Why does everyone say the Uncharted series is amazing?(MINOR SPOILERS)

[RatRace123]

Because... people like them?

I like the set pieces, the music, the atmosphere, the action. I genuinely believe it's a good game series, and if you don't, oh well.

 

[DioWallachia]

Welcome to video gaming. Games don't take giant leaps forward. In fact no medium does. Everything is iterative. Nobody gets spontaneous ideas, everything comes from somewhere. You mention how you love innovation and ambition. But what happens when these don't work? There are games that try new ideas all the time, but do most of them work? Probably not. NeverDead is a good example, a game that tried to do some new things, but fails. Video games are iterative beings, something all of sudden doesn't just get better. It gets better because ideas are constantly refined. This gradual change is what I think is best for the industry, new ideas may seem great in the slog of retreads we have now, but iteration of the same ideas also refines all of the things we don't like about them. In short ideas become better with refinement.

Now lets talk about Uncharted. People like Uncharted because it's like a pretty good action movie. You sit on your couch, you make some popcorn and you sit down and enjoy some good entertainment. It's not the best game ever, not does it try to be. But it accomplishes all the goals it sets out to do. It's a neat little fun ride, some neat characters, fun plot twists, interesting game play and some cool puzzles. Uncharted isn't some great messiah of video games, it doesn't set out to change the genre. It's a pretty good game, with a pretty good story.

Not every game has to be excellent, but I think, if most of them were pretty good we'd all be enjoying ourselves a lot more.

Except when there are cases when the game is fun AND innovative but they STILL dont make money. For example we have Tyrian, Dungeon Keeper and Psychonauts

 

[Grimh]

Well obviously their opinions differ from yours. The cretins.

You can dislike the game, that's fine. You can talk about why you dislike it too. But don't try to impose your opinion on others, let them decide if they find your points valid or not.
You could have ended your text with: "These are my reasons for disliking the game, I would love to hear your thoughts about it." Hopefully inviting discussion as to why people find this series so enjoyable.
Instead your text come off as: "Why do you like this game you shouldn't like? Explain!" Making it seem like you think they're fools for not thinking like you.
That was probably (hopefully) not your intention. But that's what I felt when I read this, perhaps I misinterpreted.

Also, please think about splitting up lengthier posts into paragraphs as it is quite uncomfortable to read just a wall of text.

 

[Ascarus]

i liked the first, loved the second, but cannot seem to get into the third. it all just feels too much like the same ole thing. i am having the same problem with arkham city. yeah there are some neat new tweaks and the city looks great and all, but i still have that lingering "man, i have done all this before" feeling.

it is making it hard for me to even work up the ambition to play either of them past the points where i am now. i haven't even bothered starting up ass creed: revelations because i am pretty sure i will have that same feeling all over again.

 

[Fidelias]

I just have to point out that this thread has the most grammatical errors I've ever seen in any Escapist posting. I mean, I don't mind a few misspellings here or there, but half of your postings are so badly written that they're giving me a friggin headache!

On topic: Basically, people like different stuff. I haven't seen anything in Uncharted to make me go out and buy it, but it also doesn't seem like a BAD game. It seems like the game just isn't your type of game. That doesn't make it garbage, that just means you should play something else.

 

[krection]

It's certainly better than most of the modern shit that gets pumped out these days.

That is true....that is unfortunately true....

 

[DioWallachia]

Except when there are cases when the game is fun AND innovative but they STILL dont make money. For example we have Tyrian, Dungeon Keeper and Psychonauts

How successful a game is, is dependent on many factors, not just how good it is(or how innovative). While the overall quality of a title does have a factor in how well it does, it's nowhere near the impact advertising has.

But marketing can make turds look like gold, the game itself its supposed to sell by its merits and specially if its a indie game that has no way to appear in a mass medium (except internet of course). I think that the real problem is mentioned in Extra Credits once about reviewing, most reviews uses generic words instead of comparing it with something else; Even this very thread and many others have people that just say that its "fun" or "innovative" without going into true detail:

Saying at least that a game reasembles Citizen Kane in its narrative because it revolves around a character study will help.

Saying that the Uncharted is like the Indiana Jones movies could help too however if it trully IS like the films then why would the consumer play the game if its EXACTLY like the films that are cheaper and more accessible? What sets this series apart from the others

How do you describe a game like Bastion and a game like The Stanley Parable to someone that has never played video games and another that play games casually?

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I literally screamed "OH MY GOSH" in a pissed off manner when I saw the OP. Dammit, use the fucking Enter key.

I like the Uncharted series because the gameplay is fast paced, it gives you that 'action hero' feeling and the set pieces are really cool. The story isn't that good (but still, it's solid), Elena is a huge *****, the antagonists are always these smug and untouchable baddies (usually with some sort of magical power), and the difficulty is a bit annoying.

BUT. Uncharted 2 is still my top-played PS3 game, and I really like the split-screen co-op in Uncharted 3.

 

[krection]

I just have to point out that this thread has the most grammatical errors I've ever seen in any Escapist posting. I mean, I don't mind a few misspellings here or there, but half of your postings are so badly written that they're giving me a friggin headache!

On topic: Basically, people like different stuff. I haven't seen anything in Uncharted to make me go out and buy it, but it also doesn't seem like a BAD game. It seems like the game just isn't your type of game. That doesn't make it garbage, that just means you should play something else.

Sorry, I sometimes just run and gun it. I typically don't try to make sure my spelling and grammar are good. I do(believe it or not) have the ability to make nice, good essays and other bull, but I apologize for giving you a headache. Also, I am full aware that I am a dumbass. Though I won't care if you remind me.

 

[theevilgenius60]

Because its a fun and good looking set of games. Sure, it has it's downs, but the ups far outweigh them, and this coming from a mostly(90:10) Xbox guy. I only buy ps3 games if they're exclusives and look fun. Uncharted games(save part one, didn't like) fit the bill.

 

[Timmaaaah]

Good GOD the Jetski parts were bad. Just finished Uncharted 2... Gameplay is a bit better and there are some kinda fun bits but I just can't like it. From the beginning it just shows how ridiculous the characters are... Some girl Drake just met can somehow survive a pirate attack and shoot a bunch of dudes, then they just have casual flirty conversation afterwards? They just killed a bunch of people! I feel like there should be some sort of thing to explain how they can just kill a bunch of dudes and not really give two shits.
Drake is kind of like the sort of guy who'd be working for the villains on Indiana Jones. He just searches for treasure and kills anyone who gets in his way all for his own personal gain. Seems kinda funny that in Uncharted 2 after the train incident he's like "yea, I'm done" which is the only smart move he's made for the whole game, but then when he gets presented with some motivation (the first time he's had a legitimate motivation all game) he's still like "nah" until he gets taken on a trek so that he can see for himself that there are some mystical supernatural things going on... Even though in the first game he witnessed a bunch of it firsthand!
Then when he returns and the village of people who saved him is getting shot up by mercenaries, he still thinks he's the big fuckin hero even though it's his won damn fault that a bunch of innocent people died. Even when he learns that the dagger is the key to unlocking something evil that Lazarevic wants to get his hands on, he takes the dagger and goes right on in... He could have just like... Thrown the dagger off the cliff with the train

 

[sageoftruth]

Many years after playing them, I just realized why a few days ago. The voice acting is amazing. It makes the characters pretty endearing.