Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, PlayStation-exclusive PC review

Sony continues to pursue its broad strategy of bringing to Steam what until recently was considered strictly PlayStation exclusive. Even in the case of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, this is an absolute start, as the adventures of Nathan Drake and his friends have never dared explore the territory of the Windows platform before.

I’m sorry the Japanese house didn’t want to take a little more time to start with the Nathan Drake Collection to offer PC users a full epic rather than a basically epilogue one; but purely qualitatively, we are faced with a very relevant event in any case, given the goodness of this collection, both at the narrative and at the technical and game level.

After the uncertainties surrounding the transformation of Marvel’s Spider-Man, which was curated by Nixxes, we really wondered how the kids in the movie were doing. Iron Galaxy Studios It covered Naughty Dog’s amazing original work. In two words? Very good. But if you want the details, keep reading ours. Uncharted Review: Legacy of Thieves Collection for PC.

History

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection is a remastered collection of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, respectively. Nathan Drake’s latest adventure It was released in 2016 and is the standalone expansion starring Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross, arriving the following year. These are actually the latest productions associated with this excellent franchise, and await new episodes that have yet to be announced by Sony.

So if you are a PC user this will be yours first contact with the serialWe suggest you watch some recap videos about the history of Uncharted before starting episode four, where we find a married Nathan and nearly retires from his career as an explorer and adventurer after many expeditions with his wife, Elena. However, something forces him to hit the road again: the return of his brother Sam, whom the protagonist believes lost fifteen years ago.

After taking a huge loan from a drug lord, Sam must definitely take on the legendary person. pirate Henry Avery’s treasure, so the help of Nate and frankly his friend Sully will be essential; Also on the trail of the important discovery are the ruthless millionaire Rafe Adler and the talented Nadine Ross, the head of a group of mercenaries who will not give us any trouble during the adventure.

also History Nothing is missing from Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End: Neil Druckmann and Josh Scherr have managed to sum up the characters perfectly and set up a narrative system powered by a great actor that perfectly combines magnificence and emotion. italian dubbing of exceptional quality that further enhances all the elements involved.

As for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, complo It touches different strands but is equally engaging and interesting. In this case, the protagonists are the adventurer Chloe Frazer, who has a tumultuous past of Nathan Drake, and Nadine Ross from End of a Thief, who work together to find the precious Ganesh’s Fang.

hidden somewhere on Western Ghats, the artifact is also in the views of Asav, the ruthless leader of the rebel forces who want to seize the legendary object, thus giving him absolute authority in front of the people and allowing him to start a rebellion. check the area. United in an unlikely friendship, Chloe and Nadine will have to deal not only with the troops but also with their own past in exchange for Asav’s salary.

Gameplay

Structurally Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End still a gem todayIt has the ability to combine a cinematic narrative and exciting gameplay sequences that leverage the four elements of climbing, exploration, combat and puzzle segments. The balance between these different aspects isn’t always perfect, but the resulting experience is extraordinarily enjoyable and well done, with all its narrative value, from the flashback-style tutorial to the exploration stages in an off-road vehicle in Madagascar.

In every situation, level design Playing a leading role and the environments being gorgeous represent an extra, given that we just wander around looking for the right transition, the platform to reach, the grip to hold on to propel us towards the next battle. the next puzzle or the next amazing intermediate sequence. The novelty of the gripper at this junction is certainly welcome, because it makes it even richer. Gameplaycreates a series of new and fun situations.

Difficulty is not bored, far from it: experience is always preserved pleasant and relaxing, checkpoints are practically instantaneous, and so you can focus on what the game actually has to offer rather than finishing it because you haven’t been able to solve a puzzle, find the right way to continue, or engage in a shootout with mercenaries at Adler’s payoff. seems too complicated to tackle without damage. Despite this, the arsenal is confirmed to be diverse and interesting, ranging from pistols, machine guns, rifles and grenades.

Lost Legacy, new maneuvers (see grapple swing), extra weapons to recover in scenarios, and a more fights. Its broad nature results in compressing various elements, and the result is a more intense experience that manages to avoid repeating the same solutions too often and in the end proves to be very solid and well-written.

computer version

After the Marvel’s Spider-Man port by Nixxes really hit us, we were really curious to see Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection on PC, in this case as part of a spin-off curated by Iron Galaxy Studios. True, the number of adjustments available is not as large as in the case of the video game dedicated to Wall Clamp, but in general we are facing it. a well optimized productit manages to be very consistent and offers excellent scalability.

great heroes, upgrade technologiesIt includes DLSS 2.0, FSR 2.0, and a traditional die percentage scaler. It’s interesting to note how the system displays the actual rendering resolution for each different preset: given a 2160p output, the game will run at true 1440p when “quality” is selected, which goes up to 1253p on “balanced” and 1080p on “performance”. down to 720p. in “ultra performance”. But with an RTX 3070 we were able to use the standard scaler at 70%, resulting in an effective 1512p and a steady 60fps at maximum visual quality.

screen settings Advanced lets you choose a global preset or change individual elements related to texture, model quality, anisotropic filter, shadows, reflections, and ambient occlusion, and anti-aliasing is mysteriously absent. An indicator provides the impact on video memory for any selection, while an internal benchmark is not included but there is a frame counter to understand how the game behaves. Ultra-wide monitors are also supported, and accessibility options are plentiful.

As for the quality of the technical and artistic sector of Uncharted 4: End of a Thief and Uncharted: The Hidden Legacy, there isn’t much to be said: these are two visually stunning games in which nothing is left to chance. ; It can be incorporated into incredibly spectacular sequences and amaze with the details of thousands of wonderful and evocative panoramas.