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UNCHARTED 4: A Thiefs End - E3 2015 - Sam Pursuit Gameplay [HQ now available]
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BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Is he really outrunning a jeep? lol.
Don't play it I guess?
Yes he is. Makes sense in context though.
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
The image quality in these screenshots is the best I've seen on consoles this gen. Are the direct feed?
Bitch Pudding
Member
Yeah, just like God of War 3 was the last one with Kratos in it.
EDIT
Memo to myself: NEVER EVER google for a "never say never" reaction gif!
MoonsaultSlayer
Member
Yes, one that is squeezing between walls and crashing into things to slow it down. Yes.
Is he really outrunning a jeep? lol.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Is he really outrunning a jeep? lol.
Yes, because the driver of the jeep can clearly maintain top speed while hitting walls and doesn't care one little bit that bullets are piercing the wind shield with his vision impaired by thick smoke and flames ...
MoonsaultSlayer
Member
Hey, so I'm a little annoyed that Elena seems to once again play the concerned lover/partner/friend in this game. Can't they all just have fun?
reptilescorpio
Member
Maybe wait for more than 5 seconds of footage to assume she never has fun at all in her life?
If media sites bother game dev studios too much their publishers may decide to cut those media sites from marketing access. So lets wait and see what will happen without too much pushing.
dgrdsv
Member
Again? When did she play that previously?
Obliterator
Member
It is interesting that they use just the generic 2016 at the end. I'm a little curious if its gonna get pushed back a bit again
Did you even play the games?
in Uncharted 1 she followed Drake because she wanted to get the story.
in Uncharted 2 she accidentally bumped into Drake while she was doing her own field work.
In Uncharted 3 she wasn't even his lover at the start, she was his ex-wife doing her own journalistic job in Yemen, & she was way more concerned with saving Sully.
Elena has more agency than 99% of the female characters out there.
Raitosaito
Member
Nahhhh
UC2's best bit were all the stuff I feel were coming off of Bruce and Neil, which are decidedly on the more serious side. The humor and lighthearted stuff actually felt out of place, as the game kept getting wackier to the point where I was fighting a helicopter on a moving train and thinking at how this totally moves away tonally from the rest of UC2.
After TLOU, I think the creative directors earn the right to take the story in a more serious manner, and I hope they don't shit the bed with handling the humor either.
And if I fight a helicopter boss, I am going to be severely disappointed.
Bloodborne had a generic 2015 release date & didn't get an actual date until TGS. I remember people assuming it was a Fall title.
Is he really outrunning a jeep? lol.
Pretty crazy how this looks now in comparison to the new video.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Was still awesome for it's time though.
MoonsaultSlayer
Member
Yes, "again". I get that these characters represent various parts of Nate's being, but it just irks me that Elena's role has become the concern role.
Spoilers for those who haven't played I guess:
I get it, it's too early to tell, "wait for more than 5 seconds", but I don't expect a much of a tonal shift with a cherry "...welt, what are we waiting for, kiddo?" Elena after watching that.
And you totally read that in UC1 Elena's voice.
Spoilers for those who haven't played I guess:
2: concerned that Nate was involved with Lazaravic.
3: their marriage was affected and she was concerned for Sully.
3: their marriage was affected and she was concerned for Sully.
I get it, it's too early to tell, "wait for more than 5 seconds", but I don't expect a much of a tonal shift with a cherry "...welt, what are we waiting for, kiddo?" Elena after watching that.
And you totally read that in UC1 Elena's voice.
Sure, not saying it wasn't; it was probably the peak at its time as well, at least for console games if there was a better looking PC title.
Not only visually speaking, but look how that scene is looking: Nate just runs down a straight corridor and shoots the car behind him. In UC4, you have a way more complex chase scene that takes place in different locations, with different camera settings and all that; big jump in direction as well.
Obliterator
Member
Oh yeah, its still totally possible its early 2016, I just though that was interesting
Looks pretty good. I don't think I would say "it completely changes the game for set-pieces in any game or movie" though.
Also, can't help but be bothered how Drake and his brother seem to laugh off the fact that they've killed a lot of people. Yes, it's a game, of course. But since the game is relatively realistic in its premise, setting, visuals and overall direction and Drake is like an every day adventurer guy, not a military guy, I'm still bothered by the fact that he murders a lot of people and doesn't seem to be affected by that.
At least in the opening segment of Uncharted 2 he uses a tranquilizer gun.
Also, can't help but be bothered how Drake and his brother seem to laugh off the fact that they've killed a lot of people. Yes, it's a game, of course. But since the game is relatively realistic in its premise, setting, visuals and overall direction and Drake is like an every day adventurer guy, not a military guy, I'm still bothered by the fact that he murders a lot of people and doesn't seem to be affected by that.
At least in the opening segment of Uncharted 2 he uses a tranquilizer gun.
flipswitch
Member
Yep. There was a huge leap in graphics going from UC1-UC2. I guess the same can be said for UC4-TLOU2.
Andrew House in an investor meeting said the game will come out before the end of the fiscal year, so before the end of March 2016.
That's not her role in the games at all, you're simplifying it & using her subplots to describe her main role.
I actually can't think of a main female protagonist other than Ellie that displayed more Agency than Elena.
Understand the pushing to have bad overall effect, but....the thirst for uncompr. footage. Waiting steadily.
MoonsaultSlayer
Member
The creators have always described the side characters as being satellites around Nate that represent a different side of him. I agree, I love Elena the character... I just wish they'd drop that bit I'm referring to that is obviously and intentionally there. I liked when she was interested in the adventure like 1 and not caught in it based on circumstance.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
The graphics....utter madness.
Acquiescence
Member
Has there been an official reason given as to why the whole thing wasn't shown at Sony's conference? Yeah it's a long demo, but it's more Uncharted 4 - who doesn't want to see more Uncharted 4?! They really should have signed off with the full 15 minutes for sure, it would've made an already legendary show just that little bit extra special. You ask me, it was a boneheaded call to cut off halfway through.
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
Maybe the second half wasnt as stable and to risky to play live on stage.
They got better word of mouth this way. Press raved about 2nd part of the demo for several days, then ND announced they will show entire demo a week ago, and finally we got to see it yesterday.
ND got much more press coverage this way.
TBiddy
Member
Might just be me, but that looks.. dare I say it.. almost mediocre compared to the chase-footage.
Don't get me wrong, it looks great, but it doesn't look out of this world.
Fug Slanderson
Member
Looks absolutely incredible, but for much of it it seems like basically just a movie playing with the only game part being pushing one button or moving a cursor around the screen.
PSX demo was just an ordinary level which still managed to showcase many upgraded gameplay elements, the thing that will [as in all previous uncharted games] be representative of the 90% of the final game.
On the other hand E3 demo was a set piece, which usually happen at every 2-3hr of normal gameplay [50% exploration+puzzles, 50% action, +3-5 memorable set piece moments].
that's just the way the character has developed though. Nate was clearly suposed to be out of the treasure game and elena moved to that stage in their relationship while he couldn't. she obviously had broke it off for those reasons in U3 but gave him another chance. i'd assume he's on very thin ice right now in terms of their relationship. as a result she can't really be anything but concerned. she wants a normal life. and nate isn't providing that. she is the concerned and dissapointed wife by this point. for her to have a jarring character reversal and be all game for adventure again would be weird.
TBiddy
Member
You're probably right. The E3 demo was also chosen for its "WOW-effect". I was much more impressed with the graphics in that, than in the PSX demo.
Sully was concerned the entire time too. They both care about Drake, and Drake is constantly flinging himself over cliff sides as bullets are flying past him. Why on earth would they not be concerned about him?
not to mention it was the first early footage show. i'd assume things have developed visually and gameplay wise since then.
I understand where you're coming from but I'd disagree.
This was flawless marketing execution by Sony and ND.
Give us amazing footage of the first half of the demo at E3 presser.
Get press to froth at the mouth over the second half for a solid week and build up hype.
Blow up the internet with the insane full extended demo fans have been begging for.
It also shows how confident Sony and ND are in the game they have if you ask me.
The PSX build is also 8 months old now, so that level has probably been improved graphically since then.
gundamkyoukai
Member
You are doing more than that .
As the set piece goes on you have less control but for most of it your doing more than pushing one button or moving a cursor around the screen.
PSX build was also is very old by now ND games look better as time goes by .
Yautja_Warrior
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Graphical quality is so impressive, ND have out done themselves and is looking to set the bar to a new level.
It makes me wonder with excitement how amazing the new God of War is going to look now, as Sony Santa Monica Studios are well known to push the graphics quite hard with GoW 3 and Ascension looking especially good back on PS3.
It makes me wonder with excitement how amazing the new God of War is going to look now, as Sony Santa Monica Studios are well known to push the graphics quite hard with GoW 3 and Ascension looking especially good back on PS3.
YouTube vs HQ Screenshot quality
Yeah, that's an enormous difference.
15 minutes would have been 1/6 of their whole press conference. It would be nuts to spend that much time on a single game.
Acquiescence
Member
Maybe. I could buy into that.
Nah, not worth it in my opinion. The amount of hype and acclaim generated from showing the whole demo live in front of millions (didn't more than 30 million people watch E3 live this year?) would've eclipsed the format they settled with. It didn't help that the press essentially spoiled what happened in the second half as well, whereas going in completely blind would've had that much more effect.
wapplew
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YouTube vs HQ Screenshot quality
HQ screenshot have to be down sample from higher res right?