When comparing Uncharted: Golden Abyss vs Thomas Was Alone, the Slant community recommends Thomas Was Alone for most people. In the question“What are the best PS Vita games?” Thomas Was Alone is ranked 4th while Uncharted: Golden Abyss is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Thomas Was Alone is:
What really drives the well crafted story home is the wonderful narration done by British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television, Danny Wallace. Not many indie small budget games receive the polish this game has in their voice acting, which really adds to the experience when playing the game.
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Pros
Pro Utilizes touch screen in fun ways
The puzzle elements found in the game allow for the use of the rear touch screen on the Vita. For instance there are items that can have dust brushed off of them in order to get a clear look at what they have written on them. There are also 3D objects that can be interacted with by spinning and turning the object around. This all makes for a more immersive experience due to how you are actually interacting with the game more so than a regular button would allow.
Pro Enjoyable professional narration
What really drives the well crafted story home is the wonderful narration done by British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television, Danny Wallace. Not many indie small budget games receive the polish this game has in their voice acting, which really adds to the experience when playing the game.
Pro Great story
For what is a pretty simplistic looking game, Thomas Was Alone offers a truly great story that actually gets the player to care about what are basically squares and rectangles.
Pro Polished ethereal soundtrack
Haunting guitar strums mixed with beautiful piano chords and bits of chiptune creates a very fitting soundtrack that allows for an experience of polish not often found.
Pro SImple, peaceful gameplay
Gameplay is introduced at a relaxed rate, and is never frustrating or off-putting. It's not big on challenge, but does require some thinking. Everything is solvable, new techniques are introduced as they are needed for the story, and the whole thing just radiates relaxation and love.
Cons
Con Too easy
Compared to its console cousin, the portable game is a bit on the easy side. This can be an issue for those looking for a challenge as there is little to be found with Golden Abyss.
Con Short
The gameplay only lasts about 3 or 4 hours.
Con Some puzzles can be difficult
Here an there are a few really tough puzzles in the game which can be frustrating, luckily they are few and far between as the gameplay does not tend to repeat itself too often.