Date played: September 11th
Platform: PS4
I finished Uncharted 4!
Naughty Dog has done it again, they've made yet another top quality game, one of the best in the business. Chapter 20, No Escape, follows Nathan and Elena as they climb, swing and jump their way through a ship graveyard. It seems that Avery sunk all of the ships on the island except his own. This would allow him to escape with the treasure without being followed.
The platforming was really cool as I swung from ship to ship with my grapple rope. Much of this chapter was combat, however. In fact, these were probably the most challenging firefights in the whole game. Enemies were heavily armed and had body armor and helmets. They even had RPG's and miniguns!
On the bright side, we found Sam along the way, who was also being attacked by the Shoreline mercenaries. The three of them grouped up and ran away by jumping through the shipwrecks. Nathan got left behind when some explosions tore up one of the ships. I had to swim to safety through the carcass of the old boat.
Nate was then ambushed by an APC that shot at him and chased him through the old streets of the little port town next to the shipyard. Once again, the game looked absolutely spectacular, as the armored truck left a wake of destruction behind itself. I reached a dead end but was miraculously saved by Sully who appeared out of nowhere with a rocket launcher!
Nate, Sully, Elena and Sam were finally reunited, and safe. They now knew that the treasure must be inside a nearby cove, where Avery had parked his ship. Thr group discussed their next step, and it was decided that they should just give up and go home while they were still alive. Sam was very reluctant to leave, but since he was the odd man out, he went along with the group's decision.
They headed towards Sully's plane, parked in the water just past the port town. However, the path Sully took to reach them was blocked, so we explored the town a bit to find different paths towards the marina. At one point, during another of the group's crazy stunts, Sam got left behind with no way to cross a chasm. His lust for treasure took over, and he left the group to go find Avery's loot!
They situation put Elena and Sully in a position where they couldn't do anything, but Nate could. He went after his brother, as expected. Chapter 21, Brother's Keeper, was all about Nate chasing down his sibling through the cliffs near the port down, leading to the cove where Avery's ship is parked. This was some of the best platforming in the game, with long jumps, big swings and tons of close calls.
When I reached the innards of the cove, I saw Sam rushing to the ship in a little speed boat. I also saw Nadine and Rafe chilling out nearby. Rafe wanted to go after Sam and take him down, while also getting the treasure. Nadine wasn't willing to cooperate, however. All her men have been killed and she thought they had picked up enough treasure outside the ship itself to just leave. She was also worried about Avery having booby-trapped the ship. Rafe disagreed and had already convinced her few remaining soldiers to side with him, so he forced her hand.
An explosion on the ship captured everyone's attention, culminating in a big faceoff on the ship, which was now burning. Sam had triggered a trap and was stuck under a large beam. Nathan rushed to the ship to save his brother. Rafe and Nadine were also on the ship at this point, so the inevitable confrontation finally took place.
Surprisingly, Nadine actually betrayed Rafe during the conversation. She stole his gun and ran away, leaving the three men to die on the burning ship. In a great scene, Nate and Rafe had a motherfucking sword fight amidst the burning wreckage of the vessel! I had to parry left and right to avoid Rafe's sword strikes. I struggled a bit with this because the timing was pretty unforgiving, and it was sometimes difficult to judge which side I had to defend.
Eventually, Nathan Drake was victorious. He cut a nearby rope, which dropped a large suspended net of loot right on top of Rafe, killing him instantly. He then freed his brother and they swam away to safety, leaving the burning wreck of Avery's ship behind, along with the treasure. They met up with Elena and Sully and flew away from the island, leaving the treasure behind, which was now buried under fallen rock.
That's pretty much how the story wraps up, but there also a meaty epilogue set about a dozen years after the events of Uncharted 4. I don't want to spoil it here, because honestly, it's one of the best endings to a series I've ever seen in video games. There's humor, there are fun easter eggs, there are new characters and lots of smiles and happiness all around.
Uncharted 4 is a masterpiece. The gameplay is amazing, the acting is unsurpassed, the graphics are breathtaking, the environments are interesting and the action is spectacular. I just can't wait to see what is next for Naughty Dog!
Platform: PS4
I finished Uncharted 4!
Naughty Dog has done it again, they've made yet another top quality game, one of the best in the business. Chapter 20, No Escape, follows Nathan and Elena as they climb, swing and jump their way through a ship graveyard. It seems that Avery sunk all of the ships on the island except his own. This would allow him to escape with the treasure without being followed.
The platforming was really cool as I swung from ship to ship with my grapple rope. Much of this chapter was combat, however. In fact, these were probably the most challenging firefights in the whole game. Enemies were heavily armed and had body armor and helmets. They even had RPG's and miniguns!
On the bright side, we found Sam along the way, who was also being attacked by the Shoreline mercenaries. The three of them grouped up and ran away by jumping through the shipwrecks. Nathan got left behind when some explosions tore up one of the ships. I had to swim to safety through the carcass of the old boat.
Nate was then ambushed by an APC that shot at him and chased him through the old streets of the little port town next to the shipyard. Once again, the game looked absolutely spectacular, as the armored truck left a wake of destruction behind itself. I reached a dead end but was miraculously saved by Sully who appeared out of nowhere with a rocket launcher!
Nate, Sully, Elena and Sam were finally reunited, and safe. They now knew that the treasure must be inside a nearby cove, where Avery had parked his ship. Thr group discussed their next step, and it was decided that they should just give up and go home while they were still alive. Sam was very reluctant to leave, but since he was the odd man out, he went along with the group's decision.
They headed towards Sully's plane, parked in the water just past the port town. However, the path Sully took to reach them was blocked, so we explored the town a bit to find different paths towards the marina. At one point, during another of the group's crazy stunts, Sam got left behind with no way to cross a chasm. His lust for treasure took over, and he left the group to go find Avery's loot!
They situation put Elena and Sully in a position where they couldn't do anything, but Nate could. He went after his brother, as expected. Chapter 21, Brother's Keeper, was all about Nate chasing down his sibling through the cliffs near the port down, leading to the cove where Avery's ship is parked. This was some of the best platforming in the game, with long jumps, big swings and tons of close calls.
When I reached the innards of the cove, I saw Sam rushing to the ship in a little speed boat. I also saw Nadine and Rafe chilling out nearby. Rafe wanted to go after Sam and take him down, while also getting the treasure. Nadine wasn't willing to cooperate, however. All her men have been killed and she thought they had picked up enough treasure outside the ship itself to just leave. She was also worried about Avery having booby-trapped the ship. Rafe disagreed and had already convinced her few remaining soldiers to side with him, so he forced her hand.
An explosion on the ship captured everyone's attention, culminating in a big faceoff on the ship, which was now burning. Sam had triggered a trap and was stuck under a large beam. Nathan rushed to the ship to save his brother. Rafe and Nadine were also on the ship at this point, so the inevitable confrontation finally took place.
Surprisingly, Nadine actually betrayed Rafe during the conversation. She stole his gun and ran away, leaving the three men to die on the burning ship. In a great scene, Nate and Rafe had a motherfucking sword fight amidst the burning wreckage of the vessel! I had to parry left and right to avoid Rafe's sword strikes. I struggled a bit with this because the timing was pretty unforgiving, and it was sometimes difficult to judge which side I had to defend.
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| Nate and Rafe duel aboard Avery's burning ship |
That's pretty much how the story wraps up, but there also a meaty epilogue set about a dozen years after the events of Uncharted 4. I don't want to spoil it here, because honestly, it's one of the best endings to a series I've ever seen in video games. There's humor, there are fun easter eggs, there are new characters and lots of smiles and happiness all around.
Uncharted 4 is a masterpiece. The gameplay is amazing, the acting is unsurpassed, the graphics are breathtaking, the environments are interesting and the action is spectacular. I just can't wait to see what is next for Naughty Dog!
