why does everyone love Uncharted so much?

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#1 iloverikku11
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First off, yes I have played the first one from start to finish and frankly, I don't see what is so great about it. It is a good game with decent shooting and puzzles, but it didn't really do anything innovative (Gears + Tomb Raider) and the twist in the story ruined any chance of the story saving the game. I don't hate this game (I would give 7.0-.7.5 range.) and I am here to gain insight as to way people think this is such a masterpiece. Educate me GS!

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#2 samuraiguns
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To each their own, I am not here to convince you, im here to talk about video games.

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#3 james_pat
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well its definantly not a masterpiece but it is a pretty damn good game

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#4 Dimb
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I dunno for me it has the same charm as an indiana jones movie or even the original star wars. classic cult action with great emphasis on characters. For me thats what makes a good story.

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#5 im_mr_brown
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i love it cause i love indiana jones. it's got a great story imo, and the gameplay is really cool. plus i love indiana jones.
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Good story, characters, and location. Crappy shooting, though, and sparse platforming. It came off like a poor man's blend of Gears of War and Tomb Raider. Unfortunately the sequels falls into the OH MY SHOOTERS ARE POPULAR pit, since everything I've seen demoed is all combat all the time. I was hoping for more of a blend of platforming and combat, with maybe more emphasis on platforming. Oh well, I guess I'm the only one who is burned out on shooters.
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#7 samuraiguns
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[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"] . Oh well, I guess I'm the only one who is burned out on shooters.

You are not the only one my friend.
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#8 SuperMario254
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I dunno for me it has the same charm as an indiana jones movie or even the original star wars. classic cult action with great emphasis on characters. For me thats what makes a good story.

Dimb
for the most part this.. I loved the story.. felt like the first Indy movie and that = epic win right away.
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#9 Kikouken
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If you never liked it that much then I don't think anything I say will change your opinion. To me, Uncharted was almost perfect. It's come to be one of my favorite games in the last 10 years.
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#10 JasonDarksavior
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Because: A) Beautful Cinematic Cut Scenes

B) Good Classic Character Personalities

C) Good Controls

D) Beautiful Enviroments

E) Perfect Blend of Action + Adventure

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#11 Vyse_Legends
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Its just fun, the characters are great, and it just rocks.

That why I loves it so much and shall buy Uncharted 2 day 1.:D

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#12 Business_Fun
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Because it's glorious, with a story that will stay with you long after you've finished it and characters that you just want to hug to your bosom. Uh, in a manner of speaking, of course.

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Who cares about innovation when a game is fun as hell to play? Uncharted is simply a lot of fun to play, that's enough to justify why so many people love it.
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#14 paperdollparade
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I dunno for me it has the same charm as an indiana jones movie or even the original star wars. classic cult action with great emphasis on characters. For me thats what makes a good story.

Dimb
Thats what I keep saying about it! it has a very indiana Jones feel to it. with the grand adventure, slight supernatural touches, and witty/funny/light hearted dialogue. not to mention great gameplay mechanics. and its not really a shooter. its an action/adventure. sorry about being anal, but they play very differently.
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#15 M0wen10
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It has a lot of things what people want. Puzzle solving mixed with platforming, and then full on action. It has a well told and interesting story, with memorable characters that keep you intrigued. Plus the graphics are amazing!

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#16 donmega1
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First off, yes I have played the first one from start to finish and frankly, I don't see what is so great about it. It is a good game with decent shooting and puzzles, but it didn't really do anything innovative (Gears + Tomb Raider) and the twist in the story ruined any chance of the story saving the game. I don't hate this game (I would give 7.0-.7.5 range.) and I am here to gain insight as to way people think this is such a masterpiece. Educate me GS!

iloverikku11
the same reason why everyone seems to like that trash called infamous...
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#17 Ronin893
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Uncharted is a great action adventure. From the gun play and hand to hand to the incredible exploring, looking for treasure hidden throughout. What makes this game so good most of all is the Immersing story that is enhanced by some perfect voice talents.

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#18 Ronin893
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Good story, characters, and location. Crappy shooting, though, and sparse platforming. It came off like a poor man's blend of Gears of War and Tomb Raider. Unfortunately the sequels falls into the OH MY SHOOTERS ARE POPULAR pit, since everything I've seen demoed is all combat all the time. I was hoping for more of a blend of platforming and combat, with maybe more emphasis on platforming. Oh well, I guess I'm the only one who is burned out on shooters.DJ_Lae
This game is not a poor man's Tomb Raider. Yes, it follow the same game play but it was done better. From the story and especially the gun play.

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#19 BenderUnit22
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The quality of the presentation did it for me, just such a well-told adventure story with likeable characters. Could've been a bit longer and the second jet ski section up the river was garbage.
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#20 Rhen_Var
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[QUOTE="iloverikku11"]

First off, yes I have played the first one from start to finish and frankly, I don't see what is so great about it. It is a good game with decent shooting and puzzles, but it didn't really do anything innovative (Gears + Tomb Raider) and the twist in the story ruined any chance of the story saving the game. I don't hate this game (I would give 7.0-.7.5 range.) and I am here to gain insight as to way people think this is such a masterpiece. Educate me GS!

donmega1
the same reason why everyone seems to like that trash called infamous...

The same reason why this guy calls InFamous trash. We all love opinions.
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#21 mrmusicman247
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[QUOTE="iloverikku11"]

First off, yes I have played the first one from start to finish and frankly, I don't see what is so great about it. It is a good game with decent shooting and puzzles, but it didn't really do anything innovative (Gears + Tomb Raider) and the twist in the story ruined any chance of the story saving the game. I don't hate this game (I would give 7.0-.7.5 range.) and I am here to gain insight as to way people think this is such a masterpiece. Educate me GS!

donmega1
the same reason why everyone seems to like that trash called infamous...

inFamous....trash? Yeah...false
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#22 abdelmessih101
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It wasthe first time that I actually felt like I was watching a summer blockbuster movie and playing an awesome game at the same time. The level of quality of the story, gameplay, graphics, animations, character development, and AI was nothing short of excellent.

Sure, if you take apart each aspect of this game and evaulate them separately, you might say that it's good, not great. But this game epitomizes the phrase "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." Few other games can stand on the same level as Uncharted in this category.

The whole package is a great piece of work. I loved the swarms of enemies that I had to carefully pick apart one by one, some of the puzzles and platforming challenges thrown at me, the summer-blockbuster-typestory (even with the twist at the end which helped to change up the gameplay a lot), with Drake as ordinary-guy-turned-hero and an appropriate cast of well-developed supporting characters as well.

The second and third playthroughs were just an enthralling as the first for me - another thing I can say about only a select few games. All in all, this is why many gamers appreciate Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

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#23 kweeni
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good story, characters, gameplay, graphics,... its just alot of fun :D
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#24 94thmp
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its my favorite game on the console so far, just edging out MGS4. It is just such a well told high quality piece of gaming. The controls are very good, the enviroment is very lush and the characters are engaging.

The second game looks like its going to be great as well

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#25 HellsAngel2c
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It's one of my favourite games because it just does everything well. The gun play is great, the graphic are great, the pacing is great, the characters are great, the dialogue is great, the story is great. What is the best of all is that the characters are, although a hollywood cliche, belieavble. You can image Drake and Elena existaing in our world. Drake isn't a 'macho badass with muscles the size of melons whose gonna rip your throat outa your gob' which is what nearly EVERY game is going for at the moment. He hasn't dived into a scrap-heap and emerged wearing some iron-based armour which wouldhinder most peoples ability to move if worn in real life. He's just...normal, and I like it!