Stunning. Just absolutely stunning.
About 30% in now after playing for a good few hours today and I fear writing this post in case I come across as a dribbling fanboy as I'm really struggling to think of anything negative. It's just that good.
Quite frankly, I'd be hard pressed to find fault with the first Uncharted but I'm aware of the general issues other people had.
If you thought there was too much gunplay in the first game, I can say that the platforming:combat ratio is definitely more balanced in a way that will please you. You don't even need to fire a gun until a few chapters in and inbetween the firefights (which are outstanding) there's a lot more puzzle solving and environment traversal to keep you occupied. It does actually help balance things as the impact of the battles is much greater as there is fewer off them.
And the gunplay is just as satisfying as the first game. Enemy AI feels even more refined. They still try and flush you out with grenades and flank you but appear to do so with more caution now. You have to pay attention and can't rely on them to simply come to you and pick them off. But at the same time, the AI feels fairer, despite their increased smarts. On occasion in Drake's Fortune it felt like the pirates were psychic at times, seemingly aware of you changing hiding places even if you did it out of their line of sight. Not so here as I've managed to sneak up on grunts on multiple occasions where they've still been shooting on where they thought I still was. Because of this stealth kills actually serve a purpose now (I used them in the first game to get the medal/trophy and that was it) and you can actually, with care, take out many of your enemies before they notice, significantly lowering their odds when the mass battle kicks off.
And this is without even mentioning what are easily the finest graphics seen on any console so far. I'd seen a few videos but they simply don't compare to actually having it running on a big screen a few feet away from you. There have been numerous occasions where I've literally stopped for a minute and let out an audible "wow" and just admire the sheer scale of the views on offer. The game needs a photo mode.
Even in the darkness of chapter 2, they impress with the simply stunning reflections of the lights in the water fountain.
Just again. Simply stunning!
About 30% in now after playing for a good few hours today and I fear writing this post in case I come across as a dribbling fanboy as I'm really struggling to think of anything negative. It's just that good.
Quite frankly, I'd be hard pressed to find fault with the first Uncharted but I'm aware of the general issues other people had.
If you thought there was too much gunplay in the first game, I can say that the platforming:combat ratio is definitely more balanced in a way that will please you. You don't even need to fire a gun until a few chapters in and inbetween the firefights (which are outstanding) there's a lot more puzzle solving and environment traversal to keep you occupied. It does actually help balance things as the impact of the battles is much greater as there is fewer off them.
And the gunplay is just as satisfying as the first game. Enemy AI feels even more refined. They still try and flush you out with grenades and flank you but appear to do so with more caution now. You have to pay attention and can't rely on them to simply come to you and pick them off. But at the same time, the AI feels fairer, despite their increased smarts. On occasion in Drake's Fortune it felt like the pirates were psychic at times, seemingly aware of you changing hiding places even if you did it out of their line of sight. Not so here as I've managed to sneak up on grunts on multiple occasions where they've still been shooting on where they thought I still was. Because of this stealth kills actually serve a purpose now (I used them in the first game to get the medal/trophy and that was it) and you can actually, with care, take out many of your enemies before they notice, significantly lowering their odds when the mass battle kicks off.
And this is without even mentioning what are easily the finest graphics seen on any console so far. I'd seen a few videos but they simply don't compare to actually having it running on a big screen a few feet away from you. There have been numerous occasions where I've literally stopped for a minute and let out an audible "wow" and just admire the sheer scale of the views on offer. The game needs a photo mode.
Even in the darkness of chapter 2, they impress with the simply stunning reflections of the lights in the water fountain.
Just again. Simply stunning!
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