting fix I rather play Vanquish wich is a real TPS