I played through it with the quickness.  I could not wait to see what would happen next.  I liked the fact that Nate Drake was an average guy.

Because of that I was able to form an attachment to the character and the situation that made it impossible to put down the controller.

However, after the end credits finished rolling it sat on the shelf for three months and then I sold it.

With the upcoming release of Uncharted 2, I began to think about Uncharted. I wondered why it was so easy for my to get rid of such a fun game. Then, all of a sudden it hit me!

Uncharted is a B movie.

I found myself trudging through the mediocre gun fights with thousands of baddies just to watch the cut scenes.  What made the cut scenes so cool was that they were real movie scenes.

By using motion capture and actual dialogue, Naughty Dog made a great movie/game hybrid.  In doing so they made a game that was so engaging that you could not put it down but the flip side was that once the story was finished there was no reason to pick it up again.

So the formula that Naughty Dog uses for the Uncharted franchise is riveting but the novelty soon fades after the story is told.

I am going to get the next installment and I will enjoy playing it.  The storytelling is great and I enjoy this type of adventure. Unfortunately for Uncharted [and me] after it has divulged all of its secrets I will promptly sell it.

No one watches a B movie more than once.

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I Need Popcorn to Play my Game.

My video card gave out sometime last week, so I’m left without a gaming machine/workstation/best friend. Before it gave out, I was furiously working on Doom III, which I love immensely.

Yes, the monster placements may feel a bit cheap at times, but I’d rather be surprised than face a couple of minions from hell that shows up in plain sight. Since the demonic beasts don’t use complex military tactics, I reckon that placing spawn areas behind your viewpoint is the only way from making Doom III a cakewalk for veteran gamers.

Because I can’t play my murder simulators on the ancient laptop that I’m now using, I’m relegated to my old PlayStation 2. What’s a giggling pyromaniac to play in the meantime?

Here’s what: Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.

As you probably know, Mercenaries is like GTA, but in a more feasible setting: North Korea. The game is more combat-oriented, and is also like a single-player version of Battlefield 2 because it lets you control all of the weapons and vehicles in the game. You see a helicopter in the background, you can fly it. AA guns? Use them if you can get rid of the surrounding guards.

The best part? You blow shit up. A lot of it.

Until I get my PC and upgrade it to run Bioshock, I’m stuck in virtual North Korea. Not that I’m complaining. If Mercenaries were a lesser game, I’d be upset.

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