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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End |OT| You're gonna miss this ass
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To add to this, she already makes it abundantly clear that she doesn't give a shit about the Drake brothers in the cutscene before they enter the ship. This story as a DLC would be pretty lame and I can't see how it would do anything interesting for Nate as a character either.
If the DLC does have to tie directly into the story I'd think an episode around Nate, Sam and Rafe prior to the prison at the start of the game could work. It could help develop Rafe as a character.
CrichtonKicks
Member
I think 3/4 of the forum would hate my preferred DLC:
Major Ending Spoilers
Major Ending Spoilers
I would love to play through a dig or adventure with D&F Fortune Company with the entire Drake family present. No combat needed.
It sounds like he hasn't played the 4th one, so is likely just comparing it to the first one. On that note I have to agree, Uncharted 2 is certainly a great game (and one of my favourites), but it is not a big enough improvement on the first one to warrant the worshipping it receives.
Just looking at some of the ratings people have been giving the games on this thread. Though some have a realistic take on it you have people rating Uncharted 4/10 and then rating Uncharted 2 9/10 or even 10/10. There is obviously something strange there as people are not being objective, so maybe its nostalgia, I don't know.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
The "Just Floor It" trophy is basically impossible on Crushing :/.
El-Pistolero
Member
You are absolutely correct: I was an avid (obsessed gamer) until the age of 25, but I took an 8 years break and only got back recently into this world. But your point prompts another question, however; aren't those people who favor Uncharted 2 over the 4 -and the TLOU for some of them, which I find mind boggling...but to each his their own!- caught in a web of nostalgia?
Equanimity
Member
Moment to moment gameplay is so damn good.
Here's something I captured earlier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu022W3Ysy0&app=desktop
Here's something I captured earlier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu022W3Ysy0&app=desktop
No because yes for now the mechanics feel dated or not as great, which is completely true, but as a first experience it blew everything away.
So while the mechanics, visuals, etc are definitely superior in 4, the pacing, the set pieces, the whole package is just a tighter experience.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Uncharted 2 is sufficiently different in terms of design focus that it's easy to see why some would have personal preference for either.
MAX PAYMENT
Member
Still can't play this game for another 10 days!
PhazonBlazer
Member
Maybe the DLC will include that big set piece they had to leave out of the full game.
Yeah they have to do this. When I finished the game, all I kept thinking was
'now where the hell is my Malaysia job? It would be perfect for dlc.
Unknown One
Member
Why 10 days? And that sounds terrible.
geordiemp
Member
Just finished, what an emotional ride.
Still finding it hard to understand how big that game was, 17 hours and I just cant imagine how big and varied the maps were, it was just nuts.
I did take my time, savouring like a fine wine. Preferred the combat of TLOU, but the exploration and sense of discovery in UC4 was amazing.
In previous games you had a good feel where the map started and finished to the next bit, this game I had no idea areas were so big. I dont think I could have the patience to find all the treasures...
Still finding it hard to understand how big that game was, 17 hours and I just cant imagine how big and varied the maps were, it was just nuts.
I did take my time, savouring like a fine wine. Preferred the combat of TLOU, but the exploration and sense of discovery in UC4 was amazing.
In previous games you had a good feel where the map started and finished to the next bit, this game I had no idea areas were so big. I dont think I could have the patience to find all the treasures...
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Deleted member 57681
Unconfirmed Member
That scene with Nate sitting amidst treasure in the burning environment from the trailers, commercials and the dynamic theme
doesn't actually appear in game, does it?
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
Just finished the game last night.
Bravo naughty dog. Bravo. Sad to see it all end. I
Bravo naughty dog. Bravo. Sad to see it all end. I
Mr.Fletcher
Member
I think
are the most likely candidates for DLC.
Sam and Sully
I'd love something with Elena - I absolutely fell in love with her in this game.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Same it seems like they changed her fate.
Kinda don't buy it the way it's introduced.
Dragon1893
Member
Man, I'm glad I didn't watch the chace sequence beforehand, I actually said holy shit out loud several times lol.
And the level right after that reminded me of Witcher 3 when I was
It's so beautiful.
This game is so incredibly ambitious, the scope so much bigger than previous games.
I need more Elena though, Emily did such a great job with the few scenes she's had until now.
And the level right after that reminded me of Witcher 3 when I was
exploring the small islands in Skellige.
This game is so incredibly ambitious, the scope so much bigger than previous games.
I need more Elena though, Emily did such a great job with the few scenes she's had until now.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Ho boy. Game is just a non stop feast on the eyes. Just when you thought you'd seen the most stunning environments, another pops in just around the corner.
Enough to make your eyes bleed some of it. Truly outstanding work. Lighting is gorgeous at times.
I just can't take enough snaps. Must have a good 400 so far
Enough to make your eyes bleed some of it. Truly outstanding work. Lighting is gorgeous at times.
I just can't take enough snaps. Must have a good 400 so far
Not really,
people consider depression and illness and I have people describe that and suicide as an illness before.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Not likely considering the first mention of the game is
that Nate was being teased that his mother was in hell. That's the type of thing someone would say at a Catholic school about suicide, not dying from an illness.
Deckard Chapel
Banned
I wonder if Naughty Dog is going to make an enhanced version of Uncharted 4 for the PS4K/Neo?
Fancy Clown
Member
*vomits uncontrollably*
Mr.Fletcher
Member
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Ho boy. Game is just a non stop feast on the eyes. Just when you thought you'd seen the most stunning environments, another pops in just around the corner.
Enough to make your eyes bleed some of it. Truly outstanding work. Lighting is gorgeous at times.
I just can't take enough snaps. Must have a good 400 so far
I went to copy my uncharted snaps onto my PC earlier. I had taken 1400 screenshots in one playthrough. Couldn't believe it was that many haha. Took literally about 45 minutes to copy to usb lol.
Deckard Chapel
Banned
I want the DLC to be the cut set-piece that Troy Baker mentioned. He said it was his favorite one in the entire game, so that makes me really hyped to see what it is! Also, the reason it was cut is because it didn't really fit within the narrative. That's the perfect reason it could be DLC!
Fancy Clown
Member
Really wasn't a fan of the
so yeah, that DLC idea would be more saccharine nonesense than I could take
epilogue for the same reason I didn't like that shit in Harry Potter. I don't want to see their absurdly perfect lives with their children who follow in their footsteps, it feels like fan-fiction. There's a reason most stories don't show the "happily ever after", some things are better left to the imagination.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
It's uncharted, with U4 being the darkest of the entire lot, It wouldn't feel right any other way in my opinion.
Discotheque
Banned
i liked the ending quite a bit. and hey at least
they didn't go the lengths of JK Rowling and name their daughter Sam Sullina Chloe Drake or some shit lmao
that dlc idea is terrible though. the epilogue is a fine enough ending as it is.
Fancy Clown
Member
Alright boyz, which game had the better
arena, 3 or 4? I thought both were combat highlights of their respective games. I might give the edge to 3's still because it offered so much freedom and I loved the bobbing platforms, but I've played that one a lot more obviously.
ship graveyard
Summer Haze
Banned
Oh my god at that
at the start of chapter 12. Insanely beautiful. That's the second time now that I've been in genuine awe over this game's visuals, the last time being the shot I posted earlier. And even though I knew it was there from trailers and GIFs I'd seen beforehand, it still took me by surprise me when I saw it.
pirate ship wreck
MegaSackman
Member
Art -> UC3
Level design -> UC3
Gameplay/Combat/Direction -> UC4
Spectacularity -> UC4
Edit: Edge to UC4 because killer music.
CrichtonKicks
Member
4 unquestionably and I loved 3's. But 4 is just as good, if not better in terms of level design, and has the superior combat mechanics attached and an amazing combat theme going. Gravy on the top is that the emotional stakes are actually real this time instead of Drake trying to rescue a dummy.
4 easily in terms of level design
it's a shame the combat encounter was top tier garbage.
I hated how it looked like in 3.
shit that's tough
4's is generally better designed and has vastly superior controls so i'll probably go with that
Absolutely loved the game. Really hope there's some DLC for it, I don't want this to end. The amount of polish that went into this game is just... well.. uncharted.
Story was predictable but I still loved it, gameplay was well balanced too never become too much in anything. The graphics were off the charts and raise the bar for other developers.
On the story, not sure what's considered a spoiler so I'll just wrap everything
Story was predictable but I still loved it, gameplay was well balanced too never become too much in anything. The graphics were off the charts and raise the bar for other developers.
On the story, not sure what's considered a spoiler so I'll just wrap everything
I would've loved more cameo characters from previous Uncharted games in the main story, not the multiplayer.
I originally thought Rafe was Harry Flynn from Uncharted 2 and the old lady during the flashback sequence was Katherine Marlowe from Uncharted 3. My brain was sort of expected to see an old character surprise return, but that didn't happen.
I originally thought Rafe was Harry Flynn from Uncharted 2 and the old lady during the flashback sequence was Katherine Marlowe from Uncharted 3. My brain was sort of expected to see an old character surprise return, but that didn't happen.
Mr.Fletcher
Member
Something tells me we'll never see that set-piece. We might hear what it was, but I doubt we'll ever play it ourselves.
Makes you wonder what it was though. I can't think of a segment which feels like it's missing something either.
I think finality is the driving force behind the epilogue. Neil said the ending would make it difficult to bring Nate back in the future and for me, the ending falls short of making it totally impossible.
After three games of throwaway endings (though there's progression of course), it was great to finally see them put a bow on Nate and Elena's adventures.
I've seen some people mention the possibility of continuing with Cassie, but what's the end game? She realises her parents fought like hell to get out of that life and calls it quits herself?
You could say she's got a lust for adventure like both her parents and despite their best efforts, Cassie was drawn to the thrill as they were.
But again, it all ends the same.
After three games of throwaway endings (though there's progression of course), it was great to finally see them put a bow on Nate and Elena's adventures.
I've seen some people mention the possibility of continuing with Cassie, but what's the end game? She realises her parents fought like hell to get out of that life and calls it quits herself?
You could say she's got a lust for adventure like both her parents and despite their best efforts, Cassie was drawn to the thrill as they were.
But again, it all ends the same.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Not to worry, single player DLC is confirmed.
Ending spoilers
I can never imagine them doing a Cassie focused series because it throws the series about 20 years into the future. Too much incidental design work is needed at that point and I think anything overly futuristic potentially clashes with the focus on history that the series has.
Lys Skygge
Member
The DLC should be
set during Averys time. Maybe play as a pirate serving under Avery himself or maybe even a colonist. Nathan and family's story is done. Whatever the DLC is, we won't be playing as Nathan. I'm not even sure if we'll play as anyone in the Drake family. Setting the DLC during a booming Libertalia would be incredible.
MegaSackman
Member
I bet spanish doubloons
that it's Sam and Sully's job (with Chloe's involvement hopefully).
Fancy Clown
Member
Yeah that's a good point. In 4 I was like "fuck yes let's do this" whereas in 3 after you know it's just a big wank off its like "I'm just gonna enjoy this on a purely mechanical level".
Obviously 4 has the better combat mechanics and rope making that area so good, but I'm undecided if the arena itself is better or not.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Eh, I wouldn't be so quick to assume that
we won't be playing as Nate. They could very much go the prequel route with the DLC. They already have the early 20s Drake model from the prison section.
Another thing potentially in 4's favor- you can actually break LOS and re-enter stealth. I got so frustrated at times in 3 in that section because I would go out of my way to disappear to the other end of the section and enemies would still home in on me immediately. Defeated the purpose of a lot of the layout.
ShutterMunster
Junior Member
Have they not released first week sales numbers for this game? I'd have to imagine they were the best in series history, no?
RespectThySole
Member
That's tough. I think I'd go with 4's overall due to the improvement in mechanics, rope and the score, but I do agree that 3's offered more freedom.
4's looked better artwise as well.