Eurogamer says Uncharted is first must-have PS3 game

RE*AC*TOR · 14-11-2007 11:36am #1

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=87533

9/10 from Eurogamer. Seems to be a lot of those these days, but this is perhaps one of the best if not THE BEST years for games in my memory.

It was going to happen eventually - a non-multi-platform PS3 game that would make you want to own a PS3 - and where Resistance, Motorstrom, Heavenly Sword and others have failed - it looks like Uncharted has stepped up to the plate.

I'm happy enough for the PS3 to be like this. I don't care if Sony win the console war, truth be told I'd prefer they didn't. Go Nintendo! However, i can justify having bought a PS3 if every once in a while a title like this pops up. (Plus the announcement of DivX support is very nice).

Retr0gamer · 14-11-2007 12:02pm

Excellent, had high hopes for this and really needed a reason to actually turn on the PS3.

LookingFor · 14-11-2007 12:32pm

Eurogamer are tough critics, arguably especially when it comes to PS3 games, so that's a really great score. The review also reads more like a 10!

Far from being just another Tomb Raider, Uncharted, at times, feel like a wish-list of all the best bits of your favourite action games of the past five years.

Talking of environments, it's hard to think of a single game that's ever included such lush and staggeringly detailed gaming environment. As much as Gears of War provided a stunning next-generation shooter setting, the moody greys and browns made it a harsh, dark, hostile, and monochromatic place to be. In Uncharted, it's not just superior to Gears in terms of out and out detail, but brings a feel-good factor with the sheer level of environmental variety on offer.

Given a fresh platform and a new lease of life with a radically different style of game, it has carefully pieced together the best bits of all your favourite action adventures and come up with a fundamentally focused offering that's easily as good, if not better than any of them.

Also, mentioned in the other thread, but maybe more appropriate here, IGN has also given it a glowing review:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/834/834931p1.html

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is the most fun I've had in a videogame this year.

Say what you will about the PS3, but Uncharted isn't just a standout for Sony -- it's a standout for gaming as a whole.

Score: 9.1

steviec · 14-11-2007 12:41pm

I was very surprised to see a 9 after reading a review so full of gushing praise and not a single criticism - especially considering how easily they've given 10s to games they've had issues with in other reviews.

vibe666 · 14-11-2007 9:22pm

i still think that people are hesitent to give any ps3 title the praise it deserves. seems like everyone wants sony to lose (except ps3 owners, obviously;)) and they all seem to be overly harsh on ps3 games compared to 360 and PC ones.

Helix · 14-11-2007 10:31pm

vibe666 wrote: »

i still think that people are hesitent to give any ps3 title the praise it deserves. seems like everyone wants sony to lose (except ps3 owners, obviously;)) and they all seem to be overly harsh on ps3 games compared to 360 and PC ones.

or could it be that there just havent been any really really bloody good ps3 games out til now

OisCol · 14-11-2007 10:34pm

How do you get access to the us ps store in Ireland?

projectmayhem · 14-11-2007 10:51pm

OisCol wrote: »

How do you get access to the us ps store in Ireland?

start a new account on your ps3, get to the network part and sign up for a new PSN account, using the United States as your country of origin

OisCol · 14-11-2007 10:55pm

But if my master account is based in Ireland it wont let me change the region in a sub account?

projectmayhem · 14-11-2007 10:57pm

OisCol wrote: »

But if my master account is based in Ireland it wont let me change the region in a sub account?

make another master account

OisCol · 14-11-2007 10:58pm

Cheers. Big help.

Beekay · 15-11-2007 12:42am

Just played the demo there and was very impressed. Was great to play and after hearing how assasins creed is not living up to its hype i may go out and buy this.