PS4 Exclusive Uncharted 4 Gets Tons of Info on Gameplay, Difficulty, Game Length, Photo Mode & More

Naughty Dog Director of Communications Arne Meyer, Game Designers James Cooper, Nicholas Lance and Zied Rieke provided a metric ton of information on Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, also showing a few interesting treats.

[Eonjay]

Photo mode... prepare for a horde of beautiful U4 picks.

[Abriael]

It's gonna dominate the #PS4Share hashtag for while for sure.

[christocolus]

Good job Abriael but Damn ND really put a lot of work into this game. The fact that conversations resume where you left off is really cool and I'm glad to know that the yellow markers around enemies can be turned off. Great job ND. Really looking forward to this game.

[TwoForce]

@christocolus It is true. Nowdays, these game have like that. When your character move some sections and dialogue stop even it not fully complete yet. So i'm glad ND put this a little bit extra. One thing is that I noticed, you can rope swing while you driving a jeep. Sorry for my bad English.

[G20WLY]

^Who's Abriel? Don't you hate it when you try to be a smartass and it backfires? lol

The photo mode is a huge deal. That alone is something some will get hours of enjoyment from, which just adds to the value of the game.

We saw this with DriveClub in particular. I still don't understand why they didn't bother with a photo mode for Quantum Break - it may have helped to squeeze out some needed value.

The details in this article are among the reasons that Naughty Dog stand head and shoulders above almost ANY other developer out there. Their attention to detail is awesome and they create a world you believe in and feel transported to.

>>Genuine<< thanks Abriael, for bringing this info blowout to the Uncharted fans' attention. ;^)

[Genuine-User]

A few gifs I created from the Twitch stream:

Explosion:

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Kick:

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Jeep to rope swing:

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Knocked the fu** out:

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Buster:

https://giant.gfycat.com/Al...

[nveenio]

Photo Mode was one of my biggest wants. My phone, tablet, MacBook, and PC backgrounds will be littered with shots from this game.

[Captain_Mushroom]

@ArmchairAnalyst: lmao, spot-on, mate. I always enjoy those two-bit, sensationalist titles. They're pretty good at raising egos of suckers.

[Bathyj]

Im going to photomode the crap out of this game. Im going to photomode its brains out.

[trooper_]

Lol.

[Ezz2013]

You gonna photomode it soo hard that it will rain Uncharted babies :P

[Eonjay]

Oh... Oh my. lol

[starchild]

That's awesome. I love photo modes in games. Especially graphically beautiful games like this.

I also really appreciate that all Naughty Dog's games this generation and last don't have persistent HUD elements. Those things are dangerous for plasmas and OLED TVs since they can lead to burn-in. I wish more games were like that.

[Reckless_Love]

I cannot agree enough with this.

I remember putting in MGS4 and it coming up with a warning about how long term static images in the game could become permanent burn in on Plasma displays. Yet All they needed was a simple HUD transparency option.

I wish all games came with an option for transparent HUD as for me it helps immerse me more in the game.

I miss my Plasma's motion handling and perfect screen uniformity, but I sure don't miss having to nurse the set and rarely ever watch letterbox content.

[ITPython]

Oh..my...gosh... photo mode!! Yes!! I was not expecting this at all, but am oh so glad they are including it. Had TONS of fun with the one in Infamous:SS, it really allows you to get pretty dang creative with your shots, not to mention just to admire the amazing beauty of the game.

Well played ND, not only is photo mode an awesome option to have for the players, but it's a brilliant way to score some free publicity/advertising as people are going to be sharing and uploading these pics (which most will likely all look incredible and very artistic) all over the net in massive numbers. In general more people will be exposed to the game and drawn into buying it if they were possibly not planning to before. It's a genius move on both ends. Hope this helps set the bar for future games, photo mode = pure win for both the developer and players.

U4 is going to be so insanely popular. Wouldn't surprise me if around 70-80% of all PS4 players get the game on day 1 (after all this is THE game to get this generation). Heck, even if only 50% of the PS4 players buy the game that's still a good 25 million or so copies sold within the first week.

[DopeTech]

This game is gonna be CRAZY!!

Photo Mode screenshots will be glorious!

[Majin-vegeta]

Im ready injext it into my viens.

[PixelGateUk]

not long left now

[AbhishekGIS]

I think it will probably be 20-25 hours long on normal difficulty because the levels are more open this time and its Nate's last game so they

[seppo91]

No no no. Don't expect to much buddy, It'll be 15h at most.

15 amazing hours.

[ginsunuva]

Levels being open doesn't make it longer

[ginsunuva]

^^ But then there's fewer of those levels since they're probably harder to make.

[Pancit_Canton]

Photo mode will be insane.

Thank you Suckerpunch, for revolutionizing the Photo mode on the PS4.

These Dev. doesn't get much credit than they deserve.

[NovusTerminus]

I still remember when Dragons Dogma had the photo mode, the first game with it iirc.

I had so much fun with it, though not as smooth as the newer ones, it was great at the time it came out.

[tanukisuit]

Dragon's Dogma on PS3?
I believe... 3D Dot Game Heroes had it before that.

[DarXyde]

*Length; there's a typo for "length" in the article itself as well.

And the conversations resuming reminds me of GTA V. If you have a passenger and you crash into something, they stop, then resume where they left off. The addition of "jeep paths" sounds interesting. There's likely to be treasures hidden along the way. I love that they're adding new enemies depending on the difficulty. I hope to turn off the enemy marking though. To me, it takes away from the difficulty if you die and they're still marked.

[VsAssassin]

Most of the bullet points captivated me, but my right eyebrow raised higher when I read that real-time conversations can be interrupted and will resume naturally depending on the situation. Small touches like this make me want to hug ND even tighter!

The higher difficulty differences are also very much welcome! 25 days to go!

[ajax17]

"Lenght" ... d'oh!

[Bathyj]

There’s a dot in the reticle that bounces around showing where your bullets are actually hitting. All guns have peculiar patterns that you can get used to.

Thats a cool feature. Guns dont just hit the crosshair in real life. THis will be interesting.

A lot of iteration has been done on friendly AI to make sure that they don’t get spotted by the enemies, but they’re still near you, active and helpful. The team also worked on balancing how much they’ll take down enemies without being too invasive (making you feel they’re taking down enemies that you wanted to take down yourself).

Glad to see theyve acknowledged this is an issue. I hate games where you friendly AI just takes over.

Difficulty settings can actually add different types of enemies. For instance at the tower in the Madagascar demo there are only snipers on normal difficulty, but Hard and Crushing add enemies with RPGs, which are particularly lethal in combination with snipers. In harder difficulty settings enemies are also more accurate, they’re quicker to see you, and stealth is harder.

Now this is how you make a game harder, not just you do less damage and they do more. I often avoid harder difficulties in games because I dont like how a 3 round burst in the chest suddenly needs a half a clip and a headshot doesnt kill anymore. You want to make a game harder, make them smarter or have more of them, dont make them supermen and your guns piss weak.

Control schemes are “highly customizable.” The team has done a lot of work so that players can customize controls in accordance with their gameplay style and preferences.

This should just be standard in all games. Button mapping should be standard in all games.

The team thought a lot on how to help players think about stealth from the beginning, because they knew many would just drive the jeep into the enemies and get shot up. They started by adding some approach paths for the jeep that are a bit more hidden, so you don’t need to walk all the way down.

Thanks you Naughty Dog. Stealth is my default play style. I will be ghosting my way through this game as much as possible. For me a good game is one that lets you play the way you want to.

Th wait just got that much harder.

[starchild]

That all sounds so good. Such smart decisions and neat touches. This game is going to be amazing. I'm a huge stealth fan too and I love the changes they've made and the greater freedom for different play styles.

[Petebloodyonion]

Always loved Uncharted I'm sure they will produce a incredible game.
I hope they keep Nate's notebook it was one my favorite thing in Uncharted.
My favorite moment is the 3rd game when Cutter is talking with Drake about a puzzle and they both pull out their Note book to exchange historical notes. I was really a great Idiana jones moment.

I really hope they keep that balance between shooting and discovering epic world.

[OB1Biker]

ND 'It’s a “pretty meaty game”
YES :)

[MasterCornholio]

So vegetarians won't like it then.

:(

Anyways glad I'm a meat lover.

:)

[Get_A_Job_Foxtrot]

Can't watch video. How long did they say the game length will be?

[Eonjay]

As long as it takes to reach a conclusion I suppose.

[killer_goat]

Now this is a AAAA masterpiece. GOTY hands down. I've been a bit disappointed this year so far with games on all platforms. Well apart from dark souls 3. Not long now.

[MasterCornholio]

What the heck is a AAAA game?

[killer_goat]

Lol something some other people have been throwing around here.

[deafdani]

It's a game that makes you go all "AAAA" because of how amazing it is.

[Phill-Spencer]

@cornholio It's a level above all aaa games so.... AAAA

[Reckless_Love]

When I got used to it, I preferred how the photo mode worked in Infamous. The ability to move the camera more independently from the character allowed for a greater freedom. I often found myself having trouble getting my shot just right in TLOU, the Uncharted Collection and even Arkham Knight.

[LemyAtom]

Wow. They've even looked into people with disabilities. That's total dedication. Naughty Dog really try to cover every possible outcome. I guess that's why they're the best in the industry!

[xrapperkdx]

AAAA

[Orionsangel]

Spoiler Alert - Sully dies in Nathan Drake's arms at the end of the game. Get ready for the feels.

[Avalanche]

every ps4 game should have photomode

[Germany7]

Already pre-ordered!