In between the big, satisfying skirmishes in the new God of War, players can put gruff protagonist Kratos and his scrawny son Atreus in a boat and paddle across a lake while the father tells his boy a fable. The moments in the boat are among my favourite in the game. They reminded me of a wonderful sequence in last year's Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and of the great moments of peace in a lot of excellent action games that offer a refreshing breeze between the thunder cracks.

A picture is worth 1,000 words and a good Simpsons picture is worth one quijibo. An intrepid Twitter user is turning still from The Simpsons into wonderful summaries of 2017's top video games.

In this special holiday episode of the Favecast, we're joined by former game journalist/one-time guest Kotaku weekend editor and Dishonored 2 narrative consultant, Cara Ellison, to talk about the subtle things women notice when men write female characters, primarily through the lens of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.

Want to skip playing a very good video game and just catch up on that very good video game's story?
Andy Gilleand has you covered with this "movie" that covers Uncharted: The Lost Legacy's plot in just under, um, four hours.

I know, we've already featured the art of Uncharted: Lost Legacy, but today we're taking a look at something else: Animation from the game.

Today on Highlight Reel we have Gronk madness, twisted wrestlers, Uncharted action and much more!

If there's one constant across Naughty Dog's games, it's that the art that goes into them always ends up contributing to some of the best Fine Art posts we feature that year. Their latest effort is no exception.

I've often wondered what Uncharted would be like sans Nathan Drake. As it turns out, not too bad.

Maybe a video game can have too much detail?

When our skin begins to shrink away and our bodies go cold and rigid, what do we leave behind?

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is an easy video game to like in spite of its flaws. It's buoyed by a winning cast of characters and has some of the prettiest vistas this side of an actual trip to India. It also includes one of the most entertaining hidden features I've ever encountered in a video game.

Good morning. Here's 13 minutes of Chloe sassing her way through ruins and talking about drunken chats with Nadine.

In case you've forgotten that there's a new Uncharted game coming out in a few months, here's 9 minutes of gameplay to jog your memory.