Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Media Event with Gameplay

Gamebug was invited to attend an Aussie-first media event to play the newest Nathan Drake Adventure, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End!

[BlakHavoc]

I like that she actually took her time driving somewhat, instead of flying through it like so many other previews I've seen. No one really took the time to explore the entire map, and then engaged in hand to hand combat as well once they got to the tower. Almost every preview I've seen was people speeding through the driving and then treating the end like its a CoD game lol. This gameplay was a little refreshing since she somewhat took her time driving and then also implemented some hand combat along with shooting.

[DigitalRaptor]

Yeah I agree. The approach here is more how I would plan to play the game.

I appreciate a good stealth option. The melee combat system is just incredible, and the animations are so impressive and convincing. Can see how they've taken what they've learned from The Last of Us and applied it to that hand-to-hand combat system. I even played back those parts at x0.5 speed - animations are sublime.

[BlakHavoc]

I love how the hand to hand resembles an actual fight more so than a lot of games I've played. Can't wait to get my hands on this one, I'm going to take it slow and explore the entirety of this game. Since UC3 when they focused on the hand combat I've preferred to punch it out mixing in some shooting, I think I'll play this one the same, and I love that they made stealth a focal point this time around. Makes things even better for me.

[DigitalRaptor]

Oh damn.. That music at 0:25 seconds makes me really want to hear Nate's Theme 4.0.

They are being really tight-lipped, which is both good and bad (30 days left). But the music itself I'm surprised they haven't given us more tasters of.

Great preview though, really nice to see people approaching the level in a different manner and bringing out a sense of dynamism in gameplay, previously unseen in the series. It shows the Uncharted style that we love but the gameplay is truly enhanced much more systemic. The open levels are so impressive technologically. It's mind-boggling what they've been able to achieve.