Fancy Clown
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The ring around his neck was a different ring; it was Francis Drake's that gets lost at the end of 3. The ring around his finger is his wedding band from Elena that he has in 3.
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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog) Shown - 2015
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The ring around his neck was a different ring; it was Francis Drake's that gets lost at the end of 3. The ring around his finger is his wedding band from Elena that he has in 3.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Maybe his kid's been kidnapped.
Daddy Nate and Grandpa Sully are off to kick some ass and take some names. Mommy Elena's gonna provide field support.
Daddy Nate and Grandpa Sully are off to kick some ass and take some names. Mommy Elena's gonna provide field support.
jacksepticeye
Member
love the facial animations!
The way he sort of squints and glances at the magazine is really impressive. Very subtle and lifelike.
I think he looks great here, he looks older but also more realistic than he's ever been. This is likely how a real world version of him would look (Pedro Pascal, Nathan Fillion)
Dragon1893
Member
UC3 spoilers
He puts it on at the end of UC3. "I swapped it for something better". That line showed us that he traded the treasure hunting for Elena, I loved that scene, UC3 has so many great character moments.
Edit: beaten, but yeah, we clearly now where Nate's mind was at the end of UC3. Can't wait to see happened between both games.
Amentallica
Unconfirmed Member
uh nah... he wears it at the end of uncharted 3
Should her hair be bothering me as much as it is? I feel like her hair is cropped from a PS1 game.
I don't really want the game to go all grimdark either but the death of a major character seems a foregone conclusion at this point and I'd say thematically it would still fit. While Nate pretty much always comes along and saves his friends it's usually his selfishness and/or reckless obsession that puts them in danger in the first place. Some kind of reckoning has to take place.
And while they didn't touch on it in this teaser the first one indicates that the antagonist is going to be someone Nate horrifically screwed over in his past. They don't go into great depth about Nate's past in 3 but it certainly indicated he's capable of some pretty awful lies. And it seems like Sully is the only other person aware of them. Making Sully be the person who dies over Nate's secrets would fit thematically if Nate is going to get some kind of comeuppance.
And while they didn't touch on it in this teaser the first one indicates that the antagonist is going to be someone Nate horrifically screwed over in his past. They don't go into great depth about Nate's past in 3 but it certainly indicated he's capable of some pretty awful lies. And it seems like Sully is the only other person aware of them. Making Sully be the person who dies over Nate's secrets would fit thematically if Nate is going to get some kind of comeuppance.
RyanardoDaVinci
Member
It's fantastic, yes; but to me, it just looks like someone pulling on the character's face, not lifelike at all.
MGS5 characters look more lifelike to me because of facial-capture, even though they are more stylized and lower-poly than Drake.
Celestial Mortal
Member
Kind of...just kind of letdown by seeing Drake again as the main protagonist.
Was hoping so much that a new character (an old partner from Drake's past whom he may have left behind) to be the player or a young Sully telling about his adventures...
Never the less, Day One it is.
Was hoping so much that a new character (an old partner from Drake's past whom he may have left behind) to be the player or a young Sully telling about his adventures...
Never the less, Day One it is.
that's what I can't understand. I'm surprised that with all the resources they have they still prefer this method and it's still so impressive.. I wonder if doing all this substantially increases the development time because that's a lot of detail
Dragon1893
Member
They prefer the end result they get from hand animation. The animators still use the mo-cap sessions for reference, they just tweak the expressions of the actors as they see fit.
Celestial Mortal
Member
I'd buy the game and break the disc if that ever happens with the story.
Hate sequels where such stuff happens
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Maybe someone called him old, and he was like "Nuh-uh! I can still treasure hunt!" and he went off to prove it and then everything went to hell.
Fancy Clown
Member
If only there were some sort of mechanical invention that could carry people across water or the sky...
ButchCat
Member
NDs handy work in cutscenes outdoes anything out there. I would like to see you prove me wrong.
It sounds like this might be the swan song of Nathan Drake, so you might get your wish should there be an Uncharted 5.
Abstruse Moose
Member
I'm going to guess Elena gets kidnapped by group X. Drake has to find them treasure Y or Elena gets the axe. Elena dies regardless.
dragonbane
Member
They have a big animation department and ONLY use this approach for the cutscenes. During gameplay the facial animations are very basic and sometimes even bad. It seems like an automated approach is used there. If you only have about 60 minutes of footage to hand animate (actually a lot less considering the face is not always up close) it becomes a lot more feasible to hand animate. Quantic Dream for example wouldn't be able to use that approach without like quadrupling their animation department.
Well, in Beyond you technically have more camera control than in any Uncharted, considering the Aiden feature. They make different trade-offs though (AI), so it's impossible to compare them really. Just on the surface I think Beyond is the most accomplished for sure.
out0v0rder
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i think its the end of Sully, Sully is the thief who will end.
That doesn't seem like ND's style, turning Elena into the 'damsel in distress' goes against so much of what the series stands for.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
He just used MGSV as an example which, while perfectly valid as an opinion, invalidates its utility in rational discussion.
Moving on...
Whether or not the speculation was "lame" is completely immaterial, and I'd rather you not put words in my mouth as at no point did I even suggest that making the game a prequel would be a good idea. I took issue with, and I assure you this was quite clear from the very first response, your assertion that the speculation was being perpetuated by people who had a bone to pick with the series. Said speculation was, quite literally, "Oh, there's a quick shot of a Naughty Dog developer working on an old ship -- perhaps this means 'Uncharted' is a prequel and you play as Francis Drake". To ascribe any intent to that, nefarious or otherwise, is simply illogical.
To be abundantly clear, I'm not commenting on the quality of the speculation and neither am I commenting on the merit of it. I am simply trying make you understand that it was the product of deductive reasoning based on the very little information that was available. Again, nothing more, nothing less.
Jack Scofield
Member
Artistically, Nate looks different from past games. Not sure if I like the new look. Hopefully Naughty Dog tweaks the character model a bit to have him look more consistent with the others.
ComputerBlue
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You guys are right, it's been a while since I've played them. Embarrassed.
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Deleted member 80556
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They use the actors facial expressions as reference. Would you believe me when I tell you that many of the great facial expressions during TLOU were not done by actors but by the animation team?
JaseMath
Member
Yeah, this is easily the best part of the trailer to me. The subtle nuance here is incredible.
I think you're on the right track. I think his actions are catching up to him and the repercussions will be felt by those around him that he loves. And I agree that I think he's going to somehow insert himself into the equation so that he (seemingly) bears the punishment while they get away.
#1 defender
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They're too old for this shit.
Dragon1893
Member
Nah, I don't see ND doing the damsel in distress thing.
What we know is that drake convinced Sully to go on one last gig. Considering UC3's ending what could possibly motivate him to go on a treasure hunt again and more importantly, where does that leave Elena.
Wait... maybe she's already dead for some reason when the game starts... God I hope not, I need Elena. Damn, that would kill me.
WhereAreMahDragonz
Banned
UC3 was focused on Nate and Sully, yet they still included Chloe and Elena. There's no way ND would leave them out of the game, especially if this is the last one to feature Nate, Sully, or both (I'm just assuming based on the title).
Never fear, my friend. Trust in Naughty God.
GIANKRATOS
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nate's model look amazing, it's just more realistic than the previous
digoutyoursoul
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Day one, for me the biggest reason to own a Playstation is this series, love it
DerZuhälter
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Finally I can put my finger on what's bothering me about Nate's new model. Ready?
Looks like a goddamn douche with it.
/jk
Fauxhawk
Looks like a goddamn douche with it.
/jk
Here's my prediction
Nate married Elena...she gave birth...died...nate leaves the life he has been living, takes care of the kid. Kid gets taken away or some shit and he HAS to come back into the game.
TheKastorian
Member
Now THIS is is how you make a next-gen step. This is honestly the best comparison since they are both in-engine cutscenes.
RyanardoDaVinci
Member
I don't need to prove or believe anything, all I'm saying is that -- to me -- after playing through the Uncharted series and TLoU a combined total of 50+ times, all the characters look like they are having their faces moved by invisible people.
From what I've seen from facial capture in MGS5 and other things, it does a much better job of accurately capturing the small, subtle movements of an actual person speaking and emoting.
It makes no difference to me which method they use, it's just a small thing I'll notice then forget about after 5min of playing.
Unlike Big Boss' stupid fucking horn.
eternaLightness
Member
Tate and Bully's Great Adventures.
Dr Duncan Steel
Member
The villain is probably gonna be played by Troy Baker.
TheRealTalker
Banned
I am not really sure since it's been awhile but didn't Uncharted 1 have those hanging cages before with the skeletons inside
maybe its the same island?
maybe its the same island?
Inspectah Deck
Banned
Naughtygawd made a great teaser for U4. Now Nathan needs to drop Elena and get Chloe.
10/10. Goty. Would tap.
Edit: Off topic Q. When I look at my profile it shows "NA" for XBL, Wii U id, and so on. How can I remove that? I want it to show my PSN, location, bio only
10/10. Goty. Would tap.
Edit: Off topic Q. When I look at my profile it shows "NA" for XBL, Wii U id, and so on. How can I remove that? I want it to show my PSN, location, bio only
Artistically, Nate looks different from past games. Not sure if I like the new look. Hopefully Naughty Dog tweaks the character model a bit to have him look more consistent with the others.
He looks many times more realistic in U4, less stylized. I think it's Naughty Dog just moving forward realism as the hardware allows. To be honest, he looks like a doll in U3 by comparison. I think he's artistically consistent as well, just aged quite a bit. Which is another choice I think makes him look so much more lifelike, and also more appropriately reflecting the age of the actor who portrays him.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Sully will be the villain
I've read enough UC threads on gaf to know that Drake is the villain.
Salz01
Member
I want this.
Please don't tell me they are passing this out at the show floor. I'll be super pissed I didn't go this year.