The relentless pacing of the plot and combat made me crave a little more downtime than I was given. First, there are fewer (major) puzzles during the campaign than in either of the first two games, and they were sorely missed. The action is great, the plot is entertaining, and the characters are just as likable as ever, but there are a few things that feel a bit like steps backwards. I don’t want to go into too much detail, as half the fun is in the “Oh sh**!” moments that occur throughout the game.

Hell, they even make the few on-foot chase sequences in the game exciting. Between that, the level that takes place in the cruise ship, and a short one in a cargo plane, Naughty Dog display absolute mastery in recreating disasters. If you thought jumping out of the collapsing hotel in the last game was intense, wait until you play through the burning chateau level that was clearly designed to show off the game’s 3D TV support. The biggest part of this series has been the action setpieces, and Uncharted 3 is no slouch. Thankfully, there’s isn’t any backstabbing going on between our heroes this time. There’s a good sense of the passage of time, since everyone seems to have moved on and/or solidified their working relationships. Though a lot remains unsaid, we get to piece together what happened between the characters since the last game. Early on, we finally get to learn about how Nate and Sully met. You know, it didn’t dawn on me before, but in every Uncharted game, Nathan Drake has been searching for a lost city of some kind. are searching for the lost city of Iram, the “Atlantis of the Sands”, and instead of a ‘roided out war criminal, Drake gets to match wits with a centuries-old secret society helmed by Helen Mirren’s evil doppelganger. In Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Nathan and co. Uncharted 2 was an absolutely brilliant experience that was only slightly marred by a lackluster co-op mode. Croft), and Naughty Dog’s series is now one of the best platform exclusives out there. How far we’ve come: Nathan Drake is most gamers’ favorite relic hunter since Indiana Jones (sorry, Ms. “Who is this doofus with the half-tucked t-shirt?”, the gamer crowd asked.

I still remember when the original Uncharted was teased.

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