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Title: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 03:10:11 PM: 1.3 gigs, so with usual PSN speeds I should have ample time to locate my headset. Who's up for co-op tonight?

Oh, and review embargo is up. Sounds like it might be pretty fucking good. A 9.5 from IGN is to be expected for anything high profile, but a 10/10 from EG is a bit more rare.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Brehvolution on September 29, 2009, 03:12:16 PM: I will play this when I get home.

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Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on September 29, 2009, 03:15:12 PM: Is this the multiplayer demo or part of the main campaign?
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 03:17:36 PM: Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on September 29, 2009, 03:15:12 PM
Is this the multiplayer demo or part of the main campaign?

Multiplayer and co-op, I think.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 03:19:22 PM: Is the demo the same thing I've been playing for the past two or so weeks? I mean the one you got access to from Gamestop?

and is there an Edge score? Eurogamer doesn't really mean anything.

if the demo is the same as the early access one, then it's versus and co-op. Multiplayer has usual team deathmatch, the CTF mode and survival mode (no respawn). Co-op is the horde CTF mode (it's horde, except the goal isn't to survive, it's to take gold from one location to another; sometimes it gets hard since you need to toss the gold onto higher ledges and hope your team mates are smart enough to be up there) and the more single player-like linear co-op. It's a pretty loaded demo. I'm actually probably going to go play now.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: bork on September 29, 2009, 03:22:34 PM: It's the same multiplayer demo that people with Gamestop pre-orders have been playing for the past couple of weeks.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Kestastrophe on September 29, 2009, 03:24:02 PM: I'll be on for a bit tonight if anyone wants to co-op
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 03:55:26 PM: Quote from: swaggaz on September 29, 2009, 03:19:22 PM
and is there an Edge score? Eurogamer doesn't really mean anything.

Not yet, but I doubt it would appear silently no matter what the score is. I have had an issue with Eurogamer since that Hailstorm debacle, but I ended up ~~agreeing almost completely with their KZ2 review and~~ disagreeing just as much with the Infamous one, so we'll see.

edit: never mind, it was the Edge review of KZ2 that I felt was spot on.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 04:00:08 PM: wow, there are people at level 49 and VI (whatever the fuck that is). Shit, and this stuff doesn't carry into the main game.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Jansen on September 29, 2009, 04:00:53 PM: whoa eurogamer gave uncharted 2 a 10! for once it seems like they turned down msoft's moneyhat for a less than stellar review
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 04:07:10 PM: It doesn't exactly help that a decent chunk of the GAF Official thread regulars are by their own admission there squarely for the reviews. Try posting something about the game, and you'll get yelled at for posting spoilers. So basically, anything worthwhile will be blacked out.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Third on September 29, 2009, 04:08:11 PM: The game is reviewing very well.
A 10 from Eurogamer is quite unexpected.

Downloading the beta now..
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 04:15:26 PM: If anyone else played co-op, you should try it again on crushing. I guess because the others are a high level they can do crushing (I think the hardest) and it's really hard. The heavy armored boss characters get spawned with the regular guys throughout, and sometimes two at a time.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 04:16:45 PM: A+ from Terry something at 1up

Quote from: swaggaz on September 29, 2009, 04:15:26 PM
If anyone else played co-op, you should try it again on crushing. I guess because the others are a high level they can do crushing (I think the hardest) and it's really hard. The heavy armored boss characters get spawned with the regular guys throughout, and sometimes two at a time.

Were there different difficulty settings in the previous beta? Can't recall, but I suck too bad to go above whatever the default difficulty was.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 04:29:43 PM: Don't think so. I just became level 10 and now I can choose Hard. The person I'm playing with is 49 or 50, so they can do Crushing.

After crushing we did easy and I did an almost complete melee run.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Jansen on September 29, 2009, 04:33:31 PM: looks like sony finally ponied up the cash for some great reviews.

good on them i say.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 04:35:33 PM: Quote from: Jansen on September 29, 2009, 04:00:53 PM
whoa eurogamer gave uncharted 2 a 10! for once it seems like they turned down msoft's moneyhat for a less than stellar review

Quote from: Jansen on September 29, 2009, 04:33:31 PM
looks like sony finally ponied up the cash for some great reviews.

good on them i say.

Getting low on material there, buddy?
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Jansen on September 29, 2009, 04:43:04 PM: nah rephrasing my posts seems to be working just fine
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 29, 2009, 04:55:52 PM: :drake
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 29, 2009, 05:00:53 PM: Um, Prole and I don't pay you to say you like Uncharted, dude.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 05:02:08 PM: Installing demo :hyper

Now to convince the kid that Nathan Drake & co. are totally more fun than Spongebob and Patrick. :-\
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Third on September 29, 2009, 05:23:34 PM: Just played a match. Game is :heartbeat
And our team won. :heartbeat
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Brehvolution on September 29, 2009, 05:26:36 PM: :drake
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on September 29, 2009, 05:27:15 PM: neat. will download when I get home.

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Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 05:28:29 PM: horde ctf gets insane on the hardest

two or three chaingun bosses at once, and chokers everywhere

:drake omg
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 05:41:07 PM: there are at least three costumes for Drake, so it's same to assume one is tucked.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 05:41:17 PM: That's easily the best snow in a game, ever. But :wtf at no one in any game type using a mic.

Swaggaz, tried to join your game but I got booted.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 05:43:01 PM: Quote from: mojovonio on September 29, 2009, 05:42:06 PM
Quote from: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 05:41:17 PM
That's easily the best snow in a game, ever. But :wtf at no one in any game type using a mic.

That's the PS3 for ya.

That's the thing, though, I've been playing the MAG beta on and off over the past week, and I've never experienced that much communication in any game before, irrespective of platform. But this one, dead as death.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 05:52:49 PM: The host of the party kept rushing into games, I think that's why.

i'm the leader now, so try again
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 06:10:18 PM: Holy shit this game looks good. Combat is neat, but I always suck at third person games. :'(
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Bebpo on September 29, 2009, 06:33:06 PM: Should I download? Or should I wait for the full game for the OMG surprise? Is this going to spoil the wow factor?
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 06:36:23 PM: Eh it's just competitive and co-op, shouldn't spoil much for you. It looks really fucking good, though. That snow :omg

And lulz, NeoGAF had its first review-related meltdown, but it was courtesy of a dude who got angry because scores were too high. What a reversal.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Kestastrophe on September 29, 2009, 06:38:27 PM: Sorry swaggaz. I got your invite, but I couldn't figure out how to join. :piss PSN
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 06:40:07 PM: Quote from: Bebpo on September 29, 2009, 06:33:06 PM
Should I download? Or should I wait for the full game for the OMG surprise? Is this going to spoil the wow factor?

it spoils locations and costumes, if that really matters

Quote from: Kestastrophe on September 29, 2009, 06:38:27 PM
Sorry swaggaz. I got your invite, but I couldn't figure out how to join. :piss PSN

no problem

I'm not quite sure how to myself
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 06:40:20 PM: I tried to join a few times, but it never worked.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Third on September 29, 2009, 07:09:15 PM: noobz

just go to the custom screen and accept the invite on the lower right.

worked all the time
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Third on September 29, 2009, 07:26:07 PM: http://www.jakpro.net/u2-card/u2-card.php

cool site for stats card generator

(http://www.jakpro.net/u2-card/cards/c/hotiv.png)

I suck lol
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 07:30:26 PM: (http://i38.tinypic.com/lfjlw.png)

that kill count can't just be from multiplayer games. I'm sure co-op is factored in.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Third on September 29, 2009, 07:31:59 PM: Yep, cop-op kills are included.
wow you did a lot of co-op :lol
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 29, 2009, 07:32:27 PM: Quote from: Bebpo on September 29, 2009, 06:33:06 PM
Should I download? Or should I wait for the full game for the OMG surprise? Is this going to spoil the wow factor?

I can't imagine anything about the demo that will spoil a major surprise in Uncharted 2's. Actually, I'd be shocked if there were anything in Uncharted 2's story that would make someone go OMG. Uncharted 1's story was so poorly written that not even the final surprise had any effect on me. In terms of the technical wow factor, I'm sure the campaign mode will have better visuals than what is in this MP demo.

(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u173/train28/sully.png?t=1254263208)
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 07:34:50 PM: Quote from: Third on September 29, 2009, 07:31:59 PM
Yep, cop-op kills are included.
wow you did a lot of co-op :lol

Co-op is the reason I like the multiplayer so much. Regular multiplayer is alright and all, but horde ctf and that regular co-op are so much fun. Still haven't finished a round of horde ctf. Got to level 9 but it gets insane by then. You can't let enemies get near you or else they'll grab you, there are snipers everywhere (one hit knock-down), super strong enemies, then the super crazy strong chaingun boss enemies. One round had FIVE of the chaingun bosses at the goal, we shot one of them with three RPG rockets and he didn't die. It was ridiculous.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: bork on September 29, 2009, 07:47:37 PM: (http://www.jakpro.net/u2-card/cards/c/lyteedge.png)

I love the death match types games. Haven't even done the "horde" mode yet.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 29, 2009, 07:52:13 PM: I would like them a lot more if I wasn't so critically shit at third person shooters. I want to be good, but it's just not going to happen.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 29, 2009, 08:14:31 PM: Is the Co-OP portion playable by one person? That's really all I'm interested in since I hate playing FPS competitively with a pad.

My PS3 is busy downloading some movies from my PC so it'll be awhile before I can check out the demo.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: SantaC on September 29, 2009, 08:16:08 PM: moneyhats by sony
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Post by: pilonv1 on September 29, 2009, 08:18:43 PM: i think i cant really irrationally hate this anymore :(
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Brehvolution on September 29, 2009, 08:20:59 PM: :lol
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 08:23:07 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on September 29, 2009, 08:14:31 PM
Is the Co-OP portion playable by one person? That's really all I'm interested in since I hate playing FPS competitively with a pad.

My PS3 is busy downloading some movies from my PC so it'll be awhile before I can check out the demo.

Don't know about one person in the full game. I've played one match where it was myself and another, but most have been with the total of three players. It's not competitive, btw. The short burst co-op mode is basically single player turned into short 10 minute levels that can be played with two others.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Brehvolution on September 29, 2009, 08:29:05 PM: Installing. :hyper

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Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Darunia on September 29, 2009, 08:57:05 PM: (http://www.jakpro.net/u2-card/cards/Creamium.png) (http://www.jakpro.net/u2-card/u2-card.php)

only lvl 17 though, don't know what went wrong there
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Brehvolution on September 29, 2009, 08:59:49 PM: (http://www.jakpro.net/u2-card/cards/n/zerohero375.png) (http://www.jakpro.net/u2-card/u2-card.php)
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 29, 2009, 09:04:30 PM: Nice job, Zero.

:drake
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Third on September 29, 2009, 09:11:52 PM: :drake

Wtf? :rofl
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: cool breeze on September 29, 2009, 09:12:35 PM: Quote from: dcharlie on September 29, 2009, 08:44:08 PM
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The game is reviewing very well.
A 10 from Eurogamer is quite unexpected.

i was on the other beta that ran a few months back - absolutely fantastic.

I feel , however, that U2 is getting degraded somewhat due to past hype noise for games that were merely "good" (or in somecases worse) - this is about the 10th game being hyped up to the rafters and, for me, the first one that is a legitimate absolute balls out FUCK ME game.

I don't buy into the Eurogamer money hat or Edge anti-PS3 conspiracy and most who do usually blurt it out from the window of the pre-release hype train, having not played the game at all.

I fully expect an Edge 10 for U2 - hopefully it has the dual effect of rubberstamping this games awesomeness in peoples minds and finally putting to rest all the "bu bu Edge hate sony" nonsense.

Edge will give it a 9

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Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 29, 2009, 09:40:54 PM: :smug :drake :smug
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: pilonv1 on September 29, 2009, 09:42:10 PM: I'm sure they'll give it a 9 too, it's doesn't have that "thing" that most of their 10's have.

Besides being from the UK :drake
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: fistfulofmetal on September 29, 2009, 09:47:06 PM: I would download the demo, but the PS3 is the only device on my network that gets shitass download speeds. On my connection 60 minutes to download the demo is unacceptable.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: bork on September 29, 2009, 09:47:20 PM: Quote from: Kranz Fafka on September 29, 2009, 09:40:54 PM
:smug :drake :smug

This is amazing.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 29, 2009, 09:50:06 PM: awaiting the inevitable drake+tauntaun emoticon combo...
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: pilonv1 on September 29, 2009, 09:51:00 PM: Is drake a secret Dreamworks character?

(http://i.a-13.net/pixarvsdreamworks.jpg)

:drake
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Kestastrophe on September 29, 2009, 10:27:43 PM: I got to play a few games with Zero. This game is going to be easily exploitable by douchebags though. I noticed a few faggos camping spawns and there doesn't seem to be any team balancing. Oh well.

Game is still awesome. It went from a wait in see, to a day 1 buy for me. Fantastic. This game is a blast.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Brehvolution on September 29, 2009, 10:59:34 PM: Even though I sucked, I had fun. The controls took some getting used to. I thought there was co-op campaign parts. I wish we did that Kestastrophe. I have to get the melee down.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 30, 2009, 12:07:19 AM: We should schedule some games this week, I'm not having a lot of fun playing co-op with the silent masses.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 30, 2009, 12:07:53 AM: slowest dl evar! can't wait to try it out though
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Post by: Himu on September 30, 2009, 01:06:07 AM: :drake :drake
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Brehvolution on September 30, 2009, 10:53:22 AM: I'll swing in and grab a usb headset today. Can't see playing this game without voice. The sexbox spoiled me on voice chat.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Kestastrophe on September 30, 2009, 11:35:47 AM: I have a Jabra headset that came with Warhawk, but I've never used it.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Purple Filth on September 30, 2009, 12:32:06 PM: rumor is that edge gave it an 8, we'll see soon though
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: SantaC on September 30, 2009, 01:09:01 PM: Quote from: Purple Filth on September 30, 2009, 12:32:06 PM
rumor is that edge gave it an 8, we'll see soon though

hopefully, I played a bit of this today. Definitely overhyped by sony fanboys.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Third on September 30, 2009, 02:58:58 PM: fuck, I hate the rocketlauncher matches
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Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on September 30, 2009, 03:06:42 PM: Quote from: Third on September 30, 2009, 02:58:58 PM
fuck, I hate the rocketlauncher matches

Same. I hated that. Not bad from what I played otherwise.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: duckman2000 on September 30, 2009, 03:45:02 PM: Quote from: SantaC on September 30, 2009, 01:09:01 PM
Definitely overhyped by sony fanboys.

Funny that, seeing as how the critics seem to be leading the charge there moreso than the fanboys. But don't you worry, I'm sure there will be a review out that is negative enough for you to agree with soon enough.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 30, 2009, 03:55:49 PM: I played a bit of the CO-OP mission this morning. Kinda felt bad for my partner as I was just running around to check out the graphics. When I did play more seriously, my partner had to keep reviving me because I kept getting shot while trying to taking out several enemies in a row with just melee. Also, I quit after 4-5 checkpoints. :lol

Overall, it was fun but not ground breaking. The gunplay felt a little better than U1, mostly because the enemies didn't seem to soak up as many bullets before going down. Based on just what I played, it didn't seem like an OMG 10/10 experience but I'm guessing a good chunk of what people liked is in the campaign mode.

Technically, I was slightly disappointed. The image quality was superb and the framerate was stable. However, other than seemingly being more open, the game didn't seem to be doing much more graphically than something like RE4.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: MCD on September 30, 2009, 03:57:46 PM: :drake
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: bork on September 30, 2009, 05:46:27 PM: Quote from: MCD on September 30, 2009, 03:57:46 PM
:drake

We need to have this head photoshopped into The Bore logo.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Andowsky on September 30, 2009, 06:05:58 PM: (http://www.jakpro.net/u2-card/cards/n/ChampJezusBailey.png)

Played nothing but Deatmatch and one short session of co-op arena or whatever? Got 3 kills in it before a teammate killed me with a nade so I left.

MP seems solid. Don't see it having much staying power though, gets pretty old rather quickly. Still only a rental imho.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Brehvolution on September 30, 2009, 09:41:37 PM: Andowsky, there is 10 different MP modes and 7 maps. Or it's 7 modes and 10 maps. one or the other.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: pilonv1 on September 30, 2009, 10:08:37 PM: Quote from: the lyte edge on September 30, 2009, 05:46:27 PM
Quote from: MCD on September 30, 2009, 03:57:46 PM
:drake

We need to have this head photoshopped into The Bore logo.

I suggested this in the Outside Link thread. I would have done it myself but when I save the image it comes up with a black background :(
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: AdmiralViscen on October 01, 2009, 05:04:30 PM: Why can't I join a party. When is the XBox version coming out so I can just hit the X button and be in a party.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Third on October 01, 2009, 05:16:03 PM: Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 01, 2009, 05:04:30 PM
When is the XBox version coming out so I can just hit the X button and be in a party.

Will happen when XBL becomes free.

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Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: TEEEPO on October 02, 2009, 02:54:05 AM: had a game where a player was sliding across the map by quickly going in and out of cover all while randomly blind firing with the shotgun and dropping grenades under his feet as we were chasing him. although he finished first, it wasn't nearly as effective as some of the gears of war glitchers i've encountered, but annoying nonetheless.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Andowsky on October 03, 2009, 02:10:03 PM: Ugh if they add the ability for people to join games in progress and give you a huge penalty for quitting out of games I would actually consider purchasing this. But as is it works just like Halo (even the lame ass melee kills) and to hell with that.
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Third on October 03, 2009, 07:36:03 PM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gt8xfF651U

:lol

That guy is amazing. :drake
Title: Re: Uncharted 2 demo is up
Post by: Brehvolution on October 03, 2009, 08:07:03 PM: :lol
That guy always cracks me up.