Ep 08: Naughty Dog & Bluepoint Games‘ Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection – Collateral Gaming Season Premiere (SPOILERS)

Title: Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection [IGDb] [Wikipedia] (remastered collection of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune [Wikipedia] [IGDb], Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [Wikipedia] [IGDb], and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception [Wikipedia] [IGDb])

Developer(s): Bluepoint Games, Naughty Dog (original games)

Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Designers: Amy Hennig (creator; director, Drake's Fortune/Among Thieves/Drake's Deception), Richard Lemarchand (Drake's Fortune, Among Thieves, Drake's Deception), Bruce Straley (director, Among Thieves), Neil Druckmann (writer, Drake's Fortune; Among Thieves), Justin Richmond (director, Drake's Deception), Jacob Minkoff (Drake's Deception)

Platform(s): PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 (original games)

Release date(s): October 8, 2015 (PAL); November 20, 2007 (Drake's Fortune, NA); October 13, 2009 (Among Thieves, NA); November 1, 2011 (Drake's Deception, NA)

PODCAST SHOUTOUT: Nerds Amalgamated (@NAmalgamated)

SHOWNOTES: Welcome to Collateral Gaming Season Two! Now podcasting straight from a brand new studio in San Antonio, TX, we kick off the new season with our thoughts on Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection! This 2015 PlayStation 4 port is a collection of the PS3 action-adventure games Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. Ash and Dakota discuss the intricacies of each title—including gameplay, story, and characters; reveal our favor for the series as a whole in its boldly linear gameplay, action movie-reminiscent story, and realism as portrayed through fan favorite protagonist Nathan Drake; and finally briefly talk the sequel Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and its standalone expansion Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, as well as the recently announced prequel movie starring Tom Holland. We hope you enjoy this expedition into a classic polished franchise, and stay tuned for the entirety of Season Two of Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast!

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