Sorry, Mark, it’s nawt you, yet. OK, now all of that is dealt with, let’s talk about some Uncharted 3 news.
In addition to the movie news (check out our coverage at Screen Rant), Richmond spoke with Joystiq, and provided a number of details regarding what fans can expect from the upcoming game.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has a lot to live up to from Among Thieves, but Naughty Dog is up to the task and are taking steps to ensure that the third title in the franchise will exceed fan expectations. Earlier, we had some new video detailing combat and engine changes, which is highly recommended viewing.
Richmond noted the lighting engine used in Uncharted 2 will return, being one less thing the team has to deal with when crafting the new game.
The changes don’t stop there, animations will be receiving a lot of attention. Richmond says:
Realism does convey a sense of relation between player and character. Nathan Drake is easier to relate to, when compared to most game characters, because he’s a regular guy who just happens to get into situations with very bad people.
What’s a good way to deal with bad people (if you’re a game character, that is)? Beating them up. Uncharted 3 will be improving the franchise’s hand-to-hand combat by including multiple opponents to fight against at once, rather than just one or two.
Richmond hinted at a potential bar fight scenario where Drake would have to go up against maybe ten guys and could use items from the environment to his advantage. Again, check out those new videos to have a peek at what the hand-to-hand combat will be like.
The traversal puzzles have also been improved as the in-game physics will now affect how Drake is able to bypass certain obstacles. Richmond gives an example of swinging on a chandelier, which gets caught on something. Drake must then free it - in order to swing forward and on to the next area.
In a surprising bit of information, PlayStation Move controls will not be included in Uncharted 3:
Moving on to the story, Richmond confirmed that obviously Nathan and Sully will be returning, but was a bit vague regarding who else might make an appearance, “more characters [are] coming back than you’ve seen.” Though it would be fair to guess that Drake’s (SPOILER ALERT) love interest, Elena will show up somewhere along the line.
Richmond also had something to say about Drake’s opposition this time around - which will be a cult of some kind.
Richmond did talk a little about the potential for story-related DLC and the short answer is that there are no plans to include it as of now, he cites interfering with the story’s pace and financial concerns. Multiplayer shouldn’t have a problem keeping Uncharted 3 in your disc tray though - as it will be making a return and Naughty Dog is ensuring the experience will be even better.
Non-story co-op mode will return to the game as well. For those wondering why the lack of a story-mode co-op, Richmond said:
A good point. Uncharted was always about telling Drake’s story and co-op could definitely take away from that.
Finally, Richmond confirmed that Naughty Dog is on-target to meet the November 1 release date - and attributes any future delay to Sony’s end.
Not much else to say about Uncharted 3 other than it’s going to be one of the best games of 2011.
Uncharted 3 will be releasing exclusively on the PlayStation 3 on November 1, 2011.
Source: Joystiq
