Date played: July 7th
Platform: PS4
I played two chapters of Uncharted 4 last night, and it was incredible!
It began with Nate and Sam exploring Libertalia, the pirate colony. The lost city is absolutely gorgeous. The crumbling stone buildings are overrun with lush vegetation as the brothers jump, climb and swing their way through it's ruins. It wasn't long before we ran into some goons from Nadine's army. I used stealth as much as I could, taking guards out by choking them to death or throwing them down impossibly high cliffs to their doom. When I was seen, I took out my guns and shot my way through.
We eventually found the scene of a large battle near a big building. After exploring it a bit, it became clear that the pirate colonists revolted against their leaders, Avery and his friends. The colonists were angry because the pirate leaders had stolen all the treasure from the town. It's the same old rich vs poor story that's been told countless times throughout history.
The brothers discovered that there was a second village nearby where the Pirate leaders lived, segregated from the general populace. The brothers believe this is where the treasure was taken so they climb a giant tower to get a better view of their surroundings. After they reached the top and saw the village, they were ambushed by a group of Nadine's mercenaries who launched rockets at the tower!
This was one of the most impressive scenes in the game yet, as Nate and Same fall with the tower, grabbing on to whatever they could to save their lives, jumping from platform to platform in mid fall. Of course, they got out safely, then dispatched the enemies swiftly. We ran straight into none other than Nadine herself! The brothers battled against the deadly woman in an epic hand to hand battle. One thing is for sure, Nadine is a real fucking badass and the whole scene was just incredible! The cinematography and the action was so cool. She won the fight, and just as she was about to kill us, Rafe showed up.
Now, Rafe really wants to get that treasure, and he knows the brothers are the best at following clues, so he's hesitant to kill them. During the conversation though, it was revealed that this whole time, Sam had been straight up lying to Nate about his escape from prison! There was no mob boss, there was no breakout, there was no threat to his life. Rafe is the one who got him out and they searched for Avery's treasure together for a while, when Sam decided that he wanted the loot for himself and betrayed Rafe! That lying son of a bitch!
Rafe decided that he only needed one of the brothers to help him find the treasure, and shot at Nate with the intent of killing him. Sam jumped in front of him and took a bullet for his brother! Nate fell down a nearby cliff in the process, landing in a pool of water far below... So Sam is shot, perhaps dead, and Nate is alone at the bottom of a cliff. What a shitty situation... Miraculously, we get a brief glimpse of Elena tending to Nate's injuries. It's hard to say how she got there, but damn, it was nice to see her.
Nate passed out and the game faded to the next chapter, a flashback sequence featuring the Drake brothers as teenagers. I stopped playing there, but I can't wait to see what will happen next.
Platform: PS4
I played two chapters of Uncharted 4 last night, and it was incredible!
It began with Nate and Sam exploring Libertalia, the pirate colony. The lost city is absolutely gorgeous. The crumbling stone buildings are overrun with lush vegetation as the brothers jump, climb and swing their way through it's ruins. It wasn't long before we ran into some goons from Nadine's army. I used stealth as much as I could, taking guards out by choking them to death or throwing them down impossibly high cliffs to their doom. When I was seen, I took out my guns and shot my way through.
We eventually found the scene of a large battle near a big building. After exploring it a bit, it became clear that the pirate colonists revolted against their leaders, Avery and his friends. The colonists were angry because the pirate leaders had stolen all the treasure from the town. It's the same old rich vs poor story that's been told countless times throughout history.
The brothers discovered that there was a second village nearby where the Pirate leaders lived, segregated from the general populace. The brothers believe this is where the treasure was taken so they climb a giant tower to get a better view of their surroundings. After they reached the top and saw the village, they were ambushed by a group of Nadine's mercenaries who launched rockets at the tower!
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| The moment before the tower is destroyed |
Now, Rafe really wants to get that treasure, and he knows the brothers are the best at following clues, so he's hesitant to kill them. During the conversation though, it was revealed that this whole time, Sam had been straight up lying to Nate about his escape from prison! There was no mob boss, there was no breakout, there was no threat to his life. Rafe is the one who got him out and they searched for Avery's treasure together for a while, when Sam decided that he wanted the loot for himself and betrayed Rafe! That lying son of a bitch!
Rafe decided that he only needed one of the brothers to help him find the treasure, and shot at Nate with the intent of killing him. Sam jumped in front of him and took a bullet for his brother! Nate fell down a nearby cliff in the process, landing in a pool of water far below... So Sam is shot, perhaps dead, and Nate is alone at the bottom of a cliff. What a shitty situation... Miraculously, we get a brief glimpse of Elena tending to Nate's injuries. It's hard to say how she got there, but damn, it was nice to see her.
Nate passed out and the game faded to the next chapter, a flashback sequence featuring the Drake brothers as teenagers. I stopped playing there, but I can't wait to see what will happen next.
