Tomb Raider vs. Uncharted: The Comparison We Had To Make

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d21lewis said:

F0X said:

ghettoglamour said:
Characters: Uncharted
Plot: Uncharted
Storytelling: Uncharted

Combat: Uncharted
Platforming: Tomb Raider
Puzzles: Tomb Raider
Exploration: Tomb Raider
Set-Pieces: Uncharted

Graphics: Uncharted
Sound: Uncharted

Overall: Uncharted

Uncharted 2 & 3 are stellar games imo. Tomb Raider is great, but just not on the same level.

From what I can tell from this post, Tomb Raider is superior in most of the ways that matter.

Keep in mind that neither game is a incredibly complex and deep but Tomb Raider does have much more depth than the Uncharted titles.  I don't think that anyone can argue that (provided they play both).  The thing is, we have a breed of gamer that doesn't actually want to play a game (and yeah, sometimes, I fall into that demographic).  They just care about graphics and story.  Nothing wrong with that.  The thing is, I personally think that Tomb Raider beats Uncharted in those areas, too!

Based on ghettoglamour's categories, I'd say Uncharted beats Tomb Raider in characters (Sully and Elena ftw!) and having a tighter, but not actually better, story.  That's it.  But, like they say, opinions are like assholes--Everybody's got one and most of them stink.

I like Uncharted, but I wouldn't call it better than most other action/adventure games. For one, Uncharted is significantly lacking in most "adventure" gameplay aspects, and what it does have (platforming, puzzling) has been done far better in other games (Prince of Persia and everything else, respectively).

Also, set pieces just don't do it for me when they are the main focus of the game.