He hangs on for the win!
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
This really should come as no surprise. Although Riddles and I generally like the same games, it’s usually to different degrees and in different ways. But once in a rare while, we’re both hit in the same way by the same game. And since Ocarina of Time can’t win Game of the Year for 2009, we chose the title we fully agree on that is eligible.
Yup, Nathan Fucking Drake has done it again. Naughty Dog upped the ante with Among Thieves by creating the best paced, best looking, best acted game I’ve certainly ever seen. I was scared Uncharted 2 would resemble Temple of Doom and, well, completely suck, but new locales, more creative fighting arenas, and a more ambitious plot only enhanced the Uncharted experience. Uncharted can only be loved for what it is – a blockbuster, linear, action thrill-ride – and while that’s not everybody’s cup of tea, no other game in 2009 delivered such a polished, satisfying, tightly controlled experience.
While Flower is a personal favourite, and Riddles likes his Assassin’s Crap 2 stuff, there was absolutely no debate in choosing the only joint award given this week. There has never been a better reason to own a PS3.
Excellent, now I’m even more exited to play this game. It’s the last game on my “must play” list from the Holidays, so hopefully I’ll get a chance to crack it open pretty soon and then I can actually provide meaningful comments!
Excellent choice! And ACII is by no means crap! Also, anyone who blows their load over Indiana Jones 4 doesn’t get to call Temple of Doom crap, because they clearly have very poor taste, and probably only like Uncharted 2 by sheer accident.
Bah-ha ha ha, I know ACII isn’t crap. Well, I haven’t played it and most people say it’s great, so I assume it’s great. I say it to bother Riddles.
However, Temple of Doom is garbage save the mine carts. I don’t understand how a single person could claim that it’s better than The Aliens and Their Knowledge Gold.
The aliens didn’t pull a still-beating heart out of a screaming, live person. Temple of Doom — 1. Aliens and their Lame Knowledge — 0.
Temple of Doom is not an insipid pile of dross. Temple of Doom – 2. Aliens and their Lame Knowledge – 0.