What Uncharted wanted to be. Laura gets back her crown in a big way!
The story is good. Not great. I am not one to post spoilers but to be honest it is the weakest part of the game.
The graphics are fantastic, the gameplay is balanced perfectly, Laura is a great character you feel sad or happy for, and the puzzles are good without being hard or obnoxious..
Also there is so much to do it fails to ever get boring. This is where Uncharted fell apart. It started to get repetitive. But that does not happen here. Between the weapon crafting, skill tree, hunting, worthwhile scavenger hunts, and the in-game achievements the game has the meat the Uncharted series lacked. Uncharted is a good game. Uncharted 2 is a good game. Tomb Raider is a great game.
In fact it is in my opinion one of the top 10 games released in this generation of consoles. I never got bored. And I have not even bothered with the multiplayer yet but with games like this the multiplayer is usually just a small bonus.
So the question is.....Where has this been hiding at? Whoever Crystal Dynamics hired or whatever they did different worked. They created a masterpiece.