| Nathan Drake | |
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| Uncharted character | |
 Drake as he appears inA Thief's End | |
| First appearance | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) |
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| Created by | Amy Hennig |
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| Voiced by | Other languages
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| Full name | Nathan Morgan |
| Nickname | Nate[1][2][3][4] |
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| Spouse | Elena Fisher |
| Children | Cassie Drake |
| Nationality | American |
Nathan Drake (néMorgan) is a character and theprotagonist of theUncharted franchise, most notably in thevideo game series, developed byNaughty Dog. He appears in all mainline games:Uncharted: Drake's Fortune,Uncharted 2: Among Thieves,Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, andUncharted 4: A Thief's End, the spin-offsUncharted: Golden Abyss andUncharted: Fight for Fortune, themotion comic prequel seriesUncharted: Eye of Indra byDC Comics, and other related media. A charismatic and good-natured yet rebellioustreasure hunter, the player controls Drake as he journeys across the world to uncover various historical mysteries. He is played throughvoice andmotion capture byNolan North, who influenced Drake's personality byad-libbing segments of the character's dialogue.
Naughty Dog based Drake's appearance on the heroes ofpulp magazines, novels and films. To make him relatable, the character was dressed in jeans and a Henley long sleeve, and given aneveryman persona; he is strong-willed, and often jokes and quips. The designers focused on giving him realistic reactions to his environment; for example, he stumbles while running, barely clears objects during leaps, and recognizes the absurdity of the situations in which he finds himself.
The design and personality of Drake have drawn comparisons to other video game and film characters, such asLara Croft andIndiana Jones. Many reviewers have called Drake a likable and believable character, and noted that he is a rare example of a physically attractive character who is nothypermasculine.
Illustrator and designer Kory Heinzen worked on pre-visualization, concept and character design on the video gameUncharted: Drake's Fortune, developed byNaughty Dog.[5] Heinzen's initial concept differed from the finished character. The production staff drew inspiration from the pulp adventure genre when creating the video games in theUncharted series, and based Drake on the stereotypical characters of adventure films and novels, giving him wit, resourcefulness, and strong principles.[6] Naughty Dog wanted to highlight Drake's personality through his interactions with the environment during gameplay. To do this, they developed a wide range of animations for Drake, allowing him to display reactions and his snarky disposition in context.[7] These animations were designed to be fluid and believable; they removed any animation that did not promote this fluidity or took a large amount of time to execute.[8] The blended animation system in the game, with more than 30 animations comprising one movement,[8] was implemented to make Drake a more relatable character.[8]
Series writerAmy Hennig described Drake as a gritty, charming mixture of actorsHarrison Ford andBruce Willis,[9] with additional influence coming from romantic action-adventure heroes, includingCary Grant:
... we even went back to the earliest movie serials, movies from the '30s and the '50s, and the more recent revivals of the action-adventure genre in the '80s, and even recently with movies likeNational Treasure. There are certain traits that a lot of those characters have in common – that irreverent, roguish sense of humor, that charm.[10]
Lemarchand listed comic charactersDoc Savage andTintin, as well asDie Hard protagonistJohn McClane, as inspirations for the character. Drake's physical prowess was modeled on that of Savage, and his personality inspired by the vibrant color and globetrotting identity of Tintin.[11]
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Naughty Dog wanted Drake to embody theeveryman archetype. E. Daniel Arey, former Naughty Dog creative director, said that "there is a fine line between jerk and lovable rogue", and that they developed Drake to be more human and accessible: "If a hero constantly shows their human side, we relate and forgive any seeming overconfidence because we’ve all been there".[12]Neil Druckmann, lead designer ofUncharted 2: Among Thieves, explained that Drake was meant to react to situations in the manner that the average player might.[13] Hennig commented:
... when we set out to doUncharted, we decided we wanted to tackle one of these beloved action-adventure games in the spirit of this whole tradition. We knew that in order to pull it off, we had to have a hero who was completely relatable, just a regular guy. So when people saw him and said "Why do I want to play a guy in t-shirt and jeans" that was a deliberate move on our part, to say look, he's just a guy. He's just like you and me.[14]
Josh Scherr, leader of theDrake's Fortune story sequence team, said that they created Drake as an "ordinary guy" with no special powers. Instead, Drake became visibly nervous at times, barely cleared objects while jumping, and stumbled while running.[15] The characterizations were meant to show Drake as a frail character.[6] He is not a master of hand-to-hand combat, and throws punches without style or skill. Sam Thompson, producer ofAmong Thieves, described Drake's martial arts abilities as "fallible".[16] Sony Entertainment of America line producer Sam Thompson mused that Naughty Dog had created iconic characters before, includingCrash Bandicoot. With Nathan Drake, however, the company wanted to produce a more average character, one who did not possess the same amount of confidence and who was more realistic and humble.[17]
Nolan North, the actor who played Drake, had a large role in defining the character's physical and vocal reactions. In theUncharted series, the actors were used formotion capture, and acted as if performing in a movie. Motion capture was done on a soundstage, and the dialog recorded during this process was used in the game.[18] North was allowed to ad-lib dialog and insert aspects of his own personality into the character.[19] In naming the character, the development team considered many different choices, including Ethan, Samuel, and John. Matthew Drake was seriously contemplated, but received a poor reaction from those it was presented to. Eventually, Naughty Dog settled on the name Nathan for its ability to be shortened to Nate, and the perception that it sounded historical.[20] According to animator Jonathan Cooper, Drake does not take bullet damage during gameplay; the red effect in-game indicates his luck running out before he is finally shot.[21][22]
Drake has a distinct personality, as the creators did not want him to appear as a caricature or "cardboard cutout".[9] Hennig constantly elaborated Drake's personality through in-game dialogue and interactions with other characters, rather than exclusively throughcutaway scenes. Drake reacts to events in a human-like way, often commenting and complaining on the absurdity or difficulty of his situation.[18] While traveling through chapters, Drake frequently makes sarcastic quips and taunts.[18] Self-educated in history and various languages, Drake is also highly intelligent.Matt Casamassina ofIGN commented on the character's interactions during gameplay that reveal Drake's nature: "it's lighthearted and amusing, but it also demonstrates that Nate is aware of how absurd his predicaments sometimes are. It's a small, unimportant communication, but it makes sense that the two would behave exactly as they do".[18]
Drake says what he is thinking aloud, a feature designed to correlate with the likely thoughts and reactions of the player.[10] Amy Hennig called Drake a "Die Hard guy that gets in there and just takes care of the situation; 'the fly in the ointment'".[23] North was instructed to imbue his own personality into the character.[24]
Drake's outward appearance is fairly generic,[17] consisting of either a plain T-shirt or henley, jeans, and a gun holster on his back.[25] He was deliberately costumed in a simple shirt and jeans to provide a "blank slate" on which the everyman persona could be imposed. The programmers designed a layered-animation system to make Drake's motions realistic by blending multiple poses and reactions together.[6] This allowed a complex facial and wrinkle mapping system, which provided Drake more human emotional reactions.[6] Drake's physique is fairly fit, but not overly muscular.[26]Drake's appearance underwent minor changes inUncharted 2: Among Thieves. Hennig said that Drake was skinnier than intended in the first game, and thus the designers bulked him up for the second.[23]
Drake's shirt is always tucked into his pants on only one side, an attribute which commentators have labeled the "half-tuck".[27] The term, first coined by video game designerTim Schafer, led to Naughty Dog altering Drake's appearance to have his shirt almost tucked in from the front, and half tucked in at the back, an inside joke Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells labeled a "three-quarters-tuck".[27] The half-tuck was part of a larger effort to ensure Drake's design was asymmetrical.[27] Tim Schafer commented that "it was all super next-gen, but the most next-gen thing about it to me was Drake's shirt. Check it out: Somehow it's tucked in, and yet not tucked in, at the very same time. Of all the technical marvels contained inUncharted, this was the one that really mystified me".[28]
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Drake tracks the lost treasure ofEl Dorado located on a remote tropical island. As the game opens, Drake, accompanied by reporterElena Fisher, recovers the coffin of his "self-proclaimed" ancestor SirFrancis Drake, which he located from coordinates inscribed on a family heirloom: a ring Drake wears around his neck.[29] The coffin contains Sir Francis Drake's diary, which gives the location ofEl Dorado. Pirates attack and destroy Drake's boat, but Drake's friendVictor Sullivan rescues the two. When Sully and Drake follow the diary to the indicated spot, they learn that El Dorado is a large golden idol that theSpanish had tried to remove from the island centuries ago.[30] After finding aU-boat, mercenaries led byGabriel Roman intercept Drake, Fisher and Sully. Sully is shot but Drake manages to escape to an island where Sir Francis Drake's diary claims the idol is located.[31] On the way to the island,anti-aircraft fire forces Elena and Drake to bail out of the airplane and they are separated. Drake heads toward an old Spanish fort to find Elena. Though briefly captured by pirate leader Eddie Raja, an old acquaintance, Drake and Elena reunite and flee to the oldcustoms house on the island. There they find that Sully has survived his gunshot wound.[32] Drake discovers that the idol is located near the customs house, and finds and rescues Sully. Drake realizes that the idol is cursed, and that it turned the Spanish andKriegsmarine searching for it into zombified monsters.[33] Drake attempts to stop Roman from removing the idol from the island, and arrives in time to seeAtoq Navarro, a man hired by Roman, find the statue. Navarro tricks Roman into becoming cursed.[34] Drake then jumps onto the statue and rides it as it is airlifted onto a boat in the bay. There he defeats Navarro and manages to sink the idol to the bottom of the ocean.[35] Sully arrives and Elena and Drake leave the island with several chests of treasure, after displaying affection towards each other.[36]
Drake returns as the protagonist ofUncharted 2: Among Thieves in 2009. A wealthy benefactor hires Drake, Harry Flynn, andChloe Frazer to steal a small lamp from a Turkish museum. Drake and Chloe, having dated in the past, renew their romance behind Flynn's back. Once in the museum, Flynn betrays Drake and Drake is imprisoned. Drake theorizes that the true goal of the theft was to discover the location ofMarco Polo's lost fleet.[18] Flynn brings the information obtained from resin found in the lamp to his employer, war criminalZoran Lazarevic, who seeks theCintamani Stone that the fleet was supposedly transporting. Once Chloe and Sully secure Drake's release, Drake follows Lazarevic, and discovers that the fleet did not possess the stone, but had clues, including aphurba, to the location ofShambhala.[37] Drake travels toNepal to find the next clue, although Lazarevic has initiated a civil war in the region in order to find the temple containing the clue. In the city, he finds Elena and her cameraman Jeff, the latter of which is executed by Lazarevic. Drake pursues Lazarevic and then discovers the key to Shambhala, but the train they are traveling on explodes, leaving Drake stranded. Drake loses consciousness after finding the phurba and awakens in a Tibetan village. Here, he finds Karl Schäfer, anSS officer who had led anAhnenerbe expedition to Shambhala, though he had killed them all to stop the Nazis from obtaining the power in the city. Tenzin, a man who speaks no English, leads Drake through an ice cave, where they are attacked by giant horned monsters. Lazarevic attacks the village, kidnapping Schäfer. Drake and Elena track Lazarevic to a monastery, where they find the entrance to Shambhala. Once inside, they discover that the monsters are guardians of the city. Drake and Elena are apprehended by Lazarevic but escape him when the guardians attack. Drake confronts Lazarevic at theTree of Life, the sap of which comprises the Cintamani stone.[38] Drake wounds Lazarevic, leaving the guardians to kill him, and returns to the village, where he and Elena kiss and begin a relationship.
The third installment of the franchise,Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, has Drake searching for the lost city ofIram of the Pillars, located in the Rub' al Khali Desert. During the gap between the two games, Drake and Elena married, but then became estranged and are now separated. It is revealed in this game that Drake's past is more mysterious than the player is led to believe. It eventually transpires that Drake is not his real last name (his real surname,Morgan, is not revealed untilUncharted 4) and he was raised in a Catholic orphanage from the age of five. His mother committed suicide and his father handed the child over to the state. He ran away from the orphanage and traveled to Colombia, where, at the age of 15, he acquired Francis Drake's ring (which he has referred to as a family heirloom in the first game) by stealing it from a museum. This led to him teaming up with Victor Sullivan for the first time. With the assistance of Sully, Chloe, and Charlie Cutter, Drake steals valuable historical clues from a mysterious organization led by Katherine Marlowe and her assistant Talbot. They travel to France and Syria where they find clues leading them to Yemen, where Drake reluctantly enlists the help of Elena. They find a celestial map that shows the location of Iram. However, Sully is kidnapped by Marlowe and Talbot, prompting Drake to save him by boarding one of Marlowe's cargo planes. The plane crashes in the Rub' al Khali after a shoot-out ensues but Drake survives. After wandering the desert for days, a group of horsemen, led by Salim, rescue Drake and take him back to their encampment. Salim explains to Drake they must stop Marlowe and Talbot from reaching the lost city so they will not get their hands on the hallucinogenic power of the Djinn. Drake and Salim rescue Sully from Marlowe's caravan and reach the city. Drake and Sully destroy the winch pulling the brass vessel containing the Djinn from the waters causing the whole city to collapse. Marlowe is killed in quicksand and Drake shoots Talbot before he can kill Sully. Drake and Sully escape thesinking city and reunite with Elena back at Yemen. Drake and Elena appear to resolve their marriage and they fly back home on their new sea plane.
The fourth and final entry in the series featuring Drake,Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, centres around him searching for the treasure of infamous pirate Henry Avery. As a child, Nate runs away from the orphanage and reunites with his older brother Sam, who explains that he has located their mother's journals. They break into the house they had been sold to where the elderly owner reveals she knew their mother, a historian who had theorised that Francis Drake had heirs. She dies of heart failure before she can call off the police, forcing Nate and Sam to flee and adopt the surname Drake. Some years before the events ofDrake's Fortune, Nate and Sam, with the help of associate Rafe Adler, infiltrate a Panamanian prison where they uncover a cross depicting Saint Dismas, thegood thief. They begin their escape, however Sam is shot by guards and Nate and Rafe presume him dead. Several years afterDrake's Deception, Nate has retired from treasure-hunting and lives with Elena whilst working as a salvager in New Orleans. Sam, who survived and spent the intervening years alive and imprisoned, visits Nate and reveals he was broken out of prison by drug lord Hector Alcazar, who has forced him to find Avery's treasure or be killed. Nate lies to Elena he has taken a salvaging job and, together with Sam and Sully, steals another cross from an auction, bringing them into conflict with Rafe and his partner, mercenary leader Nadine Ross. The item leads the trio to Scotland, where the Drakes find a map of King's Bay in Madagascar. Nadine corners the two but they escape. At King's Bay, they learn that Avery and other pirate captains pooled all their treasure and settled with it inLibertalia. At their hotel they find Elena, upset at Nate's deception, and she leaves, but despite this, Nate refuses to abandon the search. He and Sam travel to the island where Libertalia is and discover that the treasure was moved across the island to the town of New Devon. They are soon confronted by Nadine and Rafe, who reveals that he broke Sam out of prison, Alcazar having been long dead. Rafe tries to shoot Nate, who is inadvertently knocked off a cliff and later rescued by Elena. They travel to New Devon, discovering Avery and his second in-command, Thomas Tew, killed the other founders and kept the treasure for themselves. The two locate and rescue Sam with the help of Sully and decide to escape, but Sam decides to continue the hunt. Nate follows him and finds Avery's treasure-laden ship where Sam triggers a trap that sets the ship on fire. Nadine betrays Rafe and leaves, having grown tired of the risks involved. Rafe challenges Nate to a sword fight, ending in Nate dropping a load of treasure on him. Nate rescues Sam and they are picked up by Elena and Sully. Afterwards, Sam and Sully team up together while Elena buys the salvage company, installing Nate as owner. Years later, their teenage daughter Cassie discovers evidence of the two's former treasure-hunting life, which they decide to tell her about.
Drake features inUncharted: Drake's Trail, an online browser game and prequel toUncharted: Drake's Fortune, released in 2007.[39] He also stars in 2011'sUncharted: Golden Abyss, which was released on Sony'sPlayStation Vita. The game's events take place sometime before those ofDrake's Fortune, though developers have stated that it is not a prequel toDrake's Fortune but rather a separate original story.[40] Nathan Drake was also on the shortlist for being a guest character inStreet Fighter x Tekken, however the idea was scrapped.[41] Additionally, Drake makes a cameo appearance inAstro's Playroom, a launch title for thePlayStation 5 designed as a celebration of the PlayStation brand,[42] as well asits sequel.[43] He was also added toFortnite Battle Royale withChloe Frazer in February 2022.[44]
Drake is a playable character inPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale released onPlayStation 3.[45] Drake also features inUncharted: Fight for Fortune, a turn-based card game released for the PlayStation Vita,[46] andUncharted: Fortune Hunter, a free-to-play mobile game released in 2016.[47]
Uncharted: Eye of Indra is a 2009 prequel series of motion comics. Their events occur before the first game, but the series was released after the second. In order to raise the money to find Sir Francis Drake's coffin, Nathan Drake works for an American-turned-Indonesian crime boss named Daniel Pinkerton.[48] Drake seeks the fabled Eye ofIndra inJakarta, where he meets Eddy Raja – who appears in the first game – and Drake becomes romantically involved with Raja's sister, Rika Raja. In 2011Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth, a standalone novel written by Christopher Golden was set between the events of the first and second game, and involves Drake working to uncover the mysteries of King Midas and several ancient labyrinths.[49] Drake has also appeared inthe 2018 live action fan film, and was played byNathan Fillion.[50]DC Comics released a six-part comic book miniseries in 2011, titledUncharted, set between the events of the second and third game, which sees Drake searching for the legendary city ofAgartha.[49]Tom Holland portrayed Nathan Drake in the2022 film adaptation.[51]
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Nathan Drake has attracted mainly positive reviews, many focusing on his likable personality.[52] Tom Cross ofGamasutra called Drake a "lovable jerk" who is "light, flippant, and just plain fun",[53] calling him a perfect caricature of a scoundrel.[54] Stephen Totilo ofKotaku remarked that "the short take is that Nathan Drake has attitude without being a jerk, and he cheerfully but woefully gets in over his head. This helps make him charming rather than annoying".[12] Comparing Drake to a similar character, Matt Casamassina atIGN claimed: "Nathan Drake, the hero in Naughty Dog'sUncharted 2, is more realistic, funny, charming, likable and altogether human in 30 minutes thanLeon S. Kennedy is through an entire career ofResident Evil games".[18] Rush Frushtick atUGO admitted that Drake may appear to be "kind of a dick", but that he was "a likable dick".[55]GamesRadar listed Nathan as one of the 25 best new characters of the decade, contrasting him with characters likeHalo protagonistMaster Chief andMarcus Fenix of theGears of War series in that unlike them, Drake is never in control of the situation.[56]GamesRadar later ranked Drake in 2012 as the third "most memorable, influential, and badass" protagonist in games, saying: "With his half-tuck, quick wit, wry grin, and messy hair, Nate perfectly captures the sentiment of being the guy all the other guys want to be and all the gals want to be with..."[57]Empire included Drake on their list of the 50 greatest video game characters, ranking him in 22nd place.[58] In 2009, Drake was featured as one of 64 characters inGameSpot as the "Greatest Game Hero" poll, in which he lost toPikachu.[59] Drake was voted as the fourth best character of the decade in a 2010 poll conducted byGame Informer,[60] and was voted as the 16th top video game character of all time by the readers ofGuinness World Records Gamer's Edition in 2011.[61] Nathan Drake is also seen as aPlayStation mascot.[62] He was ranked as one of the best video game characters of the 2010s byPolygon staff and writer Colin Campbell wrote that "he is apt to make jokes about the sticky situations he finds himself in, and the many convoluted conspiracies he faces. But he also displays loyalty to those close to him".[63] In 2021,HobbyConsolas also included Nathan on their "The 30 best heroes of the last 30 years."[64] In 2024, a poll conducted byBAFTA with around 4,000 respondents named Nathan as the twentieth most iconic video-game character of all time.[65]
Drake's physical attractiveness has been another area of commentary, with at least one reviewer declaring aman crush for him.[66] Drake has been described as "dreamy",[67] and a "handsome, charismatic hero".[18]Claudia Black, who portrayedChloe Frazer inUncharted 2: Among Thieves, admitted having a crush on Drake as well.[68] Drake has been cited as an example of a male character who, while attractive, is not over-masculine. One commentator pointed out: "Very few of our protagonists (Nathan Drake and Alan Wake to name a few exceptions) depict men in what I would call a non-degrading manner".[69] Steve McGarvey ofGameSpy wrote that Drake was "hardly oozing with machismo compared to the likes of most gaming protagonists".[70] Drake's attractiveness drew criticism from Meagan Marie ofGame Informer, who stated that he did not "stand out much among the crowd of other ideally proportioned and intentionally unblemished gaming icons".[71]GameDaily named Drake the third greatest gaming hunk.[72]GamesRadar named Drake "Mister 2007", stating that he was not picked just because they could "stare at his ass for hours on end", but because he is heroic and has a "winning attitude".[73] In 2014,La Nueva España included him the top ten sexiest video game characters of both genders.[74]
Commenting on Drake's "everyman" persona, Tom Hoggins of theDaily Telegraph called the character's vulnerability "endearing",[75] while Chad Sapieha ofThe Globe and Mail labeled him "one of the most expressive video game characters ever created".[76] However, Ben Kuchera ofArs Technica criticized that Drake was like numerous other characters, and lacked individuality.[77]Develop's Owain Bennallack further criticized Drake's blandness, doubting whether a player could adequately describe him as a character.[78] Dan Hsu of Bitmob wrote that, though other characters like Master Chief may stand out more, Drake came across as an "old pal".[10]
Nathan Drake has been compared to several other video game and film characters, most notably video game adventurerLara Croft from theTomb Raider franchise and film characterIndiana Jones, due to the similarities between the characters and the narratives they appear in. Johnny Minkley ofEurogamer and Lee Ferran ofABC News called these associations "obvious" and "unavoidable".[79][80] In fact, Drake has been called a mixture of the two characters.[81] Drake was hailed as the "new Lara Croft" after theUncharted series sold well,[82] and his similarity to Croft has earned him the moniker "bloke-" or "dude-raider".[83] Michael Owen-Brown ofThe Advertiser remarked that Drake distinguished himself from Croft with his wit,[84] while director of theUncharted seriesBruce Straley claimed that Drake had equaled Croft in popularity.[85]CBS drew a strict distinction between Indiana Jones and Drake, pointing out that while Jones acts altruistically, Drake is in it for the profits.[86]Avi Arad, producer of the upcomingUncharted feature film, drew a similar conclusion, remarking that while Jones was always good, Drake is not necessarily the good guy.[87] DesignerNeil Druckmann stated that he believes Drake stands apart from Jones and Croft.[88] Other reviewers have compared Drake to different characters, including Jack Colton from the filmRomancing the Stone.[89] North, who plays Drake, also voicesThe Prince in the 2008 video gamePrince of Persia, and comparisons have been made between the two characters. The Prince has been described as a rougher, more abrasive form of Nathan Drake.[53]
An article published byVice Media, which told of the then upcoming release ofUncharted 4: A Thief's End, included a lengthy interview withDr. E. Lee Spence, who was described as "a pioneer in the field of underwater archaeology, a world-renowned treasure hunter, and just about as close to an actual living, breathing Nathan Drake as you're ever going to find". In itsURL,Vice also billed Spence as the "real Nathan Drake".[90]
The good sales of theUncharted series and the growing identification of Drake with the PlayStation 3 console have led some to claim he is now ade facto mascot for the PlayStation 3. Adam Hartley atTechRadar UK claimed, that "throaty-voiced protagonist Nathan Drake is the rightful heir to the 'PlayStation Hero' crown",[91] whileNow Gamer claimed Drake as the new PlayStation 3poster boy.[92] Drake was nominated for the "Most Compelling Character" award at the 2009 Inside Gaming Awards.[93]
Nonetheless, the character has also received criticism for the excessive killing taking place in theUncharted games.[94] In response, Druckmann commented about it:
You always try to make sure the writing and the gameplay fit within the context of each other and we work really hard on that, adjusting gameplay, adjusting writing. You know, in an action game you’re probably gonna kill more people than you see in a film.[95]
As a nod to the concept of the criticism, atrophy was included inUncharted 4,[96] named 'Ludonarrative Dissonance', with the description "Kill 1,000 enemies".[97]
In 2007, Sony placed promotional material inEmpire stressing Drake's everyman personality and showcasing his similarity to adventure film characters.[98] Naughty Dog released anairsoft replica of Nathan Drake's gun, aBeretta 92FS.[99]
Shortly before the release ofUncharted 2: Among Thieves, foururban vinyl toys based on Nathan Drake were released. Erick Scarecrow, founder of ESC Toys, designed the dolls in a number of colors; only 2500 were released worldwide.[100] Reviewers were not enthusiastic about the design, and Luke Plunkett ofKotaku commented, "while none of them have names, it appears there's Drake, Hellboy Drake, Berlin Nightclub Drake and Radioactive Drake".[101]
In February 2016, Naughty Dog announced the release of a 7-inch Nathan Drake action with articulated joints and an arsenal of gear and accessories. This action figure is being made by the toy companyNational Entertainment Collectibles Association, also known as NECA.[102]
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