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11/12/09
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
11/12/09
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
11/12/09
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
11/12/09
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
11/12/09
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
11/12/09
bravo ND. hopefully the holidays push this game even more, with the ps3 being cheaper now. #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
11/12/09
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
11/12/09
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
11/12/09
@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
11/12/09
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
11/12/09
Not shocking he'd trash on Uncharted 2 though. #uncharted2amongthieves
11/12/09
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
11/12/09
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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Anyways, good job everybody. :D #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
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Seriously, drawing is one thing. Kidnapping? That's a whole nother level of dedication I could never even touch. #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
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Thanks for your uncommon generosity. My hat's off to you good sir!
Thanks for voting all!
Cheers #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
11/02/09
I'd like to thank everyone who voted for me, and my girlfriend for coming up with this idea, which was apparently a good one. #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
11/02/09
@Rated-G: You give winners a good name.
Thank's for the votes, ya'll. You've made us Uncharted fans very happy. #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
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Or it's Kotaku commentors only rather than the huge influx by people coming form other sites.
but yes, it's nice that fortune not only favours the bold, it also only favours the US. #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
11/02/09
Also Kotaku is an U.S. based blog, I'm not saying others aren't welcome to read it, but I am saying that you can't expect contests to take on a global scale when they're not being set-up by a global blog. That's why Kotaku has an Australian affiliate and a Japanese one too. #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
11/02/09
Also the writers are situated around the world and the internet is international. In general it's only America that geo-locks things. I know that almost everything that is Irish internet based is internationally accessible. #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
11/02/09
And it's not so much Kotaku but Naughty Dog. the ONLY way to get the FHE is if your US. There has been no way to get it outside of US except pay silly amounts for it from ebay. #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
11/02/09
It is sad but Europe as a whole often does seem to get the shaft from the video game industry although not having spent very much time examining game situation during my time there I can't really elaborate on why. Regarding the fortune hunter edition, there were only 200 anyway, so there was basically no way to get it inside the U.S. except to pay silly amounts anyway.
Speaking in terms of Kotaku, I'm under the impression that the two independent sites Kotaku AU and JP were formed due to the unique situation of video games in those countries. By this I mean that in Australia they're relegated in the public/government eye as a child's plaything and that in Japan there are very distinct cultural norms that influence the preference towards certain types of video games etc. that set Japan apart from the "west." I'm not saying this justifies the lack of more EU focus on Kotaku but it does explain it a bit. I think. Also there's only one correspondent on Kotaku as far as I am aware that was not born/raised in the U.S. and that's Luke. I think.
This became rambly and potentially non-sensical so sorry about that, but I hope...that...helps? #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
11/02/09
We don't get much shaft, but as far as games industry goes we are pretty big, lot's of big studios. And we are fairly even between US n Japan, no leniency to 360 or PS3. (actually I believe Europe is more PS-centric)
Kotaku is actually quite Japan centric (notice the Japanese in the title)
But yes, I feel that we are far to huge a market, we are only a smidgen behind US as a market, (UK alone became 2nd largest games market) to be ignored.
Kotaku has reported a fair bit on European news, and tbh a fair bit could do with a knowledgeable glance. For example covering the news on various shops not carrying the PSPgo did earn a fair few "who the hell are they" as these shops are like chains of 6 stores.
A Euro correspondent can get up close n friendly with SCEE n MS's Euro branch and the various high profile European studios. It does seem a good idea for them to poach someone. Even if it's for random articles. #uncharted2fortunehunterseditio...
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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