Uncharted 4 single player is a disappointment (Spoilers)

[DivinePaladin]

Lawlight said:

DivinePaladin said:

The supernatural elements are the worst parts of all three games. I was relieved when they went the route they did. 

 

And it took it in a more human route semi-independently of TLoU. I dislike TLoU for many reasons, and I was ready for U4 to be in the same mold but it's not. They added in stealth, for example, because 3 teased stealth sections but never actually implemented any, and because stealth makes complete sense for this type of game. The only thing right out of TLoU is Troy Baker, and the pushcarts that shouldn't have been in the game. But everything else is decidedly Uncharted, but more humanly so.  

 

Not to mention Uncharted was always a movie game, it's literally Indiana Jones. Taking away big action setpieces is decidedly anti-film. 

 

If it's disappointing because you don't like it, fine. But don't pin it on fabricated reasoning that's decidedly the opposite of what you're arguing lol

I disagree. I say TLoU directly influenced Uncharted 4's narrative. Naughty Dog at this is point is pidgeonholed into making "narrative-driven" games. They will put story ahead of gameplay, which is fine if the story was compelling. I wished at least that Drake had more of an arc. He ends up exactly where he started.

You're right about Uncharted being Indiana Jones, which Uncharted 4 isn't. What's the point of grounding the game?

Naughty Dog unfortunately is too big to fail now so they will be putting out same-ish games for the next few generations. 

He ends up as a world-renowned (legal) archaeologist/fortune hunter with his wife. How does that compare to being a run of the mill salvager? Would you have felt significantly better if he died or something?

 

I won't go into great detail on the grounding of Uncharted, but after 3 jumped the shark it was either go even further into insanity for the sake of keeping the series as simply an enjoyable tropefest or dial it back in order to develop the entire experience more and make it a tad more meaningful of an arc.  

Plus, Naughty Dog outright admitted a few years ago exactly what you're just discovering. This is what they do, and so long as they put out compelling, entertaining experiences like Uncharted 2 or 4, especially when they're as perfectly paced as 4, they have all the right in the world to do so. If they make another TLoU with false setpieces to try and solidify  the experience, on top of a predictable plot and poor pacing, I won't be interested.