Uncharted dev: "..a lot more in store for the PlayStation 3"

Uncharted Drake's Fortune developer: "..as we're finishing Uncharted, we've found new ways of optimizing our engine to take advantage of the hardware. All of which means that, as beautiful as our game is, there is a lot more in store for the PlayStation 3."

[Rice]

DOG, i can't wait for what the future holds for the PS3 and the cell.

[mikeslemonade]

The next Uncharted needs online gameplay. That's the main reason why the sales have been lackluster.

[sonarus]

its not the only reason i don't think they did a good enough job advertising. However online play def couldnt hurt

[Statix]

Not so much online gameplay, as much as the game could've been longer. About 12 hours instead of 8 hours would've made the $60 price tag a lot easier to swallow.

[ravinash]

Uncharted is a great Single player game.
I think that it'll take away from the game if you try to make it multi player. Not every game needs to do that...there are plenty of game to play on line now.
Its best to stay focused on the single player game and have a great story and yes, make it last 12 hours please.

[Lifendz]

I'm so loving my PS3 it's not even funny. I mean, I've never been so proud of myself for choosing one console over another. Between my upgraded HDD, my ability to choose themes, the blu-ray, the exclusives coming, and the power that devs are now starting to realize, I couldn't be more excited for what's to come.

[Rikitatsu]

I can't imagine :x

[tethered]

I can.

More diverse game play would be great.
By that I mean more of the jeep and waverunner type game play.

Thats the only bit(h I have with the game.

I still give it a 97 out of 100 though.

[Chubear]

Haha! Xd When Uncharted III comes out like in 2012, you'll look back on the likes of Uncharted:DF and say

"Wow, can't believe we thought this was uber graphics lol. Still ok I guess"

XD

[mr_potato]

Yay my favorite game of 07 is gonna get some love.

Love u naughty dawg

[mullet]

I can't wait to see their next PS3 title.

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

The best looking game on any platform period!! that is until MGS4 is released. PS3 WILL OWN IN '08

[Sevir04]

but i think MGS4 look spectacular... definately better than whats on the other consoles right now, ^^ it's a graphical beast, but KZ2 man i'm sorry that the most graphical game i've seen for awhile it beats out uncharted ^^ i can only imagine what it will look like at completion Resistance 2 already look impressive. in alpha stage and looks damn amazing, when that game hits it's gonna be hot.

Uncharted 2 is gonna rock, but they need to revisit the Jak series, we really would like to see that i mean, why the hell did naughty dog and sony copyright Jak and daxter:the Lost Frontier. they better announce it or i'm gonna be mad. the PS3 needs all a next gen Jak.. so bring it darn it. ^^

[resistance100]

@ 'Sevir04'

Jak PS3 is in development, they kind of gave it away as people were working on Models of Jak on a computer in the background during a uncharted interview

[cmrbe]

Once said that the difficulty of the PS3 is actually an advantage. I wonder if it is deliberate attempt on Sony's part or not. The logic is if a console is maxed out in its second or third gen games then there is no point in supporting it for a few more years after.This is not good for everyone. Come to think of it. It will be exactly like the PC gaming market. After seeing the leaps the Insomniac did with their engine. I have no doubt that the next uncharted will below us away.

[Skerj]

Same thing happened with the PS2, at the beginning the games looked like high res versions of PS1 games. When ZoE, MGS2, and FFX launched, we began to get glimpses of things to come. We'll see if history repeats itself, but they've done it 3 times in the past with the PS1, PS2, and PSP. ..

[Skerj]

I can't imagine the game looking much better than it already does, but they could give us nonlinear environments and a greater vegetation interaction. All those pretty trees and bushes and most of them appeared to be static. If they manage to pull a Resistance -> Resistance II leap with the next Uncharted then damn, something special is in store. Jak is next though, can't wait.

[cmrbe]

There's always room for improvement. I really do wonder if Sony did deliberately sort of locked up the capabilities of the PS3 on purpose.

[Skerj]

I don't know, nor do I remember anyone claiming the same thing during the PS1 era. I do know people said the same thing about the PS2, and Sony wouldn't allow developers to develop for the full specs of the PSP until last year. So who knows what kind of things we'll see just on THAT system, God of War is just the beginning. I don't know if Crisis Core is using 333mhz.

But like you said, Kaz said it was a good thing now that the games are more difficult to program for in comparison to the competition. Really what we've seen though and heard from devs, is that when the games are created from the ground up they have no problem with the PS3. I can't wait to see what happens when devs start allocating more resources to the SPEs.

[ravinash]

maybe the next one will see Drake under the water rather than just on the surface.

[ForROME]

No No, SONY when designing A like to have it own clinch on parts in some way B SONY makes it complex, but in a way that for years to come your constantly unlocking things unkown it could do

[cmrbe]

On one side. If Sony unlock all the potential of the PS3 right in the begining we would see 2nd Gen games like Uncharted released at launch. This would have been a significant justification for the high price point compare to the competition. On the otherside. If they do and developers max out the system in 2 years. Sony would not be able to achieve their 10 year lifecycle plan. This is not good for console gamers because we will have to buy a new one after 4 years. This is not good for developers and not good for Sony. This is not to hate on the x360 but do you guys notice that there hasent been any major improvements in graphics on the x360 since Gears?.

[Maddens Raiders]

they'll be forced to charge admission. Don't do it! :P

[TANOD]

i expected Uncharted 2 to use 50% of PS3's power

Like always it will set a graphical bar on consoles as well

[xionpunk]

After seeing what they did with Uncharted, I can't wait to see what they do with a new Jak&Daxter game. (It had better be on the way ND!)

[Ureval]

Someone explain Uncharted to me. From what I saw of it, it looked like climbing around like Tomb Raider, combat similar to Gears of War, and some vehicle stuff thrown in. That about cover it or is there more to the game? How long is it?

[DrPirate]

Well produced cinematic story-telling, natural sounding voice acting and dialogue, vehicle segments include driveable jetski and gunner on a jeep, interesting twist after the middle makes the game a hell of a rollercoaster ride, and great graphics and enemy AI keep the action intense and immersive.

My Times: 9:59 on Hard Mode, 7 Hours 49 minutes speed run through to get medals/achievements.

[krik]

Uncharted is an action adventure. The main game mechanic is shooting using a cover system like GeoW. But Drake also has melee attacks that are pretty cool to use since they are different depending on the environment and position you stand vs the enemy.

The climbing, puzzles, jeep and jet sky are kind of additional levels from the core shooter and even so, both the jeep and the jet sky require a lot of shooting too.

The game is a very good size with a first run in hard at about 10 hours (that's what I did). But then I went back in Crushing mode and it took me 14 hours to complete (also grabbed the remaining treasures on this run).

I got 1000/1000 medals points and unlocked everything in the game. For me, this was the most fun I had with a game last year.

I still play the game every once in a while to play with Doughnut Drake or Elana using Eddy's Golden Gun and 1 shoot kills, it's pretty sweet :)

[cmrbe]

But a game very similar to Uncharted imo is Price of Persia with more emphasizes on combat. Instead of swords you have guns, a large array of guns but you can only carry 2 at a time. Uncharted being new naturally is better to me at least. The whole game feels like you are playing a movie. During the opening scenes my mum asked me what movie i was watching.

[Ureval]

Now I want to ask an honest question and I dont want a sh-t load of insults. Do you really think its a great game or is simply the PS3's current lack of games that makes this a stand out title? Like say, MGS4 came out at the same time as UNcharted, would it still be noteworthy? Im only asking cause I may get a PS3 at some point and my concern is the interest in this game is merely the current lack of console selling games for the PS3, and I personally have no interest whatsoever in the MGS series.

[cmrbe]

Worth all the 60 USD i spent on it and no it's not being hyped because of a perceived lack of PS3 games.If you like Prince of persia then you should alos like uncharted. Best you check out IGN and Gameinformer with their review. IGN even awarded uncharted PS3 game of the year over COD4. My honest rating is the same as IGN a 9.1 out of 10.

[Ureval]

Cool thanks.

[PirateThom]

Exactly the reason I was hyped for it, I love the Prince of Persia games and both Assassin's Creed and Uncharted came along and both shared a lot of elements. I liked both, Assassin's Creed had all the hype, but Uncharted was easily the better game.

Uncharted is less like Tomb Raider more Gears of War combined with Prince of Persia, but it makes a lot of refinements to both and it's a stunning game.

[Baba1906]

i think its a mixture of gears, Resident evil, tomb raider, prince of persia, and many more.

its amazing, i had never palyed a game in which the gameplay changes so many times. the last part was genious.

[HD DVDs COFFIN]

G-UNIT!

[Lord Anubis]

although uncharted is an amazing game I would prefer if they worked on a Jak game :(

I waht to hear Daxter silly remarks and the whole feeling/ambient of the Jak Series.

[Rattles]

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[PStriple703]

uncharted is an amazing game, can't wait for the next one
ND FTW!

[Robotz Rule]

But I'm really hoping for a next-gen Jak and Daxter game.

[TANOD]

Both Uncharted 2 and next gen JAK would be awesome games just like UNCHARTED that makes any game on x360 look like a wii game

[akaFullMetal]

god loved uncharted, and i was in awe the whole time how it looked, looks so good, really is one of the best looking games out, and i cant wait to see what we will see next year or so, its going to be unbelievable.

[JThomasV06]

Uncharted was an alright game, spectacular graphics, some of the best I have ever seen, but the gameplay lacked a little, it reminded me too much of Prince of Persia and Max Payne without the slo-mo, they needed to incorporate more diverse gameplay in other than just running around shooting bad guys, overall i would give it a 6 out of 10

[SoulReaper]

All PS3 owner should go out and purchase this game..UNcharted Rocks..I been playing it for hours..

[SF49er408]

Id give uncharted a little higher then a 6 out of 10. It does lack gameplay and the enemies are not smart. You walk into a new area and its the same thing over and over again, trying to kill the enemies with a little bit of ammo. any game where the enemies keep barrels of tnt next to them in fire fights gets boring pretty quick. Graphics 10 out of 10. i like the destructible trees on the jeep mission. boat mission was beautiful but gameplay bored me. still havent finished it and i guess thats it right there i dont have the intense urge to want to get through the game. sorry but no ps3 game has wowed me yet. heavenly sword looks awesome though
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I hope this ubeatable 08 lineup for the ps3 doesnt fail horribly like it did this year. everyone was saying lair, hs were gonna be AAA and sucks they werent fun. lair would have been a dope game if it was made well

[Bathyj]

Are you up to level 16 yet?

[Armyless]

It's ok if it isn't.

What are some of your favorite games?

[Bathyj]

They have to start J&D now and when they get to the point where they're near the polishing stage, start the next Uncharted. Insomniac know how to do it. Each game is not only better than the last but right on its heals as well.

[neogeo]

I was reading that not only did the game use only 20% of the systems SPU's. Even when they get to 100% there is still room to optimize. God of war 1 used 100% of PS2's power but they still found trick and short cuts to push GOW2 even farther. Thats how I know Sony's 10 year play will work. I believe that in 2/4 years Microsoft will pump out a new system.
Around that time God of war 3, Killzone4 Resistence3 and Motorstorm3 will be out plus, hundreds of new SKU's like FF7 remake. Every game will use 50gigs and the PS3 will have very low cost and a huge install base.
People like me are not going to go run off and buy a new Xbox720 when I still have tons of great games to play. Also people will be scared to pick up another Microsoft system with all the 360's problems.

Consumer fear is the worst thing you can do for a company.
And M$ has done a great job of scaring it gamers.
My friend told me that everytime he presses the on button on his 360 he closes his eyes because he is afarid it might turn RROD. Frankly I will never buy a product like that.

[name]

I would rather have uncharted 2 than a jak for the PS3.

[Figboy]

that's how damn good it is.

First time playthrough: 9 hours and 29 minutes
Second time playthrough: 8 hours and 29 minutes (was getting treasures)
Third time playthrough: 5 hours or so (getting the rest of the treasures)
Fourth time playthrough: about 5 hours, beating it on hard.

i'm currently playing through on "Crushing" which is truly crushing (after two shots, you're in the gray; three shots, and your dead, and that's just with the *REGULAR pistols the enemies use. i'm fearing the more heavily armed pirates later on).

between Uncharted and Ratchet, i've sunken a buttload of hours into the Playstation 3, so much that i have to *FORCE myself to play the actual *INCOMPLETE games i still have in my library.

every Playstation 3 owner that loves a great story, great visuals, and fun gameplay *NEEDS to have Uncharted in their library. period.

Naughty Dog is a great developer, always have been, and i'm glad to see them pushing the Playstation 3 like they have.

[Blademask]

The No-Loading times in gameplay.

Now when I see loading screens i'm reminded how much hard work Naughty Dog put into their game. Complex engine plus streaming. Best looking console game out to date. Then I feel bad for not finding the rest of the treasures :(..

[Figboy]

i know what you mean about the no loading times.

the game doesn't even *CACHE to the hard drive and it has *NO LOADING TIMES! what the hell kind of satanic deal did Naughty Dog strike with the gaming devils to get *THAT to work out??

someone needs to hook Bioware up with a meeting with Naughty Dog, so they can show them how to stream from a disc and eliminate loading times (Mass Effect would have been *SOOO much better had there been little, or better yet, *NO loading times. it's not like it's not possible without a hard drive; Uncharted proves that).

i'm kind of spoiled now because of Uncharted. i hope in the future *ALL next gen games have some sort of "no load times" option, whether by streaming, or caching (like Devil May Cry 4).

[DRUDOG]

I love how when the interviewer asked him about dev'ing for competitor consoles he nipped that sh!t right in the bud. He didn't even mention 360 and said that the PSP is not in ND's future. Too funny.

[Bathyj]

I dont get a crap about that metacritic score. I've see heaps of 10's and 9.5's. Funny how they're not included. Yet 32 out of 56 reviews gave 9 or higher. Even poxy, stuffy would be impressed if it kills me Edge magazines call it one of the great action adventure games ever made, yet could only manage and 8, the second lowest score. Then theres the 67 from the onion or something. No other purpose for this review other than to drag th average down. Pathetic. Anyone who really believes this game deserves a score in the 60's should be shot with a ball of his own sh*t.

Sorry but this game is AAA, Killer App, stellar entertainment, system seller, 2 thumbs up, FKN good and the best graphics and overall package this generation.

[DJ]

And it definitely deserves it. It took over a year for Jak & Daxter to sell a million copies, and I was expecting Uncharted to suffer the same fate. But its sales have been very consistent ever since its release.

I hope they put out another Jak & Daxter!

[Blademask]

Gamerankings.com
Metacritic.com
Gamespot.com

All CNET owned. Why do they need 2 ratings sites? Both with contradicting rules on whos opinion they count.

No RANKING site should approve biased sites. Fanboy console specific sites shouldn't be calculated.

It would be nice to have a ranking site that wasn't owned by Microsofts Partner. Or attached to gamespot.

[name]

Lmfao he asked about multiplatform development and then naughty dog mentioned the PSP. Hilarious.

[Genki]

There is room for improvement though.

Clipping really raped this game, and even though the animations looked good, they could have blended a bit better.

In any case, stellar first outing.

[titntin]

Hmmm - I have to view your comments with a great deal of skepticim.
While nothing is ever perfect, I've not noticed clipping anywhere in the game?
While animations are never perfect, this tile is fluid and about as good as I've ever seen realised in a game. I say this as digital games artist working in the industry for 15 years. I've been lead animator on several very well known titles and formats including titles from Sony and Microsoft. Of course, I'm huge game fan too!

[Genki]

Walk through 99% of the shrubbery in the game. I've repeatedly watched Drake literally walk RIGHT THROUGH leaves, fronds, branches, grass, among others throughout the course of the game.

There's about 3 or 4 distinct pieces of grass or bush that moves when Drake walks through them. One of them can be found in the immediate area around the statue in at the beginning of act 4, and the rest can be found towards the end of the game.

The vast majority of the plant life in the game does not react when you walk up to it or through it. I've literally stood there with a huge palm frond impaling me and just panned the camera around to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

I know clipping like this is present in many games, it just looks so out of place in an otherwise extremely beautiful game.

As far as the animations go, far too many times...in fact nearly every time, I jumped onto a higher portion of ground, or even when I hopped from ledge to ledge while hanging, Drakes seemed to just get sucked up to it as if it were a magnet and he a paper clip. I guess I should say the animations themselves are top notch, but the transitional action and movement looks jerky and inconsistent with the animation itself.

[titntin]

Ahh- you clearly believe that every bit of vegitation should have collison detection and behave accordingly? You really do have a very limited grasp of development! Engine overheads dictate what can and can't be done in any game, and the secret of a great design is to use the power available in the right places. Having collison detection on all the vegitation for a game like this, would remove tons of computational power from much more worthy uses, such as Enemy AI, ligting effects etc. Its simply not necessarry, and I don't believe in all the viewpoints and comments I've heard or read on this game, that anyone else has ever complained about this, which shows clearly that they made the correct compromise, but I'll conceede that a compromise it is.
I guess we will have to agree to differ on your issues with the animation system, which is widely seen as being best of breed and exceptionally sucesful. I do have the game and am currently playing the title, and would dispute the effect you are describing. Of course, I also understand that for each movement, the animation engine will have one stored animation, and the game engine will have to position the character appropriately according to the gap that needs to be traversed. Obviously the animation that plays, relates to a specific gap to be traversed, so in cases of extreme gaps, the animation played back will not be as appropriate for the distance the game engine moves the character. To a certain extent this effect can be modified by storing different versions of the same animation, one for short distance, medium distance and long distance, but doing this kind of thing for all animations is extremely costly in terms of memory overhead, and so would only be considered if it were really necessary.
While its possible to design a body IK system that would dynamically affect the animation according to each distance required, this is well beyond the scope of what is needed and is obviously computationally expensive too. Again, like in any game, the final solution is all about hitting the correct compromise. Given that this game has routinely atractted praise for its fluid and realistic animation system, you would have to say that Naughty Dog certainly picked the correct compromise. As I stated earlier, I do this for a living and am very critical of lots of games, but I think they did an excellent job here.

[THC CELL]

shey should go into fps and give that a run

[Qbanboi]

Bring it on Sony i can handle it. XD

[ban fans]

but I thought the humor in the game was great, too. It really added a lot of fun to the game for me. I found myself laughing out loud to the smart-alec comments! Game play is great, but the classic "Romancing the Stone / Indiana Jones" humor was a real treat for me. For me, plot lines are very important in a game, and very few have excelled like this one. The real selling point - this game has personality!

[Cynical-Gamerzus]

WOW this is a first gen game people!!!!!
I Cant wait to see what the future holds...
I loved this game and enjoyed the character as well it was very cinematic.
Superb artwork and visual direction..
I wish it lasted for 30+ hours!!!!

[UnblessedSoul]

Uncharted 1 was the tip of the iceberg for playstation 3 users, it outruns everything else on the 360, I feel sorry for those guys

[SSCOOLCHEA]

Do we really need online for some games ? I prefer to keep uncharted 1 player . Just think that there are so many games online right now go pick up that one and play it online

[Rice]

BRING IT ON!