Uncharted looks meh.

I am the biggest naughty dog fan. Owned crash 1,2,3,team racing,Jak 1,2,3,X loved them all (jak x not so much) and plan to get daxter when I get a psp.

The 1st time I saw uncharted (unnamed naughty dog project) at E3 2006 I was dissappointed, and I still am after watching trailers and gameplay.

There is just nothing special about this game, the gun action is pure gears ripoff but not as good, the jumping around is like tomb raider been there done that. Everything about the game is just looks unisnpired (except graphics, they're great). On top of that its 10-12 hours only says the devs which probably means 8-10 hours.

Not saying it won't be a decent game but coming from naughty dog I am deeply dissappointed. I really hope I am wrong about this one.

Anyone else feel the same way?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

If they wanna rip off gear go right a head i say, that game was good. And the adventureing in tomb raider was the best part. I cant wait.

Well a little. I would definetly prefer a new naughty dog plattformer IP, but it's good enough to make R&C:F look pathetic._Tobli_

Wrong, future looks flippin amazing, but these two games are on two different playing fields its not a fair comparison

[QUOTE="_Tobli_"]Well a little. I would definetly prefer a new naughty dog plattformer IP, but it's good enough to make R&C:F look pathetic.ofx360

Wrong, future looks flippin amazing, but these two games are on two different playing fields its not a fair comparison

If you think futures looks amazing you must be blind. It's a step backwards for the series.

the game is good and am goin to get it so stop being an idiot.

accepting all friends. psn id on tag

[QUOTE="ofx360"]

[QUOTE="_Tobli_"]Well a little. I would definetly prefer a new naughty dog plattformer IP, but it's good enough to make R&C:F look pathetic._Tobli_

Wrong, future looks flippin amazing, but these two games are on two different playing fields its not a fair comparison

If you think futures looks amazing you must be blind. It's a step backwards for the series.

Which in case of R&C is a good thing because their latest R&C games weren't as good as the older ones imo.

what I'm saying is the most impressive part of the game is the graphics and animations, what about the gameplay? it looks like it could be good but there's nothing special about it.me2002

Looks amazing to me.
1st.Graphics awsome.2nd. Shooting looks way too realistic.3rd.Hand to hand combat exceeds everything that I have ever seen.4rth. Animations look the very best ever (exept killzone2).5th.Story looks really interesting(not new but interesting), with gr8 characters.
Torous

This is their first time doing games with realistic graphics, so maybe thats why. You are just used to them making their games look artistically different.

Who knows, once you get to play the game, you may enjoy it a lot.

And one more thing.... 10 - 12 hour game IS ALWAYS BETTER than a game with a boring story, boring gameplay and which takes too long to complete. :) See games like God Of War.Short but amazing. Look at FF IX - amazing game and exceeds well over 60 hours.If you plan on playing without getting Excalibur II that is.)

That's your opinion.

I must confess that in the beginning I was disappointed. ND has taken the route of others developers : Make a realistic 3rd person shooter. I cried a little thinking about Jak and Daxter. Then I saw gameplay, trailers, interviews and I WOWED every time I saw the game. And after this awesome game they are going to do more J&D !(I hope).

Kudos to you ND for never letting me down (even Jak X was great)

So apparently now any game that uses the ability to take cover behind an object is a gears of war ripoff? Are you crazy? Wow... that is just rediculous! it has virtually NOTHING in common with gears of war. I will give you tomb raider thing, but lucky for me, I never really played any of the Tomb Raider games to any kind of depth. (wasn't my thing at the time)

While I'll agree with you that it looks .. well, like they could have done better, I'm not going to pass judgement till i see more. my honest opinion, and I'll probably get razzed for this is... It looks SLIGHTLY underwhelming graphic wise (watching the trailers, I see a good amount of jaggies, this could be fixed by release, i hope it is), and the story isn't really up my alley either. It looks more like a playable movie than a game. :/ But There are far more things I like about it. The textures/overall graphics are rather nice, and it does seem like it could have a pretty decent indiana jones meets tomb raider feel/story.

It may have its flaws for now, but lets wait to see more before passing judgement.
0rin

if you've played gears and seen the gameplay of uncharted you would understand. Cover. Pop up. Shoot. Throw granades. even the damage system is exactly the same, you take too much damage (luck), the screen goes white so you hide for a while and you heath (luck) comes back. In gears you also have the choice to run up and chainsaw, which is replaced by melee in uncharted.

i dont see why a game which takes tried and tested concepts becomes "meh" tbh. Halo was a solid fps which didnt revolutionise the genre, but it ended up brilliant. Prince of Persia had the platforming of any great puzzle game...RE4 was a creation of every single 3rd person shooter in the world and Heaenly Sword- one of the most anticipated on the ps3- is a combination on GoW and DMC!! In fact, taking the best of games and combining it into a new game gives it the capacity to be FANTASTIC. The gears cover system was great and i cant wait to use it in Uncharted.

all too their own i suppose.

[QUOTE="0rin"]So apparently now any game that uses the ability to take cover behind an object is a gears of war ripoff? Are you crazy? Wow... that is just rediculous! it has virtually NOTHING in common with gears of war. I will give you tomb raider thing, but lucky for me, I never really played any of the Tomb Raider games to any kind of depth. (wasn't my thing at the time)

While I'll agree with you that it looks .. well, like they could have done better, I'm not going to pass judgement till i see more. my honest opinion, and I'll probably get razzed for this is... It looks SLIGHTLY underwhelming graphic wise (watching the trailers, I see a good amount of jaggies, this could be fixed by release, i hope it is), and the story isn't really up my alley either. It looks more like a playable movie than a game. :/ But There are far more things I like about it. The textures/overall graphics are rather nice, and it does seem like it could have a pretty decent indiana jones meets tomb raider feel/story.

It may have its flaws for now, but lets wait to see more before passing judgement.
me2002

if you've played gears and seen the gameplay of uncharted you would understand. Cover. Pop up. Shoot. Throw granades. even the damage system is exactly the same, you take too much damage (luck), the screen goes white so you hide for a while and you heath (luck) comes back. In gears you also have the choice to run up and chainsaw, which is replaced by melee in uncharted.

Well prepare yourself for a lot of Gear knockoffs then. From my understanding a lot of FPS are going with that health system where the screen changes color the more damage you take. Killzone 2 is the perfect example, this is exactly what they are doing. Are you basically saying then that everyone from this point is a knockoff of Gears?

Developers I think are trying to remove items gamers have to manage visually on screen to help the game experience.....better to play rather than sit their looking at your health the whole time.

[QUOTE="me2002"]

[QUOTE="0rin"]So apparently now any game that uses the ability to take cover behind an object is a gears of war ripoff? Are you crazy? Wow... that is just rediculous! it has virtually NOTHING in common with gears of war. I will give you tomb raider thing, but lucky for me, I never really played any of the Tomb Raider games to any kind of depth. (wasn't my thing at the time)

While I'll agree with you that it looks .. well, like they could have done better, I'm not going to pass judgement till i see more. my honest opinion, and I'll probably get razzed for this is... It looks SLIGHTLY underwhelming graphic wise (watching the trailers, I see a good amount of jaggies, this could be fixed by release, i hope it is), and the story isn't really up my alley either. It looks more like a playable movie than a game. :/ But There are far more things I like about it. The textures/overall graphics are rather nice, and it does seem like it could have a pretty decent indiana jones meets tomb raider feel/story.

It may have its flaws for now, but lets wait to see more before passing judgement.
darthogre

if you've played gears and seen the gameplay of uncharted you would understand. Cover. Pop up. Shoot. Throw granades. even the damage system is exactly the same, you take too much damage (luck), the screen goes white so you hide for a while and you heath (luck) comes back. In gears you also have the choice to run up and chainsaw, which is replaced by melee in uncharted.

Well prepare yourself for a lot of Gear knockoffs then. From my understanding a lot of FPS are going with that health system where the screen changes color the more damage you take. Killzone 2 is the perfect example, this is exactly what they are doing. Are you basically saying then that everyone from this point is a knockoff of Gears?

Developers I think are trying to remove items gamers have to manage visually on screen to help the game experience.....better to play rather than sit their looking at your health the whole time.

I like when a game uses a few styles like the recharging health, which is originally a Call of Duty thing, and Cover system which was created back on the N64, WinBack, and further developed on Killswitch....

Games have been using these things years before Gears of War ever was released...If it works someone uses it. Developers arent stupid, if they see a system they like or a style a game is created in they will use it and I honestly dont have a problem with it.

its not just the health system, not just the duck and shoot, not just the d-pad 4 wepons selection, not just the running up to enemys to chainsaw/melee. its when you put everything together the combat mechenics are so similar its hard not to call it a ripoff.

I like when a game uses a few styles like the recharging health, which is originally a Call of Duty thing, and Cover system which was created back on the N64, WinBack, and further developed on Killswitch....

Games have been using these things years before Gears of War ever was released...If it works someone uses it. Developers arent stupid, if they see a system they like or a style a game is created in they will use it and I honestly dont have a problem with it.

jwat4

You hit the point dead on. ;) I'm glad you mentioned kill.switch, but also Winback as well. I'd like to add that Gears never invented the cover system like so many people believe for some reason, it just refined it. Now with that, if people really consider this a true knockoff of two games, Gears and Tomb Raider, then how is that possibly a bad thing? I'd say you get two great games in one! Otherwise it's kinda like saying a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is a rip off of peanut butter and chocolate! :D

[QUOTE="ofx360"]

[QUOTE="_Tobli_"]Well a little. I would definetly prefer a new naughty dog plattformer IP, but it's good enough to make R&C:F look pathetic._Tobli_

Wrong, future looks flippin amazing, but these two games are on two different playing fields its not a fair comparison

If you think futures looks amazing you must be blind. It's a step backwards for the series.

No sir, indeed it is you that would be blind to this subject.

its not just the health system, not just the duck and shoot, not just the d-pad 4 wepons selection, not just the running up to enemys to chainsaw/melee. its when you put everything together the combat mechenics are so similar its hard not to call it a ripoff.

me2002

I greatly disagree. Yes, they are using mechanic that have been proven thus far to work, but at the same time it gives the game's combat system a sense of realism. Drake isn't running and gunning, he is doing what anyone would do in real life. Drop - take cover - and fire.

No sir, indeed it is you that would be blind to this subject.

Velric

and why is that exactly?

its not just the health system, not just the duck and shoot, not just the d-pad 4 wepons selection, not just the running up to enemys to chainsaw/melee. its when you put everything together the combat mechenics are so similar its hard not to call it a ripoff.

me2002

[QUOTE="me2002"]

its not just the health system, not just the duck and shoot, not just the d-pad 4 wepons selection, not just the running up to enemys to chainsaw/melee. its when you put everything together the combat mechenics are so similar its hard not to call it a ripoff.

Velric

I greatly disagree. Yes, they are using mechanic that have been proven thus far to work, but at the same time it gives the game's combat system a sense of realism. Drake isn't running and gunning, he is doing what anyone would do in real life. Drop - take cover - and fire.

Lol, this me2002 dude is out of his mind. Drake is all about melee combat, it's inspired by Indiana movies, not by some stupid over-buffed-to-impossible generic third person shooter.

And because of the inspiration, drake's gun play is as much (or minimal) as the ones in the Indy movies, and it's mostly about fist fighting and exploration!

Jesus, I'm so sick and tired of stupid poeple comparing every third person shooter games (and even killzone 2) with gears of war. The geow game wasn't that great in gameplay to begin with.

Just drop it, me2002.

Since when is "Gears ripoff" a bad thing? :|

Since when is "Gears ripoff" a bad thing? :|

Eman5805

Companies do it all the time. If something sells well, they rip it off to try to get some of that. At the same time, we get more of what we love. How many GTA rip offs are there? How many Halo rip offs are there? How many Final Fantasy or God of War rip offs are there? If TC wants something new and innovative he should try Calling all Cars or Stardust. Better yet, echnochrome looks like a new sort of thing.