Author Topic: EVILBORE UNCHARTED 2 OFFICIAL THREAD!!!!!!1111 OF SUDAFED HIGHBALLS (Read 52102 times)

bork · « **Reply #420 on:** October 15, 2009, 09:24:07 PM »

Quote from: Jinfash on October 15, 2009, 09:22:23 PM

Someone up for co-op?

I'd be up for it, but I got studying to do. :'(

duckman2000 · « **Reply #421 on:** October 15, 2009, 09:29:38 PM »

Maybe if you people played during sensible hours, like midnight to 3am EST. :'(

Brehvolution · « **Reply #422 on:** October 16, 2009, 12:44:57 AM »

I'd love to play some co-op but my damn car inspection is costing me more than i can pay for u2 at this moment. Maybe next week.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #423 on:** October 16, 2009, 03:20:25 AM »

Here I will boost u up

OK

Uhuhuhuhu u have a nice butt

Oh drake u dog

duckman2000 · « **Reply #424 on:** October 16, 2009, 03:37:12 AM »

Getting my ass kicked now

What's the best strategy to fighting those, uh, things?

This area looks incredible. Reminds me of the first game, but so much better.

bork · « **Reply #425 on:** October 16, 2009, 03:41:44 AM »

Grab their crossbows and use those instead of guns. Those things aren't really that big a deal; there's not too many of them overall.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #426 on:** October 16, 2009, 03:43:13 AM »

Well, this is the "shit at 3rd person games" thing again. Easy enough when they move like humans, but tracking these motherfuckers ain't easy.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #427 on:** October 16, 2009, 03:52:50 AM »

So sick of the monastery. I want to quit

I hate the guys in the body armor who are immune to grenades and you have to headshot. Headshots in general feel fiddly and imprecise.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

if they start throwing yetis into the mix here I'm going to be very unhappy

[close]

duckman2000 · « **Reply #428 on:** October 16, 2009, 03:55:13 AM »

No one is "immune" to grenades

Also, I think I just fucking realized that you can run and gun with some precision here. I've been aiming down the sight (the Uncharted version of that) pretty much the whole game, no fucking wonder I keep getting killed by fast enemies.

I liked the monastery, but I think the pacing was a bit off. You go from a crazy village shoot-out to leaping between trucks and straight into mostly skirmish combat, with a few bits of platforming in between. Granted that it's a shooter so there will be shooting, but the pacing felt better earlier on.

bork · « **Reply #429 on:** October 16, 2009, 04:40:49 AM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on October 16, 2009, 03:52:50 AM

So sick of the monastery. I want to quit

I hate the guys in the body armor who are immune to grenades and you have to headshot. Headshots in general feel fiddly and imprecise.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
if they start throwing yetis into the mix here I'm going to be very unhappy
[close]

spoiler (click to show/hide)

The yetis are there, but you won't have to fight them.

Also when you come to certain points where you see the enemies furiously shooting, don't go near them and let the yetis take 'em out for you.

When you DO come to a point where it's you against the yetis later on, Uncharted 1 "zombie" fighting logic works here-- just run around in circles and shoot as you move. Thankfully the yeti stuff is kept to the bare minimum.

[close]

They aren't immune to grenades! I never even really head-shot those guys as much as I should have; I'd usually just keep emptying clips into them and killing them as their armor fell off. In the monastery area, for the most part, there's a lot of places where you can stay up high and shoot down/throw grenades from safe points. It wasn't too bad for me at all other than than towards the beginning, where you have to stop reinforcements from coming. For some reason, I kept dying when I'd use the turret, no matter how quick I was. Ended up just using it to mow down the laser-sight guys and the first onslaught, then running and hiding to take out the rest.

There's also going to be a part further in where you're up against

spoiler (click to show/hide)

RPG and heavy armor guys, including some with chain guns.

[close]

Make sure to get up high for some nice surprises.

dark1x · « **Reply #430 on:** October 16, 2009, 08:56:25 AM »

Played up through Chapter 13 yesterday and I'm really impressed. The original was a solid little game, but I always felt the praise was a bit on the extreme side. This feels like a realization of what they wanted to do in the original. The sheer amount of variety and quality of the set pieces is just incredible. It really feels as if Naughty Dog has learned a LOT since the creation of the first game.

Anyone not liking this game here? I know most people around here despise the original game, so I'm curious to see if they've warmed up to the second.

Jansen · « **Reply #431 on:** October 16, 2009, 09:08:31 AM »

played some mp yesterday and the shooting mechanics finally started to feel right. i think i might have been having a problem because i haven't been playing shootin games very much lately.

that said this game is way better when you're not constantly forced to mow down enemies. sections like the ice caverns are just fantastic and i wish that there were more areas like it.

dark1x · « **Reply #432 on:** October 16, 2009, 09:42:57 AM »

Quote

that said this game is way better when you're not constantly forced to mow down enemies. sections like the ice caverns are just fantastic and i wish that there were more areas like it.

That's where I'm at right now. I thought they did a brilliant job with the pacing in that regard. Unlike the first game, they constantly change up what you're doing. I thought they did a good job mixing combat, platforming, tension building segments and story.

The original game had a sequence similar to this during its introduction chapters, but it sort of disappeared for the rest of the game and focused on combat. I feel like they are constantly shifting things around this time. You never spend too much time engaged in battle and the areas where you DO engage are constantly changing. I can't believe how much variety there is this time around.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #433 on:** October 16, 2009, 10:04:29 AM »

gamefly came through, so I played for a bit last night

looks great, shooting feels better, still has some quirks with climbing and jumping to ledges that i don't like, has a couple of cheap spots where i've died a couple times before i knew what the fuck was going on

sound is incredible in dts

much more enjoyable than the first game so far

Jansen · « **Reply #434 on:** October 16, 2009, 04:50:51 PM »

is it ever explained what happened between drake and elena?

MCD · « **Reply #435 on:** October 16, 2009, 05:11:16 PM »

he saw her dick.

M3wThr33 · « **Reply #436 on:** October 16, 2009, 05:47:07 PM »

Got a copy free from Arne, but it's on loan until tomorrow night. I'll hop in then.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #437 on:** October 16, 2009, 08:29:52 PM »

The little banter at the end was really great

spoiler (click to show/hide)

"It was raining. Your were unconscious and it was raining.

[close]

gr8 game. Better than the first. 9.4/10

bork · « **Reply #438 on:** October 16, 2009, 10:42:20 PM »

13 kills, 1 death in the last multiplayer game I did. Bitches don't know 'bout that shotty-punch. Either this game has really clicked with me, or people just suck that much at it. Probably the latter.

Third · « **Reply #439 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:27:20 PM »

I'm currently at chapter 22. The game has been mindblowing so far.

It definitely wins the best graphics ever for a console game. That village in Nepal and the ice caves were so beautiful. And the train...holy shit.

Each set piece has been amazing so far.

Third · « **Reply #440 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:37:19 PM »

Istanbul is the weakest part so far. I hate stealth gameplay. But the graphics and art were amazing in that level.

And I think Chloe is very boring. Elena should be the main chick in Uncharted 3. I dunno if she dies, but even if she does, she must somehow be in Uncharted 3!

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #441 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:53:17 PM »

god fucking dammit, this game is actually really damn good so far (chapter 6). there's been a really good mix of environment puzzles and setpiece shootouts. even the cutscene-to-gameplay ratio has been good. only bits i didn't like were the stupid intro bit on the collapsing train, and the lulzy LET'S FOLLOW THE 400 YEAR OLD BLOODSTAINS LOL WAT bit in chapter 4.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #442 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:56:25 PM »

oh, and character modeling is still HIDEOS EXTREME. only magna carta 2's models make me flinch more than flynn and chloe, in recent memory.

bork · « **Reply #443 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:57:32 PM »

I gotta get Flynn unlocked in multiplayer, so I can use him for dumb character expressions in machinima mode!

Fatty Drake too, but he takes a loooooooooong time to open up.

Quote from: Third on October 17, 2009, 08:37:19 PM

Istanbul is the weakest part so far. I hate stealth gameplay. But the graphics and art were amazing in that level.

And I think Chloe is very boring. Elena should be the main chick in Uncharted 3. I dunno if she dies, but even if she does, she must somehow be in Uncharted 3!

The first two chapters are basically the game intro/training levels. The "worst" stages by far, but for that reason. Use them to find the treasures and get a head start on getting some cash for unlocking stuff!

Having to essentially replay the first stage again later on also kinda sucked.

Without spoiling anything, I'd say overall there's far more Elena than Chloe in the game.

cool breeze · « **Reply #444 on:** October 17, 2009, 09:00:09 PM »

yeah, what is up with her eyes? what is she? I'd say Indian.

btw, if anyone wants to do co-op, I'm gonna go online now.

bork · « **Reply #445 on:** October 17, 2009, 09:01:51 PM »

Quote from: Jinfash on October 17, 2009, 08:59:18 PM

Chloe is hi-de-os!

The face

The size of the head

The eyes and teeth

The expressions

They're all so SO wrong.

Even within the game's story, the characters all know it's all about dat ass, not the frontside.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #446 on:** October 17, 2009, 09:02:28 PM »

the supershiny eyes are fucked up overall, they just seem to be the most frighteningly reflective with chloe

Himu · « **Reply #447 on:** October 17, 2009, 09:11:09 PM »

OMFG I NEED TO MAKE :chloe

ADD :elena TO THE EMOTICONS

Third · « **Reply #448 on:** October 18, 2009, 04:47:21 PM »

I just can't believe the graphics the game is outputting. Holy fuck so fucking good. I've never seen a console game look as good as this, not even close.

I just finished the game. Amazing. Sorry Demon's Souls, Uncharted 2 stole the GOTY position. I'm going to do crushing now. Can't get enough of the game...

*Ending spoiler*

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'm glad Elena didn't die. I was afraid she'd die. Good thing Chloe dumped herself. Hope she fell off a cliff.

[close]

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #449 on:** October 18, 2009, 07:11:15 PM »

Prole

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #450 on:** October 19, 2009, 01:52:26 AM »

it never really out-tomb raider's tomb raider, but it *is* the prettiest console game going and half the joy of a good tomb raiding is the environments. the gunplay is vastly, vastly better than uncharted 1, and probably the best stop-and-pop i've played not called r6:vegas. i just stopped after the first yeti fight and i've been really impressed -- the game is superbly paced and mixes up the tomb raiding and the gunplay perfectly. the dialogue is lightyears better than the original, too, to the point that i've only skipped a couple cutscenes. ALSO JESUS CHRIST HOW DID NAUGHTY DOG MAKE SO MANY AWESOME ART ASSETS IN SUCH A SHORT TIME? the attention to visual detail in the levels is fudruckin' nutso.

lastly, they fixed the fuckin' explosions. god bless them nd cigarillos.

is it goty? probably not -- it feels really samey at some points, the modeling still freaks me the fuck out, and there's a few unpleasant bits (anything involving the train, really). but it is damn good and i am looking forward to finishing it.

it really throws the shittiness of part one into sharp relief, though, with the former title's janky-ass melee combat, lame shootout arenas, and clumsy environmental puzzles. uncharted 2 is making me regret ever praising uncharted one as highly as "mediocre".

MCD · « **Reply #451 on:** October 19, 2009, 02:11:41 AM »

art is amazing indeed but like 1, shooting never clicked with me no matter how many scripted bullshit they threw there.

i just wanted more of that ice cavern and less shoot jump OH NOES SHIT BE FALLIN NO WAIT I CAN STILL MAKE IT BLAHBLAHBLAH.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #452 on:** October 19, 2009, 02:41:26 AM »

Yeah, hot game. Despite being an improvement in every way and playing like an action game highlight reel, I don't feel nearly as evangelical about this as I did games like Deus Ex, HL2 or any of the Wipeouts back in their days due to it being, after all, a sequel and a pretty familiar thing. But it's definitely a masterful production.

This last bit

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I don't think I'll ever clear the game. Rewind to the blurb about being utter shit at third person games, this is a nightmare scenario. Dodge shots while making sure you shoot those things just as he passes. Fuck that.

[close]

MCD · « **Reply #453 on:** October 19, 2009, 02:50:57 AM »

you still stuck at the final boss, duckman?

he can be a major pain in the ass especially when he throws those grenades but it's not impossible, just try to only run through places you prefer and not just randomly jump on somewhere.

watching youtube will help too, it helped me!

Purple Filth · « **Reply #454 on:** October 19, 2009, 04:14:17 AM »

so prole and the fucking XFE are giving some praise to the game.

holy crap

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #455 on:** October 19, 2009, 04:37:40 PM »

it's a fuckin' good game, period. there's a fair few faults, and it's not some giant leap forward for cinematic gaming like the sfag brigade claim (as they also did with the eminently forgettable killzone 2 and the lulzy mgs4), but what it does, it ultimately does spectacularly well overall, AND it is detailed and polished to a fuckin' T in ways the original uncharted only dreams of.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #456 on:** October 19, 2009, 04:49:43 PM »

something something vociferous laudations

Third · « **Reply #457 on:** October 19, 2009, 06:30:58 PM »

Killzone 2 looked great, and that's it. I just couldn't finish it. Such a boring game. Proves that OMGWTF graphics won't keep you interested in the game if the actual gameplay is boring.

Naughty Dog really outdid themselves with the graphics, and the gameplay is good, too.

If there's ONE thing that needs to be fixed, it's the cover/duck system. It's so fucking annoying when your character ducks when you want to cover, and vice versa.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #458 on:** October 20, 2009, 12:10:03 AM »

Oh god you know they want to make spinoffs with Chloe and her creepy dead eyes

Drake: "You should be the hero more often"
Me: "OH GOD NO PLEASE NO"

cool breeze · « **Reply #459 on:** October 20, 2009, 12:15:29 AM »

Uncharted 3 starring Sully and Chloe

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #460 on:** October 20, 2009, 12:17:46 AM »

Gah the credits are insane, they outsourced assets to like eight bagillion studios

Lucretius · « **Reply #461 on:** October 20, 2009, 04:30:52 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on October 19, 2009, 02:41:26 AM

This last bit

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I don't think I'll ever clear the game. Rewind to the blurb about being utter shit at third person games, this is a nightmare scenario. Dodge shots while making sure you shoot those things just as he passes. Fuck that.
[close]

I feel the same way, though I just finished the game on Normal. I really suck at shooters, both 3rd and 1st person ones. I got to a few parts in the game and thought I was going to have to start over on an easier difficulty. There were plenty of scenes, including the last one, where I had to replay them up to what seemed like 10 times... gaining a little bit of ground every time I repeated.

My overall impression is that I love the game. I loved the experience. Definitely an example of something being greater than the sum of its parts. Apples and oranges, I know, but in terms of my personal reaction to the game, I'd compare it with the Metal Gear Solid games... the story and storytelling kept me going often more than the gameplay and most of my earlier gripes with the gameplay were eased later as I just got better at the game. I'm glad I played it.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #462 on:** October 21, 2009, 06:29:15 AM »

fuck this tutorial is brutally bad

pilonv1 · « **Reply #463 on:** October 21, 2009, 06:39:30 AM »

OH GOD ITS NOT OVER

WHEN WILL THE PERFECTLY TIMED OBSTACLES STOP?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #464 on:** October 21, 2009, 01:43:05 PM »

yeah, and they make you redo the godawful train climb 10ish chapters later

lame

duckman2000 · « **Reply #465 on:** October 21, 2009, 01:43:43 PM »

Well, a shortened version of it. I think.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #466 on:** October 21, 2009, 01:44:07 PM »

yeah, it's abbreviated

and still induced a groan from me

duckman2000 · « **Reply #467 on:** October 21, 2009, 01:45:54 PM »

Yeah, I don't get why they did that. I didn't have anything against the first instance (or the part after it), but I was scratching my head trying to figure out why they included the train climb, as opposed to just taking it from where it left off in the beginning.

cool breeze · « **Reply #468 on:** October 21, 2009, 01:46:35 PM »

I actually thought that scene would be even shorter the second time. Like, I didn't expect them to make you redo that entire climbing part before they made the time leap. It would have made more sense to flash to the point it left off. I mean, originally it seems like everything up until that point was just a flash back Drake was having until that point; why he would think about something that happened minutes earlier doesn't make sense.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #469 on:** October 21, 2009, 03:44:55 PM »

My copy arrived in the mail!

Still got to kill some more black guys in RE5 before I start on it though.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #470 on:** October 21, 2009, 05:36:13 PM »

MCD · « **Reply #471 on:** October 21, 2009, 06:19:18 PM »

Play Uncharted 2, get hyped for Assassin's Creed 2!

cool breeze · « **Reply #472 on:** October 21, 2009, 06:41:19 PM »

Assassin's Creed 2

sadly, the videos of the console version make it look like it runs poorly and the PC version delayed 4 months :'(

bork · « **Reply #473 on:** October 21, 2009, 06:43:47 PM »

No thanks. I got suckered with the first ASSassin's Creed...it's going to take a lot for me to get the sequel. DAT CHARTED FO LYFE SON

duckman2000 · « **Reply #474 on:** October 21, 2009, 07:23:59 PM »

I'm oddly excited about AC2, but that is really purely dependent on whether or not Ubi has been honest about the improvements (and specifically, knowing what needed to be improved). If it is to Assassin's Creed as Among Thieves is to Drake's Fortune, it should be a classic.

I still think they should ditch the bloody serious crap and just go all out with an Ankh-Morpork/Discworld assassin game. Judging by those expressions, they already have some base assets to get it going.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #475 on:** October 21, 2009, 08:11:19 PM »

Jin

Third · « **Reply #476 on:** October 21, 2009, 09:15:51 PM »

Assasin's Creed 2

The game looks boring as fuck. The first game left a really bad taste in my mouth. The sequel seems to be the same shit.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #477 on:** October 22, 2009, 11:50:05 AM »

Rented this last night and had to quit as I was about to start area 4. I'm blown away. What an amazing game. Will buy soon as I'm compelled to finish it.

Mrbob · « **Reply #478 on:** October 22, 2009, 12:44:04 PM »

On chapter 22 right now, haters shamed and treated by Nathan Drake.

Amazing game.

dark1x · « **Reply #479 on:** October 23, 2009, 09:14:10 AM »

Quote from: swaggaz on October 21, 2009, 01:46:35 PM

I actually thought that scene would be even shorter the second time. Like, I didn't expect them to make you redo that entire climbing part before they made the time leap. It would have made more sense to flash to the point it left off. I mean, originally it seems like everything up until that point was just a flash back Drake was having until that point; why he would think about something that happened minutes earlier doesn't make sense.

It was shorter, though. The majority of the climb was still present, of course, but they cut out the interior bits (it just moves the camera around the outside to where you'd normally pop out from the inside).

Quote

sadly, the videos of the console version make it look like it runs poorly and the PC version delayed 4 months

I never had any luck with the PC version of the original. It couldn't reach a smooth 60 fps and, instead, just felt unpolished. I found the 360 version more playable for this reason. With the cards that are becoming available now I'm sure it won't be a problem at this point, but all of the benchmarks I've seen for AC suggest that my experience was right in line with most others.

Quote

I'm oddly excited about AC2, but that is really purely dependent on whether or not Ubi has been honest about the improvements

Yeah, I'm cautiously optimistic about the second game. I really did not enjoy the first much at all, but it had a ton of promise. They never specifically named the issues most had with the original and it IS an Ubisoft production, so I don't want to get too excited, but I'm really hoping they pull it off this time.

News:

Author Topic: EVILBORE UNCHARTED 2 OFFICIAL THREAD!!!!!!1111 OF SUDAFED HIGHBALLS (Read 52102 times)