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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | The Official Thread
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"God's Beard!"
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Umm, in Tomb Raider I thought the puzzles and spike pit/revolving blades platforming stuff were kinda boring. I understand that this game has better combat, but TR was basically just tigers and monkeys and crap(I haven't played a TR since the PS1). Gears, I dunno. I just don't like shooters that much. Never really gets my blood pumping. Especially when it's just a whole game of hiding behind rocks, makes it more of a shooting gallery. I couldn't even finish Gears 2 because I got bored. I like harder, skill-based games for the most part, unless they go all out with the presentation(the only PS3 games I have so far are Demon's Souls and MGS4, to illustrate).
Lagspike_exe
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God's Beard said:
You will love Uncharted.
"God's Beard!"
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Lagspike_exe said:
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. To be honest, I don't know anything about this game other than it's Gears+Tomb Raider=best game ever. I just feel like I'm missing something. I saw the E3 demo, and that looked pretty cool i guess.
Lagspike_exe
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God's Beard said:
I'm serious.
The puzzles aren't focused on you trying to memorize a set of actions (like evade the blade/jump/run/jump etc.) but involve use of brain (and a journal sometimes).
Combat isn't evolved just around fire arms - stealth and CQC is used very often. The AI is outstanding and will force you to think outside the box to defeat them.
If you like games with awesome stories and character development - you will love Uncharted 2. The game is a pure blast to play. Acting is simply the best seen in a game to this very day. Graphics and cutscenes (which are linked to acting, of course) are incredible and so is the orchestral music.
Even without the multiplayer component, this is easily the best game of the year. And if you're into multiplayer, you can get many, many hours from this BluRay disk.
HYDE
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God's Beard said:
You will for sure love Uncharted 2(for more being more versatile); however, Uncharted 1 may be worth your while since it is a budget title now. It does seem to be more archaic than its sequel in retrospect of course. The setting of Uncharted 1 will make you enjoy 2 even moreso though(imho).
The only Tomb Raider feature I liked was the treasure finding in Legend, but Uncharted 1 even surpasses that. If you love action/adventure and exploration(and Indiana Jones), you will absolutely fall in love.
Go buy Uncharted 1 and 2 now!
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God's Beard said:
The "puzzles" in Uncharted aren't anything like that. Most of them involve following some obvious but fun platforming paths, and like 3 involve looking at your journal and matching symbols basically. There is a buch of combat. Like, a whole lot. So much so that Uncharted is basically a shooter. It does indeed go all out with the presentation. Production values are through the roof and the game is MUCH better than MGS 4.
Co-Op Arena, I hate some players...
First they sit in a corner doing nothing, and then all of a sudden they kill you for several rounds on end, making it impossible to respawn or do anything, while they go on and kill enemies. Leaving the game results in loss of money and a time penalty so all you can do is sit and wait...
Naughty Dog should have implemented a report abuse feature.
First they sit in a corner doing nothing, and then all of a sudden they kill you for several rounds on end, making it impossible to respawn or do anything, while they go on and kill enemies. Leaving the game results in loss of money and a time penalty so all you can do is sit and wait...
Naughty Dog should have implemented a report abuse feature.
I've encountered this idle player many, many times since the auto-rematch was put into place. Nobian1
Check out his plunder stats: 2605 kills, 29677 deaths. 4815 matches played, with 88 treasures captured.
He's also had 272 perfect games (presumably because the other team never checked the spawn--which means the team he was on probably never got the treasure back to their base). Can't tell how many captures he's leached off of teams who were down a man because of him, but he has a total of over 30 million and is a level 57--because he's been in around 7500 matches and apparently leaves his ps3 on and his idle character in Plunder 24/7.
Check out his plunder stats: 2605 kills, 29677 deaths. 4815 matches played, with 88 treasures captured.
He's also had 272 perfect games (presumably because the other team never checked the spawn--which means the team he was on probably never got the treasure back to their base). Can't tell how many captures he's leached off of teams who were down a man because of him, but he has a total of over 30 million and is a level 57--because he's been in around 7500 matches and apparently leaves his ps3 on and his idle character in Plunder 24/7.
TacticalFox88
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXKSccKJjtE&feature=sub
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MoonsaultSlayer
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Get rid of stat tracking and you'll get rid of this shit. Believe me. It ruins these types of games (along with perks/boosters/whatever you want to call them).
Lord Error
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Shoot at the shield until enemy behind it kinda drops back and tilts his shield like a ramp. Then run up to him from the front, and press [] when prompted. You'll run up to the shield, and behind the enemy to kick him from the back, that way.Kadey said:
From what I remember, its a medal, not a trophy...... ; )Kadey said:
Shoot the riot dude till he's laying on the floor and his shield is practically horizontal, then get close and you'll see the melee button notification pop up if you're not playing on Crushing. Press the Square button once to run over the shield, then quickly press it again when it tells you to snap his neck.
CosmicGroinPull
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Finally found time to play this....and wow, thank you Naughty Dog for such an amazing game. It's gorgeous (prettier than CODMW2 with everything maxxed,IMO) and the new stealth kills are simply genius, I feel like such a badass when I clear a whole area without a gun (makes me wish Metal Gear had those moves).
More Uncharted, please, and don't ever stop.
More Uncharted, please, and don't ever stop.
Woot! I'm so happy right now because I just beat Crushing. Lazarevic was very annoying once again but perseverance on my end lead to his defeat! Now I just have to find all the treasures to get platinum.
It's been a fun ride and Uncharted 2 has lasted me ages more than I expected it to but it's finally time to move onto other games. Who knows if i'll ever play it again? Maybe when Uncharted 3 comes out i'll pull it out to relive the memories.
It's been a fun ride and Uncharted 2 has lasted me ages more than I expected it to but it's finally time to move onto other games. Who knows if i'll ever play it again? Maybe when Uncharted 3 comes out i'll pull it out to relive the memories.
HYDE said:
Gotta say, you don't need to. In fact, I was extremely skeptical about U2 because when I played the first game I was pretty underwhelmed. Saw the appeal in the first game, sure, but I thought it was a combination of great presentation and great graphics (for the time) wrapped up in a pretty good platformer and a mediocre shooter with firefights built primarily at throwing wave upon waves of enemies at you. That said, I know a lot of people love it, but I might never have played Uncharted 2 because of how I felt about the original (thanks Boxing Day and a $35 price tag)
But I think what gets lost about U2 because of the love for the original is that it is a huge improvement over the first game. Huge. For every time I rolled my eyes at the first game's scenarios, I was impressed by something in the second game (didn't particularly care for the final two chapters, mind you, although the final action scene is fun)
KilgoreTrout
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GAF only games today:
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I'll try and keep my post updated.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=19330314#post19330314
I'll try and keep my post updated.
Kos Luftar
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Sorry, to WOWbagger, HighLuxury, Grandben, & vsrobot, I got dced on that last match and I think WOWbagger got to. It was time for me to have some lunch so I just left.
HYDE
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SickBoy said:
I really think its funny how people try and label Uncharted 1 as mediocre, far from it.
Uncharted 1 will still blow away a large majority of any other games.
Just cause Uncharted 2 is one of the best games ever made, doesn't mean the first one wasn't great, especially for its time. A lot of people didn't own PS3s when it came out, and are now discovering it in retrospect and after advances in new types of gameplay. For a budget title, I don't think God Beard or anyone else on the fence should hesitate. Unless they hate awesome! Just do yourselves a favor peeps and play #1 first if you are LTTP.
(Hopes the kitton comes to back him up)
JustHadToJoin
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anyone know for a fact if pistols make you run any faster? feels like they do
They don't, but you can turn around easier with them equipped and aren't constantly switching weapons when climbing up from things or dropping the treasure.
I have been extremely awful these last few days. Not only that, but we've been playing with new GAFfers. Oh well, at least you guys know for sure that I really am one of the worst players you'll ever meet in Uncharted.
I have been extremely awful these last few days. Not only that, but we've been playing with new GAFfers.
Oh well, at least you guys know for sure that I really am one of the worst players you'll ever meet in Uncharted.The invalid booster makes me feel like such a bad-ass. Even going 8-8 feels like a huge accomplishment. 26-28? I am a god. Of course, seeing 5x Get Off My Lawn medals at the wrap-up screen makes me wish they'd raise the cap. Oh, well, eventually their will be another 2x cash weekend.
I had 7 one time
. Relying on the pistol seems to get me TONS of assists
. Invalid is really irritating when people know you have it on and they just melee as soon as they can see you for a one hit kill.
(please get rid of or expand the cap ND)
(you bastards keep stealing mah kills)
Yeah, I can hear the other team sometimes, telling each other I have invalid and targetting me specifically. Just makes it even sweeter when their team loses 5-0 in under 10 minutes and I hit the money cap.
I might stick with Invalid until I unlock Come Get Some, but I am eager to try out Half-Loaded.
Something else I love is going up against parties who talk yang at the loading screen but then can't wait to back out after the match is done.
Gaf parties: unstoppable
I might stick with Invalid until I unlock Come Get Some, but I am eager to try out Half-Loaded.
Something else I love is going up against parties who talk yang at the loading screen but then can't wait to back out after the match is done.
HYDE
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alr1ghtstart said:
I am in this same boat, it sucks. I had 5 get off my lawns and then the cap says f you. It would be cool if you could switch boosters mid-match and earn medals accordingly. I'd love to pistol whip someone when they assume they're coming in for an easy kill.
Do it Naughty Dog!
Edit: or if you could switch boosters during your spawn time wait.
Why do GAF games always have to be so punishing?
I had a great time tonight though. I even got to hear CHRP's voice in an unaltered state. Now all we need to do is get him and Joe talking on a regular basis. (Yes, we can be annoying, but it's worth it, damn it!)
Also for some reason, I was actually doing well in a full party. That almost never happens. I still do so much better against groups of people instead of one on one which is kinda weird. The closer they get to me, the quicker they die. I still suck at long range though. (Well, as long as I don't have any grenades. If I do, prepare to explode.) I'm working on it though. I've even been using my AK every once in a while.
I had a great time tonight though. I even got to hear CHRP's voice in an unaltered state. Now all we need to do is get him and Joe talking on a regular basis. (Yes, we can be annoying, but it's worth it, damn it!)
Also for some reason, I was actually doing well in a full party. That almost never happens. I still do so much better against groups of people instead of one on one which is kinda weird. The closer they get to me, the quicker they die. I still suck at long range though. (Well, as long as I don't have any grenades. If I do, prepare to explode.
) I'm working on it though. I've even been using my AK every once in a while.HYDE said:I really think its funny how people try and label Uncharted 1 as mediocre, far from it.
Uncharted 1 will still blow away a large majority of any other games.
Just cause Uncharted 2 is one of the best games ever made, doesn't mean the first one wasn't great, especially for its time. A lot of people didn't own PS3s when it came out, and are now discovering it in retrospect and after advances in new types of gameplay. For a budget title, I don't think God Beard or anyone else on the fence should hesitate. Unless they hate awesome! Just do yourselves a favor peeps and play #1 first if you are LTTP.
(Hopes the kitton comes to back him up)
Hold on, don't be so selective (the word "mediocre" doesn't apply to the whole). IMO, the parts of the original Uncharted measure up like this:
Story and graphics: SWEET!
Platforming: This is fun!
Shooting: Meh
Huge amounts of cannon fodder: Bleh.
It's still a good game and likely worth playing for a lot of gamers, but it isn't the "game of the forever" it was made out to be here. A lot of people railed about the reviews, but I think they're well deserved and appropriate (although I'd contend its metacritic score is a few points overly generous). It's also my totally unfounded belief that a lot of gamers forgave its shortcomings because it looked great and more importantly, had fun platforming and a well told story.
To be clear, I don't want to say it's not worth playing... but I don't think it's remotely necessary to play the original (and in fact, given God Beard's skepticism about whether he'll enjoy the games, the little annoyances that permeate the game may ruin him for No. 2).
Irish said:I had a great time tonight though. I even got to hear CHRP's voice in an unaltered state. Now all we need to do is get him and Joe talking on a regular basis. (Yes, we can be annoying, but it's worth it, damn it!)
Also for some reason, I was actually doing well in a full party. That almost never happens. I still do so much better against groups of people instead of one on one which is kinda weird. The closer they get to me, the quicker they die. I still suck at long range though. (Well, as long as I don't have any grenades. If I do, prepare to explode.
YES!!! Thank you for coming back. Had it not been for you, we still would've been in the dark about CHRP's voice.. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity! :lol
GG tonight everybody!!
Well.. the games that I could be a part of.. stupid laggy internet..
Agreed. Then again, if I kill somebody using it, I'll go ahead and carry it around. On the other hand, the hammer in my hands isn't really a threat to anyone but myself. I think I'm the only one who could waste an entire clip on someone standing fifteen feet in front of and still not kill them.
Sounds like meIrish said:I have been extremely awful these last few days. Not only that, but we've been playing with new GAFfers.
Sounds even more like me :lolIrish said:
Maybe we should let our partners vote on who's the worst? (not that there's any pride in being...)
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