First Runner Up: Uncharted 4
As the concluding chapter to Nathan Drake’s story, Naughty Dog went out with a bang by raising the stakes, and making the adventure feel more personal this time around. As expected from any Naughty Dog title these days, Uncharted 4 boasts incredibly beautiful graphics, lending the game a more cinematic and movie-like quality. The gunplay is solid, that’s for sure, but it feels like filler compared to the exciting set pieces and story cutscenes the game has to offer.
The introduction of Sam, Nate’s long lost brother, also increases the story’s drama tenfold. Will our favorite treasure hunter return for one last adventurer to save his brother? How is he going to explain any of this to Elena? Uncharted 4 signifies the end of a major story arc for Nate and his friends, and we can’t think of a better ending for the brave adventurer than the one we got in this satisfying and emotional final entry.
