Uncharted bigger than Tomb Raider, says Naughty Dog

Is Uncharted‘s Nathan Drake as big a character as Lara Croft of Tomb Raider fame? Naughty Dog‘s Bruce Straley think so. In fact, he even reckons that Drake is “beyond that point already, in terms of popularity.”

Is Uncharted‘s Nathan Drake as big a character as Lara Croft of Tomb Raider fame? Naughty Dog‘s Bruce Straley think so. In fact, he even reckons that Drake is “beyond that point already, in terms of popularity.”

But hey, Straley’s talking about his own project here, so it’s a given that he’ll back it all the way. He does get one thing perfectly correct, though: Drake’s a very likable fella.

We’ve created something new with him by infusing him with traits more associated with a good movie protagonist than just a video game icon. It’s not just us drinking the kool-aid either – according to not an insignificant number of reviews, press, and forums, people have really taken to Nathan Drake’s character.

Lara might have a head-start (and a bigger built-in appeal to those who are enamored with a bunch of pixels sporting double-Ds), but give Drake a few more games, maybe a movie, and I bet he’ll be right up there with all the other gaming icons. He’s already tops in my book. He’ll never be as top-heavy as Ms. Croft, though, and thank god for that.

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Via CVG