Nathan reaches his hands out for graspable ledges on a rock face or building exterior wherever you point the left analog stick on the controller. The ways you'll navigate the meticulously constructed world aren't new, but are executed with considerable technical prowess. (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America)ĭespite its obvious Hollywood inspirations, Uncharted 4 might be at its best when the player pauses the action and takes a moment to breathe in the landscape like a digital tourist. Your 4x4 jeep cuts through rivers in the wide-open plains of Madagascar, splattering mud that gums up your tires and glistens under the sunlight.Įlena Fisher (Emily Rose) and Nathan Drake have settled into a relatively normal life, but both feel the pull of their former careers in adventuring at the outset of Uncharted 4. Moss and flowers sway in the wind as you walk across overgrown ruins. On paper it's nothing special, but thanks to the PlayStation 4's technical prowess and developer Naughty Dog's art design, Uncharted 4 is a series of postcards featuring some of the most sumptuous scenery in console gaming. High-definition digital tourismįamilial interplay aside, this is still an action game, so Nathan and his companions travel to the usual stops on a treasure hunter's journey, from cavernous crypts to a secret city on a tropical island, to find out what happened to Captain Avery and his pile of gold coins.
They have a playful banter, but run into typical sibling dust-ups, thanks to Sam's harder edge and looser moral compass.ĭrake's wife, Elena, played by Emily Rose in both voice and motion-captured visage, is the more compelling partner in the relationship, examining the marriage of two people who lived far more exciting lives than they are at the story's outset, not sure whether they're ready to "retire." Their rapport over the series has evolved into something believable, and refreshingly grown up, in A Thief's End.
Their relationship isn't anything new, but the voice actors' performances, led by the industry everywhere-men Nolan North as Drake and Troy Baker as Sam keep it afloat.
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America) Explosive set pieces are another staple of the Uncharted series, but you won't have to do much to survive what are essentially playable cut scenes.
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