How can Nathan Drake massacre hundreds and not affected by it

[Razin_Shah]

In other games, you normally play as a Soldier, or a gritty Mercenary. But Nathan Drake isn't any of that. He's just a regular guy who is passionate about tresure seeking.

Wouldn't he be scarred by all the violence and murder he had to commit throughout the game?

[YangDou]

Consider this a blockbuster action/spy type of movie, not a movie on PTSD.

[Razin_Shah]

Originally posted by YangDou:

Consider this a blockbuster action/spy type of movie, not a movie on PTSD.

Even those movies would not have the kind of violence you commit in this game

[Farsa]

Don't worry about it.

[Fear dot Com]

I'm more worried about Lara Croft. I can see hundreds of people slaughtered and not bat an eye...but the poor animals you're forced to put down, that tugs at my heartstrings.

[Hootin Harold]

i think youre looking too deep into it
its a game meant to be fun, if there were 10 minute cutscenes showing his PTSD and mental breakdowns over murdering goons trying to kill him, it would be a very different game

[Dank Sidious]

It's a video game. No one cares.

[Raziel]

Ludonarrative Dissonance

[Calimba]

Originally posted by Razin_Shah:

Originally posted by YangDou:

Consider this a blockbuster action/spy type of movie, not a movie on PTSD.

Even those movies would not have the kind of violence you commit in this game

Because movies are 1-2 hours long and Uncharted is 15+ hours long. If Indiana Jones was 15+ hours long, he would end up killing a similar amount of people.

Besides, that's part of Nate's personality since Uncharted 1. He doesn't only gives a ♥♥♥♥ about slaughtering thousands of soldiers, he also doesn't give a ♥♥♥♥ and keeps and humoristic tone in extreme and death situations. Developers are so aware of that they added the 'ludonarrative disonance' achievement.

Just take it as fiction. If it was a realistic game, Nate would already be dead in the chapter 1, being chased by dozens of armed ships (actually before since the chapter 1 isn't really the beginning of UC4, but you know what I mean). The whole concept of the game, along with Nate's personality and plot armor to tank falls, RPGs and grenades is part of the fiction

[Pencillus Sedatus]

drake is a psycopath, he and his fellow treasure hunters don't feel a thing when killing people ;P

[EternalLoop]

play spec ops: the line if you want that kind of themes (a soldier having trauma and ptsd after killing so much people)

[Tr0w]

@OP True but this and Tomb Raider are inspired by Indiana Jones, a college professor with a large body count.

[Dairyman]

''they do not kill in cold blood'' made me laugh way more than it should

[MatthewHager312]

Let me ask you, TC. After killing all those people...
Do you feel like a hero yet?

[xnamxoutlawx]

I wouldn't say he's a regular guy he's a Thief he's willing to get locked up in a Panamanian prison for all he knows it's possible he'd be stuck there for forever but does he think normally? No, so in my mind he's probably already insane in some ways he's probably a psychopath.

[Dr.Abscondus]

He's killing mercenary soldiers who are part of a private army that hires itself out to third world dictators who uses them to burn villages and slaughter civilians. I have no problem killing them.