4. Cassie Drake Discovering Her Parent’s Past
It has more or less become a cliche for the epilogue of long stories to introduce the main character’s children. However, Uncharted 4 manages to introduce Nate and Elena’s daughter, Cassie, in a nostalgic and satisfying way. Upon searching for her parents, Cassie discovers a locked cabinet dedicated to trinkets from her parents’ old adventures. Cassie is subsequently caught by her parents and after a few verbal back-and-forths they decide to finally have “the talk” with her. “The talk” in this case being of Nate and Elena’s exciting, yet dangerous past. While against it at first, after the story begins Nate appears to revel in telling Cassie of his escapades with Cassie anxious to know what happens next.
This event is really fantastic as it speaks to both the curious children who’re eager to know more of their parent’s former lives as well as to excited parents who want nothing more than to pass down their stories to the ones they love. Genuine interactions between children and their parents are rare to come by in media. But with simple moments like “language!” and the explanation of El Dorado, Naughty Dog manages to capture a heartwarming moment of a father telling captivating stories to his wide-eyed daughter using some well-written dialogue and extraordinary actors.
