Well, I suppose its possible. Porting isn't always quick-n-easy, but Sony may decide its worth the effort. I'm not sure they'd waste Naughty Dog themselves on the porting effort though, unless its already well underway. They're going to want to use them to get a PS4 game up and running as soon as possible.
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Did Sony release TLoU right after E3 on purpose?
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Well, I suppose its possible. Porting isn't always quick-n-easy, but Sony may decide its worth the effort. I'm not sure they'd waste Naughty Dog themselves on the porting effort though, unless its already well underway. They're going to want to use them to get a PS4 game up and running as soon as possible.
I think it's coincidence but I do think that part of the reason they were able to gain so much momentum coming out of E3 was because TLoU reminded people that they have some amazing studios that put out superb games. I was a bit disappointed that they didn't announce much new from their first party studios but TLoU was basically a reminder not to worry, the games and the quality will be there.
Succinct Verbosity
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It solidified the opinion that Sony has made huge strives to improve its first-party offerings, whereas Microsoft's previously strong position with exclusive software has diminished greatly. I'm struggling to think of a first party Microsoft game in the past 18 months, if not longer, that has competed with Sony's offerings.
I think they even said this themselves. Basically wanted to do TloU first but Sony wanted something to compete with against Gears
GraveRobberX
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I think it was just smart move
Sony got to give one extra marketing push w/o paying for it through their E3 press conference
Hey guys our game is being touted great by reviewers, why not give it a try, it comes out this Friday!
They might have caught some stragglers/on the fence
Sony got to give one extra marketing push w/o paying for it through their E3 press conference
Hey guys our game is being touted great by reviewers, why not give it a try, it comes out this Friday!
They might have caught some stragglers/on the fence
MrBambinoDent
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Either they did it on purpose or it just happened, it worked!
Still don't get the Uncharted 3 hate, it was awesome.
GraveRobberX
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Uncharted 1 to 2 was an Evolution, it became the the Gold Standard
Uncharted 2 to 3, was Side-Progression, it never over took 2, it just progressed on 2 ideas/style, very hard to dethrone
Also some fatigue due to done this before, seen that before mentality
Not a bad game, but when you can't outclass the sequel, it won't be regarded with jubilation in turn it looks like hate
Uncharted 3 with 92 metacritic was their B team? Wow I've gotta play more Naughty Dog games. They've sure come a long way since that marsupial mascot game.
This.
I'm sure a lot of devs will like it if thier main team can make games like Uncharted 3.
Uncharted 2/Last of Us team is the game of the generation tier team
Uncharted 3 team is just the really great experience team,
im personally afraid that tlou 2 will be made by the b team
CrankyKong
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None of the games shown for PS4 are good enough to make me buy one yet.
But if a Naughty Dog game is announced, I'll bang the gavel.
But if a Naughty Dog game is announced, I'll bang the gavel.
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I think it was mistake to launch it so close to e3. they should have either pushed it back further or move it up. I say this because after seeing the next gen stuff this game just doesn't wow me. while dripping with atmosphere the game outside of cut scenes looks muddy to me.
You don't think Uncharted 3's slight dip in wow factor was in any way tied to them making the third entry in the series within the same generation?
The concept was done about as soundly as could be expected with Uncharted 2, Uncharted 3's biggest problems stem from trying to one up 2 without making an entirely different game, not really possible. Uncharted 2 was like the first game with everything turned up to 11 (intentional Spinal Tap reference) but you can't go past 11. 11 is the top. So once you've hit 11 what else do you do?
I think if they give Amy Hennig the chance to write an entirely new IP or to work in a world like The Last of Us without being tied to pre-existing characters she'll blow us out of the water.
And people still buy it because it's the best they can get now and is amazingly good. All that does is drive home how much we need next gen systems, when Sony's launching a next gen system in a few months.
Sounds like a win/win to me.
if people only played games for the graphics, than crysis would sell more copies than call of duty.
it's the narrative and the characters, and just this world that naughty dog has handcrafted that makes this game worth experiencing.
not because of something as arbitrary as graphics.
Dance Inferno
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No, it's really not. I don't wanna shit up this thread with Uncharted 3 talk but the plot, pacing, and encounter design of Uncharted 3 can't hold a candle to that of Uncharted 2.
Terbinator
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There are some pretty tragic bugs:
Like the part with the sniper rifle - the humvee just bugged out on mine and wouldn't move forward anymore and eventually just stopped firing. Needed a reload to fix it
I'll give you two out of three, but it's comparing a great game to one of the greatest games.
It obviously won't be, as they've already been making a game for eighteen months.
GlamFM
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Sorry you feel that way, I disagree completely. The games to me are both within 5% of each other. Loved em both and all 3 games are now dirt cheap.
I should thank guys like you! You're the kind of people who made me expect a POS game, a nice pleasant surprise is what I got.
The plot of Uncharted 3 was pretty sh*t to be honest but the game as a whole still craps over pretty much everything else out there. I love Uncharted more than most games but, to be honest, the whole treasure hunter/ancient this ancient that is starting to get a bit old. But my god is it a glorious third-person shooter.
The best parts of the story were actually the bits that gave insight into Drake's fucked up upbringing and his complex relationships with Elena and Sully. The more human stuff is interesting but all that Tomb Raider knock off stuff is old now.
disastermouse
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I don't know about the timing of TLoU specifically, but I think Sony's big studios are releasing on current gen mostly because of the install base - I think Sony really needs the money from these games and hence needs them to sell on a larger group of customers than the PS4 launch would provide.
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Chittagong
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On purpose definitely, but I think the purpose was to reignite PS3 fire after PS4 announcement. They are doing a really awesome job juicing that coat shrunk hardware with Last of Us, Beyond and GT6 all on the horizon.
jacksepticeye
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I think they delayed it to polish it up then released it on the Friday after E3 rather than the Tuesday during cos people were busy watching it
I don't think there was some grand scheme behind it or anything
I don't think there was some grand scheme behind it or anything
I literally had to reload the campus level about 15 times before i managed to get through it without the geometry messing up and fucking my save
Wholeheartedly agree. I'm floored playing it.
TheJollyCorner
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yeah, I honestly don't understand the raging hatred regarding Uncharted 3.
I thought it was a wonderful, entertaining game.
I think the series (or even a new IP) is in good hands with this so called 'B team'.
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No... I don't think so. I actually didn't play it until after that patch landed. It still just didn't feel right. My aiming sucked and my accuracy was shit throughout the entire game. I even went back to play Uncharted 2 (which I have Platinum'd) and I could immediately tell the difference.
Not enough to call them out on it, I think. It's probably the most visually consistent game I've played on a console this generation.
The only issues I really encountered were obvious glitches in the lighting when moving between areas. That and the drops in framerate in some areas. Still extremely impressive that this was accomplished on the PS3 hardware.
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