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Uncharted 2 direct feed screens
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tinfoilhatman
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I just hope there alot more indiana jones and alot less run and gun.
Callibretto
Member
Ghost said:
already in the screen, you can see the stealth mechanic here. Nathan is not openly confronting all those enemies, in some screen, Nathan is sneaking from behind, enemies don't know Nathan's location yet, and there's that 1 screen where Nathan is climbing the side of a building.
I guess what you want is more environment shot to showcase some possible puzzle solving level, but for a first reveal, I'm already glad ND show this much already. the game is still 1 year away, they have plenty of time to show other level later. they still haven't properly shown the female lead, who the villain this time. just wait and see is what I want to say here.
Liabe Brave
Member
Actually, I think the failure is in the accepted terminology. "Bullshot" isn't precisely defined, so its application here could be right or wrong. If the user means "The game won't look anything like this", then like you say they simply haven't played the first one. It already looks very much like this, lighting, textures, and all.BruceLeeRoy said:
But if the user means, "these aren't direct-feed captures of the game" (which is what I'm sure Blimblim meant), then that's true. These are clearly designed for print, output at a higher resolution and with supersampling to get rid of aliasing. For clarity's sake, I think it would be good if we had a different word for that sort of thing, like "cleanshot" or something.
In any case, everyone should be clear on the actual effect: on your TV, you will perceive the game to look pretty much like this, though it will actually be slightly jaggier.
nelsonroyale
Member
to be honest, that city screen looks better than the artwork
ThirstyFly
Member
God damn. I can't believe how good that looks.
Can't wait to see how they top the end of the last game too.
Can't wait to see how they top the end of the last game too.
TheMissingLink
Member
WOW
Sony, you better do ND some favors and actually market the bojangles out of this.
Sony, you better do ND some favors and actually market the bojangles out of this.
Liabe Brave said:
Here's my terminology:
Bullshot: in-game assets, post-image processing to clean up aliasing and general artifacting.
CG: 3D rendered video, not using in-game assets.
Target Render: 3D render, but not using in-game assets. Often touched up by hand with various post-processing effects afterwards. Close to what CG is, but generally used more as well, a target render for the actual game.
Artwork: purely done by hand...no 3D modelling involved.
Rollo Lawson
Banned
Forsete said:
nah im talking theatrics. any new or improved animation, piled onto the old stuff would make this game untouchable. the AI is one the best things about drakes fortune imo
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
You can see Drake free-climbing in one on the screens with that burning bus.gofreak said:
Katana_Strikes
Member
The graphic style and characters of Uncharted always make me think of Broken Sword.
TheExodu5 said:
You also have composed screens. (in-game assets but the picture is composed in photoshop). They also clearly add special effects in those shots.
Aliasing in-game shots and bumping their res (like the shots here) is acceptable imo and might not be considered "bullshots" by most people.
Lord Error said:
Ohh yes, I didn't see him at first
According to the article you can climb poles etc. as well. I hope things are well crafted for clever and rewarding nook-and-cranny exploration that isn't necessarily part of the game's main 'path'
with home item unlockables for discovering certain things, oh yes I SAID IT
Callibretto
Member
regarding the supernatural aspect of the game, let's be honest here, there's no way ND can appease both sides. there's simply some people who like the supernatural and some don't. if ND 'caved in' and remove the super natural aspect in among thieves, the other halves of the fanbase will be bitching about it too.
ND should just go with their supernatural element and the hater will just have to suck it. the argument about how it affect the gameplay is purely opinion anyway, there's no right or wrong, just creative decision from ND.
that said, I hope ND treat the supernatural element with care. in Uncharted, there's always that uncertainty whether there's really a curse or not, and when the curse is revealed, Nathan is pretty damn freaked out by it. in comparison, I just recently start playing Tomb Raide Underworld and that game is just ridiculous in the supernatural element. just early on, Lara saw a giant squid (or octopus, don't care) and she doesn't even felt surprise or fear. if it was Nathan, he'd say something like 'what the hell is that thing!', then, not long after that, Lara got artifact that magically attach to her hand, again, no alert there. and in the ship, she saw a woman with wings!!!, what the hell is that. I'm so not following Tomb Raider story by now and actually felt kinda put off by it. I haven't continued playing since that level.
ND should just go with their supernatural element and the hater will just have to suck it. the argument about how it affect the gameplay is purely opinion anyway, there's no right or wrong, just creative decision from ND.
that said, I hope ND treat the supernatural element with care. in Uncharted, there's always that uncertainty whether there's really a curse or not, and when the curse is revealed, Nathan is pretty damn freaked out by it. in comparison, I just recently start playing Tomb Raide Underworld and that game is just ridiculous in the supernatural element. just early on, Lara saw a giant squid (or octopus, don't care) and she doesn't even felt surprise or fear. if it was Nathan, he'd say something like 'what the hell is that thing!', then, not long after that, Lara got artifact that magically attach to her hand, again, no alert there. and in the ship, she saw a woman with wings!!!, what the hell is that. I'm so not following Tomb Raider story by now and actually felt kinda put off by it. I haven't continued playing since that level.
luca_29_bg
Member
arne said:
Arne please only one question about the water,wil be shader based o geometric based ?
Please answer me....
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Just be happy that IGN didn't put them up first, all compressed with JPEG quality 4, shrunk down to 40KB file size!arne said:
First game had both, depending on the pool of water. Why would they change it here.luca_29_bg said:
captscience
Member
arne said:
At least we're not talking about scans anymore?
Goldrusher
Member
The game is already looking amazing. Textures, color, lighting, all perfect.
Much, much better than the original Uncharted around this time.
Keep up the good work !
Much, much better than the original Uncharted around this time.
Keep up the good work !
radioheadrule83
Banned
tinfoilhatman said:
Yeah, the Indy-esque dialogue, exploration and set pieces / chases were great... the combat is just an annoying thing you put up with on the way sometimes. I do hope they get the balance a little better in this game.
Insane Metal
Member
HOLY CRAP
Now THAT is what I call a painting coming to life
Uncharted is simply AWESOME. One of the best games I've ever played.
Now THAT is what I call a painting coming to life
Uncharted is simply AWESOME. One of the best games I've ever played.
radioheadrule83
Banned
arne said:
ND / Sony legal teams needn't go ape here, this is good!