The shift from 30 FPS to 60 in Uncharted is revolutionary, making a burning chateau or crumbling airplane feel like a whole new experience again.
The 2015 remaster of the Uncharted trilogy, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection for PS4 (backward compatible on PS5), offers a smoother Uncharted experience with the FPS boosted to 60, and the resolution upscaled to 1080p or 4K on PS4 and PS5, respectively. The game's visuals were ahead of its time, and it remains a pretty game. Many will be looking to dive into Skyrim this November with the release of Skyrim Anniversary Edition, but while Uncharted 3 isn't re-releasing this holiday season, its existing versions remain accessible.Īttributes that made Uncharted 3 special in 2011 still hold together in 2021. Uncharted 3 is one such game that pushed the medium through its state-of-the-art graphics, cinematic setpieces, immersive soundtrack, and quality performances.
A number of groundbreaking titles came out in 2011, including Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2, and Battlefield 3. Uncharted 3 turns also turns 10 this year. RELATED: Uncharted 5 Seems More Possible Now, But It Has One Big Challenge to Overcome
Playing through Uncharted 3 over other Uncharted games is like experiencing the best aspects of the series in a single thoughtfully curated package.
However, Uncharted isn't just one thing, but an accumulation of its humor, characters, puzzles, action, and soundtrack, which Uncharted 3 pays equal attention to from start to finish. On the other hand, Uncharted 2 is always in a crescendo with over-the-top action sequences filling up most of its eight-hour story. The first six chapters of Uncharted 4 feature little-to-no firefights and can be a drag. Compared to Uncharted 1 and 2, Uncharted 3 has fewer firefights, with the campaign evenly paced out between elaborate setpieces, emotional story moments, and intricate puzzles.īy comparison, Uncharted 4 has more fleshed-out characters and a compelling narrative, though the pacing takes a hit.
It's a young Nate and Sully that star in the upcoming Uncharted movie, so understanding and relieving the particular moment from Uncharted 3 right before the movie drops may enhance the experience for Uncharted enthusiasts.Īfter the high-intensity Uncharted 2, series creator Amy Hennig returned to direct Uncharted 3. Naughty Dog raises the stakes higher with Uncharted 3's flashback segment in which a young Nate bumps into Sully for the first time. The duo often ends up helping each other in life-threatening situations - something that occurs every twenty minutes or so. In combat, Nate often asks Sully if he's doing okay, and vice versa. Uncharted 3 builds the dynamic between Nate and Sully. For Nate, Sully is Uncharted 3's biggest gamble that keeps players on edge. The sequence of events that unfolds in its eight-to-nine hour campaign is easy to predict given the series' history, but unlike Uncharted 1 and 2 Naughty Dog raises the stakes at every turn that keeps things engaging and intimidating. In Uncharted 3, Drake, Sully, and the rest of the gang pursue lost riches of paradise that could alter the shape of humanity. While the studio perfected its formula of producing strong dynamics between its lead characters in The Last of Us and The Last of Us 2, that glimmer of perfection is also seen in Uncharted 3. The Last of Us is known for the complexity of its main characters, Joel and Ellie, something that's rare in video games. Naughty Dog excels in developing a wide array of characters in meaningful and believable ways. While its setpieces sum up some of Uncharted's best moments, the dynamic between its main cast of characters remains etched in players' minds. In fact, Tom Holland compares the Uncharted movie to Indiana Jones and James Bond. The Uncharted games are perfect video game incarnations of big-budget action movies.