This game is what we should hold as an example of many great companies coming together and making a stellar game. It wasn't just NG people but Sucker Punch, Insomniac, Bungie and several others. This game is currently in HEAVY rotation on my PS3. It will NEVER leave the house...EVER.
It may not do MW numbers...it may never do them. But I don't care, I want more of these games...let this be one of many other great games to come for any system, for all systems.
@Rachel Fogg: Okay, so with your advanced scientific knowledge, me may indeed provide me with a working artificial womb. However that leaves us with yet another dilemma.
How do we free our dear Mr. Drake from the confines of his prison of codework and computer hardware? I'm thinking a convoluted experiment a la Weird Science is in order. #uncharted2amongthieves
Sorta like Reboot...it'll take like 4 seasons for us to realize that the entirety of our time in Drake's world was about an hour. #uncharted2amongthieves
@Rachel Fogg: It's true that money makes the world go 'round, but we have something far more valuable; ingenuity!
If MacGuyver can make a time-traveling contraceptive ray-gun out of paperclips, non-iodized sea salt, and a plastic straw, gosh darnit, we can port ourselves into this game!
To the lab! And....bring that five bucks. I've a hankering for some Subway. #uncharted2amongthieves
I'm looking forward to playing this once I get a PS3 this winter despite laughing out loud at Yahtzees critical review. Good to know it sold so much, hopefully this means a reduced price version is coming soon. #uncharted2amongthieves
@-MasterDex-: The first one took a year and a half to drop to greatest hits, I wouldn't hold out on this. I wish this sold a little better though. #uncharted2amongthieves
@-MasterDex-: I actually was very confused by the latest ZP. I found most of his criticisms were plain wrong. I know he doesn't like Multiplayer so I can forgive his omittance of that but the game builds on the original in every way, the characters are very well developed and the game is very much memorable #uncharted2amongthieves
@-MasterDex-: It's a fantastic game. I feel sorry for people who will never own a PS3 because the SP is quite possibly the best of this generation (so far). #uncharted2amongthieves
@rorkimaru: I know Zero Punctuation is supposed to be for the comedy first, critical analysis second (or last, honestly I can't tell anymore). But yeah, his Uncharted 2 review is skewed just a little too much into the "making shit up" camp.
The only thing he said that hit home with me was how you just opened your notebook and it told how to solve the few puzzles there were. I mean, I wouldn't have had any idea what do to do on a few of em, but that last puzzle made me feel like I was a 2 year old playing with one of those block-in-the-hole-that-fits puzzles. #uncharted2amongthieves
He didn't care for the first Uncharted ("oh, it's a rip-off of Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones!"), either.
I began growing tired of his "humor," however, long before he put out his Uncharted 2 review. So I'm not sure I'll ever watch it. #uncharted2amongthieves
@dracosummoner: Don't worry, I put little weight into Yahtzees reviews but I still find them passingly funny.
@Phantom6612: That's why I don't know if I'd be willing to pay full price for it. Paying out 60 or so quid for a game I'd finish in a weekend doesn't sit right with me but at the same time, I'd rather give my money to the developer of a good game than to Gamestop for a used copy or some rental service. #uncharted2amongthieves
Besides, if you don't rent, you can play your game over and over and over and over! :-P
From what I've heard about Uncharted, that sounds like something I'd enjoy doing. I've always enjoyed Naughty Dog's games, even if Jak II was really weird. #uncharted2amongthieves
@dracosummoner: I haven't found him funny for quite some time. The initial stuff he put out always got a chuckle from me, but I haven't watched a single "episode" in half a year and barely cared for some time before that.
It got to the point where I felt like he was being more pretentious than anything. Perhaps he really did dislike Halo 3 and Smash Brothers Brawl and Uncharted (or, at least, criticize it for being "unoriginal") and Oblivion and Grand Theft Auto 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 and innumerable other games. Or perhaps not; I really can't say.
I'll never understand, though, why someone who rails against sequels, remakes, and reboots lists Silent Hill 2, Spider-Man 2, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (and, to not one but two extents, Portal [remember the freeware game Narbacular Drop? Never to mention the whole Half-Life franchise]) on his list of favorite games. #uncharted2amongthieves
@-MasterDex-: Yeah, I can understand that. On one hand I feel bad for finishing it so fast and not making the money spent last a bit longer; but on the other hand, the game sucked me in to where I just couldn't stop until it was over.
At the rate I finished them, I'm thinking about having an Uncharted marathon as I would for some movies. Hell, those games are cinematic enough at times to decently take the place of films.
@Anyone talking about Yahtzee: I used to find him funny, and sometimes get a laugh out of his more recent stuff. But I don't typically watch ZP--I may watch one if stumble sends it to me.
I've never been too fond of his reviews, in the sense of agreeing with his criticism of some games. While I don't mind some nitpicking at times, it seemed like he blew things way out of proportion and just generally disliked games for odd reasons.
But, meh, that's his opinion. And I think both Uncharted games are great, even with the sequel being a big improvement.
Geez, I still haven't picked up Uncharted 2. Well, at least I have a great game to look foward to when I finally do bring it home. #uncharted2amongthieves
@homernoy: You have the Game of the Year to look forward to. Unless one of the few AAA games to still be released somehow manage to top it, which seems very unlikely. I even have fun with the online, and I'm not that big into online gaming. #uncharted2amongthieves
Everyone here is pretty much concurs... I just have to throw this in. Some games make it impossible to achieve these medals... Uncharted is not one of those games. I'm sure alot of games require some type of skill in order to recieve these trophies. But some are just a tad bit too challenging. (i.e. Warhawks Lone Wolf (top player, no deaths) and Wipeouts' Beat Zico, namely)
At the time I played the hell out of those games, but I still can't get them trophies. I was really happy with the Uncharted trophy list... these are very doable and may be my first (hopefully, not last) platinum. #uncharted2
"We didn't want people playing through the game and feeling there was no way to ever get the platinum trophy, that there was no way to get all the trophies because it was so super-complex," Minkoff said. "We decided, if it's core to gameplay, it gets a trophy. If it's a skill-based honor, like a ‘Hey man, look what I can do,' thing, then it's a medal."
I'm not a perfectionist or an achievement whore by any means (well, excluding TF2) but I really wish more devs would think like this. Achievements should be impressive-but-relevant things like "Kill 6 people at once with 1 grenade" or something. An in-game medal should be "Bounce a grenade off someone's head to kill them". #ps3
I actually think the Uncharted trophies are kind of lame, I would like trophies for harder things, and more for online, or one that requires you to get all of the online medals, that would be fun to try and achieve.. but instead it's just kill this many people with this kind of gun. I do like hunting for all of these though. #ps3
@gachzorge: I thank God that there are only two trophies for online mode, and that it's just "Try these modes, please." Granted, I love playing Uncharted 2 online, but I like doing it my way, not the trophy lists' way. #ps3
I'm just going to throw in my two cents and say how much I love trophies. I think they are a great addition and I agree with everything this article talks about. #ps3
Fuck yeah, these guys rule. I wish other devs were like this with their trophies. I have yet to get the platinum in Resistance 2, because I don't feel like getting 10,000 kills in competitive mode, got all the others though, co-op was a blast. #ps3
The Uncharted games (and PacMan Championship Edition) are the only ones where I actually bothered to get platinum/full gamerscore. They are actually FUN to get, unlike lots of other games. #ps3
Although I didn't really enjoy the first Uncharted (got dizzy and had other games to play =/), the late introduction of trophies and how well they worked and explored more of the game felt like that should have set the tone for trophies for Playstation 3 games. Now, the trophies for recent games feel like ordinary achievements. I'm not saying this to bash on the 360's achievements or hate on developers for being lazy and porting the lists over or saying people aren't being creative with the exploration of their games, but I had high hopes for trophies after the first Uncharted's trophies. Instead of being a topic of conversation, a story, or something to be proud of, games' trophies are starting to feel like mundane checklists. Uncharted 2 does it well, so I'm guessing these great trophies are a Naughty Dog thing... Please PS3 devs, follow their example. Reward us for doing random shit and finding the things way off in the distance. In-game incentives are nice too . #ps3
I believe companies attempt to bolster their online participants or create longevity for their multiplayer aspects by putting in ridiculous multiplayer trophies/achievements.
That being said, I hate them, not only does it cut off those who don't have their systems connected to the internet from ever obtaining them, but its just a cheap way for them to try and say, hey, look how many people we have playing our game online, even if the online completely sucks.
Thus I must say, I love Naughty Dog for keeping their trophies to single player only, the same as CoD Modern Warfare. It had amazing online so they didn't need to implement achievements into it to get people to play it.
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This game is what we should hold as an example of many great companies coming together and making a stellar game. It wasn't just NG people but Sucker Punch, Insomniac, Bungie and several others. This game is currently in HEAVY rotation on my PS3. It will NEVER leave the house...EVER.
It may not do MW numbers...it may never do them. But I don't care, I want more of these games...let this be one of many other great games to come for any system, for all systems.
That said....I want to bear Drake's children. #uncharted2amongthieves
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LOL! We can make this work, science has made lightyears of progress.
Just get me a turkey baser and two fruit roll ups. I got a plan. #uncharted2amongthieves
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How do we free our dear Mr. Drake from the confines of his prison of codework and computer hardware? I'm thinking a convoluted experiment a la Weird Science is in order. #uncharted2amongthieves
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Or maybe, we get pulled INTO Drake's world.
Sorta like Reboot...it'll take like 4 seasons for us to realize that the entirety of our time in Drake's world was about an hour. #uncharted2amongthieves
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Let's do this. #uncharted2amongthieves
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Hell yeah! Let's do this!
.....but....HOW? I only have 5 bucks and a strip of bacon.
I think it's going to take more then that. #uncharted2amongthieves
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If MacGuyver can make a time-traveling contraceptive ray-gun out of paperclips, non-iodized sea salt, and a plastic straw, gosh darnit, we can port ourselves into this game!
To the lab! And....bring that five bucks. I've a hankering for some Subway. #uncharted2amongthieves
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The original Uncharted just went half-price a few months ago, which is when I got it. Granted, it sold me on getting Uncharted 2 right away.
My biggest problem with Uncharted 2: it was one of those games I fly through in a weekend. #uncharted2amongthieves
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The only thing he said that hit home with me was how you just opened your notebook and it told how to solve the few puzzles there were. I mean, I wouldn't have had any idea what do to do on a few of em, but that last puzzle made me feel like I was a 2 year old playing with one of those block-in-the-hole-that-fits puzzles. #uncharted2amongthieves
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He didn't care for the first Uncharted ("oh, it's a rip-off of Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones!"), either.
I began growing tired of his "humor," however, long before he put out his Uncharted 2 review. So I'm not sure I'll ever watch it. #uncharted2amongthieves
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@Phantom6612: That's why I don't know if I'd be willing to pay full price for it. Paying out 60 or so quid for a game I'd finish in a weekend doesn't sit right with me but at the same time, I'd rather give my money to the developer of a good game than to Gamestop for a used copy or some rental service. #uncharted2amongthieves
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Besides, if you don't rent, you can play your game over and over and over and over! :-P
From what I've heard about Uncharted, that sounds like something I'd enjoy doing. I've always enjoyed Naughty Dog's games, even if Jak II was really weird. #uncharted2amongthieves
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Not shocking he'd trash on Uncharted 2 though. #uncharted2amongthieves
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It got to the point where I felt like he was being more pretentious than anything. Perhaps he really did dislike Halo 3 and Smash Brothers Brawl and Uncharted (or, at least, criticize it for being "unoriginal") and Oblivion and Grand Theft Auto 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 and innumerable other games. Or perhaps not; I really can't say.
I'll never understand, though, why someone who rails against sequels, remakes, and reboots lists Silent Hill 2, Spider-Man 2, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (and, to not one but two extents, Portal [remember the freeware game Narbacular Drop? Never to mention the whole Half-Life franchise]) on his list of favorite games. #uncharted2amongthieves
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At the rate I finished them, I'm thinking about having an Uncharted marathon as I would for some movies. Hell, those games are cinematic enough at times to decently take the place of films.
@Anyone talking about Yahtzee: I used to find him funny, and sometimes get a laugh out of his more recent stuff. But I don't typically watch ZP--I may watch one if stumble sends it to me.
I've never been too fond of his reviews, in the sense of agreeing with his criticism of some games. While I don't mind some nitpicking at times, it seemed like he blew things way out of proportion and just generally disliked games for odd reasons.
But, meh, that's his opinion. And I think both Uncharted games are great, even with the sequel being a big improvement.
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At the time I played the hell out of those games, but I still can't get them trophies. I was really happy with the Uncharted trophy list... these are very doable and may be my first (hopefully, not last) platinum. #uncharted2
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Marco!
Polo!
I stumbled across that set by accident and got such a laugh... #uncharted2
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I'm not a perfectionist or an achievement whore by any means (well, excluding TF2) but I really wish more devs would think like this. Achievements should be impressive-but-relevant things like "Kill 6 people at once with 1 grenade" or something. An in-game medal should be "Bounce a grenade off someone's head to kill them". #ps3
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That being said, I hate them, not only does it cut off those who don't have their systems connected to the internet from ever obtaining them, but its just a cheap way for them to try and say, hey, look how many people we have playing our game online, even if the online completely sucks.
Thus I must say, I love Naughty Dog for keeping their trophies to single player only, the same as CoD Modern Warfare. It had amazing online so they didn't need to implement achievements into it to get people to play it.