Advice on Uncharted

[Keeper]

Pretty much everybody says the last of us starts slow so if you stopped after an hour you're wrong about it.

BEST ADVICE OF THE DAY.
First off Clicker OWN MY ASS. So there si a level of frustration buliding.
And about 80 minutes in, ithas been a TON of "Wash, Rinse, Repeat".
So I was about to pack it in.

Saying that the game takes off after an hour. Gives me hope.
Now, just need advice for clickers......:$

 

[Topweasel]

BEST ADVICE OF THE DAY.
First off Clicker OWN MY ASS. So there si a level of frustration buliding.
And about 80 minutes in, ithas been a TON of "Wash, Rinse, Repeat".
So I was about to pack it in.

Saying that the game takes off after an hour. Gives me hope.
Now, just need advice for clickers......:$

It's more like 2 hours or so. But it will be really apparent. This first part is about building up the characters and introducing the infected as an enemy. It is also a lot more brutal during this first 2 hours than most of the rest of the game.

In the future dealing with humans and infected will be easier to handle as a whole by subjecting you to the worst of it right away. You learn extremely early that this isn't a game you can just shoot your way through. Between the subway and the time that Ellie and Tess leave you alone in area swarmed with clickers are some of the most difficult points in the game.

 

[Topweasel]

LOL sounds like me with the Mass Effect Series. Bought 1 and 2 used when 3 came out. Played all 3 back to back to back. Halfway thru 3 I was hoping evey mission was the last.
I really LIKE your spike out difference between the new TR and Uncharted.
TR is sitting in STEAM so uncompleted. I think I made an emotional (Historical) purchase. :whiste:

TR may not be the best game ever. But it's a really fantastic game and for me the best Tomb Raider ever. I just could never get into the old model but this one turned Tomb Raider into what it always tried to be. It's both enthralling and tense and avoids being to repetitive with a good nearing great story (for a game, there are several better and as movie it wouldn't be that good, but for a game it's pretty high up there). Highly recommend it.

 

[Doppel]

I bought Uncharted 2 & 3 at the same time. Started U2 about 10 days ago and finished a few days ago. Now around 2/3rd through Uncharted 3.

I have to say they really are nowhere near as good as last of us. They're pretty, and some levels are very impressively done like the sinking ship in Uncharted 3. However, fun factor is just not there. Stealth is basically not a factor in combat, and the game is constantly resetting weapons, forcing you down a very tight path of what it wants you to engage enemies with. Some of the mechanics are annoying as all hell, too. I'm thinking in particular of a large theater room on the cruise ship. When in combat I was jumping around a lot up and down through the room and the damn character insisted, at the absolute worst times, to grab on to the bottom of things. He's now hanging around 2' off the ground while getting shot. Drove me to all kinds of curse words constantly with this behavior.

The story is utter rubbish as well (both games). The characters are interesting but in all cases the story is like any other story of made up faux history nonsense; there's no real rhyme or reason of it and the only way you know you're progressing along is because of how far through the game you are; everything is just one other piece of a random puzzle thrown together. I guess this may be me, though. I don't give a rat's ass about weird stories wound around bits of antiquity.

I mainly play through these because they are pretty and each environment is very well done, with great attention to detail. I can't imagine for a second playing either game again, though.

I think I enjoyed TR more. I will rent uncharted 4, though. They are good games, but feel far too much on rails and in general I think overrated.

 

[drbrock]

Bioshock Infinite or Last of us story better? I was BLOWN away from Bioshock. Gameplay was pretty good although repetitive. Graphics were insane on PC. Might have a PS3 after Christmas. If Last of Us is that good maybe I will pick it up.

In regards to the Tomb Raider debate. I found TR to be much better than Uncharted. Uncharted just got too boring rather quickly. I was never on edge or interested in the characters. TR had me entertained from the start. Enjoyed the upgrade system too.

 

[zerocool84]

Bioshock Infinite or Last of us story better? I was BLOWN away from Bioshock. Gameplay was pretty good although repetitive. Graphics were insane on PC. Might have a PS3 after Christmas. If Last of Us is that good maybe I will pick it up.

In regards to the Tomb Raider debate. I found TR to be much better than Uncharted. Uncharted just got too boring rather quickly. I was never on edge or interested in the characters. TR had me entertained from the start. Enjoyed the upgrade system too.

Last of Us is definitely better story wise IMO than BioShock Infinite but Infinite still has an awesome story. Both games are must play for anyone.

 

[purbeast0]

i rented bioshock from redbox and after 2 hours i returned it. i was bored to death in that game. uncharted (all 3) and the last of us, i could not put down.

i do agree with doppel about that part in the ship though. that was by far the worst part in that game.

 

[GreyEyesGirl]

The only Uncharted I've ever tried is 3 and it was very boring to me. The puzzles felt unoriginal and the pacing was just weird.