3D Realms: Uncharted 2 on par with Half-Life

George Broussard of 3D Realms has fallen in love with Uncharted 2 Among Thieves.

Though 3D Realms, the studio behind Duke Nukem, has closed down, this doesn't mean that its employees aren't doing active "research."

George Broussard, developer on the original Duke Nukem, and director on Duke Nukem 3D (before the studio went tits up) has been playing through Naughty Dog's Uncharted series. His impressions have been ecstatic, to say the least.

"Amazing single player experiences, nearly, if not, on par with Half-Life 1/2. I haven't felt this giddy over a game series since Half-Life," Broussard writes on the ShackNews Forums. "This is epic badassery right here. Believe the hype."

The game has been incredibly well received by critics, earning a 96/100 metascore after 73 reviews on Metacritic. Broussard's praise continues:

"Scope-wise it's not even fair. Uncharted 2 *does* so much it's just intimidating. It's going to ruin gaming for me. No way this game can ever be the baseline for games. It's like you go see movies and they are ok, then every 5 years something like Lord of the Rings comes out.

"It's rare that I like games this much. There's virtually no fail in them. Very polished and well done on every level. These are master works, up there with the tops games being made. You may as well be playing great Indiana Jones movies."

And more:

"Game of the year. Can't see anything else besting it, even the mighty Modern Warfare 2. We shall see. That's the battle, imo, for Game of the Year.

"I can't take any more. The game will set bars so high that every action game will be a disappointment to play. Much like Half-Life did."

Following a number of excited mid-game forum posts, including "UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE GAME!!!" and "Best. Game. Ever. Seriously. The 95+ reviews are warranted. No hype," Broussard sums up his thoughts after finishing the game:

"Finished it. Jesus Christ. This is one of, if not the, most amazing games I've ever played. It deserves every game of the year award. What they achieved is unbelievable. It's seriously hard to think about playing another game after this. It'd be like watching some random movie after just having seen Star Wars.

"It's certainly in the top running for "best action game ever" with Resident Evil 4/5, Metal Gear 4, Half Life 2, and you know...the best games basically ever made.

"This game is worth borrowing a PS3 from a friend if you can't afford, or don't want one.

"No gamer should miss playing this game, because games like this only come along every few years."

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves opened to a first place position in the UK Individual Formats Chart, despite being on sale for only one day.

We're giving away Uncharted 2 in our latest Gamezine Competition.

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Read more about Uncharted 2: Among Thieves here.