That's why they're having a beta.

Well P2P means the servers don't shut down on you...that's a plus.

What! I paied £30 for 1 mode and a few days to try uc4? FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can we go back to the muitiplayer days were we don't get killed by 5000 different kill streaks and power ups? After playing the doom alpha it reminded me how addicting online games can be if they keep it simple and fair.

I don't understand the no dedicated servers thing. Did any of naughty dogs games have dedicated servers? I think not. Also the kickbacks are bit heavily relied on this isn't COD, I like it because it keeps things interesting and I heard they will have a no kickback mode. So I don't get the complaints

As long as the multiplayer isnt a grind fest like GTA 5 then I'll tolerate the microtransactions. But no dedicated servers for one of the biggest PlayStation exclusives is a dumb move. They are clearly better than P2P and make for a better multiplayer experience. I would have P2P in the game as a backup if the servers are down for an extended period of time or its been several years since release and they want to shut them down.

The only things I'm not feeling is the reviving, claymores and how these mystics (aka kick backs) are going to be balanced out.

What's the point of reviving when if you wait long enough you can regenerate on your own?
(I don't get the logic behind that. That just leaves me the player vulnerable to some noob take down. One of the big reasons I hated the TLOU MP.)

Claymores can be a problem for campers with a sniper rifle.
(Now if there's some booster that can help me detect claymores/grenades then cool but right now no word.)

Also with those random repelling jumping attacks...
Is it going to be balanced enough to where I can shoot them in the sky?

Personally I would just roll out of the way of a jumping attack and finish with a run & gun spray melee.
(That's the only counter I can think of to avoid any of the repel take downs and sneak attacks.)

I hate it that there's no dedicated servers.
(This is one of the biggest and most popular Sony exclusive franchises and your not going to add dedicated servers. Are you f***ing kidding me?)

I'm hoping for some new maps and not just the ones recycled and remade from previous Uncharted MP games.

I'll give ND the benefit the doubt to prove me wrong but right now it's a wait and see.
(Don't f*** this up ND.)

Not having dedicated servers is bad in this day and age and P2P connections do cause issues and are worse in many cases BUT this article is really pointing out the worst case scenario without looking at possible solutions.

Now again, P2P is proven to be worse than a dedicated server, but it's not as bad as the article suggests.

Send me to El Dorado instead of removing my comment because I quoted the article. I'm allowed to do so as I criticize it. Coming in 2 parts.

Anyway, let's get into it:

1) "Players could drop out of the game intentionally to spoil others fun if they do badly."

- Can be true in certain cases. If a player leaves the aplication, shuts down the console or removes the LAN cable this will apply, however if a player who is the hosts just quits out a host migration will happen in which the old host will send all the data needed to host to another player in the game who qualifies as a host. Not all games feature that, but more do. However yes, there are chances where that could also fail for various reasons. Side note: If you have bad connections ins South Africa you'll also lag and get disconnected from a dedicated servers, so will others. It'd be an improvement, but not solve all the issues.

2) and 3) "The host player could open HD videos to slow down other players experience and cause lag." and "Other people on the host’s network could download stuff while a game is in progress, causing unintentional lag for everyone involved."

- Again, in such a case the system would recognize that the hosts connection isn't good enough in ut's current state to justify the hosting position. In that case a host migration will happen. However the old problem of 2lag switching" can still be an issue in P2P connections as it is harder to detect and needs special programming against it to iliminate it.

4) "It is very difficult to keep all peers synchronised."

- That one is nonesense as matches are somewhere from 7 to 20 minutes in length. that issue won't come up then, unless you have really bad internet, in which case you would'nt be able to play online anyway.

5) "Minute differences between peers can escalate over time to game-breaking paradoxes."

- Minute differences that occur during such short matches? Nope, same as above applies.

6) "It is very difficult to support new peers joining part-way through a game."

- Not really. It all depends in the joining player's connection to the host and that connection could be the same or even worse when connecting to a dedicated server. It's all about the location of the host or the server. Very often dedicated servers are widely spread out and not always as close as you'd think. Anyway, the host will send the data from all players to the joining one and send the joining player's data to the existing ones. Not an issue really as the host should have the connection to do this extra work to become host in the first place.

7) "Each peer must communicate with all other peers, limiting the number of connected players."

- Hosts are open NAT players so normal NAT type rules apply. Dedicated server still run under the same rules and NAT type issues can be partly eliminated, but that'd work the same way for a P2P host as it would for a dedicated server.

The character models are not good. The movement physics looks like it was from 10 years ago. Not impressed. And not a good example of what can, or more importantly, should be done in 2024. However, this not targeted for that, but is a hobby project of a single developer, and in this respect, it is good.

As a hobby its a great job. In my opinion though the character models are odd. Nate seem a little..."happy"

As a one man showing, it's impressive. Interesting that a level designer could put this together alone, which raises one question for me:

Did they use AI to help with this?

This was really cool, really makes me miss the uncharted games

Fascinating concept. If anything, it made me appreciate just how skilled the Naughty Dog is with animations, etc.

If one person can make this why are game budgets so high!

Here's a free tip:
Please hire this guy because he sure knows how to make something that probably cost hours of his time like a multi-millions project.
It's impressive for a 1 man side project

Nate be animating like he got stuck and needs step bro Sam to help him out LOL.
Also "For Old Times Sake" is literally the best first chapter title for another Uncharted game!