No. Not in Uncharted 2, and Bruce Straley was game director on that too.Isn't the problem with Uncharted in that Hard mode really just makes enemies even MORE bullet spongey than they already are... which to me isn't extra difficulty, but just an extra annoyance and actually makes the game less believable since people seems strangely resilient to bullets in the face!
Agree with TLOU, the listening mode helped to take away some of the tension (of an already tense as fuck game though)... I don't really see what this brings to Uncharted and I think I'll switch it off, more just because I hate how so many 3rd person action games constantly silhouette every enemy or interact-able NPC etc. REALLY takes me out of the experience to see lines around everyone and everything.