What ‘Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’ does for representation

Justin Avery Smith
10 min readMar 16, 2020
It’s a legacy that doesn’t deserve to be lost.

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is the latest entry of Sony’s Uncharted series of blockbuster games, where fan favorite recurring character from Uncharted 2 and Uncharted 3, Chloe Frazer, takes center stage as she is accompanied by the secondary antagonist from Uncharted 4, mercenary Nadine Ross. Together, they travel across India in search for a relic of the Hoysala Empire known as “The Tusk of Ganesh”. Their competition being the warlord and rebel leader Asav, who hopes to use the tusk to help inspire a civil war within India, which will help pave the way for him to rule.

And you’re probably wondering why talk about such an obscure game that’s almost three years old, and not even the most popular game of its franchise, year of release, or even its own console. Well, the answer is simple. Not only is it criminally underrated, but it’s actually available for free on PlaystationNow, so this is the perfect opportunity to try it out for yourself if this article convinces you to do so, especially if you’re quarantined and looking for new experiences from the comfort of your home. Fair warning, the game’s plot will be discussed in detail here, so there will be spoilers upon spoilers if you haven’t played the game yet.

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Justin Avery Smith

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