I just DEFEATED Uncharted 1, 2, and 3 as a Newcomer in 2024 | The Ultimate Critique Video Essay

Clayton Morris dives deep into the first three Uncharted games and is ready to admit how much he loves the series. Buckle up for this ultimate critique video essay.
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[@RasLion]

My favorite video game serie ever...only game that made me cry was Uncharted 4...was sad to say goodbye.

[@engineerofthemachine]

I absolutely agree, these games are more entertaining than anything I’ve seen out of Hollywood lately.

[@Cabal_Psytrance]

Uncharted 2 is in my top 3 all time games!! Right after super mario world and Street fighter 2 😁😁 Cheers from Italy

[@StephenHunts]

Escaping the burning building is visually stunning and JAWDROPPING to play

[@atomic_jungle_mongrel]

The Journey gets you so immersed in the game with the most fantastic scenery and it makes you feel like if only others can see this Journey you experienced. Uncharted games are special.

[@HappyConsoleGamer]

The best monkey jumping simulator ever made!

[@lalilulelothepatriots514]

I never played this games when I had a PS3, but when I had a PS4 and I was going to buy Uncharted 4 many in the comments told me to play Uncharted 1,2,3 so I can know the characters and I'm glad I did, I really love the Uncharted Games.

[@retrogamedreamer8761]

Playing through Uncharted 1 and 2 in particular stand out as some of the best gaming memories ever. And that’s someone who’s been a gamer since the Vic 20 days…

[@craigsips8677]

Ahhh… the Commodore Vic 20! 10 print ‘my name’ 20 goto 10 Run Memories!

[@SookaNooka]

I loved uncharted 2 sooo much

[@PastPresentFutureEndofTime]

There is also a uncharted game for the PS Vita you can look into Clayton.

[@StephenHunts]

The Uncharted series is probably the best video game series ever made. Indiana Jones is the only comparison I can think - ABSOLUTELY Clayton. Uncharted 4 is an absolute MASTERPIECE! Enjoy (whenever you get around to it). Among Thieves is my favorite. Uncharted is essentially playing a movie that is MIND BLOGGING and yes the interaction in the mountains in Among Theives is unbelievable

[@ClaytonMorris]

Can't wait!

[@Ejohns1004]

Victor goddamn Sullivan. Uncharted 2 is the single greatest video game in history to play for your girlfriend who doesnt play or like video games. I had a girl who hated games, thought they were boring but she was begging me to play this every time we got a chance.

[@williamrutter3619]

Man they don't make many games like that, wonderful to experience a new. If people do get the itch for more, the plague tale games, scratch it nicely and obviously the 2013 rebooted tomb raider.

[@EzaneeGires]

Nolan North forever a legend for bringing Drake to life

[@StarfireReborn]

Metal Gear, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted. Those Are My Video Games. Incredible Human Depth In A Video Game.

[@MercurialStatic]

There’s are many words to describe Assassin’s creed, ‘human’ and ‘depth’ are not one of them.

[@maxwillson]

Dude! I'm literally finishing up the first game as we speak ahahaha! Love this series! You have to play 4! It's the best one! The graphics and scenery in the 4th one is insane! So is the rock climbing!

[@badboy-gn8fu]

part 4 is the best one?! speak for yourself bro...imo it's the weakest one...1-3 is the best.

[@maxwillson]

@@badboy-gn8fu 4 is the best and the longest game. Every time I start the series over, I want to play 4. They took all of the best aspects of the first 3 games and mushed them into 1.

[@MercurialStatic]

Best Indiana Jones games ever made. Played since Uncharted, and it’s nice to see a franchise only get better through the years and be respectfully retired.

[@PastPresentFutureEndofTime]

Clayton trails of daybreak 2 is up for pre order and ys 10.

[@Hatosan_]

You’d be surprised just how many folks haven’t played the Uncharted games! 😄 Wonderful collective review Clayton! 💯

[@Joshua.zero29]

I finished them a few years ago after a coworker wouldn't stop having about them. It was awesome to see just how much better each game got with each installment. ❤

[@ragzilbragzilb6603]

I havnt playet it yet too, but I will because of you bro :D Thanks for sharing the video :D

[@ClaytonMorris]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@johnf.r6658]

Uncharted drake's fortune came in a bundle with the PS3, it was the first game I played there and my first platinum, I couldn't believe how good the game looked, I was like 15 years old, good memories. Great games (all 4 of them) can't recommend them enough

[@videogameobsession]

Great job with the reviews! I haven't played them since they first came out, but all of the memories came flooding back. What a great series. I am a bit envious that you were able to play them for the first time. I have been trying to hold off until I bought a new OLED 4K screen before I replayed the 4K/60fps patched PS4 (for PS5) Remastered trilogy, but I've been dragging my feet on that one. I end up trying to do so much research on new TV's that I get burnt out on it and just use my HD display. It is a PlayStation 3D Display, which by the way, Uncharted 3 looked incredible in stereoscopic 3D. It's part of the reason I hate to move on to something else. I play the games from bed, due to being disabled from a lower back injury, at work, in 1998, and a new MS diagnosis in 2020. So a smaller 24" display, on a metal armature is ideal for me. My girlfriend isn't really into gaming, so I often game after she goes to bed. I'm a night owl, so I suppose it works out. :) Anyway, thanks again for doing such a nice review for the games. I enjoy reviews of games several years after they've been out. It helps remind me why I loved them in the first place, and gives me a kick in the butt to play them again! I'd say I like them in this order.. 1. Uncharted 2 (My favorite in the series, but a close call with U4. Such an amazing follow-up in so many ways. They really pushed the PS3 hardware here!) 2. Uncharted 4 (Once you've played the trilogy, this game becomes so meaningful, and well done! I probably spent an extra twenty hours taking in-game photos and admiring the graphics!) 3. The Lost Legacy (I enjoyed this one so much more than I expected to. I thought it was going to feel more like a stand alone DLC, but it was so much more.) 4. Uncharted 3 (I really liked it, but perhaps the pacing was off a little. Still a top game, and playing it in 3D added some nice visual depth to much of it). 5. Uncharted 1 (Sic Parvis Magna - "Greatness from small beginnings") -Matt

[@williamrutter3619]

They some of my favourite games of all time, brilliant, but there is some janky bits, nathes jump varies, tiny hops when you try to jump at the wrong things, nathes ability to fall, sometimes epic, other times watch out that floor is coming to get you. the camera angles can be clunky. These are minor criticisms of amazing games and i admire them more for it, these were a brilliant achievement given the limitations of the original ps3 hardware, like the 256 mb ram.

[@Nigel222]

I wish AAA 10-15 hour games were still coming out on a regular basis like they were in the PS3/360 generation.

[@Just_Jaden-2]

I do agree with the supernatural stuff, at least the first part of it, The whole, "Whoa, what is this doing here" part of it, and that's it, because I'm pretty sure it's to deliver the message of "Yeah, you get a lot of treasure, but, there's consequences". honestly, one of the best game franchises ever,

[@tommontgomery2674]

I came to Uncharted 2 by playing a used disk that had sat on my shelf a long time already. I couldn't get enough and had to find 1 and 3 and play them too. Adventure, travel, puzzles, and pseudo-history...My favorite genre! I even go back and play this type of game after a few years, like re-watching a favorite movie that I have forgotten the details of over time. Not too fond of the tacked on supernatural stuff...the same with Assassin's Creed series, and the newer Tomb Raider series.

[@codyvandal2860]

Nice! Uncharted 4 is also quite good Clayton

[@denisaljic]

Wow, Clayton Bigsby really looks like the Uncharted Guy!

[@shanetheundertaker8474]

I own all 4 and am nearly at the end of uncharted 4. Still not started 1,2&3. It's a fantastic game !

[@embracerodusk2537]

The 2nd game is the best one IMO. Number 4 is great too but it didn't have the perfect balance that 2 has.

[@mexmexican8619]

I’ve recently just discovered the Nier series. I’m in love.

[@trevorphilips2090]

Defeated feels like as if it was a genuinely challenging game, not an interactive movie with some gameplay elements. :)

[@barryklinedinst6233]

Three great games. Did you ever play last of us? They are so good. I'm playing the PS5 remakes. Such good games. But then when I play other games it's hard to get into them because Naughty Dog makes topnotch games. Game on

[@ClaytonMorris]

Not yet. It's on my list.

[@michaelvee7315]

@@ClaytonMorris hey bud you gotta give the PS VITA Uncharted golden abyss a play through. The story is soOoO good!!

[@jagermeisterjager7794]

Here’s a game I highly recommend going back to play: assassins creed 4: black flag! Such a great game and playable for hours!

[@themblan]

I have never played those games, either. I played a little Uncharted 1 and then got bored.

[@harrypersey1422]

Try Dave The Diver! Excellent reviews, I thought it was gonna be a bit goofy until I tried it myself, and then beat it in 2 days. I got addicted FAST lol

[@ClaytonMorris]

I downloaded that but haven't played that yet. Maybe I'll play that next after I finish Trails through Daybreak. Great to know.

[@harrypersey1422]

@@ClaytonMorris just to be clear! I'm a single guy with no kids and I don't run a redacted show 🤣 just be aware it may take a little longer to beat than 2 day but it's addictive nonetheless! Cheers and thanks for the reply

[@GarosGaming]

Uncharted 2 was mind blowing at the time it was released i havent played it for years but i bet it still holds up very well. Shame the collection doesnt have the multiplayer in it. That too was really fun. Definitely the best umcharted in the series and only uncharted 4 comes close imo

[@BryanColterAstrology]

I didn't know you were gamer! Cool

[@ClaytonMorris]

Yep since my dad brought Pong home. 🤣

[@BryanColterAstrology]

@@ClaytonMorris Favorite SNES game? Mine is probably shadowrun

[@natalieukparamedic4071]

That looks cool, but is that you on the front picture or is it the video game character!? 😂 I might have to get this one

[@ClaytonMorris]

Yes! That's me.

[@RumpleGold]

I literally just played Uncharted 1 too ! It’s epic

[@finnianreilly1831]

Clayton, if you enjoyed 1 - 3 so much, you should really play the spin-off game Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. It has different characters but is just as enjoyable in my opinion.

[@grahfkarate1799]

I played the first two for the first time about 7 years ago. I thought the first one was decent. Could see the potential of the series. The seconded one was more gripping. I actually couldn’t get past the last boss and gave up. 😂

[@joeyf150blacksunshine7]

Uncharted is the reason I got a ps 3 and ps4. Great games. Uncharted 4 one of the best games ever made.

[@neonnoir9692]

Clayton, play Outer Wilds and Journey. Trust me. They're transformational. Outer Wilds is universally considered to be one of the most perfect games ever made. And go in blind.

[@jeffreyplatt7703]

Fear not Clayton! I’ve never played the series either

[@banterabc5135]

I've never played Uncharted....well I played about the first 90 minutes of the second one because it's said it's one of the best beginning in gaming, it's true. There's also a PSVita title with special mechanics, it's called The Golden Abyss. BTW, they wanted to do something simular with the TombRaider franchise. They for real thought it would be a good idea to add aliens into it. Thats why we never heard anything about TombRaider for so long. This alien thing was quite deep into development before they cancled this abomination for the franchise, thank god they did that (it was called Ascension and fotage leaked if you want to look it up)

[@GJyoutube2006]

Uncharted 2 is the most loved one.

[@Marcelocostache]

Uncharted 2 on the ps3 was something special it pushed that console back on the map after the Disaster that was the ps3 in the first 3 years.

[@GuyonaCouch]

I haven't played any of the Uncharted games. I might start now while I watch Redacted. :)

[@PastPresentFutureEndofTime]

I was able to the the 3 uncharted game's in a digital PS4 bundle when that was released back then.

[@johnlord5353]

I'm a PC/Xbox boy, I've always wanted to play these games anyway, but your review has got me tipped over the edge and bidding on a second hand PlayStation! Good video man 👍

[@jameskozy7254]

I love these games so much. Uncharted 3 is my favorite despite 2 being better. This is because 3 gives Sully so much screentime.

[@partialbullet2215]

I completed the trilogy Not easy, I'll say impossible at times. There are moments where you just have to keep banging your head against the wall. You only need to succeed 1 time

[@Japan_Changed_My_Life]

We are the same age and family size. I don't understand how you find the time... it's a mystery to me.

[@ClaytonMorris]

I use something called "time blocking" which has been revolutionary for me to manage time. Author Cal Newport uses it to great effect.

[@tacothunder2298]

If Sony plans to continue the series they really need to get Amy Hening back, she hasn't made anything good after leaving Sony. Uncharted Golden Abyss was her last great work.

[@photonjohnny]

Clayton, Sir. You have the ninja juju.

[@RedBeard0924]

Great series. Love 4 and Lost Legacy!

[@PastPresentFutureEndofTime]

Great game's still haven't gotten around to playing 4 it's been sitting on the shelf.

[@badboy-gn8fu]

it's ok. imo it's not as great as 1-3. i do not like the overpowered black female in part 4. she so powerful she could beat up superman

[@Zrotolerance]

These were the first games I completed on ps4 when I finally got one about 3 years ago. They quickly became some of my favorite games and Nathan Drake is one of my all time favorite characters! Personally I thought the 4th game was a great ending!!

[@hernsg144]

I'm so glad you got to play the uncharted series, I'm still waiting on UC5 😥. Come on naughty dog.

[@geopoliticalnutz7350]

hell yeah, played all of the series. But I have to say 4 wasn't my favorite. I hated the driving parts. If you know, you know. 😁

[@bhoqeem1975]

I've beaten them years ago. Good story and fun games, those three.

[@zubairhussain7866]

Uncharted 4 is great too

[@bhoqeem1975]

@@zubairhussain7866 Mos def! Especially the Definitive Edition! I’ve beaten that game twice!

[@jakc3d]

Will you be playing Elden Ring's DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree?

[@ClaytonMorris]

Eventually. I need to finish the base game first.

[@badboy-gn8fu]

uncharted 1-3 are some of the greatest video games ever made. didn't like part 4 as much w/that overpowered black female, but it's just ok esp the last fight.. i don't think part 4 is the best one. i still prefer 1-3

[@PastPresentFutureEndofTime]

Check out the Darksiders series Clayton you might like it.

[@andrewacefraser]

I haven't played them yet!

[@ClaytonMorris]

You're in a for an absolute treat!

[@andrewacefraser]

@@ClaytonMorris Can't wait! great video got me excited to play it thanks!

[@DaveHaze]

Awesome i did the same but few years back, maybe its time to return to them? P.s. Its awesome that my main source of news is also source for games 🙌👏🍻

[@ClaytonMorris]

Thanks Dave!

[@munkyjoefig]

I LOVE THAT SERIES ALL OF THEM ARE GREAT

[@RumpleGold]

Clayton , what did you think of the movie ??

[@ClaytonMorris]

Honestly I haven't seen it. My sister loved it but she loves really bad movies so I always take her comments with a grain of salt. I heard it's nothing like the games.

[@tacos4419]

​​@@ClaytonMorrisThe movie is garbage. Terrible casting. It doesn't stay true to the games or its fans. It's like the people responsible for this movie never even played the games and only did a quick google search (and a bad one at that) to get familiar with the games. It's basically a cash grab.

[@ttalah2964]

You are a reporter I found your instagram account 😊. You are the best

[@Dj_Dude]

Uncharted games are so awesome,and i agree we need more great games like this..If you have not played A WAY OUT yet you better test it out.I did play i true 3 times 1 time with wife and 2 times with my oldest kid when he was 6 years and now 9 years.And it's a split screen games and you can play on same console or play on eatch PS4 or PS5 and only 1 need to buy the game cuz a buddy can download a trial,so again just 1 need to have the CD.I know you will love this game and this,trust me.And this is also a game we need more of😎And it take me and my 9year kid about 6 houers to play it true.

[@user-be8cn6kl6g]

Great review. if you enjoyed uncharted you will enjoy the ratchet and clank series. Ratchet and clank Rift Apart is a masterpiece.

[@Retrogame518]

Love those games brotha u really need too play the souls games I never gave dark souls a chance until recently now I’m hooked keep up the great work god bless

[@allenantonio4389]

Sweet

[@invictusinteractive9755]

UC4 is great but it isn't UC2 or 3. I really enjoyed Lost Legacy as well.

[@Aquila-77]

You asked about people liking the nazi zombies in uncharted 1, I really liked it reminds me of waw nazi zombies we got a year later with cod probably one of my favorite moments in the series

[@Zrotolerance]

I remember when I first came across them. I was not expecting those in this type of a game lol they were perfect and a ton of fun!

[@adpbobcat]

4 was good, but the story is the weakest of the series. The gameplay is the best of the series. The set pieces is in the middle of the series.

[@mrdee2454]

I adore this game series it's everything I love about gaming simple, action pack, don't need to think about it much just a fun popcorn flick. So many games overcomplicate with open worlds and endless collectibles in 80 hour snore fests Uncharted trilogy is a 8 hour roller coaster, fun from start to finish. Stupid and cliche but absolute genius. Certified masterpiece each of the trilogy But not Uncharted 4 its a woke disaster. With 90% climbing huge downgrade

[@XGiveMeLibertyX]

Fantastic games 👍

[@_Nephaelim]

Great series! Still hope we can get at least 1 more game in the series, but... maybe after this whole woke phase of gaming goes away first. Now that I think about it, maybe a prequel game based on Sully would be great... dood!

[@darthtc23]

Play uncharted 4. The best.

[@titusvarughese5071]

Uncharted 1 and 2 are some of the best games of the PS3 era. Uncharted 3 was overrated and Uncharted 4 is graphically beautiful, but story wise was subpar; Nadine Ross is just crazy mary sue antagonist which her character bring absolutely nothing to the story. DEI must of been sneaking in with Uncharted .

[@tacos4419]

Why do you think U3 was overrated? I think it was fairly rated.

[@neonnoir9692]

Defeated 😂 that's such a boomer thing to say. We're the boomers now lol.

[@mv0921_]

Great gsme easy try the uncharted legends i thunk theres a girl on the cover prob yhe best puzzles.. but try tomb raider 2 3 4 goodluck lol

[@Jaguar32x]

Fake gamer wannabe influencer

[@ClaytonMorris]

Yeah. I haven’t been playing since my dad brought Pong home. You douchebag. And the last thing I aspire to is being an “influencer” whatever that is.

[@Bigboigamerguy]

This audio is whack AF. This guy is rich AF and can't even mic a video

[@ClaytonMorris]

Who are you talking about? Me? This video is mic'd properly using DJ2 wireless mics and an Osmo Pocket 3 camera. The audio is perfectly balanced. You should check your speakers dude. Also it's never a good thing to make assumptions about someone's finances.

[@Bigboigamerguy]

Lmao Bro you are a whack OG grifter. Your moving camera looks like your trash grifting wife is holding the family camcorder. 😂😂😂

[@Bigboigamerguy]

​@@ClaytonMorrisYou are rich from working for mainstream media your whole life .

[@rickwilson1318]

He’ll ya I love dude raider