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[BluenoseGames]

Looking damn good ! But my one question untill the game drops is where's mah girl Chloe at? I imagine they're saving her as a surprise for some reason or that she just has very small screen time like on a phone call or something between her and Nate trying to get him to stop. Chloe just has to be in the final game's story even if it's just for a small period of time.

 

[Lys Skygge]

Did anyone else get a little emotional watching that? This being the last Uncharted

Spoiler

by ND

is going to be little harder to swallow than I thought.

 

[prag16]

Animations in this game may be a meaningful leap for the industry. The multiplayer betas have already been amazing on that front, and the single player stuff will presumably be even better, and the real time cutscenes even better than that. Across the board, animations in gameplay and narrative scenes seem like they could be a new benchmark.

Honestly, the multiplayer beta this past weekend was sort of unimpressive visually imo. Maybe I spoiled myself by playing Battlefront on PC beforehand. But it seems like a HUGE drop from the single player stuff they've been showing. The sacrifices made for 60fps I guess. If you're talking STRICTLY about the animations, then yeah they were pretty good, but I wouldn't say a generation ahead of everybody else or anything.

Nevertheless, multiplayer wasn't going to be my focus with this game regardless (I don't even maintain a plus sub). Everything else has looked great. The wait will feel long. Luckily I have Tomb Raider and soon Quantum Break on PC to bridge the gap.

 

[-griffy-]

Honestly, the multiplayer beta this past weekend was sort of unimpressive visually imo. Maybe I spoiled myself by playing Battlefront on PC beforehand. But it seems like a HUGE drop from the single player stuff they've been showing. The sacrifices made for 60fps I guess. If you're talking STRICTLY about the animations, then yeah they were pretty good, but I wouldn't say a generation ahead of everybody else or anything.

Nevertheless, multiplayer wasn't going to be my focus with this game regardless (I don't even maintain a plus sub). Everything else has looked great. The wait will feel long. Luckily I have Tomb Raider and soon Quantum Break on PC to bridge the gap.

I'm talking solely about animations in my post.

 

[Armadilo]

So ND has two teams , right ? Another for probably last of us 2, new IP next after Uncharted 4 ?

 

[Memento]

So ND has two teams , right ? Another for probably last of us 2, new IP next after Uncharted 4 ?

Not anymore. They must have a small pre-production team though.

 

[blastprocessor]

When are the other parts coming?

 

[Footos22]

Holy shit at the animation on Drake's face in that short clip in the beginning where he's in the cave grabbing his face.

Can somebody gif it, please?

Lol first thing I noticed. Never even pay attention to little details like that.

 

[zsynqx]

When are the other parts coming?

Probably a new one every week (complete guess)

 

[GribbleGrunger]

When are the other parts coming?

After several frantic narrative beats.

 

[bananafactory]

So ND has two teams , right ? Another for probably last of us 2, new IP next after Uncharted 4 ?

No. They went back to 1 team for Uncharted 4 and seem to be sticking with that, aside from a small group starting on the next project like many studios do

 

[LightOfTruth]

Are you KIDDING me with those graphics.

The animation is fucking nuts too.

 

[viHuGi]

Honestly, the multiplayer beta this past weekend was sort of unimpressive visually imo. Maybe I spoiled myself by playing Battlefront on PC beforehand. But it seems like a HUGE drop from the single player stuff they've been showing. The sacrifices made for 60fps I guess. If you're talking STRICTLY about the animations, then yeah they were pretty good, but I wouldn't say a generation ahead of everybody else or anything.

Nevertheless, multiplayer wasn't going to be my focus with this game regardless (I don't even maintain a plus sub). Everything else has looked great. The wait will feel long. Luckily I have Tomb Raider and soon Quantum Break on PC to bridge the gap.

It´s not the sacrifice for 60fps lol how many times do we have to say here that most of ND budget goes into SP??

Have you even played other Uncharteds and see the insane difference from SP to MP and both 2 and 3 were running at 30fps on both SP and MP.

BF looks fantastic at 60fps on Ps4 BECAUSE all the resources went into MP and it is a game with what??? 5 maps??

Naugthy Dog focus is on the campaign and it shows. MP looks good too but dont expect it to look near as good campaign.

 

[Lunafreya Nox Fleuret]

The animations are looking incredible! I swear though if they kill off Elena as they almost did in Uncharted 2, heads will roll. Those graphics are just SO DAMN good.

 

[OryoN]

Honestly this is the best animation I have ever seen in a videogame.

Quite easily too! Like an absolute no-contest. WOW!

The only thing not shocking; is that it 'happens' to be Naughty Dog at the helm of the most impressive display of realtime/in-game animation to date. On hardware that's beginning to show its age, no less. These freaking guys...

 

[LifeBrandRobot]

That was really interesting. Man I always thought that UC3 and TLOU looked great but U4 is on a different level.

 

[ironcreed]

I am especially looking forward to this bit:

I mean...

 

[zsynqx]

Best part of the video.

"One thing that we really learned from The Last of Us, and experimented with and got really good results from, is allowing the player to just poke around in an intriguing environment, talk to people, have these side conversations with your buddies or with your allies." Cut to Lemur

Those moments were a big part of what made TLOU so special and I'm glad they are now in Uncharted.

 

[Memento]

Best part of the video.

"One thing that we really learned from The Last of Us, and experimented with and got really good results from, is allowing the player to just poke around in an intriguing environment, talk to people, have these side conversations with your buddies or with your allies." Cut to Lemur

Those moments were a big part of what made TLOU so special and I'm glad they are now in Uncharted.

Agreed! Some of the best moments in TLOU were optional side conversations that developed the world and characters.

 

[Kölsch Bloot]

TOO. MANY. SPOILERS.

Well, blackout time it is

 

[GravityInsanity]

I have to say from the music I've heard so far I'm actually liking this soundtrack better than the previous Uncharted's. The music is just giving me chills something the previous soundtracks didn't do and there's still more me haven't heard yet. I still hope they have that classic Uncharted theme from the menu screen.

 

[TheStruggler]

god you can see his cheeks move when he squeezes his face, also another small tidbit is when he runs his finger down his mouth the small left part of his bottom lip flips out then in very quickly, god damn.

 

[ironcreed]

god you can see his cheeks move when he squeezes his face, also another small tidbit is when he runs his finger down his mouth the small left part of his bottom lip flips in than out very quickly, god damn.

Indeed. It looks pretty much as real as it gets without being a real person.

 

[Jigolo]

Glad their marketing is is hiding so much unlike Uncharted 3, lol.

 

[LifeBrandRobot]

Best part of the video.

"One thing that we really learned from The Last of Us, and experimented with and got really good results from, is allowing the player to just poke around in an intriguing environment, talk to people, have these side conversations with your buddies or with your allies." Cut to Lemur

Those moments were a big part of what made TLOU so special and I'm glad they are now in Uncharted.

Hundreds of thousands of people will never see that lemur. That lemur scene with unique animations and dialogue, just there for you to find and serves no purpose. I love it.

 

[WordsintheWater]

This is just straight insanity, best looking game overall that I have seen. The animation here is amazing.

 

[SolidAwesome]

It´s not the sacrifice for 60fps lol how many times do we have to say here that most of ND budget goes into SP??

Have you even played other Uncharteds and see the insane difference from SP to MP and both 2 and 3 were running at 30fps on both SP and MP.

BF looks fantastic at 60fps on Ps4 BECAUSE all the resources went into MP and it is a game with what??? 5 maps??

Naugthy Dog focus is on the campaign and it shows. MP looks good too but dont expect it to look near as good campaign.

ALL OF THIS.

I never understand why people dont get it.

 

[ironcreed]

ALL OF THIS.

I never understand why people dont get it.

Yep, this game is all about dat single player for me. As always.

 

[mileS]

Best part of the video.

"One thing that we really learned from The Last of Us, and experimented with and got really good results from, is allowing the player to just poke around in an intriguing environment, talk to people, have these side conversations with your buddies or with your allies." Cut to Lemur

Those moments were a big part of what made TLOU so special and I'm glad they are now in Uncharted.

Something else ND are absolute masters at. The past Uncharted games packed most of the side conversation stuff in along the way (which added a lot to the characters) but damn TLOU really refined the concept into something amazing. To hear that we will get more of that here is incredible news.

 

[ghibli99]

Yeah, I love the little side conversations and just the attention to detail... a bit of hyperbole, but it's like when you run through an apartment building. You stop and look at ONE of those rooms and there is more detail in it than a lot of devs would have put into that entire building.

 

[Alienous]

Uncharted 4 |OT| Don't trust Lemur Man.

 

[Chris Metal]

She basically is Elena.

Lord have mercy.

Ahh she's very beautiful.

She has done great work in her role throughout the games.

 

[lukeskymac]

It´s not the sacrifice for 60fps lol how many times do we have to say here that most of ND budget goes into SP??

Have you even played other Uncharteds and see the insane difference from SP to MP and both 2 and 3 were running at 30fps on both SP and MP.

BF looks fantastic at 60fps on Ps4 BECAUSE all the resources went into MP and it is a game with what??? 5 maps??

Naugthy Dog focus is on the campaign and it shows. MP looks good too but dont expect it to look near as good campaign.

Yeah, no.

It's both.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I think its more much a question of stability for the multiplayer than "well they just don't budget as much for the multiplayer". Its not like they made uglier MP models and worse effects because they ran out of money or whatever.

 

[Omnistalgic]

Gotta finish the collection before I touch this...seems like a masterpiece is coming.

 

[El-Pistolero]

You must be kidding me... oO

 

[Endless]

Sony uploaded the HQ version to the press site, here it is https://mega.nz/#!8dYlFISQ!Oi4d9P0xgg-4mHCdlxwJZPupE2kbIsMfzNPnJKeI5ec

 

[DeepEnigma]

Ahh she's very beautiful.

She has done great work in her role throughout the games.

Loved her in Haven as well. But she will always be Elena to me, lol.

 

[lukeskymac]

Sony uploaded the HQ version to the press site, here it is https://mega.nz/#!8dYlFISQ!Oi4d9P0xgg-4mHCdlxwJZPupE2kbIsMfzNPnJKeI5ec

Aw yiss

 

[Gurish]

Upcoming episodes: pushing technical boundaries part 1&2

Awwwwww yes <3

 

[DeepEnigma]

Upcoming episodes: pushing technical boundaries part 1&2

Awwwwww yes <3

So hyped for those!

 

[Gurish]

So hyped for those!

Gaf is going to break from all the gifs

 

[ShutterMunster]

I don't even understand how they're doing this at this point. It's so lifelike.

 

[WordsintheWater]

I don't even understand how they're doing this at this point. It's so lifelike.

They always think of the little details, stuff that people maybe won't catch, but those little details go a long way. Like his hand reacting to the bumps on the rock wall is crazy to me.

 

[Lord Error]

Sony uploaded the HQ version to the press site, here it is https://mega.nz/#!8dYlFISQ!Oi4d9P0xgg-4mHCdlxwJZPupE2kbIsMfzNPnJKeI5ec

Thank you! Can you also do the same for the last trailer they released (the one with replaced artwork)?

 

[Lys Skygge]

Not only do his fingers and face deform, but you can see his right arm deform as well.

You can even see his neck crease as he speaks.

I can't imagine how Donut Drakes body will react if he's available.

 

[Ricky_R]

I don't even understand how they're doing this at this point. It's so lifelike.

Well, this time they are doing facial motion capture, which lays the foundation, but it's the animators and their attention to detail who work on those extra touches that make Drake & co. look so lifelike now.

 

[prag16]

ALL OF THIS.

I never understand why people dont get it.

So 60fps vs. 30 has nothing to do with it, at all? Okay, guy.

"Less effort on multiplayer" I'm sure is true to a point. But it's the same game engine, and I'd imagine a lot of the same assets (as what is used in single player gameplay; possibly not cutscenes). Not that it looked "bad" or anything.

I think its more much a question of stability for the multiplayer than "well they just don't budget as much for the multiplayer". Its not like they made uglier MP models and worse effects because they ran out of money or whatever.

Yeah, this makes a little more sense. But that again goes back in large part to what I originally said about sacrifices made to guarantee fluid 60fps.

 

[Endless]

Thank you! Can you also do the same for the last trailer they released (the one with replaced artwork)?

Sure

https://mega.nz/#!498U1bSC!vfQhZV6JEFT4n1WYxJO9OzZZoO9pqdsiMPM_j-QhwfA

 

[SolidAwesome]

So 60fps vs. 30 has nothing to do with it, at all? Okay, guy.

"Less effort on multiplayer" I'm sure is true to a point. But it's the same game engine, and I'd imagine a lot of the same assets (as what is used in single player gameplay; possibly not cutscenes). Not that it looked "bad" or anything.



Yeah, this makes a little more sense. But that again goes back in large part to what I originally said about sacrifices made to guarantee fluid 60fps.

my bad, I meant both, its 60, and the budget