Review: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Hello fellow readers! It's review time once again and on today's menu we've got Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. (a la mode of course!)





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Producer Naughty Dog has once again dazzled us with their mad skillz! From the same studio that brought us the Jak & Daxter collection as well as one of my personal favorites Crash Bandicoot( ah..the memories), comes the third and regretfully the final installment in the unforgettable Uncharted series; Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.

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Once again Nate, Sully and the gang are in search of lost treasure; this time it's Sir Francis Drake's fabled fortune known as the "Atlantis of the Sands".

What makes this game so special in my opinion besides it's ability to hearken back to the Indiana Jones films of the 1980's, is it's nonstop power to enthrall and place you at ground zero of the action as you play as series protagonist Nathan Drake, voiced once again by the talented Nolan North.

Uncharted 3 is as spectacular in it's ending in the dusty and abandoned ruins of ancient Arabia, as it is gripping in it's pugilistic beginnings in a seedy London bar.

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Joined by a cast of unforgettable characters such as returning father figure Victor "Sully" Sullivan voiced by Richard McGonagle, Uncharted 3 presents itself as far more than a mere video game, but rather a literary narrative as compelling as anything you've ever experienced.

Uncharted 3 sets the bar for interactive media seamlessly transitioning between captivating cut scene and actual game play with virtually non-existent load times.

With absolutely gorgeous visuals, fantastic pacing as well as an consistently challenging enemy AI, seasoned gamers and newbies alike will find something to keep them enticed from Drake's first wise-crack to his last white-knuckle gunfight; not to mention a featured cooperative campaign and a meaty multplayer online mode.

I finished the story in just under 8 hours on the normal difficulty, but I'm already looking forward to a second play through on a tougher setting.

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If I could indulge myself of but one gripe about this game ( as all reviewers must) it would be the somewhat familiar mid-game scenery having experienced both Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

All in all i would be absolutely amiss in my duties as a reviewer if I failed to understate the sheer wonderment i felt while playing through the Uncharted series.

I consider myself lucky amongst my fellow gamers whom have yet to experience this masterpiece in media and cinema and weep for a gaming future that finds itself without Nathan Drake.

A perfect score at a 3 out of 3 stars!

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

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3 out of 3 stars