| JinxRake said: 3. The story of the Uncharted games... What's there to say. Just found a book in the bookshop completely copying the main outline of Uncharted 3 and the cover was exactly the plane crash scene from the game. So even writers seem to have taken notice. Not that I believe that book would have been worth the money to get it, but I'm just saying. Also, I've read quite a few books a lot worse than the Uncharted stories, both in terms of pacing, as in characters or plot devices instituted. Need an example? Hugh Laurie's The Gun Seller. Read better one. Seen better films. Seen worse films. You can't really say that it's a whole lot worse than some medium or another because honestly all mediums of entertainment are mostly comprised of crap. Give the story props for what it does and what it wishes to be. It tries at least, which is a bit more than other games do. |
I agree with the last sentence. And you compare Uncharted with bad books - sure, there is bad stuff out there. But Uncharted has one of the best stories in gaming. So you really should compare it to the best books and movies regarding story. Think yourself: you take a video of a playthrough. Not edited, because it is the experience of the story as you will have it while playing. Now showing this video in a cinema and then a showing of say the first Indiana Jones (similar genre, action and so on, so it could be comparable). Would anyone claim the Uncharted-video has a better story? That's what I mean: games - even the best ones in this regard - are far behind movies and even more behind books in terms of the story. And yes, it is a good thing that Naughty Dog tries to become better at that.
