Playing the Uncharted series in an strict chronological order:

[u/WaveTheSwallow27]

After seeing the chronological mode of The Last of Us 2, I wanted to see how Uncharted series would look like if it had the same by mashing up all games:

1. U4 - Chapter 1: The lure of adventure

2. U4 - Chapter 16: The brothers Drake

3. U3 - Chapter 2-3: Greatness from small beginnings & Second-story work

4. U4- Chapter 2: Infernal place

5. Uncharted 1

6. Uncharted 2 (watch the cutscenes in which Nate, Flynn and Chloe plan the robbery on the menu and start with chapter 2. When you reach chapter 15, exit and play chapter 1 but skipping the flashback cutscenes and then continue with chapter 15 normally after Drake's find the dagger),

7. Uncharted 3 (skipping the mentioned chapters)

8. Uncharted 4 (skipping the mentioned chapters including the epilogue and start with chapter 5 where Sam "escapes" from the prison, then continue normally with chapter 3)

9. Uncharted Lost Legacy

10. U4 - Epilogue

This will make you realize how fucking long Nate spent without seeing Sam. Maybe there are some slipped cutscenes in between the chapters from a flashback or from an event that didn't take place yet, so you should be ready to skip them.

[u/DungeonNoir]

No room for Golden Abyss?!

[u/WaveTheSwallow27 → u/DungeonNoir]

It's not acknowledged anywhere in Uncharted 4 (in the intro or the stuff in Nate's attic) or the comics, so it's considered non-canon.

[u/ZeldaFan158 → u/WaveTheSwallow27]

It is referenced in the attic, Marisa is mentioned on one of the boxes

[u/DungeonNoir → u/WaveTheSwallow27]

But isn't Marisa mentioned in UC4 in Drake's attic?

[u/Skulkyyy → u/WaveTheSwallow27]

Yes it is.

One of the boxes says Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, referencing the events of Golden Abyss. It cannot be interacted with, but there is a sticky note on it saying "Send to Marisa"

[u/Nebulowl → u/WaveTheSwallow27]

To say something so confidently and yet be so wrong

[u/Connect-Life9387]

In a strict chronological order*

Im gonna die alone...

[u/Far-Objective-4240]

this but instead of playing the remaining unchrted 4 chapters you hop into tlou

[u/WaveTheSwallow27 → u/Far-Objective-4240]

Explain

[u/Far-Objective-4240 → u/WaveTheSwallow27]

in u3 theres an easter egg teasing tlou

[u/_qubed_]

You have done more work putting this together then all the work I will work this week. I am humbled by your eagle-eyed UC dedication

[u/Shirokurou]

4 is a huge retcon, so best not think about it.

[u/WaveTheSwallow27 → u/Shirokurou]

How so? All the events of the previous games are acknowledged at the very beginning with the intro and Nate has photos and objects of his previous travels in his attic.

[u/Shirokurou → u/WaveTheSwallow27]

Narratively 3 was the de facto origin story for Nate meeting Sully, no Sam in sight. Seems like an important thing to mention.

And 4 is when Sam was invented.

[u/Shaving-Cream → u/Shirokurou]

They did try to fit Sam in by saying Sam was in prison while Nate met Sully and how both Sam and and Sully didnt see eye to eye before U4 although its kinda disjoined nonetheless.

[u/Shirokurou → u/Shaving-Cream]

Welp that's what a retcon is. It's canon, but added retroactively.

[u/Confidence_Resident → u/Shirokurou]

U3 also retcons stuff, mainly the Nate/Sully relationship, which is shown to be a surrogate son/father-type of thing. Nate and Sully were just partners in U1 and U2, so much so that Nate barely gives a shit about Sully's "death" in the first game, the man who according to U3 is basically his dad.

Sam in U4 is indeed a retcon, but it's a retcon that doesn't really contradict any characterizations from previous games (like U3 does).

[u/Shirokurou → u/Confidence_Resident]

Agreed, which is why I said we shouldn't really think too hard about the chronological order.