October 31, 2011: wallet threat level green

Posted by on October 31, 2011 in Games

Nathan Drake is back in what is, so far, the weakest Uncharted of them all. More on that later, but as of about two-thirds through the campaign, it’s not looking good.

If you’ve only got an Xbox 360 or PS3, you can finally play the Wii version of Goldeneye. This means that instead of going, “Hey, this isn’t bad for a Wii game…”, you can just go, “Hey, this is pretty bad…”. But at least someone is keeping the James Bond franchise alive, since MGM isn’t quite up to the task.

After gladly skipping games with Sonic’s name on them for the last several years, I wonder if its time to revisit that policy. Sonic Generations’ blend of classic retro 2D levels and rebooted 3D levels might be just what the tired old hedgehog needs.

Finally, there’s a Lord of the Rings action RPG with co-operative multiplayer called War in the North. It’s made by the folks who did Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath, so they’ve already gotten their feet wet with action RPGs. And now they’ve got a license.

  • http://www.facebook.com/logicub Graeme Nash

    Hmmmnn… I was all set to get Uncharted 3 on Wednesday, when do we get your review? Also didn’t realise Sonic was out this week!
    I don’t think I want to live in a world where the decision between the latest Uncharted and a new Sonic game is actually a difficult choice! My world is turning upside down!!

  • http://twitter.com/kentdoggydog Brian Kent

    I didn’t know War in the North was the Dark Alliance guys. This calls for investigation. Hopefully, it’s better than Crimson Alliance. Did you see the gold pieces in that game?  As big as dinner plates.

  • Dongues

    But do they have a license to kill?

  • http://www.facebook.com/Cfolliot Dan Sorenson

    Yeah, I’m furiously trying to finished Uncharted 2 before 3 comes out, so how disappointed am I going to be?

  • merryprankster

    A new LotR game!? Bah, when are we gonna get some impressions of Skylanders!

  • merryprankster

    Depends. Tom didn’t like Uncharted 2 either. Guage your enjoyment accordingly.

  • MikeO

    He liked the first one better than the second one, but I really didn’t like either of them all that much. I already see some reviewers are lining up to give their dutiful ’10!’s for number three, which was probably going to happen no matter how good or bad it is. I’m sure the production values will be top notch — they were in the second one, but I was really bored with it, and quit about half way through.

  • Brad Grenz

    I was planning to get Uncharted 3 with my paycheck this week, but my computer took a shit and I had to order a new power source instead. :(

    I want to check out War in the North as well. Seems like a bad time of year for it, though. Not sure how much attention is will get amid the hype for bigger releases like Skyrim, U3 and MW3.

  • Anonymous

    How do you figure I didn’t like Uncharted 2?  Because, for the record, I did like it.  I have a hard enough time keeping my own opinion straight without people inventing it for me. :)

  • Anonymous

    The review should be posted no later than tomorrow (Wednesday).  Overall, it’s a thumbs down from me.  What a disappointment. 

  • http://twitter.com/timetowastenet Roelf Kromhout

    I’m very interested to hear what you have to say on UC3. Found myself in agreement with your Rage review as well.

  • BDGE

    Hard to fathom that I will be walking into a store today to buy a new Sonic game instead of the next Uncharted experience.

    Really enjoyed the Sonic demo, much of which is based purely on nostalgia, something child-like and magical emerged playing Green Hill Zone with modern improvements to visual and audio fidelity.  Also ignoring Sonic gaming for the last two decades may have helped.

  • merryprankster

    I thought you felt that Uncharted 2 was a letdown Tom, lacking the personality of the first game.

  • Anonymous

    But that’s not the same as not liking it. Uncharted 2 is a good game.

  • Anonymous

    So did you do it? Do you have Sonic Generations? How is it?

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