Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

[NonBorn]

Q4 2007, κάπου στις 20 Noέμβρη το χα δει νομίζω...

[NonBorn]

Joystiq impressions

Spoiler!

What happens when you mix one part Gears of War, one part Tomb Raider, and one part Prince of Persia? You get one potentially awesome game. We really want to like Naughty Dog's upcoming PS3 exclusive, Uncharted, but technical issues seriously hindered our enjoyment of the title.

If there's one thing everyone has been talking about with Uncharted, it's the complex animation system. Thousands of animations are blended together in real-time to create a visually complex world that feels alive. Drake responds to his surroundings: you'll see him look at points of interest, struggling to keep his footing, and more. In one heated gunfight, we had him take cover fire and could see the worried look on his face as he breathed heavily The animation system helps make Drake not only a more believable character, but one we can relate to.

Drake is supposed to be a normal guy in an extraordinary situation, and the platforming sequences deliver upon the feeling of overcoming overwhelming obstacles. Drake will have to climb along rocky ledges, or jump from a shaky pillar to the next. Seeing what Drake can interact with the environment is intuitive due to Drake's focus on where he must go next. By observing what Drake wants to do, players will be able to navigate tricky areas with relative ease. Swinging from a rope and jumping to a ledge feels intuitive and empowering. We love the feeling we get when exploring the environment.

We have no qualms about the platforming aspects of the game. However, combat proved to be difficult, due to its rather cumbersome controls, and buggy performance. The game employs a cover system, not unlike that found in Gears of War. For example, Drake can hide behind a wall, peek out and fire a few rounds. Then, he can run forward and take cover behind a rock. However, we found ourselves having a lot of difficulty "sticking" to the appropriate cover, in the direction we wanted to. Gears of War features an elegant control mechanism, where all actions are performed through the context-sensitive A button. Uncharted uses multiple buttons on the controller for the same actions, which is certainly disorienting.

In addition, we found ourselves constantly clipping through walls and other objects. We tried to take cover behind a wall, and as we rolled out, we found ourselves stuck inside a barrel. Then, we had to fight the camera, which had also become fixated on the wall. We were lucky to have somehow escaped before an enemy threw a grenade in our direction.

The camera simply doesn't feel intelligent enough: we were struggling to keep it in check at all times. It's too bad that uncomfortable controls, glitches, and a finicky camera are getting in the way of a potentially excellent game. We were impressed by the enemy AI: they take cover, try to flank you, and perform melee attacks when close.

If any game needs to be delayed, it has to be Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're confident that the team at Naughty Dog can make a stellar game, and we doubt they'll rush Uncharted just to make its November release. Considering how many other high-profile games are arriving on PS3 (and other consoles) later this year, we'd love to see Naughty Dog take the time to really iron out the bugs and refine the controls -- if they do, Uncharted can easily be one of the best games on the platform.

Με λίγα λόγια αφού αναφέρουν τα τρομερά animations και όλα τα υπόλοιπα + του παιχνιδιού λένε ότι με το demo που παίξανε είχαν πρόβλημα με τους εχθρούς( ήταν πολύ δύσκολοι) και το cover system και ότι είχαν προβλήματα με την κάμερα. Πιστεύουνε στο παιχνίδι και στην Naughty Dog και την παροτρίνουν αν χρειαστεί να καθυστερήσει το παιχνίδι για να διορθωθούν αυτά τα μικροπροβλήματα. Άρχισαν τα όργανα... Ελπίζω να υπερβάλλουν λίγο και να προλάβει η ND να φτιάχει όλα αυτά μέχρι το Νοέμβρη μιας και φαινομενικά το παιχνίδι από όσο έχουμε δει τεχνικά είναι έτοιμο. Δε θέλω να περιμένω για αυτό το παιχνίδι το περιμένω από την πρώτη μέρα που είδα το πρώτο πρώτο trailer. Αλλά αν χρειαστεί προτιμώ να περιμένω παρά να μην πάρω κάτι καλό... Ας περιμένουμε να δούμε!


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Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Hands-on

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Tomb Raider is a huge success and this can largely be put down to a few key selling points. Yes, Lara is a woman and sports rather large appendages, but many of us grew up loving the Indiana Jones movies. While Lara certainly made the series her own, there's no denying the link. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, a PS3 exclusive from Naughty Dog, is very much in the same vein. This time with a man as the playable character, we took the controls for a good twenty minutes of gameplay.

The first thing of note wasn't the gameplay at all, but the game's light hearted approach to story telling. While the hero is often in life threatening situations he doesn't let it get to him, with cutscenes often displaying the kind of one-liners and comedy timing that Harrison Ford would be proud of. The full extent of the story and the range of environments is still to be revealed, but it's likely that this adventure will take place across numerous large environments.

Jumping into the action things seemed remarkably solid and fluid. Your character runs and hops over scenery with beautiful realism that really has to be seen to be believed. Everything feels very Tomb Raider, but whereas Lara's adventuring is often a little stilted, Uncharted feels far more organic. The main character features over 3000 animations, and each of these can be blended to create incredibly natural motion.
This is shown throughout the game, from the simplest of tasks like picking up ammo, to hanging from a cliff edge while shooting at the same time. Whereas most games these days feature a cover system that lets you poke out and fire at an enemy, the ability to do this from almost anywhere is a great touch. At one point in my time with the game I was running from a group of enemies and took cover over a small cliff edge. Not knowing it was possible, I whipped out my gun and proceeded to take out the enemies while still relatively safe from fire.

The game seems to be as much about action as it is exploration, but this isn't a third-person shooter. During general movement the camera is fairly loose, as you'd expect in a 3D platformer, but when targeting the game switches to a more gun-friendly viewpoint. Certain cool moments are highlighted in what the developers are calling 'Here Moments' where you'll be treated to a more cinematic viewpoint for a few seconds. It works well, without taking you out of the game for too long.
Environments in the game are large enough to allow for players to approach things in different ways and the weapons you choose to carry will also play a part. You can only carry a pistol and grenades plus a single secondary weapon at any one time, meaning you have to be a little picky over what you leave on the battlefield. Because of the aforementioned ways to get through each area, the team at Naughty Dog have put little signposts in, pointing you in the right direction. At certain points you can press L2 to focus the camera on a particular area of interest, hopefully meaning you won't spend ages wandering around aimlessly.
The jumping and leaping feels incredibly natural and fluid

As ever some Sixaxis motion control has been built into the game. Grenade trajectory is controlled by tilting the Sixaxis until the throw arc ends in your desired location and walking along narrow bridges often requires you to tilt the pad in order to remain balanced. It's simple stuff, but works well without feeling tacked on and gimmicky.
There are many great looking PS3 exclusives due out in the final quarter of 2007, but Uncharted could well be the most impressive upon its release. The animation alone is incredible, but the detail in the environments is superb and the use of vibrant colouring gives the game a bold appearance that's worlds away from the dour greys and browns we've become used to.
Going into E3 2007 I knew that the PS3 would have a good show, but with this, LAIR, Heavenly Sword and Ratchet & Clank the much criticised next-gen console could well have a quartet of titles that Sony's rivals will be jealous of come this holiday season.

Εδώ οι τύποι λένε τα ακριβώς αντίθετα...:confused::confused: Λένε για την κάμερα ότι είναι πολύ καλή και ελεύθερη όταν κινείσαι στο περιβάλλον (platform στιλ) ενώ όταν βάζεις τα όπλα η κάμερα γίνεται πιο "third person shooter" με αποτέλεσμα να σε βοηθάει πάρα πολυ. Επίσης μένουν έκπληκτοι με τα animations και το πόσο ρεαλιστικά κινείται ο Drake και πόσο μεγάλο και καλοδουλεμένο είναι το περιβάλλον. Τώρα τα προηγούμενα από το Joystik δε ξέρω... Θα μας τρελάνουν.. :banghead::banghead:

[NonBorn]

Συνέντευξη από άνθρωπο της ND εξηγώντας διάφορα σχετικά με το παιχνίδι. Αυτό που μου έμεινε από το video είναι ότι η ND προσπαθεί να φτιάξει ένα παιχνίδι με φιλοσοφία ταινίας γι αυτό και δίνει έμφαση πολύ στην υπόθεση,στην πλοκή κλπ κλπ και στο ότι θέλουν να δώσουν στο κοινό ένα παιχνίδι που θα μπορεί αυτός που παίζει να το παίξει με τον τρόπο που θέλει. Δείτε το και εσείς εξηγεί αρκετά πράγματα τεχνικά περισσότερο αλλά και για το story και το παιχνίδι γενικότερα... Αξίζει να το δείτε.

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[antonis]

New screenshots:

[pvinis]

piso sou !!!!

[WolfRathmA]

Καλα η πρωτη ειναι θεηκια!! Τι γραφικο ειναι αυτο που δειχνει;

[NonBorn]

Παιδιά το στάδιο της κριτικής, όσο δύσκολο και να 'ναι λόγω του όταν το βλέπεις απλά παθαίνεις κάτι, πρέπει να φύγει από το στάδιο των γραφικών και των animations μιας εκεί το Uncharted απλά ΔΕΝ ΠΙΑΝΕΤΑΙ και να πάει σε άλλα όπως το story, ο χειρισμός, το ΑΙ κλπ. Στην ιστορία από ότι φαίνεται η ND δίνει πολύ βάση έχοντας φιλοσοφία κινηματογραφικής ταινίας και αν διορθωθούν κάποια μικροπροβληματάκια που υποτίθεται ότι έχει και αναφέρει το Joystik θα είναι ένας από τους καλύτερους τίτλους που θα κυκλοφορήσουν φέτος το χειμώνα...

[WolfRathmA]

Δεν ξερω το στορυ του τιτλου αλλα αν ειναι καπως "πεφτω με το αεροπλανο σε μια ζουγλκα ειμαι ο επιζοντας και μετα με κυνηγανε" κτλ κτλ Θα ειναι λιγο μουφα... Το εχουμε δει το επισοδειο στο Borken Sword 3

[NonBorn]

Καλά το στόρυ δεν είναι αυτό σίγουρα Μπαίνει στο αεροπλάνο για να πάει στη ζούγκλα για να ψάξει στοιχεια και τον θησαυρό κάποιου εξερευνητή προπάππου του. Όμως εκεί που πάει δεν είναι έρημη ζουγκλίτσα έχει πειρατές και ιστορίες χαλάει κ το αεροπλάνο πεφτουνε γίνεται πανικός με λίγα λόγια. Τέσπα εγώ έχω εμπιστοσύνη στην ND. Btw κάπου είχε πάρει παλιά το μάτι μου ότι έχει πολλές περιοχές που λαμβάνει χώρα το παιχνίδι. Κάπου είχα δει και για ένα υποβρύχιο. :rofl: Θα το ψάξω και θα σου κάνω post αν είναι γιατί δεν θυμάμαι σίγουρα...

[greekteo]

Παντως με την περιγραφη αυτη θυμιζει λιγο Ιndiana Jones, κυνηγη θυσαυρων, ζουγκλες και ιθαγενεις. Παρα πολυ ενδιαφερον

[NonBorn]

Για δείτε και αυτό... Δε ξέρω πάντως εγώ έχω πάθει πλάκα με αυτό το παιχνίδι....
http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/13269

[Proevofan]

Παντως με την περιγραφη αυτη θυμιζει λιγο Ιndiana Jones, κυνηγη θυσαυρων, ζουγκλες και ιθαγενεις. Παρα πολυ ενδιαφερον

asteieyese...to story to piasa k go opos to leei o nonborn k to vrisko para ma para polu endiaferon! ksereis paliotera k me lara croft k afta nai men eixame kala grafika gia thn epoxh alla den eixes panta thn aisthhsh ths tainias..tora ena tetoio story plaisiomeno me tetoious topous..me tetoia apodosh logo grafikon xanesai pragmatika..

[Exoskeletor]

particle effects? pou eine? kseroume poso ths 100 eine teliomeno to game?

[Proevofan]

particle effects? pou eine? kseroume poso ths 100 eine teliomeno to game?

se exei tsantisei o xarakthras esena? sou xei sapsei ta neyra to game ayto e? xaxaxa...

[sickness_]

πραγματικα ενα ωραιο παιχνιδι, πρως ολους τους τομεις.. γραφικα,gameplay κτλ

[NonBorn]

Naughty Dog glad to have taken its time
"We didn't want Uncharted to be a launch title"

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Wednesday 1 August 2007
"We specifically didn't want [Uncharted: Drake's Fortune] to be a launch title," developer Naughty Dog, the creator of Jak & Daxter, has unsurprisingly revealed. Uncharted's ambitious visuals and animation tap into PS3's power to a degree that probably would not have been possible had it been crammed into PS3's launch day line-up.

"We wanted time to really understand the hardware," explains Evan Wells, co-president at Naughty Dog. This understanding has been heavily assisted by the close relationship between Naughty Dog and fellow Sony dev, Insomniac - creator of Resistance: Fall of Man.

"Games have become so complex now that it's great to have this close friend in a developer like Insomniac," Evan continues, "we talk probably once every three or four weeks about something or other".

But what exactly are the two studios discussing? Christophe Balestra, Evan's fellow co-president, explains the details in the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine: "We talk to them about technology - the whats and the hows."

"We don't exchange any code, but it's more about sharing the talent we both have and not making the same mistakes." Nice to know there's still some love in the world, eh?

For the full Uncharted: Drake's Fortune hands-on feature, including brand new screenies, grab a copy of the Official PlayStation Magazine, on sale now.

Πηγή: http://www.gamesradar.com/gb/ps3/gam...19152841203068

[NonBorn]

GC07: Gameplay


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[Proevofan]

h proth foto einai sexualikou periexomenou? oraia stash o kos.Uncharted!

[konstantinos]

Το αναμενουμε σε demo αλλα ποτε?