Uncharted 4 Needs a Run Button, Desperately

"We’ve just completed a hands-on preview session with an open-world section of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and guess what it was missing?"

[SlappingOysters]

He can definitely run in some sections so seems weird to not allow you to do it whenever you want. Hardly going to stop me buying the game though.

[bouzebbal]

to differentiate between the intense and exploration moments.
Nathan starts to sprint during a fight, and jogs during exploration.
TLoU had the same and the game felt more dynamic this way

[ShadowKnight]

I remember the last of us had a sprint button and you could use it anytime you want

[Nitrowolf2]

TLOUS had a sprint button....

Either way uc3 had a sprint in multi-player and like stated, it was bad. Running and gunning all day.

[inmusicutrust]

Last of us had a run button(L3) but there were times like in the quarentine zone in the beginning you couldn't use it iirc. But it was usable 99% of the game.

[Flewid638]

For the most part though, you could full sprint in almost any wide open location in TLOU.

[Bathyj]

It could definitely use a run button, but I'd prefer a crouch button.

[okmrman]

Last of us had a run button
Shut the nonsense

You apologize for everything

[Mr Pumblechook]

You can't really judge a game on a vertical slice! This is why reviews should only be made with a finished game.

What Uncharted 2 did really well was in-between the action change pace and have sections of downtown such as when you walk through the Nepalese village. That's probably what's happening here. I'm sure Naughty Dog wouldn't remove a key mechanic that has been a part of the first three games.

[Sono421]

People need to stop bringing up the Last of Us sprint button as a valid point because while it is third person like Uncharted it is a completely different game. If you only sprint around online you will get rekt, hands down. But uncharted 3's online was horrid compared to two because of the sprint mechanic, They made the maps bigger because of it and it ended up making you have to sprint half the map from spawn. The multipayer became all about the sprinting and it ruined it, but omg the Uncharted 4 multiplayer is aamazing, I couldn't stop playing it. So naught dog please don't listen to idiotic articles like these.. keep it the way it is.

[SlappingOysters]

@Sono probably worth pointing out the article has nothing to do with multiplayer.

[Christopher]

I love these articles.

"Desperately"?

Yeah, let's not oversell some minor thing here.

1. MP doesn't need it because it keeps everyone on the same playing field.

2. SP has a ton of fast moving options that blow this away and pacing is important in certain areas.

[ShadowKnight]

@SlappingOysters Lol

[Brugal]

The only thing Uncharted 4 needs is to be released so we ca all play it.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

He runs faster when you are in the middle of s fight.

Teh sprint button in U3 was bad. So no!
Get used to it!

[GameDev1]

UC3 had a sprint button? Woah

Cant believe i played the whole campgain without using it once

[SoulWarrior]

Only in the multiplayer, and it was bad as it promoted run n gun CoD style gameplay.

[bouzebbal]

L3 was sprint button in multiplayer.

[ravens52]

I think running and gunning takes skills.

[madforaday]

Thank you, the sprint button was awful for Uncharted 3. I told myself I wasn't going to play the beta for the MP and I been good. Is there a run button in the MP portion of the game (Uncharted 4)? I am very happy that it is not in the SP portion of the game!

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

no sprint button on U4 mp. They run fast enough

[Forn]

Also, in TLoU, the sprinting feels as fast as jogging in Uncharted 4 without a sprint button, so I'm good with that. The game has an incredible feel to it from what I got when playing the beta.

[-Foxtrot]

Why? Uncharted 1-3 didn't have it and it was horrible in the online

It would just make the game a little easier for people...so nope.

[GameDev1]

Yeah, doesnt pushing the movement stick automatically make him move faster

I assume this is the authors first time playing an uncharted game

Plus movement in multiplayer beta was fast and awesome

[Toiletsteak]

No....no it doesn't.

[WeAreLegion]

Nope. Not needed.

[ShadowKnight]

I actually thought the sprint button in Tomb Raider made it easier to get to sections faster because the maps were big. In the Last of us the sprint button didn't affect the multiplayer or campaign either. I guess it depends on the game. If gamer's really want a sprint button I'm sure ND can give a patch for that feature for the campaign. It never bothered me though.

[WeAreLegion]

Tomb Raider also didn't have a Jeep getting you around those big maps.

[ShadowKnight]

What about the last of us? The sprint button was a great feature in that game.

[WeAreLegion]

It was, but I don't think it's necessary for this series. Nathan moves at a good pace, as it is.

[Imalwaysright]

Wich Tomb Raider? TR has vehicles since TR2 and sprint button since TR3.

[WeAreLegion]

He's talking specifically about the newer reboot and Rise of.

I do love the original trilogy though. Man, I need to play those again. It has been a couple of years.

[Imalwaysright]

He didn't specify which TR he was talking about. As for Uncharted 4, if the locations are much bigger than previous Uncharted's and have an open world feel to them, a sprint button does make sense because it is likely that the jeep won't be available in all levels and like ShadowKnight said, it could easily be patched in by ND. Giving us options is never a bad thing.

[ShadowKnight]

The reboot TR

[Sunny_D]

Most likely if you are going to be in a big open map in Uncharted 4, they will give you a jeep. When the jeep is gone, you will be confined to a more confined area.

[SpinalRemains138]

A run button? Man this game must be sweet if a complaint is the lack of a run button. Good lord some people are impatient.

[kneon]

Should retitle this

"Web site needs hits, desperately"

[nucky64]

bubble for "well said".

[rainslacker]

Nope. I'm cancelling my pre-order(s). No run button is a no go for me. MGSV spoiled me.

On top of that, the lack of double jump is just poor game design for a platformer. So many possibilities for more dynamic levels with double jump enabled...maybe even triple jump through upgrades.

Which brings me to my third point. The lack of being able to upgrade my character to do new things is just archaic. What is this, an NES game? Heck, even Mario could be upgraded for short periods of time.

Then there is no gliding jump. Come on ND, what are you guys doing?

No auto aim either. How can ND expect me to breeze through the game by allowing the game to do the work for me.

No crawl or crouch walk either. How are we supposed to get under things? Even UC3 had a way to shimmy through cracks, but no way to hold oneself prone...kind of limits the stealth abilities of being able to lay prone 2 feet from an enemy to remain unnoticed.

I would hope the sarcasm is obvious.

Edit: I guess sarcasm isn't obvious.

[immabadguy]

You took it a bit far to be honest. Came off as quite angry actually.

[rainslacker]

Confrontational perhaps. Not really angry. But sarcasm tends to be confrontational by nature.

Probably did take it too far though, just trying to highlight how nitpicky one could get over marginal issues.

[BeardedPriest]

LMAO… Hilarious. Most people probably won't be able to tell cause TLDR.

[nucky64]

I couldn't agree more.

[esmittystud101]

I like that the series has no run button. Nathan goes at Nathan pace. Always has.

[Pancit_Canton]

LMAO. That would make the stealth and pacing of the game pointless.

[spicelicka]

...run button has nothing to do with stealth

[Skankinruby]

I was second guessing myself for a minute I didn't think there ever was one. It didn't take away from the campaign in the first three at all so definitely won't be missed here.

[SlappingOysters]

The last three didn't have big wide-open Far Cry like areas though, that's my only hesitation in agreeing with you.

[FoxyGotGame]

Writer has plays one level with a Jeep and declares issue..

It doesn't 'Need' a run button, the writer 'wants' a run button.

Correction until proven otherwise /

[Officialxandr]

Never needed it before, doesn't need it now. I love the intensity of the game. Drake really changes depending on the situation (runs, jogs, etc). If it's not broken, don't 'fix' it.

[Kryptix]

I didn't like Uncharted 3's sprinting as it ruined the flow, pacing for me. Uncharted 2 without it was perfect as it gave me room to look at all the details and kept me at a relaxed state of mind as I looked around for enemies. Even in multiplayer Uncharted 2 had a smooth flow and had players take more cover instead of mindlessly run into the open and quickly get killed.

Also, like others stated, you move a little faster in combat and move slower in exploration, stealth sections so things should be overall fine.

I'm sure some people love their sprint button, but trust me...Uncharted doesn't need it. Nathan Drake is a great jumper even without needing a headstart sprint.

[FoxyGotGame]

..and so the fault finding BEGINS! /

[TwoForce]

The Last of Us have a run button. But here the kicker, Joel run normal when there are no enemies around even you press run button. When in combat, Joel be able to run fast. Same thing with Uncharted series.

[Condemnedman]

Yes like the same as other games have had faults picked on don't be so defensive.

[StormLegend]

What's next? Uncharted 4 needs a crawl button? let's turn it into Metal gear solid. I never needed a run button in Uncharted.

[Patm82]

Just NO!!!

[Mike04]

I dont want to do speed runs lol

[BossBattle]

Walk thru bigger maps?

[PygmelionHunter]

I don't see how it's needed. Nate is fast enough during combat, and the exploration segments hardly give you a break with its platforming sections.

While playing Uncharted 1-3, did anybody here actually think "woah, this needs a sprint button"?

[kenwonobi]

Run button would make it easy to die over and over. It definitely does not need a run button.

[xrapperkdx]

I need that endless sprint like on Metal Gear Solid V.

Jk.

[JWiLL552]

This is an...odd request.

The pacing and movement speed in the stress test MP beta was damn near perfect. I trust ND know what they're doing here.

[LoveSpuds]

Always someone who thinks they know better than the develpers, if they are such experts why aren't they knocking out killer game designs instead of opinion pieces on a shitty website?

[nucky64]

such a lame complaint - how long before some no-name site is upset that Nathan doesn't have super-powers?

[Germany7]

Nathan can't fly, it takes so long to cross a map.

[nucky64]

LOL!

[Germany7]

No.
Next!

[sk8ofmnd]

I liked uc2's online mp mechanics far greater than uc3. And un2 had no run button. It didnt need it

[InTheZoneAC]

like all other uncharted campaigns, no run button

[thepatientgamer]

You obviously don't know how to play the game

[MellauxGMNG]

Why is everyone being so defensive? What could possibly wrong with adding an option to run to places faster?

[xrapperkdx]

It was a bit off putting when they integrated "sprint" in the UC3 multiplayer. I didn't enjoy the UC3 multiplayer really. Now the UC2 multiplayer/campaign was the best in my opinion without the sprint option.