So far I'm a bit past shantytown and I agree that the cast and story of the game is very stale compared to Uncharted. So far in this, I didn't care nor feel for any of the cast. I also didn't find the gameplay to be any better than Uncharted to be quite frank. It's simply bow and arrow your way through dumb AI. The AI in this is dumb as hell and hardly gives you a challenge. This game is just way too easy. I wouldn't put this game above any of the Uncharted's thus far. I'd say it's as good as the first Uncharted. I still prefer UC2 and 3 vastly to this. Overhyped imo because it's a multiplatform game that resembles Uncharted. All the extra upgrade, campfire shyt in this game seems like it was just added for the sake of adding. It's like they went through a laundry list of things to put in the game to appease brain dead casuals. Don't get me wrong I like it but they need to work on the acting, story and combat. The combat isn't as fun as Uncharted to me.