Beautiful Concession 3: You will kill a lot of people in the Uncharted games That said, many of these are interspersed with action scenes, which leads to the next concession. From climbing, exploring, puzzle solving and driving (along with other parts that I don’t want to spoil), your little one can even have a play of the game themselves and try and figure out the many interesting puzzles along with you. There are plenty of chapters (and stretches of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy) that have no or very minimal combat. Either that or playing the game with a walkthrough and having some familiarity with what’s about to come next (which I do not personally recommend as it’ll spoil the fun). Now this concession relies on you having followed Concession 1 above and replaying certain chapters of the games when the little ones are around. You’ll love this trio Concession 2: Stick to the exploration and non-combat sections Now as a parent gamer, I totally understand that getting to spend any extended length of time with a game can be difficult, so if you’ll only get to have a single playthrough of any of the Uncharted games, pause and distract the kids through the obvious pivotal cutscenes and more intense action scenes where the main character finds him or herself in a bad situation. Uncharted 4 tops the list at about a 15 hour playthrough. The Uncharted games aren’t particularly long. Having little ones around will inevitably lead to you missing the quips and banter between the characters, something that will take away from the brilliance of the games, particularly Uncharted 1 to 4 with the often hilarious Nathan Drake and Elena Fisher back and forth.īeing familiar with the story will also help with Concession 2 below, but more on that soon.
#How to play uncharted 4 series#
Each game in the Uncharted series tells a story you’ll really want to follow. I can’t make this recommendation strongly enough. There will be no story spoilers! The Uncharted games are incredible Concession 1: Experience the story first Here I’ll be giving my considerations and concessions for the phenomenal Uncharted series of games, including the most recent entries, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. Sometimes there are games that on the surface are not suitable for kids, but are fine if played in a certain way, like GTA V, Nier: Automata or Horizon: Zero Dawn (to a certain extent). So when I can pop something on when the kids are around I always need to make sure it is something that is appropriate. Parent gaming considerations for the Uncharted series, including Uncharted: The Lost Legacyīeing a gamer with kids, gaming time is limited.