You can say one thing for the developers at Naughty Dog: They sure don't do things by halves. Originally touted as a straightforward expansion for Uncharted 4, The Lost Legacy has since been elevated to a standalone spinoff.

Great story with compelling characters; visually stunning; strong-if-familiar online multiplayer

Mechanically no different to previous Uncharted games; variable quality voice acting; relatively short

Nathan Drake may have retired following Uncharted 4: A Thief's End , but that doesn't mean developer Naughty Dog – or publisher Sony – is done with the series. Now come the spin-offs, and while Lost Legacy is the only one announced so far, it's hard to believe it will be the only one.

Great story with compelling characters; visually stunning; strong-if-familiar online multiplayer

Mechanically no different to previous Uncharted games; variable quality voice acting; relatively short

Toby Hills heads to places unknown in The Lost Legacy, yet feels a strange sense of déjà vu.

Charming characters with relationships that evolve realistically through the game; Stunningly rendered environments

A formulaic plot; A paucity of action set-pieces; Overly familiar for players of earlier games in the series

Last year’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, was not only one of the greatest PlayStation exclusives this generation and a compelling action adventure game, it was also a surprisingly touching swan song for Nathan Drake, Sony’s most iconic character in

I have to admit I felt a mild sense of trepidation when I heard Naughty Dog was bringing out a new Uncharted game so soon after the last one. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End was a truly spectacular outing, boasting blockbuster brawls, heart-pounding chases, emotive dialogue and some of the most detailed...

Over the course of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy , Chloe Frazer (Claudia Black) utilizes all the hallmark tools of Uncharted ‘s previous protagonist, Nathan Drake. She uses a grappling hook to swing across the limbs of massive Hoysala sculptures carved beside a waterfall in India.

Uncharted 4's polarising ending seems to leave little doubt that Nathan Drake is now out of the treasure hunting business. His days of breaking things as soon as he touches them and shouting "No, no, nononono!!" are behind him.

The latest installment in Naughty Dog's epic franchise gives diehards more of what they want, but the large open world is a major disappointment.

When the ancient dust settles on Naughty Dog's latest, we're a bit worse off. We're worse off for having it kicked up by baddies with private military vehicles mounted with giant guns loaded with seemingly endless rounds of bullets.