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Title: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 16, 2007, 07:00:52 PM: Just got home with my copy in hand. I will be updating with impressions after I put it in.

6.5/10
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Post by: Himu on November 16, 2007, 07:02:31 PM: :lol
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Post by: demi on November 16, 2007, 07:03:55 PM: "It's ok, it's certainly not a high scoring game. It's ok."
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Post by: Valcrist on November 16, 2007, 07:08:57 PM: Theres alot of green.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on November 16, 2007, 07:22:40 PM: Just got home with my copy. Not sure when I'll have a chance to play it, though. I've got to go run some more errands and we're seeing Stars tonight. Maybe tomorrow.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 16, 2007, 07:25:14 PM: Let me know how it is TVC. Im pretty SURE im getting it, but gift shopping + me shopping is murdering my fun funds
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 16, 2007, 07:30:41 PM: Quote from: Jim Shorts on November 16, 2007, 07:25:14 PM
Let me know how it is TVC. Im pretty SURE im getting it, but gift shopping + me shopping is murdering my fun funds

So far, if you like the demo, you'll like the full game.

The graphics are really nice. There's some slight screen tearing, maybe a smidgen worse than Assassin's Creed, but nothing I'll still notice in 10 minutes. I just hope there's more than just jungles in the game.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 16, 2007, 07:32:56 PM: As long as the tearing isnt like The Witcher's without forced v-sync i'll be ok with it.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on November 16, 2007, 07:34:22 PM: Quote from: TVC 15 on November 16, 2007, 07:30:41 PM
Quote from: Jim Shorts on November 16, 2007, 07:25:14 PM
Let me know how it is TVC. Im pretty SURE im getting it, but gift shopping + me shopping is murdering my fun funds

So far, if you like the demo, you'll like the full game.

The graphics are really nice. There's some slight screen tearing, maybe a smidgen worse than Assassin's Creed, but nothing I'll still notice in 10 minutes. I just hope there's more than just jungles in the game.

So did you give it a 6.5 even before you put it in? If you did, good job. Hopefully you'll have full impressions by the time I come back from the clinic. I need to decide if it's at least worth a buy for trolling purposes.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on November 16, 2007, 07:35:08 PM: Quote from: Jim Shorts on November 16, 2007, 07:32:56 PM
As long as the tearing isnt like The Witcher's without forced v-sync i'll be ok with it.

Don't all PC games tear about the same without v-sync? I always have it on so I don't know.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 16, 2007, 07:37:28 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on November 16, 2007, 07:34:22 PM
Quote from: TVC 15 on November 16, 2007, 07:30:41 PM
Quote from: Jim Shorts on November 16, 2007, 07:25:14 PM
Let me know how it is TVC. Im pretty SURE im getting it, but gift shopping + me shopping is murdering my fun funds

So far, if you like the demo, you'll like the full game.

The graphics are really nice. There's some slight screen tearing, maybe a smidgen worse than Assassin's Creed, but nothing I'll still notice in 10 minutes. I just hope there's more than just jungles in the game.

So did you give it a 6.5 even before you put it in? If you did, good job. Hopefully you'll have full impressions by the time I come back from the clinic. I need to decide if it's at least worth a buy for trolling purposes.

So far, I am digging it. Note that I did not play the demo very much, just because there have been so many good full games to play. That said, there's more jumping and climbing than the demo indicated, so far.

The animations are so great, too.

I have to say that I am somewhat worried about it being Gears with different graphics. I hope it avoids that.
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Post by: bud on November 16, 2007, 07:41:30 PM: most people give different action/platforming ratio's. like, some dude on gaf said it was like 85/15 while eurogamer said it was about 50/50. i guess it comes down to how you play it, or something. the more platforming the better imo.
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Post by: TVC15 on November 16, 2007, 07:44:47 PM: Well, you see, bud, I was expecting a full on Gearsy experience, but there's already been like more platforming than there was in the entirety of Gears. I'm not jumping around constantly like I am in a Ratchet or Jak game, but I do have to do it sometimes. It's definitely weighted towards the shooting end of the spectrum.

Also, for what it's worth, I like the story and characters more than I did in the demo. The demo isn't the beginning of the game.
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Post by: bud on November 16, 2007, 07:53:30 PM: how's the ai.
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Post by: TVC15 on November 16, 2007, 08:03:38 PM: Don't really have an opinion on the AI. It's like, stop and pop-style AI, which isn't all that impressive to do correctly. It tries to take cover, but not too efficiently, because then the game would be too hard. Let's just say that so far, early on, the AI seems cromulent.

This is probably the first PS3 game I have played where there is not a low res texture to be found anywhere. Also, the tearing kicks up a notch once there's a lot of water around. Still not bad.
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Post by: Kyle on November 16, 2007, 08:20:36 PM: Quote from: dcharlie on November 16, 2007, 08:18:21 PM
6.5? lowsome fucking scoresome! Rawr

:lol
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 16, 2007, 08:50:42 PM: Smooth: Correct, HOWEVER, smart devs provide an option in game for vsync. Dumb ones make me going into Nvidia control panel and create a specific video profile and adjust all the settings on my own because it has to replace the legitimate in-game settings so I can have one unsupported setting.
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Post by: TVC15 on November 16, 2007, 11:55:39 PM: Just wanted to give some follow-up impressions before I move on for the night.

I put in a few hours, and most everything was good until I got to the very end of the session.

I'm afraid the game is going to be rather repetitive, which is kind of a shame because the beginning was totally hot. But it looks like the lion's share of the game is going to be Shootout in Jungle -> Walk a little -> Shootout in Jungle with the odd Shootout in Cave or Ruins thrown in. Being that these are all stop and pop shootouts, the excitement is a little, well, tame. There's also little variety in environments. The beginning of the game takes place in a central/south american jungle, the next part is in a pacific island. . .jungle. That looks identical to the first jungle. Basically, they are getting a lot of mileage out of those (excellent) jungle art assets, but really, two jungles in two different parts of the world are not going to look identical.

Anyway, the last 30 minutes of my session was shootout, walk forward a "room," shootout, walk, shootout. . .all in a jungle environment. And it got pretty not exciting fast.

But PS3 fans, give it a shot. I was never big on Gears of War, personally.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 17, 2007, 12:02:55 AM: Ill stick to AC then!
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Post by: Mupepe on November 17, 2007, 12:37:06 AM: wow so i just read this thread from the very start and at first i was like "wow. this might be worth picking up a ps3 for. tvc makes it sound really nice" until i read your last post. wtf?
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Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 17, 2007, 12:38:35 AM: I just made it past the section the demo covers. I hope there's more of the tomb raidery stuff that was present at the beginning of the game. That's what Uncharted needs to be about.

I like the way this game handles it's "achievements" btw. They basically set the same goals like you'd normally associate with a 360 game's achievement list (100 headshots 30 pts, 5 close encounters 15 pts, etc.) but with each achievement earned you accumulate those points to spend on new items or cheats. Really nice system.
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Post by: drohne on November 17, 2007, 12:54:26 AM: supposedly the setting changes dramatically towards the end of the game. but if you didn't like gears, i wouldn't expect you to like uncharted. going by the demo, anyway. for my part i loved gears
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Post by: Valcrist on November 17, 2007, 05:53:21 AM: I think I'm around section 6 or something.
Anyways, what's I found interesting about the battles up until now is that although the first couple battles are corridor sequences, they start to have more wide open spaces, or two story shootouts. This actually provides from some interesting combat, as the cover differs for each area as well. Sometimes the cover isn't enough so you'll have to manuever a bit more as opposed to pop and shoot.
as for the mix of shooting and platforming, I feel like its been a good mix so far.
I definately like the game, enough that its torn me away from COD4 multi.

edit: To be honest, I think the game pre demo is not as good as the parts after. There is more platforming, and more dynamic battle settings. You're out of the jungle at least.
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Post by: TVC15 on November 17, 2007, 06:05:43 AM: I like the game, too. It's just not, you know, on top of the MUST PLAY pile with Assassin's Creed and Mario Galaxy, which I feel compelled to play.
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Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 18, 2007, 12:44:04 AM: OMGOMGOMGOMG

That jeep sequence fucking owns. Talk about amazing graphics. Wow....I just....wow.....I can't believe what I just saw.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on November 18, 2007, 03:01:40 AM: Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 18, 2007, 12:44:04 AM
OMGOMGOMGOMG

That jeep sequence fucking owns. Talk about amazing graphics. Wow....I just....wow.....I can't believe what I just saw.

So is it more Gears of War or Tombraider? I needz to know. If it's the latter, I'll put away Mr Gay for Uncharted.
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Post by: TVC15 on November 18, 2007, 03:04:41 AM: The vehicle segment of Gears was the worst part of the game, so I am guessing it is better than Gears in that regard.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on November 18, 2007, 03:12:36 AM: But there's only 1 vehicle level in Gears and it's really short. Besides, the question was about whether Uncharted is more like Gears or Tombraider, not whether Uncharted is better than Gears.
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Post by: TVC15 on November 18, 2007, 03:15:12 AM: I think it has firmly been established that Uncharted is more like Gears, since it focuses more on shooting than climbing.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on November 18, 2007, 03:21:29 AM: :(

Crap, I was hoping that people were exagerrating about the amount of shooting in Uncharted. Despite my trolling about Uncharted being nothing more than GOW in a jungle, I was quite interested in playing it. I guess I would still want to play it later on. However, like you, I'm all shootered out at the moment, reagardless if it's 1st or 3rd person.
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Post by: Valcrist on November 18, 2007, 04:42:11 AM: I'm up to around 14 or 15 now, and the game has picked up insanely. The environments and mood have changed, the shooting is different thanks to the different guns available, and theres a couple big sections of platforming. The whole beginning sequence now seems so...far away. There's definately a 50/50 shooting platforming at this point in the game, although earlier there is more shooting.
Anyways, smooth, its probably a good idea if you save it for when you do feel like playing a shooter. despite the sfags hyping it up and everything, it is actually quite a good game.
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Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 18, 2007, 12:48:35 PM: Yeah it definitley falls on the shooter side of things, and I was initially disappointed with that, but somewhere around the fort area the game really started to click with me. The gunplay is actually quite fun. If I had to give percentages from what I've played so far I'd say it's about 70% shooting with 30% platforming....but I've got a long way to go still.

And like I said, the driving seqences (the jeep in particular) are absolutely mindblowing. Your lady friend drives while you man a grenade launcher with unlimited ammo and you just blow the living shit out of everything that gets in your way. I know that sounds like sections you've played before in countless other games but let me tell you that you've never seen anything quite like this. Explosions everywhere, trees falling down, bodies flying through the air all the while going through the best looking jungle section in the game. I don't know whether it's the lighting or the motion blur or maybe a combination of both but I swear that part looks almost just as good (or maybe as good) as some of the Crysis footage I've seen. Amazing stuff.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 18, 2007, 01:26:35 PM: Combine this game with Ratchet and Clank, do you think it's worth buying a PS3 for yet? I'm gonna have some extra cash laying around, and I'm thinking about plungin' into Sonyland.
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Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 18, 2007, 02:17:51 PM: Ratchet and Clank Future blows. Hard. If you've played the previous R&C games then you've basically played Future which was incredibly disappointing since it was one of the reasons I bought a PS3 in the first place. Uncharted though has been a complete blast. I'm really, really liking it. Obviously your mileage will vary and I'm not sure if by itself it'd be worth the purchase of a PS3 but I'm enjoying a lot of the functionality of the system and the emulated BC (80gig) seems pretty solid. I'm happy with the system and if I didn't already have a 360 I'd imagine I'd be even happier.

If you want to save a some dough, I'd probably wait 'cause with the way things are going we could see another price drop as early as first quarter of next year.
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Post by: TVC15 on November 18, 2007, 02:20:44 PM: Nice to hear that Uncharted picks up. It's still on the backburner until I get some time in with Mr Gay, Assassin's Creed, and probably Mass Effect. Don't be surprised if you don't see me whoring it until like, January.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 18, 2007, 02:55:31 PM: What's your star count for mr. gay, TVC?
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Post by: TVC15 on November 18, 2007, 03:00:04 PM: Quote from: BrandNew on November 18, 2007, 02:55:31 PM
What's your star count for mr. gay, TVC?

29. It keeps getting better and better. It's like Miyamoto took every idea he's had over the past decade and put them all into this game, even if it's just for one level or room.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 18, 2007, 03:23:11 PM: Most straight up mario games are good stuff.
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Post by: demi on November 18, 2007, 03:26:02 PM: Quote from: BrandNew on November 18, 2007, 01:26:35 PM
Combine this game with Ratchet and Clank, do you think it's worth buying a PS3 for yet? I'm gonna have some extra cash laying around, and I'm thinking about plungin' into Sonyland.

um.. no
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Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 18, 2007, 05:04:25 PM: I've been playing for about an hour so far. This is a really fun game. Light, breezy, simple puzzles, decent voice-acting and dialogue. It's very pretty, but I don't see why everyone's so moony-eyed over the graphics. The illusion of reality is pretty thin when you can walk right through some of the scenery. Still, I'm having a good time with it.
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Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 18, 2007, 07:05:29 PM: Quote from: Eel_O_Brian on November 18, 2007, 05:04:25 PM
I've been playing for about an hour so far. This is a really fun game. Light, breezy, simple puzzles, decent voice-acting and dialogue. It's very pretty, but I don't see why everyone's so moony-eyed over the graphics. The illusion of reality is pretty thin when you can walk right through some of the scenery. Still, I'm having a good time with it.

Oh there will be some moments in the game that'll leave you pretty impressed with the graphics. You just got to keep going.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 18, 2007, 07:09:13 PM: Quote from: TVC 15 on November 18, 2007, 03:00:04 PM
Quote from: BrandNew on November 18, 2007, 02:55:31 PM
What's your star count for mr. gay, TVC?

29. It keeps getting better and better. It's like Miyamoto took every idea he's had over the past decade and put them all into this game, even if it's just for one level or room.

I'm at 80ish. I think 85 was my last count. Wait till you get to the upper levels of the observatory, game gets WTF AWESOME
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Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 18, 2007, 09:00:43 PM: Now that I'm up to chapter 17, I can say that I absolutely love this fricken game. I've got Assassin's Creed sitting here but I can't tear myself away from Uncharted to play it. Sure, I'm still shootin' a lot of shit but it just feels so good.

Surprisingly this has turned out to be one of the most fun games I've played all year. Totally unexpected.
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Post by: TVC15 on November 18, 2007, 09:15:12 PM: It's a DAMNED good holiday season to be a gamer. Great games no matter where you are.
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Post by: y2kev on November 19, 2007, 04:10:31 PM: I'll say I'm unapologetic in my love for the gameplay and the cheesy/kawaii ^_^ character drama, but drinky was right. Through chapter 2 there is a LOT of awkward sex talk.

But the gameplay is hot sex in my face and you can all go to hell if you disagree.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on November 19, 2007, 04:17:21 PM: Quote from: y2kev on November 19, 2007, 04:10:31 PM
But the gameplay is hot sex in my face and you can all go to hell if you disagree.

Well, Gears of War didn't win lots of GOTYs just because of its graphics.
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Post by: TVC15 on November 19, 2007, 04:35:37 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on November 19, 2007, 04:17:21 PM
Quote from: y2kev on November 19, 2007, 04:10:31 PM
But the gameplay is hot sex in my face and you can all go to hell if you disagree.

Well, Gears of War didn't win lots of GOTYs just because of its graphics.

Actually, it did.
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Post by: y2kev on November 19, 2007, 04:39:03 PM: Quote from: TVC 15 on November 19, 2007, 04:35:37 PM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on November 19, 2007, 04:17:21 PM
Quote from: y2kev on November 19, 2007, 04:10:31 PM
But the gameplay is hot sex in my face and you can all go to hell if you disagree.

Well, Gears of War didn't win lots of GOTYs just because of its graphics.

Actually, it did.

in some publications

....in most publications

but it's a great game too imo
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Post by: TVC15 on November 19, 2007, 04:43:46 PM: I loved playing through GoW in co-op, but I could love many things I would otherwise not enjoy by playing them co-op. In single player, I can't tolerate more than a few checkpoints of GoW at a time.
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Post by: drohne on November 19, 2007, 09:14:25 PM: my copy just shipped. i'll probably finish mr gay tonight, and after all that jumping, I AM ONCE AGAIN GOOD AND READY TO SHOOT THINGS :gun

and i suppose the graphics will be that much more impressive after my stay in standard definition purgatory
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Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 20, 2007, 02:06:18 AM: So has anyone here gotten to the "twist" yet? I'd be interested to read what you guys thought of it. It's funny how a game that completely borrows from Gears of War and Tomb Raider the entire game all the sudden apes another....or at least it seemed that way to me.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on November 20, 2007, 02:07:36 AM: Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 20, 2007, 02:06:18 AM
So has anyone here gotten to the "twist" yet? I'd be interested to read what you guys thought of it. It's funny how a game that completely borrows from Gears of War and Tomb Raider the entire game all the sudden apes another....or at least it seemed that way to me.

The chick's really a cheeseburger surprise?
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Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 20, 2007, 02:10:11 AM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on November 20, 2007, 02:07:36 AM
The chick's really a cheeseburger surprise?

You learn that at the very beginning.
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 20, 2007, 02:12:15 AM: sahara: the game
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Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 20, 2007, 12:06:13 PM: Quote from: TVC 15 on November 19, 2007, 04:43:46 PM
I loved playing through GoW in co-op, but I could love many things I would otherwise not enjoy by playing them co-op. In single player, I can't tolerate more than a few checkpoints of GoW at a time.

It's because of that gimped AI partner. Jesus, could that fucker (Dom, is it?) walk into any more lines of fire? Just stay hidden, distinguished mentally-challenged fellow, and let me play the game.

I hate AI partners or squads in most games. My squad in the Brothers in Arms games made it feel more like I was playing Three Stooges in Arms at times.

Uncharted criticisms:

There's entirely too much shooting in this game, and sometimes it's frustrating because the enemies pop out of nowhere. You can't ever see them very well, either, so the only way you know where they are at times is by taking 3-4 hits.

It's not very open. I don't mind it that much, but it gets a bit tiresome jumping around all the time looking for a handhold in places that look like you should be able to climb.

Other than that, so far I'm still having loads of cheesy fun with it.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on November 20, 2007, 01:08:01 PM: Started playing last night, the first temple was awesome.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 20, 2007, 04:55:43 PM: Quote from: dcharlie on November 20, 2007, 11:52:59 AM
i just made it to the demo level.

when does this start getting good, because so far ....

It started to click with me around sometime inside the fort.

Uncharted is best played in small doses though. Play it too long and it gets a little too repetitive.
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Post by: y2kev on November 20, 2007, 06:16:06 PM: Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 20, 2007, 04:55:43 PM
Quote from: dcharlie on November 20, 2007, 11:52:59 AM
i just made it to the demo level.

when does this start getting good, because so far ....

It started to click with me around sometime inside the fort.

Uncharted is best played in small doses though. Play it too long and it gets a little too repetitive.

I started liking it in chapter 3...I mean, chapter 3 is really sweet platforming.
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Post by: MCD on November 20, 2007, 06:40:31 PM: 3 punches from Nate and all pirates die.

thanks to the power of Cell.
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Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 20, 2007, 06:51:49 PM: I don't like the hand-to-hand combat in this game. Mostly because you still get shot up as you're fighting by the other pirates who evidently don't give a fuck about the possibility of their friend/partner catching a bullet.

I still like it, though. Maybe for the same reasons I like ratchet okay for what it is - compared to most of you, I haven't played that many video games, so the quirks aren't as irritating to me because I haven't seen them hundreds of times in other games.

I am unapologetic in what I do enjoy about the game, though - the pure cheese. It takes some balls to be that self-consciously cheesy. I'm not going to call anyone names who dislikes it, though.
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Post by: MCD on November 20, 2007, 06:52:19 PM: Quote
- EVERY complaint in the last year or so about big X360 games from the usual cocklords is in this game in spades : what resolution is this? Because there seems to be distortion and jaggies on everything. What is the frame rate? i started getting a headache due to the blur / general sub 30fps (albeit locked) of it all. Booo hoo halo has texture pop in - lol, HELLO UNCHARTED POP in! etc etc.

2xAA @ 1280x720 (720p mode)

2xAA @ 960x1080p (1080p mode)

30 fps with noticeable tearing (from what i saw in the demo).

Quote
what really happens : as you enter the pseudo mini game punch up, when you press the first punch he leans in and makes some wise crack joke like "Pirates like illegally entering things... i bet thats what you said to that boy in Guam, nyuk nyuk".

After this, the pirate is either effectively in a coma or WANTS to die rather than be anywhere near this buffon.

but doesn't he have nice hair!

:rofl :rofl :rofl

and in my own opinion, hand to hand combat is not needed here.
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Post by: TVC15 on November 20, 2007, 07:16:05 PM: Which one is chapter 3?

Also, the melee in the game is terrible. Putting in the button presses has nothing to do with the animation happening on screen, so it feels totally out of sync. Only thing I feel is borked in the game.
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Post by: MCD on November 20, 2007, 07:18:12 PM: dcharlie :lol

:heartbeat
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Post by: hyp on November 20, 2007, 07:24:06 PM: sounds like you're having a mehfest DC, go play some rock band or mass erect! or even assassin's creed if that's your thing.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: MCD on November 20, 2007, 07:26:33 PM: Go for Assassin's Creed :bow :bow :bow
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Post by: Valcrist on November 20, 2007, 07:55:49 PM: Eh, too be honest, I love Gears myself, but I like uncharted's gunplay a little better. I went back and completed Gears again just for comparison, and it feels alot more confined. Things like the whole mine cart ride and the shoot the kryll bats part annoyed the hell out of me. There's alot of parts in uncharted where the action revolves around a large central area with two levels, and you find yourself always having to find new cover and doing quite a bit of twitch shooting and planning. I did find the last boss part of uncharted to be a little dissapointing though. If you enjoy Gears alot more though, its understandable, but I don't think uncharted is worse in any way.

Definately give the game a full run through ,because I feel like the beginning is there to ease the player into the rest of the sections.
I understand you don't really like the ps3 and everything, but don't like sfag hyperbole and everything ruin it for you. Don't expect it to blow your understanding of game mechanics away.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: drohne on November 20, 2007, 08:27:45 PM: Quote from: dcharlie on November 20, 2007, 06:37:55 PM
what resolution is this? Because there seems to be distortion and jaggies on everything.

1280x720, 2xAA. i'm starting to think you prefer the look of sub-720p with no AA. and this preference may not be as strange as it immediately sounds -- develop a fondness for 480p no AA and you'll be a nintendo fan, in which you'll have lots of company
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 20, 2007, 08:42:03 PM: Quote from: drohne on November 20, 2007, 08:27:45 PM
Quote from: dcharlie on November 20, 2007, 06:37:55 PM
what resolution is this? Because there seems to be distortion and jaggies on everything.

1280x720, 2xAA. i'm starting to think you prefer the look of sub-720p with no AA. and this preference may not be as strange as it immediately sounds -- develop a fondness for 480p no AA and you'll be a nintendo fan, in which you'll have lots of company

Is this info from Beyond3d? I"m at little skeptical about those guys after checking out the GT5 demo closely. There's no way that the demo has 4xAA with all those jaggies that it has.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: MCD on November 20, 2007, 08:44:33 PM: Yes, it's from Beyond3d, courtesy of Quaz51.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 20, 2007, 08:48:23 PM: Quote from: Valcrist on November 20, 2007, 07:55:49 PM
Eh, too be honest, I love Gears myself, but I like uncharted's gunplay a little better.

I agree, even though I'm not the biggest Gears fan. The problem with Gears' cover system is that it feels too sticky, too regimented. With Uncharted it seems much more fluid and enjoyable. Like I said it took a little while for the game to really click with me but I got to the point where I couldn't wait for the next firefight...well, that is until the game throws that shit at you towards the end.

And yeah, the hand to hand combat sucks balls. The only reason I've done it as much as I have is because I've been trying to get those achievements, otherwise I'd have no use for it.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: y2kev on November 20, 2007, 08:49:38 PM: Really DC, if the platforming in section 3 (and we're talking about the bit that takes you up above the uboat into where you can see that beautiful vista) and the fortress scale at the beginning of 5 do nothing for you, then stop playing because it won't be worth it.

And the resolution is 720p.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: y2kev on November 20, 2007, 09:08:59 PM: It's not that minor. At least not where I am. After all the 80/20 90/10 mixing I'd heard, I expected hardly any. And that's not the case.

You spend considerably more time shooting because it takes longer. But so far I find quite a bit of platforming and "variety."

and the jaggies in this game certainly do not look worse than halo 3 for me. I mean come on, the game is running at a standard hd resolution with AA. That's not true of Halo in either case (definitely the first, I can't remember the second).
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 20, 2007, 09:15:47 PM: Using resolution isn't the best way to argue about which game has more jaggies. Factors like AA quality probably makes a bigger difference than 80p.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 20, 2007, 09:20:56 PM: somebody spoiler tag the twist for lazy bastards like me
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 20, 2007, 09:25:20 PM: Hitler Stole My Potato said that the twist is in the 1st chapter anyways. If you've seen the screenshots, you shouldn't be shocked to find out the main female character is a cheeseburger surprise.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 20, 2007, 09:58:32 PM: Why would brightness/contrast calibration affect jaggies?
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 20, 2007, 10:15:06 PM: Uncharted has shimmery edges all over the place, but it definitely looks a ton better than Halo 3.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 20, 2007, 11:30:00 PM: uncharted is a giant "best of" in the rendering/lighting cheats department. this is a carmackian orgy of faked-up lighting models and dx8 tricks. too bad they couldn't implement the one non-cheat everyone likes: vsync!

i do like the game, though, gross overstatements about the visuals and the godawful dialogue aside. i'm always a sucker for setpiece gun battles, and this game does them well. shame nate is so fuckin' unpleasant!
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: y2kev on November 21, 2007, 12:31:39 PM: 8/10 from edge, btw. :D
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 22, 2007, 11:27:34 PM: Chapter 5 is the fort, right? That's where I started to like it myself.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 23, 2007, 01:25:27 AM: Quote from: dcharlie on November 22, 2007, 10:04:56 PM
So i gave this some more time and i think the game REALLY picks up at chapter 5.

I'm actually enjoying myself now! *GASP*

Yeah, i know - i'm as surprised as anyone! ;)

Nice. You of all people :) saying that it picks up means that it will be sooner, rather than later, when I give it a second shake.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 23, 2007, 04:52:16 PM: Alright. I'm officially done with the game. I've got nothing left to unlock and after finishing it for the 3rd time, I've got no real desire to go back to it anytime soon.

PS3 to off. Time to go pick up Mass Effect.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 23, 2007, 05:43:37 PM: Quote from: TVC 15 on November 23, 2007, 01:25:27 AM
Quote from: dcharlie on November 22, 2007, 10:04:56 PM
So i gave this some more time and i think the game REALLY picks up at chapter 5.

I'm actually enjoying myself now! *GASP*

Yeah, i know - i'm as surprised as anyone! ;)

Nice. You of all people :) saying that it picks up means that it will be sooner, rather than later, when I give it a second shake.

How far did you get with Ratchet? I finally beat it yesterday and well, it was quite a disappointment. I had said earlier that R&C gets better in the 2nd half and for the most part it does. However,the final level has to be one of the most disappointing final levels ever. I kept hoping that the last fight was just a prelude to something bigger but it didn't happen.

Hopefully, Sfags are more right about Uncharted than they were about R&C.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 23, 2007, 05:45:25 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on November 23, 2007, 05:43:37 PM
Quote from: TVC 15 on November 23, 2007, 01:25:27 AM
Quote from: dcharlie on November 22, 2007, 10:04:56 PM
So i gave this some more time and i think the game REALLY picks up at chapter 5.

I'm actually enjoying myself now! *GASP*

Yeah, i know - i'm as surprised as anyone! ;)

Nice. You of all people :) saying that it picks up means that it will be sooner, rather than later, when I give it a second shake.

How far did you get with Ratchet? I finally beat it yesterday and well, it was quite a disappointment. I had said earlier that R&C gets better in the 2nd half and for the most part it does. However,the final level has to be one of the most disappointing final levels ever. I kept hoping that the last fight was just a prelude to something bigger but it didn't happen.

Hopefully, Sfags are more right about Uncharted than they were about R&C.

I left off after completing the dinosaur planet, right before I had to head back to the tourney planet. I only moved on because something better came out, not because I got stuck or anything. How much further did I have?
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 23, 2007, 05:52:46 PM: Quote from: TVC 15 on November 23, 2007, 05:45:25 PM

I left off after completing the dinosaur planet, right before I had to head back to the tourney planet. I only moved on because something better came out, not because I got stuck or anything. How much further did I have?

About 3-4 hrs. You should check out the pirate level before setting it aside. It's one of the prettiest and funnest levels in the game. It comes up after the 2nd trip to the tourney planet and the 2nd trip only takes about 10-15 mins.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Mr. Gundam on November 23, 2007, 07:02:48 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on November 23, 2007, 05:52:46 PM
Quote from: TVC 15 on November 23, 2007, 05:45:25 PM

I left off after completing the dinosaur planet, right before I had to head back to the tourney planet. I only moved on because something better came out, not because I got stuck or anything. How much further did I have?

About 3-4 hrs. You should check out the pirate level before setting it aside. It's one of the prettiest and funnest levels in the game. It comes up after the 2nd trip to the tourney planet and the 2nd trip only takes about 10-15 mins.

The pirate level was awesome, but the comet level was even better.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 24, 2007, 02:54:44 AM: Quote from: dcharlie on November 24, 2007, 02:05:40 AM
The girl was quite well done too.

Ya think? I wanted to punch out her all of her freakin' teeth everytime she opened her mouth. There's something....not right about her.

And the AI might not be revolutionary but I think it's at least a step above what you'd normally find in a third person shooting game. They'll do enough interesting things to keep the action fresh and offer some replayability. It's not Halo level stuff that's for sure and there's definately a lot of scripting but it's better than I expected. Try putting on slow motion or super slow motion so you can take a look and appreciate at some of their actions.

BTW, what did you think about the "surprise"? Not so much as a hokey story element but how they affected the gameplay? Personally, I didn't really care for the switch in enemies. Thankfully you don't have to put up with it for too long 'cause it's near the end but they just weren't fun to fight. All the sudden the strategic battles that kept me going were gone and I was just spamming the trigger and facing in their general direction.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 24, 2007, 11:55:07 AM: Quote from: dcharlie on November 24, 2007, 03:41:06 AM
so yeah, when the
spoiler (click to show/hide)
rejected designs for the Chimera character models showed up
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, it was all a bit WTF. Obviously the AI here goes straight out the window and , i swear, putting attack escapes on the up-down movement of the sixaxis when it is a one hit kill situation was a bad design choice. It did feel contrived and unnecessary, but still - didn't spoil my enjoyment.

Yeah, the sixaxis motion control bullshit reared its ugly head yet again. The game is thankfully devoid of any of that crap through almost the entire thing (I don't count the log balancing since it's only happens like twice and it's impossible to screw up) but then these guys show up and I'm a shaking fool. The reload time on the german machine gun is so long that I'm guaranteed to have at least one of those things on my back on the harder difficulties. Sucks, sucks, sucks.

I HATE motion control.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: MCD on November 24, 2007, 12:04:47 PM: Quote
I'm discussing this right now with Kittonwy over at Tokyopia. He seems convinced Uncharted has the best AI in any game ever made and, frankly, i think he's huffin' Sony glue.

Tell that fucker to play Ninja Gaiden.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: y2kev on November 24, 2007, 01:08:07 PM: Motion control is 99% absolute garbage and needs to be eliminated.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 24, 2007, 01:10:27 PM: I still need to fire this game up lol. It just sits around my living room
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Mr. Gundam on November 25, 2007, 10:11:32 PM: The fortress and jeep chase was fucking awesome.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 26, 2007, 10:34:07 PM: Man, I fucking despise the "trapped" level. What a tedious, trumped-up bunch of repetitive bullshit.
Title: Re: The Official Uncharted FULL GAME thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 26, 2007, 10:50:21 PM: There's a lot of bullshit in this game. Enemies that dodge your fire - I mean, straight-up dodge the fucking bullets coming out of your gun. Grenade spamming. Glitchy camera at times (not often, but it's there). Sticking to shit when you're trying to roll (hello, Gears of War). For every bad thing there's something good, though, so I still like it, but I cannot overstate how much I hate having to start a section over again due to one mistake towards the end of it. That shit should have ceased with PS1 games.