Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

[Graham M]

I've preordered this from Game and was supposed to be contacted by em but never got anything :s

[cimt]

Actually, neither was I. Every time I pre-order from them I usually get a phone call a couple of days before.

[Uncle Peter]

Stunning game and brilliant story which is right up there with Deus Ex Human Rev. Finished it in two nights though. Haven't tried the multiplayer or co-op modes yet.

[Tezcatlipoca]

I finished this last night.

Total rollercoaster of awesomeness

Not sure if I'd give it a 10, but it's certainly at least a 9 IMO.

I didn't get frustrated (unlike Batman AC), didn't feel any deaths were cheap, and didn't quit in a rage (unlike Batman AC). The boss fight was much better than Uncharted 1's QTE boss and Uncharted 2's PITA boss. Actually, the only times I can think of in this series when I've been seriously frustrated have been on Uncharted 2: the guy on the train you can't just shoot, and Lazarovic at the end.

My only niggles are story & character related:

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Cutter needed more fleshing out, some back story, something. Chloe works with him, and even Elena knows who he is, but we didn't get to see anything explaining more about who he was, how Drake or anyone knew him.

Chloe & Elena felt a bit underused... but I can forgive that as it's all about Drake and Sully this time.

I'd have liked a bit more on Marlowe and Talbot. Also would have liked to know how Talbot survived being shot by Cutter, what the Tarot card was all about, and what the deal was about Drake's name.

Oh, and the shipyard & cruise ship section: Totally unrelated to the rest of the game, to the story...Could quite easily have been cut out without being a problem. I did enjoy it though.