The desert swallows Nathan Drake before he's even finished his first joke.

No gut pick here, so let's read it criterion by criterion. And it's fun that leads the dance: this third chapter sits ahead of more than 80% of games when it comes to the session you fire up quick and drop at 3am. Solid too on the desert island idea, ahead of two thirds of titles, same for the urge to rediscover it. The art style stays around the middle, and the soundtrack trails a little behind. Careful though, all of this rests on very few votes, one to three per line, so treat these as first impressions to confirm rather than a verdict.

In the big family of cinematic third person adventure, this profile fits the Naughty Dog DNA well: it keeps moving, it climbs, it explodes, and you follow Drake because he's charming and funny.

So, for who? For you if you love scripted rollercoasters, set pieces stacked one after another, and an unkillable hero. A lot less if you're after a soundtrack that haunts you long after the controller's down.