Uncharted 3 is Graphics King based on Digital Foundry

There are so many Uncharted 3 bashing threads it's unbelievable. Now to shut up the haters saying the graphics are weak and terrible. So how about a technical analyzation from a professional source? Digital Foundry has basically said it's unmatched in overall technical graphics. Here's just one quote. I suggest reading the article before making quick assumptions.

"And it is - quite clearly - one of the most beautiful video games of its age. Where Uncharted 3 is peerless and unparalleled is in its ability to defy the technological constraints of current-generation platforms, which raises an interesting question about whether ideas are the real premium now over and above the technological arms race that has powered current-gen console game development.'

I have yet to see a console game come close to what Uncharted 3 does with cruise and shipyard chapter.

"It's not just the look of the effects, it's their application in terms of gameplay. The cruise ship is the highlight of the water technology: the animation of the ship itself within the ocean, plus the rushing water of the breached hull, even the water in the swimming pool is sublimely animated. However, preceding this stage are areas of gameplay where Drake is in direct contact with the ocean, where the height of the water-line itself can be of crucial importance in deciding where to go next, what to do, and whether a stealthy approach is viable or not.

Fire is the most destructive of the elements and it is here that Naughty Dog does some of its best work, marrying the uncanny effect with some excellent use of the destruction system that sees scenery collapse, breaking into component pieces and literally razing the impressive Chateau level to the ground."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-uncharted-3

Console graphics "king". Many PC games look better.

While I agree, that's too much logic for SW.

I'm not surprised.

Funny how I was bashed for "not knowing what technology in games is" (when I really do), but Digital Foundry agrees with me :lol:.

Funny how I was bashed for not knowing what technology in games is, when even Digital Foundry agrees with me :lol:.

XVision84

Console graphics "king". Many PC games look better.

h575309

While I do agree PC is obviously better. To the naked eye Uncharted 3 wins every time.

I can{t wait to see what ND does next gen with a proper hardware... it will be magnificent!Giancar

I can't wait to see Uncharted on PS4. :D

One persons opinion does not speak on behalf of the entire world.

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Console graphics "king". Many PC games look better.

Blazerdt47

While I do agree PC is obviously better. To the naked eye Uncharted 3 wins every time.

Im currently playing it now. Unsurprisingly, it looks amazing. Just not as amazing as The Witcher 2 and BF3.

Well, Sorta. A couple (literally) of other games match it, but it's one of the very best.

Funny how I was bashed for "not knowing what technology in games is" (when I really do), but Digital Foundry agrees with me :lol:.

XVision84

Yeah because this game is sooo advanced and has so many neat effects.

Digital Foundry said it, so it must be true.

I beat UC3 and loved it (however not as much as UC2). But isn't the whole water boat thing going over the top? I mean it's not like the water is dynamic (will take systems another 10+ years for that to happen.) It's all scrpited (although it does it very well).

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Funny how I was bashed for "not knowing what technology in games is" (when I really do), but Digital Foundry agrees with me :lol:.

ChubbyGuy40

Yeah because this game is sooo advanced and has so many neat effects.

Digital Foundry said it, so it must be true.

Of course, Digital Foundry is never wrong :P

I heard all the complaints about fire, but it looks pretty realistic to me (when it's in motion, not a screenshot).

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Funny how I was bashed for "not knowing what technology in games is" (when I really do), but Digital Foundry agrees with me :lol:.

ChubbyGuy40

Yeah because this game is sooo advanced and has so many neat effects.

Digital Foundry said it, so it must be true.

The fire is the dynamic light source that's lighting up the whole level, so... yeah.

Now actually watch it in motion.

I beat UC3 and loved it (however not as much as UC2). But isn't the whole water boat thing going over the top? I mean it's not like the water is dynamic (will take systems another 10+ years for that to happen.) It's all scrpited (although it does it very well).

walkingdream

It is not scripted. The water is all dynamic.

"We always like to push ourselves to new heights of excellence at Naughty Dog and we achieved some goals with Uncharted 2 that some people who make this kind of game had thought were impossible. In particular, our dynamic foreground traversal system, which we used to make the famous train level in Uncharted 2, had taken a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get right.

So, when we set out to make Uncharted 3, we bit off some similarly big chunks of game development challenge, including all-new dynamic water systems and the addition of physics to our object traversal systems. You can see this in action in the gameplay demo we showed at the Sony press conference last night. Some of the objects that fly around in the hold of the cruise ship as it capsizes are physics-driven and Drake can interact with them in a very "real-time" way. Not to mention that the hold was flooding with our real-time water as the ship tipped over!

Everyone at the studio has been working incredibly hard to make this the best Uncharted game yet, and I know we have a lot more challenges ahead of us as we complete the game. Our team is amazing and I know that we'll figure everything out by the time we ship the game in November."

"And it is - quite clearly - one of the most beautiful video games of its age. Where Uncharted 3 is peerless and unparalleled is in its ability to defy the technological constraints of current-generation platforms"

So naughty dog got the most out of the ps3 according to DF compared to what other devs have done on current gen platforms yet it resulted in "ONE OF" the most beautiful games. Not "THE BEST."

Am I missing something? Where do you see graphics king? :|

"And it is - quite clearly - one of the most beautiful video games of its age. Where Uncharted 3 is peerless and unparalleled is in its ability to defy the technological constraints of current-generation platforms"

So naughty dog got the most out of the ps3 according to DF compared to what other devs have done on current gen platforms yet it resulted in "ONE OF" the most beautiful games. Not "THE BEST."

Am I missing something? Where do you see graphics king? :|

T-razor1

of course it isn't true graphics king, there's pc.

If they really said that,they are blind.

"And it is - quite clearly - one of the most beautiful video games of its age. Where Uncharted 3 is peerless and unparalleled is in its ability to defy the technological constraints of current-generation platforms"

So naughty dog got the most out of the ps3 according to DF compared to what other devs have done on current gen platforms yet it resulted in "ONE OF" the most beautiful games. Not "THE BEST."

Am I missing something? Where do you see graphics king? :|

T-razor1

Selective reading comprehension FTL.

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"And it is - quite clearly - one of the most beautiful video games of its age. Where Uncharted 3 is peerless and unparalleled is in its ability to defy the technological constraints of current-generation platforms"

So naughty dog got the most out of the ps3 according to DF compared to what other devs have done on current gen platforms yet it resulted in "ONE OF" the most beautiful games. Not "THE BEST."

Am I missing something? Where do you see graphics king? :|

supdotcom

of course it isn't true graphics king, there's pc.

the witcher 2 is a looker but a joke compared to Uncharted 3. Take it from me I own both games ;)

the witcher 2 is a looker but a joke compared to Uncharted 3. Take it from me I own both games ;)

Pray_to_me

the witcher 2 is a looker but a joke compared to Uncharted 3. Take it from me I own both games ;)

Pray_to_me

"And it is - quite clearly - one of the most beautiful video games of its age. Where Uncharted 3 is peerless and unparalleled is in its ability to defy the technological constraints of current-generation platforms"

So naughty dog got the most out of the ps3 according to DF compared to what other devs have done on current gen platforms yet it resulted in "ONE OF" the most beautiful games. Not "THE BEST."

Am I missing something? Where do you see graphics king? :|

T-razor1

Unparalleled means unmatched if you didn't know. ;)

the witcher 2 is a looker but a joke compared to Uncharted 3. Take it from me I own both games ;)

Pray_to_me

[QUOTE="T-razor1"]

"And it is - quite clearly - one of the most beautiful video games of its age. Where Uncharted 3 is peerless and unparalleled is in its ability to defy the technological constraints of current-generation platforms"

So naughty dog got the most out of the ps3 according to DF compared to what other devs have done on current gen platforms yet it resulted in "ONE OF" the most beautiful games. Not "THE BEST."

Am I missing something? Where do you see graphics king? :|

Blazerdt47

Unparalleled means unmatched if you didn't know. ;)

"And it is - quite clearly - one of the most beautiful video games of its age. Where Uncharted 3 is peerless and unparalleled is in its ability to defy the technological constraints of current-generation platforms, which raises an interesting question about whether ideas are the real premium now over and above the technological arms race that has powered current-gen console game development.'

More about technical feats rather than graphics

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"And it is - quite clearly - one of the most beautiful video games of its age. Where Uncharted 3 is peerless and unparalleled is in its ability to defy the technological constraints of current-generation platforms"

So naughty dog got the most out of the ps3 according to DF compared to what other devs have done on current gen platforms yet it resulted in "ONE OF" the most beautiful games. Not "THE BEST."

Am I missing something? Where do you see graphics king? :|

Blazerdt47

Unparalleled means unmatched if you didn't know. ;)

I know EXACTLY what it means. But do YOU know what "One of " means. Yes unparalleled in defying technological constraints lol but not the best looking. You're really reaching. As a matter of fact reading that it's clear that they used the cell very well and most of the technological feats went to physics and things like "dynamic sea system".

I still say Gears 3 looks every bit as good as UC3 but the Aiming doesn't suck! :D

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[QUOTE="T-razor1"]

"And it is - quite clearly - one of the most beautiful video games of its age. Where Uncharted 3 is peerless and unparalleled is in its ability to defy the technological constraints of current-generation platforms"

So naughty dog got the most out of the ps3 according to DF compared to what other devs have done on current gen platforms yet it resulted in "ONE OF" the most beautiful games. Not "THE BEST."

Am I missing something? Where do you see graphics king? :|

T-razor1

Unparalleled means unmatched if you didn't know. ;)

I know EXACTLY what it means. But do YOU know what "One of " means. Yes unparalleled in defying technological constraints lol but not the best looking. You're really reaching. As a matter of fact reading that it's clear that they used the cell very well and most of the technological feats went to physics and things like "dynamic sea system".

What? Define best looking. If we are going by best technical graphics, Battlefield 3, and top tier PC games win obviously (technical graphics) but if your going by best looking then Uncharted 3's graphics, cutscenes, sound, presentation, animation literally destroys any other game in comparison. Like I said before, to the naked eye, the overall look of Uncharted 3 is unmatched.

You are funny though ;)

Like I said before, to the naked eye, the overall look of Uncharted 3 is unmatched.

Blazerdt47

So now we're moving from Digital Foundry's to your opinion.

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Unparalleled means unmatched if you didn't know. ;)

Blazerdt47

I know EXACTLY what it means. But do YOU know what "One of " means. Yes unparalleled in defying technological constraints lol but not the best looking. You're really reaching. As a matter of fact reading that it's clear that they used the cell very well and most of the technological feats went to physics and things like "dynamic sea system".

What? Define best looking. If we are going by best technical graphics, Battlefield 3, and top tier PC games win obviously (technical graphics) but if your going by best looking then Uncharted 3's graphics, cutscenes, sound, presentation, animation literally destroys any other game in comparison. Like I said before, to the naked eye, the overall look of Uncharted 3 is unmatched.

It doesn't matter what people's definition of "best looking" is because the point of the matter is that DF never said that. Lol this is not hard. "One of" "One of" I repeat "One of" Take off the goggles please :|

You are funny though ;)

Pray_to_me

I guess you don't know about the 'post the picture within 1 hour' joke of SW.

the witcher 2 is a looker but a joke compared to Uncharted 3. Take it from me I own both games ;)

Pray_to_me

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the witcher 2 is a looker but a joke compared to Uncharted 3. Take it from me I own both games ;)

harshv82

Nah you should give Uncharted 3 a try. Even hermits will be impressed :P

I think Uncharted 3 is a nice looking game, but some of the new graphical effects can look kinda silly. Like the enemy flashlights that shine directly through the enviroment and create a million varying "god rays." Thats a bit to over the top when it comes to lighting effects.

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the witcher 2 is a looker but a joke compared to Uncharted 3. Take it from me I own both games ;)

Pray_to_me

Nah you should give Uncharted 3 a try. Even hermits will be impressed :P

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Like I said before, to the naked eye, the overall look of Uncharted 3 is unmatched.

waltefmoney

So now we're moving from Digital Foundry's to your opinion.

Lol I thought it was just me that noticed that. Quite funny if not bizarre.

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[QUOTE="harshv82"] Suggest you get your eyes checked. :Pharshv82

Nah you should give Uncharted 3 a try. Even hermits will be impressed :P

Not really it has way better animation and effects then W2.

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[QUOTE="Pray_to_me"]

Nah you should give Uncharted 3 a try. Even hermits will be impressed :P

Pray_to_me

Not really it has way better animation and effects then W2.

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[QUOTE="Pray_to_me"]

Nah you should give Uncharted 3 a try. Even hermits will be impressed :P

Pray_to_me

Not really it has way better animation and effects then W2.

Oh well graphics make up more then AA techiques and resolution to me.