PSU Impressions: Uncharted 2 trailer
- Posted December 15th, 2008 at 13:20 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Nathan Drake’s inaugural adventure last year proved to be one of the most rewarding titles we’ve played on Sony’s black box thus far. Featuring gripping narrative, sumptuous visuals and beautifully crafted environments, Uncharted combines explosive shootouts with pugnacious pirates with a healthy dose of acrobatic-fuelled platform/wall hopping exploration thrown in for good measure.
Taking all of the above into account, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Naughty Dog opted to continue Drake’s escapades with an inevitable sequel, so you can imagine our delight when we learned that the first trailer for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves would put in an appearance at Spike TV’s Video Game Awards 2008. See below for our impressions.
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Mike Harradence
Senior Editor
In a somehow fitting mood, the trailer puts wisecracking hero Nathan Drake in a particularly bleak situation, as he regains consciousness slumped in the seat of a train carriage. Upon further investigation, we discover that the carriage in fact hangs precariously off the edge of a mountain, the wreckage of what is presumably the remainder of the vehicle burning nearby. The trailer ends with Drake hanging onto the edge of the carriage before it begins its inexorable descent into the depths below.
Quite frankly, the teaser had us aching for more, especially as we were given a tasty snippet of actual gameplay from the likes of God of War III. Despite this, the trailer certainly sets us up for things to come, implying a sense of isolation for the young, brash Drake, who lies battered and bloodied facing impending doom. From what we’ve seen so far, the game definitely appears to be swapping the sun-soaked islands of the original title for environmentally hazardous locales such as the mountainous region shown in the teaser – a welcome change, as it’ll certainly keep things fresh.
Regardless, I can’t help but feel abit short changed by it all, and at the very least expected a couple of seconds worth of Drake battling it out with the regular gun-touting goons and a glimpse at some of the new gameplay mechanics in action, along with a couple of new locations. Nonetheless, it’s doubtful the game will be pipped to the post as my most anticipated PS3 outing of 2009. Still, the ball's in your court now, Naughty Dog – don’t disappoint.
Justin Pinter
Senior Journalist
Uncharted is the best new IP on the PlayStation 3, period. When Drake's Fortune released last year, I was love struck. Never before had my eyes seen such epic landscapes and lush jungles in a game. Naughty Dog definitely out did themselves, providing amazing visuals, fluid controls, adventurous storyline, and a comical hero.
Now, as we all know, what's better than one? Two! Uncharted 2 that is. Naughty Dog returns to the series, this time dropping Nathan Drake in a whole new location. From what we can see in the trailer, instead of swinging from jungle vines, Drake will be scaling mountain cliffs and climbing his way out of derailed trains.
After watching the latest trailer, we know off the bat that it's a cut-scene. However, just like the first Uncharted, the cut-scenes are rendered utilizing the in-game engine, so we can expect the game to look pretty close to what was shown. Naughty Dog has already confirmed that the teaser trailer was rendered in real time, which looked identical graphically to this new trailer.
With this in mind, one of the first things you can see that have been improved is the texture work. Everything from facial textures and hair to various environmental aspects, the texture work has obviously seen a significant improvement. In addition, the lighting effects and depth of field seems to be enhanced. Although if there is one thing I would like to see fixed or improved upon in Uncharted 2, it's screen tearing. We have yet to see actual gameplay footage, but when we do, it'll be the first thing I look for.
Overall, however, I was very impressed with the new trailer and I'm very excited for what's to come. Let's just hope Sony doesn't keep us waiting for long.
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n0na90 |
nona90- 1:24pm GMT - December 15th, 2008
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In my opinion, Uncharted beats all. Ps3's best game, period. And yes, I own MGS 4. Maybe I'm just wierd. Awesome trailer, I so want to run around with Drake doing jumps and all sorts of acrobatic stuff in the SNOW! If they make the snow look anywhere near as good as the water did in Drakes Fortune then... I'll be speechless.
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thetartnpoptarts |
thetartnpoptart- 1:35pm GMT - December 15th, 2008
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I totaly agree n0na90 Uncharted to me is the best game as well so if you have a ps3 it is a must have game and the second one doesnt look like it will disappoint I'm very excited.
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Kurupt-The-Don
- 1:42pm GMT - December 15th, 2008
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drake's fortune is the best game on any console..grafics,gameplay..everything...period..!!!gears of wat???horse $hit..!!!..not even that crap!!
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GOD_OF_CHAOS_KRATOS |
iHustle-- 1:47pm GMT - December 15th, 2008
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n0na90, your right
the only reason i play other ps3 games longer are because they have online play
I place uncharted above mgs4 but not above MGS3 or Shadow of the collossos
But i am more hyped for the next team ICO project than Uncharted 2 but i am still pretty excited for it.
Oh and after playing 2 hours of GoW2 i think that Uncharted had a better cover system. I just hope Naughty Dog rips off horde mode..........oh please naughty dog make it happen.
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edward_moffet |
edd- 2:27pm GMT - December 15th, 2008
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dude there's no way i could pick a favorite ps3 title there's way too many and they're all way to awesome to pick one and just say hey this is the best, can't do it.
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bracomadar |
bracomadar- 2:32pm GMT - December 15th, 2008
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Uncharted's gameplay was fun, but kind of got repetitive. However, the story line and acting still can't be beat IMO. The characters were interesting also. They weren't your typical muscled up tough guys like you find in most games. The characters seemed like actual human beings with natural emotions and frailties. It was probably the closest I've come to playing an actual movie, even better than MGS4. I can't wait to play the second one. I just hope this next one has some kind of multiplayer mode.
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Jk-Sin |
Rik02- 6:33pm GMT - December 15th, 2008
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u know i've been noticing that any game that has extreme amounts of voilence and bloodshed tend to be huge hits in the USA. look at gears of war, huge hit. the first uncharted had good amounts of both, huge hit. LBP didnt have any of either, not a huge hit.... any way cant wait 4 this game
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BlueDragoon0 |
Lionheart0- 6:49pm GMT - December 15th, 2008
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Americans tend to enjoy games involving blood, gore, killing and guns.
It's true...
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