Uncharted e The Last of Us it’s probably the series Naughty Dog most loved by the international public (without taking anything away from Crash Bandicoot e Jak and Daxter). Passionate stories, engaging action and charismatic characters have decreed the success of the two brands, champions in sales and gone beyond the videogame medium.
And after making a comparison between Joel and Nathan Drake, now their respective series are challenging each other: quale preferite tra The Last of Us ed Uncharted?
Although both are part of the Action/Adventure trend, the two famous brands PlayStation they approach the genre with very different philosophies. Where, for example, Uncharted focuses on a much more adventurous and dynamic setting, complete with Platform sections and greater environmental interactivity, The Last of Us highlights elementi survival ed horrorwhere survival, the silent approach to dangers and saving resources are essential to be able to escape the pitfalls of humans and infected.
Clearly the combat system has more similarities: both played through a TPS perspective and complete with covers to be exploited to their advantage, the protagonists can also engage in hand-to-hand combat and have a rather large paraphernalia at their disposal.
Apart from these commonalities, however, Naughty Dog works follow their own direction. So here they find space in Uncharted games several puzzles in line with the adventurer background of Nathan and his friends, while in The Last of Us exploration in search of resources and even the crafting of weapons and tools essential for survival. The trait in which both stand out, however, is the narrative componenta key element of both series.
If The Last of Us was born right away as a production that makes history one of the beating hearts, even in Uncharted this aspect becomes increasingly predominant chapter after chapter, reaching its climax with Uncharted 4 A Thief’s End. Both series at their peak boast one of the best cinematic direction currently available (our review of The Last of Us Part 1 for PS5 also highlights this aspect), which enhances the splendid virtual recitations implemented by Naughty productions dog.
Given the generally very high quality of the respective games, as well as the different approach that these works offer in terms of Action/Adventure, who is better between Uncharted and The Last of Us it could be about simple preferences. And this is where you readers come in: tell us which Naughty Dog series you like best and why!
