PlayStation exclusives have been a classic since their first generation in 1995 when companies like Konami or Square and Enix brought PSX launches that we could not see or on Saturn, Dreamcast, Gamecube and later Xbox. But there comes a moment when a fundamental change occurs that results in the string of names we now inevitably link to Sony's ecosystem of consoles. Do you know when it happened?
Indiana Jones's Apprentice
Indeed, although Sony had already developed certain exclusive titles through some of its satellite studios such as Crash Bandicoot (from Naughty Dog by the way), Gran Turismo, Jack & Daxter, Etc., It is not until 2007 when we really know the first of all who will mark the policy of the Japanese in the next 15 years. Without any doubt, the title that puts that first stone of the PlayStation exclusives is Uncharted, the game that was born from the memory of characters from the eighties like Indiana Jones (or videogames from the 90s like tomb raider) and that with the passing of the deliveries he was removing that label of having committed plagiarism.
The key to the success of Uncharted occurs in the years in which Microsoft seems to have given a coup de grace to Sony with Xbox 360. It is there where wonders like Gears of War, from Epic Games, which incorporates a gameplay element that will be characteristic of those years from the end of the first decade of the 2000s: the use of hedges. Cliff Bleszinski's title was a pioneer in the way it integrated these elements and Naughty Dog's game, with the differences that separated them, decided to expressly resort to that technical resource.
The story has its own weight
But if those covers and melee combats illustrated with a great third person have a specific weight in the success of the game, the icing on the cake lies in the story, in the charisma of the characters and in the narrative weight that the Uncharted offer. It is not the first time that a title has happened to tell us an exciting story full of epic moments, but it is one of the first to embrace cinematographic language with a staging worthy of a Hollywood production, where consistent dialogues converge, some solid protagonists and in one piece, legendary settings and an orchestral music that covers everything.
Uncharted characters
To bring the saga to life, there are a number of characters that are recurring in many of the games and that we are going to remind you who they are. Is it necessary?
Nathan Drake
He born in 1975, Nathan Morgan grew up in the warmth of his historian mother and a student of the exploits (rather crimes) of the pirate Francis Drake. Upon death, little Nathan was taken to an orphanage, where he grew up until he became interested in the legendary treasures that his own mother came to study and decided that she wanted to find them all.
Victor "Sully" Sullivan
This man born in 1950 is a treasure hunter and fortune seeker who becomes Nathan's mentor and father figure. Throughout all the games he will go in and out of our protagonist's life, guiding him at the most critical moments.
chloe frazer
Treasure Hunter as Nathan, will be a character that is incorporated into the franchise in Uncharted 2 where from there he will play an equidistant role between the protagonists and the sinister organizations that stand in the way of Drake's success. Of course, after one of lime, Chloe will give several sand helping our heroes escape from the toughest situations. She is so important in the franchise that she will have her moment of glory in the game Uncharted The Lost Legacy who stars alongside the mercenary Nadia Ross.
Ellen Fisher
Elena is a journalist who comes across Nathan Drake's life in the first game and who will end up becoming his wife in Uncharted 2 Together they will raise a daughter named Cassie and somehow, although she rarely accompanies the protagonist on his adventures, she will be the anchor that will balance Drake's impossible dreams, always putting his feet on the ground.
Samuel»Sam»Drake
Nathan's brother everyone thought he was dead until it appeared in Uncharted 4. He is also a professional thief and treasure hunter who travels the world looking for relics from the past. His relationship with our protagonist will go through different phases and it will not always be the best.
All Uncharted games
Below you have all the games that have appeared in this saga.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007)
Although it originally came for PS3, right now you have it through reissues and collections also on PS4 and PS5. This first game places Nathan in search of Drake's legendary treasures together with a journalist who wants to record a documentary on the adventure: her name, Elena Fisher. It will be when they find the pirate's tomb that they discover that they are actually chasing the trail of the mythical city of El Dorado.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)
Nathan Drake will travel to Asia to find the mythical city of Shambhala after exploring the remains of a Marco Polo expedition. The problem is that some of those who he thought were his allies become tokens moved by a dark enemy who is also after discovering the location of that mythical city.
Uncharted 3: Drake's Betrayal (2011)
Both Nathan and Sully want to buy the ring that belonged to Francis Drake but are ambushed by Katherine Marlowe's hitmen. Soon, our protagonists will discover that the importance of this relic it goes beyond its archaeological value since it is used to decode the astrolabe that marks the way to the lost city of Ubar.
See offer on AmazonUncharted: The Golden Abyss (2011)
This game that was released with PS Vita, Sony's second portable, is a small piece to keep in mind that sets its plot before the events of the first game of Uncharted for PS3. Specifically, it shows us a Nathan Drake looking for the lost city of Quivira in a development that maintains a good part of the virtues that made this saga great.
Uncharted: Fight for Treasure (2012)
This release came to PS Vita and jumped on the bandwagon of card game craze and that offers a turn-based combat development. All trading cards They are inspired by well-known characters, items, relics and elements from all the games released up to that moment. It wouldn't hurt for us to take a look at it.
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (2015)
This title is a pack of the three games Uncharted available at the time but remastered for PS4 since they were originally released exclusively on PS3.
See offer on AmazonUncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)
After five years away Nathan Drake returned to PS4, offering a more evolved game mode and a structure that, at times, embraced the sandbox fashion. Obviously he did not renounce the story and that cinematographic aspect that allowed us to learn about events experienced during our protagonist's childhood, as well as the discovery that Sam Drake is still alive and that he comes looking for Nathan to ask him for help in the search for the mysterious treasure of Henry Avery.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017)
We are facing a spin off of the main saga that takes place plotly after Uncharted 4. In this game Nathan Drake is not the protagonist, a role that passes entirely to Chloe Frazer. It will be she who, in the middle of a civil war in India, decides to search for the Fang of Ganesh in the Western Ghats, in an adventure in which she will need the help of Nadine Ross, one of those who can be considered villains of Uncharted 4.
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2020)
Sony took advantage of the launch of PS5 in November 2020 to get into a pack the last two games in the franchise released on PS4, remastered and with improved graphics. Specifically Uncharted 4 A Thief's End y uncharted the lost legacy.
See offer on AmazonAnd the movie?
For the end we leave the film released on February 22, 2022 and that marked the end of a history of projects cancelled, started and stopped again with many actors who opted for the leading roles. The first news dates back to 2008 but for reasons that we will know one day, Columbia Pictures were not as happy as could be expected to have the new Indiana Jones in their hands.
Finally It was in 2020 when the final project took shape in which Tom Holland plays Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg plays Sully. Precisely, this last actor was related to the leading role in the first moments of the project, when after the success of the first game of the franchise in 2007, Sony was clear that Uncharted it would end up hitting theaters around the world.
argumentatively the film is set before Uncharted Drake's Fortune since it tries to narrate Nathan's first great adventure in his life, which has as its objective the treasure of Magellan, one of the most illustrious and famous navigators in history.
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