I'm back from the dead!

Solid Snake · 05-17-2010, 02:38 PM

...I just pulled an Uncharted and Uncharted 2 marathon.

Holy crap, both games were amazing. (I'm exhausted and really could use some sleep, but that felt worth it. It's been quite some time since I pulled this kind of an all-night marathon with videogames.)

Like I'm curious to know exactly how and why NonCon rated Uncharted 2 so poorly, because I really enjoyed that game.

I think the original Uncharted's story was actually slightly better polished -- everything fit into place better, and the pacing of the plot twists kept me more intrigued. Uncharted 2 was slightly less cohesive -- too many sudden jumps in time and locale, and a couple of the new characters were woefully underdeveloped. Still, Uncharted 2's gameplay was far superior. The original had the OMG story moments, while the sequel had the OMG gameplay moments -- taking on a helicopter while in a moving train! Taking on a tank as it rolls through a village!

The graphics on the PS3 are gorgeous.

I then tried to play a little MGS4 and I found myself surprised at how difficult the transition was. My original MGS4 experience was colored somewhat because it had been the only PS3 game I'd really played. Having gone through the Uncharted series I couldn't help but feel like that control scheme was intuitive and simple, while MGS4's drove me up a wall. This could also be, however, a symptom of me running on so little sleep. Uncharted and Uncharted 2 work well in a marathon context because you don't have to constantly enter menus to swap out your inventories or really extensively plan routes from point A to point B.

Finally, I was really quite pleased in the original Uncharted when it turned out Sully hadn't betrayed you. I just thought that was a clever spin on traditional expectations.

EDIT: Naw it was Mirai and not NonCon who wrote the Uncharted 2 review on Gamepad Dojo. Sorry NonCon! I often remember the reviews but forget who wrote them.

05-17-2010, 02:38 PM	#1
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	...I just pulled an Uncharted and Uncharted 2 marathon. *Holy crap,* both games were amazing. (I'm exhausted and really could use some sleep, but that felt worth it. It's been quite some time since I pulled this kind of an all-night marathon with videogames.) Like I'm curious to know exactly how and why NonCon rated Uncharted 2 so poorly, because I really enjoyed that game. I think the original Uncharted's story was actually slightly better polished -- everything fit into place better, and the pacing of the plot twists kept me more intrigued. Uncharted 2 was slightly less cohesive -- too many sudden jumps in time and locale, and a couple of the new characters were woefully underdeveloped. Still, Uncharted 2's gameplay was far superior. The original had the OMG story moments, while the sequel had the OMG gameplay moments -- taking on a helicopter while in a moving train! Taking on a tank as it rolls through a village! The graphics on the PS3 are gorgeous. I then tried to play a little MGS4 and I found myself surprised at how difficult the transition was. My original MGS4 experience was colored somewhat because it had been the only PS3 game I'd really played. Having gone through the Uncharted series I couldn't help but feel like that control scheme was intuitive and simple, while MGS4's drove me up a wall. This could also be, however, a symptom of me running on so little sleep. Uncharted and Uncharted 2 work well in a marathon context because you don't have to constantly enter menus to swap out your inventories or really extensively plan routes from point A to point B. Finally, I was really quite pleased in the original Uncharted when it turned out Sully hadn't betrayed you. I just thought that was a clever spin on traditional expectations. EDIT: Naw it was Mirai and not NonCon who wrote the Uncharted 2 review on Gamepad Dojo. Sorry NonCon! I often remember the reviews but forget who wrote them. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text. Last edited by Solid Snake; 05-17-2010 at 02:43 PM.