Uncharted 2: Among Thieves can't get here soon enough. Sure, the PlayStation 3 has a pretty good year ahead of itself with Infamous, Fat Princess, and a whole lot more, but everyone wants to know what's happening with Nathan Drake. Sadly, there's still a lot of time between people and the fall release date.
It was with that in mind that IGN tracked down Richard Lemarchand, Naughty Dog co-lead designer on Uncharted 2, and put a few more burning questions into his ear.
Chris, Joseph, and Josh celebrate Active Quest’s 100th episode by discussing their favorite games of all time.
Nevada Dru from Bits & Pieces revisits Uncharted 2: Among Thieves to see if this legendary game has stood the test of time.
Currently playing Drakes Fortune on crushing, next will be to replay Among Thieves, but I'm sure it still holds up today.
Recently re-platinumed 1-3. Uncharted 2 aged better than I even expected. I enjoyed it more now than I did a decade ago. It’s more polished than 1, tighter than 3 and Yemen in 3 was gorgeous. Shambhala out-prettied Ubar though. 60fps w higher res’ made for a damn good rerun.
Question: When you say Uncharted2 aged better than expected, are you talking about the original PS3 game or the remastered collection on PS4. I ask because I think that a remastered version of the game would look and play better than the original.
I doubt that the original ran at 60 frames, how many years old is the remastered collection anyway.
I need to replay the original trilogy along with the collection, not a fan of the collection trophy of beating levels in a set time and don't think the originals required that for platinum.
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It’s true that the remasters have upped the resolution and given it 60fps, but the base game is the same. The art design and base textures/physics/ animations are the same yet still look contemporary. More-so than UC1 which isn’t as tight, or UC3 in some cases which I found a bit clunky in close quarters.
UC2 level design was a great evolution in bringing the verticality from the jungle into rural/urban settings while maintaining smooth animation transitions. Drake still moves better than the ginger in Star Wars Jedi. Outdoor areas are better lit.
UC2 also has more action and better pacing imo, which helps when replaying a game 10 years later. Kept me engaged.
You don’t need to time trial for platinum. They stuck the speedrun trophies in a seperate extended dlc category so have no fear.
I thought the originals were good, but not great. I understand that puts me in the minority here. That said, Uncharted 4 was freaking fantastic.
Yeah I understand the hate for 4 prior to playing it I was firmly against it and felt like 3 wrapped things up already but now after playing it I think it was the best in the franchise.
Now I look back at two and I feel like I'm playing an on the rails shooter everything is so tightly scripted including the infamous train scene you simply can't make a mistake
I think Uncharted 2 is a lot like AC2. Both games took the idea and basically improved it in every single way.
Uc2, AC2,Halo2, Soul calibur 2, Killzone 2, Infamous 2 , Dishonored 2 and a few more. The only negative thing I have against uc2, and imo it annoyed me,are the blue apes, uncharted 1 handled the super natural far better.
Cultured Vultures: What's your favourite moment from the Uncharted franchise? Here are 15 that got our blood pumping.
The entire final chapter of The Lost Legacy is the best setpiece in the series and it wasn't even mentioned.
This is one of my most anticipated games. I really think it's going to be phenomenal.
Incredible screenshots! Texture detail is bar non top of the tree!
http://uk.ps3.ign.com/dor/o...
Outstanding!
I think i need a warm Rag over my forhead after reading all that.. My word this game is gonna be amazing. the part about the Ice and snow gave me shivers. and the combat variations presented by live snow falls and force 10 snow storms. Just think traversing up a mountan sie and mercenaries spots you from across a near by canyon and shoots an RPG just aboves you and triggers an avalanche and now you must immediately act fast to survive the tremoring deluge of snow and rock. or, slipping while walking on ice and even crossing over frozen lakes inside snow caverns while gun shots threaten to break and shatter the solid ice you scamper across before it breaks and sends you under in subzero temperature waters... My goodness, The set pieces and unexpected scenario's from this game is going to bring an unpresidented and unparrelled scope of awe to this genre like no other...
my word i've never been this hyped about a game likethis since the first time i saw MGS2 and the infamous KZ2 trailer that lit the internet ablaze... the N.D.G.E 2.0 !!!! (Naughty Dog Game Engine 2.0!) the next best engine for game development. This is already on KZ2's level... by the end of this dev cycle it'll be like watching movie... I freakin cant wait.
Bring this ND bring it, i cant wait to gaze at this awesome game, advancement and innovation at every turn...
and it looks like there maybe some sort of multiplayer to it too with what he said at the end.
Look at this screen http://uk.ps3.ign.com/dor/o...
http://uk.ps3.ign.com/dor/o... <--- the textures on his clothes... OMG!!!!! I Need a wet rag over my forhead again X_X!
I love me an action/adventure game, looking forward to Uncharted 2 more than anything else coming out this year.
Uncharted 2 will rule all