| padib said: The thing is though Kres it's not just about story, remember she's a writer and in that sense she is in charge of the script, the dialogue. And that was my favorite part of the game, the dialogue, Drake's character appealed to me. He wasn't too bad boy but enough and funny at the same time. The game felt like a movie during the cutscenes and it was the kind of movie I liked. Sure, there was little plot, but remember that's only part of writing. And then she was also director, so she was responsible for ultimately how the characters are portrayed to interact, how the scenes roll out. I honestly liked her work, and I only played the first one. |
Hmm, fair point.
I definitely liked that Uncharted pushed for characters that were different from the norm; but in terms of Drake I thought he was a rather flashy character who got annoying rather quickly. At first I really liked that he'd crack jokes and comment on the ridiculous situations he found himself in but then that became pretty much his defining characteristic for 9 hours and even further into the next game. I can stomach him but certainly in Uncharted 1 & 2 I didn't think he was a particularly great character.
Elena was better, but I still thought she was a little contrived. Sully was the best of the bunch and I can give her props for that...
... but then both Harry & Chloe blew them all out of the water in terms of "characters I enjoyed watching on screen" and that's the Uncharted she had the least hand in. Harry for actually giving Nate a sounding board for his jokes to go to; Chloe for being a bit more complex than the seemingly-single-layered Elena.
So, I'll be interested to see where it goes without her. I'm certainly sad she's left, not least because she was always representative of "prominent women in gaming" whenever a list is made (and not just getting there because she's hot, Jade Raymond -_-) but I'm sure she'll be able to get a job elsewhere.
