The Uncharted Series | The Ultimate Critique

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[@juancarlos23alva]

The entire video is WHINING about the most stupid points imaginable, like how bad is killing "people" on a VIDEO GAME! Hillariouss... Lets do more politically correct games and media for this guy.

[@DavidA20200]

Uncharted 2 will always be my favorite game of all time. I played it launch day October 13, 2009 and once I got to the locomotion chapter my jaw dropped! That was my first “jaw drop” moment playing a video game!

[@johnhenry4844]

Not gonna lie bruh I think we wouldn’t like each other, this amount of whining for perfectly enjoyable combat and story in the first uncharted is hilarious. Then again I played the game as a child and it has major nostalgia over me but I was never bored with the combat in on remastered play throughs

[@spoodrmoon]

I’m not saying you should do major Naughty Dog series again right away, but I would love to see a critique on the Jak and Daxter series.

[@superbrian7997]

11:22 So you’re the bad guy now if you refuse to let people kill you, take your property and or harm your loved ones? To my knowledge just like Indiana Jones, Nathan Drake only kills people who are trying to kill him. It doesn’t matter if it’s one or one-hundred people. Is there some point where you would just let one of a hundred people trying to murder you, do so because you feel sorry about killing all the rest? Buddy you must have a really warped morality system if you’re trying to guilt, shame and make someone feel in the wrong for doing nothing more than defending their life and livelihood.

[@deschain1910]

Re: Nathan Drake actually being bad. I never really buy this idea when it's presented in most stories, and I don't buy it here in Uncharted either. The difference is that the bad guys are pretty much always trying to kill the protagonist first. Nathan, and most protagonists that are accused of this, are only ever killing people who are trying (or would obviously start trying if given the chance) to kill them. If they were simply in some kind of non-lethal race against the bad guy to get the artifact, they wouldn't be killing anybody. The bad guy is always the cause/catalyst of the killing, even the killing that the protagonist does in self defense. It's like in a movie with cliche writing where the good guy is told not to kill the bad guy because "then we'll just be the same as them," and this almost always rings completely hollow. Killing someone who's trying to kill you for no good reason is not the moral equivalent of what the bad guy is doing in killing people for no good reason.

[@TheTrevorFox]

I very much agree with you

[@NellyM1823]

THANK YOU!! I wish I could like this comment 20 more times

[@AHappyBlackGuy]

I agree Nathan mostly kills out of self defense or “kill or be killed” since almost every enemy shoots to kill on sight but a point I never see anyone talk about is how Nate is having a lot more fun than he should when he kills these guys

[@deschain1910]

@@AHappyBlackGuy Haha Yes, THAT'S true. In real life, that would be kind of psychopathic behavior, because he doesn't even seem to care that much about the danger he himself is in. Although then it blurs the line between what's because of his character and what's because of the genre, which is a whole other issue...

[@bigskypioneer1898]

100% agree with this comment. Defending yourself is not murder. Even according to the law. If you are cleared of killing someone because it was self defense - there is no murder trial. Luke really grated on my nerves by calling Drake a "mass murderer" in his Uncharted 4 review. I like the Uncharted stories, but not the gameplay - so I don't play the games. Instead I watch others play through - simple, everyone wins. That said, I certainly don't run around saying that the protagonist groups in games like this are "murdering" people. It's a game Luke.... I think for most of us, suspension of belief is a "given" when we pick up our controller or mouse/keyboard. There is no such thing as a "realistic" game - no matter how well real life is simulated - it is still a game with prescribed coding and outcomes, therefore not realistic. Sometimes I think Luke says irritating or "edgy" things that he [perhaps] actually doesn't believe to get his comments section stirred up. The more activity for a KZbin video (comments, likes & dislikes) - the higher it sits in the algorithm. Even though this is a fundraiser - it is also advertisement for his channel - which does have videos that he _does_ get compensated for. To be clear I don't begrudge him his living - I get it - and I know from the quality of his videos that he works hard. But all KZbin content creators that have been around and have established channels follow one of two playbooks to get their videos noticed: the one that has the contrarian hot take and the one that says what their audience wants to hear.

[@ZeTruLionHeart]

Love that your not afraid of uploading a video this long. Most people would maybe cut it at an hour or two for fear that the video would be abandoned by the algorithm. We all appreciate the time and effort you put in for us Luke! Cannot wait to get through this video :)

[@redrangerJ]

The original videos are 1-4 hours.

[@R3LAPZE]

Yes stunning and brave

[@ZeTruLionHeart]

@@redrangerJ Exactly, and then the mans got the balls to mash em all together we love it. The perfect video for someone whos getting back into the series with the new PS5 re-release

[@Nirin1984]

You’re*

[@wuldntuliktonoptb6861]

@@ZeTruLionHeart yes editing 4 videos together what balls of steel

[@weatherfox1]

This 8.5 hour video must have been a lot of work. Thanks for doing this! It may take me several days/weeks to see it all, but I still appreciate it.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Luke has not done a video on Persona 5 Royal yet for some reason. I want to hear his thoughts on the characters like Joker and the narrative themes of rebellion and individualism

[@raditzhoneyham]

@@unicorntomboy9736 why would you reply that it has nothing to do with the comment

[@rysing-alexhd5078]

@@raditzhoneyham because he is not right in his brain

[@jollama]

@@unicorntomboy9736 What compelled you to specifically come here to type that?

[@jollama]

Leaves out Golden Abyss

[@SWFTMusic]

You present a lot of convincing arguments for many of the games shortcomings. But when you constantly complain about the shooting galleries, it’s obvious that you are highly subjective and do not enjoy the majority of them, and that’s totally fine. But if you would compare these sections to the gameplay of Pokémon games, I’m not to sure you would say “ah wow, here is another Pokémon battle, how original”. These arcade shooting galleries are a core part of the Uncharted series, as Pokémon battles are to the Pokémon series, and whether you enjoy them or not, you shouldn’t be so surprised that they are reoccurring game after game. That’s really the only part that baffles me because you are usually very objective and thoughtful in your criticism.

[@chrisj320ac3]

And a lot of folks are tired of that old formula as well.

[@harryjones5066]

@@chrisj320ac3 Gotta add to this saying that when you complain about Nadine beating the crap outta Nate is because he's *rusty*. Nah bruh Nadine is just a better martial artist like what get over it.

[@jesus2715]

@@harryjones5066 I mean, she obviously is trained in martial arts unlike Drake But to be fair she's 10 years younger than him, and Drake has also been married for a couple of years now

[@PeefSpogdarSonofPeef]

the argument isn't that there shouldn't be shooting segments he's simply saying that they're stale and not particularly fun. Pokémon battles are dynamic and ever changing and even they get criticism for never changing the style. he's not saying an action game shouldn't have shooting he's saying that they should spice them up and make them enjoyable for players.

[@dileum2015]

The pokemon example isn’t accurate. The pokemon battles are absolutely necessary to the games, but having gunfights in closed spaces isn’t really what defines Uncharted.

[@tomie639]

just gotta say, nate being irresponsible isn't a problem with the franchise, but a flaw in his personality. nate having bad traits is not a problem, it's character building

[@thorthewolf8801]

It depends. Is he like that consistently, or is it just for plot convenience?

[@chrisrichfield8906]

@@thorthewolf8801 its consistently for plot reasons, so yes?

[@samnicholson8691]

“Nate needs to have an arc, Nate and Elena need to have a arc” Fails to mention Nate’s arc in Uncharted 3 at any point. Fails to mention Nate and Elena’s deepening relationship in the first three games at any point. 4 is my favourite as well, but this blatant blind bias is kinda ridiculous.

[@stylesyx1529]

lost leg is a great game aswell wtf ????

[@samnicholson8691]

@@stylesyx1529 yeah I love that game

[@PetrNoMercy]

@@samnicholson8691 no one asked💀

[@stylesyx1529]

@@PetrNoMercy did he ask you ?

[@stylesyx1529]

@@samnicholson8691 the scene when you approach those 2 statues was insane & the whole train sequence was ridiculous

[@aanjon]

About the train section: it is divided into parts. If you play long enough you’ll see it loops around. It then shifts to the next post once you reach certain check points, like falling through the roof of a cart etc. And this is the first video of yours I’ve seen where I wholeheartedly disagree with the majority of your positions. Still liked it though. Keep up the Good work

[@tigerex777]

Thank you for disagreeing with him. When a popular youtuber posts a long ass video people absorb it as if it were some kind of documentary. It's just one dude spewing out his opinions for 8 hours, that's it.

[@R3VELAT1ON]

yeah his opposition to the supernatural stuff is just weird but then he said uncharted 4 was his first game and it all made sense. The supernatural stuff at least for me is what made uncharted what it was and it made the mystery all the more interesting. The whole grounded story trying to be like the last of us for me is just a big NO for uncharted.

[@life09m]

@@R3VELAT1ON THANK YOU YESSS , I was so sad knowing there wasn’t anything “magical” going on in 4 just dumb ass pirated fighting for money that they hid lmao

[@R3VELAT1ON]

@@life09m I know, I would've been totally okay with like an undead Avery and his crew at the end. If Amy Hennig was still in charge of the franchise it would've probably happened. Especially with such a big place with alot of treasure i could imagine libertalia acquiring some type of cursed treasure.

[@Screwthenewhandlesystem]

Honestly, as much as I respect and overall like Luke, I have always vehemently disagreed with him on almost every analysis video. Especially the ac ones, and especially the black flag one (he claimed each city looked the same and was forgettable when they are literally the most unique in the franchise).

[@jeeza5509]

I think the reason why the gun system is the way it is is because of the point you bright up so many times - the game is meant to feel like a movie. The HUD is as minimal as possible, even crucial information like your health is communicated only through visual effects. Having upgradable guns might be more fun and rewarding for explorers but it would probably also take players out of the whole interactive movie vibes they want to achieve. I’m usually not the biggest fan of disposable weapons either but I actually think it works here and goes with uncharteds overall more lighthearted narrative. You’re not meant to feel pressured and tense and deal with resource management like in the last of us, they just want you to have fun with the shootouts and not worry about ammo consumption or how strong your weapons are.

[@AUDHDlucy]

Yeah, I like that headshots are actually headshots and not goodnight kisses on the forehead like in cod. 😂

[@domingoramos3535]

He starts the video saying Uncharted is one of his favorite franchises in all of gaming, then complains about 80% of whats in the series

[@MrCodyWarner]

I don’t think “it’s just a movie” or “it’s just a game” is a lazy get out of jail free card. I just actively don’t give a shit if things are absurd. That’s what I want in my entertainment. If I want something deeper I’ll watch Schindler’s List or Bridge Over the River Kwai. If I want fun I’ll watch National Treasure. Both are valid.

[@juliobudhai4940]

Wow an 8 and a half hour review is pretty crazy. This is a very comprehensive video about one of my favorite series and I appreciate the hard work it must have taken.

[@jollama]

Leaves out Golden Abyss

[@SPM0717]

1:07:10 They don't actually know that the sap has healing properties. All they're aware of is that it's explosive (during gameplay at least) and that it turns those who eat it into large mutants possessing inhuman strength and speed. Nate even expresses shock when Lazarevic's disfigurements are healed after eating it, which he wouldn't do if he knew it was going to happen.

[@PkmnTherapy]

I’ve seen a lot of content covering Pokemon as a franchise, but something about how you compile facts and data and present your opinions makes me think you’d make amazing videos on any Pokémon game.

[@adamgarms3727]

When a Luke Stephens video is longer than one of the games he's critiquing in the video, you KNOW it's business. Grabbing a snack, starting the slow slow cooker for later, settlin' in. Let's do this!

[@jollama]

Leaves out Golden Abyss

[@Sushie55]

xD!

[@Dean444ful]

4:37:59 eh I don’t agree with this. I don’t think you’re making a good comparison here. Nadine is the head of a paramilitary organization, she probably has extremely extensive training in various forms of hand to hand combat. Drake is clearly more of a gun guy and when it comes to hand to hand he’s more like a boxer. Not very precise but gets the job done. It’s really not unbelievable that the head of a private military would be able to demolish a treasure hunter at hand to hand

[@Pirates08Ecu]

I came to the comments looking for someone who might have called this out! I agree! Not to mention as a woman leading a bunch of men… they probably test her on a frequent basis. He didn’t give Nadine nearly enough credit in his critique.

[@ConnieFWill]

also, Nate's been out of the game for years, while Nadine is *currently* the owner and leader of a private military who clearly has to keep up with workouts and combat training more than a salvage diver would people who complain about it are just idiots who think they could take any woman in a fight, even if it makes no sense

[@TommyAndrean-c8r]

Yeah, nadine clearly could beat everyone who don't have reflex like nathan drake, and do you all not notice every time uncharted 4 has boss fight, the camera angle become the camera angle of the last of us and nathan drake cannot dodge. They literally made nathan drake who is nimble become slow like joel, see the development of the last of us in the Wikipedia to understand what I meant. Just compare them, uncharted 4 nathan movements is slower than 1 to 3. Speed still beat skill, when you still has reflex, you can dodge opponent attack regardless how trained they are, you could stay out of their attacks and when they miss you especially with their kick attack you could use the moment to close in and attack body or head. My point is nathan was nerfed so much to be slower like joel and story was made that nathan was not active for years because neil druckmann who is the writer of uncharted 4 which did the last of us had made nathan drake into slow brawler like joel and uncharted was made into become more like the last of us taste which is a story about despaired people strugglling, btw neil druckmann scrapped amy hennig original uncharted 4 script in which nadine ross never existed

[@AUDHDlucy]

Ok, the comments section is just giving me more reason to not waste my time watching this. Thank you all, imma take my media studies degree elsewhere and do my own in depth review, haha.

[@TommyAndrean-c8r]

@@AUDHDlucy you know north nolan said in motion capture session he was told to just get his ass kick!!! It was clear that the writer forced his idea to original story which never had nadine to begin with

[@jzilla1234]

Lazarovic his fight isn't the most frustrating boss fight. It's the helicopter on the train.

[@vjthehandsome5659]

For real. That helicopter really makes the difficulty CRUSHING

[@guitarman0365]

Nadine was a test for Abby. Getting you to play alongside a character that tried to kill your favorite character not long before... transitioning into playing as a character that literally does kill your favorite character.

[@darkhpokinsngaming8889]

Doubt they knew Abby was gonna be a character at the time they were making Uncharted 4.

[@REVI7970]

@@darkhpokinsngaming8889yeah because its unheard of for studios the size of Naughty Dog with a Carte Blanche from a multibillion dollar conglomerate, unlimited development time to have two games in production simultaneously. Furthermore, Nadine WAS Druckmann’s first push for the stereotypical StRoNg FemAle DiVersE character. She literally beats Nate to within an inch of his life, everytime… all 16 pounds of her, our hero, Nate, who has fought all sorts of massive goons and supernatural beings loses to a 11 pound female in Louboutins.

[@Charless4141]

Exactly

[@Ivantheterrible495]

Well they still fucked up lmao 😂 The nasty sex scene didn’t help either

[@MotaDhesi]

This is an effective technique in g tying the gamer to feel connected to the character emotionally. They did the same thing with Sarah(?) Joel's daughter at the start of The Last of Us.

[@raynasty184]

Just finished Uncharted 4 about to start Lost Legacy after playing The Nathan Drake Collection and once I beat Lost Legacy I’ll have completed the Legacy of Thieves Collection. I’ve loved playing through this series from start to finish and now I’m able to appreciate a video such as this. Thank you Luke💐

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

42:45 - don't.. people have been misunderstanding and misrepresenting that saying for decades now "A Jack of all trades, a master of none; *is still always better than a master of one"* Jack is being commended - not berated The moral is you *should* wear many hats👍🏻

[@mydogeatspuke]

How is being average at everything better than being excellent at one thing? Who would you rather see at the hospital, an average doctor who knows bits of everything or a specialist who knows everything about your condition? How about someone to fix your car, or build your house, or look after your children? We have specialist education and pay for the best for a reason.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

@@mydogeatspuke I'm talking about a turn of phrase, not a personal opinion 😂😂😂 Get a grip 👍🏻

[@mydogeatspuke]

@@unbearifiedbear1885 I never said you were talking about personal opinion...? I'm just questioning the validity of the phrase in a real world application, and demonstrating why people may "incorrectly" use it given that a jack of all trades is not in fact better than being a master of one, with examples to make it easier for you to conceptualise. Getting offended by having something you claim isn't even your belief questioned is the only thing that would need a "grip" to be acquired I'm afraid.

[@Ace-dv5ce]

@@mydogeatspuke Well That isn’t necessarily true, circumstances differ a lot and the examples you can name who are masters of one probably all have in common the circumstances in which being a master of one would lead to better success. Such as specializing in a medicinal field as you mentioned than a jack of all trades. Put them in other situations or lives and the lack of versatility and adaptability wouldn’t attribute to as much and it would sure be better to be a jack of all trades than to not be in those circumstances. The philosophy about it goes kind of like this: Would you excel in one area and thrive in that but be put in a situation where you fail miserably in another area or would you succeed moderately in both those areas? Pick your poison essentially. Get my point? It’s a highly situational viewpoint but in its core it would probably be better to be a jack of all trades. So you have to realize firstly that none is better than the other cause of this fact, but one can be better if certain circumstances favor one or the other. And unless I misunderstand the term wrongfully being a jack of all trades is being above average at many things, not average at many things. Besides that I think what you should strive for is being both. A jack of all trades and a master of one, this can be manageable because you have one speciality not more than one but one that is your best attribute, but you know many things about other subjects aswell so it makes you versatile while also excelling in one specific thing.

[@mydogeatspuke]

@@Ace-dv5ce ..... no.

[@superdave3506]

You had some interesting and thoughtful points throughout this behemoth of a video. Nice work btw. That’s an insane amount of dedication and hustle. That being said, it felt like a lot of this video was spent talking about most of the games not “making sense” lol. Also, at one point I was wondering if you really liked playing these games at all lol. I get it, you really hated Uncharted 3 lol. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being critical of a game or series of games, that’s what makes your content real and authentic. However, taking more time to discuss what you liked about the series might have made this more enjoyable. A little more balance is all. In conclusion, I can tell your really passionate about what you do and that’s what makes your content really shine. Peace.

[@williamdavis6774]

Absolutely love this! Gonna take me about 8 years to finish but still, Uncharted is a goat for me! Would love to see this kind of work be done on some GTA games like some big critiques would be really cool!

[@jollama]

Leaves out Golden Abyss

[@Jayemce]

I've made so many fond memories playing the Uncharted series especially during the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer days. The Uncharted series definitely made me fall in love with gaming and always brought me elation and joy. Uncharted was one of the greatest experiences that I've ever had the opportunity to play. As a former cliphunter, competitive player for both U3 and U4, for me personally, there hasn't been a better game I've ever played in my life. Great video Luke, sic parvis magna.

[@squezada610_]

You’re too underrated for the amount of work you put in to your videos. Keep up the great work man, I’m here supporting

[@badliar190]

Dude when I saw you posted an 8 HOUR VIDEO! This is gonna be a wild ride I already know. Also, I gotta say thanks for being so dedicated to this channel and taking the time to make a video this in depth and long. Keep doing what you’re doing, man!

[@Piff_Boogley]

Can confirm that "minutes were too expensive/ hard to get my hands on" and "my phone was fucked" are ACTUAL reasons you can't get in touch with someone in Syria. Source: am an archaeologist who works in Syria

[@WeencieRants]

I just downloaded this last night. I’m so ready to play it when I get home tonight from work. $10 was the easiest impulse price.

[@BigMikeMW]

For the franchises suggestions: I think i really would love to suggest and see you going trough the Metro series. I love both games and books, and i think that there really haven't been much critiques about the Metro series. Love your stuff dude

[@papabear6611]

Uncharted is mainly about pride, almost every villain isn’t after the treasure for greed, but to prove themselves worthy. And they all get murdered by the treasure because of their unwillingness to let it go.

[@susantherestorer]

Which is what Nate finally learns (at a high cost), at the climax of U4.

[@hadaritm4116]

i have written a 20 page essay on uncharted 4 in its own right. and i will gladly do it again- someday. uncharted 4 is to me, fantastic, it’s not perfect, but nothing ever is. but it’s pretty close. i appreciate whenever uncharted 4 is given the attention it deserves. needless to say, this is the 2nd time i rewatch this huge video, good work one thing and theory that i have about sam’s “breakout” is that the reason the scenes are the same as the first breakout, is because, this fake breakout never happened. sam just needed some scenes and places in order to be able to describe it to nate. again, the only new scene is the gaurd tower. which would make sense since sam was actually, let out that way because of rafe. meaning that this is the only part of the retelling that is original and has nothing to do with nate, and everything to do with him. just a stupid head canon.

[@fire99xyz]

The more I think about it the more I would love to have a spin-off game with Nate’s mom as the main character.

[@Avis-Finch]

Yeah like a dlc

[@vjthehandsome5659]

A Cassandra Morgan game would go hard in the paint.

[@sincityquinn]

I get what you’re saying in most instances. But man, its a video game. Not Shakespeare. People who critique art like this need to first make an attempt, at the very least, to understand what the creator(s) was trying to accomplish. Every story isn’t going to be ground breaking or incredible or game changing. Because not every story is aiming to do that. These games were made for fun. And for the most part they succeeded. When they wanted to tell a ground breaking story, they did that and succeeded also. And that goes for creators everywhere. Not just ND.

[@DessertMonkey]

The main thing I learned from all this is Sully has very VERY good plot armor. He got shot and survived in UC1, basically dips out of the story after jumping into a river in UC2, gets shot by Cutter (faked though), survives escaping a burning mansion, gets captured (not on a pirate ship) and gets rescued, dies after an eclipse (fake again, it's an illusion), and gets dumped into yet another pool of water and rescued again. Naughty Dog just likes putting Sully in danger it seems lol

[@BruceWillisiscool]

I appreciate long videos like this. Thank you

[@ejizzyflyboy]

Like you, i started with 4. Over the last week or so, I've played through the first 3 and i find myself agreeing with everything. Talbot = Djinn is such a cool theory too

[@AbijithNair_]

fun fact is that i started playing these again and honestly i rank them over even last of us, mayb just me but the story keeps me captivated and its so good

[@Kerdukie]

Hello, I'm from 2024 and Uncharted 4 is now 8 years old. We also hold our breath here in the future when a character is drowning!

[@marsjake8]

As soon as I hear Ludonarrative dissonance and Nathan drake being a psychopath from any reviewer, I immediately start getting skeptical of their views

[@jedimastertitaniumdickmana2939]

Yeah it does come off as pretentious

[@shaheer_04]

How come?

[@kevinchavez3432]

1:32:24 What made uncharted 2 great was that it was a different Era of games back then compared to now as it has been 13 years. So many things have improved since then. Uncharted 2, probably what caused something to change in the video game industry

[@PaddeeBA]

Haven't been active much and I just noticed that you even made these videos, can’t wait to watch all 8 1/2 hours of it over the next couple days. I absolutely love the Uncharted series, I‘m only 20 and while I played some video games before, Uncharted was the first series of games I actually finished all by myself and it kind of shaped playing video games as a hobby/pastime for me

[@brennanhearn6342]

The difference between Asav and Sam and Nate is, Sam and Nate are fit and experienced, but Asav is like Nadine. He's a soldier. He's trained. He's as skilled as her, but also stronger than her. That's how she could 2v1 Nate and Sam with her as the 1, but not Asav with her as one of the 2 when he got the drop on them.

[@CaseyMasey03]

I'd love to hear you talk about Telltale's TWD. A comprehensive dive into the series would be amazing to listen to.

[@formerreplygirl3360]

I know I'm super late but yes I really wish he'd cover it amazing story interesting game play 😂

[@Jacket_knot]

I have always seen this kind of videos in just one sit, and I love them, and now eight hours? Man I love them even more

[@jimmykrabklaw1216]

Yes Luke i can not imagine why Nadine may be upset with Sam, after all only him and his brother murdered hundreds of her men. What rationale person would hold a grudge over a little thing like that?

[@DrewTooth]

The final boss battle of Uncharted 2 was way too tough. I usually played the games on normal/easy because I just wanted to play for the story and didn't really care for the challenging aspect. But I remember playing 2 on the easiest difficulty and still dying at least a dozen times to Lazarevic. There was no way I was going to play that final battle on a harder difficulty and I commend those who did.

[@herojdb-8583]

I did it first try idk what everyone talking about. No offense

[@colefreeman4093]

@@herojdb-8583 yeah the boss fight was easy for me too. I honestly thought it was too easy when I played and I honestly suck at games.

[@dr.loomis4221]

I did it first try

[@Bouyasdraco]

@@herojdb-8583 I did as well

[@Moon-lt1dl]

It was def hard and for all the wrong reasons. I played and felt terrible and wonky and had only 1 mechanic

[@lukeluke333lukeluke]

Loved the series. I actually enjoy replaying Uncharted 1. Its fun B level movie kinda game for me. Its a guilty pleasure. Uncharted 2 is still the crowing achievement and my favorite game. Great video on a amazing series.

[@Superdupert]

I am a very recent sub, less than a month, yet I've watched and combed through so many of your vids and they are.. inspiring. The work you put into these videos show and I want you to know it is appreciated. Once I finish college I plan on learning how to make video content and you helped spark that. Thank you for diving into the Uncharted series, one of my favorite franchises as well. keep up the great work!!!!

[@dreymarco1447]

Jesus, I love these long videos!

[@Ocean5ix]

To me you're downplaying the story of these games a lot. They appeal to people that grew up with Indiana Jones and out of every Indy "clone", in every media, Uncharted is by far the one that understands it the most. The cheesiness, the cliché villains, the comedy, the "supernatural" stuff, the predictable plot twists (and also the unpredictable ones) and most importantly, the characters are by far what carries this franchise. A dude getting shot and being saved by a book is the most Indiana Jones thing ever... and it's awesome. Seems to me you're expecting "The Godfather" levels of moral consequences and seriousness for something that is clearly just trying to be "Fast and Furious". It's not the point at all. It's like complaining that in Pokemon you're beating the hell out of animals just for sport, it is a true affirmative but at the same time, it's overanalyzing because they expect you to understand the context and the tone of the game. The tone of Uncharted will never be the same as Spec Ops The Line or Witcher 3, because it's supposed to be a fun, kind of comedic treasure hunting adventure protagonized by a Marty Stu.

[@johnmisley5411]

It was 1000% the spiders that caused the mysterious decomposed corpse. This is confirmed later on in the cutscene in the caves where Talbot's man gets overtaken by them. After the scene, you can walk over to the guy's body and see that he is also decomposed.

[@baileycharlow]

Been watching this on and off for a couple days and last night at 3am I was blacked out watching this on the toilet listening to Luke articulate the plot holes in uncharted 3 while sleeping on the toilet bowl

[@vincentbrown6464]

i hope the irony of you talking about the frustration of believing a smaller woman could beat up a slightly larger man while on screen a senior citizen hail marys a pistol over a hundred yards over rooftops to his friend to catch while hanging off of a building is not lost on you.

[@ThatBillNyeGuy09]

My rank on the games, worst to best without any reasoning whatsoever: 5: Drake's Fortune 4: Drake's Deception 3: Lost Legacy 2: Among Thieves 1: A Thief's End I just realized, the games I hate most have Nate's name in them. Funny, right? Edit: I love how it speeds up 7:24:27 7:32:31 7:57:48

[@mrpowerclean860]

Going to listen to this video tonight on my 4.5 hr drive home!

[@andresmedina7670]

About uncharted 2. Here’s the thing, we could only compare it to what else what’s available at the time. So yeah, it was brilliant, at the time.

[@jackiemay147]

I agree with some of the comments that although I totally understand that there’s typically more to talk about for things you dislike, it would be nice to hear more about what he likes too. I was genuinely surprised when he randomly said he liked one of these games because I kinda assumed he hated all of them. What I don’t understand is people criticizing him not being objective. He never said this was going to be a completely objective review, and when it comes to all games/movies/tv shows/books, it’s impossible to be objective. You might like something he hated. Just because he disliked it doesn’t make it bad if you enjoyed it, but it’s his video lol. He’s obviously going to discuss things from his perspective.

[@duveysgamingacademia6587]

This shit is about to carry me through my entire work shift, much appreciated 🙏🏾💯

[@jollama]

Leaves out Golden Abyss and Eye of Indra

[@pranvibhasin2425]

2:01:48 the building still has talbots men because you clearly don’t see the cutscenes since everything ur critiquing about it’s explained in the cutscenes just like this one They are still there since talbot ordered his men to light the place on fire and stay inside with drake and make sure he doesn’t escape 2:05:07 again Chloe’s phone being broken is an excuse since they’re fighting and they’re phone could’ve been broken it’s not just a DUMB excuse same goes with cutters case , since cutter has a sense of humour because of all of his jokes till now it’s a funny excuse but still a excuse and it’s actually a fun type of twist the game has by building the suspense and then just oh ur al right and then they just throw in a joke, it’s actually pretty well and it makes quite much of sense. 2:13:34 , 2:19:23, 2:20:55 2:28:05 2:31:20 These time stamps I put I seriously do not have time to correct this man on what he is saying in these whole video but when I got to criticism of uncharted 3 I just COULDNT hold it anymore and I had to write and correct him and these time stamps whatever he is saying is wrong in them Any person who has played the whole uncharted series and has seen every cutscene and everything would know that he is wrong! 2:47:21 2:48:46 2:53:16 This set piece was not a waste of time in fact almost all the people who played uncharted 3 loved the ship sequence and it was the most memorable and their most favourite part of the game . So only you think that this ship sequence was hard and not thought through when it actually was and nit to mention that you said that the ship sequence was the worst naughty dog had ever done and there are many people to disagree with you since many people thought that when they think of uncharted 3 they think of the amazing ship sequence and it wasn’t glitchy at all trust me I have a ps3 and I have played the 3 games on it THE ORIGINAL and I have played it many times and there was no glitch whatsoever at all! And the fact that you literally just spoke that after Amy henning left the uncharted games we’re better You said that indirectly but u did say that and that’s just rude! 2:57:31 and this uff a lot of reviewer or critiques say this like I mean ALL of them and it’s just not true I mean it’s like they are not even paying attention to what’s happening in the game and just say stuff but CLEARLY it’s told in the cutsence or gameplay dialogue. Even in the clip that you played Nate went over to the crashed cargo plane to ‘look for supplies’ as he states in the game and when he goes there it’s all on fire so he doesn’t bother to check and grabs a gun I MEAN YOU EVEN SHOWED THE CLIP OF IT AND THEN YOUR LIKE HE DIDNT EVEN BOTHER TO CHECK FOR SUPPLIES I MEAN JUST LISTEN OR SEE THE GAMEPLAY DIALOGUE IF YOU CANT LISTEN READ THE SUBTITLES BEFORE POINTING A MISTAKE OUT!!!

[@harryhuang7]

Damnnnn 8 hours of Luke. Netflix needs to make this a mini series

[@lucathesadman]

17:00 I mean that’s typically how it goes in history when it comes to “lost treasures” they are usually written about with more hype than the reality. That’s just part of the mythology of ancient history as it adds to the lore of a places culture

[@waynewallace9055]

Excellent review of the series. I didn't start playing Uncharted until Uncharted 3, went back and bought 1 and 2 and played Uncharted 4. What an awesome series of games, love them all, thank you Naughty Dog!!!

[@IronBeagle2003]

Uncharted was the closest thing we got to the Video Game Equivalent of the Indiana Jones Franchise. They’re Silly, Fun and a Little Dumb at Times. BUT they are so good at being those three things that masterful at it.

[@abdullazubair2820]

Hi Luke, discovered your content a few months back. Loving every detailed minute. Your critique of Valhalla was spot on to my thoughts. Love this one too.

[@victorisaksson5061]

This video feels more like a recap of the games rather than a ultimate critique

[@juliet4093]

I am really unimpressed that you haven't improved your critiquing skills, I got to the part where you talk about Nathan jumping out of the plane with Elena being "irrational", you suggest he should go for reinforcements or something several problems with this: 1st off, the plane is literally going down, staying in it would literally be the opposite of rationale, its suicide, jumping out is the only means of survival 2nd, what reinforcements? the game never even suggests that he has any powerful allies which means he'd have to have hired guns, which would take an absurd amount of money...if he had that kinda money its doubtful he'd be searching for riches in the first place as he's not in it for collecting or power two seconds of revising this script could stop mistakes like this from you but you continue uploading content that's poorly thought out and not very well researched I am not posting this to hate I am genuinely trying to impart feedback, it makes no sense to me that you continue to do things like this across your content, its an 8 hour video, you were not concerned with making things concise so at the very least I expected explanations to your criticisms

[@palomiux92]

100% agree with you!

[@speedblast714]

Short version The combat sections are too much and stakes are too low unlike the last of us The guns don't feel important like the last of us In short- uncharted should stop being uncharted and be the last of us instead

[@MichaelFromTheAttic]

I was legitimately scared for your sanity because I thought you had the insane idea to redo from scratch a full 8 hour video of you talking about the Uncharted series haha!

[@jollama]

Still leaves out Golden Abyss and Eye of Indra

[@sc2439]

Uncharted 2 will always remain my favourite, it's actually one of my favourite games of all time tied with Mass Effect 2. I recently played it last year and while yes its age shows its charm and the feeling it evokes is still as strong as it first was in 2009 something the others just never quite managed in the same way.

[@merpleberg]

Two of the greatest sequels ever made. While ME2 isn’t my favourite game ever, I have never played a game as many times as that one

[@kimacakes]

This was a good watch. As a big fan of the Uncharted series, I am definitely taking it as inspiration for a short story series I am starting. Thank you for putting this together for us.

[@tigga2300]

Lazarevic doing good with the power of the stone, that's a good one lol. Drake kills in self defense, not once has he ever taken the chance to kill an enemy in cold blood when they were unarmed or already defeated. He even told Sully in the Borneo mission of U2 that Lazarevic's 2 scouts were unarmed and thus they should handle them both without the use of guns. Naughty Dog also wanted an upbeat mood for the Uncharted series, they didn't want anything too dark or that took itself too seriously. The great light humor and great personalities from many of the uncharted characters is a big part of what made this franchise so special.

[@thomasroy9931]

Usually your commentary is thoughtful but all through this you negated when these games came out and what was out comparatively. People loved these games because at the time it was the best way to experience this kind of gameplay. These things you complain about are the foundation for things that progressively get better. The combat in TLOU is so good because it builds on uncharted 3

[@XpertGreekGamer]

I find it fascinating that i can view the works of Matthewmatosis critiques on games such as God Of War or watch 2:30:00 long Metal Gear Solid videos yet i struggle to keep interest in this. All of this sounds like nitpicking that doesn't matter at all in the slightest, only to nitpicking enjoyers and i enjoyed a fair bit of nitpicking myself. When the N. Sane trilogy came out criticism was instantly shut down and you were called a nitpicker till fans (hopefully) realised how stupid they were, (still are) nitpicking is the job of an artist and it made sense when people like B-Mask pointed out N. Sane's flaws Point is i don't see any point in these reviews, just filler stuff going in and out of my ears, there are a few instances like when discussing Talbot for example but everything else meh. Nothing noticeable or worth pointing out in these games just suspend your disbelief and have fun, they're just dumb fun after all. They're not deep psychological case studies of human nature or whatever, what I'm trying to say is you're looking too far down the rabbit whole for things to point out which just proves how great the games are, (maybe not 1 but) in 2/4's case masterful. I appreciate the level of dedication and work you put out here amongst all the garbage on this site, these reviews just felt like padding, pointing out stuff for the sake of it when the point is to just have fun, like with every other action game or film. These games just happened to be iconic because of how well made certain aspects are like the train or plane sequence on top of having fun gameplay (except 1 again) and being well paced with their action, combat, character interaction etcetc

[@machodgdon]

Bruh I swear my man takes no days off I don’t know how he does it. Great work man looking forward to watching this over the next couple of days!

[@sk95-21]

At the end of the video you say they put troy baker in everything they do because then he doesn't go off and do other things. I watched the uncharted 4 and lost legacy parts of this video, and good job on it man, but that's just ridiculous right? The idea that they just put him in everything so he doesn't leave them, that's just absurd. He's done a bunch of voice work in the 10s besides from Joel and Sam, that was just weird and doesn't make sense at all. They pay him because he's good at what he does and they like working with him. They obviously didn't plan on Nate having a brother in the original trilogy, but that doesn't mean that it's weird that Sam is in 4 or LL. These are silly action games and you cant take the story details too seriously, they are all riddled with plot holes and that's fine. Also as side note i feel like you talk incredibly slow and go way too deep sometimes about tiny things that doesn't matter. These videos do not need to be this long. This one for example could be half as long if you just talked a little faster and cut out the fluff. Sorry to be a little negative, i do enjoy your videos!

[@jewsweat6088]

my thoughts exactly

[@domingoramos3535]

U spittin

[@hybridcompy7692]

His talking speed is perfect ive listened to reviewers who talk really quick like you want and its extremely annoying to listen to and hard to follow

[@jeffreymark475]

Woah! 8 hours. Props to you man that's dedication and hard work

[@scumlord4709]

THIS IS SO CONVENIENT ❗ I've been binging your series on Uncharted since yesterday and now I can just use the chapters all in one video 📹 thank you. YOUR'E THE BEST ANALYZER LUKE❗💯

[@jollama]

Leaves out Golden Abyss and Eye of Indra

[@travisspazz1624]

I just finished the Drake quadrilogy. IDK man, I just love the simplicity and mostly one location setting of Drake's Fortune. 1. Drake's Fortune 2. A Thief's End 3. Among Thieves 4. Drake's Deception If the story was better developed, Drake's Deception would be higher.

[@DaddyV0id]

I’ve watched many critical videos about the uncharted series and every one of them brings up drake killing so many people in every game. But none of those videos including this one talk about the fact that the people drake kills in all of the games are mercenaries and/or pirates that in the beginning of each game are established to attempt to kill drake and his allies on sight. This is shown in every encounter of the games as they attack as soon as they see drake. Even when they take drake hostage/prisoner the antagonists right out say or heavily imply that they will kill drake once he is of no use

[@realtalkrealthingsent.8024]

True I see that Joesph Anderson is kicking in

[@Madmike772]

Making a come back, with the lengthy critiques! Long overdue haha * You should do the ‘Mass Effect’ series.

[@VanNoodle84]

I second doing the Mass Effect series. That would be awesome!

[@meitsi455]

I feel like you have articulated something i feel like i have always known but forgotten

[@simplyVIRTU4L]

uncharted is so good that he made a video on it that is 8 hours long🔥

[@julilolmo19]

Damn this gotta be the longer video I’ve seen in years or ever in the platform It’s good to see there’s people out there not afraid of doing this kind of videos

[@jollama]

Still leaves out Golden Abyss and Eye of Indra

[@ChristopherZ]

Even if you're wrong and don't fully understand some of the parts of the series, the effort put into this video is commendable and your willingness to post something like this about a beloved series is very admirable, overall well done

[@am_goose]

thank you for making these i love just having a long video istg

[@kevinchavez3432]

The first Uncharted game came out in 2007. Released along side in the same year as modern warfare 4, lego star wars the complete saga, halo 3, assassin's creed, mass effect, or god of war 2 and many other big titles

[@FoxLenar]

I watch your critiques while working and I got to thank you for making my work less horrible.

[@excyruss]

I could play the whole of the first uncharted while watching this

[@StoicBroic]

Legend, thank you for not being afraid of uploading long videos like this. Really helps me get through the work days lol

[@jotheshdagrate3673]

Bro really made an 8.5 hour video. I FUCKING LOVE IT.

[@Nordic_Noir]

I listen to your videos to help me relax and to help me sleep, thanks as always :)

[@aristonglorioso4105]

I played uncharted 4 recently and it was my first uncharted game got no intentions to play the others. The game was really cinematic, the only time it failed was when i got on top of some tower near the volcano and it overlooked the town but the town was not detailed it was just blocks of colour.

[@yinyin8769]

I never understood the reason behind taking what happens during gameplay so seriously and concluding that Nate is a bad person because of the npcs he kills. I mean like, if you already take it that literally then wouldn’t you also need to consider how Nate is even able to kill entire armys of people? Do you also conclude that he has to have multiple lives for every time he dies during gameplay? Or why does no one ask how he can take all those gunshots that never need to be treated and just heal magically? It seems unnecessary to me considering how the game simply couldn’t exists if there wasn’t anything to shoot at. I know the "it’s just a game" excuse isn’t great but I feel like it works here. There’s a scene in uncharted 4 where Rafe says that Nate and Sam "don’t kill anybody in cold blood" which many found ridiculous but it might be naughty dogs attempt at indicating that Nates npc kills aren’t actually canon. And even if you absolutely want to take gameplay at face value one could still argue that Nate is just acting in self defense since the enemies are all completely hostile and will attempt to kill him as soon as they get the chance.

[@dfchang813]

I find the whole concept of ludonarrative dissonance silly for that reason. Of course you have to ignore it it’s literally a video game! But I still get a silly rise every time Luke casually drops the fact that Nate is actually a sadistic psychopathic mass murderer because I find his delivery utterly hilarious.

[@thorthewolf8801]

A good game will tailor its story to adjust for the things you did in the gameplay section. Gameplay and story are connected. What you do in the gameplay affects the story. Were you collecting tyres for a car in the gameplay section, but in the cutscene they make a rocket launcher from them? If we followed your logic there wouldnt be a conflict between these things, but clearly there is. Its lazy to game dezign. Make your game better.

[@yinyin8769]

@@thorthewolf8801 I never said that gameplay and cutscenes aren’t connected, I simply said that it’s part of the nature of Video Games to suspend your disbelief a bit during gameplay sections. We don’t question how Nate can die and respawn, how there always painted ledges for him to climb on, why there are all those collectible treasures scattered throughout the world, and so on. We just accept those things as parts of the medium because most games wouldn’t work without those aspects, which is why I don’t understand why so many people can’t do the same for npc kills and pretend that it’s some kind of moral dilemma. You can disagree with me but I think it’s pretty silly to say that a game is inherently bad if they don’t come up with a solution for this whole thing🤷

[@thorthewolf8801]

@@yinyin8769 And I didnt say you said that they werent connected. Yes, its a video game, but its just reeks of laziness of a video game, and that is by definition bad. They werent forced to make a game that has conflicting gameplay and story, they could have just made a game that is consistent.

[@Ocean5ix]

@@thorthewolf8801 Name one game that is consistent.

[@loek309]

I guess i found my podcast for to and from work. Excellent! Thanks Luke! Always a big overseas fan of yours

[@captaintangent1979]

I’ve rewatched/listened to this so many times. Love throwing game analysis’s on when on a long drive too. I would love to see you cover the Dishonored franchise!

[@JB2FROSTY]

Do you agree with what he said about the first uncharted? Do you think it is an experience that is skippable?

[@strictlypineapple9308]

@@JB2FROSTYI mean it’s, not I think a lot of his criticism and opinions were just there to be critical and be different. Like saying u can skip the first game is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

[@fitterniti]

This is elaborate, excellently detailed and exactly what we needed during WFH but. . just makes me wonder sometimes if critics ever really enjoy anything at all 😅

[@deburrito6882]

I've only watched a bit of the video so this might be subject to change, but when it comes to Luke and this specific franchise, I think he's just showing a lot of tough love. In my opinion he's being this elaborate because he loves these games, if that makes sense.

[@alexandershockey901]

funny enough the flashbacks, the “normal life” scenes, and the flash forward in the end, are my favorite parts of the game. i just really love non linear and slow story telling in games, is maximum’s entertainment with minimal effort. i find myself getting worn out and taking breaks in the game so the slow action and cut sean’s are a way to get that break without leaving the world of the game.

[@joshuahand5742]

Been replaying the games in order. I played each game the day they were released and then never again. It has been fun going through them again while listening to your critiques. Thanks for all the work you put into these. I haven't played the Lost Legacy but I'm looking forward to being disappointed alongside you

[@magnuswiesener9588]

5:14:40 I don't remember a desert in Uncharted 2. Did you perhaps mean Uncharted 3?

[@jewsweat6088]

right. and even if he did mean uncharted 3, uncharted 3 was a plain sand hill desert, while madagascar is a hot safari like climate. i don’t understand his gripe there.

[@Davidcross0121]

I replay uncharted 1 regularly. Characters are great and the gameplay is okay.

[@FredMorgan-gb5el]

1 - bad 2 - excellent 3 - excellent 4 - excellent