In a medium where a sense of spectacle is taken as a given, Uncharted 4 raises the bar to a new level. Naughty Dog’s exquisitely pretty game takes unhurried players on a 15-hour-long journey, leading them through jungle into tombs over sun-baked isles.
It might be seen, then, as conventional adventuring fare in the tradition of Lara Croft. But the latest voyage for everyman protagonist Nathan Drake proves thematic familiarity and high quality are not mutually exclusive. Here, every moment is delivered with such craft and care, and every set piece so precisely considered, the result is a benchmark game for the PlayStation 4, assisted by outstanding performances from the cast.
Uncharted 4’s gunplay is refined and reliable, the writing as engrossing as the series has seen, and the cinematographic delivery utterly beguiling, as Drake chases down the myth of a pirate Shangri-la. Put simply, it is a game that looks, sounds and plays like one of the finest titles of this console generation. WF
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