Uncharted: The Lost Legacy for PlayStation 4

Nathan Drake's days of adventuring are over. As we watched him hang up his holster and rope to begin a new chapter in his life, Naughty Dog's scribes doubled down on the message of "it's over." Video game protagonists rarely walk off into the sunset, but Drake's farewell is as definitive as they come. Naughty Dog wrote Uncharted 4: A Thief's End as a conclusion to Drake's story, and it ended on a poetic and satisfying note. To bring him back in starring role would be foolish. It really is over. Is Drake's name synonymous with Uncharted? He's wonderfully charismatic and endearing, but we now know he isn't the lifeblood of it.

The Lost Legacy is every bit as riveting and accomplished as any Uncharted title. We learn that the heart of the adventure trumps everything else, and can extend to any character.

Chloe Frazer fits into the starring role admirably, but never once is written in a way where you feel she is replacing or replicating Drake. She's just as playful, but she's wired differently; she's more than the untrustworthy hustler we briefly got acquainted with in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Figuring out who she is takes time in The Lost Legacy, partially because she's incredibly guarded, but also because you are getting to know her in the midst of an adventure.

Chloe is nearing the end of a heist she organized with Nadine Ross, the former paramilitary boss turned treasure seeker from Uncharted 4, who is in many ways the polar opposite of Chloe, pragmatic and fixated on results. We are left wondering why they are together for a little too long, but satisfying answers eventually arrive. As the confusion melts away, Chloe and Nadine settle into a nice (yet somewhat turbulent) groove, and end up being a fascinating duo to track. They're funny, terse, and wonderfully unpredictable in both their actions and words - their chemistry works even as they frequently butt heads.