What We've Been Playing
Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time: action films, action films through a very different lens, and Animal Crossing over someone’s shoulder.
If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We’ve Been Playing, here’s our archive.
The Uncharted games offer a power fantasy of playing an action film. The discovery of ancient tombs and artefacts, followed by the crash-bang of shots fired, explosive chase sequences, and collapsing environments.
Where they stumble, though, is in gunplay – not just for that infamous dissonance between hero and gameplay, but in the way it often punctuates the action with frustrating difficulty spikes.
The recent Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection on PS5 has provided an opportunity for me to catch up on Lost Legacy, which I initially missed. It’s the Miles Morales of the Uncharted canon: shorter, more tightly paced, and with a more interesting protagonist. Watching the friendship between Chloe and Nadine blossom is the game’s truest highlight, even with all the stunning vistas and glittering, golden tombs.
