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They are probably working on a TLoU2 Abby focused smaller entry like Uncharted Lost Legacy.
Hopefully the game will have a new, fresh and maskulin protagonist. Dunno, maybe an Elliot.
Just kidding. Curious what directions they'll take regarding story, characters, gameplay etc.
Hopefully a new IP and a sequel to the last of us.Hopefully a new IP and then TLOU 3.
They'd be foolish not to dip into TLOU again, now that HBO show is in the works. This may very well be the first time we get a proper video game adaptation, given Druckman himself is involved.
and made a game thats identical to 1st gameI do but Cyberpunk is my number two game of the year. That being said nobody can deny TLOU2 was launched in much better working condition but then again that is easy when you are developing for one platform.
There is plenty of gameplay as well. The rat king section was intense and my game didn't even slow down.and made a game thats identical to 1st game
there is only so many bugs you can have in mocapped cutscenes
Dumb take. Without Druckmann we wouldn't have this.whatever it is i ain't touching it as long as that Druckmann idiot is in charge.
Atleast he shipped a competently developed game unlike CyberCuck 2077
Do people actually want this?Hopefully TLOU 3.
That is simply not true. Try playing TLOU2 on grounded and see if it is only a couple button presses.Yet somehow that "unfinished" game has far superior gameplay, writing and characters.
ND games barely qualify as games. They are highly pretentious, derivative, poorly written cutscenes with a few button presses here and there.
Naughty Dog had a second team ages ago, for 'The Last of Us' and 'Uncharted 3'. If I remember rightly, the problem was 'The Last of Us' team kept siphoning team members from 'Uncharted 3', leaving that team struggling with changing teams trying to handle the work load. After 'Uncharted 3', that team moved on to 'Uncharted 4'. When 'The Last of Us' shipped, the 'Uncharted 4' leads left Naughty Dog - apparently over creative differences and the direction of the game, however this is mostly speculation. The 'The Last of Us' leads effectively took over all development at Naughty Dog, and they collapsed the teams.Hopefully they have similar success to the current team.
I'm surprised they took so long to start a 2nd team at ND.
Cyberpunk can barely get A.I walking through a door properly yet it's somehow has better gameplay than the refined masterclass stealth action of TLOU2? Laughable. I guess you must really love looter shooters, if that's the case there's at least 10 of them that do it better than Cyberpunk.Yet somehow that "unfinished" game has far superior gameplay, writing and characters.
ND games barely qualify as games. They are highly pretentious, derivative, poorly written cutscenes with a few button presses here and there.
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I was just reading this article published by Naughty Dog when I noticed something ... new.
The article referred to Vinit Agarwal and Richard Cambiere, who have worked as Lead Game Designers at ND for years, as Game Directors. I checked their LinkedIn profiles (Vinit's, Richard's), and this promotion happened in September 2020 for both of them.
We saw something similar a few years ago when Kurt and Anthony were promoted to co-game directors. They then made The Last of Us Part 2.
Assuming Kurt and Anthony are working on another game as co-directors again, it is safe to assume that Vinit and Richard are now developing a completely new game with a new team. The production must have started 5 months ago when they were promoted, so it should take a few years.
Porting their Cell optimized engine over to X86 for PS4 (TLOU port) was a unique challenge to PS3/4 transition that took time. Thats not an issue for moving to PS5. Otherwise, its almost the same so idk what you're talking about.They need to have one team make a short quicker to release game and then the second team more in depth ones.
Their output this past gen is not acceptable. Two games? No last of us remastered does not count nor does any of their multiplayer releases/addons
Jak and Daxter? though Ratchet & Clank might already fill that spot for Sony
The head of ND Evan Wells said the 2 teams approach got shutdown due to trouble staffing 2 full teams with enough talented devs. The unspoken reality of course is that Amy Henning left, forcing Straley and Druckmann to make Uncharted 4 first instead just moving on to The Last of Us Part 2. So they lost "team 1" leadership and thus the 2 teams merged.Naughty Dog had a second team ages ago, for 'The Last of Us' and 'Uncharted 3'. If I remember rightly, the problem was 'The Last of Us' team kept siphoning team members from 'Uncharted 3', leaving that team struggling with changing teams trying to handle the work load. After 'Uncharted 3', that team moved on to 'Uncharted 4'. When 'The Last of Us' shipped, the 'Uncharted 4' leads left Naughty Dog - apparently over creative differences and the direction of the game, however this is mostly speculation. The 'The Last of Us' leads effectively took over all development at Naughty Dog, and they collapsed the teams.
If Naughty Dog are indeed branching out into two teams again, I suspect its because their new team is in-line with the creative direction established when 'The Last of Us' leads took over. I suspect both teams will be making dour cinematic third person shooters with a heavy focus on cut-scenes for the foreseeable future.
Shit opinions should stay dead!Jak and Daxter is dead, and honestly, should stay dead.
A sequel to the GOTY? Yes please.Do people actually want this?
Sure as a hell better output than most top tier studios like them.3 game, thats quite acceptable imo
Uncharted 4 A Thieves End
Uncharted Lost Legacy
The Last of Us pt II
A sequel to the GOTY? Yes please.
I expect most of the Sony teams are moving into a concurrent development structure like Insomniac, where you have a dedicated 20% - 30% of the team on each project which scale up as they get closer to launch with the remaining 70% moving between projects
Porting their Cell optimized engine over to X86 for PS4 (TLOU port) was a unique challenge to PS3/4 transition that took time. Thats not an issue for moving to PS5. Otherwise, its almost the same so idk what you're talking about.
PS3 : 4 shorter games (+ 1 DLC) over the 7 year gen.
UC1 -2007
UC2 - 2009
UC3 - 2011
TLOU - 2013
(TLOU LB - 2014)
PS4: 3 longer games (+ ports) over the 7 year gen.
(TLOU R - 2014 port)
UC4 - 2016
UCLL - 2017
TLOU2 - 2020
They are probably working on a TLoU2 Abby focused smaller entry like Uncharted Lost Legacy.
Lost Legacy is a full game, its longer than Uncharted 1. And much better. Its not even close to DLC so no.Lost legacy does not count it's like DLC shit. also last of us remastered does not count.
PS3 era had 4 huge games.
PS4 had 2. You can really only count UC4 and last of us 2. Not enough. Period.
My prediction for new IP is that it's going to be a spy game. Naughty Dog has all the elements for something great - shooting, stealth, and though we don't do much driving in their games, there is some in Lost Legacy. So there's some room for car chases and shooting from cars. They'll want to create their own spy team, as to not crib too much from 007, but just as Uncharterd lifted Indy Jones, I think, with R*'s Agent now abandoned, ND might feel there's room for a game that's an unacknowledged spiritual successor to No One Lives Forever. I don't think they'll make it a parody. That's not their style. I think they will do something like the last few Mission Impossible movies with a female lead. We'll get everything we've gotten so far from ND in terms of systems, but with gadgets and a different kind of globe-trotting story. They will go full Michael Bay movie. Still grounded in terms of graphics, weightiness, stakes, but are happy to go full action film. And in the meantime, the other 2 groups are making TLOU3, with Zev as the main character with the now teen JJ as his sidekick, and the newest Uncharted, with Drake's daughter as the protagonist. Drake's old enemies have need of a guide, and it's up to her and Elena (they have a rocky relationship. Elena is overprotective, and the kid takes after her dad) to rescue him. I think ND's goal, by the end of this current next-generation is to have 3 franchises, all starring women, transfolk, or BIPOC. And I am here for it. The world's demographics are changing, and Naughty Dog are being rebels and revelling in it.I want to play the games the way they're meant to be played, however the creators intended. I want to eat the meal they've prepared.
My prediction for new IP is that it's going to be a spy game. Naughty Dog has all the elements for something great - shooting, stealth, and though we don't do much driving in their games, there is some in Lost Legacy. So there's some room for car chases and shooting from cars. They'll want to create their own spy team, as to not crib too much from 007, but just as Uncharterd lifted Indy Jones, I think, with R*'s Agent now abandoned, ND might feel there's room for a game that's an unacknowledged spiritual successor to No One Lives Forever. I don't think they'll make it a parody. That's not their style. I think they will do something like the last few Mission Impossible movies with a female lead. We'll get everything we've gotten so far from ND in terms of systems, but with gadgets and a different kind of globe-trotting story. They will go full Michael Bay movie. Still grounded in terms of graphics, weightiness, stakes, but are happy to go full action film. And in the meantime, the other 2 groups are making TLOU3, with Zev as the main character with the now teen JJ as his sidekick, and the newest Uncharted, with Drake's daughter as the protagonist. Drake's old enemies have need of a guide, and it's up to her and Elena (they have a rocky relationship. Elena is overprotective, and the kid takes after her dad) to rescue him. I think ND's goal, by the end of this current next-generation is to have 3 franchises, all starring women, transfolk, or BIPOC. And I am here for it. The world's demographics are changing, and Naughty Dog are being rebels and revelling in it.I want to play the games the way they're meant to be played, however the creators intended. I want to eat the meal they've prepared.
I completely agree! I've been thinking about such a game from ND for years now.
A mix of Jason Bourne (story elements and globetrotting) + James Bond (a suave character w/ a cool car and gadgets) + Mission Impossible (for big set pieces and OMG moments like UC).
That'd be a perfect game. Also, as you said, there aren't many games like that -- at least not until IOI drops 007.
They should just quit with TLOU at this point.Hopefully a new IP and then TLOU 3.