Date played: May 19th
Platform: PS4
Nate, Sam and Sully continued their journey through the wilds of Madagascar to find the treasure. I drove the Jeep around until we reached a drawbridge that blocked the way. As I was activating the mechanism for opening it up, a huge group of soldiers showed up in armored trucks. This was the biggest combat encounter in the game yet as there were at least 20 enemies. On my first attempt, I was seen early and got blown up real fast. On my second attempt, I used stealth to my advantage, moving in the shadows and choking guys to death without being seen. I was seen at the very end when only 3 or 4 enemies remained, so I was able to shoot them without much trouble.
After opening the drawbridge, we continued our search and found a few ancient towers. There was an amazing scene where the Jeep was suspended on the side of a cliff, held only by it's winch cable. It was really spectacular and very exciting. After a bit of climbing, a bit of exploring and a couple of controlled explosives blasts, we found a room with a huge map inside one of the towers. Using the coin we found earlier as a guide, we determined that the treasure had to be in one of two towers. We were ambushed by some soldiers here again, so evidently Rafe and Nadine had already been here. There were some tougher enemies here, including some armored men and a dude with a grenade launcher.
The group split up to search each of the two towers. Sam went alone to one of them while Nate and Sully joined forces to explore the other. The tower I went to was smack in the middle of a large town and it's bustling market. This was a fun scene as the duo walked through the market. Nate even bought an apple, only to have it stolen by a lemur...
When we reached the tower, a giant clock tower actually, we found a way in and found yet another puzzle to solve. This was one of the best in the game so far. I had to find a way up through the clock tower's complex mechanism and ring some bells in a specific order. The giant, moving gears made for some really cool obstacles and platforms. Eventually, I rang all the bells, but I still had to ring the giant bell at the top of the tower. This being a really old tower, the bell fell down the tower with Nate hanging on to it for dear life. There's no other video game that has such cool moments, it's something special that's for sure!
The falling bell revealed a hidden staircase that led to a basement, so Sully and Nate went down to find the treasure. Instead, we found an elaborate puzzle where we had to line up little symbols on a mechanism. While the first was simple enough, it became more complicated. Nathan texted Sam, telling him all about his discovery and asking for help on the puzzle. Eventually, we found yet another map in the amazing treasure trail left by Avery and his fellow pirates.
As we were leaving though, we received a call from none other than Rafe himself. He hacked our cellphones and received pictures of the map that Nate had sent Sam. He also tracked us using our phone's GPS and sent heavily armored goons our way. Sam was also being attacked at the same time. I stopped playing there, but I must escape the market and fight the enemies to reach Sam and help him. I fucking LOVE Uncharted 4, it's one of the best video games I've ever played!
Platform: PS4
Nate, Sam and Sully continued their journey through the wilds of Madagascar to find the treasure. I drove the Jeep around until we reached a drawbridge that blocked the way. As I was activating the mechanism for opening it up, a huge group of soldiers showed up in armored trucks. This was the biggest combat encounter in the game yet as there were at least 20 enemies. On my first attempt, I was seen early and got blown up real fast. On my second attempt, I used stealth to my advantage, moving in the shadows and choking guys to death without being seen. I was seen at the very end when only 3 or 4 enemies remained, so I was able to shoot them without much trouble.
After opening the drawbridge, we continued our search and found a few ancient towers. There was an amazing scene where the Jeep was suspended on the side of a cliff, held only by it's winch cable. It was really spectacular and very exciting. After a bit of climbing, a bit of exploring and a couple of controlled explosives blasts, we found a room with a huge map inside one of the towers. Using the coin we found earlier as a guide, we determined that the treasure had to be in one of two towers. We were ambushed by some soldiers here again, so evidently Rafe and Nadine had already been here. There were some tougher enemies here, including some armored men and a dude with a grenade launcher.
The group split up to search each of the two towers. Sam went alone to one of them while Nate and Sully joined forces to explore the other. The tower I went to was smack in the middle of a large town and it's bustling market. This was a fun scene as the duo walked through the market. Nate even bought an apple, only to have it stolen by a lemur...
When we reached the tower, a giant clock tower actually, we found a way in and found yet another puzzle to solve. This was one of the best in the game so far. I had to find a way up through the clock tower's complex mechanism and ring some bells in a specific order. The giant, moving gears made for some really cool obstacles and platforms. Eventually, I rang all the bells, but I still had to ring the giant bell at the top of the tower. This being a really old tower, the bell fell down the tower with Nate hanging on to it for dear life. There's no other video game that has such cool moments, it's something special that's for sure!
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| Uncharted 4 is visually stunning |
As we were leaving though, we received a call from none other than Rafe himself. He hacked our cellphones and received pictures of the map that Nate had sent Sam. He also tracked us using our phone's GPS and sent heavily armored goons our way. Sam was also being attacked at the same time. I stopped playing there, but I must escape the market and fight the enemies to reach Sam and help him. I fucking LOVE Uncharted 4, it's one of the best video games I've ever played!
