Loafing at E3: the Sony booth
June 22, 2009 at 12:24 pm by Garrett Martin
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves screenshot
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
PlayStation 3
Rated T for Teen
All told, third-person shooter Uncharted 2 might’ve been the best game at E3 this year. Its strongest rivals were games that were only playable for judges (Splinter Cell: Conviction, Assassin’s Creed 2) and quirky underdogs like Scribblenauts. It’s difficult to adequately gauge a game’s quality after only playing the multiplayer for maybe 10 minutes, but Uncharted 2 impresses so thoroughly in so many ways that it’s hard to not be excited.
Like its predecessor, Uncharted 2 promises to be highly cinematic without resorting to long-winded cut-scenes. During the single-player scene demonstrated at Sony’s press conference and in a private session in Sony’s booth, gameplay and narrative bleed seamlessly into one another, as lead character Nathan Drake avoided a helicopter by scampering through various blasted-out buildings. That chopper was a total asshole. Continue reading “Loafing at E3: the Sony booth” »
