A weekend of play where I've focused on the core game rather than finding all the collectibles and hidden tombs has seen me reach what I think is around two thirds of the way through the game.
I'm playing the game via PS4 Pro and it's frankly a stunning looking game, especially when you factor in that it's a multiformat third party effort. You have two options if you're not on a base machine which are focused on performance (1080p/60fps) or quality (Checkerboard, 30fps), from playing the past two games on PC 60fps is damned nice but not essential for this type of game and I found the 1080p to look too soft and Vaseliney for my tastes.
The game follows up on the past two in a very similar vein but attempts to bridge the tomb moaners issues by setting up a narrative whereby tombs are more central to the plot. So, the gameplay is the same as before but you don't spend your time travelling through abandoned Russian bases and ruins etc but instead making your way through jungle terrain and crypts. The set pieces have been toned back, they're there but in far lower numbers and mostly without QTE elements, the same goes for combat with encounters lowered and more support for stealthily moving around and taking down foes though the combat is and remains superior to that found in Uncharted.
My main issue is that much has been made about this closing out the origins trilogy before the fourth game shakes things up and whilst it seems set to do that there's a distinct lack of a sense of event about it, this is a continuation rather than a culmination, but there's nothing to dislike here if you enjoyed the previous two entries.
By the looks the game will be as passed over as the past two amidst a slew of moans about the games not being what the franchise has almost never been and would likely suck if it tried to be which is a shame, whilst UC4 drew wide praise these games do an astounding job of recreating the gameplay style without the weary self-analysis and without giving in as much to the walking simulator vibe. This doesn't reinvent the wheel but once again I'm enjoying it more than I did the other big name and more dated major Sony release that's dominating the charts at the moment.
Hopefully the last third builds things up to an impressive close out.
I'm playing the game via PS4 Pro and it's frankly a stunning looking game, especially when you factor in that it's a multiformat third party effort. You have two options if you're not on a base machine which are focused on performance (1080p/60fps) or quality (Checkerboard, 30fps), from playing the past two games on PC 60fps is damned nice but not essential for this type of game and I found the 1080p to look too soft and Vaseliney for my tastes.
The game follows up on the past two in a very similar vein but attempts to bridge the tomb moaners issues by setting up a narrative whereby tombs are more central to the plot. So, the gameplay is the same as before but you don't spend your time travelling through abandoned Russian bases and ruins etc but instead making your way through jungle terrain and crypts. The set pieces have been toned back, they're there but in far lower numbers and mostly without QTE elements, the same goes for combat with encounters lowered and more support for stealthily moving around and taking down foes though the combat is and remains superior to that found in Uncharted.
My main issue is that much has been made about this closing out the origins trilogy before the fourth game shakes things up and whilst it seems set to do that there's a distinct lack of a sense of event about it, this is a continuation rather than a culmination, but there's nothing to dislike here if you enjoyed the previous two entries.
By the looks the game will be as passed over as the past two amidst a slew of moans about the games not being what the franchise has almost never been and would likely suck if it tried to be which is a shame, whilst UC4 drew wide praise these games do an astounding job of recreating the gameplay style without the weary self-analysis and without giving in as much to the walking simulator vibe. This doesn't reinvent the wheel but once again I'm enjoying it more than I did the other big name and more dated major Sony release that's dominating the charts at the moment.
Hopefully the last third builds things up to an impressive close out.
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