Uncharted 4 on PS4 has Working Gun Straps, Inverse Kinematic Fingers; Dev Praises Details & Fluidity

With the release of the new and impressive gameplay footage of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Naughty Dog developers are also explaining what you saw during the presentation and the technology involved. Lead Animator Jeremy Yates provided more color on on the game’s animations.

[Relientk77]

This game is gonna be beast when it finally releases

I hope Drake has more new tools too. That grappling hook is a damn good start, here's to hoping there's atleast a few more.

[UKmilitia]

iwant to know where he put hisa torch when he was jumping because i think it needs an animation adding because it looks crap with whatever happens.
apart from that i was mind blown

[purpleblau]

does anyone think that the mountain in the background looks like a head of a snap turtle? Devs team has purposely done that, I think.

http://www.austinsturtlepag...

http://i2.wp.com/gearnuke.c...

[jb227]

It actually looks like a shark, mouth open coming out of the water…if you pause when he reads the note, it mentions a shark attack, so I'm guessing there is some kind of Shark lore at play here that ties the mountain into the narrative.

[Transporter47]

Looks like a dragon to me because of the fangs.

[pitzy272]

I like your name! :)

[lifeisgamesok]

Uncharted 4 sounds like it'll be a good game

Even though it isn't the leap in graphics many expected the gameplay does look good

I'd probably buy it if I had a PS4

[MasterCornholio]

Well if you want it that badly get a PS4 then.

[Gazondaily]

Its a definite must buy if you have a PS4. Its a system seller for a reason.

[SmokingMonkey]

Stealth troll is not stealthy.

"sounds like it will be a good game" LOL!

Like, I guess, or maybe...it could....or cloud.

[Omran]

yeah halo sounds like it will be an ok game

[ABeastNamedTariq]

Why are you here fam? Smh

EDIT: said "you are" lol

[Clunkyd]

The amount of salt that this xbot is trying to hold in, LOL

[medman]

Isn't it funny how the uneducated gamer makes pronouncements on what a game is or isn't based on pre-alpha footage? The biggest takeaway from the demo shouldn't be the graphics, it's the animation and movement of the characters, the a.i. on display, and the level design. Anyone who has played previous Naughty Dog games already knows they'll make it beautiful. That is already a given. My next point of interest from Naughty Dog and Uncharted is what they're doing with the multiplayer component. I'll wager it's going to be phenomenal.

[Harold_Finch]

The HUD is, to me, the biggest change. Nice to see a cleaner UI with less Brown guns lol

[BitbyDeath]

I want to see that level in multiplayer, would be a blast to play, the design reminds me of uncharted 2 Mp levels rather than 3 where multiplayer felt... generic.

[Rainbowcookie]

There's so many other things going on the wind/AI/neck muscles etc it might not yet be the E3 demo , but to say it's not a huge leap I ask you to watch it again.

[Ju]

It amazes me that we are so "toned" down already by HD graphics that nobody realized the subtle details any more. Hair - not just on one character - was impossible to do not even a year ago (TressFx was first - but only used on one character), the facial animations are insane. The fully interactive vegetation is becoming standard (and was done in AC before) but here it actually transparent when the camera drops. Not to mention that the Nathan shirt actually shows sweat. I guess out brain filters those things out because we are so used to them in our daily environments, but actually creating those was impossible not to long ago. I rather think this level of detail hasn't been seen in any video game to date. It is quite impressive. I am quite shocked how the downplaying of all this has already started. Give ND some credits please.

[JMyers]

How can it be a leap in graphics when the game is still 11 months away. It's not all about graphics, it's the game play tweaks and additions to animations and combat.

PS3 gamers were spoiled by UC2, God of War, Heavy Rain, Beyond etc... Exclusives which looked incredible. This game will look great, play great, and have an amazing story. Its beta gameplay. Imagine the finished product?

[Immorals]

Next gen fingers confirmed

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

I want to see how Gears can respond to Uncharted... The standard of quality for third person shooters is raised... Especially with The Order!

[WeAreLegion]

I guess we'll have to see how Black Tusk does with it. I love Gears. I hope they do it justice.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

The story needs a ton of work, & online needs to capture the essence of Gears 1. Gears was the main franchise that sold me on 360... If they can get the franchises s#!t together... It may get me to buy a One!

[Transporter47]

i am also waiting to see gears. The first Gears of War mulitplayer is my favorite before the stupid updates that broke it.

[ABizzel1]

It really depends on what artstyle and framerate they aim for.

Are they sticking with the Gears 3 artstyle, or are they going for realism. Realism looks graphically more impressive to most if it's pulled off well, otherwise artstyle is the better option stylistically and performance wise.

Multiplayer is likely 60fps, but if campaign is 30fps, then it could look a bit better than Uncharted to most people simply because of realism (realism is easier to sell than artstyle, unless the artstyle is really amazing). But if it's 60fps as well then at best it'll be close to Uncharted alpha footage (remember Gears campaign is now 4 player co-op).

So IMO, if they try to push graphics and realism at 30fps, expect Quantum Break level of graphics (although Uncharted 4 is a more polished game graphically as of both showings, QB just has a look of realism, that people expected from UC4).

If they try to push art-style and 60fps, expect Uncharted Alpha level graphics.

[BitbyDeath]

Gears is still 2 years away. ND will likely push the bar even further with a new game by the time it releases.

[tlougotg]

I love the comments like "wasnt the graphical leap we expected" The levels are more open, the foliage and movement i saw were unparallelled, the facial and body animations are top notch, Drake body and hair even reacted to the water when he got wet, the lighting and fov were top notch, Drake isnt just a dumb charater and reacted differently to many different scenarios in the demo, the Al seemed smarter, etc..... Like i dodt get these comments lol Not only is it the next generational grahical leap but they seem to have improved on everything else as well. People always say "oh all these games weve seen have had no gameplay im[provement", well guess what? Seems the graphics have been inmproved greatly, along with level design, FOv, Lighting, animations and AL. To top it all off this game is still a year or more off! Its ND nothing is going to touch this game in terms of visual, animations, scope, gameplay all put together. Games may come close in specific categories but not surpass this game in totality, definitely not in graphics.

[amnalehu]

For the footage we saw to just be in apre-alpha stage it was incredible. I hope the story can keep pace with the visuals.

[Rainbowcookie]

yup I have banned myself from watching it again and again and am now trying to stay away from gaming sites so not to spoil it for myself , but I can't help myself . Awesomely pathetic :)

[CuddlyREDRUM]

What happened to the developer saying 30fps feels "broken".

[G20WLY]

Did you miss the part about it being pre-alpha?

And the part about it being a year from release?

Observation skills 2/10 - Must Try Harder :/

[Ck1x]

Funny how you can always tell a Dualshockers article just from the title! Lol
The game does look great though...

[jjonez18]

Is that all of DualShockers or is that just Abriael?
He's got his titles down to a science.

List of items - Generalization of a quote - More Inside
(When in actuality, all you need to know is in the title)

[jjonez18]

Literally everything had an animation in that pre-alpha footage. There was more detail in that small slice than most finished products.

After using his hook, Nate would curl it up and clip it back to his side.
You could see Nate's fingertip squeeze the trigger evertime he fired.
His fingertips grasped every edge dynamically.
Foliage moved according to Nate, the AI, AND the Wind.
When Nate slid through mud his clothes showed the proper amount of mud and wetness.
The AI used teamwork and noticed when one of them "disappeared"
The AI also had climbing capabilities comparable to Drake
Also, transition between weapons is an animation.
Nate actually pick up/examines/reloads new weapons.
Etc..

All while playing at a clean 1080p and solid 30fps(which implies it's natural FPS is much higher).
Something most 3rd party devs fail to reach even on release, much less when they are a year out.
CoD doesn't even run at 1080p 60fps a few months before launch, as shown by the MP reveal.

[JuJuRMJ]

Can't wait for this game's release! The tech used and developed, the animations, fluidity as stated in the article are great to hear. These touches are what's needed to make the character and the game world a bit more believable and immerse us that much more.

I'm hyped to learn more about other tech and animations for this title, it makes Uncharted unique like no other.