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[Xaero Gravity]

Pretty sure he was being sarcastic.

Probably, but it does happen regardless. XD

 

[Primethius]

One question for those who have played. Does this game still have a national treasure/Indiana jones vibe and does it feel original and compelling whereas Uncharted 3 sort of felt been there done that? In other words, if there is more focus on characters, is the plot and treasure hunting compelling?

My answer to this is: I never found that stuff compelling in the past UC games, so the character motivations and focus on top of that is a welcome addition that pushes the story forward.

 

[Trigonometrize.]

Pretty sure he was being sarcastic.

Even if he was, I'd say there's some truth to it. The mystique of playing the game before the waves of millions I can see being tricky to put aside.

 

[brau]

MP looks so great. I like how dynamic it is, and firefights change depending on skill and teamwork.

 

[flaxknuckles]

Chole and dat twerk, hawt dayum

WAT

Where the gifs at????!!

 

[Psychological Intellect]

Sam's model is just as good as nate's holy fuck

 

[MadClacker]

WTF 5GB day one patch. Multiplayer component probably, but still..

 

[viHuGi]

Yep, all the footage we've been seeing lately is on the Neo.

All the footage is on Neo and my ps4 is disguised, I think they sold me Neo back in 2014.

 

[Coolbgdog12]

Mp looks so fucking smooth.

I'm glad they revamped the menu. It's much better than the beta menu.

 

[Rudiano]

ND streaming multiplayer

https://www.twitch.tv/naughtydog

 

[TheStruggler]

the even have gun modifications, and alot to.

EDIT: They even have modifications for mysticals, fucking hell they went all out with this MP

 

[lukeskymac]

That's a LOT of new stuff that wasn't in the beta, holy shit.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Mystical mods for more damage/faster attacks/more bullshit *facepalm*

 

[Alienous]

There's too much going on with the loadout customization.

You can make Mysticals more powerful? Eugh.

 

[Live Free or Die]

awesome love it all!

 

[Coolbgdog12]

Uncharted 3 all over again.

It's gonna be a mess to balance all this.

 

[The Lamp]

That happens with every game though and it's why I never take early impressions from GAF members seriously. I just hope people are right about the shooting mechanics being a big step up from the previous ones. Tuesday needs to hurry up.

I'm a bit more critical of this game than some of the ZOMG BEST GAME EVER impressions and I would say there are two undeniable facts about this compared to the other games:
- the gun combat is just better, the aiming is more precise, the animations are better, the sounds and recoil are more realistic.
- the graphics and animations almost cannot be overhyped, they are so good. Just amazing.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Uncharted 3 all over again.

It's gonna be a mess to balance all this.

balance lmao

embrace the fuckery and pray for a classic mode DLC if you not busy playing Overwatch instead

 

[Alienous]

Am I supposed to just guess how many hits I can take from a Wrath of El Dorado, or how long it'll last?

I don't get the logic behind doing something like that.

 

[redflamingolingo]

I personally don't agree or understand opinions like this but for the sake of spoilers I'm not going to engage it lol.

I second this. The intro is good but not the best ever. MGSV, TLOU, Bioshock, UC2 have better intros, imo.

 

[The Lamp]

Example of funny animation detail I saw.

Nate and his partner AI were climbing and the next ledge didn't have enough room for both of them, so Nate grabs and holds onto the partner's shoulders and puts his feet on the back of their knees. To hold the weight, he shifts his weight back and forth between the legs while the partner looks like they struggle to hold them off the ledge. It looks hilariously realistic.

 

[brau]

Am I supposed to just guess how many hits I can take from a Wrath of El Dorado, or how long it'll last?

I don't get the logic behind doing something like that.

I am sure if you customize it it will have different tells so you know which kind it is. No? Perhaps different color.

 

[ScaryShark]

Love how many options there are in the MP. Love the bits and pieces they are bringing over from TLOU.

 

[Brandon F]

Can somebody confirm if this is an accurate picture of the graphics?

GAF is fucked next week if true.

 

[Mifune]

I second this. The intro is good but not the best ever. MGSV, TLOU, Bioshock, UC2 have better intros, imo.

It's certainly the longest intro I've ever played. Perhaps too long.

 

[SlimySnake]

GAF is fucked next week if true.

It's not. Some guy posted an ingame pic of Drake's model a few pages back and it looks insane. ND did it again.

 

[Alienous]

"Let's do a beta to figure out if we've gotten the balance right"

"Ok, now lets uproot all of that work and add a bunch of stuff"

Yep, this is definitely the same Naughty Dog MP team who managed to ruin Uncharted 2 and Uncharted 3.

 

[WordsintheWater]

I second this. The intro is good but not the best ever. MGSV, TLOU, Bioshock, UC2 have better intros, imo.

I haven't played this game and those other ones have great openings, but MGSV? Crawling on the ground for 20 minutes moving slow through a boring environment is not my idea of a good intro.

 

[redflamingolingo]

I'm on chapter 12. So far, it's above UC2.

Im currently at the point where I've stopped comparing it to the past UC games. Trying to see how it stacks up to TLOU, which is my favorite ND game.

Does the story improve

Spoiler

between chapters 8 and 12?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

MGSV has maybe the worst opening chapter in an otherwise good video game I've ever played

 

[Primethius]

Does the story improve

Spoiler

between chapters 8 and 12?

It's the same kinda tone if your wondering. Some really good scenes in there. But if you werent enjoying it before 8, I dunno.

 

[redflamingolingo]

I haven't played this game and those other ones have great openings, but MGSV? Crawling on the ground for 20 minutes moving slow through a boring environment is not my idea of a good intro.

Ummmmmm, that opening sequence is incredible on a cinematic level. It's so much more than crawling. Are you crazy?

 

[Psychological Intellect]

this is some Killzone 2 enemy hit reaction oh fuck

 

[MiamiWesker]

I haven't played this game and those other ones have great openings, but MGSV? Crawling on the ground for 20 minutes moving slow through a boring environment is not my idea of a good intro.

Never mind the boss battle, the car chase... Yeah it's just crawling.

 

[WordsintheWater]

Ummmmmm, that opening sequence is incredible on a cinematic level. It's so much more than crawling. Are you crazy?

Not crazy at all, it's incredibly boring.

EDIT: Where did I say it was just crawling, I said crawling for 20 minutes.

 

[Loudninja]

this is some Killzone 2 enemy hit reaction oh fuck

Shiiitttttt.

 

[lukeskymac]

I second this. The intro is good but not the best ever. MGSV, TLOU, Bioshock, UC2 have better intros, imo.

UC2's first five minutes are great, the game then kind of becomes a slog until Nepal.

MGS V has a downright bad intro.

 

[Bunta]

Last thread, some people who ordered from Amazon said they were seeing a shipping date of May 6. Is that still the case?

Yep still shows that for me.

 

[AKyemeni]

If you guys want to see gameplay of me using the slow mo aim gameplay modification PM me. No spoilers.

 

[Betty]

Not crazy at all, it's incredibly boring.

EDIT: Where did I say it was just crawling, I said crawling for 20 minutes.

I loved it, I know some didn't though so that's okay.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

MGSV intro was like those times where you have to slowly follow an NPC in Call of Duty, but stretched to a hour. The game is constantly taking control away from you every 1-2 minutes. Its SO self-indulgent and melodramatic, the patients getting killed in the most showy way possible(I laughed quite a bit at the guy who puts his face up the curtain, as if posing for a camera). So overdone, with the near-constant shaky cam, the light distortions, DoF, and the slow-mo! So! Much! Slow-mo! You never feel in any kind of danger, it just goes on and on and on. There's no tension, so you just sit there and wait for it finally come to an end, waiting for all the predictable "dramatic" reveals and last-minute saves with the Ambulance crashing into not-Volgin. One of the worst opening hours of a video game I've played in ages.

 

[Spine_Ripper]

this is some Killzone 2 enemy hit reaction oh fuck

Hype activated

 

[redflamingolingo]

goddamn. is that in game as in you moved the camera around and took a screenshot?

if so, wowow. i have been proven wrong. i cant believe i didnt trust in naughty gods.

I think it is the most graphically incredible game on any console. I'm used to gaming with ultra 4k on my PC, and I'm pretty sure that UC4 is the most graphically impressive game I've played.

 

[Trigonometrize.]

Pretty sure he was being sarcastic.

Nvm

 

[Bunta]

Example of funny animation detail I saw.

Nate and his partner AI were climbing and the next ledge didn't have enough room for both of them, so Nate grabs and holds onto the partner's shoulders and puts his feet on the back of their knees. To hold the weight, he shifts his weight back and forth between the legs while the partner looks like they struggle to hold them off the ledge. It looks hilariously realistic.

Holy shit at this.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

MGSV intro was like those times where you have to slowly follow an NPC in Call of Duty, but stretched to a hour. The game is constantly taking control away from you every 1-2 minutes. Its SO self-indulgent and melodramatic, the patients getting killed in the most showy way possible(I laughed quite a bit at the guy who puts his face up the curtain, as if posing for a camera). So overdone, with the near-constant shaky cam, the light distortions, DoF, and the slow-mo! So! Much! Slow-mo! You never feel in any kind of danger, it just goes on and on and on. There's no tension, so you just sit there and wait for it finally come to an end, waiting for all the predictable "dramatic" reveals and last-minute saves with the Ambulance crashing into not-Volgin. One of the worst opening hours of a video game I've played in ages.

yep, HATED it.

Also why I'm particularly not too fond of the TLOU intro tbh

 

[Memento]

Example of funny animation detail I saw.

Nate and his partner AI were climbing and the next ledge didn't have enough room for both of them, so Nate grabs and holds onto the partner's shoulders and puts his feet on the back of their knees. To hold the weight, he shifts his weight back and forth between the legs while the partner looks like they struggle to hold them off the ledge. It looks hilariously realistic.

WTF? :0

 

[WordsintheWater]

Even if he was, I'd say there's some truth to it. The mystique of playing the game before the waves of millions I can see being tricky to put aside.

Even if he was, I'd say there's some truth to it. The mystique of playing the game before the waves of millions I can see being tricky to put aside.

Lol did you accidentally post this thing twice, once at the top of the page and near the bottom haha

 

[AngryMoth]

Watching the MP stream.

As someone that enjoyed the simplicity of 2 can't help but feel they have really over designed this again, however the gameplay does look undeniably fun.

 

[Rebel Leader]

this is some Killzone 2 enemy hit reaction oh fuck

What does this mean?