1.) i haven't played uncharted 2 recently so see how it holds up in hindsight but if you played this games at/near release uncharted 2 was clearly the best in the franchise. it was just such a massive improvement over U1 and soo massively advanced compared to any other game released in the same timeframe.1.) I played the second a year after release. It is easily one of my favorite games. I think it is way better than the first and even the third game.
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2.) i assume you are playing the uncharted collection for ps4. that should mean you are not playing U1 with the god awful six-axis grenade controls the game originally released with. hot jam that was a hot mess in U1.
2.) Nope original PS3 version. It is so rough.