History and Evolution of Uncharted Series (2007 - 2022)

Origin of the Uncharted Series


Uncharted Series was first Installment was released on PlayStation 3 on November 19, 2007. The First

Uncarted Drakes Fortune
 installment was called Uncharted Drakes Fortune. It was an Action-Adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer entertainment. The game follows Nathan Drake as he searches for the lost treasure of El Durado with Journalist Elena Fisher and mentor Victor Sullivan. 

 Naughty Dog started working on Uncharted Drakes Fortune in 2005 and they wanted to create more Humanized video Game that was different from their other games. Game was delayed several times before its initial release in November 2007 due to various reasons like Coding, Story as well as gaming design. Game was marketed as Exclusively for Playstation, it generally got favorable reviews, with praise for its technical achievements, cast, story, music and production. It was soon followed by its Sequel in 2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.


Sequels of the Uncharted

After the successful Lauch of Uncharted Drakes Fortune Naughty Dog released the sequel in October 
13, 2009 and named it Uncharted 2 Among Thieves. It is an Action-adventure game published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3. In this game Nathan Drake in search of Cintamani Stone and Shambhala battles with a militia led by war criminal Zoran Lazarevic. Nathan is accompanied with Chloe Frazer and Elena Fisher. Development for Uncharted 2 started immediately following critical and commercial success of the Drakes Fortune (The first entry). The team behind Uncharted 2 drew inspiration from Marco Polo and his expeditions through achipelagos and eastern Asia. 

Uncharted 2 received Game of the Year award from lot of Publications and award events and is considered one of the best video games ever made and sold over 6 million copies worldwide. The game was followed by the sequel Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception.



Released in 2011, This was the third installment in the Uncharted gaming series published

by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by Naughty Dog. Game was released in November 2011 for PS3. Story follows Nathan Drake and his mentor Victor Sullivan as they search the legendary Lost city of Iram of the Pillars while fighting with a mercenary group led by Sullivans former employer Katherine Marlowe set two years after the events of Among thieves which released in 2009. 

Development of Drakes Deception started on 2010. To complete the game for first time naughty dog got divided in to 2 teams. One team worked on Uncharted 3 the other one worked on The Last of Us (2013). 

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception received critical acclaim for its voice acting, graphics, writing, story, and cinematic quality. Some criticized its linearity and found it inferior to its predecessor. The game received Game of the Year accolades from numerous publications and award events, and was a commercial success, selling over six million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling PlayStation 3 games.


Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

This is the 4th installment of the action-adventure game series. Thief's End is a 2016 game

developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Set several years after the events of Drakes Deception player takes control of Nathan Drake. Nathan Drake is a former treasure hunter who goes on a search for the Henry Avery's lost treasure. This is a third person perspective game and incorporates platform elements. Players solve puzzles and use firearms, melee combat, and stealth to combat enemies. In the online multiplayer mode, up to ten players engage in co-operative and competitive modes.

In 2011, Naughty Dog began the development, soon after the release of Drakes Deception. Game was delayed due to departure of the Amy Henning and Justin Richmond who were the creative director of the Naughty Dog. Following its announcement in November 2013, A Thief's End was widely anticipated. The game was acclaimed by critics, praising its gameplay, narrative, emotional depth, visuals, and multiplayer. Several reviewers found the game a worthy conclusion to Nathan's story.


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