

The game doesn't require any knowledge of its predecessor all you need to know is that Nathan Drake is a man who has bad things happen to him. The game opens with a short scene explaining the controls, and even this is breathtaking, and takes place in a life or death struggle. The vocal talent is way above average, but even better, the writing, pacing, and flow of the story and the gameplay is maintained to perfection. We'll go deeper in-depth with the game as we get closer to launch, but for now it's worth the time to talk about how Uncharted 2 begins so strongly and keeps the pacing going through the first five chapters.
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It's going to be hard to do the full review of the game without giving away plot elements or talking about the characters this is an experience that you'll enjoy much more if you go into it as blind as possible. Because no matter how good you thought Uncharted was-and we thought it was pretty damn wonderful- Uncharted 2 is much, much better. It's a great title that still stands up now, almost two years later, but if you try to play it after you pick up this game you're going to feel like you took a step back instead of a wonderful jump up. Looking at it through the lens of other games or as a weapon in a console war is just going to diminish your enjoyment of the game.Īlso, if you're new to the PlayStation 3 and want to play the first game, do so now. In other words, get ready to enjoy something rare and worthy of respect: a game that moves its entire genre forward. This is also one of the few games where the dialog is laugh-out-loud funny.
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Invite some friends over if they're interested I played the first five chapters with one of the my best friends and his wife watching, and at different times we all remarked that the game was better scripted and acted than most action films we've seen in recent years. Go into it quietly, and try to dial down the noise about how great the game is. Don't go into Uncharted 2: Honor Among Thieves expecting to play the game of the year no title deserves that level of expectation.
