I never played Uncharted 1 but have the 2nd and it is a really good game I thought, if you play it just to beat it then its a fairly quick game to beat but you can try to find everything and then it will take a bit longer but still not a way long game.
I never take length into account when I judge a game, so that's not really a problem. The greatest campaign-only shooter game, Half Life 2, was only about 5 hours front to back at a reasonable pace. Still, one of the greatest games ever.
One other game I always want to get but never do is the Assassins Creed series.
Mehhh. The first one had the most boring combat, I'm honestly astounded that I played through the whole thing. The combat was essentially "stand around and press X at the correct time, maybe once every 5 seconds". If anything, I'd recommend that you play starting from the 2nd game, because it is a better game than the first. I still didn't get very far in the 2nd one, mostly because I already had my fill from the first.
Honestly, Assassin's Creed quickly turns into running and jumping around the city, causing trouble. The missions and special challenges never were very much fun, in my opinion. Especially in the 1st. A lot of their challenges (stealth challenges in particular) are impossible and pointless to even try.
The story is surprisingly good, though.
Also, if you want a good RPG, you can't go wrong at all with Mass Effect and ME2. Same makers as Dragon Age, except Dragon Age was their backburner, secondary game they were working on at the same time as Mass Effect. Should tell you something.
