yo_john117 said: It's a TPSPAAAG

I agree with yo_john, it's a TRAP!

(I would say it's an Action-Adventure game with Third Person Shooter Elements. No one said it had to be a clean fit. :P)

after 2 defiantly not TPS i guess thats why i play its MP couldnt go back to campaign after earning all the trophies, it just felt like after youve seen a movie you dont want to re watch it again you know whats going to happen next

although this could be said for most games about knowing what happens next and not wanting to replay it, UC relies to much on story telling and cinematics the gameplay and gunplay didnt satisfy me as much as other games and even UC DF

whatever genre it is though its defiantly not found else where which makes the game unique

Saying it's a TPS puts all genres on a slippery slope.

You'd have to claim Mass Effect and Metal Gear and GTA are all TPS, because all of these will only improve their shooter elements over the years.

And next thing you know everything is a shooter.

wfz said: It is just as much a platforming game as God of War is a Platformer/puzzle game. It is mostly a TPS with the minor genre being platforming, in my opinion. You spend 70-80% of the time hiding behind cover and shooting. The platforming parts aren't actually all that long. I'd say it's about as even a spread as God of War does with it's puzzles and platforming elements.

Platforming is not a minor genre. It's as important as the shooting. The platforming sections are what define the Uncharted series, not the shooting. Scenes like jumping from truck to truck, scaling a train, jumping out of a building etc. are what make Uncharted it's own game. Without those sections, Uncharted would be mainly a TPS.

Ask someone to Think back to the most significant moments in the Uncharted series & they're probably gonna think of the platforming sections or a combination of platforming & shooting sections. Either way, platforming is definitely not minor in the series.

Wikipedia pretty much says its everything said in this thread so far http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncharted

G4 says its an Action Adventure game http://www.g4tv.com/games/ps3/64706/uncharted-3-drakes-deception/

gameinformer says its an action game. http://www.gameinformer.com/games/uncharted_2_among_thieves/b/ps3/default.aspx

Smeags said: yo_john117 said: It's a TPSPAAAG I agree with yo_john, it's a TRAP! (I would say it's an Action-Adventure game with Third Person Shooter Elements. No one said it had to be a clean fit. :P)

dito, but UC does all of it to well to not be either one of them.

BHR-3 said: after 2 defiantly not TPS i guess thats why i play its MP couldnt go back to campaign after earning all the trophies, it just felt like after youve seen a movie you dont want to re watch it again you know whats going to happen next although this could be said for most games about knowing what happens next and not wanting to replay it, UC relies to much on story telling and cinematics the gameplay and gunplay didnt satisfy me as much as other games and even UC DF whatever genre it is though its defiantly not found else where which makes the game unique

The problem with Uncharted is that the game relies to much on scripted moments and on cutscenes, pretty much everting in Uncharted is scripted and the gunplay is lame, the levels are way too linear and the enemys are everytime the same there are not anywhere near as many different enemys in Uncharted as in Gears of War or other good Shooting Games, all that makes Uncharted quite boring as game. Uncharted would be a better movie than it is as a Game, because you have more fun to watch Uncharted than to actually play it.

Jay520 said: wfz said: It is just as much a platforming game as God of War is a Platformer/puzzle game. It is mostly a TPS with the minor genre being platforming, in my opinion. You spend 70-80% of the time hiding behind cover and shooting. The platforming parts aren't actually all that long. I'd say it's about as even a spread as God of War does with it's puzzles and platforming elements. Platforming is not a minor genre. It's as important as the shooting. The platforming sections are what define the Uncharted series, not the shooting. Scenes like jumping from truck to truck, scaling a train, jumping out of a building etc. are what make Uncharted it's own game. Without those sections, Uncharted would be mainly a TPS. Ask someone to Think back to the most significant moments in the Uncharted series & they're probably gonna think of the platforming sections or a combination of platforming & shooting sections. Either way, platforming is definitely not minor in the series.

You're talking about Uncharted 2, where they fixed a lot of the retarded platforming elements. (Just my opinion, sorry if it's harsh).

 

My friends have all played UC1 and UC2 and they all agree that the first game has barely any meaningful platforming and is mostly just shooting and covering. It is very much so a minor genre element compared to the TPS elements which easily take up more than 70% of the game.

Uncharted 2 definitely has a lot more platforming in it, but I think it's rather silly to say the first game is a platformer. It's like you don't know what real platforming is... I'm a fan of the series, don't get me wrong, and I'm going to the huge Uncharted event on Oct 19, but to argue that the first game is a platformer is pure silliness!

RolStoppable said: It follows the typical Sony strategy: Jack of all trades, master of none. You can't put it in one genre, because it incorporates many different things. Looking at its individual parts, it can't seriouly compete with games that have a more focused approach, but in the sum it works.

we all know, youve never played it

RolStoppable said: ProdigyBam said: RolStoppable said: It follows the typical Sony strategy: Jack of all trades, master of none. You can't put it in one genre, because it incorporates many different things. Looking at its individual parts, it can't seriouly compete with games that have a more focused approach, but in the sum it works. we all know, youve never played it I don't have to in order to come to a conclusion that actually holds true.

Coming from someone who hates Sony because they're trying to "control customers with their boxes", I'd question your intentions.