‘Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection’ remaster review: Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer thrive in a next-gen world
The Hindu
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.
nyone trying to slot Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui into a particular genre will be at a loss, for all through her 45 year-long career, she has moved easily between varied spaces, from independent cinema to the mainstream, from personal films to a bit of action too. For that matter, she has made a horror film too. Ask her about it and the 77-year old, who was conferred with the 29th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)‘s Lifetime achievement award, says with disarming candour that she was just trying to see what she was good at.