Uncharted Preview

Fel Martins • Nov 10, 2007 • Comments ()

You know a game is good when you're supposed to write a preview for it yet can't seem to tear yourself away from your game system. Such was the case with Uncharted. How many times exactly did I play it? I don’t know. I lost count. All I know is that I dreamt about Uncharted and come Nov 19th (or 15th if some rumors are true) this game’ll be in my PS3. (Sorry COD4, but I will return)

The demo beings with Drake and Elena heading towards an island. Their plane gets shot down and they parachute to safety. The graphics in Uncharted are nothing short of fantastic. The PS3 really brings the lush jungle scenery to life and the team goes light on the bloom (Guess I can stop wearing my shades while playing) but the real treat is the characters. He stumbles, winces as bullets fly by him, his clothes get wet when he’s in water. Even the characters themselves seem so life-like that I half expect to see them while walking down the street. (Yes, I go outside. Not too often though cause the sun is a little too bright.) It’s these little nuances that really bring Drake’s Fortune to life.

The gameplay is everything you could want. It combines the exploration aspect of adventure games with gun-play similar to titles like Rainbow 6 and Gears of War. You jumps, climbs up walls and ancient architecture, just like you would in any other platform. (Tomb Raider comes to mind) If you get stuck, the L2 button will pop-up and give you a hint as to how to continue on. Whereas for the combat, you’ll be spending a lot of time taking cover behind an object, peeking out to take pot-shots at your foes. The AI is relentless. Take cover without firing at them for too long and they’ll flank you, which isn’t a good thing, unless you fancy looking at Drake die in black and white. If the enemies get to close, you can melee them for an instant kill. Though this may sound cheap in writing, in practice it’s a gamble because your enemies aren’t going to wait for you to beat up their buddy to shoot you. The balance between platforming and fighting is perfectly balanced and you never feel like you’re spending too much time doing either.

Uncharted is shaping up to be the most refreshing title coming out for the PS3 this year and it’s definitely one game that PS3 fans can enjoy bragging about.

Update: Euro and Japan PS3 owners, feel free to download the demo from the PS store. Sony has fixed the region lock problem.

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\n\n\nThe demo beings with Drake and Elena heading towards an island. Their plane gets shot down and they parachute to safety. The graphics in Uncharted are nothing short of fantastic. The PS3 really brings the lush jungle scenery to life and the team goes light on the bloom (Guess I can stop wearing my shades while playing) but the real treat is the characters. He stumbles, winces as bullets fly by him, his clothes get wet when he’s in water. Even the characters themselves seem so life-like that I half expect to see them while walking down the street. (Yes, I go outside. Not too often though cause the sun is a little too bright.) It’s these little nuances that really bring Drake’s Fortune to life. \n\n\n

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\n\n\n\nThe gameplay is everything you could want. It combines the exploration aspect of adventure games with gun-play similar to titles like Rainbow 6 and Gears of War. You jumps, climbs up walls and ancient architecture, just like you would in any other platform. (Tomb Raider comes to mind) If you get stuck, the L2 button will pop-up and give you a hint as to how to continue on. Whereas for the combat, you’ll be spending a lot of time taking cover behind an object, peeking out to take pot-shots at your foes. The AI is relentless. Take cover without firing at them for too long and they’ll flank you, which isn’t a good thing, unless you fancy looking at Drake die in black and white. If the enemies get to close, you can melee them for an instant kill. Though this may sound cheap in writing, in practice it’s a gamble because your enemies aren’t going to wait for you to beat up their buddy to shoot you. The balance between platforming and fighting is perfectly balanced and you never feel like you’re spending too much time doing either. \n\nUncharted is shaping up to be the most refreshing title coming out for the PS3 this year and it’s definitely one game that PS3 fans can enjoy bragging about.\n\nUpdate: Euro and Japan PS3 owners, feel free to download the demo from the PS store. Sony has fixed the region lock problem.