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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has got to be one of the greatest examples of a sequel surpassing the original. The First Game while it was a solid game for its time it’s easily the least interesting of the series. The Second game takes everything about the first and improves it. The animations are more fluid, the gun-play is smoother, the Melee combat is better, the graphics looked amazing for a game released in 2009 and still hold up well today. The writing and the voice acting are so high quality it puts many games that were released at that point to shame. The puzzles and platforming are also well done and help to keep the game-play interesting.
The environments are also more varied and interesting which fixes the issue of the first game of not having a lot of variety. Of Course the highlights of this game and the series in general are the various setpieces you encounter throughout the game. I like refer to them as the “oh sh*t moments”. Shooting the engine of an armored vehicle while it attempts to run you down. Running through buildings and across rooftops while being shot at by an heli. It’s these heart pounding moments that make Uncharted so engaging. The game also has my favorite final boss in the series. It feels challenging enough without feeling cheap or unfair and also mechanically interesting.
Uncharted 2 was a landmark title in the PS3 Library of games and to this day It's still arguably Naughty dog's best work.
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