"bang on the money"
Without a doubt Uncharted 4 has to be among one of
the most hyped titles in PlayStation history. Games like Witcher 3 and
Metal Gear Solid 5, while fairly competent, were so over hyped they felt
a little disappointing in the end.
Adventure games can often divide players. If you
don’t enjoy the story, characters, levelling-up system and puzzles you
might not appreciate the game. More immediate games like Mario and Grand
Theft Auto will always find a broader audience.
In the past, similar games have had a reputation
for being pretty inaccessible. The average guy on the street is never
going to beat Tomb Raider or Resident Evil without a walkthrough guide.
Which kind of defeats the object of an adventure game. It’s meant to be
about discovery. An adventure.
Good news is that Naughty Dog has hit the nail on
the head, striking the perfect balance between testing gameplay and ease
of use.
It’s amazing that a studio that started out making
bandicoot based platformers, now produces some of the most technically
impressive games around.
Uncharted 4’s seamless transitions between gameplay
and story scenes are everything you would expect from an
eighth-generation console title. No other game pushes the PS4 so hard.
Whether Xbox owners will sell up and upgrade to
PS4, is another thing, but for once the hype was actually bang on the
money.
