By Hugh Langley
WARNING: the following piece contains spoilers of a relatively early section of the game. It doesn’t involve any major plot points, but if you want to go into Uncharted 4 completely fresh, come back and read it later. You can read our full review of the game here.
As much as I’ve enjoyed the Uncharted series, the characters that inhabit its world never grabbed me (my colleague Stephen, who reviewed the game, would disagree with me on this point). Drake’s irreverent, derring-do attitude makes him a perfectly likeable hero, but there’s never been enough for me to latch on emotionally despite some great voice acting – less so any of a supporting cast. Put next to the heavy themes of The Last of Us, Uncharted has always been easy entertainment.
In number four, something about that changed. I started caring about Nathan Drake. It’s partly testament to how far Naughty Dog’s storytelling (among other elements) has come since Drake’s Fortune, but partly because, as Nathan’s story arc was finally coming to a close, I was acutely aware this was the end of my journey too.
When we first meet again with present-day Drake he is, quite literally, all washed up. In …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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