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024 SEPTEMBER 2017
With Naughty Dog retiring traditional protagonist
Nathan Drake from the franchise, the question of
whether the Uncharted universe could continue to
exist was a pertinent one. The Lost Legacy goes a
long way to answering that. While not quite as long
as a full Uncharted game – and priced accordingly –
it features two female characters: Chloe Frazer, first
introduced in Uncharted 2, and mercenary treasure
hunter Nadine Ross, from last year’s Uncharted
4 . This time the artifact of interest is the Horn of
Ganesh and the unlikely pair adventure through the
jungles of India in pursuit of the prize. Of course,
they’re not alone in this quest, so along with the
hazardous environments en route, they must also contend with a nefarious local warlord
and his acolytes. All the elements from Uncharted are present: cinematic visuals, puzzle
solving elements, and classic shootout sequences rolled out across a compelling plot
line. The real point of difference here is Nadine and Chloe. At first, they’re very strange
bedfellows, but as the story progresses, so does their burgeoning relationship – it keeps
the formula fresh. However, while Naughty Dog have proven that there’s more gas in the
tank for the Uncharted series, the studio’s challenge now will be to rejuvenate a franchise
that is starting to show signs of age.
UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY
GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 RELEASE: 23/08/17 MULTIPLAYER: YES
If you like your humour full of toilet puns and
bad dad jokes, Agents of Mayhem may very
well be the game for you. Saints Row franchise
developers have crafted the game as a spin-off
from Saints Row IV DLC Gat Out of Hell. Set in
a fictionalised, futuristic version of Seoul, South
Korea, you play as one of a number of Agents of
Mayhem. You can choose from 12 Agents (13 if
you pre-ordered) that can be taken three at a time
into battle, and freely switched between at any
point. Each Agent has a unique set of abilities and
methods with which to take out their enemies, so
you'll need to work to find which three are most
complementary to each other in the bid to dethrone the pernicious Legion and restore
the Agency to its former glory. Each Agent has individual upgrades available to them,
both to their kit and their abilities, and cosmetically. If you get bored of taking out
Legion's seemingly endless waves of enemies, you can instead take to Seoul's open
world and wander around as you see fit. Agents of Mayhem is hours of senseless
fun, and will doubtlessly provide you with the Saints Row fix you've been craving.
AGENTS OF MAYHEM
GENRE: ACT/ADV PLATFORM: PS4 | XBO | PC RELEASE: 18/08/17 MULTIPLAYER: NO
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