+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 9, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted December 9, 2010 the next game in the series, entitled Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, hits stores late next year. EW recently visited the Santa Monica, California offices of Uncharted's developer, Naughty Dog, for a sneak peek at the sequel, and we returned wishing "late next year" was right damn now. edit - I believe these are concept art. Note the artist's signature on the left of the images. The Drake concept art also: The story focuses on the hero's relationship with his mentor and father figure, fan fave Victor "Sully" Sullivan, and has him searching for a legendary lost city that will ultimately take him to the Arabian Peninsula and the vast wasteland of the Rub' al Khali Desert, also known as the Empty Quarter. (Said legendary lost city has been known by various names, including "Iram of the Pillars" and the "Atlantis of the Sands"; click the link for more backstory.)The inspiration for the story, says Hennig, came from Naughty Dog's desire to take on the challenge of conceiving and building out gameplay scenarios within a desert locale — "challenge," because organic elements like water, fire and sand are technically difficult to credibly render with animation. Says Hennig: "When we first came up with the idea of sand, you see everyone's eyes light up here and go, 'Yeah, that's going to be really hard — let's do it!'" Adds Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells: "We're a bunch of nerds. We just look forsomething that will be a technical, artistic challenge, and allowed us to push into an area of the world and history we've never tapped into before." The execs at Naughty Dog walked us through one of the game's levels, and while we can't tell you anything about the locale (it actually wasn't the desert), we can tell you that it was quintessential Uncharted, marked by dynamic camera work and gameplay that requires you to jump and climb through treacherous spaces that are in an almost constant state of change — or in this case, catastrophic collapse. Innovations? Several, including enhanced backward climbing and the ability to fight multiple baddies at once. Finally, Wells stressed that much time and effort is being lavished upon expanding Uncharted's online multiplayer and co-op capabilities, too; expect more details to come in the coming months Trailer: http://popwatch.ew.c...d-3-first-look/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 Nice, everyone had assumed we would be heading to the desert and it looks like they were right. Can't wait, will be awesome no doubt. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 The story focuses on the hero's relationship with his mentor and father figure, fan fave Victor "Sully" Sullivan Yay. More Sully would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUBBYJR2005 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 cant wait for the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 UC2 was fun. UC3 will prolly be more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I didnt enjoy the setting in Uncharted 2 but the story was brilliant, looking forward to the next chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbandonedTrolley Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Can't wait! :) One of my favorite games that I played through to the finish and still my only Plat trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eilegz Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 HYPED now, lets hope they add coop to the main campaign... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 9, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted December 9, 2010 HYPED now, lets hope they add coop to the main campaign... That would me RE5 forced co-op for those only playing single player.... DO NOT WANT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I would like co-op too, just make it optional of course for those that are not interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey B. Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 Never played the first two however, i did the multiplayer beta for the second one and it was a very pretty game if nothing else, and it controlled well, just not into the tomb raider style of games i suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 9, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted December 9, 2010 I would like co-op too, just make it optional of course for those that are not interested. You can't really make co-op optional in a heavy story based title. Planking a random character into the SP is not an option. UC2 had co-op and it worked fine the way it was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 You can't really make co-op optional in a heavy story based title. Planking a random character into the SP is not an option. UC2 had co-op and it worked fine the way it was done. Ok AB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 9, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted December 9, 2010 Uncharted 3 to be playable in "high-resolution stereoscopic 3D" Naughty Dog has posted over on the US PS Blog not only the teaser for Uncharted 3 you saw on EW's site and through our earlier post, but the news that the game will be playable in "high-resolution stereoscopic 3D". According to the firm's community strategist Arne Meyer, Drake's new adventure contains a storyline which will "take you all over the world". In Drake's Deception, our hero will be searching for the "Atlantis of the Sands", with Sully rumored to be in the "heart of the Arabian Desert. But when terrible secrets of this lost city are uncovered, their journey becomes a desperate bid for survival that will force Drake to confront his deepest fears." "Throughout Uncharted 3, you'll be taken to spectacular new locations around the globe,that will showcase all of the work we've taken on to take acclaimed physics, particle and visual effects to a new level, said Meyer. "Competitive and co-op multiplayer will return as a key ingredient to the Uncharted 3 package, where all of the new features we have planned will combine with our signature single-player cinematic gameplay to create a unique action-adventure multiplayer experience that can only be found in the Uncharted universe." More information on the game is expected to be released in the December 17 issue of Entertainment Weekly along with the official world premiere at the VGAs on Saturday evening. http://www.vg247.com...m_content=games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maash Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Wow are them two shots above realtime ingame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maash Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Wow are them two shots above realtime ingame? apparently, thier most likely from the game engine cutscene. just add some aliasing and it will be ingame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Wow, UC1 and 2 werent exactly ugly games but those graphics are ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 9, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted December 9, 2010 Bit of compression but UC2 cutscenes looked ace, so they probably are cutscene material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynnoj Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 This series is the only reason why I still have my PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Veteran Posted December 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted December 9, 2010 This series is the only reason why I still have my PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Wow, UC1 and 2 werent exactly ugly games but those graphics are ace. I agree they do look good, but they seem to be on par with quite a few of the latest AAA releases now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 prettiest game i have ever played and one of the best. can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 9, 2010 Author Subscriber² Share Posted December 9, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 If that is the final cover art already, WIN. If they are that far along, I assume this will be a 2011 release when they announce it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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