Uncharted 2 coming your way

The new year kicks in with good news for ps3 owners and gaming enthusiasts. The french site jeux france is reporting that the developers of Uncharted are already working on the sequel. Further proof of this comes from an interview of the devs given to another french website TF1.

Dont forget to check the link to the full Translated interview in the Alternative section

[Darkiewonder]

Should be Uncharted, Jak, Uncharted 2, PSN game somewhere in there. ;3

[baxter]

I think Uncharted will sell over 2m copies in its lifetime in europe.

If you read the comments in jeux france and TF1 Uncharted has been a huge console mover in europe and asia especially middle east

[decapitator]

The game was not marketed well enough in the states, I only saw about three commercials on MTv for this game and that is about it. Heavenly sword was advertised properly.

[jaja1434]

Really? I saw tons of them on Spike/Sci-Fi/Cartoon Network, and a few on other stations though not nearly as many.

[boodybandit]

as long as the story isn't as predictable as your responses on N4G. Seriously, don't you have anything better to do with your time?

[Chaos Striker]

Posting the same pictures over and over doesn't get your point across. It just makes you look even more retarded because you cannot come up with anything new to support your assertion, which happens to be meaningless and full of fallacies. Thus, your opinion doesn't matter at all, so go frolic with the other fools of this world.

[Kaneda]

I hope they are not rushing UD 2... and take their time on 2... seem like they are rushing when the game just came out like less than two months ago... don't do like Halo... just improved the graphics and slap #2 on it..

[mikeslemonade]

Forget Jak. That would probably sell worse than Uncharted. When Uncharted 2 comes out it's going to sell a lot of Uncharted 1. It's kind of like how God of War 2 created enough hype to sell God of War 1 to a lot of people.

[DARKKNIGHT]

this game was fun on easy, even more entertaining on normal..........and now extremely immersive on HARD( thanx to enemy ai and LUSH, living breathing environments). seriously, all the photos online do not do this game any justice. its just that AWESOME.

i cant wait for udf2. now if only i could find the last 9 treasures......

[unsunghero28]

I can't wait! It'll be interesting to see whether they take a more realistic approach or carry on the mystical vibe from the end of Drake's Fortune (if you played you'll know what I'm talking about).

[baxter]

OMG they were so lifelike .

The character models and textures/poly of Uncharted kills everything in the market including those of Crysis.

I was so afraid to play the game at the end.

ND shouldnt have made Uncharted this much realistic. After playing UN i lost interest in COD4 and UT3. i sold both those games on ebay.

Uncharted destroys the hype for graphically inferior games no matter how good they are

[xplosneer]

STOP WITH THE STUPID SPOILERS. I beat it but stop ruining for everyone who HASN'T!

[lonestarmt]

awesome!! I still hope for next gen Jak, but gosh I loved uncharted so much, I can wait another year if it means I get another uncharted, hopefully in 2008 too!!

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

I remember being wowed sometimes, with the long and satisfying gun fights. I had to take cover and shoot and play it smart.

Other parts weren't so great like the unrealistic platforming parts.

But if they asked me, what game I think is better Uncharted or Halo 3. I would go with Uncharted. Honest opinion.

[wil4hire]

dont SPOIL the game for everyone that hasn't played.

[TANOD]

Uncharted kills other games.

as you seen with the OP he sold his 2 FPSes after playing Uncharted..

Uncharted is like kz2 .it kills all other games including the ones on PS3 as well

[xplosneer]

I agree. I loved the gunfights and remember myself saying wow a lot, but the platforming was, while a nice addition to the gameplay, was unrealistic. I sometimes I'm like "He made this jump a few minutes ago but not this one?!"

Agree.

[TANOD]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

wow just woow

[bourner]

nice like the screenies look amazing . hopefuly this is true and should be becuase they could do so much with it

[SIX]

That's why it's so puzzling. A game that looks that good (should have won graphics of the year)and plays as good as it looks gets hardly any recognition (well not as much as Halo/Boishock and even Ass Creed). This does not make any sense to me.

[bizi6498]

2007 will go down as the year where massively over-hyped games managed to over-shadow a masterpiece like Uncharted. People discover online gaming, get all excited, that's all new and cute... I guess we all gotta go thru the online craze to discover it does have severe drawbacks... Uncharted pulled a Half-life on me: a refreshing and surprising wake up call that gaming is much richer and more diverse than I thought: single player story gaming can be tons of fun at a time when it's easy to think that online is where it's at.

And for those who whine about the replayability of single player games, it is very satisfying to redo "Out of the Frying Pan" chapter when you run into online issues of all kinds: gets that online frustration out of you.

If sony deserves a whoopin' it's for under-hyping its own IPs while over-hyping the next-gen tech crap. That is some criminal self indulgence and need to change.

[Bolts]

Only people who don't have Uncharted are impressed by those screens. The game looks a lot better on my TV.

[wisso18]

" Our studio, Naughty Dog, now belongs to Sony "
mmmm i thought naughty dog is a second party not owned by sony

[Sevir04]

but sony snatched them up, just like they did with slant six, and zipper, and evolution studious, and even GG and incognito entertainment. so those are all exclusive. ^^ insomniac, level 5, eat sleep and play. and factor 5 i think are the only second party devs thats they have and they would be smart to acquire them. especially insomniac. as they bring quality to every game the work on.

[Skerj]

Whenever it's coming, I hope the sequel has more open environments than the first. I want to put that animation and platforming system through its paces.

[unlimited]

I hope it be longer and more amzing then the first uncharted!!

[captainpwn]

Unlike franchsies available on the XBOX 360 Video Game and Entertainment system, developers will not leave the platform to pursue multiplatform games. Developers are loyal to the PLAYSTATION 3 computer Entertainment System, as they understand the true power of the machine, and laugh when they examine the XBOX 360 Video Game and Entertainment System. Due to the lack of a Hard Drive, a next generation Blu-Ray disc drive, and a free online platform with built in wireless connectivity, more developers are switching exclusively to the PLAYSTATION 3 Computer Entertainment System.

Captain PWN cannot wait for the next game by Naughty Dog, because just like all the other exclusive titles created by Naughty Dog Softwares, this one is sure to be great.

[Bladestar]

Is this the same idiot that keep talking in 3rd person about himself? with a different account?

Also, why do you have to bring the Xbox 360 into this for? Stop trying to start flamewars... anyways... great game for PS3 owners..

[Sevir04]

and you speak in third person like someone else on this site... is that you dark sniper... i'm pro sony but please lets leave the fankid stuff in 2007. this year should strictly about the games so lets leave this junk alone and play.

[JBaby343]

I think that is the first intelligent thing I've read from you. You shut up a moron without trashing his console but also without esteeming yours with equally idiotic words. You even said the PS3 had a great game. For all this level-headedness I give you a bubble.

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

It's got a honkey premise. It's basicly dude raider. Good gameplay but lame concept.

I mean take away the pirates and add Zombies and you got Resident Evil 5. A game that will sell millions.

But instead you got dude raider. So please think about making the concept cooler.

Concept, it's the difference between Resident Evil and Dino Crisis

I won't be buying Uncharted 2 because of this.

[lonestarmt]

you just said earlier that uncharted was better than halo 3 yet you won't buy uncharted 2? wth

also its not like resident evil. Are there any platform levels in RE? No!

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

but Halo 3 is total trash. The only reason it sold so much is because of the name.

[Lew_Ijgee]

I disagree about the "dude raider" comment. Sure its a treasure hunter story with platforms but the gun play/combat portions makes it much different than Tomb Raider.

On the main topic, this is great news if its true. Uncharted was such a great game. I only wish it was longer, but I suppose that was my own fault (it seeming short) because when I bought it I would play it for 5-8 hours at a time.

[bruiser81]

Where did you play Uncharted? or should i say what did you play it on, i thought you sold your ps3 cause sony lied to you and blah blah blah.

[Lord Cheese]

improvement on the original i hope....talk about spoilt by fanboys...

[gunnerforlife]

pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee get a bigger crew naughty dough and make both jak and uncharted:) the current crew should be split in half,half working on uncharted and the other half on jak while mixed with new members:)

[heyheyhey]

yes i was expecting this- if they make it at least 5 hours longer than the original than this will rock so much i think i might pop

[AceLuby]

Spent 9 hrs yesterday on this game and can't wait to go back to it tonight. Anyone w/ a PS3 that doesn't own this game is missing out. Uncharted 2 will be even better. I will say it isn't perfect because some of the white is off, like around the mouth or when in direct sunlight, and some of the platform jumping is weak, but as an overall experience I haven't had a game like this for a while. This is what I'm looking for in a next gen game and the bar has been raised.

[nevelo07]

i you sound dumb just like them xbot idiots, dude raider oh please, just like halo 2.5.3, i bet you enjoyed it more you did that crappy halo storyline,

[J@D]

That's great I'm a fan of this series and now with the "supposedly" sequel coming ho, ho. ho, ho(sound like santa here) I'm in love lol ^__^

[GodsHand]

I hope they make it, that if you want a shotgun/ak47(or any combination) you could. Instead of a mandatory pistol.

[SIX]

I want Egypt and aliens for the next one.

[superman]

Honestly i didnt appreciate Uncharted till i finished it. Now im wishing I didnt rush through it. Best ps3 game ive played. Exactly like a movie.

[SIX]

If they make it on line that would be sick. Think about it. You get one giant pyramid and you have 10 entrances on the outside. 10 players start from different entrances and there's a treasure in the middle somewhere. You all ahve to race to get to it and hold it for 2 minutes. Imagine the mayhem when everyone gets to the centre? That would be how they can incorporate an online feature.

[KingKirchner]

That is actually a very cool concept. If they pulled that off, it could be a very fun and unique online experience.

[PlayStation360]

I never really heard of an online/shooter/puzzle/platform er game. Shoot-outs like Gears yet a race through jumps and puzzles to your goal. Add some stuff like team objectives and you got something that would be fun as hell online.

[TwissT]

Wow what an awesome and original idea. Bubblez4u =D

[xplosneer]

Nice. When I first played it I thought that any online period would be a let down. But if they implemented it with the right style, in that it still has puzzle elements at the same time, it would be great. We would need some new characters added through the story though. A regular "COD4-ish" style multiplayer would just be "blah". Great idea +bubbles.

[SIX]

There is definately lot's of growth where on line gaming is concerned. I think the next big breakthrough will actually come from Kojima san and MGS4. Fingers crossed. Oh, and bubbles returned :)

[Sev]

Uncharted was an excellent game, easily the best game on the PS3, and I personally enjoyed it more than Super Mario Galaxy (which was also excellent).

I just hope the can get even better in the graphics department.
I also hope they can keep the storyline just as interesting.

This and Resistance 2 are some of my most anticipated games. I wonder if they would be able to release it during holiday 08'

[blade206]

i love the game playing it now for the third time and jax & daxter will be next you can bet that to much money out there not to make it

[Salvadore]

Never played the game, but it would be awesome to fight a tiger or a gorilla.

[J@D]

Don't u mean Monkey? Since when money fight? o_O

[KingKirchner]

As much as I love Uncharted, I'd prefer them to do like Insomniac and do a next gen Jak first, then Uncharted 2.

[THE_JUDGE]

although I do think it would be good for them to take some time off before making the next uncharted. Its good to get a break, it could allow more time for them to come up with some sweet new stuff.

[Sevir04]

instead of of uncharted. as much as i liked it and i think it's awesome hell, i have 2 copies... i would have really liked to have a next gen JAK. so we'd have them toggle back and forth on uncharted 2 which would release in 09 and have jak Ps3 hit in late 08 which would be awesome ^^ like insomniac with Resistance and ratchet. ^^

[Eamon]

Tomb Raider Copier 2

lol couldn't resist. But Uncharted is still a really good game.
It's like a perfectly made next-gen version of Tomb Raider.
I wouldn't mind if Uncharted was on 360 but of course it will never be on it.

[KingKirchner]

While I disagree about it being a Tomb Raider clone, at least you said it was a great game.

[heyheyhey]

you "wont mind" come on theres no shame in admitting that you really want to play both games- i mean whats gonna happen, big bad zhuk of the xbots is going to come and tell you off for giving the ps3 praise or something?

[eagle21]

I apologize.

[liquidsnake]

Beautiful news. Uncharted is sooo freaking good. I strongly recommend it of any PS3 user havent bought it yet.

[TheTwelve]

YES.----12

[NaAsAr]

i wonder what locale they will use this time around. hmmmmm....

[heyheyhey]

so where are you 360 fanboys- arent you supposed to be here firing off comments about how this game is gonna suck and "teh haloz" is better?

[Figboy]

the "dude raider" concept started way before Lara Croft and Tomb Raider.

it was a little film from the *EIGHTIES called Raiders of the Lost Ark. maybe you've heard of it?

Lara Croft was often called the "female Indiana Jones," as she was a exotic locale spelunking adventurer.

Nathan Drake has more in common with Indiana than Lara, personality wise.

the gameplay of Uncharted is also *INFINITELY more fast paced and "actiony" than Tomb Raider, and i *LOVE the Tomb Raider games (especially the latest iterations from Crystal Dynamics; they made me love Lara all over again).

pop in Tomb Raider Legends or Anniversary, and play a few levels.

then pop in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and play a few levels.

*COMPLETELY different games.

the only thing they have in common is that it stars a character exploring an exotic location.

Uncharted doesn't have intricate puzzles.

Tomb Raider does.

Uncharted has extreme platforming elements (in the Prince of Persia vein)

Tomb Raider doesn't.

Uncharted has super intense gunfights

Tomb Raider doesn't.

Uncharted takes place on one locale (an island with many different areas, from forts, to waterfalls, to the dense forest)

Tomb Raider takes place over a span of different locations. some exotic, some modern (like cities).

both games are great, but Uncharted gets the edge.

so, looking at the screens of the new Tomb Raider game, is it fair game to say they are "ripping off" Uncharted, because it looks to take place in jungle ruins? *rolls eyes*

look, if there can be eleventy million different war era FPS games (which, for the most part, play *EXACTLY the same), then there can be more than one game about an exotic locale traversing adventurer. it's an underused and under-appreciated theme in games, and i welcome it.

[Eamon]

Actually Tomb Raider does has intense gunfights with animals, humans and weird demon monsters. Tomb Raider Legend had a bike level were it was full of shooting the enemies while dodgine rocks or stuff in the way while chasing a train.

I am not really sure, but it looks like Uncharted had interactive cutscenes. Tomb Raider Legend also had it. (interactive cutscene is were you watch a cutscene but there are moments where you need to press the right button or the character dies somehow).

[Figboy]

but my opinion of an "intense" gunfight, was not flipping around in the air, and letting auto-targeting do the work for me.

don't get me wrong, i *LOVE both Legend and Anniversary, but i think Uncharted is it's better.

the motorbike levels in Legend weren't very well done, and had spotty controls.

Uncharted has one jeep level, and it's on rails (Elena is driving, while Nathan shoots). it's beautiful and fun.

there are about 3 button press sequences in Uncharted, and two of them are just a simple button press (ie, press Circle or Square now). Tomb Raider had more button press sequences, and longer ones at that.

to me, Uncharted and Tomb Raider are two completely different games, set in the same genre, but with different tones in terms of gameplay.

[Bleucrunch]

that game is sooooooo purchased. I looooooooooove Uncharted!

[Rice]

Oh man cant wait, but first i must purchase and beat uncharted.

[jackdoe]

Kind of obvious, but I wished that they would follow Insomniac's lead and make a new Jak game before delving into Uncharted. Hey, this is still a rumor, so they might be working on Jak.

[sonyfanonly]

the xbots cant get over how good the first one was and now we have a sequal thats already in the works damn its good to have a ps3

[Genki]

more interactive foliage. Every piece of green ANYTHING Drake clips right on through as if it were his imagination. This is exactly why the fools that say this game matches Crysis are just that...FOOLS.

Let the leaves, bushes, and trees sway and react when you walk through them. With that in mind, open up the levels a little more and add some varying paths. Sneaking through bushes and dodging the villains. You could sneak around some, but it was very limited. Uncharted was a beautiful game, and it was somewhat spacious, but you were still somewhat confined. It was just more cleverly concealed than other games.

Time to put your money where your mouth is and see if this "ten times the amount on our frame buffers" stuff holds any water.

[Doctor Strange]

Yes, I still play this from time to time along with UT3 and I can't wait for Uncharted 2 to come out. I wonder where its going to be and what new their going to add to this game.

[TUFFnNYC]

Wow. If the game flopped like all the "other" people said i doubt Naughty Dog would spend more money on part 2. Oh wait, it didnt flop and is the best game in terms of graphics. The "others" wish they had a game to play like Uncharted on that "other" system.

[DFresh]

Uncharted is an easy 25 hours I don't know what that person Lawman is talking about.
Ratchet & Clank was a hella long game over 30 hours I know because I spent last week playing it and I beat it.
Understand there are some parts on that game that are hard especially bosses and once you get down to the Cragmites and the Emperor you'll know what hard is.
If any game is short it would have to be Halo 3 nothing too thrilling but I guess the online play is where it's at.
By next year games will start to get longer in time with gameplay.

[Mc187]

Uncharted was awesome from begining to end.
U2 will be a kickass game.
Alson i would also have to say that it was way more fun than anygame i played this year it just kept me coming back until it was beaten.
i still have treasures to find and hard mode etc. to beat but it's so much fun and isn't having fun what games are all about.

[ScottEFresh]

This is great news for PS3 owners!!! Currently beating the game on crushing mode.

[DJ]

And variety within the gameplay. I really want to see a new entry in the Jak series though before the next Uncharted, and it shouldn't take too long since they already have a handle on the PS3's architecture. Jak 2 and Jak 3 for example were each built within a 10-month time frame.

[killer_trap]

i was looking forward to a new Jack & Daxter game. as much as i liked uncharted it gets kind of repetitive. the J&D series however were much more fun.

[JasonX43]

Looks like Nathan Drake will be video games equivalent to Indiana Jones, now!

[zonetrooper5]

I'll probaly be getting Uncharted and Haze if its out next month. I spent my money on Mass Effect, Killzone liberation and a 2GB mem stick for my PSP.

[TwissT]

Great news gonna pick this game up. If my wallet isn't empty by then.

[mintaro]

hope it lives up to the greatness of the first one

[NanoGeekTech]

I love...............Uncharted.. .The best looking game out there....everything about this games screams...high production value.

--Graphic...the best...Uncharted really set the graphically bar for Next Gen games to compete with.....Gear of War did a great job....But Uncharted...ushered in Next Gen Gaming...

--Sound...great used of Dolby Digital surround sound........

--Nothing revolutionary in terms of gameplay...but it works very very well...

--Play games is all about the experience...and Uncharted is an experience that should be enjoyed by all..................

[millerlite]

I really...love...the dramatic...

...pauses...

...for effect. It makes...your post...ten times...harder to read...

[Rattles]

im buying this game.

[iamtehpwn]

Uncharted 2? You need to work Jak 4.

[HarryEtTubMan]

Uncharted 2 equals even better visuals and an awesome multiplayer

Uncharted 2 will have multiplayer.

[weswedfert]

good

[PS3n360]

enjoyed the the first one but unless they add some multiplayer I will just rent it.

[Crazyglues]

I just unlocked the slo-mo perk and the naughty dog t-shirt on Uncharted.. so of course I was happy to hear that they already started on Part 2.

This is how you should start working on a Part 2, as soon as Part 1 is done... I loved the game, and can't wait for part 2. I will indeed buy it.

Hope we get more animals (like a lion or a dog) and even more effects in Part 2. Also I would add online multi-player so you can have friends play with you through the levels. That would be amazing like in halo 3.

Naughty dog is now one of my favorite publishers....

[ReBurn]

I need to finish the first one, but Assassin's Creed is taking up all of my gaming time.

[kunark]

cant wait to see how much more nd can do with uc2 its gonna be a great game. see if they can use more then 33% of the cell and see what they can come up with hopefully like 16-20hrs of a story mode and maybe add a feature for downloadable content or something for online so they dont get points knocked off for no online features.

[Fade_Walker]

Uncharted 2...im in!

i beat Uncharted in 9 hours...best 9 hours of my life :D

[Whoooop]

This is the most fun I had playing a video game in a LONG time..

The game didn't seize to amaze me.. Pure fun and Orgasmic visuals from start to finish (when I say finish I mean till credits).

I wish I didn't buy this game yet so I could experience it for the first time again.. I even feel depressed that I finished it

:(

Uncharted 2?? I could play 3, 4, 5 and 6 this gen... yeah it's that good.

[millerlite]

The means that it didn't stop amazing you.

[Whoooop]

you're right.. I meant CEASE..

[demolitionX]

I wish naughty to make U2 take full space of dual-layer BD 50GB, with very difficult puzzles.

[The Dark Knight]

YAY even though i havent played the 1st one... but YAY!!!! im getting one in 2 weeks:)

[Bolts]

Only the PS3 and it's industry leading Cell broadband engine can bring you this amazing nextgen action adventure title without any absurd manufacturing defects or reliablity issues. Uncharted 2, only possible with the PS3's Cell, Bluray, and texture streaming capabilities.

Play Beyond!

What, he's not a PS3 fanboy? Minor details.

[jorellpogi]

Amen to that bro.

[Gazman]

I just hope they dont rush it

[UltramanJ]

...so I'm glad they're doing an Uncharted 2 next. After Uncharted 2 I'd like to see them do a new IP, and then if PS3 is still hanging around by that point, make Jak 4 for the fans before moving on to PS4.

[aba]

Along with a 360 game, can't decide between Mass Effect or Bioshock.

[RadientFlux]

Actually take it from me Uncharted and Mass Effect are the perfect match.

I've been playing both for the last 2 weeks and I've been using Uncharted as an action fix after every few hours of doing side quests in Mass Effect.

[felidae]

this will be the best videogame sequel ever

[aba]

I think Bioshock 2 would disagree.

[Whoooop]

how bout if we let them negotiate it...

[Leg-End]

a lot of europeans speak french ya kno how do i get the french version?

[Whoooop]

you could import.. Also the game has different languages and french is one of them..

I haven't tried any besides english so I don't know if dialogues and shouts in-game are french if you select it. (I'm not at home right now to try it) :)

Maybe someone can help you more on that.. anyone?

[ban fans]

Everyone should realize that most of these "big" titles (Resistance, Assassin's Creed, and even Lair) start development for part 2 before part 1 is even finished. With the long development times of modern games, the only way they can get a sequel out in a timely fashion is to start early. Most games today take up to 3 years (or longer in some cases) to develop. Very few franchises give their sequels the absolute and proper attention they should get; they would rather cash in while the memory of the game is still fresh (not that any of the games will be bad). To start developing a sequel after you see what happens in the market simply does not make sense. If a game gets any amount of buzz about it, you can guarantee the writers and art designers start working long before the initial finished product reaches our hands.

Anyway, great news about Uncharted 2, but not really that big of news.
I could have told you a sequel was coming months ago!

[fenderputty]

add a good multiplayer to the next one. Uncharted one is easily the most fun I've had playing a single player shooter in a long long time. IT's just an awesome game. Adding multi would make the replay value shoot through the roof and make the game a 10 in my book.

[kunark]

how would you add multi player to uncharted ive been scrathing my head over and over and still cant see how they could do that. to me would have to change they game totally to like a fps game and i say no to that its pecfect as a 3rd person game

[ninja_united]

cmon U2 must have MP, 16 or 32 ppl online would be awesome, deathmatch, teamdeathmatch, capture flag, etc.