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Sho Nuff said:
I agree and disagree at the same time since the demo contains 5 or 6 languages for voice-overs, subtitles and menu.
Green Shinobi
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When does this game come out again?
Imperial Hot
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Demo is fucking great. The cut-scene in the beginning is hilarious.
I really like the character Drake. He really does come off as the every man. I wish he didn't say "That is so not cool" that was kind of out of place. But the rest of his dialogue is pretty good, and his animations really sell it. The girl's face right as she is jumping out is also pretty godly.
As for the gameplay, I really like the Gears of War style gameplay. I like how the implemented the cover system, it feels a lot tighter than Gears. The aiming is also a huge step up over Gears as well. I really like how the game controls, and how the gunfights play out.
My only issue is that the enemies repeated a lot of stuff.
I really like the character Drake. He really does come off as the every man. I wish he didn't say "That is so not cool" that was kind of out of place. But the rest of his dialogue is pretty good, and his animations really sell it. The girl's face right as she is jumping out is also pretty godly.
As for the gameplay, I really like the Gears of War style gameplay. I like how the implemented the cover system, it feels a lot tighter than Gears. The aiming is also a huge step up over Gears as well. I really like how the game controls, and how the gunfights play out.
My only issue is that the enemies repeated a lot of stuff.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, this is how some developers are taking "advantage" of blu-ray. I just feel a little retarded for being impressed by the cut-scenes, when i thought they were real-time, like when the boat explodes at the beginning of the game(not in the demo) Bet they are all FMV, guess this is why ND made a point to mention that while you can change Nathan's costume through unlocked rewards, this change won't be reflected in the cut-scenes.
Sure they are still really well directed, but it's just not the same.
And video compression blows.
Sure they are still really well directed, but it's just not the same.
And video compression blows.jaundicejuice
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Installation-licious.
some of them are real-time, some of them aren't. once you get to actually play the game, i doubt you will complain. then again, you are mr. negativity.jett said:I guess I shouldn't be surprised, this is how some developers are taking "advantage" of blu-ray. I just feel a little retarded for being impressed by the cut-scenes, when i thought they were real-time, like when the boat explodes at the beginning of the game(not in the demo) Bet they are all FMV, guess this is why ND made a point to mention that while you can change Nathan's costume through unlocked rewards, this change won't be reflected in the cut-scenes.
Sure they are still really well directed, but it's just not the same.
jett said:I guess I shouldn't be surprised, this is how some developers are taking "advantage" of blu-ray. I just feel a little retarded for being impressed by the cut-scenes, when i thought they were real-time, like when the boat explodes at the beginning of the game(not in the demo) Bet they are all FMV, guess this is why ND made a point to mention that while you can change Nathan's costume through unlocked rewards, this change won't be reflected in the cut-scenes.
Sure they are still really well directed, but it's just not the same.
Why are you assuming every cutscene is pre-rendered? Mr. Negativity indeed.
jett said:I guess I shouldn't be surprised, this is how some developers are taking "advantage" of blu-ray. I just feel a little retarded for being impressed by the cut-scenes, when i thought they were real-time, like when the boat explodes at the beginning of the game(not in the demo) Bet they are all FMV, guess this is why ND made a point to mention that while you can change Nathan's costume through unlocked rewards, this change won't be reflected in the cut-scenes.
Sure they are still really well directed, but it's just not the same.
I agree. Compression sucks, and FMV cutscenes even if using in-game assets just feel like watching a movie and detached from the experience. In-game cutscenes make me feel like I'm still in the game playing even if I'm not controlling it (and being able to move around the camera during them like in MGS is the best and really keeps you 'there').
My favorite cutscenes in Ratchet are the in-game ones. The FMV ones are pretty meh.
gray_fox224
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The platforming aspects feel like the revamped Tomb Raider controls...Not a bad thing at all.
Y2Kev said:
I feel the same way really, with videos theres usually a wrap up at the end to let you know the action is going to begin again. This pause, while slight, still leaves a disconnect between the story and gameplay for me.
Anyway its not a big deal, I suspect those who are belly-aching about it wouldn't be buying the game anyway.
Dot50Cal said:
I don't really get it. There's literally no loading going on. Why is this a pre-recorded vs. in-engine thing? Couldn't they just "pre-record" some kind of ending and then have you pick right up with the action? I mean, I skipped the cutscene myself and I saw the game start immediately.
Vyse The Legend
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Speevy said:
Who in their right mind would even believe that, if they actually said it?
BobTheFork
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Oh everyone Kitton is right, crank is thing up to hard, its gets better.Speevy said:
Y2Kev said:
Yeah. Like I said Ratchet is a good example. If there's a visual gap at all between real-time and pre-recorded then it feels like it's a step away from the game you are playing. The ratchet in-game stuff is just cutscene -> oh crap you are fighting! Where as the FMV ratchet is cutscene -> black screen -> ok, next part is starting.
JB1981 said:
No, I know why they did it. I don't understand why a pre-recorded cutscene can't be as immersive as an in-engine one.
edit: Bebpo, I understand when you're looking at an FMV and comparing it to like in-game, but the Uncharted cutscenes are like virtually identical to in-game.
My goodness, I thought I've seen all bitchings. A couple of posts from above definitely came up with some new bitchings I haven't seen before.
Btw, do these ppl complain about the same thing for non PS3-games (ME, Gears, Halo?)
I only tend to see these whining in PS3-only games...for some reason...
Btw, do these ppl complain about the same thing for non PS3-games (ME, Gears, Halo?)
I only tend to see these whining in PS3-only games...for some reason...
Pfft, capture cards FTL, photos give a better representation of how the game looks in my opinion. (I didn't realise Dot50Cal was taking so many pics, or I wouldn't have done these..)
Gameplay seems pretty good, though I did find I was running low on ammo a lot of the time, and there seemed to be an awful lot of enemies. AI seemed pretty good for them though, they do a good job trying to flush you out of wherever you are. I also like/hate the fact that you can't just line up a shot and wait for them to pop-up, it seems they "know" when you do this and start running.
Visuals are fantastic - I love that it's not all just bright areas, you have a good contrast between light and dark, and there's no over-done blooming / adaptation to light here. It really emphasises how nice the bits with a lot of light do look, and I love the way everything is moving around, casting great shadows everywhere. Framerate was fairly good, though I encountered quite a bit of tearing in the larger areas, but it didn't seem to affect the responsiveness of the game.
The demo did seem a bit short though, and I don't like the way it just kicks you straight back to the title screen. I just hope the full game isn't as combat heavy as this was, but I'm certainly going to be picking it up anyway. (I just hope it's not another 6 hour long next-gen title, I want a proper adventure that's 15-20)
Gameplay seems pretty good, though I did find I was running low on ammo a lot of the time, and there seemed to be an awful lot of enemies. AI seemed pretty good for them though, they do a good job trying to flush you out of wherever you are. I also like/hate the fact that you can't just line up a shot and wait for them to pop-up, it seems they "know" when you do this and start running.
Visuals are fantastic - I love that it's not all just bright areas, you have a good contrast between light and dark, and there's no over-done blooming / adaptation to light here.
It really emphasises how nice the bits with a lot of light do look, and I love the way everything is moving around, casting great shadows everywhere. Framerate was fairly good, though I encountered quite a bit of tearing in the larger areas, but it didn't seem to affect the responsiveness of the game.The demo did seem a bit short though, and I don't like the way it just kicks you straight back to the title screen. I just hope the full game isn't as combat heavy as this was, but I'm certainly going to be picking it up anyway. (I just hope it's not another 6 hour long next-gen title, I want a proper adventure that's 15-20)
I just finished the demo.. and man.. who ever said they beat this in 10 minutes.. is a game savant...
It took me about 30 minutes.. just because I was dieing so much... Damn Shotty whores!!!
THis game definitely is NOT easy... but its also not annoyingly hard either... like other games that cheat to be hard...
The AI is frickin Amazing most of the time.. other times they are retarded..
But the AI made me crackup a couple times because of stuff I wasn't expecting... Like near the end... a shotty whore was running at the stone i was crouched next to.. to try and flank me to get better position.. but I saw him and I popped up with my AK and fired away.. but AS SOON as I popped up.. the guy did a baseball slide UNDER MY FRICKING SHOTS!!! and Shot me while sliding into cover right beneath me (we were like 10 feet apart when he first slid..) I was frickin pissed.. but at the same time.. i was laughing so hard.. that took me WAYY off guard
the Game is fricking AwESOME i cannot stress that enough
It took me about 30 minutes.. just because I was dieing so much... Damn Shotty whores!!!
THis game definitely is NOT easy... but its also not annoyingly hard either... like other games that cheat to be hard...
The AI is frickin Amazing most of the time.. other times they are retarded..
But the AI made me crackup a couple times because of stuff I wasn't expecting... Like near the end... a shotty whore was running at the stone i was crouched next to.. to try and flank me to get better position.. but I saw him and I popped up with my AK and fired away.. but AS SOON as I popped up.. the guy did a baseball slide UNDER MY FRICKING SHOTS!!! and Shot me while sliding into cover right beneath me (we were like 10 feet apart when he first slid..) I was frickin pissed.. but at the same time.. i was laughing so hard.. that took me WAYY off guard
the Game is fricking AwESOME i cannot stress that enough
HomerSimpson-Man
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Y2Kev said:
Oh, no doubt I find Uncharted probably the best looking console game this year.
Still part of that gets me, such a great looking engine, but they undercut themselves with prerendered CG? Especially ND of all companies, I just expected that of all devs they know when is when and just pump what they can out of the system instead of FMV. We already have impressive crazy higher end CGI being used by games from the likes of Square and Capcom, so with such a beautiful engine from ND seems it kinds of undercut what's there.
Hence, why I'm usually a bit lukewarm at CGI game commercial nowadays that much because despite the fact there is a perfectly beautiful rendered game that can be shown as is they don't bother to really show it like that Assassin's Creed or Heavenly Sword commercial.
Vyse The Legend
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Speevy said:
Again, why are you even entertaining it? Did you expect them to release a 8-9 gb demo? Really?
gray_fox224
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I know it's a demo an' all, but man, that was a short one... =(
...it isn't CGHomerSimpson-Man said:
Don't people understand what CG is? The opening cutscene is not it. You can see polygons and low res textures so it is in engine, just recorded so it turns out the same way every time.
I think people should go watch some examples of CG and see how the graphics in those are mostly perfect and have amazing animation.
The fmw is a pre-recorded realtime rendered scene. It doesn't nearly push as much stuff as some of the gameplay sections does either. Maybe it only takes five-ten seconds to background load the upcoming level from the HDD but remember that the full game will be stored on a disc (though a lot of resources cached of course).