Nobody is talking about Uncharted 4's biggest problems to solve

GotGame writes: Nobody is talking about Uncharted 4's biggest problems to solve from what know about the series' past.

[nicksetzer1]

I don't see how any of those things are issues. In fact, parts of the reasoning given are actually reasons it is such a great series, not the inverse.

[ABizzel1]

Some articles just don't deserve to be written.....this is one of them.

[Army_of_Darkness]

I got 99 problems, but uncharted 4 ain't one ;-)

[blackblades]

They can be written but they shouldn't be published.

[freshslicepizza]

ive seen the footage and everything i saw looked fantastic. it also looks to be more open to give a better sense of cat and mouse with the enemies which is good.

[AliTheSnake1]

This is stupid, It's called a Genre. so you're telling me,that what defines a genre is a problem ?

Nonsense.

[Ezz2013]

The Writer is right though

Everyone know that Drake should just go to the guy who try to kill him and give him a rose instead
and they should walk holding hands into the sunset

Amazing Amazing article
my eyes got tears reading this masterpiece of an article

[MazzingerZ]

No one talks about it because ain't a problem...I wonder if that crossed his mind lol

[DOMination-]

The main problem is that drake kills thousands of people and the game tells us thats ok. He faces no punishment for this even though in real life you definitely would. Afterall, hes not in a war.. or saving hostages etc. Hes trying to get some treasure.

The game is supposed to be am adventure game but all of them, especially the third are mainly third person shooters. It would be so much better if there was more exploring, puzzles and platforming and less killing waves of enemies.

[Willio]

DOMination-

Try sudoku. Game is free. its all puzzles.

[Prime157]

Domination, look for, and find a game more suited to you, then. Many love and buy these games. That's just consumerism.

There aren't problems with games where direction doesn't fit where a consumer wants it to be...

Individuals over hype.

Vaccaro from ND said this, "Uncharted is a Action/Adventure game and is made for people who enjoy those types of games. If thats not your thing, or if you feel you want a different game there are plenty out there for you.

The indie scene is the best place for unique gameplay experiences that are different from the big AAA titles.

If you are looking for different experiences try out Portal, Gone Home, The Stanley Parable, OctoDad, Journey, Flower, Unfinished Swan. The list goes on and on. There are tons of games out there for you if you are over the AAA style games. We are not making those games though, we are making the best Action/Adventure game we can and the best Uncharted game in the series. So much more awesomeness to come."

Just because the game want what you expected doesn't mean it's a bad game.

[Mr Pumblechook]

Microsoft paid for the timed Tomb Raider exclusive, Phil Spencer said he bought it to compete with Uncharted. His statement was intended to deliberately pit them against each other so XBO owners don't feel they are missing out on a great game.

However some fools have taken this as licence to unfairly criticise the quality of an unreleased game, just so they can further their fanboy war.

[mabreu]

I get where the article is going. We all want the next Uncharted to be the best ever in the series but changing the core gameplay does not make the game better. The entire Uncharted series, Drake shoots and kills armed people while gathering treasures and solving puzzles (oh and climb things with a grip like a gorilla). That is the core gameplay.

Yes it will be cool to have an open world for Drake to explore and not shoot so many people. Yes it will be nice if the mechanics doesn't make the game feel like a movie. But if you want Naughty Dog to make these changes, then they might as well make a new franchise.

No video game out there is perfect. Naughty Dog is not dumb. They want your money and they will do the best they can to make the next Uncharted experience great. We as gamers always want more and bigger and better gaming experience. But at the same time, we need to trust game developers and artist. Before downplaying a game that is in pre-alpha stage, remember it's Naughty Dog doing this. It's highly likely the final release will be an awesome game.

[die_fiend]

@ Domination

I've never read such a stupid comment and I come to N4G a lot...

In real life, there are real consequences. In a game like this, it'd be a bit of a bummer to keep getting arrested every time you shot someone. You heard of Indiana Jones? Pretty sure most of his time was spelt in temples, melting people's faces - not being interrogated.

I'm guessing you've never played Uncharted 2 where this point is completely and utterly dealt with by the developers in the last boss battle.

And games aren't telling you it's ok to kill people btw, it's a game so fictional things happen. I honestly think you need a new hobby. And I'd advise against films or books as you might experiencing similar life difficulties. Try documentaries and factual books and they're more grounded in the reality that you struggle to let go of when playing videogames.

[ikkokucrisis]

What I got out of this senseless debate...

Both Drake & Lara are MASS MURDERS, k thx.

[opoikl]

You could also argue that the author actually wants an Uncharted layer draped over other gaming genres instead of bringing aspects of said genres into the Uncharted formula.

Other than fanboyism, this would be the only logical explanation for his write-up..

[OB1Biker]

'Naughty Dog is making a pretty game with a pretty jungle in it.'
From the start I got the feeling the author is being flippant and it tells much about the article that I didnt bother reading properly

[Dee_91]

If those are considered problems for you, maybe you need to play a different game.

[Ghoul]

"They can be written but they shouldn't be published."

They can be published just dont read it, that load of crap

[UKmilitia]

what a crap article.

I think there is a line that destroys a game story imo and thats too much open space,i think last of us nailed it because you either want a movie like experience or not.

me personally like the point A-B in games with amazing story,I dont think open world can keep a story strong because you wander off elsewhere.

while i would welcome 2 way to get up a mountain i think deep down i would like a cinematic way of geting up the hill with small scripted sections to up the tension etc

[AndrewLB]

Here's an issue people should focus on...

https://gotgame.com/wp-cont...

wow... talk about HORRIBLE textures, shadows, AC, and LOD.

[livedeht]

@Andrew, Wow that pic looks incredible...I fail to see your point lol

[droc1123]

He's worried about Drake killing too many people same problem with a lot of video games know how many times in Grand theft auto I have shot a cop and gotten away with it nobody comes to my house to investigate, it's as if it never happened, understand you're playing a video game I also hope he also realizes it's not possible for Drake to jump 60 feet from a ledge grab onto it with one hand without ripping his shoulder socket out. It's just a video game and in my opinion one of the best and one of my favorite series. People need to stop nitpicking!!!

[Visiblemarc]

Yeah, I love how the gaming media is so desperate to be relevant that they write articles about how some of the most popular and beloved games are "flawed" because they don't conform to some univeral idea of perfection, that accounts for the tastes of every popinjay in the universe.

The Uncharted games are fantastic in their own way and the best of their genre.

Why don't people play Tetris and say the "character motivation gets muddied in the narrative dissonance?"

Because that's not going to work as clickbait...and yet, it's just as dumb as judging every atomic particle of a popular game as opposed to appreciating what it does as a whole...drumroll...

Entertains people.

[nowitzki2004]

Hes not asking for much.
Heres how we help him.

1. Take guns away from the game.

2. B to A

3. make it more like a old mickey mouse cartoon.

[Ickythump31]

*yawn* Lame article

[OH_u_DEAD]

Those aren't problems

[monkeyDzoro]

Problem 1: Shoot dat guy
- Doesn't Drake always shoot at mercenaries who are trying to kill and stop him to get to a treasure or smthg like that ?

Problem 2: A to B
- Hmm.. Like every other f**king game out here that's not open world ?

Problem 3: Like a movie
- God... Idk what to say.

The hate and salt start earlier than expected. LooL.
Too much clickbait article today...

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

You know, I was thinking the exact same things that you posted in response to this armchair expert author. The only thing I do agree with in the article is Uncharted 4 would be better served being open world, but i'm not a developer and I don't work for Naughty Dog. The article only made one valid point, the rest of it is silly.

[Articuno76]

The wording choice for the headings is a bit poor. Maybe even misleading. But the writer's observations pretty sound going by what little we've seen alone.

I don't think anyone played Uncharted and thought "Awesome! I arbitrarily can't climb this wall any further to the left!". And I'm sure many find it routine when an out of place looking crag slips up under your feet whilst climbing. All an attempt to fit in a canned cinematic "surprise" that fails to surprise.

These problems dog all cinematic games, but Uncharted is the grandaddy of that style so it's more egregious. As a forerunner of its style(and because of the expectations from series pedigree and studio caliber) it has (perhaps unfair) expectations on it to right some issues that other games can get away with without comment.

Here's an example: In Uncharted 3 (?) you have to escape a flooding ship by running away from a torrent of water and jumping out of the ship, into the sea. Instead when I got the outside of the ship I moved the side of the hole in the ship, thinking the water would gush out of the it and miss me. Heh, my quick reflexes and smart thinking had saved my li-wait what? I died?

Yep, I died because there was only one illogical way to do the set-piece. Illogical because in the level just prior the game beat into me that falling into the sea = death. The game is not only overly touchy with how you can clear that sequence, but contradicts its own logic.

I've also had sequences in Uncharted 2 where I would jump "outside" of the level (apparently) onto a platform that isn't that far out and clearly not a big enough fall to be lethal (let alone impossible to climb back up). I was arbitrarily slapped with a game over screen for? What exactly? Standing on the wrong square? A square that looks identical to every other square I could have stood on?

[edqe]

I think he has valid points in the sense that there are way too much straightforward action games nowadays; lots of cut scenes, scripted moments, lots of hand holding, simple gameplay, etc. Typical AAA action game elements. He shouldn't complain about Uncharted 4 since Uncharted series has always been like that.

"Problem 2: A to B
- Hmm.. Like every other f**king game out here that's not open world ?"

Well, I wouldn't say so. There are lots of genres like; RTS, strategy, simulation, MOBA, 4X, etc.

[MysticStrummer]

The A to B "problem" is funny, given that I know people who can't stand open world games. They prefer linear games with a focused narrative. For them, more open games are the ones with a problem.

[MrSec84]

P1)Yep, if someone's trying to murder you then you're either going to run away or try to kill them like John McClane.
People often forget that Drake's seeking out his family's property, claiming it back, other people want their fortune, so there's going to be a fight for it, it's logical.

P2)Yep even in life you have to go from point A to B, so I fail to see the problem here.

P3)Aren't games meant to be entertaining? Cut scenes are meant to set the scene, make sure the player knows what's going on.

So basically this author has a problem with the general make-up of an adventure game, with some kind of direction.

People make me laugh.

[Wh15ky]

@mysticstrummer

I'm a bit like that, as in I not a fan of open world games, however, I'm not particularly a fan of linear story based games either.

What I want to start seeing are action games like uncharted with more dynamic style story telling in the similar vein to heavy rain. Where if you fail a bit or die the story takes a new turn or you take control of a different character instead of just being faced with that re-try screen - I hate those freakin re-try screens, talk about the ultimate immersion breaker!

[Becuzisaid]

Hey I have an idea. Let's write an article about a successful franchise, take all the things about it like gameplay and story, make it sound like those are bad things, then publish it online for others to read.

[Becuzisaid]

Oh I see...here's the problem. This is the same website that published "Forget resolution. Why Halo is really worth playing again".

Hmm...

[Why o why]

Good find.....no smoke without fire it seems

[GribbleGrunger]

Jesus, they're starting early with this Sony exclusive. I love the taste of bitterness.

[memots]

it started a year ago with the order. Then DriveClub , Then the order again, Now this. yup

[Pintheshadows]

Usually when you decide to lead with 'Nobody is talking about' in your articles title, it means that is because it is a non issue. Such is the case here. This is a writer who had to strain to come up with these and make them sound relevant. They didn't succeed.

[Summons75]

Um, because most people know a demo shown at a show like that is very early gameplay and there are a ton of issues to work out still. Now if this was an issue when the final game is released than it would be something to talk about but this just shows that the game isn't finished and the devs rolled with it instead of pretending their game was perfect.

[fallacious]

Can someone post the "problems" this article talked about? Can't be bothered to open some clickbait site, just curious what this delusional author is going on about.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

It's not even worth repeating. The author basicly bashed and downplayed every video game that has a story being told with cinematic cutscenes and the main character is running around in a linear world killing people/something.

[telekineticmantis]

1. No one is cognizant enough to athan Drake killing terrorists and Mercenaries with machine guns. The writer wants Elena and Sully to take more time talk about the lives of these killers,I guess like how The Last of Us, made you aware that you were killing regular people. I don't consider that the same thing, but I guess flushing out thr humanity of these guys before you kill them couldnt hurt.

2. He says Uncharted focuses too much on going from point A to B, I guess he believes, the games had bad pacing and was non-stop action, he want's more sightseeing.

3. Lastly he says the game is trfying to be like a movie, but fails at it. He says there should be more freedom, in your choices, if you jump off one platform to the next, you should have multiple routes to go incase you jump to the wrong platform, all leading to the right path,which I agree with.

I'm pretty sure Uncharted has had all these things, I can picture someof the instaces right now in my head, but it also has the ability to fail, can they expand on these things, yes, should they, again yes.Basically people are taking a satirical YouTube video made about Nathan Drake a couple years ago and Running with it, forgetting that at the time of release, people were praising it for it's pacing and variety.

[jambola]

wow
i'm not saying his points are good
but to call them delusional without even knowing what they are? i don't even know how to describe that

[traumadisaster]

Biggest issue for me is the jumps that are outside the realm of the make believe limits of the reality stretching game it embraces.

I love the series buy roll my eyes everytime he jumps like in the recent demo. I'm willing to believe some indy craziness, just not that much.

[VJGenova]

The only issue I really have is that the over the top platforming really takes me out of the quasi-serious tone the game sets. If it was more lighthearted, I think I'd be more willing to suspend my disbelief in the feats of agility Drake exhibits constantly.

[ThatOneGuyThere]

yes. especially since he's getting older. my hope is that one day they say **** it and just give him a batman suit. I still love uncharted, and cant wait for 4. :-D

[Walkingliving]

The truth is, if a game was made real, it wouldn't be fun.

In pretty much every game, the player tend to frequently jump or fall heights that if transformed into a realistic scenario, the player would break both legs.

[Pintheshadows]

It's. A. Videogame.

[Rimeskeem]

Going out of the realm of possibility is what games are for.

[rainslacker]

Think you're over analyzing it too much. I doubt most people could jump 5 feet much less sideways on a mountain after climbing up a vine, after killing 3-4 people, and manage not to fall by simply grabbing the perfectly formed edge of the next cliff or some rough rock on the side of the mountain.

Real life is boring and watching rock climbers is terribly boring except on rare occasions where they do some crazy stuff, but would fail if they had to do it over and over again.

Of course, they could make the game so that if you fall off the cliff it's game over permanently. Kind of like real life.

[MysticStrummer]

If you stick to games that stay firmly within the realm of possibility you'll be severely limited in your selection.

[traumadisaster]

How could you come up with firmly??? It's blatantly obvious I said MUCH different. Try again...this time comprehend.

[Visiblemarc]

Because a game about a middle aged man that climbs like a middle aged man would be so fun?

I can see it now...

Uncharted: Don't Rush Me

Completely bucking the trend of making games fun, the geniuses at Naughty Dog have crafted the first ever "My-back-has-this-sorta-t winge-of-pain-at-a-certain-angl e simulator." Putting aside all that unnecessary enjoyable gameplay of the series past, ND has gone for realism. New features include: Frequent rests, complaining, slow traversal, excessive smart phone use and healthy amounts of fibre cereal intake!

This Drake may not actually climb one cliff in this new installment, but he manages to defeat constipation!

Sounds like a blast.

[traumadisaster]

So u still won't read what I said...instead of jumping 40 feet maybe 25. Real life might be 10.

Grabing a ledge with fingers only from 40 feet should be a special ability that can be performed occasionally. Make it strategic.

[Knushwood Butt]

Yeah, absolutely nobody but you...

[Ps4andxb1]

The game wont be out till 2016.

So who cares !

[Rimeskeem]

http://www.quickmeme.com/im...

[FlameHawk]

Wow, trying way to hard.

[Bathyj]

Ha. Read the title. He said hes a nobody.

So basically he wants Drake to walk around brooding about how many people hes killed, make the game open world so youre constantly wondering around, and every step you take should be a branching path, one the right direction and one the wrong direction but eventually leads back to the right path so you can finish the game.

I'm gonna go ahead a say I trust Naughty Dogs design skills more than yours mate. You stick to just messing up your blog which is inconsequential since no one cares, and stop trying to mess up our games.

[Silly gameAr]

Didn't know these were problems. Maybe that's why nobody is talking about them.

[Talgrath]

All right, here's why all three of these are not valid points.

1. Yes, Nathan Drake shoots a lot of people...but it's a video game shooter, that's sort of the point. This isn't an in-depth story of grief and remorse, it's a fun adventure game. For something more like that, see the recent Tomb Raider (which was fun too).

2. That the game series is, mostly, a straight line is true; but that's because it's designed to be a straight line cinematic experience and it does what it does very, very well. Would an open world or more wide open Uncharted be fun? Well sure, but it might not be the tightly paced experience we're used to.

3. I can see wanting the game to give you a bit more wiggle room in how you do things, but again, see number 2.

[ziggurcat]

Story Quality? WTF?

Like this website? No.

[Riderz1337]

Wow seriously people still bringing up this stupid "Nathan drake kills a lot of people" argument?

It's a god damn game for crying out loud. WHO CARES!!! Would you prefer it if the demo they showed at PSX was just Nate running around that whole level with no one to try and stop him? That would be boring.

[mixelon]

I think the devs should make a mode, unlocked from the very start - that does what some people are asking and reduced the number of enemies and makes it so you *only* have to kill ones its absolutely necessary to.

They could call it "boring mode".. People would probably understand how it doesn't work if they got to play it. Doing that would be tantamount to totally changing the game's formula. Its a pulpy action game. Rrr.

I can see why they some people want it looked at within the games narrative though, i just think thats.. Unimportant.

[rainslacker]

Well as we all know it's fine in GTA because realistically, you can go around hurting others all the time and never get caught, because once you evade the police one time until you do some bad again, you're golden.

The whole argument that characters should be remorseful for the hundreds they kill in video games is just short of the mind numbing argument that video games desensitize us to violence. Most people would be petrified if they ever had to kill one person, even in self defense, so dwelling on that in a games story is counter-productive to telling a good story.

I can't imagine how bad the Die Hard movies would be if John McClain was remorseful and depressed every time he killed some guy.

@mix

Why not go one step further and just make it more realistic and make it so there aren't hundreds of guards to watch for what amounts to relatively nothing of worth, and why send them after drake at all for being annoying...I'd imagine mercenaries aren't cheap...or armored tanks, or helicopters or private trains, or some oil rig, etc. I mean really, if some bad guy has that much money why not hire a real assassin for around $10K.

Or better yet, just pay drake off by giving him whatever it is he's after. I mean, the bad guys in the UC series aren't usually going after the treasure as well(except in UC3).

Better yet, why do all these bad guy treasure hunters have a South American anti-government revolutionary sized group to begin with? Do they go into long abandoned ancient temples expecting a ton of resistance? Seems these guys have a ton of foresight to know they're going to meet up with some guy that can decimate them....despite none of them ever really seeming to think he's of any real concern and more of an annoyance.

Anyhow, there are a lot of things which don't really fit into the realm of reality in the UC series, but they're fun, and the stories are good and not completely shallow as there is character development independent of the actual goals of the character.

[BlissSeeker]

Lol what a crap article. Just needing clicks.

[kenshiro100]

Um....what?

[Ares84HU]

So damn tired of bullshit opinion pieces like this.

Voted the site down.

[DarXyde]

What's GotGame?

And how does anyone know these elements will not be addressed? It looks like Uncharted 4 is just that game that everyone is jumping the gun on before they have full details. We don't know that the scripted movie-esque events are returning. The first point is just silly because, at this point, Drake's a seasoned killer. Why have remorse now? Odds are, it's gotten easier with time. He might reflect on it later, but these games are about Drake finding artifacts and surviving by any means necessary. For the second point, Drake was in a combat zone. We really don't know how much room for exploration there is.

Shame on me for giving this website a hit.

[rainslacker]

A couple of his elements were major parts of the game play, so they're addressing it by making the game play centered around that.:)

[bigrob904]

every game does not need to address the fact you kill a lot of people. 99% of games consist of you killing a bunch of people. it's not like drake goes into a city and lays waste to civilians. the only people he has ever killed are mercenaries who wouldn't hesitate to kill him. this is a non issue.

every game cannot be open world. it's as simple as that. some games lend more to the more linear route.

the last complaint is just stupid.

[Der_Kommandant]

The only problems here are the pseudo journalists who write articles like that.

[Speak_da_Truth]

Nobody is talking about those so called problems because they aren't issues. In fact those problems you listed actually make Uncharted the fun and great game it is today so yeah find something else to complain about.

[Fizzler]

You might as well go to the christian forums and bash Jesus...

[MegaSackman]

In my opinion, people should stop thinking that games are a single thing and every game should aim to accomplish that thing.

If in any FPS, when you press the fire button to shoot at something and it doesn't work, that's an issue. If a game is about not shooting at all, that's not an issue, is a choice and if it exists is because there's probably someone around the world that wants that game, and if there's not then the game won't sell. That's pretty much it.

[hiawa23]

There is nothing to solve as my tastes go. Just make the same game as the previous, & prettify PS4 them, & I will be happy. I love this series.

[WhateverBlah]

I have play & finish UC 1 & 2 & I enjoy the experience very much although I find something that annoy me through out both of those games, there was too much shooting to the point it was ridiculous I mean why we must kill 30+ enemies in every battle? enemies coming at u non stop I feel like playing StarCraft with toss & I'm against zerg yep that's how it feels kind off, also I didn't like that it was so easy to climb & find the right way to move forward, so for me UC need to chance 3 things to make it more to my tastes:

1.Much less shooting! ND must reduce dramatically the number of enemies but they can make each enemy harder to kill this would be much better imo no need to turn the game into Gears of War because that's how it feels atm to me.

2.Less obvious pathways to move forward & more puzzle solving, this will promote more exploration & that's what UC miss compare to Tomb Raider for example, those who play the TR games in PSX know very well for what I'm talking about.

3.Make it harder! UC imo is way too easy & no skill needed to finish it, when I was playing TR back in the PSX days although it was a very popular game that every1 knew & try at least once few were those who finish it, why was that? because was crazy hard some times u couldn't even find where u must go to move forward other times u stuck at a very crazy jump/juggling part or in some crazy place full of traps u couldn't pass that's what I'm talking about in TR it was ridiculous easy to die just from making the smallest mistake, UC feels so easy compare to that so I feel that there is no challenge or skill needed to finish it & that's kind of disappointing for me.

[Aloren]

Agreed. As much as I love the series, I wish there wasn't as many enemies. Sometimes it feels like I'm playing as Rambo rather than Indy. Still fantastic games though... but damn, they'd be even better if there wasn't a hundred guys waiting for me in an oasis after I crash in the desert...

[LamerTamer]

Man, allot of butthurt fanboys here that can't take any criticism of their game.

I do agree that the UC series is brutally linear to the point that it feels on rails.

It also has like one way to solve a problem. Through trial and error you must figure out the exact sequence they planned in their heads when making the game, even when another perfectly logical solution "fails" just because that wasn't what their script called for. There should be more flexibility there.

It seems to stick to a strict formula. Go through an area and "discover" things that they put right in front of you, get to an arena-like clearing, shoot bad guys, repeat.

I will still be getting UC4 but the formula could use a bit of improvement. It is a bit tired. Disagree away but this how I felt when playing these.

[SonyAddict]

You are lame!.

[guyman]

So in other words, just like every linear game ever made?

[SonyAddict]

This is Notgotgame.com at it again!.

[SEAN1617]

Did a valley girl write this. "Ummm like nobody's talking about Uncharted 4's biggest problem or junk."

[s45gr32]

Oh boy, the author is better off playing "The Long Dark". The uncharted series has always been the indiana jones of video games

[ashen122]

people trying to downplay uncharted 4 already? damn!

playstation exclusives causing salt months before release.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

Let's talk about the biggest problem bloggers need to solve

1. Lack of creativity
Let's face it, 90% of them are uninteresting blokes or blokettes

2. Smearing shitstains
They like to rub shit on everyone, no one is safe. One day they will praise you, the next they curse your very existence.

3. Nothing unique
Let's face, so many outlets took up the white armour because it would be clickbait, they're beginning to feel the pain for it now. Everyone is saying the same thing "'x' game isn't feminist friendly. "
Every hear of the boy who cried wolf? This is the sequel, the dumbasses who cried nothing.

[CuddlyREDRUM]

It is just an interactive movie, folks.

[MadMenX]

Being better than UC2 is still the milestone, UC2 one of the greatest of all time games.

[noctis_lumia]

there isnt any prob
its naughty dog we r talking about the game will and will sell like hotcakes

[Canary]

The biggest problems Uncharted 4 has to overcome are all inherent to Naught Dog's game design philosophy. If it can avoid small, linear levels that rely on setpieces and a story that is actually planned out instead of cobbled together based on whichever setpieces they end up finishing, it could be a very good game.

But I wouldn't hold my breath for them overcoming either of those problems, let alone both.

[hkgamer]

not that great of an article tbh.

he talks about some flaws, but what seems to be the biggest flaw is exploration. he then goes onto say that naughty dog is a great studio and if anyone can do it it would be them.

however naughty dog has never really been the studio to make fully explorable worlds. ao how can the author have faith in them to do something they never done? i like naughty dog and its linear style because it keeps players focused.

[360ICE]

1) Uncharted is typically more of a light-hearted approach than Indiana Jones. Killong a lot of people doesn't mean what it does in Last of Us. On purpouse, one might add.

2) Yup. It's a linear game. Don't really know if I feel like every game needs a sandbox.

3) I'm inclined to agree that a little more freedom to mess up in QTEs and such, would be good.

[Paprika]

Well it might have a few issues.... but hey, Xbox ain't one!

[fullmetal297]

I don't particularly agree with A and C because Uncharted being as cinematic as movies is one the many unique qualities that made the game what other games copied later on, and Nathan Drake is a treasure hunter by trade so worrying about every person he kills will ruin his personal. The only one thing I do agree with is B which is the linear gameplay.

Going from point A (no matter cinematic and dramatic) to point B just to trigger a cutscene can get boring, so I do wish Naughty Dog to add some more variety to the gameplay. I would would like to level weapon system attached to single player so that I have something to look forward to when progressing in the story.

[JMyers]

The issue here is this article. CLICKBAIT

[Picnic]

I'm quite amazed that anyone who experienced the helicopter chases / tank chase or the scale of the boatyard on Uncharted 3 would think that what we've seen so far is- or should be- anything more than a starter.

Showing a jungle scene like this- something that features in every Uncharted game- is surely Naughty Dog's way of putting out what is a relatively generic opening video so that what comes later looks really great by comparison. It's like any Tomb Raider game you've ever seen.

I think that the purpose of the videos so far is that you focus on what Drake can do. What should be most of interest in future videos is what unusual set pieces and more urban environmental details there will be and how Drake's action takes advantage of those.

I don't feel we're supposed to be massively wowed by the idea of the setting - seeing what's like a reworked scene from Drake's Fortune. This is not Uncharted the reboot. It's Uncharted 4, the finale. Naughty Dog are teasing.

[goldwyncq]

I've never read such a poorly written article in my life. The author should check a dictionary to learn what the word "problem" means.

[MilkMan]

Whats the problem with Uncharted? This series has consistently given me hours of fantastic gaming experiences. I just love it and anytime I get to spend with it and Naughty Dog is time well spent. This was bought as soon as I had the money. Dont care when fuq its released. I would have loved to add the new Tomb Raider to my gaming library, but that's another story. I'm eagerly awaiting this title.

[MrSmallShot]

This whole stupid Uncharted negativity has to stop. All I know is the first three games were brilliant. And because of that very opinion I am wet from excitement for the fourth.

This new nitpick generation of so-called gamers is ruining gaming for themselves. It has become less about the experience, and more about point scoring.

[Apocalypze]

Some of these writers remind me of the paparazzi.

[pop-voxuli]

Yeah that is the stuff that makes Uncharted UNCHARTED!

[n1kki6]

Some sites try so hard to be controversial. Maybe these sites should take their own advice and look at past crappy controversial websites and learn from their mistakes. Nope this one does't do that.

Seriously, because a dev like naughty dog isn't looking at tons of data about how gamers player their games, did focus testing etc...yet this site knows something naughty dog doesn't. WTF

[Nilla_Nate]

The game is still in development you idiot.

[kenwonobi]

If nobody is talking about them? Then how are they issues? LOL! One has to wonder the logic in that line of thinking.

[ScaryMonkey]

So pretty much like a bunch of other games, including Halo.