Uncharted 3 is better than 2

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Ballas said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:
I respectfully disagree. I actually think 3 is the weakest of the series.

I just summed up my thoughts in another thread so I'll add them here:

Drake's Deception is a gorgeous game, but the shooting and moving mechanics are awkward, melee combat is clumsy, the final boss battle is a joke, the story seems recycled, and there are far too many sections where we as players are asked simply to press forward while some scripted segment unfolds - walking through the desert being the most egregious example. Drake's Fortune is excellent and Among Thieves is outstanding, but, to me, Drake's Deception was a misstep, narratively and mechanically. It feels like Naughty Dog focused on the negative parts of Uncharted - scripted platforming, cinematic pretensions - and moved away from the positive parts - improvisational gunplay, smooth and seamless moving and shooting mechanics.

The shooting and moving mechanics in Uncharted were never strong points tbh and I didn't feel 3's mechanics to be any better or worse than 2. The melee combat in Uncharted 2 is also very clumsy but unlike 3 its also visually unsatisfying, Lazaravic wasn't a terribly exciting boss fight either, the story in 2 was predictable throughout while 3 had some nice plot twists that were interesting. I agree with those scripted movement sequences and Uncharted 3 has many other glaring flaws but everything considered its better than 2 to me.

Both UC2 and UC3 had pretty bad melee mechanics but the advantage UC2 has over UC3 is that they never force you to use melee (except for one instance). UC3 shoved those crappy melee fights down my throat until I threw up.

I know I'm in the minority but I loved the Lazaravic fight, it was tense, suspenseful and a great climax to the game. The other points are a matter of preferences but to me Nepal and Shambala were far superior to that boring desert and Ubar. I did dig the capsizing ship though!

UC3 suffers a lot when it comes to pacing there are parts that drag on and on. I also liked the plot to UC2 better, Chloe was a great character and I loved what see brought to the game, she was underused in UC3.