Sulphur on 20/11/2013 at 19:57
Ever played Tomb Raider? (2013 reboot?) In that case, you know what Uncharted is going to play like.
Mr. Neon Genesis Evangelion aside, Uncharted on a PS4 can't be any better than what you get on the PS3 except for the higher resolution and 60 Hz update. They're polished, smooth, eminently playable throughout, and if you value a good ripping yarn with great characters and dialogue a la the good Indiana Jones movies, the choice whether to play Uncharted 2/3 is essentially a no-brainer. I've said it before with no irony, and I will say it again: Uncharted 2 is the PS3/X360 generation's AAA high-point. It can not be touched.
june gloom on 20/11/2013 at 22:11
If you like it so much why don't you marry it?
Renzatic on 21/11/2013 at 00:34
Quote Posted by Sulphur
I've said it before with no irony, and I will say it again: Uncharted 2 is the PS3/X360 generation's AAA high-point. It can not be touched.
Even better than Uncharted 3? Well hell then. I guess I don't have any excuse to miss out on it, then.
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Uncharted on a PS4 can't be any better than what you get on the PS3 except for the higher resolution and 60 Hz update.
...this, I don't entirely agree with. That could be what it ultimately ends up being, and I doubt a single person would complain, but all that extra hardware could make for much larger, more varied environments, potentially smarter enemy AI, even wilder setpieces. Basically bigger better everything.
Briareos H on 21/11/2013 at 00:52
So Uncharted really is like the Tomb Raider reboot, eh? Well that's one less reason to get a PS4.
Tony_Tarantula on 21/11/2013 at 05:03
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Even better than Uncharted 3? Well hell then. I guess I don't have any excuse to miss out on it, then.
...this, I don't entirely agree with. That could be what it ultimately ends up being, and I doubt a single person would complain, but all that extra hardware could make for much larger, more varied environments, potentially smarter enemy AI, even wilder setpieces. Basically bigger better everything.
Key word there is "could". All of that would require substantially more effort and creativity from the design team, with relatively little return on investment because the "dudebro" crowd that drives games sales won't appreciate those things. More likely we'll get the exact same but with more bloom and HDR>
Also....I actually thought the first Uncharted was the best of the series. Uncharted 2 and 3 sacrificed a lot on atmosphere for the sake of Hollywood penis envy.
Queue on 21/11/2013 at 05:25
Why would all of Hollywood envy a penis? It seems so small and insignificant when compared to a whole zip code.
Sulphur on 21/11/2013 at 05:30
Quote Posted by Renzatic
...this, I don't entirely agree with. That could be what it ultimately ends up being, and I doubt a single person would complain, but all that extra hardware could make for much larger, more varied environments, potentially smarter enemy AI, even wilder setpieces. Basically bigger better everything.
That's to be expected though, and have you
seen the set pieces in 2/3? I think we can safely say we've reached the point of diminishing returns at least in terms of throwing more tech at that sort of spectacle. It's already pretty damn wild. It can look better, of course. They can do more subtle things now, sure, like destructible buildings and larger environments, but I can't see it being as major a leap this time from, say, Jak 3 to Uncharted 2.
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So Uncharted really is like the Tomb Raider reboot, eh? Well that's one less reason to get a PS4.
Well, it's really the other way around. The new TR picked up entire parts of Uncharted wholesale, from the platforming to the way the combat is handled. That's not going to change your opinion on either, of course, but you know what to point the blame at now for TRTRTR 2013.
nicked on 21/11/2013 at 21:03
The new Tomb Raider is Uncharted with a few chunks of Arkham Asylum mixed in. Polished, competent, and utterly soulless.
Sulphur on 21/11/2013 at 21:09
Can't help but agree. It feels like it was designed by committee, even though it's probably the most amazing-looking multiplatform game ever made. Rhianna Pratchett wrote the story, and it's... well, there's good bits, strange bits, and silly bits towards the end, but in the end it all feels rather phoned in. Which is sad, because CD's capable of so much better.
Zerker on 21/11/2013 at 21:20
Like Gex!
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