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| Uncharted 4 A Thief's End |
Set three years after the events of Uncharted
3: Drake’s Deception, Nathan Drake has presumably left the world of fortune
hunting behind. However, it doesn’t take long for adventure to come calling
when Drake’s brother, Sam, resurfaces seeking his help to save his own life and
offering an adventure Drake can’t resist.
On the hunt for Captain Henry Avery’s long-lost
treasure, Sam and Drake set off to find Libertalia, the pirate utopia deep in
the forests of Madagascar. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End takes players on a
journey around the globe, through jungle isles, urban cities and snow-capped
peaks on the search for Avery’s fortune.
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Uncharted 4 is the latest title in the
Uncharted series is the first in this third-person adventure series on the
Playstation 4 game system.
In amongst its fantastic combat, slick parkour, and
outrageous action choreography, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End achieves something
wonderful: maturity. This is less a breezy lad’s tale reveling in fortune and
glory and more a story about the lads when they’re all grown up, bolstered by
an equally developed graphics engine and career-high performances from its
cast. A surprisingly assured set of multiplayer modes ices the cake.
What lets it down, however, is an uninspired and
overly long third act which slows down its pace considerably with curiously
repetitive gameplay. Uncharted 4 consequently falls short of the greatness
achieved by some of developer Naughty Dog’s leaner, more inventive
predecessors.
Its 15-hour experience kicks off with focus. Uncharted
4’s story is established in a compelling handful of chapters that weave their
way through different time periods with tightly directed cinematic flair. While
its setup is overly familiar - Nathan Drake and Elena Fisher are attempting to
retire from action-heroism and live a normal life until Nate’s presumed-dead
brother turns up with an offer he can’t refuse - a strong emotional through
line is born from the characters’ struggle to reconcile their adult
responsibilities with the promise of excitement they secretly crave.
Uncharted
4 does a terrific job of exploring a more world-weary group of adventurers,
with their concerns and musings layered throughout its quieter moments.
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| Samuel Drake & Nathan Drake |
These incidental conversations are a marvel. It’s here
that we see characters bristle and soften, brought slowly to life with
considered writing and a peerless voice cast. Performances from series veterans
Nolan North (Nathan Drake), Emily Rose (Elena Fisher), and Richard McGonagle
(Victor Sullivan) are as big-hearted as ever, while newcomers Troy Baker
(Samuel Drake), Laura Bailey (Nadine Ross), and Warren Kole (Rafe Adler) are
nicely understated in more enigmatic roles.
To see the video gameplay link
Release Date: May 10, 2016
T for Teen:
Blood, Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence, Online Interactions Not
Rated by the ESRB
Genre: Action
Publisher: Sony Computer
Entertainment
Developer: Naughty Dog
Software
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