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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Several years after his last adventure, retired fortune hunter, Nathan Drake, is forced back into the world of thieves. With the stakes much more personal, Drake embarks on a globe-trotting journey in pursuit of a historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate treasure. His greatest adventure will test his physical limits, his resolve, and ultimately...
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One more day in paradise.
If you can only play one game this year, it should be Uncharted 4. The pinnacle of the series, it offers that magical sense of discovering and jaw-dropping awe like no other game so far this generation.
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Republished on Tuesday 24th March 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the leak of April's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows.
Naughty Dog strikes gold once again. Here's our review of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End!
After a break of several years, Nathan Drake returns for his last great adventure. Does A Thief's End live up to expectations in Uncharted 4?
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is a remarkable achievement in blockbuster storytelling and graphical beauty. Though it’s let down by a lack of imagination and some self-indulgence, especially in a third act that drags on far too long, Uncharted 4 carries on the series’ proud tradition of peerless polish and style, with a great multiplayer component to boot. Most importantly, it’s a gentle sendoff to the rag-tag group of characters we’ve known for nine years. A worthy thief’s end, indeed.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is the swan song this series deserved. From stunning visuals, to awe inspiring set pieces, to grounded moments of weakness.
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection takes two already great action-adventure games (A Thief's End + The Lost Legacy) and brings them to PC with a satisfying suite of visual and control tweaks to maximise the fun.
“Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End brings the Uncharted series to this generation of players in a rich and fulfilling way.”
It's a confident, assured, and rather more intelligent game than it first appears, and a strong end to the series.
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, this is precisely the case with Uncharted 4, Naughty Dog was not shy about telling us that this game marks the end of Nathan Drake’s adventures and it is fitting. I have to admit there is an air of sadness entering Uncharted 4, having only just established a fandom to the series it is sad to see it leave so soon, but it is true all good things must come to an end. This may be the end to the adventures of a wonderful character but Naughty Dog has not short changed us and provided an unsatisfying journey, rather they have built an adventur...