A surprise move from Naughty Dog, the Uncharted franchise does not end with A Thief's End, but rather perhaps Nathan Drake's tale does, for now at least. Instead, In this (sequel, interquel?)adventure, we follow Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross on a request to discover mythical Tusk in the lands of India.
For the first time, we are having a female lead of a similar type towards Nathan, except that of course the humor is lost in translation. The structure and level design of previous entries is copy pasted here in a gentle way, and the new settings seen here are as stunning, if not, more than that.
The gameplay consisting of gunplay, puzzle solving and my favorite, climbing and jumping around platforms and obstacles remains intact, and combined with the voice acting dialogue, it once again is a compelling and rich adventure.
Compared with the other entries, The Lost Legacy sits somewhere in between the heavy hitters. While it easily dethrones Drake's Fortune, it's length and character development aren't as satisfying as the others, as the chemistry between Chloe and Nadine is less exciting to me.
A revised photo capture mode with filters, selfie expressions and such make sure that you can make memorable pictures along the chapters, and speaking of which, the last one involving the train is pretty much my favorite as it is action oriented and again, a good reminder of a similar chapter in Amongst Thieves.
The multiplayer seen in A Thief's End is carried over here and is just as entertaining if not better. The unlockables cheates such as slow motion, a mirror world and other effects make up for a second replay, and the difficulty remains challenging on the highest settings.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is in my opinion an impressive output from Naughty Dog considering that it first started as DLC for A Thief's End, but in roughly 1 year they managed to produce another well done entry in a beloved franchise, respect for that!
Rating: 8.4
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