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Uncharted 3 |OT| All Developers Dream, But Not Equally
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Pai Pai Master
Banned
I wonder if they've ever experimented with a stamina mechanic for the climbing. It might at least be an interesting idea for hard/crushing.
Oh man I'm gonna cry these new modelsSoulscribe said:I'm so glad they fixed Chloe's freakish glowing eyes from UC2.
U2:
U3:
got like 10minutes of spot light. 
Wish they had got the same "lenght" used in the game as U2.
Wish they had got the same "lenght" used in the game as U2.
Conciliator
Banned
Thought I was just awful, surprised to find out everyone is having trouble with the aiming. It definitely feels really difficult. I couldn't say exactly what it's missing, or exactly what it has that it shouldn't though.
Has anyone else noticed that some of the animation is sometimes really janky? Is this new to UC3 or did I just overlook it in 2? I may just be unfairly expecting Ezio out of every third-person action character, but it actually made me laugh out loud a couple of times. In the barroom brawl scene at the start, I swear Nathan force pulled a dude from the middle of the room so that he could throw him out a window. Cool stuff! Also, the environmental navigation hands-stuff was awful with
, but it's a bit better now that I'm in the meat of the game.
Really do like it though, story already has me interested and the acting is as great as ever.
Has anyone else noticed that some of the animation is sometimes really janky? Is this new to UC3 or did I just overlook it in 2? I may just be unfairly expecting Ezio out of every third-person action character, but it actually made me laugh out loud a couple of times. In the barroom brawl scene at the start, I swear Nathan force pulled a dude from the middle of the room so that he could throw him out a window. Cool stuff! Also, the environmental navigation hands-stuff was awful with
little Drake
Really do like it though, story already has me interested and the acting is as great as ever.
BruiserBear
Banned
Finished the game tonight. The final 1/3 of the game is really incredible. Thinking back, Uncharted 2 followed a similar arc.
I've shared some complaints earlier, but at the end of the day this game has highs that are equal to the highs of Uncharted 2. It's truly amazing seeing what Naughty Dog comes up with. I don't think this game is better than U2, but it just might be it's equal.
I've shared some complaints earlier, but at the end of the day this game has highs that are equal to the highs of Uncharted 2. It's truly amazing seeing what Naughty Dog comes up with. I don't think this game is better than U2, but it just might be it's equal.
I know what he means. Some animations don't transition well in certain moments. It's just the nature of what they're trying to do. It happened in 2 as well. Nate's studder stepping off of things, mini warping of guys you throw to do the context sensitive stuff. Hands reaching out to touch an object they are supposed to be close enough to...but aren't quite. It's little stuff. You notice it, but in the grand scheme of things, it's not much to worry about.
Conciliator said:
No, it's not you. The animation quality is for sure more even in UC2. ND really overreached themselves in UC3, too many moves, too many attacks, too much contextual stuff. Some animations didn't get the full amount of care they needed. It can look really unnatural at times, especially the running at high speed, it just looks wrong. And like you said, the brawling stuff doesn't blend properly sometimes.
AwakenedCloud
Member
Just got to chapter 13 and unfortunately I've been underwhelmed. I played through the entirety of Uncharted 2 last Friday and I'm not having nearly as much fun with Uncharted 3.
-The game starts out really slow compared to its predecessor. I didn't have my first wow moment until Chapter 7 or so. U2 managed to do that in the first 5 minutes.
-This game can be a janky mess at times, even during setpieces. Thus far, I've encountered at least 3 glitches that have forced me to die or restart from checkpoint. The animations have taken a turn for the worse too. During the chase/getaway sequences, I could tell what they wanted to happen during certain jumps, but the animation wouldn't match up and it would feel gamey.
-This game takes control away from the player way too much. In chapter 12 it finally seems to be getting better, but in the first 10 or so acts it felt like after any minor accomplishment would be followed by a pre-rendered cutscene.
-I like how they've built up all the other characters, but now I'm kind of starting to hate Drake. He seems much more selfish than he ever was before and he seems to have lost all of the development he got during the first two games.
-Of course, as others have reported, the aiming feels off. I'm playing on crushing difficulty and haven't had too many problems, but it's especially notable during those vertical shootout segments.
-Not a fan of the new combat system. Yeah, it can look nice at times, but it really boils down to being a QTE fest that can get you in a lot of trouble sometimes. Taking down the brutes is boring after the first 2 or three times. Although plenty of people love it, the combat in Arkham Asylum wasn't my cup of tea.
-Why are the enemies so dumb this time around? They just run out into the middle of battles and stand there sometimes. In U2, they had strategic ways of progressing towards Drake, but that seems to be completely missing here. To counterbalance the incompetence of the new AI, they placed enemy in cheap places. "Hey, let's fill this room with smoke and make you engage brutes in hand-to-hand combat while their cavalry arrives with shotguns and grenades."
Most of my posts are relatively small and I didn't imagine this would become so big after writing off the top of my head, but to be honest I'm disappointed. I played through the entirety of U2 in one day, I know I can't do that with this one. It's not bad at all, but on the same token I'm not willing to call this great like U2. Aside from the puzzles and the reduced frequency of firefights, I'm willing say U2 has the better design of the two from what I've played thus far. I realize I'm only like halfway through the game, so I'm hoping they put their best foot forward in the back half.
-The game starts out really slow compared to its predecessor. I didn't have my first wow moment until Chapter 7 or so. U2 managed to do that in the first 5 minutes.
-This game can be a janky mess at times, even during setpieces. Thus far, I've encountered at least 3 glitches that have forced me to die or restart from checkpoint. The animations have taken a turn for the worse too. During the chase/getaway sequences, I could tell what they wanted to happen during certain jumps, but the animation wouldn't match up and it would feel gamey.
-This game takes control away from the player way too much. In chapter 12 it finally seems to be getting better, but in the first 10 or so acts it felt like after any minor accomplishment would be followed by a pre-rendered cutscene.
-I like how they've built up all the other characters, but now I'm kind of starting to hate Drake. He seems much more selfish than he ever was before and he seems to have lost all of the development he got during the first two games.
-Of course, as others have reported, the aiming feels off. I'm playing on crushing difficulty and haven't had too many problems, but it's especially notable during those vertical shootout segments.
-Not a fan of the new combat system. Yeah, it can look nice at times, but it really boils down to being a QTE fest that can get you in a lot of trouble sometimes. Taking down the brutes is boring after the first 2 or three times. Although plenty of people love it, the combat in Arkham Asylum wasn't my cup of tea.
-Why are the enemies so dumb this time around? They just run out into the middle of battles and stand there sometimes. In U2, they had strategic ways of progressing towards Drake, but that seems to be completely missing here. To counterbalance the incompetence of the new AI, they placed enemy in cheap places. "Hey, let's fill this room with smoke and make you engage brutes in hand-to-hand combat while their cavalry arrives with shotguns and grenades."
Most of my posts are relatively small and I didn't imagine this would become so big after writing off the top of my head, but to be honest I'm disappointed. I played through the entirety of U2 in one day, I know I can't do that with this one. It's not bad at all, but on the same token I'm not willing to call this great like U2. Aside from the puzzles and the reduced frequency of firefights, I'm willing say U2 has the better design of the two from what I've played thus far. I realize I'm only like halfway through the game, so I'm hoping they put their best foot forward in the back half.
Is it just me or is anyone else having occasional issues with jumping backwards during the platforming sections? It seems like half the time it doesn't allow me to jump backwards even though that's what you have to do.
One part I noticed it was on chapter 5 when you have to
And it's happened a few other times as well since.
One part I noticed it was on chapter 5 when you have to
climb the pillar with the spears and jump backwards to the other pillar with the Golden Hind statue thing.
Inferno313
Banned
Just hit Chapter 20. How much left do I have?
Augemitbutter
Member
playing on hard right now and this game is pretty easy so far.
can't wait for crushing!
can't wait for crushing!
Square Triangle
Member
Had my first freeze up, as soon as the Chapter 10 title showed up, BAM.
On ch23. Think I only have a few more to go.
Man, I have been really underwhelmed by the combat scenarios here. ND shouldn't have tried all this meele stuff. It sucks getting in a firefight and brought from cover by enemies who want to punch you. And then I want to pick up a mag 5 but I get a pistol instead because they were too close together. "Would you like to pick up a grenade? Yeah, I'd love to thanks." The pick up stuff sucks.
And it feels like its wave after wave. The clown cars from dessert hell.
The story stuff picked up but I really haven't had a problem with that. There are some good beats here and I'm hoping that when I finish the game (massive spoiler)
The setpiece in ch16?, 17, the
was on another level. I hadn't been that impressed with the ps3 since GOW3's opening. Stunning stuff.
Man, I have been really underwhelmed by the combat scenarios here. ND shouldn't have tried all this meele stuff. It sucks getting in a firefight and brought from cover by enemies who want to punch you. And then I want to pick up a mag 5 but I get a pistol instead because they were too close together. "Would you like to pick up a grenade? Yeah, I'd love to thanks." The pick up stuff sucks.
And it feels like its wave after wave. The clown cars from dessert hell.
The story stuff picked up but I really haven't had a problem with that. There are some good beats here and I'm hoping that when I finish the game (massive spoiler)
Sully rises from the ashes.
plane one
MrPink93485
Member
Grisby said:
Secret chapters confirmed.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Anyone that thinks Uncharted 3 is unpolished is suffering from some sort of... space madness.
ghostofsparta
Member
So, 7-8 hour campaign? Really? Naughty Dog you're lucky I love you or I'd be pissed right now.
MrCookiepants
Member
Charted
This may be my favourite game of the gen. It started out slow and I was very disappointed at first, but by the end I think they surpassed Uncharted 2. I don't know how they're going to top some of these set pieces. I cannot wait to replay them over and over again.
Will try out multiplayer now.
This may be my favourite game of the gen. It started out slow and I was very disappointed at first, but by the end I think they surpassed Uncharted 2. I don't know how they're going to top some of these set pieces. I cannot wait to replay them over and over again.
Will try out multiplayer now.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
ghostofsparta said:
It's a good campaign. Really good.
Ok, MP is a blast, it's definitely going to be my go to shooter. I love the Team Objective mode, but it feels a little short. Maybe they could add an Objective Marathon mode or something, first team to 5 or 7 rounds wins would be awesome.
I haven't played Plunder yet, any thoughts on it?
I haven't played Plunder yet, any thoughts on it?
Square Triangle
Member
I'm at exactly 50%, 47 trophies at 3 hours and 50 minutes. Length doesn't mean shit when I'm enjoying the campaign this much.
MrCookiepants
Member
ghostofsparta said:
It took me 8 and a half on normal. Really, I don't think it ended a second too soon. I'm very satisfied with the campaign. Longer doesn't equal better.
MrCookiepants said:Charted
This may be my favourite game of the gen. It started out slow and I was very disappointed at first, but by the end I think they surpassed Uncharted 2. I don't know how they're going to top some of these set pieces. I cannot wait to replay them over and over again.
Will try out multiplayer now.
Yep. I'm not sure if this tops UC2 unless the last 3rd absolutely blows my mind. If the beginning didn't start so slow It would be on an equal playing field. I really wish Naughty Dog would make an RPG it would probably take a bunch of disk but have the best environments ever