Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is a remarkable achievement in blockbuster storytelling and graphical beauty.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End blends its gameplay, characters, and world into a magnificent whole, making it the best game in the series, and a new watermark for storytelling.

Gaming's most confident storytellers close the book on Nathan Drake's adventures with their best chapter yet.

Uncharted 4 delivers a thrilling, moving conclusion to the series

Despite the early stops and starts, Uncharted 4 finds its feet at the end and provides an eventually satisfying end to Nate's fortunes.

The best Uncharted yet. It hooks you emotionally early on and keeps you locked in place as the thrill of the hunt for a lost treasure takes shape

Nathan Drake returns for one last treasure hunt, resulting in a beautiful and exciting gaming experience that transcends it flaws

"A Thief's End" is less a conclusion to Nathan Drake's story than an affirmation of the inconclusive wreck it has always been.

Stunning art direction; satisfying game feel; a willingness to shake up third-person action conventions, to know when to introduce variety, or let a foot up off the gas; excellent dialogue that reveals a lot without oversharing; and a heck of a conclusion. A thief couldn't ask for a better end.

Uncharted 4 may have problems at its edges, but its middle is phenomenal. It is a sufficiently wonderful finale for a studio that has made its own case that its next great step should be somewhere new.