The real fortune is the game its self Sony does it again
Story-- There is an outstanding and original story in this game. A descendant of the great Sir Francis Drake is trying to track down his supposed lost treasure. Although that premise is not original the way the events unfold are. From double crosses to people feigning death this game is great.
Graphics-- Just like almost every other PS3 exclusive property this game has outstanding graphics and shows that if third party programmers/ Dev's would take their time and use the technology they could make the games of tomorrow today. If Fallout 3 had been made with the PS3 in mind one can only imagine how much better it would have been. Nathan moves and adjusts to almost everything that happens in the game. He dodges bullets with incredible detail. He takes cover and whence at near hits. He steps over things with careful thought. All of his motion capture moves are abundant. The lighting, backgrounds, and settings are vibrant and thoughtful. This game is a joy to watch even when not playing.
Sounds--The music is far and few between, but kicks in when needed. It's the voice acting and sound effects that carry things here. Not just during the story sequences, but Nathan will make remarks you and I might make while under fire. He will say things like: "What was I thinking!" or "Boy talk about close calls" or "Sh!t, Sh!t, Sh!t". This and many more lines can be heard throughout his adventure.
Game play-- Another great area where things come together. The controls are perfect. It's never too hard to get Nathan to do what you want him to do. He has an arsenal of moves at his disposal as he can perform punch and kick combos, fire numerous weapons, dodge and take cover. I read the GS review of the game where it compared it to Gear of War, and I'll tell you this if Gears had this games controls and Nathans abilities it would have been way easier to handle hordes of locust. It's just fun to take on the enemies' wave after wave and not get bored.
Replay--To me this is the best game for trophy collecting. Even before trophies were added this game was giving awards for head shots, blowing enemies up with grenades, and so forth. They just took that and applied it to trophy winning. There is no online, but to me it's not needed as you hunt for treasure along your way and try to earn all the titles and awards I mentioned earlier. Plus there are different difficulty levels. While not high the replay value is rather modest.
The bottom line here is it's another great title if you own a PS3 and I didn't even hear about this game until it was on store shelves. No hype or anything for a great game like this. Kind of like a sleeper hit of sorts. Pick this one up and I promise you won't regret it. PEACE!!