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Uncharted's Graphical Evolution

The Uncharted series is well-known for its exceptional graphics and cutting-edge technology, both of which have persistently pushed the limits of what is possible on the PlayStation platform. This has resulted in the series consistently pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

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isarai1194d ago

Still haven't seen a complete package more impressive than U4 & TLOU2 besides maybe R&C

Fishy Fingers1194d ago (Edited 1194d ago )

U2 and TLOU.

TheOptimist1193d ago

How do you say complete package when the gameplay is shallow and the writing is meh.

In terms of AAA space, I would say Spiderman has been the complete package. I found Spiderman's writing far more humane and realistic than any other game. At least in terms of Sony exclusives.

Obviously, there are many better games in the indie space, but I cant expect people to recognize them given their lack of (relative) popularity.

Charlieboy3331193d ago

Oh no, please feel free to name those indie games so that we....being the uncultured knuckle-dragging dunces that we are.....can be exposed to the undiscovered literary wonders you speak of.

FIELDMARSHALL_P1193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

I hear your argument about spiderman but uncharted did advance each game. Spiderman may have a better story per se but in the terms of continuous innovation in my opinion uncharted did that. I do like spiderman more than uncharted for the game play.

isarai1193d ago

@TheOptimist

I figured since the subject was graphics and technology, you would get that i am talking in terms of graphics and technology. I see expected too much 😕

masterfox1194d ago

playing it again U4 on PC highest settings and is just too damn good of a game from gameplay to visuals, ND nailed it when creating the transition of exploration to combat, on exploration Nathan is a bit slower and it looks heavier on the movement , the animation represents that pretty damn good, but when entering combat you can feel the transition of movement , the tension can be felt in the gameplay, Nathan is way more faster , agile and the controls are perfect!, there is absolutely no other game that it does this in gameplay so naturally.

FingerAction1194d ago

I recently played it on PC and I definitely have to agree. Everything just feels twice as good.

blackblades1193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

Then there's the standalone with a mini open world. I surpised they didnt up the vita uncharted game.

crazyCoconuts1193d ago

I still remember playing that on the Vita and you had to hold it up to bright light to show the invisible ink scrawled on some parchment or something like that. It's little things like that that were so cool

DarXyde1193d ago

ND has remarkable attention to detail. When you hang on a building and aim one hand to jump to the next ledge, you can even see his muscle strain. From storytelling to gameplay to attention to the little things to the emotion conveyed by characters, they're absolute masters of their craft and truly artists trapped in developers' bodies.

crazyCoconuts1193d ago

The character development and dialog in their games are amazing. The characters resonate with me so much better than with Lara Croft imo. Kinda get that feeling like you're the young Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark when playing an UC game. Tomb raider hits on some of the same mechanics but lacks the characters imo

DarXyde1193d ago

Tomb Raider is great, but I definitely agree on resonating.

Lara is a great character, but the supporting cast was always forgettable for me. I think it was great watching Lara sort of evolve over time, though I think by the time we get to Shadow of the Tomb Raider it gets a bit Shadow the Hedgehog for me. Narratively, I never understood why Lara was clearly breaking apart and still find herself in those situations. Nate is exactly who he is and he's confident in his thrill seeking. Probably fair to call him a bit of a sociopath, but we know he's looking for trouble and his band of misfits egg him on at times.

Lara is definitely more of a survivor, and her circumstances kind of remind me of someone who goes to prison and when they have a chance to come out, they can't adapt to the outside world anymore. But the difference is Lara is not without options and it feels a bit disingenuous from an immersive character perspective

PrinceOfAnger1194d ago (Edited 1194d ago )

Crysis games pushind the limits of what is possible on ps3 and 360 and looked better than U2/3
which are way more linear games

from DF
The fact that Crysis 3 runs on console at all is a remarkable achievement, with Crytek deploying a wide range of advanced rendering techniques"

"Crysis 3 is one of the most technically accomplished games of this generation, a visually spectacular piece of software that pushes graphical boundaries on all platforms. And with all its graphical settings pushed to the max."

John dark1x 2021
" before we go into all of the details again i just have to stress how good crysis 3 still looks today i mean this was released before the last generation of consoles i think it still holds up, looks like a Ps4 and xbox one generation title in a way that kind of shocking"

In that time the PC version looked a gen ahead of
TLOU on ps3

"Crysis 3 on PC effectively offers a "next-gen now" experience - a preview of the level of technical prowess we should expect in the years to come from the new wave of consoles".

This was before the release of
PS4 and xbox one.

Now we need to see what Crysis 4 be like :)

FingerAction1194d ago

That's technically true but also a very different type of game.

isarai1194d ago

I mean you can make it look as good as you want, but it doesnt matter if it runs at 540p 10-20fps and blurry af. And i still disagree with Crysis 2 (didnt bother with 3) besides character models the game was ugly on ps3

PrinceOfAnger1194d ago (Edited 1194d ago )

It didn't run 540p that false info, and never dropped to 10 frames according to Df
even last of us had frame drops but not as much as crysis 2 which has larger bigger levels so thats why.
Crysis 2 is not linear like uncharted 2/3
It has better more advanced tech and visuals
better destructible environment you can interact with way more things in the game and the physics of water the effects etc are just better the cinematic in uncharted 2 3 even last of us are pre rendered video files while crysis games all real time running in game on the hardware

From DF, both uncharted 3 and C2 released in 2011
"Crysis 2 on console is an exceptional release.
phenomenally attractive game, producing effects quite different and in many ways more advanced than anything we've seen elsewhere on console. We all wanted Crysis on console to be an event, a showcase release: by and large, Crytek has delivered, and those cutting edge visuals are backed by a truly impressive game design."

PrinceOfAnger1193d ago

In fact you can watch the frame drops in last of us to the 22s in this video from df
other players said it drop to 20s

https://youtu.be/h-KDfab0c7...

Binarycode1193d ago

I enjoyed the original crysis and 3 and both were visually appealing without a doubt. Some area's better then others.

But the problem with crysis wasn't it's graphics, the problem was CPU. That's why many rigs struggled with it. single threaded.

I would say it did push the bar, but I think the uncharted games matched and in some places were better.

Animation in uncharted is second to none, That's what the SPU'S took control of.Uncharted 2 is a masterpiece for a ps3 game. Heck Killzone2 was shockingly good in many area's as well. it's the shame they couldn't imrove the fps.Animations,lighting. Artstyle the game had that gritty war look. loved it.

But back to Uncharted, it just got better and better looking as time went on.

I'm excited to see what naughty dog do with the PS5.

I'd also enjoy another crysis.

andy851193d ago

UC4 still has pretty much the best lifelike character models I've seen on cutscenes. Love to see what they could do with this new gen

FingerAction1193d ago

For me it’s definitely between TLOU2 and this. No one really does it like Naughty Dog.

SurgicalMenace1193d ago

I'm sorry, but Horizon FW has some of the best animations and facial emotions that I've seen in any game to date. I do place Uncharted in a class of its own but I'd have to see an Uncharted built on the new tech before even comparing it to Horizon.

andy851193d ago

But UC4 still look like real people more is my point.

Demetrius1193d ago

Uncharted and tomb raider are about the only linear games I will buy lol they are so well crafted I really hope the next uncharted be a bit more open about exploration cause naughty dog kicks ass when pushing hardware mane like Santa Monica, insomniac and sucker punch imagine what these devs will do with the ps5 :-O

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk774h ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga1h ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

Outside_ofthe_Box3h ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

darthv722h ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

badz1491h ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning771h ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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Capcom Says Pragmata Sold 1 Million Copies in 2 Days

Pragmata has sold 1 million copies in two days, Capcom has announced.

asad19710h ago

Capcom is the best developer of all time. Consistent hit over many years .

DivineHand1259h ago

I didn't know it came out last Friday, or I would have bought the game. I will try again for this upcoming weekend.

CrimsonWing699h ago

Im really digging it. It reminds me of games from the PS2 era, not visually or how it plays, but like the spirit of it. If you were around for that golden age of gaming, you’ll get what I mean when you play this.

LucasRuinedChildhood8h ago

Have you tried Kanitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess (also Capcom)? That feels like a PS2-era Capcom game.

The_Hooligan8h ago

Agreed! The art style is amazing in that game. I bought it immediately after I played the demo but haven't started it lol

jznrpg3h ago

I want a physical copy of that game sooo bad. It seems like it won’t happen and I may have to use some of my Xmas PS gift cards I always get this winter but I’m still holding out with very little hope.

robtion5h ago

I know what you mean. I think it really feels like Vanquish, with some Dead Space and Binary Domain thrown in. So maybe more PS3 era but yes it is great.

isarai_lee9h ago

The next thing I'm mine when I've had my fill of crimson desert. A nice linear action game to contrast the open ended 😗👌

jznrpg8h ago

CD is so big I’ll play it all year and squeeze shorter games inbetween

jznrpg8h ago

I preordered it long ago. Going to start it later this evening

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is The Second Title To Win Game Of The Year At All Major Awards Shows

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now become the second title to win Game of the Year at all five major awards shows.

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solideagle10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

It's Elden Ring

INMATEofARKHAM10h ago

solideagle, maybe the article is wrong but it mentions BG3 as the other.

CrimsonWing699h ago

It’s good, but I’m getting tired of seeing how overrated it’s getting.

andy858h ago

It just wasn't for you in that way i guess. Can't really argue with it when it wins all the awards and it's the highest rating by players of all time

1nsomniac8h ago(Edited 7h ago)

I thought this game was a load of rubbish. Trying too hard to be art(sy) by people who don’t really understand art but want to make it look like they do. Found it obvious and shallow and just not a fun game. Just seemed like every relentless second they were clutching at trying to feed this superior narrative… the irony being that’s kind of what I’m doing now… maybe that’s art imitating art….

dveio7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Didn't know the Golden Joystick fan votum was considered one of the "major awards"?

I always thought it's "only" the Big Four - VGA, Bafta, GDC and DICE.

Nonetheless, congrats to Clair Obscur!

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