Uncharted 3 & Uncharted 2 Comparison; Shows PS3′s Sheer Power

The graphical leap Uncharted 3 will take from its predecessor was evident ever since the game’s unveiling. Now, VGHQ compare both Uncharted 2 and 3 and by doing so showcase the PS3′s astonishing power.

[WayneKerr]

Im in ore of the POWwaaa

[Dante112]

Wow, UC3 looks incredible. Can't wait.

[- Ghost of Sparta -]

Uncharted 3 looks better than Battlefield 3 on PC.

[Mr_Objective_]

Pictures look amazing...
but no much differance in quality.

[Saint-Revlot]

Who would disagree. It does look incredible. Especially in motion.

[Korix]

Looks amazing indeed. Big Uncharted fan here.
However, some of the comparisons are between ingame UC2 screens, and pre rendered UC3 scenes (enhancement of ingame graphics - better lighting, DOF, AA, etc).
I hate how people can't do proper comparisons. Sometimes people even compare concept art to ingame screens.
This one is good for the most part though.
Would have liked to see actual ingame screenshots from both games, in full size. Turning down the size only makes the game look better than it actually is, and things like AA and DOF is hard (impossible) to get a "real" look at.

[GamerSciz]

@Korix Pre-rendered does not mean fully CGI. The Uncharted series uses real-time rendering with pre-canned camera movements for the cut scenes but it is all in-engine footage being done in real-time. That's why people have so much respect for the graphics.

[Korix]

@GamerSciz
Look at the UC3 trailer when Drake and Sully is talking. It looks better than the actual gameplay footage we've seen. it's got better lighting, and superb AA that isn't possible to do real time.
That's not something I've read or heard from a friend of a friend, it's what I can actually see my self. So even if Naughty Dog says it's all ingame, I wouldn't believe it. Game devs often speak a little *too* highly about their games.
I don't mean to be an idiot troll or anything, but honestly, don't you think certain trailers/scenes from the series looks better than when we actually play it, and look at things up close?
Clearest indicator is the AA. You will NOT see any aliasing in scenes like the one i mentioned in the UC3 trailer. AA like that simply isn't possible to do real time. Not even the most powerful PC's are able.

[jack_burt0n]

Korix deal with it, that level of AA is a multipass SPE technique it creates an almost identical effect to 16x+. Its not that new its just a new generation of technique of one already used.

Stop all the BS ranting u have no clue.

[RBLAZE1988]

@ ghost of sparta

whoa...slow your role there buddy. It looks good but let's just take it easy. Battlefield looks way better...like dx11 better. Just stop while you're ahead although i'm probably too late and this has escaladed into a full blown shitstorm

[OneSneakyMofo]

I love how all of these people are in denial because of the graphics. That's just how good they are. :]

[MaxXAttaxX]

Cutscenes use the in-game engine.
http://farm4.static.flickr....

If you get the camera up close to the characters during gameplay you'll notice that it looks quite good indeed.
http://farm4.static.flickr....

Plus, Uncharted has very little aliasing in-game to begin with:
http://tinylink.in/CDQ
Seriously, how many times have you noticed any jaggies?

And that was only UC1 ;)

[On topic]
Also, the 2nd pic of Uncharted 2 is from an old build.
Can't wait for a proper comparison.

[jetlian]

those images are uncharted 1 and the cutscenes are rendered higher than real game.

[MaxXAttaxX]

What do you mean by "rendered higher"?
Cutscenes and gameplay have the same resolution as well as textures.

The main difference is that cutscenes have even better lighting and shadowing compared to gameplay.

So like I said before...
http://n4g.com/news/715617/...

[sikbeta]

I can't wait for this game, UC3 will be HUGE!!!!

[paintsville]

Well there's no dening that UC3 is a good looking game but I don't see this "astonishing power" that's mentioned in the ps3fanboy title of this article. Competent yes, astonishing no.

[ChrisW]

- Ghost of Sparta -

Whoa there cowboy! No touching PC games!

[bozebo]

@korix
"Not even the most powerful PC's are able."
lol that's completely incorrect.
unreal's next gen demo was running on pc .(probably at about 10 fps, but a new generation of gpus are coming out which will make a big improvement - probably not affordable to have it at > 30fps this year though, but maby next)
the witcher 2 looks FAR better than this.
the skyrim screens/vids seem to be rendered on 360 (they are in 720p, if they were on pc surely there would be higher res screenies around?)
dirt 3 looks absolutely amazing on pc.
battlefield 3 looks miles better than this.

all that said, uc3 still looks amazing. just remember though, the ps3's graphics are bottlenecked by the rsx which is based on 5 year old graphics technology - the cell cannot magically make the graphics look better. the ps3's power lies in it's cpu capabilities, which are overkill for most games unless they purposely do some crazy AI calculations on the cell.

[WetN00dle69]

- Ghost of Sparta -

The F*** you smoking?
I mean yeah UC3 looks amazing and i cant wait to get my hands on it but better than BF3 on PC..........dont think so. I guess you meant BF3 on the PS3.

[Man In Black]

The cutscenes in Uncharted 2 are pre-rendered, which is why alternate skins and such don't show up.

[jetlian]

ingame models arent the same as the cutscenes ones

[Mr_Objective_]

Wow a lot of disagrees for an objective opinion.

To many subjective opinions flying around here.

[squidyj]

@NathanExplosion

It's the same engine used in cutscenes but they use improved effects because they're able to control things like resources present in the scene and they don't have to run physics or ai systems they can do more. For example in Uncharted 2 they ran a different Subsurface Scattering solution in cut-scenes as opposed to in-game.

The paper they published on the subject is here, it's called 'Uncharted 2: Character Lighting and Shading' you can find the comment about their choices on page 59 of the PDF. In cutscenes they did a quick blur of a lightmap to approximate the Nvidia human head demo. In game it wasn't worth the cost because it took a fair bit of rendering time per head on screen.
http://advances.realtimeren...

That's one example of how Uncharted cutscenes have higher quality features enabled than gameplay scenes. Obviously shadow map frustum can be precomputed for set scenes, as well as art resources and LoDs amped up for a scene where you know exactly how many polys are going to be on screen at any one time and where you know exactly what your memory usage is going to look like.

This, however, does not mean that the cutscenes aren't rendered in real time, in the engine, they totally are, they just use better features than Naughty Dog can afford to use in a dynamic gameplay scene.

[MaxXAttaxX]

They're the SAME character models!
Do some research.

@squidyj
Truth.

[jetlian]

you said truth to squid who in the frist sentences agreed with me

" but they use improved effects because they're able to control things like resources present in the scene and they don't have to run physics or ai systems they can do more"

[MaxXAttaxX]

That has nothing to do with different models!
Again, character models and in-game models are the same ones!

The main difference is that cutscenes have higher quality lighting and shading.

[RankFTW]

Not to be a dick but the word is "awe" not "ore", just for future reference.

[hiredhelp]

- Ghost of Sparta -
Uncharted 3 looks better than Battlefield 3 on PC.
----------------------------- ---------------------

You have no idea what your talking about. dont bring pc into this.

[RBLAZE1988]

he was doing an accent. Like orlock or whoever in killzone 3. Or frenchie from the departed (both roles are played by the same actor)

[clrlite]

@rank
He probably misspelled that in order to simulate a NY or Boston accent, hence the "powaaa" thrown in(maybe australian). I doubt he writes his papers like that.

I can't wait to see how amazing UC3 looks when it is finished. People are already comparing it to recent PC games and it's not even finished.

[Silly Mammo]

WOW! I remember when someone did a comparison of UC and UC2 and I was duly impressed with that. ND certainly knows how to push the PS3!

[zeal0us]

Agree, guess some1 disagree about the "ND certainly knows how to push the PS3!"

offtopic
Sometimes I wish they would show the person who disagree with comments that also include a written statement why they disagree

Back on topic
I think ND will do a better job than Crytek with pushing the ps3 to it limits, Crysis 2(ps3) graphic wise look to close to its 360 counter-park to me

I think its time for me to get a Ps3 :) and play some good games

[zeal0us]

Agree, guess some1 disagree about the "ND certainly knows how to push the PS3!"

offtopic
Sometimes I wish they would show the person who disagree with comments that also include a written statement why they disagree

Back on topic
I think ND will do a better job than Crytek with pushing the ps3 to it limits, Crysis 2(ps3) graphic wise look to close to its 360 counter-park to me

I think its time for me to get a Ps3 :) and play some of its good games

[Theonetheonly]

Those arent Screenshots.

wait the lower ones are. but the one with the scarf is not a screenshot. sorry.

not gonna happen realtime.

tell you you honestly aren't that gullible.

its ok if you wanna disagree ive come to expect denial to the truth. It has to do with poly count, Those are in Engine Renders. nothing about that has anything to do with realtime. Sheer Sheep.

[jammydude]

What do you mean by "those aren't screenshots"? Of course they are.

Do you mean 'those aren't in-game'? Because you'd be correct there. However they're in-engine using game assets so it's essentially in-game and could probably be run in real time (no extra effects applied other than what you'd see in-game) however, for loading purposes, these are pree-rendered FMVs just like in UC2.

Again, the polycount of the characters is not changed, those are all in-game models rendered in-engine.

[MysticStrummer]

@jammydude - Shhh Let him pretend he sounds smart and superior.

[Theonetheonly]

No really Im dead serious. In engine. maybe if drake's face was the only thing being rendered. that is all. Im not trying to sound smart its just not in the scope of the system. the cg render is to draw attention from unwitting fans games like GOW do the same thing. its ok tho most people wont know the difference. drake will only occupy about 3%-%15 of the screen for a majority of the game, unless its during a cut scene, during which i am unsure if they will use pre rendered cg movies to fill or if they will do them real-time. I heard them speak of pre-rendered and real-time "coexisting" but im not sure if that means scripted destruction with dynamic rigid bodies at play in the same scene or if that means they will be using some type of image blending which i doubt.

[Saint-Revlot]

Ummm.....Naughty Dog said it themselves that these are all real-time. They also said it was not CG.

[Theonetheonly]

The footage is convincingly realtime. ;)
srry upon closer inspection I was wrong.
I still do not believe that this will be the LOD. For actual gameplay but naughtydog will most definitely blur the line so it wont matter. Ive got a PS3 sittin right next to my monitor and Im pretty familiar with the capabilities of the box, but convincing someone of that is apples to oranges Been dealing/W this stuff all of my life.

let me make a well phrased statement,

That scene does not have much more room for improvement given the budget, meaning the computational horsepower available is being used to its end. To me this would be the mode i would show things in if i was to run a Cutscene however it does not mean that this level of visual fidelity would be possible if there was anything else on the menu, like controls and collision detection this to my eye is a scene not an example of game-play, expect to see muddier textures AA and lower resolution for the game in play.

the best line of comparison is GT5 using more acute shaders reflections particle density and shadowmapping during replays. and to note i also think that gt5 smoke is a post process effect. unsure tho. :)

[squidyj]

No, that's totally legit realtime rendering. Now, whether it's cut-scene or gameplay, I'm not sure and we will simply have to wait and see. I'd like to hear what you think is going on in that scene that can't be done in real time.

[hennessey86]

its more like naughty dogs astonishing talent than the ps3s power

[RatherHavaBigGirl]

sheer power? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha h ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah a hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha h ahahahahahahahahahahahaahahaha h ahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im a ps3 only owner and i can laugh at that one. really, if you wanna talk sheer power talk pc

as far as uc3, i hope the controls are fixed along with better platforming, combat and less predictable moments (got tired of nathan almost falling but somehow finding that life saving grip at the last second. ugh so cliche). the graphices were good though :)

[Big_Dom]

That kind of sense will get you a billion disagrees on here.

[BloodyNapkin]

You are correct if you wanna talk sheer power talk PC. But if you wanna talk great games and awesome exclusives then we will talk PS3 like we are.

[bozebo]

awesome exclusives?
aren't naughty dog games the only good exclusives? oh and mgs 4...

every other platform has better exclusives, even pc

[downwardspiral]

@nathawants2bmarcus
Sounds like you have some kind of sick desperation in your laugh.

[BloodyNapkin]

@bozebo

Care to enlighten me then....

[squidyj]

The Last Guardian
Heavy Rain
God of War 3
Uncharted
Resistance
Killzone
LBP
MGS4
GT5

I would say thoze are all great exclusives but as with anything YMMV. There are a lot of great games for every platform though, so it's pointless to argue about it.

PS3 is a powerful little system, no doubt about it. It's capable of doing a lot of very interesting things but it won't match the power of a high end gaming rig, of course, that's to be expected, it's running on hardware specs from 2006

[2Spock]

@bozebo

Of course everything is a personal opinion when it come to exclusives and what people like. But clearly the PS3 leads the way in great exclusives unrivaled on any other platform.

And regardless if anyone wants to admit it or not the PS3 is trouncing every platform in great games and a great experience that can only be had on the ps3 and for any type of gamer, from GOW to GT5 to HeavyRain to R&C and so on.

[RatherHavaBigGirl]

@downwardspiral

replace 'sounds' with 'looks' or 'seems' and that insult would land better

[Maddens Raiders]

...dude am I the only one that gets the accent? Kind of Steve Irwinish. RIP.

OT:

Anyone surprised? I mean these are the Naughty Gods.

[clrlite]

No, they might be too busy looking for grammatical mistakes to decipher the meaning of his words. RIP Steve, at least that bloody crocodile didn't get you.

A lot of people are talking about PCs in this thread. Also saying some of these screens aren't real time. What are they going to say if the game comes out and looks even better?

[Buho]

Not bad for five year old technology huh PC fanboys?

[DigitalPiracy]

I almost replied with an insult but after thinking more carefully I decided that you are correct. No, it's not bad for old tech but can you imagine what it could look like if developed for the PC under the assumption that, say, everyone owned at least a GTX 470. You would probably cry.

[Buho]

LOL that made me laugh. Bubbles for you! :D

[ChrisW]

It's no mistake that UC2 had good graphics, and it'll be no mistake that UC3 will have phenomenal graphics. However, instead of saying it's a "comparison," just state how the graphics and engine have excelled between episodes. It'll attract more interest.

(I know the creator of that blog is reading these comments)

[MNicholas]

Here's a couple of low res captures from UC3 footage:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z...

[pain777pas]

The plot from the gamestop interview has GOTY all over it. Hopefully they get a little Kojima on us with some incite on things we should but dont know.

[tommy-cronin]

at least there using sully more in this, he looks so much better in the u3 comparison

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Wow...UC3 makes UC2 look dated. Never thought I'd actually say that about UC2 O_O.

[HeavenlySnipes]

But you can definatly see the improvement

[piroh]

U2 had the best graphics...till now

[-Mezzo-]

Can't wait for the game.

[Masterchef2007]

Poor drake he is starting to get old

No i dont mean old as in used up. I mean old as in he looks older in the 3rd game.

Anyways its great to see that ND always finds new ways to push the PS3.

[trounbyfire]

well ND said drake looks that way because of the sand and dust on his face and his nose looks broken, he was in a plane crash after all. if you have seen the trailer he looks normal when he its talking to sully.

[Masterchef2007]

Your right about that.

[yume-k]

yup, he looks older and uglier than a 100 years old octopus

[BLACKBOIJONES]

Have in mind that U3 is still more then 8-9 Months before the final build.Only God will know if my HD TV dose not blow up trying to show the game lol :D

[VINNIEPAZ]

Realy?

[humbleopinion]

Blow up? Next time try not to import TVs without checking that the AC power supply matches the current in your country...

[Neo Nugget]

I don't think he really expects it to blow up....

[humbleopinion]

Neither do I. It was a joke on the expense of a rambling fanboy, but I guess that some people here are thick. Next time I'll use emoticons :)

[Ravage27]

UC3 will blow away all competition in the graphics front this November.

[MiyagiSPG]

i thought U2 couldn't be surpassed graphics wise, nice!

[trounbyfire]

personally KZ2 had better graphic UC2 had are style/ direction
KZ3 graphic and art style / direction are super great so UC3 has to bring it

[Dayngls]

Yea compare a 3rd person game to a 1st person one thats like comparing a foot to a elbow both are awesome but totally different.

[El_Assenso]

Haha!! richard919 bubbles for you!!

[HeavenlySnipes]

HAD THE BEST CONSOLE GRAPHICS. DON'T FOOL YOURSELVES

[Saint-Revlot]

No, as of now Killzone 3 has the best console graphics. That will change when Uncharted 3 comes out.

[trounbyfire]

i never said best looking because i would put GOW3 ahead of KZ2 but i think KZ3 looks damn good so i can't tell

[FailOverFail]

It's worth noting a couple of those images are from Uncharted 1.

Another noteworthy thing is they managed to almost make Uncharted 3's gameplay look as good as Uncharted 2's cinematics. Now THAT is something.

But as many people have said, it's still a while off until release, so it can only get better.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

"It's worth noting a couple of those images are from Uncharted 1."

No they aren't.

The UC2 pic of Sully with the dragonov is from the MP though.

[PLASTICA-MAN]

"It's worth noting a couple of those images are from Uncharted 1."

"Another noteworthy thing is they managed to almost make Uncharted 3's gameplay look as good as Uncharted 2's cinematics. Now THAT is something."

That show how much you know the game!

FailOverFail: The name says it all !

[FailOverFail]

http://vghq.net/wp-content/...

In Uncharted 2 Nathan Drake wears a Brown/tan shirt, not the white one from UNCHARTED 1. As for me saying a couple, that's my mistake, it's only one and that COULD be from multiplayer.

http://www.electricpig.co.u...

@PLASTICA-MAN

As for me not knowing Uncharted? I've platinum'd both games and can probably destroy you in any mode online. I'm also probably one of the biggest Uncharted fans in the world.

Furthermore, I'll probably be playing it before you as most overly defensive Playstation fanboys don't even buy the exclusives.

[Rubberlegs]

The fifth picture down on the UC2 side is from the first game and probably the worst looking screenshot out all of those. The first Uncharted didn't have multiplayer, just a crap screenshot of it.

I know UC3 is going to look better but those are some awful images to compare it to like that Sully multiplayer picture, not sure what's up with that picture.

[jammydude]

@Plastica-man

The cinematics from UC2 were as good looking as the gameplay, graphically. They used the exact same models and assets in the FMVs as the gameplay.

[PLASTICA-MAN]

I know that, that's what I wanted to say in the first place. I know every tiny technic used in the game and every asset. I just really admire what Naughty Dog achieved.

[SuperStrokey1123]

which is? They are all UC2 as far as i can see

[HeavenlySnipes]

is but the rest are from Uncharted 2. Anyone that played the game would know this...

Unless.....

[MysticStrummer]

None of those images are from UC1. Also, as you should know already since you troll PS3 articles so much, gameplay and cinematic graphics are the same for the UC series. You're right that it can only get better though, so have a cookie.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

I stand corrected.

[duplissi]

.... uh uncharted 2's cinematics are made using the in game engine and assets then recorded to mask load times- just like kz3

so uh uncharted 2's gameplay also looks like its cinematics.....

[joydestroy]

alright, so i'm thinking it's going to be a KZ3/UC2 night before DA2 releases tomorrow

there's just been too much news recently regarding UC3 for me to resist the urge any longer to go back and play UC2 a 3rd time through

[antboltonboy]

one word INCREDIBLE, the difference between the ps3 and otha consoles is really gonna show when this releases

[Nes_Daze]

I don't really think there's such a huge improvement in graphics in Uncharted 3, but then again, there's little to compare and it's hard to improve on a game with such high quality graphics.

[ironmonkey]

amazing

[telekineticmantis]

...Bikes, Jeeps, Buggys anything with out a roof to block shots

[MadMax]

PC and 360 gamers are shitting their pants right now!!!

[B1663r]

Actually, I am looking at those pictures and thinking... Wow like KZ3, this is pretty much what I have come to expect from console games this generation.

In other words, no pants shitting going on here...

On Edit:

Oh I get it now, you guys have the second rate multi-plats, so on the rare occasion that you guys get good graphics the skid marks start to show through.

[MadMax]

Keep on telling yourself that, if it makes you feel any better. Hey, dont be too bummed, you guys still have WOW? LOL

[blackmagic]

PC gamers???

[jammydude]

I think he means, not graphically, but because a game of this calibre will not be found on the PC. Same with every console exclusive, though. Which is a shame.

[Arnon]

What happens when an emulator is created that allows PC gamers to play Uncharted 3?

[RevXM]

@Arnon

Then I will fire up my computer downloading it while trying to remember them GOOD old days like 20 years ago, with Killzone 2, Mgs4 and so on.

Thats what happens.

[Arnon]

You realize technology occurs exponentially, right?

[Convas]

LMAO. No. No we're not.

[MadMax]

Oh trust me, you are! LOL

[guigsy]

You're obviously very excited about this game, but:

1. Why bring PC and 360 into it?

2. Graphics aren't the be all and end all.

[Pintheshadows]

I agree with you but Uncharted is well liked because of how smoothly it plays. I enjoy the animation of Drake mostly. He moves around so convincingly I think he is a real person sometimes.

[TheBlackSmoke]

PC gamers think resolution = teh graphical superiorz.

Crysis is the only crutch PC elitists can come up with. A boring, generic, art-less, unoriginal FPS that people only even know about because crytek decided that optimisation wasn't important. And all the Mulitplats are just higher rezed versions with a tub of vaseline smeared all over them for teh aliasing.

There's only 2 company's who actively care about making PC exclusives, Valve and Blizzard, neither of which make games that can boast about graphical technicality but instead create worlds that immerse and captivate with unique art direction and design.

If Naughty Dog were to make a PC game and not care about the average consumers PC capability, they would make crytek look like an iphone app dev.

Uncharted 2 is the most highly decorated and awarded game since HL2 for a reason. Because the game does EVERYTHING right not just "teh graphics"

Boast about your PC all you want, If you refuse to play on PS3 you miss out the highest rated games this gen. PS3 owners are getting the best deal this gen, deal with it.

edit: bring on the disagrees, its not like you can actually refute anything im saying lol.

Now shoo, go back to playing counterstrike for 5 years in a row.

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

Then you should have never upgraded to a HDTV, make sure you intentionally change your PS3's resolution settings to the lowest possible since you don't care.

[Ducky]

Resolution does make for a superior experience. It's not the only thing, but it is a factor.

> Crysis is the only crutch PC elitists can come up with
- There's also Metro... and anything else that has mod support. I'm not a fan of making lists. Crysis is cited because it is an old game, so PC elitists point at it to show that consoles have yet to beat a 3+ year old game.

> (Crysis) A boring, generic, art-less, unoriginal FPS.
- Hmm, that's... kind of an odd thing to say. Whether you're a fan of the game or not, Crysis' gameplay allowed for more freedom and wasn't a linear corridor shooter unlike most shooters out after CoD4.

> Only two companies actively care about PC exclusives.
- Not really, but they'd be the two biggest ones, so yea.

> If Naughty Dog were to make a PC game...
- That's hypothetical. I'm sure they'd make a great game though.

PS3 users are getting a great deal. The greatest is down to opinion. However, if you argued purely on graphics, then you'd loose the fight to a modern PC.
Not that it really matters; it's a UC2 vs UC3 comparison. Enjoy what you have instead of going out and picking fights with others.

I'll go back to playing Counterstrike (and then some TF2) now. Come fetch me from my dark basement when you guys come up with something as competitive. =)

[Imalwaysright]

"Resolution does make for a superior experience". To you maybe. Imo If the game is bad all the resolution in the world wont save it.

[Jazz4108]

dont forget crysis is open world where uncharted i a corridor cliff hanger.

[Shackdaddy836]

I play PC and PS3 and I can tell you that no, PC players wouldn't be shitting their pants...

The graphics are great (probably the best on consoles) but PC still outdoes it graphic-wise....

[MadMax]

I beg to differ! PC does not have better graphics anymore. 10 yrs ago this was not the case, not anymore my friend. Its very hard for PC gamers to accept this, they simply just cannot.

[Shackdaddy836]

Thats just dumb to say... PCs have hardware right now that your next-gen consoles will have in a couple of years. The reason why we all pay so much for PCs is because we know it has better graphics than consoles do.

I doubt you even have or ever played on a gaming PC. And in that case your extremely ignorant for judging something you have no knowledge on...

[Arnon]

MadMax is just butthurt that his new PS3 game still doesn't match up to a game from 2007.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2n9g...

Or even a download-only Steam game.

http://www.bluesnews.com/sc...

[Izanagi-no-Okami]

MadMax is the most moronic PS3 fanboy that i ever encountered in my life. Sorry, i can't stand it. It is too much ignorance.

[anthem]

Sheer POWER LOL

[Rageanitus]

Honestly I would be more happier if they actually made the game full 1080p native resolution and sacrifice the improvements in textures and other good stuff.

[ps3bestever]

U3 will be one of the best games of the year or best game ?

[k280]

Amazing!!! Makes uncharted 2 look like a POS!!!!! WOW CAN'T WAIT!!!

[Inzo]

Those U3 screens are old.

[PS3BURN]

Yep.. but that doesn't change the fact that it still is Uncharted 3 now does it?

[theonlylolking]

If the PS3 could talk everytime it starts up it would say"By the power of the cell, I AM PS3!!!!!"

[Pozzle]

Looks absolutely gorgeous.

And I love that the character faces have been updated. That was the only thing that bothered me about Uncharted 2; that sometimes the faces looked a little "fake" or "uncanny valley" (Chloe's eyes in particular). They look amazing now.

[Dayngls]

Dude Uncanny Valley is a good thing in gaming haha

[fredfenster]

Looks like Drake's gained a little weight. Nothing like Elena's home cooking.

[GodofSackboy]

lmao

[diehardgamer1000]

this is the reason why im in sony's corner every generation

[Relientk77]

I never thought I would say this, but Uncharted 2 looks ugly lol, Uncharted 3 has way better graphics

[PLASTICA-MAN]

It is a secret, but almost all teh Uncharted 2 screens are taken from the unfinished version of the game that got scrapped and completely overdone, the shipped game totally different! But, why would I strive to explain all the facts to those "very cultivated" folks?!

[Pozzle]

Uncharted 2 seems to be one of those games that don't screencap well. It looks absolutely stunning in motion, but screencaps never seem to show the true beauty of it.

[lee_ten]

my god, uncharted 3 looks incredible.

[George Sears]

People are exaggerating. The third one looks great but is not miles away from what we see in U2. The jump of Drakes Fortune to Among Thieves was a huge one graphically, but the jump between the sequel and the third isn't such a huge leap.

Still, it does look impressive and I admire Naughty Dogs dedication to hollywood esque storyline and action packed gameplay.

[TheTruth89]

nuff said

[stuntman_mike]

Uncharted 3 isnt even finished yet and it looks like it will out do its predecesor in the graphics and physics department.

I know people on here keep saying it looks better than "x" type PC game but just imagine if they did bring this to PC it would be out of this world. if they tailored it to pc spec, DX11, tessalation and all that good stuff. A-mazing.

cant wait for this game.

[PLASTICA-MAN]

You don't even know what is tesselation or for what purpose (lazy + stupid) it was invented. Uncharted doesn't need tesselation since the developers already do by their own effort what lazy developers do (or not do) by just sitting and making no effort in modeling and relying on tesselation thus giving awkward and deformed results.

Edit: At below, I really don't have to answer you then, otherwise your brain will tessElate (or maybe it already did, oh sorry it doesn't have even one poly, the best thing you can hope it will do is just a simple bump map, something to check :O)

[stuntman_mike]

ok douche bag.

[Primetimebt]

PURE PS3 POWER!!!!

[Master of Unlocking]

I hope they won't stop at Uncharted 3 :p

[TABSF]

Half are cut-scenes.
The rest corridor gun-play.

No screens of the huge vistas?

[Apotheosize]

The first 4 UC3 pictures are not in-game. I know all of you want to believe it will be but those are cutscenes and the game will look downgraded compared to that. Not to say it looks bad, but it wont look leaps and bounds better than 2.

[RevXM]

Cutscenes are better looking becuase its all a scripted sequence in wich they add larger models some textures even and lighting.

But I dont care if the cutscenes are pre-rendered or added some cinematic effects and smooth models.
BECAUSE the Gameplay already looks fucking nuts.

:>

[theunleashed64]

i love how some are saying that those screens aren't ingame. because you guys are experts right? i mean you helped develop the game right?/s lol give it up you trolls pulled this crap with killzone 2 and god of war 3 but we all know how that went?. ps3 is capable of this have you guys really sunk into your delusional worlds that much? naughty dog is all of the sudden lying now? wow just when the trolls ate crow for this same exact argument they still want more must really good crow.

[WitWolfy]

its usually these ignorant idiots that never played UC that think the cinematics are pre rendred... cant help laugh at them I guess

[NBT91]

Lol I just take the developer word for it. If they tell me it is in Game, then it is and at the worst it will only looks slightly worse in game but not enough to notice. Almost every GT5 pre release screenshot was not in game but it still looked almost as good in motion (playing it now)

TL;DR: This Game will look amazing whatever the case and it will look incredible in all three of the dimensions I can play it in :-)

[i_like_ff7]

Amazing power of 6 year old hardware.

[WitWolfy]

4 years really, will turn 5 on the 11th of November

[umaza]

Looks good, but as battlefield 3 and crysis 2 are coming out there is going to be some competition :)

[Frak]

THIS IS EPICCCCC

[firetaw]

the power of shaders vs textures. oh ya! and... some Tessellations is possible. ok i might not know what they are doing but its obvious they are truly moving on from traditional game graphics techniques.

[coojo]

uc3 pictures not gameplay.

[WitWolfy]

mmmmmmmmm... Its games like these that remind me why I bought a PS3 in the first place

[Big_Dom]

*Yawns* 6 year old tech! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzz zzzz zzz zzz z z z z z z!

[OllieBoy]

PS3 came out in March 2005? Before the 360???

[Big_Dom]

Oh, so a release date determains the age of the coponants of the system, does it? The 360 was released roughly 6 years ago now. The specs that devs of the PS3 were working on were all based from specs from a GPU that is roughly 6 years old.

[Killman]

And yet the "6 year old tech" is able to wipe the floor with 'most' games on PC. It is quite amazing that 4(1/2) year old tech is able to keep up even with today's "oh so amazing" PC's. How can we even compare something that was made nearly 5 years ago to something that is constantly being upgraded? The comparison is a bit unfair don't you think?

[OllieBoy]

11/1/11

Wake me up on this date.

[LunaticBrandon]

Serious circle jerk going on in here. The game already looks dated and it isn't even out yet.

[anasurimbor]

omg the grafix is bttr

Who the hell cares?

[NBT91]

People who want their Games to actually look Good, not bad?

[Treyb3yond]

Modern people who don't live in the early 90's?

[anasurimbor]

So... douches? Sounds about right.

[SephireX]

Great looking game but Uncharted is linear so its not surprising that ND are able to do this with the PS3. Show me an open world game with these graphics and then I'll be amazed. The graphics were awesome in UC2 but it was the action-packed gameplay sequences that I enjoyed the most and the multiplayer of course. I want to see improvements to the weapon handling and a.i. Not that they were bad in UC2 but can never improve a.i enough.

[bumnut]

Can't wait for the game but could really do without all the fanboys talking shit from now until release.

[zero_cool]

Regardless of what is said haters are gonna hate so forget them & enjoy what were able to fully understand & appreciate offered on playstation 3.

[Arkhamz]

We're* ... anyway these graphics do look great but that's not what causes me to buy a game.
P.s the Battlefield 3 comment was just daft

[zero_cool]

Whatever your say grammar nazi!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[PSWe60]

my eyes just orgasmed

[Treyb3yond]

Anyone but the most ardent fanboy must know the PS3 is the best console....