Don't get me wrong, I think both games are amazing, but I do feel like I derived more enjoyment from the first than the second. I replayed DF 4 or 5 times, all told... I got bored on the second play-through of 2. My brother and dad had similar experiences with the lack of re-playability of 2.

I think I worked out why: the first was based on solid gameplay  mechanics, and the set-pieces fell inline with these mechanics. The second game relied on huge cinematic moments, which often times pulled away from the original's mechanics. The cinematic moments gave you that "wow" feeling during the virgin playthrough, but when you're expecting it, playing through it again, that initial blockbuster feeling is muted.

It's like epic action films - they're amazing in the cinema, and you feel a real buzz watching it the first time, but when you buy it on DVD/BD, you end up bored half way through... it's the movies that get the core elements right that you end up watching countless times.

That's my thoughts, anyways.

I respectfully disagree.

I disrespectfully disagree!

i respectfully agree with the disagreeers

I respectfully disagree with the disagreeers.

I think we'll all just have to agree to disagree.

I don't agree to that.

Neither do I.

I disrespectfully disagree with the disagreers!

I can understand where you're coming from and agree to some extent, but for me, even if those moments are muted, I still think Uncharted 2 > Uncharted 1. IMO anyways.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

On a more productive note I actually experienced the exact same thing you did. Uncharted DF had more satisfying shooting mechanics to me. It was a tough game on higher difficulties and the shooting took a good amount of adjustment to get used to in comparison to other TPS. It was very rewarding once you got the hang of it. I equate it to Transformers 1 and 2 except in the case of Uncharted, part 2 didn't suck. Obviously the second one had a bigger budget and enhanced a lot of what made the first one good (in the case of Transformers, the insane CG; in the case of Uncharted story, presentation and characters) but seemed to detract focus from what made it special (Transformers 1 had well choreographed robot fights; Uncharted 1 had the tough but rewarding gunplay).

I find your reasons interesting since you could actually say the same thing about both games.   They are both based off the same great gameplay mechanics and great set peices.  And while the first did not have as many of the big hollywood type moments,  it still had some,  which are obviously ruined on each additional playthrough.  Its not like either game changed depending on how you played through.  Except maybe the second when they added stealth gameplay to the mix which would actually add to the replayability, but the amount that changed was small.

So I dont see how you can say the first is better than the second since they are basically the same game,  the second just has more hollywood tyoe moments, especially since the moments dont take away from the story and gameplay at all.