Guess what I noticed on the box! A quote from GAMEPRO! Those dirty fuckers get free advertising from Naughty Dog and Sony...but in their actual review they give it to a bloody rooky and can't even be bothered to give the game more than half a page of writing (and then give it 8) I think we should bury those guys, they are the biggest joke on the internet.
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Uncharted |OT|
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I got this response from VGP:
"Hello Daniel,
A lot of people have been emailing regarding this but we have done nothing different than we usually do. It could be adelay with customs clearing parcels. Hopefully it shows up next week.
Thanks,
Sidney
Customer Service Representative"
"Hello Daniel,
A lot of people have been emailing regarding this but we have done nothing different than we usually do. It could be adelay with customs clearing parcels. Hopefully it shows up next week.
Thanks,
Sidney
Customer Service Representative"
Gears was my favorite game of this gen up to this month, and quite possibly the reason why I wanted this game in the first place due to the similar gunplay style. But what is upsetting people is when it's called a clone that is inferior the original, which is quite inaccurate. ND has made a lot of tweaks and improvements to the existing formula so that still feels distinct and fresh ;ochespace said:
SIP YEK NOD
Banned
i am 3 hours 3 minutes in, and it says i am 47% done. is this seriously another 6 hour game?
I'm pretty sure it bases the percentages on what chapter you are on, so the length of the chapters themselves aren't taken into account - the later chapters are longer than most of the ones you should be on now.SIP YEK NOD said:
That being said, it took me a bit shy of 8 hours on the first time through.
revolverjgw
Member
As in most beautiful games, I spent most of the downtime in this game walking at a slow speed admiring things and taking it all in, so it took me well over 10 hours, factoring in that and all the dying I did.
Core407 said:
Yep, that's why I still use my trusty Super-Fine Pitch Tube equipped Sony CRT HDTV. There's only 1 LCD TV on the market now that does a really impressive job on the black levels, and that's the Series 81 Samsungs, LCD Backlighting, with a 500,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.
Erebus
Member
Made up to the point where they
. These fcking
are a pain in the ass!
Perhaps it has already been mentioned but I noticed some texture pop in at some areas, like PS3 is loading them at that very moment. It happens with the treasure items too, the details take a while to appear in some occasions. That's normal right? I mean there's nothing wrong with my PS3, is there?
grab Elene
monsters
Perhaps it has already been mentioned but I noticed some texture pop in at some areas, like PS3 is loading them at that very moment. It happens with the treasure items too, the details take a while to appear in some occasions. That's normal right? I mean there's nothing wrong with my PS3, is there?
Erebus
Member
Core407 said:It happens once in a while, but I can overlook it for the fact that the game looks so great.
I'm up to the final chapter.I couldn't figure out what this game reminded me of until a couple days ago. It feels like Headhunter to me almost.
It doesn't bother me either, I just thought maybe there's something wrong with my PS3's drive hence the delay in texture loading. I'm glad that this isn't the case though.
Core407 said:It happens once in a while, but I can overlook it for the fact that the game looks so great.
I'm up to the final chapter.
Yeah, instead of having shit textures at 60fps or totally weak framerate or weakass character models, Uncharted struck a pretty nice balance having an overall solid framerate with some minor tearing and texture pop-ins, but really nailing that HDR lighting and texture variety in awesome environments while having great character models, it's not perfect but gameplay-wise I find it much more playable than a number of shooters/shooter-RPG I've played so far. Great controls and AI (enemy AND friendly) that I simply haven't seen anywhere else.
DarkUSS said:It doesn't bother me either, I just thought maybe there's something wrong with my PS3's drive hence the delay in texture loading. I'm glad that this isn't the case though.
You know there are hard drives with on board flash memory for quicker loading? I emailed Sony asking if the PS3 would take advantage of on board flash memory for storage but I never got a reply. Still haven't picked up one of those drives yet so I can't test it.
Kittonwy said:
Yes, it was all sorts of awesome from the start to finish. The gun play is really well done and probably the biggest strength of the game. Platforming is way too basic and should be expanded on in the sequel. Also, add some puzzles with some actual depth to them. Apart from that, can't think of anything to complain about. Definitely the system's GOTY and probably runner up to SMG for GOTY overall.
SirFodderton
Member
So does using costumes mess up getting the reward for clearing the game? I think someone earlier in this thread said it didn't give him the reward after using the pirate costume.
AltogetherAndrews
Banned
The platforming feels intuitive to me. Maybe a bit on the easy side, but then I'm not a fan of difficult platforming so it suits me fine. I mean, it's basically God of War platforming with some added moves.
The only platforming method that is fun to replay extensively is extreme platforming like the type found in a Super Mario game. Momentum to everything, supernatural stamina and unlikely feats..etc and usually you will have to combine that with some fetch objectives and so on. The platforming in Uncharted is like it should be for a title like this.
Wollan said:
Remember the scene with the scaffolding that kept breaking? That was pretty exhilarating and great example of how the platforming could be expanded upon. There is also another scene where you're running away and shooting over your shoulder. Combining the two seems kind of obvious and could really work well. Expand on the scaffolding by adding in jumping, swinging, rolling and all that jazz.
Considering how mind-obliterating the platforming is in certain other action titles like in Ninja Gaiden and DMC1/3, I am glad that the platforming in Uncharted is easy and intuitive. You aren't fighting the camera the entire time just to fall off because you weren't exactly aligned to a certain degree to make the next jump.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
J-Rzez said:
CRT HDTV Hi5!!
Our backs may give out but our picture never will.
Agent Icebeezy
Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
I pulled an all nighter with this and some parts of today to complete it. Its a very fun game. My favorite part was the
I beat the game on hard and I don't really think it was so. Accuracy in a game as far as shooting is never an issue for me and headshots came easy. I would have preferred that they nerfed the pistol so force me to try another weapon, but there really wasn't an incentive for me do so.
I can say that I like this game a lot and recommend it to everyone. There is one thing that I don't understand, maybe I missed it.
Anywho, great game indeed.
Jetski portions ironically, especially going upstream. The Spainard demons threw me off as well. It was quite interesting to see myself, the enemies and the demons all fighting each other. The only part I thought was tedious was figuring out the the Roman numerial portion of that puzzle. I'm surprised that they didn't find a way to get back the camera as well. Also, after a while, thinking about the twist, I had a feeling Navarro was going to be the last person, call it a hunch.
The Desert was pretty fucking nice though
When you first learn of Drake's true intent on trying to keep El Dorado there, why was there a film strip running? It couldn't have been Drake because that technology wasn't available.
Pristine_Condition
Member
Agent Icebeezy said:
Presumably, the film was made by the Nazis, and Navarro had been viewing that film at some point before Nathan got there.
PistolGrip
sex vacation in Guam
Havent had time to play this... Damn you Thanksgiving weekend.
Lemming_JRS
Member
Pristine_Condition said:
Or
the Nazis had left the projector running when the monsters attacked... (insert dramatic music)... and when Nate turned the power back on, it just picked up where it left off.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Woulda been better ifCeb said:
you could step into the john and fight the enemies while they are in the can. Or there were a story bit where Nate would hit the can and be stormed by baddies and have to engage in shooting while crapping (deep breath) all the while you hear the sounds of thunderous farts from the diahhrea in this passionate scene.
Ceb said:
Getting shot while the player is making a jump might have been rather frustrating, maybe they did have more of those situations that got thrown out due to playtesting not scoring them well, who knows. One thing I would like is to have more stealth gameplay, nothing too complicated but those stealth kills are just so damn satisfying.
AltogetherAndrews
Banned
Holy shit, the lighting and shadowing in this game is something else. And holy hell at foliage shadows that aren't jittery, pixelated messes. This game owns.
vpance
Member
Crushing is a really good challenge. I'm getting a lot more oh shiiittt moments because it's so easy to die. Just passed the firefight in the area in the jungle where the plane crashed and was down to only 6 bullets with 2 pirates left. It seems like they take an extra bullet or so to die now too. The part of me that wants it to be even tougher thinks they should've gotten rid of the checkpoints in between the waves of enemies, like in the plane crash area where there's 3 waves.
Got the Dualshock 3 today too, nothing too special in Uncharted. I actually prefer my old Sixaxis buttons. Maybe it's because the DS3 is new, but the I find the buttons alot stiffer and smushier. Probably better for analog button input though, not that it matters in Uncharted.
Edit: Also, "No more children for you!" when Drake kicked someone in the balls was hilarious.
Got the Dualshock 3 today too, nothing too special in Uncharted. I actually prefer my old Sixaxis buttons. Maybe it's because the DS3 is new, but the I find the buttons alot stiffer and smushier. Probably better for analog button input though, not that it matters in Uncharted.
Edit: Also, "No more children for you!" when Drake kicked someone in the balls was hilarious.
AltogetherAndrews
Banned
One thing that I really like is the hang over a ledge cover fire system. I don't think I've seen this in a game before, or at least not implemented in such a way that it'd make me compliment it. I'd also add that a certain other cover-based game feels like a tank battle against against mutated upright donkeys, but I don't want to start something so I won't say that. I will say though that ND has definitely raised the bar a bit in this regard, and that it will be interesting to see how other developers respond. Could have used a bit more blood though, and the explosions feel a bit silly.
Pristine_Condition
Member
Lemming_JRS said:
Actually that supposition makes a lot more sense than mine. Good one.
AltogetherAndrews
Banned
So is anyone else keeping track of how many times your own comments are matched almost instantly by Drake? I've had three such moments so far, and I feel both dumb and cool each time.
AltogetherAndrews said:
Both firing a handgun and throwing a grenade while ledge-hanging are something new in cover-based shooters. I think it's kind of unfair that the media tries to project some kind of image that the game is "unoriginal" because it does offer something new within each of the gameplay mechanics it offers. It's so weird now playing other shooters when I run into a piece of cover that I can't climb it somehow. I find it hard to come off Uncharted and play some other cover-based shooter because everything feels less intuitive compared to Uncharted.
Oh and the sountrack is so awesome.