The end is in sight, and today we start the final push towards the City of Brass, in the hopes of stopping whatever the evil British lady has planned for it.
As much as I continue to criticize the combat in Uncharted 3, the convoy assault in this episode is probably the most fun I had with it for the entire game. It’s a well-constructed set piece that fits snuggly into this part of the story, like the similar sequence Naughty Dog used towards the end of the second game.
I’d remark on the supernatural aspect of the djinn that Salim mentions, but for now, I need to wait for other important details to come to light before I can share my thoughts. I would, however, be curious to hear what someone from this region of the world thinks about Salim, his tribe, and how they’re portrayed in the game. It looks tasteful to me, but I am a Caucasian American male with no knowledge of local customs, so my opinion is more or less worthless. Either way, it’s a shame he has such little screen time for the part he has to play for the finale of this story.
And props to Naughty Dog for dodging the trope of a white Western protagonist gunning down legions of Middle Eastern people just because they happen to be in the way of his objective. Instead, we get to work with the locals to thwart the British, and I can respect that a lot more. Obolish the monarchy.
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