Former Naughty Dog Boss Points Out Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning's Similarity To Uncharted 2

Former Naughty Dog boss Bruce Straley has reacted to how the newest Mission Impossible movie, Dead Reckoning: Part One, features a scene reminiscent of a sequence from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Straley shared images from the movie and from Uncharted 2, with the caption, "... the sincerest form of flattery!" with a winky-face emoji (via IGN).

He's playfully suggesting that Dead Reckoning took some inspiration from Uncharted 2's epic opening train sequence where Drake must climb upwards through a train car that is suspended off a cliff. Something sort of similar happens in Dead Reckoning, and with the images stacked up side-by-side like in Straley's tweet, it's pretty easy to notice the similarities.

For what it's worth, Uncharted and the Nathan Drake character are inspired by the Indiana Jones series and action movies in general.

Dead Reckoning: Part One opened in theaters this past weekend and got off to a franchise-best start at the box office. Going forward, Dead Reckoning will face stiff competition from Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and Barbie. Early estimates have shown that Barbie could double up Oppenheimer, bringing in $80 million versus the latter's $40 million.

As for the Uncharted series, the franchise hasn't seen a new release in the main series since 2016's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. It's presumed that main character Nathan Drake's story came to its conclusion in that game. But the franchise could continue with a different star, and Naughty Dog has a never-say-never attitude about a fifth entry in the core series.

The developer is currently focusing on the Last of Us series, including a multiplayer game.

Straley left Naughty Dog in 2017. He is now running a new studio, Wildflower Interactive, and is making "small-ish" games.