Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

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  1. BigheadedDerek
    May 2, 2021
    7
    I think the game is the best in the series. The game is okay, good at sometimes, but I wouldn’t call the gameplay great.
  2. DonJeane
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    This game shows all the reasons why the Uncharted series is my favorite of all time. The graphics, the gameplay, the action, the characters, the wonder, the Indiana Jones meets Tomb Raider feeling it gives you. It’s one of the best games out there, and you’re doing yourself a disservice if you don’t get this. Naughty Dog, y’all have been doing me right since Crash Bandicoot, and y’allThis game shows all the reasons why the Uncharted series is my favorite of all time. The graphics, the gameplay, the action, the characters, the wonder, the Indiana Jones meets Tomb Raider feeling it gives you. It’s one of the best games out there, and you’re doing yourself a disservice if you don’t get this. Naughty Dog, y’all have been doing me right since Crash Bandicoot, and y’all haven’t missed since.… Expand
  3. HectorDelaRocha
    Aug 28, 2021
    9
    Amazing how Naughty Dog managed to achieve this visuals on the PS4. The gameplay has been improved over the past games. Story is great, immersive and challenging on the harder difficulties, especially the sword fight at the end of the game. Only downside is that some missions feel too linear.
  4. Red-Eyes
    Jul 14, 2021
    2
    Well, it is just another Uncharted game, as in, they are delivering the same thing for the fourth time with a different story. I don’t think franchises need to reinvent the wheel at every installment but given how shallow Uncharted gameplay has been it is baffling Naughty Dog manages to get away with how their games (movies cough cough) work.

    Automatic climbing and cover system    Well, it is just another Uncharted game, as in, they are delivering the same thing for the fourth time with a different story. I don’t think franchises need to reinvent the wheel at every installment but given how shallow Uncharted gameplay has been it is baffling Naughty Dog manages to get away with how their games (movies cough cough) work.

    Automatic climbing and cover system shootouts as it always have been. You have a grappling hook now, that sounds awesome and perfectly matches the game right? No! When the “platforming” is so automatic it becomes unfulfilling; the grappling hook only works when you see a prompt button on the screen so it is just a fancy way to press X and see the game play itself. I’m not joking when I say the game should be an all-out platformer making rewarding to get on top of a big ass tower, but the challenge was never an option with Uncharted and it sure as h*ll wouldn’t be in the fourth game.

    The cover based shootouts returns again despite being the biggest sin when it comes to third person shooters games. Press the button that magnetizes you to cover and wait for the enemy to voluntarily expose their head, rise and headshot they yaaaay! It is funny when you don’t realize the correct flow of the fight and wanders all around the battlefield being showered with bullets until you find your precious piece of wood to protect you. If something, I feel like shooting is even worse in this game: the crosshair movement is off and if you pre-aim before hiding behind cover when you get up again your pre-aim is gone.

    It is easy to realize the gameplay is a mere accessory in Uncharted and the best example is the chapter 4, right at the beginning. You start at your attic and inspect some memorabilia reminiscent of Nathan’s adventures on the previous games (which is a nice fan service to be honest), then you play with a Nerf gun shooting some targets (for some reason) and your wife calls, a really mundane sappy moment worth of your everyday romance sitcom occurs and she challenges you to play Crash Bandicoot for PS1… which you do! From Nathan’s perspective watching the TV you have to beat Crash first stage, and this is the most challenging thing the game has to offer. The story goes on for the chapter but the only thing the player really has done is playing discount Crash for PS1!

    Remember desperately mashing the buttons to skip the cutscenes/story in older games so you can actually play the f*cking thing? I’m pretty sure Uncharted fans would do the other way around, trying to find a way to skip the gameplay sections instead.

    So yes it is a “sToRy gAmE”!!!! It follows the same Indiana Jones/National Treasure trope used in previous installments: a historic figure did something and hid clues to find something, then a clue leads to a puzzle that when solved leads to another clue and so on so forth until the mystery is revealed. This narrative model is pretty appealing (although in a cheap way) and the player is compelled to know what will happen next, even though the dialogues can be cheesy at times and characters are overall stereotypical. It is a clichéd text yes, but I can see it working with most people.

    Let’s wrap it up giving the credit where it’s due: graphically the game is a work of art! So many times you can stop to appreciate the scenery (the first scene in chapter 5… my God!) given how beautiful the game looks; the “world traveling” narratives also guarantees a lot of different landscapes to behold. And the facial expressions… I’m sorry for every company trying to rival Naughty Dog on this regard.

    So Uncharted 4 doesn’t surprise anyone and I wouldn’t buy this game to save my life! I only played because it was the PS Plus freebie of the month and had nothing to lose. However it remains as the most story based game of them all to the point where the gameplay doesn’t really matter, Naughty Dog frankly doesn’t care and neither do the fans. The fact Uncharted next project is going to be a straight up movie speaks volumes about the series, at least they’re being upfront this time around.    … Expand
  5. MyOpinion07
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    Einfach super diese Spiel gute Story, Grafik, Performance halt was was man bei Playstation gewohnt ist
  6. Raios-Rogue
    Jun 8, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece From beginning to the end Naughty dog made their own tomb raider franchize and it was a booming success uncharted 2 and 4 are the best of the series
  7. renatoelyone
    Mar 9, 2021
    10
    Complete game perfect gameplay, charismatic characters and a game that has almost no defects in its great proposal from beginning to end.
  8. Monotoo
    Dec 22, 2020
    2
    Nate as a character, is not a good person, he's shallow and bland(has the same jokes and mannerisms as teenagers in Hollywood movies) and he's not charismatic at all, like they try to build him up to be. Always having the last word, makes idiot jokes while he kills hundreds of people
  9. Manziflex
    Mar 29, 2021
    10
    I thought it was a game of 8. A surprise of 10. Very nice. How to turn a video game into a movie. Really fantastic.
  10. Deene
    Jan 17, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. honestly thought nate would die in the last entry due to its title but instead he got a wonderful conclusion… Expand
  11. Abacus6
    Apr 19, 2021
    2
    My least favorite Uncharted. The combat is too reliant on stealth compared to the other 3 games. Probably because of the success from TLoU.
  12. stasweb
    May 3, 2021
    10
    This game is absolete masterpiece. Game design, graphics, gameplay are just great. Story is cool.
  13. SparroWHawK2003
    May 6, 2021
    10
    One of the best games I have ever played
    One of the best games I have ever played
  14. Ygs
    Feb 22, 2022
    6
    Disappointing, boring, overall cutscenes, ridiculous dialogue, boring characters, gameplay, and past expiration dates Sony has confused gaming with Hollywood
  15. Biggun
    Jun 18, 2022
    1
    Ce jeu est l'incarnation de la négation de ce qu'est le jeu vidéo interagir et être acteur.
    Dans ce jeu manette en main on n'est que spectateur c'est suis la flèche vaoù le PNJ te dit d'aller et regarde mes cinématiques. On est spectateur tout le temps et jamais acteur.
  16. quittit1
    Jul 5, 2022
    7
    I got it but I don’t think so it doesn’t matter because it doesn’t exist anymore lol but it is just
  17. True-Gaming1
    Sep 1, 2022
    4
    Uncharted is one of the most overrated game series of all time, with 4 being the worst.
  18. MaxieZeus
    Sep 2, 2022
    9
    Refined combat, excellent action sequences and a good story that is enough to make this game one of the best PlayStation exclusives.
  19. CavexNero1
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    Um Dos jogos mais bonitos de todos os tempos e uma grande esperiencia cinematográfica q fecha com chave de ouro as Aventuras do Caçador de Tesouros Nathan Drake e de quebra acrescenta novos e carismáticos personagens
  20. GenZgamer
    Jun 11, 2023
    5
    i hate puzzle games without any map or hud and no direction. so basically I hate this too.
  21. Havoc-M2
    Sep 1, 2023
    10
    Beware of false negative reviews. I've seen the exact same worded review posted multiple times by different usernames with scores ranging from 1-4. Anyone who gives this game less than an 8 is lying to you..
  22. Funkymonk
    Jul 3, 2016
    8
    I initially wrote an incredibly stupid review giving this a 10 when I was only half way through the game. This was partly in reaction to all the trolls and jealous Xboxers who were giving it 0 scores but having now completed the game I'm slightly disappointed. It's a good game but didn't quite live up to the hype and my own expectations. I'll explain why..............

    I just didn't    I initially wrote an incredibly stupid review giving this a 10 when I was only half way through the game. This was partly in reaction to all the trolls and jealous Xboxers who were giving it 0 scores but having now completed the game I'm slightly disappointed. It's a good game but didn't quite live up to the hype and my own expectations. I'll explain why..............

    I just didn't enjoy it as much as the other games in the series. One of the things that made the Uncharted series great was that it took games closer to the movies then ever before. It raised the bar for cut scenes, writing, cinematic set pieces ect. They managed to tell great stories and they looked like fantastic action movies but they never forgot they were games because the balance between game and movie was perfect. In U4 however I feel ND have gone too far trying to make it like a movie and the pacing feels too slow. Far too much time is spent where you just slowly walk/drive about doing banal things such as pressing triangle to look at stuff or pushing a crate against a wall. Sure, the previous games had sections like this too but because there were less of them they weren't as boring, they were actually a nice change of pace and they complimented the action better and I stress again they managed to tell great stories without overkill of these slow sections.

    I also didn't feel there were as many OMG set pieces in U4 although there were a couple of good ones.

    The story was good but the tone seemed a bit confused. In the first half it teases the player with the promise of a darker, deeper story and more fleshed out characters then before but never fully goes through with it. It can't seem to decide if it want's to go down this route or stick with the trademark Uncharted death defying one liners and witty banter.

    Many of the action sections, especially early on lacked excitement and tension because of the OTT handholding and overgenerous restart points. Then the game will throw a big difficulty spike at you. It seems to go from one extreme to the other. Lastly, it all just felt strangely predictable and formulaic. I just seemed to know when a gun fight was coming, when a bridge was going to collapse, what plot twist was coming etc.

    I must stress again it is a good game; Excellent graphics and script, gameplay pretty polished (if not perfect). I enjoyed U4 but there was still a feeling of being underwhelmed by the whole thing; I never had the heart racing excitement or jaw dropping spectacle I had from the earlier games. Maybe after 4 games I've just got Uncharted fatigue - what once was fresh and exciting is now a bit trite and predictable to me.    … Expand
  23. robinzvak
    Jun 13, 2016
    9
    In this genre Naughty Dog are masterpiece creators. For every who want create single player game, please go to excursion to NG , especially guys from Avalanche Studio, you will see how make characters which you love it, hated it , understated it.
  24. tozana
    May 26, 2019
    10
    Superb game that kept me playing for months. I eventually got the Platinum in it. The introductory mission in a wealthy collector's house is unforgettable, as are many other missions in the game. Great ending. Again, a fitting conclusion to this awesome series.
  25. sprinkill
    Jan 1, 2020
    7
    93/100 is an awfully high review for a non-open-world 3D platformer. I liked this game a lot the first time I played it in when it was called "Rise of the Tombraider." I just recently purchased a PS4 so that I could not only experience this title, but the other PS4 exclusive titles. Thus far, I'm finding that I wasn't missing much.

    This is by no means a bad game at all. I paid $15.00    93/100 is an awfully high review for a non-open-world 3D platformer. I liked this game a lot the first time I played it in when it was called "Rise of the Tombraider." I just recently purchased a PS4 so that I could not only experience this title, but the other PS4 exclusive titles. Thus far, I'm finding that I wasn't missing much.

    This is by no means a bad game at all. I paid $15.00 for it, which I consider a bargain. It's probably worth about $40.00. But to give this game a rating that puts it in the realm of "Witcher 3," "Red Dead Redemption 2," or even "Far Cry XX" territory is absurd. This game is Tomb Raider with a male protagonist and more gunfights (a lot more gunfights). It does a lot of things well, but it also does a lot of things not so well. It's an average game, basically.

    For example, I mentioned the gunfights. They're pretty ridiculous. You're a God-like bullet-sponge that can absorb infinite damage assuming you're able to scurry behind cover after every tenth gunshot wound. The gunfights aren't not-fun I suppose. They're basically whack-a-mole style like Gears of War. What bothers me is that you can tell the game wants you to try a stealth approach in lieu of many (but not all) of the gunfights. This stealth approach involves sneaking up on enemy gunmen and strangling them to death. To help you in this task, they utilize the tall-grass-hiding mechanic from, among other games, the Assassin's Creed series. The problem is, however, that you can't beckon enemies to your hidden location like you can do in every other game with stealth mechanics. So, basically, you're hidden in the tall grass with an enemy perhaps five feet away, but you can't whistle or throw a rock to beckon them towards you. You just have to hope that they amble towards you and fall into your trap like a spider and a web.

    Because of the useless stealth mechanics detailed in the immediately preceding paragraph, you often have to dart out from cover and strangle enemies to death in full view of the world. Your hope is that you won't fall into the viewing radius of any of the other enemy APCs while doing so. There's not really any good way to thwart this possibility. The Hitman series does a great job with this by providing you with a map that reveals the enemy NPCs line of sight. This games doesn't do that at all. It's basically just dumb luck if you murder an enemy NPC and don't get caught. What's worse, if you're trying to be stealthy, then you're necessarily behind enemy lines. So if you do alert an enemy NPC in your attempt, then they'll all immediately and simultaneously open fire on you. You're at a strategic disadvantage at that point because, like I said, you're behind enemy lines. Stealth in this game, basically, doesn't work.

    So you have to go in guns blazing Gears of War style like I stated earlier. If they made it so you could silence the guns like in Far Cry or Tomb Raider, it would've made a massive difference in the game play experience. But they didn't. Anyway, the next issue is the game's overall style.

    It's not open-world. It's not even close. The levels give you the impression that they're massive and lend themselves to exploration, but you'll soon find that they're not. This is a linear platformer. The little subworld aren't even as big as Tomb Raiders. This is basically the on-rails style of Gears of War coupled with the climbing/platformer of Tomb Raider.

    Like I said earlier, this isn't a bad game. The graphics are decent, but not over the top. The water graphics are straight-up hideous, and this is my assessment after playing on a PS4 Pro. The voice acting is very good, and I liked the characters. That's not a small compliment either - that's the game's best asset, and it's the reason why I would recommend giving this game a shot.

    But, in the end, this isn't a "93/100." If I'm being charitable, I'd give this game a 77/100.    … Expand
  26. prettynicky23
    May 25, 2020
    10
    Uncharted 4 is a perfect game! No bugs completely polished gameplay and a wonderful ending to drakes story and not to mention some of the must beautiful Graphics ever in a video game!
  27. mech
    Nov 20, 2016
    7
    It is incredibly well made. Production quality is off the charts, art direction, graphics, animations, sound, everything is top notch. Unfortunately it is not a very good game, its basic gameplay mechanics -- shooting, climbing, driving -- are very limited, repetitive, and boring. You can have only so many fake close calls before it becomes yawn inducing rather than exciting.
  28. GrumpyReviewer
    Jun 22, 2016
    9
    Another work of art, by Naughty Dog. I love this franchise since the first game. The second game is a complete masterpiece, the third one is still good (though not as great), and the fourth one is just incredible.

    The story is interesting, the characters are as charming as ever, the gameplay remains tight and the action sequences are completely mesmerizing. I have enjoyed this game from    Another work of art, by Naughty Dog. I love this franchise since the first game. The second game is a complete masterpiece, the third one is still good (though not as great), and the fourth one is just incredible.

    The story is interesting, the characters are as charming as ever, the gameplay remains tight and the action sequences are completely mesmerizing. I have enjoyed this game from the first to the last minute and was sad to see it end. Awesome, awesome game, that everybody should play. A must have for any PS4 owner.    … Expand
  29. drlowdon
    Mar 25, 2020
    8
    Nathan Drake is convinced by his estranged brother Samuel to reignite their once abondoned search for the long lost treasure of Henry Avery.

    A Thief's End sticks pretty close to the established Uncharted formula of puzzle solving, shootouts and spectacular set-pieces. There are a few pacing issues, and the gun-play isn't quite as solid as it could be, but the highs more than outweigh    Nathan Drake is convinced by his estranged brother Samuel to reignite their once abondoned search for the long lost treasure of Henry Avery.

    A Thief's End sticks pretty close to the established Uncharted formula of puzzle solving, shootouts and spectacular set-pieces. There are a few pacing issues, and the gun-play isn't quite as solid as it could be, but the highs more than outweigh the few lows making for a fantastic action adventure title. If this is indeed the final game in the series it is certainly a fitting end.    … Expand
  30. cronoslegacy
    Jan 9, 2021
    8
    Uncharted 4 is quite a peculiar title. It's a shoot-em-up, action adventure game and yet still so much more. From start to finish it's nothing but a non-stop rollercoaster of action. When you aren't running and gunning you are a parkour master jumping and leaping to small ledges. It's like somebody grabbed a little of Kill Bill, Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones, threw them in a bowl andUncharted 4 is quite a peculiar title. It's a shoot-em-up, action adventure game and yet still so much more. From start to finish it's nothing but a non-stop rollercoaster of action. When you aren't running and gunning you are a parkour master jumping and leaping to small ledges. It's like somebody grabbed a little of Kill Bill, Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones, threw them in a bowl and baked a tasty pie.

    While overall a great game, there were fairly severe plot holes abound. Your main antagonist seems to have an infinite supply of goons to throw your way and resources better than the US government altogether. Well, of course, right? you need to do something! when I go to the bank i'm fighting off hundreds of baddies myself...That's where the game fights with itself as it tries to be hyper-realistic. You are just a treasure seeker but no, also a mass murderer on global scales. At one point you are arguing about getting proper permits for simple retrieval job. The next you are mowing down hundreds of people followed up with a cutscene where Nathan is telling everyone to calm down and "can we talk?" It's so jarring to see Nate go from mass murderer to pacifist back to mass murderer. Yeah a lot of it is forced on him but it's still just so out of character.

    The other problem is how enemies get to your destination leaps and bounds faster. Realistically, the missions that Nadine puts her Shoreline crew threw would take months of prep and planning. Going to other countries with thousands of soldiers and weaponry without a hitch??? Yet somehow, Shoreline will be there quicker than 3 guys on a small plane. I don't buy it for a second and it happens ALL. THE. TIME! Even Nate's wife (Elena) is a master tracker when the plot calls for it!

    That aside...the game is just so much damn fun. If the story had been a bit more solid I could have easily given it (possibly) 10.    … Expand
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Metascore
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Universal acclaim - based on 113 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 111 out of 113
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 113
  3. Negative: 1 out of 113
  1. Easy Allies
    Dec 1, 2016
    100
    Uncharted 4 is a landmark title that anyone remotely interested in interactive storytelling should invest in. Naughty Dog has once again raised the bar across the industry. Thrilling shootouts, a staggering level of detail, breathtaking visuals and emotional depth come together to make Uncharted 4: A Thief's End a must-play masterpiece.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jul 21, 2016
    90
    Stating that the forthcoming game will be the last rendezvous with a popular, charismatic hero is a rare phenomenon. I congratulate Naughty Dog on their courage and in spite of myself keep my fingers crossed for them to stick to their decision. The farewell party they threw for Nate is simply spectacular. This is how I want to remember him, not as an old man who rubbed his joints with pain cream and then found a UFO. Uncharted 4 is a brilliant game and a breathtaking demonstration of what PS4 is capable of. [07/2016, p.56]
  3. Games Master UK
    Jul 5, 2016
    93
    Whiteknuckle action, captivating characters, and luscious locales - the best Uncharted yet. [June 2016, p.64]
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