‘Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection’ remaster review: Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer thrive in a next-gen world

Rightfully given a next-gen boost, the ‘Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection’ reignites a gamer’s love for the franchise’s treasure hunts, engaging puzzles and satisfying action

There is something about the Uncharted franchise that evokes a sense of thrill that very few other games do. While I craved a sense of the wild outdoors during the pandemic, the Uncharted games — from Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (2007) to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) — made for a joyous virtual travel experience, replete with stunning worlds, gripping storylines and multi-dimensional characters.

(After all, there was a time in 2020 — thanks toduring the early months of the pandemic — when the same collection was available for free!) If I wanted to rappel down a cliffside during a thunderstorm in the tropics, I turned to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (2016), and if I wanted to solve life-threatening puzzles in an underground Hoysala ruin in South India, I immersed myself in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.