Well, it took a while, but finally I was able to get a PlayStation 5 ordered and delivered. I got lucky with Microsoft’s next-gen console and got one almost immediately but, until recently, Sony’s game box remained elusive since I refused to buy one off of a scalper at exorbitant prices.
So what did I do when I finally got this modernist sculpture of a game console set up and ready to play? Did I download Returnal or Horizon: Forbidden West or one of the other games that were designed with the PS5 in mind and would do the most to show off its beautiful graphics? Nope. Instead I purchased a couple of games I missed by skipping the last generation of Sony’s console entirely–Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection and Spider-Man (The Peter Parker one, of course! Miles Morales can wait a bit longer!).
I’ve already finished the main campaign in the collection, Uncharted: A Thief’s End. Man, did I miss the adventures of Nathan Drake and company. It’s everything I prefer in a game, single-player, full of action and adventure… and what’s this? A story? How unique in this day and age of battle royales and open-world shooters with the thinnest of narratives. As always, the disappointment with the Uncharted series (for me at least) is that they’re short–15 to 20 hours to complete even if you try to find every treasure and explore every corner. But that’s really a tribute to how good this game is that it leaves you wanting more. And it’s gorgeous. Yes it’s been remastered but this is still a game that was originally designed for PS4. Even in 2022 it’s still a really good looking game.
As soon as I finish the add-on, The Lost Legacy, featuring a return of Chloe Frazer (her first appearance was in Uncharted 2), this time as the main protagonist, I’ll move on to Spider-Man and then from there? Who knows? There’s an entire generation of a back catalog for me to explore as well as all the current gen games already out. Between my new PS5 and my existing XBox Series X my leisure time is well accounted for.