Date played: September 5th
Platform: PS4
I played a little bit of Uncharted 4 last night and completed chapters 18 and 19. Chapter 18, New Devon, was all about getting Nathan and Elena through the ruins of the pirate city. This place looked absolutely incredible, with highly detailed vistas and tons of attention to detail. This game is fucking beautiful...
New Devon featured a whole bunch of climbing, jumping, solving simple puzzles and a couple of big battles. I was rusty in combat, as it's been a while since I played this, but I managed pretty well. Nate and Elena have amazing chemistry together, so their banter while climbing, and exploring was very enjoyable. There were also a few underwater swimming sections, which are a lot more fun than you would expect. The swimming controls are very good.
We eventually reached the only house that was intact, a giant, lavish mansion filled with valuables. The couple discovered that pirates Avery and Tew had conspired together to murder all the other founding pirates by poisoning some wine... This was a great scene, as Nate and Elena try to recount the events of the fateful night. They also found Sam's Zippo lighter, so they knew they were on the right track, and that he was still alive.
Further clues indicated that eventually, Avery even betrayed Tew, and hid the remaining treasure in a cave deep below his home that led to some old docks. Chapter 19, Avery's Descent, begins. The caves are very dark and extremely dangerous. There was some great lighting at work here as Nate first used his flashlight, then later Elena used matches to light some torches.
The caves were kind of a little maze, with multiple cave-ins and terrifyingly, exploding mummies. It seems Avery loved to mummify the people who betrayed him... There was a really great puzzle here, where I had to walk on a booby-trapped platform, using some notes and drawings to figure out where I could safely step. It was really cool.
There was a small fighting section here, against some of Nadine's mercenaries. It was pretty short though, then we escaped the caves when more mummies exploded. The couple landed in some water nearby and had a great little love moment together. At one point, they kissed. Now it may seem ridiculous that I would mention it, but the way Elena's nose moved when she kissed him is something I've never seen in a video game. The attention to detail in Uncharted 4 is mind-boggling, and it adds a lot to the experience.
I'm definitely nearing the end of the game here, so I can't wait to see how it wraps up.
Platform: PS4
I played a little bit of Uncharted 4 last night and completed chapters 18 and 19. Chapter 18, New Devon, was all about getting Nathan and Elena through the ruins of the pirate city. This place looked absolutely incredible, with highly detailed vistas and tons of attention to detail. This game is fucking beautiful...
New Devon featured a whole bunch of climbing, jumping, solving simple puzzles and a couple of big battles. I was rusty in combat, as it's been a while since I played this, but I managed pretty well. Nate and Elena have amazing chemistry together, so their banter while climbing, and exploring was very enjoyable. There were also a few underwater swimming sections, which are a lot more fun than you would expect. The swimming controls are very good.
We eventually reached the only house that was intact, a giant, lavish mansion filled with valuables. The couple discovered that pirates Avery and Tew had conspired together to murder all the other founding pirates by poisoning some wine... This was a great scene, as Nate and Elena try to recount the events of the fateful night. They also found Sam's Zippo lighter, so they knew they were on the right track, and that he was still alive.
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| The dead pirate founders of Libertalia and New Devon |
The caves were kind of a little maze, with multiple cave-ins and terrifyingly, exploding mummies. It seems Avery loved to mummify the people who betrayed him... There was a really great puzzle here, where I had to walk on a booby-trapped platform, using some notes and drawings to figure out where I could safely step. It was really cool.
There was a small fighting section here, against some of Nadine's mercenaries. It was pretty short though, then we escaped the caves when more mummies exploded. The couple landed in some water nearby and had a great little love moment together. At one point, they kissed. Now it may seem ridiculous that I would mention it, but the way Elena's nose moved when she kissed him is something I've never seen in a video game. The attention to detail in Uncharted 4 is mind-boggling, and it adds a lot to the experience.
I'm definitely nearing the end of the game here, so I can't wait to see how it wraps up.
