Today’s game is Uncharted 4. I was playing this again, partly because I was tinkering with Proton. But I also had really wanted to finish it (for like the 4th time). It got me thinking though. This is like one of the earliest games I equate to do these screenshots. The other ones I think would be Fallout New Vegas and Assassin’s Creed Black Flag. Honestly they’ve kind of cemented themself as some nostalgic games for me because of that. At least, if you can even be nostalgic for something 2 years ago.
Anyways. I was doing the car driving segment in Madagascar. I like this segment because it’s a nice change of pace from all the climbing and jumping and fighting. Instead you’re doing climbing and jumping in a car, and momentarily getting out to fight.
During the car chase I got this amusing bug I’d never seen before when I crashed into a cart. I guess the 4x4 didn’t like that because it flung itself backwards into the sky. It was funny to see. Eventually though it wasn’t coming down. So I had to restart the chase.
Anyways. You know another thing I like about this game? The journal. I’m not really a fan of quest menus. They’re cool and I don’t think they make a game bad. But I adore diegetic design like this where you get your bearings through a journal. This game honestly inspired me to start journaling myself. I even bought a little inkless printer to print out my own photos for big events and stuff.
I made it through the caves before stopping. It’s always a little saddening seeing how fast this game goes. Next I’ll do Lost Legacy. But I will be sad to see Nathan Drake go again. Chloe is cool but no one will ever compare to Nathan for me.
I like that “Do you have a boyfriend?” is written in different, presumably feminine, handwriting. Seems like really good “show, don’t tell” storytelling.
The game does a really good job of that in my opinion, and I appreciate that it’s done in a way that characterizes characters with traits that may not be relevant to the story entirely.
I also like the section after where it apologizes for his idiot brother. It tells a fun little story that this is a regular occurrence for them
I still regret never finishing this game. I loved 1 for what it was and getting me into the series. Playing 2 and 3 were some of my favorite games for the era and loved the over the top action.
I was really looking forward to 4 at the time. I just couldnt get into it as much all because of the swing towards stealth… I am just not a big fan of that style even if it was a good fit. I got about 30% through and never turned back. I definitely should try and finish it seeing as it really does look to be the last entry and would like to finish it. The game was free earlier this year i think on psn as a monthly so i have no excuses.
if you can get past the gameplay (I get it. I love the gameplay but it takes a different direction from the first 3), I really love the story. It’s more grounded which works perfectly for it being the last Nathan Drake Story.
I hope it’s not the last one (but if it is, it’s a hell of a high note to end on). At the very least I’d love to see Nathan Drake collection come to PC just so I don’t have to break out my PS4 or PS3 to play the first 3 games. Considering Sony’s recent Policy change though that may not happen for quite a bit
Uncharted 😍
Are you gonna jump on the gta6 bandwagon for its release?
Probably not. I’ve never played a GTA game except a little bit of 4. I have wanted to try 5 but never got around to it.
Maybe I’ll try 6 when it’s on sale for cheap, or if a friend lends me a copy. But other than that I don’t expect too. Especially for 80$ and 200GB of storage space
