Woah... well that's like what 4 mill per next-gen console? The Xbox One numbers are inflated by bundles but so will Uncharted 4 after 3 months or so, -- so that doesn't matter. But yeah I did forget about AC: Victory.
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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - The story behind the biggest game of the year
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Woah... well that's like what 4 mill per next-gen console? The Xbox One numbers are inflated by bundles but so will Uncharted 4 after 3 months or so, -- so that doesn't matter. But yeah I did forget about AC: Victory.
Magic Mushroom
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Sounds fantastic. I love how they seem to be taken those freeform gameplay systems to the next level. Can't wait to play in those combat sandboxes, the PSX demo was superb.
Boombloxer
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It's also worth noting that both sold extremely well.
if you have a title that sells ~8M and wins 200+ game of the year awards, then yes, it's safe to say there's a lot of anticipation about what's coming next.
Uncharted is one of the biggest new franchises in gaming. TLOU probably isn't far behind depending on the sequel.
Honestly, I'm confused. I just was going off what you said above. I agree that Uncharted 4 is one of the most anticipated games of the year. But calling it the biggest game of the year, well, that's a rather bold statement deserving of a little inquiry. That's all.
I guess
I personally believe it will beat out a couple of those, but I have my doubts it will be #1 on metacritic.COD is the biggest game of the year every year except when GTA hits (sales wise). I think the gaming community has moved on from calling COD the "biggest game of the year" - every year.
Nah, I meant what ashecitism was saying, hence I fixed your post
But I understood you know
I don't know, I'm just saying biggest have more than one meaning.
Going by the GAF anticipation thread it has the biggest anticipation this year.
Biggest critical hit?
Biggest space needed on your HDD?
There is a Finnish gaming magazine that boasts being the "biggest" one in Finland. I assume it's the physical size of the magazine itself as it surely ain't the distribution size.
mocolostrocolos
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lol @ biggest game of the year.
Sudddenly MGSV doesn't exist.
Sudddenly MGSV doesn't exist.
Saint of Killers
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Oh wow. Finally, all these years after Shadow of the Colossus someone has decided to kind of follow its lead and incorporate something other than the most basic kind of gameplay into climbing mechanics. About time.
Nah, I meant what ashecitism was saying, hence I fixed your post
But I understood you know
We clear
After playing Ground Zeros, I would be setting my eyes on Halo or the Witcher as contenders against Uncharted.
My point in all my posts in this thread has been that biggest is a subjective term. I can say that U4 is the biggest game of the year for me, but it might not be for you.
Sales wise or critcally? UC will outsell all those games with the only possible exception being MGS5 ( Possibly ). It is being directed by a guy who has won more GOTY awards last gen then all the other developers mentioned by you combined. I will be extremely surprised if anyone even remembers Witcher 3 by the end of the year unless its combat is actually decent this time.
Pretty much.
DealWithIt
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Side Point: Can someone please explain these 2 reputations to me please? I'm not familiar with what is being referenced here.
We clear
After playing Ground Zeros, I would be setting my eyes on Halo or the Witcher as contenders against Uncharted.
Even if Halo works and it does everything right it wouldn't be in contention, and as good as Witcher 3 will be the 1:1 gameplay doesn't hold a candle to MGSV. It could be better overall, but as far as direct control of your character goes, MGSV would seem to beat it.
Jawbreaker
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It's the biggest because Doughnut Drake will make his glorious return.
That's definitely something to look forward to.
mocolostrocolos
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Contenders in which way?
Halo for sure, The Witcher 3 is on MGSV's league, bigger game than Halo or Uncharted.
Blackthorn
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I hope they don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. There may be many parts of Uncharted 2/3 that can be accused of "holding forward on the stick" but there were also thrilling, dynamic set pieces like the train that still have yet to be matched.
Also I can't believe the only part of this article that got attention when it was first published was the fucking framerate question.
Edit: And now the conversation's griping over whether it's the biggest game of the year. Get it together, Gaf.
Also I can't believe the only part of this article that got attention when it was first published was the fucking framerate question.
Edit: And now the conversation's griping over whether it's the biggest game of the year. Get it together, Gaf.
How much does CoD sell on a single PS platform?
We can trade the word big, bigger back and forth all you want....it's clear we disagree.
SolidSnakex
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They aren't abandoning setpieces. It just seems like they're going to do them differently. What they did with U2 was basically a gamechanging in terms of how setpieces were handled in games. So i'm looking forward to what their new ideas for them are since TLoU really didn't allow them to experiment in that area.
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Yeah my assumption is they're focusing on the minutiae of the gameplay at the moment because that's typically been where they're criticised most. A set piece reveal would equally have been accused of being "more Uncharted."
John Bender
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lol... I don't know man.We clear
After playing Ground Zeros, I would be setting my eyes on Halo or the Witcher as contenders against Uncharted.
We're talking about 343 here...
But hey, don't take the "biggest game of the year" quote too seriously.
It's not the point of the article.
Well, it's a heated year no doubt
Lots of contenders, lots of fans.Just like I remember it EDGE....not sure which games you were playing. Obviously stealth is being implemented TLOU style, same as melee, and everything else is being ramped up, but the essence has always being there. Vast was definitely not there, but there were sandboxes, albeit limited.
SolidSnakex
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Yeah, i'm sure everyone was expecting some big setpiece in the PSX demo, and it never happened. Instead they were able to show that Uncharted is more than that. They also showed that people are excited about the core mechanics since that's all that was really shown in that demo. To be honest, I wouldn't be against them holding all setpieces back for the final release of the game. But i'm pretty sure that we'll see at least one before then. Most likely to kickoff Sony's E3 conference.
John Bender
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It has definitely become the point of the thread
Yeah, which is annoying :/
343i is not as incompetent as it's made to be although the studio as well as MS deserve the heat they get for Halo:MCC.
As much a buzz that's made about "Halo" MP, it's always being about the lore and story for me - and Halo 1-3 are very good at that.
Critically speaking, I'm sure U4 will be awesome, I just don't think it's doing enough to beat out some of the competition.
Time will tell though.
BodiesWithoutOrgans
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Ugh. So wrong.
lol
Wii U games have consistently outperformed PS4/XBO titles in reviews so...
SolidSnakex
Member
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I like Elena
They simply aren't talking about Elena right now other than saying that she and Drake are married and she isn't happy about him going back to treasure hunting. It seems like every magazine starts speculating that she won't have much a role because ND isn't ready to talk about her right now.
Uncharted and Halo are not just any other PS4/Xbox One game. You can't base yourself on that.
We'll hear more about Nadine that's for sure.
Ascenion
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I take issue with this. Exactly why would it not be in contention? Halo is still capable of GOTY runs imo, just need to find the sweet spot and Halo 5 could be it. We virtually know nothing really about how the campaign looks or anything, plus the beta was generally well received. I don't find it fair to simply count it out already. Let's at least see more of the game first.
Of course it won't be. Witcher 3 is an rpg. The game will be as good as the reactivity of the story, writing, characters, quest design, etc. Witcher 2 was very good in this regard with choices dramatically changing the game and the boldness to withhold serious amounts of info from the player if you decided to go one direction to or not. We really should not try to compare these games directly at all.
everybodyman
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Twilight Princess has a Metacritc score of 96, which is the same as Uncharted 2. Of course, there is a chance that the new Zelda might disappoint.
Edit: Woops, TP actually has a Metacritic of 95 for the Wii version.
Point still stands, Wii U has had far more critical darlings, scoffing at the idea Xenoblade or Zelda could outperform other heavy hitters in quality would be vastly underestimating their pedigree.
I just have zero faith in 343, if Halo 4 is any indication I can't see them coming out golden. It could totally happen of course, I simply don't feel it will
On the same note though, Halo 4 sucked on that score (As well as most others) and that is so far the sole game 343 has actually produced so far. I think you're maybe giving them a bit too much credit when there's a fair argument to be made that have really yet to prove themselves capable of making a decent game.
It has definitely become the point of the thread
You and Gries be sure to give yourselves a pat on the back.
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