Interesting observations. Personally, I think U3 is probably my favorite in the series, although I enjoy them all. The set pieces and artistic creativity in the desert scenes, boat scene, plane scene, and footrace through the city are second to none. Visually it did many new things that were really creative artistically. It is a blockbuster action movie you can play with fantastic locations. Weaving real world history into well thought stories is something Hennig excels at. I suppose a persons response may depend on what parts of a game matter most to them - game play mechanics or overall story and visuals. U3 created set pieces I wanted to be in, great characters and action sequences that were worthy of the best adventure movie. I remember a friend saying “that’s the best movie I’ve ever played” which is where I think it excels. There are definitely some elements that could be improved as you point out, and you make a good observation that it may be that Druckmann helped with character consistency. Hennig and Druckman’s strengths together helped cancel each other’s weaknesses. However, all things considered, I will take Hennig’s fun adventure ride with some flaws over what Druckmann did to Last of Us 2 any day. :)

I didn't like uncharted 3. It was basically a great value version of uncharted 2. The multiplayer was a ton of fun though.

U3 has some great moments, but its proof that story should always come first, then set pieces. Loving your videos man. Will you be making a complete retrospective on U4?

Chapter 18 is 8 minutes of slow walking. SMH. This game is weak. They added new animations and they are unpolished. Also the AI is bad

I’m absolutely loving your Uncharted videos! I’m so glad I found you channel! ❤

You voiced exactly what I’ve been thinking. While I feel like the controls are more fluid than uncharted 2. At the same time I can’t stop bumping into things nonstop it’s pretty annoying

I hated it when it first came out. The game felt wrong, the camera work, and color palette all felt wrong, and it was only recently that I went back to it. Now replaying it again, not bad, not the best, but not bad.

the moment i finished U3 i was sure i practically hated it. It feels just like a U2 rehash with different characters, different locations and a story, but the game itself feels and flows LITERALLY just like U2. They took every single thing in U2 and changed either the person who's in the spotlight, or the vehicle, or the location. Once again Nathan and Elena are separeted because of Nate bullshitting her, once again there's a new character that is clearly going to die, once again we'll be betrayed by someone we trust, once again we are going to take a big vehicle that once again will crash in the middle of a inhospitable place and once again we'll be found by a very unlikely random person that lives in a village conveniently nearby, once again some one we love fondly will die, Nate will go on a rampage only to then we find out they're not actually dead (at least on U2 they actually had the guts to almost kill Elena). Even the order EVERYTHING happens on U3 is practically identical to U2. I know Sully was "dead" in U1 and we found out he wasn't really dead, but the order and relevance of that to the story was WAAAAAY different compared to what happened to Elena in U2. In U1 that happened literally in the second or third chapter of the game, while in U2 Elena almost dying happend that the last chapter or almost in the last chapter. Anyways, U3 was boring, tedious and i really regret spending my money on it

I just played the first three games for the first time, more or less back to back. U3 is probably my least favorite. Everything just felt off. Story felt like a re tread of U2. Enemy encounters were super frustrating and annoying due to cheap spawns getting you shot in the back constantly, not to mention the grenade spam. Some portions of the game really dragged on for me, in particular the ship graveyard and cruise ship segment. The drug sequence running through the streets almost put me to sleep. The lost in the desert section felt under baked. Melee combat was a drag.......

Nice video bro I just watched 2 pf yours and I like your interpretation of things, I think ill start dark souls 3 after watching your ds3 video

I just played through the original trilogy for the first time and I think 3 was my favorite. The combat in 1 and 2 is very bad, and while it's not great in 3 either, I think it's a decent improvement. The set pieces in my opinion are pretty on par with 2 as well. This is also the first game that has puzzles that actually require you to use your brain instead of just opening your notebook and seeing the solution right there. Yes the story is a mess, but it's not like 1 and 2 had deep interesting stories either. Plus, my takeaway from the first game is that these games are not meant to be taken seriously and you're kind of supposed to suspend your disbelief and just enjoy the ride.

Uncharted 3 is strange one for me, I love the first few hours until the end of the Syria segment. Everything after I find tedious, especially the ship graveyard and cruise ship segments.

I think the older I got the more i started to appreciate U3. When i first played it in 2011 i wasn't a huge fan and it felt like a let down compared to U1 and especially U2. After playing every game back to back, U3 wasnt that bad or horrible of a game. Maybe misunderstood but overall still an enjoyable game. Not as horrible as i remember it when I first played it in 2011. My only complaint will be the shooting feels off in U3 than in any other Uncharted game

What was your reaction when they made uncharted 4

I just hate the shooting and bullet sponge enemies like wtf they be taking multiple head shots the end

Honestly I still like the game despite it's flaws

I can't help but agree. I played it alongside my Dad as a kid and this game is the one with the least memories.

I 100% agree about the observation regarding Neil/Amy's relationship in Uncharted 2's case. They bring out the best in each other and that resulted in arguably ND's best title.

The first game had the best music soundtrack in my opinion.

Interesting perspective. honestly it was the first game I played in the series that made me fall in love with it. But I can definitely see the criticisms and I must say I hated that fever dream fight sequence. Sure I died a million times 😂 not my favorite but it was the one that got me hooked. Think I thematically enjoyed it more than Drake’s Fortune though.

Recently played all the games and uncharted 3 made me the most annoyed on my play through. I thought maybe cuz I was working up through difficulty uncharted 1 normal uncharted 2 on hard and 3 on crushing but after hearing you talk about how you died within seconds due to an enemy spawning behind you. It made the game super rough to play through. Been playing uncharted 4 and I’m incredibly surprised people can say this is the weakest one. 3 and 1 are not even close to 4s level. And as you mentioned the story feels like it had multiple good ideas but we’re all underbaked. Chloe’s exit from the story is easily my biggest issue.

I really like Uncharted 3 and think it comes much closer to the masterpiece that is Uncharted 2 than people give it credit for. The story was obviously not quite as good but I think it makes up for a lot of its faults with its 10/10 set pieces. Also, this is a hot take but I kinda like the hand-to-hand combat. It’s not supposed to be full of depth or anything. It’s just supposed to be some eye-candy and make sure that you aren’t using a gun to take down every enemy. But I still respect your opinion and am still dropping a like. 😁

I often struggle to decide which is better -- U2 or U3? While U3's storytelling and pacing isn't as good as U2, it has better improved gameplay, better mechanics, and some of the best set pieces in the series...so I'd say it is the second best in the series overall (behind U4 that is ).

haha the part where you kill the guy with no music playing

Just completed it. It's a fantastic game. If it weren't for Uncharted 2 I'd say it's the best game on the PS3.

I couldn’t agree more besides almost half the game is literally boring and it wasn’t as fun as the first two besides I don’t bother with 3 as much anymore I only play the other uncharted games along with the last of us part 1 besides 4 will always be the best uncharted game ever I love it so much it’s my favorite one

i have a different opinion, i like it alot but its my opinion

I dislike #3 the most. Stuff just happening just to set up big scenes, they throw granades every 2 seconds, enemies dont react to getting shot, these enemies with 60 lb of bullet oroof vests taking multiple head shots and full clips. The story wasn't interesting.

Played uncharted 1-4 for the first time last year and loved them all. I thought it was a great series. I think you take your gaming a little too serious but good video nonetheless

Chapter 18 is 8 minutes of slow walking. SMH. This game is weak. The added new animations and they are unpolished. Also the AI is bad

I liked uncharted 1 out of every uncharted game

Part 3 was a mess story wise and almost ruined the series for me. Luckily, part 4 concluded the Nathan's story masterfully.

U3>>>>>>>>>U2.