Uncharted 4 Final Boss Fight - Nathan vs Rafe

I found it pretty poetic that two guys obsessed with treasure were having a sword fight in the same room as some dead pirates who died doing the same thing only a couple centuries apart.

Man Nathan Drake is one of those characters that stays with you forever

“You don’t know when to give up do you? That’s good. Don’t hand it to me. I’ve had everything handed to me on a Goddamn silver platter.” WOW Rafe really was a great villain to me

I remember the feeling of disappointment and sadness seeing this chapter's title "A thief's end". Knowing it is the last mission I'll have with Nate the great.

When Rafe said, “C’mon, Legend,” You can see it right there in his face. The man was gone. There was only a beast of avarice and envy.

I got chills when Rafe brought all of Nathan's achievements from the previous games. It was like a flashback remembering all the good times we all had with the franchise, all the obstacles we surpassed and all the things we lived just to be in this very moment where we make our grand finale.

What I enjoy about this fight is that Rafe is actually using some real sword fighting techniques here and Nathan is just wildly swinging. They actually took the time to animate completely different move sets for each of them based on Rafe having real training.

The dialogue in this game is simply on a whole nother level

Despite his ruthlesness, I think that Rafe is by far the most sympathetic main villain in the entire series. Navarro wanted to sell a biological weapon for money, Lazarevic wanted the the power of the tree of life to take over the world, Marlowe and Talbot wanted the hallucinagenic agent from the waters of Ubar to control their enemies through fear, but Rafe wanted to find Avery's treasure because he wanted to accomplish something on his own for once in his life. Sure, he is a heartless, vindictive egomaniac, but you've got to admit that his goal seems to be the most sympathetic.

Nate: "You can practice your fencing when we get outside." Rafe: "Nate. Just shut up." Man I'm gonna miss Nathan drake and the uncharted series. It holds a very special place in my heart.

"Everything handed to me on a silver platter" "I Earned this.All of it" This summarizes the character of Rafe. I can't believe a video game does this much character development. Its impressive really. Right from the Auction when Sully says he's now handling his Parent's business, to when Nadine suggests Rafe intentionally wanted the Drakes to find them because he needed them. Everything has come together for this final moment which shows that Rafe just wants to be recognized for his efforts. Brilliant work.

9:10 "I had everything handed to me on a goddamn silver platter" goosebumps man I love rafe as a villain

"Nadine and I are partners. I don't screw over my partners." He just did like five minutes before getting on Avery's ship.

This fight is no joke on Crushing difficulty.

That “C’mon legend” & all those references of previous games is to YOU the player, that’s why we get the chills every time! Because the story is actually about YOU! You lived through it all! That makes this fight so much more intense & powerful!

Just after 10:00 Sam: "All I ever wanted to do... Was find this treasure with you". God I love this so much. After all the lies, deceit, selfishness etc it's revealed that all Sam wanted to do was find the treasure with his little brother. Even though we're lead to believe it's the greed and the glory getting to Sam, he tells Nate to get out while he still can cos in his eyes they finally achieved what they'd set out to do. Every time Nate showed any doubts or wanted to abandon the mission throughout the second half of the game Sam got so angry and emotional, he wanted to share the moment with Nate cos it was their mother's life's work in that journal and at the end of the day they were all each other had growing up. The first time I played this game I got so pissed off that the whole Alcazar thing was BS and I had resented Sam's character since but having recently come back and played it again I finally realize just how poetic Sam's arc truly was. What a masterpiece of a game in every regard.

The reason Rafe was the best villain (IMO) was because he was the most human. His flaws and insecurities were always on display. He was also the most involved villain, and his history with Nate and Sam made it personal. Uncharted 1-3’s baddies were fantastic, but Rafe takes the cake for me.

Now this is a true boss fight to an epic game

How personal it is for Rafe is what made this so memorable for me. No crumbling cities or explosions necessary just two men sword fighting.

what i love about Rafe's character is that that one line of dialogue says it all "You just don't know when to give up! That's good! Don't hand it to me!...i have had everything handed to me...on a Goddamn...Silver Platter" That line of dialogue is indicating that rather than using his own riches, he wanted to accomplish something for himself once, He didn't want it handed to him, He wanted to find it the hard way, the way how it should, He wanted to be reconciliation for his work