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Uncharted |OT|
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Ok, I just played the demo and this game delivers epic proportions.
Positives:
The controls - They take some getting use to but once you do they are fucking amazing and help you feel into the game.
Platforming - Fucking awesome. I was expecting this to take a back seat to shooting but it definitely didn't in this demo and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Visuals - Those graphics are insane. Best looking game I have played this year on the PS3 without doubt.
Animations - Another outstanding quality in this demo. Fantastic is all I can say.
Gameplay - Naughty Dog set out to make the gameplay fun and they totally delivered.
Negatives
Difficulty - AI is hell aggressive resulting in constant adrenaline pumping but also results in a lot of deaths. I think I died about 8 times in the one spot. Once you get the controls mastered though, this will get better.
My GOTY confirmed. That demo now has me more hyped for the game then I was for Twilight Princess and I usually don't get hyped for games but that was just totally unbelievable. If you own a PS3 and you don't buy this game you are a fucking moron is all I have to say. This game is spectacular, best game released on the PS3 this year without doubt.
BUY THIS FUCKING GAME!!!!!!!
Positives:
The controls - They take some getting use to but once you do they are fucking amazing and help you feel into the game.
Platforming - Fucking awesome. I was expecting this to take a back seat to shooting but it definitely didn't in this demo and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Visuals - Those graphics are insane. Best looking game I have played this year on the PS3 without doubt.
Animations - Another outstanding quality in this demo. Fantastic is all I can say.
Gameplay - Naughty Dog set out to make the gameplay fun and they totally delivered.
Negatives
Difficulty - AI is hell aggressive resulting in constant adrenaline pumping but also results in a lot of deaths. I think I died about 8 times in the one spot. Once you get the controls mastered though, this will get better.
My GOTY confirmed. That demo now has me more hyped for the game then I was for Twilight Princess and I usually don't get hyped for games but that was just totally unbelievable. If you own a PS3 and you don't buy this game you are a fucking moron is all I have to say. This game is spectacular, best game released on the PS3 this year without doubt.
BUY THIS FUCKING GAME!!!!!!!
Firewire said:
I've never actually participated in one of these gun discussions regarding a video game, and I'm sorry if I trampled anyone's toes. It was more an interesting theoretical issue than a complaint, at least on my part. I use the pistol exclusively anyway, because I like the precision.
I was expecting more puzzle/platforming elaments. And from what Anastacio has been saying, it is 85% shooting. I'm slightly disappointed.
Then the demo, which on the first play though I thought was really good, not great. I didn't really like the shooting. But after playing throuh a few times and really getting the hang of the controls, the shooting is AFW!! I love it. It's challenging but rewarding.
I just hope Uncharted 2 has a greater focus on puzzles and platforming. I'd like 50% shooting 25% platforming, and 25% puzzles.
Anyway, can't wait for the 19th.
Also, Nice job Bruce
Then the demo, which on the first play though I thought was really good, not great. I didn't really like the shooting. But after playing throuh a few times and really getting the hang of the controls, the shooting is AFW!! I love it. It's challenging but rewarding.
I just hope Uncharted 2 has a greater focus on puzzles and platforming. I'd like 50% shooting 25% platforming, and 25% puzzles.
Anyway, can't wait for the 19th.
Also, Nice job Bruce
Wow, I just have to ask. Where did you guys hear this was going to be a platformer? I've let this slide for quite a while thinking that it was a rare case and just a lapse in judgement, but now I am beginning to wonder. I've been following the game ever since it was announced, and I thought that it was stated clearly very early on that this was an action/adventure game in the vein of Indiana Jones and National Treasure. It was stated over and over again that this would not be a platformer. This game was about finding treasure that others did not want you to find: this is where the guns came in. They tried to make this game to be like a summer blockbuster movie filled with action, adventure, and romance (Think Transformers). Maybe, people should start considering to read at least a little bit of info on the game before playing it as to avoid some misconceptions. Oh well, it must of been the recent spike in popularity. Some may have saw the name of the developer, Naughty Dog, and thought 'Ooh, Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter... Yeah platforming!'. Sorry, just a little venting, but, in truth, the ones that are disappointed have only themselves to blame (in reference to the concepts).
fistfulofmetal
Banned
Ok, now that that discussion has ended, let me add something else to the table.
The way the games portrays black people in this game is kind of racist. What with all the jumping around as if they're monkeys
/cue 20 pages
The way the games portrays black people in this game is kind of racist. What with all the jumping around as if they're monkeys
/cue 20 pages
The demo didn't have 85% shooting imo, there was a bit of shooting but you were not shooting for 85% of the time. Definitely not.Dizzan said:
But the demo was shortish and there were passages were you didn't shoot enemies or had to platform to the next section after killing enemies. I think the mix was great, we didn't see anything in the way of puzzles but the platforming itself was very nice and well implemented I thought.
I also enjoyed how you have to grab fallen enemies ammo and take their weapons. Nice touch.
Forsete said:
Well, many term platforming as how to get from point A to point B. And from what I have heard, that sounds a bit right. But if I could adjust it a little more based on others' impressions from the game, I would say 65/20/15. At least, this is what it sounds like what Naughty Dog was trying to aim for.
The demo really surprised me. The lighting and textures are incredible. Finally, A.I that doesn't stay put in one place or run in like idiots. I like how they flank, use cover and try to sneak up on you. :lol Depending on certain criteria, I actually might get this day one.
AltogetherAndrews
Member
iapetus said:
Wouldn't that be awesome though, if Drake twisted his ankle a few minutes into the game and was forced to abandon his quest for now? Cue Uncharted II: Drake's Second Attempt.
I finally found some time to play the demo and I'm as impressed with the environment and the animation a everyone else here. I also quite like Drake as a character, but somehow I was expecting him to chicken out of gun fights, bad guys would run after him and he would run away, involving plenty of platforming in the process (think Apocalypto). Are there other parts of the game more like that?
I mean, in the demo you are so outnumbered by the enemies, I can't see Drake going after them. The problem I have is that Drake seems to be starting the fights, when it should be the bad guys chasing after him, it's just a bit out of character.
I enjoyed the shooting, but I must echo the sentiment that it feels a bit fiddly now after playing RE4 Wii, I don't know where exactly I'd be aiming when I come out from cover.
I mean, in the demo you are so outnumbered by the enemies, I can't see Drake going after them. The problem I have is that Drake seems to be starting the fights, when it should be the bad guys chasing after him, it's just a bit out of character.
I enjoyed the shooting, but I must echo the sentiment that it feels a bit fiddly now after playing RE4 Wii, I don't know where exactly I'd be aiming when I come out from cover.
rollingstart
Banned
the funniest by far for me was when I was shooting at one enemy while two others were firing at me, as I popped out to shoot the guy one last time the other two hit me at the same time and my screen went grey. In real life I said out loud "unbelievable" and right after that Nathan said "un-freaking-believable" in the game. I think it was unbelievable atleast, I know I said the word then Nathan said it while adding freaking.
jakershaker
Member
YYZ said:
Just do it slower then you're used too and you'll get it working.
Feels like Heavenly Sword combos, I had a hard time adjusting to them too.
Usually I push the next button as the current hit connects or something like that, hard to explain but should be that hard.
Dizzan said:
I know, but it just sounds like to me that there are some who would rather want it to become a platformer than an action/adventure game. I'm just simply stating people shouldn't be surprised when the game is anything but one. It was meant to be an action/adventure game. That is what the developers wanted. I'd just prefer that people accept a game for what it is. And I didn't mean that in a bad way. I just meant that the developers wanted it to play the way it does; they wanted people to enjoy their game for what they wanted it to be: not something else. That just removes all the art that has already been established in the game. I don't want to see a game that they don't want to make.
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Just finished the demo. That was some impressive shit. The faces, the voice acting-- EVERYTHING about this game screams AAA. The cover system is very intuitive, making firefights highly enjoyable.
This one looks like a winner.
This one looks like a winner.
Basch said:
Like I said, after playing through a few times, the shooting feels great and really natural. Someone brought up a really good point in the other Uncharted thread (Why 2 threads?? Merge them mods!) that Drake is looking for hidden treasure and should be avoiding the bad guys rather than instigating fire fights. It gives the sense that Drake is less of an everyday man and more of a bad ass.
Anyway I feel like I'm just nitpicking. Ive never anticipated a game as much as this. From when I firt saw it, this looked to be my ultimate game, and the demo shows that it will come reall close to that. Maybe even exceed expectations in some cases.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
So I was behind cover and an enemy guy jumps out and start just unloading his pistol wildly, shooting in all directions like a retard... on his last shot I pop out and shoot him in the face.
Drake said something hilarious right after the headshot, but I forgot exactly what. What a great moment... so funny. Wish I could remember exactly what he said.
Drake said something hilarious right after the headshot, but I forgot exactly what. What a great moment... so funny. Wish I could remember exactly what he said.
Simply wow, ND did not disappoint, oh boy, I'm going to be incredibly happy on the 20th. =)
Oh right, it seems that ND followed Insomniac when it comes to playing games on NTSCJ consoles, anyone know the workaround to have blood in Uncharted? The bloodied screen that I see in the videos is just gray now.
I know for Resistance it was just using a US gamesave.
EDIT: Whoops, if it is like Resistance, we won't be able to find out until the 20th then. lol
Oh right, it seems that ND followed Insomniac when it comes to playing games on NTSCJ consoles, anyone know the workaround to have blood in Uncharted? The bloodied screen that I see in the videos is just gray now.
I know for Resistance it was just using a US gamesave.
EDIT: Whoops, if it is like Resistance, we won't be able to find out until the 20th then. lol
Dizzan said:
yeah. I just thought that the Drake you see in the cutscene who goes "crap, crap crap" and hesitates jumping out of the plane wouldn't see ten to twenty guys with automatic weapons and run straight towards them with a pistol. His strength might not be his skills with guns but how he uses the environment to his advantage. This really has less to do with the gameplay than with the character. I also thought that his priority would be to find the girl first, so at that point of the demo I was seriously looking for another way than to go down and shoot everyone, even if that was awesome and fun.
SolidSnakex
Member
womfalcs3 said:
Bioshock wasn't but Ratchet definetly was.