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UNCHARTED 4: A Thiefs End - E3 2015 - Sam Pursuit Gameplay [HQ now available]
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I think there are very few around here claiming actual downgrade, and if they are it's probably because they are not comparing the cut scenes visuals to the reveal.
There are no downgrades in such comparison and the reveal was a cut scene as well so you shouldn't compare it to anything else.
Joel isn't afraid of clowns though.
GravityInsanity
Member
nor this:
Don't get me wrong, it's still looking amazing, just not on the same level as the cut scene model, pretty understandable as in most games.
In-game cutscenes are rendered on-the-fly using the same game engine as the graphics in the game proper, this technique which is also known as Machinim.
It's the same game engine model. I think for you it's the lighting on why it looks better. Naughty Dog confirmed 100 times now that everything is real-time!
Stillmatic
Member
My point was simply no one can come to any conclusions from looking at youtube footage with completely different lighting/scenes/distance from the camera etc.
Here are both direct feed screens, with the 'cutscene model' brought down to the native size of the gameplay screen.
There's nothing really comparable at this stage to draw any conclusions.
viveks86
Member
So there's really no HQ version yet?
Seriously. It's pissing me off! How the hell am I gonna make it through this long weekend without some HQ footage? HOW?! X(
#FirstWorldProblems
reptilescorpio
Member
So there's really no HQ version yet?
Yeah I keep checking this thread hoping Sony have got onto Blim
Come on Sony! You should be emailing that shit through to Blim every time!
ProfessorMoran
Member
Epic. Dayum. The way he was dragged by the truck and you can still shoot the bad guys.
Yep. Some of these people won't be satisfied until Drake has a permanent floating light in front of his face which adjusts for most the attractive look at all times.
I assume when we get the first image of a non-injured non-sweating non-wet regular Drake in a cutscene with stock standard daylight, people will call downgrade on that too.
Chris Metal
Member
Yeah definitely, well Puss In Boots, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It Ralph, Gi-Joe Retaliation, Big Hero 6 or Captain Phillips and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter... all pretty different. Jackman was a student of Zimmer and you can hear some inspirations in there.
Some great tracks:
The Gettysburg Address
First Class
Wreck-It Ralph
Puss In Boots
This Is Not A Drill
lukeskymac
Member
When is the 2GB HQ version out?
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
They're the same gameplay model.
You can't compare like that. Drake filled the whole screen in the first. Regardless though, you are right, there has been no downgrade.
Look, downgrade:
The further he gets from the camera the less detail he can have. The rest is just more flattering lighting. There's a reason photographers will sit in the same spot for hours in order to get the photo they want.
I think we can all see there are no downgrades compared to the reveal which was a cut-scene as well.
It's just that the gameplay model don't look as good as the cut-scene one, this is understandable and nothing unusual, it's how it works in most games.
So no big deal cause it still looks amazing.
Yup! looks VERY nice
Welp, nvm.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Are you sure you've quoted the right post?
The Artisan
Member
top was also 60fps.
MoonsaultSlayer
Member
Yes yes, complaining about a too similar plot thread is on par with shitting on the game for no reason. Just lump all non-praise into a ball to laugh at for "not getting it".
You know what I find to be absolutely genius?
The fact that due to how destructible everything is you are forced to keep moving. For me personally I've never seen Uncharted as one of those shooters where you just plant behind cover and shoot guys and rinse repeat it was always about constantly moving, dodging, melee, just having a slew of options I always thought this was it's essence. Watching others play I'd notice some play like a typical cover shooter staying planted shooting from afar and hardly moving around. So it's like now they designed the game in a way that plays to its strengths and forces you to keep moving at all times which I think is really smart.
The fact that due to how destructible everything is you are forced to keep moving. For me personally I've never seen Uncharted as one of those shooters where you just plant behind cover and shoot guys and rinse repeat it was always about constantly moving, dodging, melee, just having a slew of options I always thought this was it's essence. Watching others play I'd notice some play like a typical cover shooter staying planted shooting from afar and hardly moving around. So it's like now they designed the game in a way that plays to its strengths and forces you to keep moving at all times which I think is really smart.
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
And there are new contextual cover animations for sspecific situations like when the bag lose volume Nathan get lower according to their volume at that time. Too much work for few seconds. When the graphics are betetr just to look nice it is good, but when they are here to create new situations of gameplay like here (and the Titan levels in GOW3 etc), I can only salute such initiatives.
nor this:
Right now,I think there can't be much improvement beyond this...
But you can be sure ND will surpass all of this with their next game.
Its just nuts.
Original Man
Member
Can we stop with this downgrade bs. Game looks fantastic. Enjoy it
Once in a long while someone pops-up in Uncharted threads and claims they played the game that way - and that somehow that's a negative. Boggles the mind - you literally had the freedom to play differently and yet chose to play it that way - more like a perk that you chose to play Uncharted like your favorite shooter and you can do so. There is a lot of freedom and options in sandbox encounters in Uncharted. In a way, you're penalized less in Uncharted for taking more risk in traversal and melee compared to TLOU (ammo is nowhere near as scarce, no insta-kill NPCs, regenerative health) - which serves as an incentive to engage in such - at least to A LOT of people (online CO-OP basically forces you to adopt that play-style of risk and movement and so does MP). TLOU simply expanded upon this and added layers. First it refined stealth and second it added strategic survival (the use of bricks, nail bombs, smoke bombs, health kits etcs...) + different NPCs(infected) provided different combat scenarios. Still at its core TLOU tries to keep it as simple as possible, just like Uncharted - a ND design mandate if you will. Uncharted is still going to be limited by enemy types when it comes to encounters. The infected in TLOU provide encounter variety that you simply will not find in Uncharted except for a Chapter or two when the weirdos come out - aka the yeti's, zombies etc.....those usually do not overstay their welcome.
Naughty Dog's options are limited - you have the normal enemies, stealth choking-rushing ninja's, the mid-level grunts, and the heavy grunts + any vehicle enemy assist. There is just not much you can do with that wheel that's not already being tried - other than encounter refinement and AI improvement. Hence why set pieces are so much a core to the Uncharted formula of fun (versus say, TLOU) - encounter variety is one of the many purposes it serves. And by purpose I mean set-pieces serving the purpose of adding spectacle, of adding player agency to what otherwise would be a cutscene or QTE in any other game (literally play-able), also helps with story pacing (high action, peaks - high vs. low contrast), etc etc etc - simply put, player immersion.
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Deleted member 80556
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I always wanted to play the game this way, but I had to either play it on Easy or Very Easy, and that's something I didn't want to do. Only remember one time when I played the game moving from cover to cover, doing melee moves. And it was pure luck, retrying that section was much harder.
Glad to see that the game can keep me moving.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Anyone who sees this and is underwhelmed or disappointed is fucking bonkers.
Indeed. Looking at it now, I can't imagine them topping it, but I know when I see TLoU2 my mind will melt out of my ears.
It really is incredible that this is their first attempt at a native PS4 game.
TLOU player camera is much closer than Uncharted's.... so you'll see a lot more closely the details, characters, up-close animation etc - everything seems "enhanced by the zoom" --- add to that more maturity with the hardware.... It's going to be insane indeed.
We can assume that TLOU2 is probably going to push even further for the photorealism in characters right? I suppose that's going to start a new round of debate on the levels and depiction of its violence.
The Artisan
Member
Oh, that ain't even a question. The real question is, will tlou2 continue the story of ellie & joel, or have a new narrative of characters to follow?
Hazelhurst
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ComputerBlue
Member
This game really can't come out soon enough.
the_batman
Banned
what's really impressive about Drake's face is that it's all animated. they don't scan faces and use them like other games.
SolidSnakex
Member
Since some people were convinced that Emily wasn't voicing Elena this time around
gamerMan
Member
I wonder why people are comparing the ingame model with the cutscene model. In OPM UK, Naughty Dog already confirmed that there will be differences between the texture of the characters shown in the cut-scenes and the textures in-gaming. See this thread.
CosmicGroinPull
Member
Since some people were convinced that Emily wasn't voicing Elena this time around
I eagerly await a similar post by David Hayter
I'm sure Amy is great but it doesn't seem to have loss anything. By that I mean it still looks like Uncharted in almost every aspect. And obviously the tech is still great.
luca_29_bg
Member
gamersyde have the high quality bit rate video! ^^
calcetinvolador
Banned
The high quality version is up on gamersyde, sogood.gif
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Downloading it now, woohoo.
Primethius
Banned
Downloaded it and just finished watching it.
God damn, this game looks amazing. I actually do believe that it's surpassed the Order. Even if it hasn't in all areas, the fact that I'm debating which one is more visually impressive is an impressive feat by itself.
Yes!!!
lukeskymac
Member
I dunno, seems like some weird stuff going on that 2GB video.
Oldest Snake
Member
Well, I caved and watched this. Sweet Jesus.
Really hope they can hit a locked 30 though.
Really hope they can hit a locked 30 though.
seriously though we all know this will be downgraded right?
Americanmushroom
Banned
probably one of the following:
- Drake is too macho. Sexist game.
- Uncharted is racist cause the main characters are white.
- Sully is too fit for an old man. not realistic
- Chloe not in the game? Pre order cancelled
We finally posted a HQ version of the video btw
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_uncharted_4_extended_e3_gameplay-16814_en.html
I've remuxed it from the original one provided by sony because it has issues with some players (like MPC), but quality is completely unchanged.
Edit: Already posted last page, with that DDOS stuff I completely missed the referrers and thought it wasn't, sorry about the repeat.
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_uncharted_4_extended_e3_gameplay-16814_en.html
I've remuxed it from the original one provided by sony because it has issues with some players (like MPC), but quality is completely unchanged.
Edit: Already posted last page, with that DDOS stuff I completely missed the referrers and thought it wasn't, sorry about the repeat.