If you've played Uncharted: Drake's Fortune then you may agree with me that main star Nathan Drake is certainly a likable fellow. He's got charisma, he's sometimes funny, and you wouldn't kick him out of bed. Is he as popular as Lara Croft? According to Naughty Dog, he's already surpassed the Tomb Raider star. Now them's fightin' words!
"Why, do you think he's not already there, if not beyond that point already, in terms of popularity?" quizzes game director Bruce Straley when asked if Drake would ever be as well known as Croft. "I feel that Nathan Drake can stand on his own in any line up of the video game pantheon.
"We've created something new with him by infusing him with traits more associated with a good movie protagonist than just a video game icon. It's not just us drinking the kool-aid either - according to not an insignificant number of reviews, press, and forums, people have really taken to Nathan Drake's character.
"I think people like him because he's compelling, and a much needed breath of fresh air in an industry that's been a bit stale for a while, in terms of character."
The Tomb Raider series has definitely gone off the rails a bit, but after just one game, can Naughty Dog reasonably claim that Nathan Drake has already reached the iconic status of Lara Croft? He's a good character for sure, but I think he's got a really long way to go before he can match one of the most recognized videogame characters in history.
Oh, and he'll need bigger tits.
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10:20 AM on 01.19.2009 | 
However, Nathan Drake in one game has received better writing and became a more well rounded character than Lara Croft has received in all of her games combined.
So in short
Recognizability: Croft > Drake
Everything else: Croft < Drake
as pascuz46 said tomb raider is no fun.
also Jim wouldn't kick nathan drake out of his bed
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The voice work was great, the plot at just the right amount of humor, awesome gameplay--lots of things were good about Uncharted, but I think one of the things that really made it stick was that he runs faster when being shot at. Just a little touch to make it feel more urgent.
Also, I share a birthday with Barack Obama.
And I like Bobby Lee because he's a Korean, like me.
As you can see, my tastes are rather refined.
-A dozen game on several platafomrs.
-Two movies.
-A comic
-Tons of merchandise
-A Guinness World Record
-Was nominated as Ambassador for British Scientific Excellence
Yeah, and Rocky Rodent is more popular than Mario and Sonic combined!
PS: I love both games, but seriously, what is this guy smoking?
Now if they had a new adventure with Nathan that featured Nathan's hot sister. That would be awesome.
Also they really need to fix up Lara's sluggish controls. Seriously peeps, to have your character still feel sluggish after all these years is just BS. Get with it.
Lara Croft is a slimmer character, with huge, round, side characters.
I know Lara Croft has been around for many, many years, but were she released the same time as Drake, I know which the public would still go for.
It's sad, because Uncharted is one of the few truly Next-Gen experiences (not just OMGS it looks amazing!), and I had more fun playing it than any other TR game. I've even restarted to get all the treasures.
It's like a good movie you just don't mind seeing more than once.
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NATHAN DRAKE, NR#22.
http://www.empireonline.com/features/50-greatest-video-game-characters/default.asp?film=22
LARA CROFT, NR#5!
http://www.empireonline.com/features/50-greatest-video-game-characters/default.asp?film=5