History Videogame / Uncharted

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** In ''Among Thieves'', shortly after fighting his way through an entire train of bad guys and shooting down a Hind attack helicopter with tank shells, Nate rescues Chloe, who rather unappreciatively tells him that the rescue was a stupid idea. Nate starts to argue about how they really need to get it together and figure out which side they're on... and he's shot by an off-camera Flynn while he's distracted.
** Captain Avery's utopia of Libertalia in ''A Thief's End'' goes ''exactly'' as well as you'd expect from a society run by ruthless, cunning, and greedy pirates. [[spoiler:The concept was a great way to lure wealthy pirates into joining, which made them easier targets to track down. Libertalia's founders hoarded all the wealth for themselves and forced the rest of the population into poverty and enslavement. Eventually, the founders turned on each other in a brutal GambitPileup that resulted in everyone getting slaughtered, and their massive treasure was lost to history.]]

* TakeCover: A key aspect of the third-person shooting gameplay. The developers said they took inspiration for this from ''kill.switch'' on the [=PlayStation 2=].

* AdventureArcheologist: {{Averted}} funnily enough, despite Drake's love of history and the Indiana Jones type adventures through ancient ruins looking for cultural artifacts, that may or may not be magical, no one in the franchise is under any delusion that they are doing anythin close to archeology, the protagonists will at best call themselves treasure hunters while everyone else would call them thieves. Though ironically Drake would end the series by becoming a legitimate archeologist.

** ''The Nathan Drake Collection'' bumps Crushing down to more tolerable levels and adds Brutal, where enemies deal ''even more'' damage than in Crushing. Stealth kills also don't give bonus ammo, and all ammo drops are approximately 1/6th of their standard value.

* InsurmountableWaistHeightFence: Nate can climb just about anything... unless the local overgrowth has claimed it.

** [[spoiler:Marlowe ends up trapped in quicksand near the end of ''Drake's Deception'' and offers Drake his ring back. Drake throws her his ammo belt to hold, but she's in too deep and promptly sinks.]]

* DifficultySpike: The ship graveyard in Drake's Deception.
** One of the later levels in Drake's Fortune has [[spoiler:Nate fighting against the Descendants, creatures that are fast, can still get you while you're in cover, and can kill you with a couple of hits. It's almost like a GenreShift into a SurvivalHorror game.]]

** Not actually using a hole, but in ''Among Thieves'' Nate pulls the [[JerkAss fake out version]] and freaks out Chloe and Sully when removing a box from the clutches of a skeleton.

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[[caption-width-right:300:[[TheHero Nathan Drake]]: Doing Franchise/IndianaJones's job since 2007.]]

* ''{{Franchise/Uncharted}}: The Nathan Drake Collection'' (2015): A [=PS4=] port of the first three games, remastered by Bluepoint Games. The games are rebuilt with fresh graphics and improved performance, and rework the control scheme of ''Drake's Fortune'' and ''Among Thieves'' to be similar to ''Drake's Deception''. Some features introduced in later games are also added back to earlier ones, such as the Doughnut Drake skin for ''Drake's Fortune''. A "Speed Run Mode", a new "Brutal" difficulty, and a "Camera" feature are added.
* ''{{Franchise/Uncharted}}: Legacy of Thieves Collection'' (2022): Remastered versions of ''A Thief's End'' and ''The Lost Legacy'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 and PC.

* ''{{VideoGame/Uncharted}}: The Nathan Drake Collection'' (2015): A [=PS4=] port of the first three games, remastered by Bluepoint Games. The games are rebuilt with fresh graphics and improved performance, and rework the control scheme of ''Drake's Fortune'' and ''Among Thieves'' to be similar to ''Drake's Deception''. Some features introduced in later games are also added back to earlier ones, such as the Doughnut Drake skin for ''Drake's Fortune''. A "Speed Run Mode", a new "Brutal" difficulty, and a "Camera" feature are added.
* ''{{VideoGame/Uncharted}}: Legacy of Thieves Collection'' (2022): Remastered versions of ''A Thief's End'' and ''The Lost Legacy'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 and PC.

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!Miscellaneous installment tropes

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!!Video games (main series)
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* ''VideoGame/UnchartedDrakesFortune'' [[note]]''Uncharted: The Treasure of El Dorado'' in Japan[[/note]] (2007): AdventurerArchaeologist Nathan "Nate" Drake, IntrepidReporter Elena Fisher, and Nate's [[CoolOldGuy old mentor]] Victor "Sully" Sullivan follow the diary of UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake, who may or may not be Nate's ancestor, in search of the lost treasure of [[CityOfGold El Dorado]]. The trio soon find themselves lost on an [[TitleDrop uncharted]] island, pursued by an avaricious loan shark, boatloads of [[{{Mook}} pirates]], and something supernatural.

* ''Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection'' (2015): A [=PS4=] port of the first three games, remastered by Bluepoint Games. The games are rebuilt with fresh graphics and improved performance, and rework the control scheme of ''Drake's Fortune'' and ''Among Thieves'' to be similar to ''Drake's Deception''. Some features introduced in later games are also added back to earlier ones, such as the Doughnut Drake skin for ''Drake's Fortune''. A "Speed Run Mode", a new "Brutal" difficulty, and a "Camera" feature are added.
* ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' (2016): Set at least two years after his last adventure, Nate has now settled down with Elena and working a regular 9 to 5 job. However, an unexpected visit from his older brother Sam calls him back for OneLastJob in search of [[PirateBooty the pirate Henry Avery's treasure]], rumored to be worth over $400 million, that he and Sam had abandoned years before. But why has Sam resurfaced now, and is there more at stake than he's letting on? [[/index]]
* ''Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection'' (2022): Remastered versions of ''A Thief's End'' and ''The Lost Legacy'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 and PC.

!!Video games (side series)
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!!Video games (spin-offs)

* ''Uncharted: Fight for Fortune'' (2012): A PS Vita card game.
* ''Uncharted: Drake's Pursuit'' (2013): A mini-game within the UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} / UsefulNotes/{{Android|Games}} game ''[=PlayStation=] All-Stars Island''. Plays much like ''[[EndlessRunningGame TempleRun]]''.
* ''Uncharted: Fortune Hunter'' (2016): UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} / UsefulNotes/{{Android|Games}} game developed by [=PlayStation=] Mobile. Nate solves puzzles in various temples to obtain gold and legendary artifacts, which unlock multiplayer gear for ''A Thief's End''.

!!Other media
* ''Uncharted: Eye of Indra'' (2009): a motion comic {{prequel}}. Nate searches for an artifact called the Eye of Indra for a man named Daniel Pinkerton. Along the way, he runs into pirate Eddy Raja and his sister, Rika. Much backstabbing ensues.
* ''Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth'' (2011): A standalone TieInNovel. Nate and Sully help Sully's goddaughter Jada Hzujak investigate the archaeological discovery that got her father killed.
* ''Uncharted'' (2011-2012): A six issue Creator/DCComics mini-series. Nate and Sully search for the legendary Amber Room as the descendants of a man Sir Francis Drake accused of treason seek their revenge on Drake's descendant. They also meet Chloe for the first time.
* ''Uncharted: The Board Game'' (2012): ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5CZQpqF_74 Uncharted]]'' (2018): A short live-action FanFilm starring Creator/NathanFillion as [[TheDanza Nate]] and Creator/StephenLang as Sully.
* ''Film/Uncharted2022'': The film adaptation of the franchise that changes the focus of the story on the adventures of a young Nathan Drake played by Creator/TomHolland and Victor Sullivan played by Creator/MarkWahlberg. Notably for it's incredibly long [[DevelopmentHell production time]] where no less than '''six''' directors were attached to the film before being let go. Originally planned to be an adaptation of the first game, later the story changed and reportedly aimed to be a canonical prequel to the games. Ultimately though, it was prefered to have the film saga be its own AlternateContinuity that just takes inspiration from the original games.

!General series tropes

* ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' (2016): Set at least two years after his last adventure, Nate has now settled down with Elena and working a regular 9 to 5 job. However, an unexpected visit from his older brother Sam calls him back for OneLastJob in search of [[PirateBooty the pirate Henry Avery's treasure]], rumored to be worth over $400 million, that he and Sam had abandoned years before. But why has Sam resurfaced now, and is there more at stake than he's letting on?

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* MulticoloredHair: Jada Hzujak has black hair with magenta bangs, which even Nate recognizes as magenta (to her surprise).

* ''Film/Uncharted2022'': The film adaptation of the franchise that changes the focus of the story on the adventures of a young Nathan Drake played by Creator/TomHolland and Victor Sullivan played by Creator/MarkWahlberg. Notably for it's incredibly long [[DevelopmentHell production time]] where no less than '''six''' directors were attached to the film before being let go. Originally planned to be an adaptation of the first game, later the story changed and reportedly aimed to be a canonical prequel to the games. Ultimately though, it was prefered to have the film saga be its own universe that just takes inspiration from the original games.

* ''Film/Uncharted2022'': A movie adaptation of ''Drake's Fortune'' has been in DevelopmentHell since 2008 but the studio has settled on centering the project on a younger Nate. Nate will played by Creator/TomHolland, Sully by Creator/MarkWahlberg, and Chloe by Sophia Taylor Ali.

** You can hear Descendants in the very first temple of ''Drake's Fortune''.

** ''A Thief's End'' has red barrels of gunpowder marked with a white X.

* ''Film/Uncharted2022'': A movie adaptation of ''Drake's Fortune'' has been in DevelopmentHell since 2008 but the studio has settled on centering the project on a younger Nate. Nate will played by Creator/TomHolland, Sully by Creator/MarkWahlberg, and Chloe by Sophia Taylor Ali. Creator/AntonioBanderas has also been cast in the movie as well but in a currently undisclosed role. Production wrapped in October 2020.

** ''Drake's Deception'' is darker than either preceding game, with its character study of Nathan and Sully.

* FiveManBand: Nate and his closest friends from this as the series goes on. Particularly evident in the multiplayer campaign in the third game, where all five take part at one point or another.
** TheHero: Nate, obviously.
** TheLancer: Sully.
** TheChick: Elena.
** TheSmartGuy: Chloe.
** TheBigGuy: Charlie.

* SmokingIsCool: Both played straight and subverted. Sully smokes a cigar, and is appropriately badass (and a DirtyOldMan), and his matches/lighter come in handy in both games. Nathan complains about the cigar a lot, though. [[spoiler:Even after being in a Turkish prison for ''three months!'']] Nate's long lost brother Sam smokes too, much to his brother's annoyance. [[spoiler:Both Sam and Sully have been clear for a year by the time of the epilogue, thanks to a bet Nate made off-screen]]. It’s also brutally subverted with Evelyn, Nate and Sam’s mom’s mentor. When they go through her house, you can find all sorts of pain medication for (presumably) her lung cancer. When they finally meet her, it’s incredibly obvious that she’s very, very sick. She can hardly talk but still has time to smoke. [[spoiler:She also dies while the two of them are talking to her]].

** At least once a game, someone will use a really common idiom only for someone to have no idea what they are talking about.