

Its two franchises during that period, Uncharted and The Last of Us, have set the standard for a certain type of experience within the genre: the largely linear, narrative-driven, cinematic third-person shooter. Over the past 15 years, developer Naughty Dog has created some of the defining games of the modern action/adventure landscape. I’d go so far as to say that one of the new visual modes is a revelation.


Considering how pedestrian this package seems on the surface - the expected coat of higher-resolution, higher-frame-rate polish and some key quality-of-life improvements, all courtesy of the PS5’s increased horsepower - I find myself surprised at just how much I appreciate its upgrades, and at how much of a difference they make. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection marks the series’ debut on PlayStation 5, bringing to Sony’s newest console the two most recent (and arguably, the two best) entries in the franchise: 2016’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and 2017’s Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
