Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Shows A Big Visual Upgrade For Uncharted 1 In This Comparison

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is a trilogy of games consisting of the original Uncharted series that was released on the PlayStation 3. While Uncharted 2 and 3 have managed to endure the test of time, the original Uncharted always looked the worst of the bunch.

Thankfully Bluepoint Games seem to have done a remarkable job, and not only replaced the horrible character models from Uncharted 1, they have also made several changes to the lighting and textures in the game.

[Loktai]

Great to hear... the first game needed the update the most obviously.

[callahan09]

Wow, the upgrade is way bigger than I expected. It looks massively better now! I may have to play it again with the newly improved graphics.

[Sevir]

It's in the vein of Tomb Raider Definitive Edition, where they went in and reworked the game, added new atmospherics, textures, particle effects, physics systems and double the frame rate and resolution as well as new character models... It's essentially a remake but not a grounds up...

[showtimefolks]

call

and ND said they were gonna make gameplay improvements. so this is the difinitive version of all 3 games

and any of you who for whatever reason missed these games last gen, buy it and I promise you won't regret it. uncharted 2 alone is worth the asking price. it's a master piece

[Bolts]

"It looks massively better now!" Lmao. It's the same screens with the exact same textures and models in 1080p and a bit of lighting enhancements. If they remake the game with new models and textures like we deserve then it qualify as massively better. All I'm seeing is a port.

[freshslicepizza]

some people think remasters are a bad idea, looking at this how can anyone still say that?

people go on and on about backwards compatibility or keeping old games and collecting games, why not have the best possible version?

[Maxor]

The most impressive thing about this isn't the graphics but rather the silky smooth 60 FPS performance. It's how the game is meant to be played in a crispy responsive manner that you can't experience on the PS3. I'm buying this for the 60 FPS alone.

Sadly this highlight one of the biggest issue of this generation of consoles. They're only good for playing the last gen games while the current gen games runs at a trashy @ 30 or below FPS.

How long do I have to wait for Bloodborne 60 FPS? Another decade?

[Revengeance]

Lol at the people saying it's the same models and textures in 1080p. It's time for yall to get glasses.

[jc12]

meh. It looks better...but lets not get carried away here. Its not a MASSIVE improvement.

[donthate]

Based on everyones comments here, I expected drastic improvement. Instead I got a port with the exact same textures with a 1080p bump (that I wasn't even sure of btw)....

I'm sorry, but Uncharted Collection without multiplayer and a pure 1080p/60fps bump is a lazy port from a first party studio!

[bouzebbal]

didn't they say there will be a demo available?
looks awesome.

[GribbleGrunger]

Yep, and this shows it clearly:

http://i.imgur.com/c2PN37U....

[babadivad]

They both look pretty good IMO. I don't know if that says more about the PS3 or PS4. This was the game that made me decide to pick up a ps3 though.

[madworld]

OK guys let be honest,Uncharted Collection received enhancements in soft shadows and better lighting especially in uncharted 1 but other elements such as textures,physics and characters models didn't get that much improvements & enhancements..do I impressed?? No ,does this remaster worth to buy with full price? first of all I can't name this collection a remaster it doesn't have what need to be remaster.second of all no for people who played before no is not worth it,but in other hand the players who comes from x360 or wii yes without doubt they have to try it..
I well hope this collection get discounted from Sony and the fair price for it is 50$.

[Articuno76]

To report what GribbleGrunger did above:

http://i.imgur.com/c2PN37U....

What are you looking at that you can say there's been no improvements to characters and textures? It's pretty night and day.

[OB1Biker]

Yea lets be honest, it looks a lot better

http://i0.wp.com/gearnuke.c...

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

[Orionsangel]

One has a larger resolution and slightly sharper. Groundbreaking! lol

[Bansai]

those ps3 screens are bad quality, no way U1 had so many visible pixels, this comparison is a scam.

[NinjaNick]

It looks different on the TV than an internet device, genius..

[UNKLE]

its not scam its call ZOOM...

[bmf7364]

Yeah. The leap between Uncharted 1 and 2 was drastic, but it seems like more resources went into revamping Nate's model, along with lighting and effect improvements.

[HumanatPlay]

This is a no brainer day one buy for fans of the franchise and new comers alike. The amount of work put in = me show the money.

[FoxyGotGame]

Great, can't wait for this collection even without MP....It looks a lot better, especially the close up character models. Just goes to show just how good it looked on PS3 for its time.

I constantly hear the Parrots of YouTube, and the Crowned Idiots of N4G downplaying PS4 Remasters, and from folks who don't even game on PS4. Haters play ya' games and don't be worrying what other people are buying. I'll bet this page will soon be filled with Morons who have no intention of buying the game or even own a PS3, let alone 4 /

[traumadisaster]

Well for another perspective, I will probably break down and by a ps4 once this is released as Uncharted is one of my favorites of all time, and I've replayed it several times.

I bought the ps3 Uncharted combo and it looks like ol Drake will make me buy the ps4. I wanted to hold off since I have such a backlog, but that series is just the perfect summer time action movie game.

After beating tomb raider on 4KPC I'm slightly worried it won't hold up so I will play some old console some games, with jaggies and low resolution to get me used to it. Then play uncharted and it will look amazing.

[FoxyGotGame]

You'll enjoy the PS4. Makes sense to go Multiplatform with all these great experiences coming.

[jb227]

I've never gamed in 4k so I can't comment on the graphical fidelity of that but ultimately the game is still a last gen title so maybe the leap won't be that great? I assume that 4k doesn't change the assets and the textures, just makes the image sharper and the colors better....I'm sure it's very sharp but how different does it make the game actually look?

I personally thought UC3 blew Tomb Raider out of the water in the art department but a lot of my preference comes down to actual art direction & environmental variety. TR was great fun but playing in the same location for the full duration was kinda hohum for me. Shame that RotTR won't be offering a wider experience in that realm as it'll only offer 2 locations. There will have been more globe trotting and interesting art and environment potential in a couple hours of UC2 than there will have been in the whole of the TR series by the time the credits roll on RotTR. One of the big reasons I'm not a huge fan of open world, especially in my Action/Adventure games.

[starchild]

But Tomb Raider on the PC looks amazing at any reasonable resolution. He's just saying it looks even better at 4k. Even at 720p I thought Tomb Raider on PC looked better than any of the Uncharted games. With all the added graphical features of the PC version it was literally on par with "next gen" games. The Definitive Edition on PS4, for example, is similar to the PC version and can compete visually with any other PS4 game I've played.

[bradleejones]

The collection will not live up graphically, but you have Uncharted 4 to look forward to!

[Loktai]

Yeah, I wouldn't have been mad if it had mp... but I honestly care more about the single player as a way to get hyped up and refresh before uncharted 4.

The collection will be awesome for anyone who didn't play the last 3 as a way to catch up, but I personally did finish all 3 and still can't wait for it.

[DoomeDx]

http://gearnuke.com/wp-cont...

Great job!

[Me-Time]

WUHHHHHHH!?

wowza

[JMaine518]

Very nice. I'm currently playing through the PS3 ones to get the Platinum trophies before the collection.

[StormLegend]

Big improvment

[TwoForce]

Good job, Bluepoint !

[deafdani]

Yup, there's definitely a nice improvement in textures and character models.

However, I find it unfair that the article speaks of the first Uncharted game as if it looked awful. It didn't. Have we forgotten how stunning it looked at release? We have to consider it was an early PS3 game, and compared to other games that came out at the same time, Uncharted 1 was top of the league graphically.

Hell, it STILL looks pretty decent today, even if it obviously doesn't hold a candle to the likes of Uncharted 2 / 3, God of War 3, etc.

[Loktai]

Yes at the time the jungle environment and cut scenes especially were great looking, just nice to see it caught up a bit more with the later titles. I have only fond memories of the first game to be honest.

[starchild]

I agree. Uncharted Drake's Fortune had fantastic graphics for its time. It also had such an amazing atmosphere and sense of place. It's the first game I fell in love with on my PS3.

[iceman06]

This is so true. Being honest, Drake's Fortune was the first game since the 3D boom to give me that "OMG!!!" moment graphically. Absolutely stunning for it's time and well ahead of it's time in terms of graphics.(IMHO)

[SouljAx360]

I don't know what the people in the comment section are seeing, I don't see that much improvement in those screenshots.

[FoxyGotGame]

@SouljAX360

Oh well never mind Waldo. You'll get over it someday....People see what they wanna see, or maybe just set up an appointment with your local optician /

@ForgivenZombie

LMAO just read your 'About Me' on your profile page and it states you're getting a PS4 soon & that you're just about gaming. Yet you're disappointed with only Sony, because MS have been perfect riiiight! Wondered when somebody would bring up Gears Remake...Fanboys pretending to be Gamer's and a owner of both consoles, huh? Super Predictable /

[Imalwaysright]

Yeah people definetely see what they want to see because Uncharted doesn't look like that on the PS3. Hell the screenshots in this article look like they're from a PS2 game. This is how Uncharted Drake's Fortune truly looks looks on the PS3.

https://farm6.static.flickr...

http://images.fanpop.com/im...

http://users.rowan.edu/~wel...

and these are the "screenshots" from this website

http://i0.wp.com/gearnuke.c...

http://i0.wp.com/gearnuke.c...

http://i0.wp.com/gearnuke.c...

Edit

@ MasterCornholio I'm not discussing how good the remaster looks compared to the original. I'm just pointing out the kind of "journalism" we have in this industry

[MasterCornholio]

"Fanboys pretending to be Gamer's and a owner of both consoles, huh? Super Predictable"

I hate it when people do that. Oh well at least I'm honest on this website. I really think it's disrespectful to lie about those types of things.

Gaming platforms that i own.

1. 2DS
2. New 3DS
3. PS3
4. PS4
5. Vita
6. PC (I only use it for emulators though)
7. Android (Don't play games on the devices but I can of I wanted to).

Not that difficult to be honest really.

@Im

The collection still looks like a good improvement to me. The fact is that the Uncharted games already looked pretty good on the PS3 so there's no need to fully rework the visuals especially for a remaster.

[stragomccloud]

That's a fair console collection.

For me, I own:
PS2
PS3
PSP
Vita
NES
SNES
N64
GameCube
Wii
Wii U
GB
GBC
GBA
DS lite
new 3DS XL
Xbox 360
Gaming PC
And an android device

On topic: when someday I buy a PS4, this is a must own collection for me.

I love gaming~

[MasterCornholio]

@Stagorm

Well I only listed the devices that I currently own.

The ones that I used to own are,

1. N64
2. GameCube
3. Wii
4. Sega Genesis/Megadrive 2 (I had both)
5. Gameboy
6. GameBoy Pocket
7. Gameboy Color
8. Gameboy Advance
9. Nintendo DS
10. Nintendo DS Lite
11. Nintendo DSi
12. PlayStation
13. PlayStation 2
14. Xbox 360
15. PSP

I'll just clarify that I don't own them anymore.

[ForgivenZombie]

I don't see it,images do look sharper and better color in some screens. The Character models don't look much different, just higher resolution.In my opinion not as big a jump as the Gears of War Remake, and yes I do own both consoles and honestly have been very disappointed in Sony the last year or so.

[Loktai]

Disappointed in Sony.... mmm hmm. Sure.

Let me ask why you would be disappointed in the last year exactly?

What you won't see that much in these comparison screens is the resolution jump but in general colors lighting models etc all look improved....what's so disappointing?

[AstroCyborg]

3 straight falls with no exclusives

[Spotie]

@AstroLiar: DriveClub came out in October. Does October not count as fall? Killzone was a launch title. Was that not fall, or is November winter for you?

Persona, Disgaea, and plenty of others are releasing from September on for the PS4 that won't be on XB1. Do they not count as exclusives in fall?

Geez, the BS you guys come up with is amazing.

[showtimefolks]

spotie

when it's an Xbox one exclusive it's called fall but if it's a Ps4 exclusive than its called game was released in october lol
Forgot about the man just enjoy

[Loktai]

Astrofailure:

Wrong.

[ForgivenZombie]

I want new IPs not something I have already played a million times. Sony made big promises and hasn't lived up to them imo. I feel the same when MS does the same thing but at least I can see a big difference in the remade game and not just resolution. I love both systems and like I said it's my opinion, and I feel Sony has dropped the ball. If you are happy with nothing but the remakes Sony is dishing out, I'm happy for you it's just not good enough for me.

[isarai]

How the hell can't you see this!?

http://gearnuke.com/wp-cont...

[showtimefolks]

because they simply don't want to. no need man. most of the haters don't even own a ps4 to make an judgement. buy the console, plys it's games Than form an opinion

[jb227]

What would you rather have, Naughty Dog take time out of their schedule, pushing back UC4 and whatever else they are working on for months or would you rather have a more significant graphical upgrade on 10 year old titles that you've already played?

I think what The Coalition is doing w/ the Gears Remake is great but people should also take into account that the time they spent remaking that game will take away time from their actual new games, Gears 4 and whatever else they could potentially make. If MS pushes a strict holiday 2016 deadline on Gears 4, then every day, week & month spent on the Gears remake will have been time that could've been spent on making the brand new installment even more special. Would you rather have this upgrade or a few more hours of campaign and interesting tight new modes for mp on the actual next installment?

[muzikjunkie80]

jb227

you clearly have no idea how big devs work... they dont jump from one project to another, they have multiple teams working on different projects at the same time, the team working on gears 4 is different than the team woring on gears UE..

jeez and ppl agree with you?

[jb227]

@muzikjunkie

You are definitely right, things like employees and budgets are in infinite supply. The Coalition consists of around 23 teams but 22 of those are secret shadow teams that no one knows exists.

Just strange that Rod Fergusson, the man behind Gears 4, is also the man behind Gears UE. Also strange that he also said this about the development of Gears UE:

“It’s really hard work. It takes a long time,” he said, as reported by IGN.

“It took us in the end 16 to 18 months to do the first one, and to try and do three games – how many people would we need to have? It just wasn’t logistically or physically or technically possible. For us it was really about what can we do, what can we focus on.”

I guess resources and developers aren't in infinite supply then? I mean if its completely irrelevant and the secret shadow teams are working on Gears UE, then what is all of this nonsense about resource management he is referring to?

Obviously there can be multiple projects being worked on in a single dev house, but every person devoted to & every dollar spent on one project had to be taken from somewhere. Take all of that sass elsewhere, seems like you missed the point altogether.

[Chevalier]

"I want new IPs not something I have already played a million times."

Tearaway, Bloodborne, Order 1886, Until Dawn are all new IP's.

How is remaster Gears 'new'?

Forza 6, Halo 5, Tomb Raider, Fable Legends don't seem too far from previous games and are all old IP's as well.

[Germany7]

You are saying that you want new ips, but also praises MCC and Gears remastered?
Stop pretending that you have a PS4.

[stragomccloud]

This is a situation where screens will hardly do a game justice. It'll have to be experienced.

[lemoncake]

Looking like a good collection with decent improvements, I will probably play this over New Years. Getting hard to squish everything in!!

[Lon3wolf]

I will buy this I do love my Uncharted games. Looks like they done a real good job on the first titles upgrade, anyone know how the other 2 fare?

[Zero109]

What I want to know is. Wil it still have the same control scheme/mechanics or will they upgrade that to match U2/U3 as well. I hope they will. The collection looks beautiful.

[deafdani]

I would be grateful if the shooting controls are like they were on Uncharted 2, or even 1. The shooting mechanic in Uncharted 3 was atrocious, at least in single player mode. :/

[MasterCornholio]

Looks pretty nice to me.

:)

[WDBII]

This would be so much better if they didn't talk about Uncharted 4 so early

[AstroCyborg]

another lazy sony remaster

[the_dark_one]

another lazy xbot comment, and yes yes i know to obvious

[Jayszen]

You are either not seeing what most of use are or you don't know what you are talking about...or both.

[CuddlyREDRUM]

You also agree that there is barely any difference?

[u4one]

great to hear its not just a resolution bump.