Views like these are practically worth the price of admission on their own.
Nearly nine years ago, the first Uncharted game stood out as the ultimate fulfillment of a long-promised melding between interactive games and cinematic movie-making. Our own review drew instant comparisons to the Indiana Jones film series, marveling at how the game transitioned seamlessly from well-animated climb-and-gun action to expertly produced, pre-rendered cut scenes.
All these years later, Uncharted 4 adds a few welcome refinements to that formula. It also adds a welcome PlayStation 4-powered coat of gloss to the finish. Still, as Nathan Drake's story comes to a conclusion, the series' effortlessly cinematic storytelling ends up feeling a little thin and dated. The Uncharted series has been surpassed by some of the games it helped inspire at this point. And though Uncharted 4 is an action-packed tale that's well told, it's not necessarily one worth telling.
A family affair
Uncharted 4 begins with a very different view of the action-loving Nathan Drake we know and love. The former adventurer is now safely ensconced in a low-key diving salvage job, lifting wrecks off the seafloor in locations that feature a distinct and noticeable lack of people shooting at him. Outside of work, Nathan shares a calm and quiet suburban-style existence with his globetrotting wife Elena, playing video games to pass the time he used to spend starring in them. He's happy enough, but it's clear he's not content as he looks over relics of his past that have been relegated to the attic.
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