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Uncharted 2: Hands On With Single-Player Stealth (Kotaku)

Kotaku: Uncharted's Nathan Drake never really struck me as the type to sneak around when he's got a gun handy, but his personal style of stealth in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a surprisingly good fit.

Gamescom had Naughty Dog's upcoming shooter available for play on the show floor, given gamers a first taste of what the game's single player campaign will play like.

sonarus5371d ago

Brian Crecente: "There's no doubt that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is going to blow past the high bar already set by its predecessor and deliver an experience well worth the wait."

Looks like there is no doubt this will be one of the main gaming highlights for this yr. With PS3 slim and new price i hope sony capitalizes and advertises well to draw gamers in. Sales of the last uncharted simply didn't cut it. Too many people missed out on that quality game and now that the new one is about to blow the high bar away...well I CANT WAIT. Game of the yr 09 here i come

morganfell5371d ago (Edited 5371d ago )

Yes but it comes from Brian Crecente. He is the very guy responsible for all of the relentless Sony attacks formulated by Kotaku. He is the guy that decided they would rather blow Sony's announcement of Home even though Sony personally requested they wait. The reward for to Kotaku for helping keep things quiet would have been huge inside scoops from Sony. Instead Kotaku became jerks and Sony responded in kind.

Seriously, Kotaku isn't that important. They are a bunch of biased adolescents that try too hard to be hip and come of looking like idiots. I really wish Sony would hand over such opportunities to someone else.

sonarus5371d ago

Regardless of your feelings toward crecente and kotaku(which i honestly don't give a fvck about) Uncharted 2 remains top contender for game of the yr

deadreckoning6665371d ago

Yep, Sony just needs to advertise and the Slim has a good chance of winning them the holiday season, but it'll be difficult with the recent $50 price drop of the 360.

lloyd_wonder5371d ago

A price cut to clear out existing 60GB 360 models, to make room for the $299 Elite? Lol. Go back to one bubble

sonarus5371d ago

Not really...at a 100 dollar price difference both consoles struggled with sales. Now that sales will be even PS3 will still outsell 360. If not in US definitely globally.

Socomer 19795371d ago

how is it a surprise?
uncharted 1 had stealth moves that were natural and funny to watch.

honestly, the american media doesnt do a very good job at getting people excited about ps3 exclusive games. i believe all it takes is a few sentences to ruin a otherwise good preview.

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Active Quest Episode 100: Our Favorite Games of All Time

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Recharting Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Retrospective Review

Nevada Dru from Bits & Pieces revisits Uncharted 2: Among Thieves to see if this legendary game has stood the test of time.

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Abnor_Mal1467d ago

Currently playing Drakes Fortune on crushing, next will be to replay Among Thieves, but I'm sure it still holds up today.

P_Bomb1467d ago (Edited 1467d ago )

Recently re-platinumed 1-3. Uncharted 2 aged better than I even expected. I enjoyed it more now than I did a decade ago. It’s more polished than 1, tighter than 3 and Yemen in 3 was gorgeous. Shambhala out-prettied Ubar though. 60fps w higher res’ made for a damn good rerun.

Abnor_Mal1467d ago

Question: When you say Uncharted2 aged better than expected, are you talking about the original PS3 game or the remastered collection on PS4. I ask because I think that a remastered version of the game would look and play better than the original.

I doubt that the original ran at 60 frames, how many years old is the remastered collection anyway.

I need to replay the original trilogy along with the collection, not a fan of the collection trophy of beating levels in a set time and don't think the originals required that for platinum.

P_Bomb1466d ago (Edited 1466d ago )

@abnor_mal
It’s true that the remasters have upped the resolution and given it 60fps, but the base game is the same. The art design and base textures/physics/ animations are the same yet still look contemporary. More-so than UC1 which isn’t as tight, or UC3 in some cases which I found a bit clunky in close quarters.

UC2 level design was a great evolution in bringing the verticality from the jungle into rural/urban settings while maintaining smooth animation transitions. Drake still moves better than the ginger in Star Wars Jedi. Outdoor areas are better lit.

UC2 also has more action and better pacing imo, which helps when replaying a game 10 years later. Kept me engaged.

You don’t need to time trial for platinum. They stuck the speedrun trophies in a seperate extended dlc category so have no fear.

MadLad1467d ago

I thought the originals were good, but not great. I understand that puts me in the minority here. That said, Uncharted 4 was freaking fantastic.

Profchaos1467d ago (Edited 1467d ago )

Yeah I understand the hate for 4 prior to playing it I was firmly against it and felt like 3 wrapped things up already but now after playing it I think it was the best in the franchise.

Now I look back at two and I feel like I'm playing an on the rails shooter everything is so tightly scripted including the infamous train scene you simply can't make a mistake

Rimeskeem1467d ago

I think Uncharted 2 is a lot like AC2. Both games took the idea and basically improved it in every single way.

Movefasta19931467d ago

Uc2, AC2,Halo2, Soul calibur 2, Killzone 2, Infamous 2 , Dishonored 2 and a few more. The only negative thing I have against uc2, and imo it annoyed me,are the blue apes, uncharted 1 handled the super natural far better.

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Imalwaysright1503d ago

My favorite is the building collapsing on Uncharted 2.

goldwyncq1502d ago

The entire final chapter of The Lost Legacy is the best setpiece in the series and it wasn't even mentioned.