Uncharted: The Lost Legacy steals the show in new collection

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Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection marks an exciting moment for PlayStation fans. It finally gives Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End its much anticipated PS5 upgrade, bringing faster load times, DualSense integration, performance boosts, and more. One of Nathan Drake’s finest adventures just got better.

But it’s not actually the best Uncharted game in the bundle. That honor goes to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. After revisiting both games via the new collection, Lost Legacy stands out as a sleeker adventure with gorgeous landscapes and innovative game design. The PS5 bump only pushes those strengths forward, retroactively turning it into one of the PS4 era’s best exclusives.

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is a 2017 spinoff of developer Naughty Dog’s action-adventure series. It features the same shooting, puzzle-solving, and climbing as its predecessor, but with some notable changes. For one, it doesn’t star Nathan Drake. Instead, it follows Chloe and Nadine, who are on a mission to stop a warlord from sparking a civil war.

It’s also much shorter than your average Uncharted game (which is why it originally retailed at a bargain price point). Clocking it at around seven hours, it’s half the length of Uncharted 4. Brevity is its secret weapon. After two hours of playing Uncharted 4, I was still moving through its long-winded plot setup. At that same point in Lost Legacy, I was already at the best section of the game.

That section is Chapter 4, The Western Ghats, and it’s the series’ finest moment. Early in the game, Chloe and Nadine get in a jeep and enter a small open world. There’s a central tower that gives the duo several points of interest to chase, but players are free to explore the zone to their heart’s content. It’s full