Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.

I completed Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. The third title in the Uncharted series was developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. There isn't really a lot to say about Uncharted 3, especially if you've played the previous two entries. Uncharted 3 is more Uncharted 2 although there are some differences. They've beefed up the hand to hand combat to something closer to a pale imitation of Batman: Arkham Asylum's combat and given it a larger focus in the game. The game still features outrageously over the top action set pieces. The more impressive ones, like fighting on a listing ship in the middle of a massive storm while your cover slides back and forth and a gunfight in a sandstorm, are fun. They've also tried adjusting the pacing from the previous entry. There is more downtime in this one. There are larger stretches without combat or that oh my god run sense of urgency that was too prevalent in Uncharted 2. Much like the third Indiana Jones movie, we see the early days of Nathan Drake and his introduction to Victor Sullivan as a kid. The story spans twenty years and introduces a new villain that has a bit more substance as a character than the previous games. The plot is decent enough. Standard Uncharted. The characterization is also standard Uncharted. And that's to say, great. Among the absolute best in the industry. The characters remain the best reason to play the Uncharted games. The puzzles were a step up from the previous entries. A couple of them will require a little more thought than usual. The game retains some of the technical flaws from the previous titles. The gunplay is still wonky. The enemies are still massive bullet sponges. Headshots still don't kill with any sort of regularity. Nathan Drake's animation got in the way more than a couple times resulting in death. Especially in crushing difficulty. The game still is adventure platforming for dummies. A too well defined single path. And the series just can't do an interesting final boss battle in the slightest. I'm giving Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception an 8.