Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

[Jaxzer]

Just picked up my 3D display from GameStop. The sales rep checked an email and threw in a copy of uncharted 3 free. The deal is limited to this week only I believe so if you preordered before October you'll be getting resistance 3, motor storm apoc, and uncharted 3 which is an absolute steal.

[Kaisha]

I wouldn't consider it as much a 'steal', but more-rather better justifying the $500 for the screen. The 3 games and glasses basically renders the screen being $250, which is how much a non-3D version of that screen size/resolution would run you.

At any rate, it is by far the sexiest screen I ever owned. Game looks terrific in 3-D, particularly when I'm only a couple feet away from the screen. Seemed to be a little crosstalk in the darker scenes, but otherwise it's pretty much seamless.

[Jaxzer]

What does this invert eyes function mean?

[Atreides]

So... just beat Uncharted 3 and I have to say, as much as I loved the game I don't think it's any better than Uncharted 2, for a few reasons. There are plenty of great action moments and setpieces, but I was really disappointed that the final area (the place you spend the whole game trying to find) plays such a small part in the game. It's literally like... 1 chapter, with almost no exploration before you're forced to make your escape. I definitely felt like U2 spent a lot more time setting up Shambala and letting you wander around, whereas U3 treats the Atlantis of the Sands like just another of the games many areas.

I'm also glad that the treasure hunting made a return, but I was sad to see that medal points and unlockable weapons didn't make a return, since that really hurts the games replay value and my desire to explore the locations. Graphics were just as great as U2 but I don't feel like it really pushed the boundaries either and some of the models/animations almost seem dated at this point.

All in all, I feel like Uncharted 3 tries to do too much. They try to create as many "holy shit" setpiece moments from U2 as they can but cramming in so many locations makes each of them feel less special, and the formula of "explore your way to the center of the ruin then fight your way out because enemies have invariably shown up while you were tomb raiding" for nearly every location becomes a little tiresome by the end. Combine that with the annoying aiming changes and the whole game feels like it lacks a little of the luster and the polish of Uncharted 2.

I guess it could be a question of expectations, and that viewed on its own Uncharted 3 stands up pretty well, but I really feel like the developers realized they found a winning formula with U2 and, afraid of screwing it up, ended up resting a little too much on their laurels instead of trying to create a game that was even more exceptional than its predecessors.

[Kainos]

I just got to yemen and so far having a ton of fun. graphics are great imo. only bad thing i would say is its a little linear and the shooting/aiming system sucks

[Kaisha]

Fuck those fucking armored guys.

I finished up the ship section of the game yesterday, and I'm really annoyed at how often they throw armored guys at you, especially given they always tote the shotgun that can one-shot you if you're not being super careful. Also finding the melee useless outside of the forced sections as the majority of the times where I'd be using it, it'd leave me a sitting duck to gunfire since there's no easy way to just back out of the melee encounter. Feels like a poor-mans take on Arkham Aslyum's combat at that also.

Still enjoying the game other than those two gripes, and still playing it in 3-D. The alternate aiming option in the update seems to make the analog aiming a little more responsive also which helps. Game still looks crazy good aside from some jaggies which I'm guessing the 3-D emphasizes since it's running the game at a lower resolution.

[Tyrath]

Finally got this damn game. Burning Chateau was so epic!

[Callisto]

I just started myself and am also enjoying it...how's the multiplayer?

[Jaxzer]

Gametrailers best single player campaign, ps3 game, and game of the year. Bravo.

[Raen Ryong]

I just started myself and am also enjoying it...how's the multiplayer?

It's good and very skilful, but has a high difficulty curve to get into initially.

[Hex]

I beat Uncharted 3 a couple days ago. To me, it's by far and away my least favorite of the series. So much of the game was spent running from something. The few big scale fights were quite annoying as well. Not really difficult but cheap. I don't know how many times I had to do the "smoke" fight due to someone coming up from behind me to shotgun me. Then the armored mini boss, died so many times just trying to reach the Grenade Launcher.

I will admit, If I had played the game on Normal my first go through, those fights probably wouldn't have annoyed me as much. I think the most annoying death I had in the game was when I would have one enemy throw a grenade, I'd go to throw it back and in the process, another grenade would land at my feet, killing me.

Overall the game isn't awful by any means. However, story and gameplay didn't do much for me. Story especially was weak. Too much of "oh I was under hallucinations" crap.

[Daydreamer]

I beat Uncharted 3 a couple days ago. To me, it's by far and away my least favorite of the series. So much of the game was spent running from something. The few big scale fights were quite annoying as well. Not really difficult but cheap. I don't know how many times I had to do the "smoke" fight due to someone coming up from behind me to shotgun me. Then the armored mini boss, died so many times just trying to reach the Grenade Launcher.

I will admit, If I had played the game on Normal my first go through, those fights probably wouldn't have annoyed me as much. I think the most annoying death I had in the game was when I would have one enemy throw a grenade, I'd go to throw it back and in the process, another grenade would land at my feet, killing me.

Overall the game isn't awful by any means. However, story and gameplay didn't do much for me. Story especially was weak. Too much of "oh I was under hallucinations" crap.

I agree with this 100%. Also the smoke fight is always like that. I played through on easy and I still had a shotgun to the back like 20 times. This game really felt like a letdown compared to number 2. Needed more puzzles.

[Raen Ryong]

I dunno if you still need spoilers for this, but storyline spoilers:

Spoiler: show

I liked 3 a lot but the end of the game felt WTF RUSHED. So much build up and then ... little. Also the scenes where Drake is struggling to survive in the desert transitioning straight into large gunfights where he is absolutely okay were very jarring. I mean obviously you have to suspend your belief a lot in Uncharted games given Drake can be hit by so much and then still fight as if nothing ever happened, but still... I started to feel the enormity of his struggle and it just got completely washed away, removing a lot of the dramatic tension.

I was also hoping for an epic finale showing more of Sully's past, Drake's past (his name is fake? etc), why Talbot is such a mysterious figure, etc etc. Even though it was a hallucination I loved the scene where he returned to his younger self right at the end - set everything up for this amazing finale... disappointing. Still a great game, but disappointing.

And yes, a lot of the fights felt cheaper. I also thought it was considerably more difficult than 1/2. I am out of practice though.

[BadKarma]

This game did not deserve GOTY to me at all. I have still yet to finish it, and the reason behind this is because compared to Uncharted 2 this game is BLAH.

I cant explain it. I just couldnt immerse myself in the game whatsoever.

[Weeks]

When finding a game in multiplayer, is my own signal strength icon supposed to show as empty? I have a good internet connection that has never been a problem before, but I just bought a PS3 and U3 and I'm experiencing at least intermittent lag (Dying to people who couldn't possibly reach me very frequently, unloading entire clips into people and registering only one hit).

[Tyrath]

Finally go around to beating this. Great game overall. Really disappointed with the lack of a real final boss this time around though. The cinematic knife fight at the end doesn't really count.

I have to say though, the shipyard and ship levels were one of the most epic ones I have played through in video games in a while. Really loved chapters 12-15.

[Brill Weave]

Beat it the other day as well. Felt very let down by the whole end sequence. My wife was furious at how it ended(she LOVED the first and second games.) Hopefully if they get around to making a 4th entry it follows Uncharted 2's example.

[Raen Ryong]

The end of the game in particular felt really rushed and lackluster compared to the previous titles, I agree.

Spoiler: show

In Uncharted 1, you had the extremely creepy and tense "zombie" sections followed by you emerging back to the familiar island - once a place of adventure, now with a crimson bloody sky as you approach the climax. Then, after some extremely tense gunfights you somehow manage to get onto this ship and fight back against all odds.

In Uncharted 2, you finally found Shambhala and had to fight your way through hordes of enemies - both native and human - before reaching the tree of life before the final battle with a fairly well developed antagonist.

In Uncharted 3, you find the Atlantis of the Sands, suffer a hallucination, ruin the villain's plan with three shots from a gun, watch one of the antagonists die to quicksand before beating the other in a short QTE sequence.

It could've been so much better if that hallucination was just the prelude to Drake's full past becoming revealed (since it is drawing the player's attention back to his past yet again, bringing up when he met Sully). So much more could've been done if only they had added a few extra chapters and not have Marlow's plan disposed of so easily.

[Callisto]

My biggest issue was finding out Drake had fucked things up with Elena once again, it sounds dumb but I like him as a character and was mad they kept writing him to be a giant flake between games.

[Brill Weave]

That was my wife's biggest complaint. That somehow Drake had screwed things up with Elena. We get it, he's supposed to be a flawed individual always chasing the ever elusive relic etc.