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Naughty Dog on PS4: the most exciting thing is not only the graphics, but the gameplay

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There will be fun.

That the next generation of consoles comes driven by the wind of computing power, and especially of graphics, is an opinion shared by the vast majority of players. But when you talk to Naughty Dog, there is always to listen to.

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wanieldiik4028d ago

it's not like their current engine is outdated or anything. Almost two years after UC3 release, I still think it has one of the best graphics on consoles. And I believe the last of us will be equally mindblowing as uncharted 3 was

Gazondaily4028d ago

Possibly more mind blowing judging by the early leak from Empire (if its not a clever ploy by ND and the Empire).

Some people whinged about the Uncharted games being too linear etc; well with the power of the PS4, there is no reason why we can't have stunning looking games and unprecedented gameplay freedom. The two aren't mutually exclusive so colour me very excited.

jimbobwahey4028d ago

Yeah, if they continue the Uncharted franchise I'd like to see larger environments to explore rather than the games being so linear. I think that the puzzles could really open up as well if they introduced much bigger environments to run around in.

I don't mean open world either but take the chateau level in UC3 for example, it would be cool to have something like that where you can navigate and climb around the whole building trying to find a way in, rather than basically being funneled down a very linear set path from the woods to the door and then up that specific wall.

Crazyglues4028d ago (Edited 4028d ago )

yeah Naughty dog saying this is really exciting, these guys tend to push the limits to a level that's insane..

The Last Of Us just looks stunning, but to here the reviews talk about how good it is, put's naughty dog on a different level of creativity, because they actually work the balance..

It's not just graphics, it's the game-play too.. So PS4 is going to change everything.. better feel of the world around you, better effects matched by better graphics..

If Naughty Dog is this excited about what they can do on PS4 then I think us Gamers are going to be the real winners..

I'm dying to see there PS4 game (rumors are it's Uncharted 4 & will be at E3)

Can't wait..

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nveenio4028d ago

I'd almost rather have the same linearity (after all, I love the games as they are), and have the extra power sent to making the most graphically stunning game available on next-gen platforms.

SoapShoes4028d ago

Yeah I wouldn't want them to be open world. Open world games rarely get story telling and pacing right.

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sherimae24134028d ago (Edited 4028d ago )

Naughty Dog is one of the best developers out there,
im sure that their PS4 game, not only it will have a stunning visuals but will also have a very good gameplay.

i want them to make an open-world game for PS4 ^_^

Hellsvacancy4028d ago

A medieval themed open world game please

Kyanu4028d ago

I would prefer just slightly bigger areas in which I can choose my way through. :) Something like that. Let's call it semi-open-world. ;)

Bathyj4028d ago

naughty dog call it wide linear and its already in the lay of us.

Kyanu4028d ago

THX Bathyj!
I supposed TLOU to be a little "wider" but didn't know they have a name for it.

Do you have a source where I could look it up myself?

DigitalAnalog4028d ago

Here's an excerpt:

(w)ww.3news.co.nz/The-Last-of -Us-Jacob-Minkoff-E3-interview/ tabid/418/articleID/259075/Defa ult.aspx

"Minkoff: What we’re calling is wide linear – we’re telling a linear narrative, but between those linear narrative moments we have wide gameplay possibilities. There’s all sorts of different strategies that the player can use at any time they approach a new situation."

Wizziokid4028d ago

I'm ready to be wowed again ND, make it happen!

Lone_Man4028d ago

2013-2014 are going to be awesome

LarVanian4028d ago

With all due respect to PC, Xbox and Nintendo only gamers, the fact that their consoles won't get any Naughty Dog games is more than enough reason for me to just stick with Playstation. It was great to see Naughty Dog take the gaming industry by storm this generation and I cannot wait to see what they do with PS4!

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Neil Druckmann clarifies true intent of new Naughty Dog game comments

Following a recent interview with Sony, Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann claims the original intent was “unfortunately lost” in the process.

just_looken16d ago

He can take dog shit put it in a oven with seasoning then call it waistland cookies the sony fans will pay $40 a cookie give them a medal of cooking.

No mater what trash this sobs puts out/talks about it will sell.

The true fact in the 8 years sense uncharted 4 his first time in the main seat to a point all this "amazing" team did was get 2 dudes to fuck in a van then destroy a franchise they never created.

But being a port studio they are decent at they should keep in there lane at being just that a glorified port studio.

fr0sty16d ago

Salty Bots... gotta love it.

just_looken15d ago

@frosty

Over what? naught dog under his command is a glorified port team tlou2 was mostly tlou 1 asset's with the same game play loop but forced a trans down your throat.

I would gladly help pay for this blight and his team to get removed from gaming in general.

fr0sty15d ago

Seeing a LGBT person exist in a work of fiction isn't "forcing them down your throat". Nobody is forcing you to play it. Nobody is forcing you to agree with it. If you think that just seeing a LGBT person exist is "force", it sounds like they make you very uncomfortable, and maybe you need to be doing some serious reflecting on exactly why... looks to me like you're suppressing something with all that fear.

just_looken15d ago

@fro

When i think of the last of us i think of a group of survivors crossing the apocalypse wasteland with a growing bond between 2 people that end up with Joel making ellie his new daughter.

Then you fire up the 2nd one bang joel is dead oh that comic series? bang dead

Oh you want to continue all that we grew in the first one? na f that toss it in the trash

Now here is a trans woman so strong superboy would blush go out there kill all what made tlou1 then halfway get a forced sex scene that you can not skip between 2 dudes.

The gameplay? just like the first game the combat/backpack system crafting sytem? 0 changes/improvements.

I could go on but lets face it they copy pasted that tlou 1 assets bin a shit ton of times.

There is nothing on the box or the ads or anything before the game that said you would going to spend most of the game controlling a new trans character that has no ties to anything of the first game the only existence was to kill what the first game made.

Oh but hey there is a mp mode coming out before 2022 wait what is that? oh we made it its own game then cancelled it now go but the game again as we port it a few times.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

mkis00715d ago (Edited 15d ago )

What has Straley or Henig released since they left ND? Not a thing! stop scapegoating! Which of them is credited with co-writing a majorly successful show?

just_looken15d ago

@mkis007

You bring up Bruce Straley really? someone that gave us 4 generations of amazing games and was there in the creation of 4 legendary franchises but was tossed in the trash for the pos niel druckmann not 7? years ago

So yeah in those 7? years you right all he has done is get 2 awards one is a game award for a puzzle game he made oh boy right like for fuck sake's all niel has done is one game that was a overhyped fan boy orgasm underneath all that ps jizz was just a typical 5/10 game.

Then you drag Amy Hennig that poor woman was also kicked out then became this century's Brendan Fraser with her sexual misconduct information coming out.

We all know how horrible people are treated behind the scenes she might have been sexual attacked groped or something.

So yeah all she did after was battlefield hardline forspoken now that new marvel 1945 game but hey Brendan Fraser was a great actor till he also said he was sexually attacked just now he is allowed back in no doubt she also had to take a leave of absence out and or was forced out on ice.

Man there are way to many out there that look at niel at the new gaming jesus when all he had done is some work on uncharted 4 then tlou2

Oh also the tvhshow? for real all they did was use stuff from the 2013 game its like saying GOT was a 10/10 but never watching past season 3

-Foxtrot15d ago

@mkis007

That's highly unfair to them both

Amy Hennig got messed around working on projects that got cancelled by the publishers (EA) and then ended up on a awful game (Forspoken) where you had 4 other writers working on it which is just a recipe for disaster. She is now working on Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. Not her fault she was pushed out of NaughtyDog, something both Nolan North and Richard McGonagle have both said in interviews.

Bruce Straley left after burn out, the rest of the story we don't know and will never know just like what happened with Amy Hennig. He decided to take a break and wasn't sure if he wanted to come back to gaming however he had an idea he wanted to make so he founded Wildflower Interactive, a smaller studio where they are currently working on a new game.

Tacoboto15d ago

@the obvious stain of a commenter

The trans character wasn't Abby. Try playing Part 2 instead of gatekeeping what you think Part 1 was about and meant.

Maybe try watching the show while you're at it, because you're terribly off with your opinion on that too

MajorLazer15d ago

Naughty Dog is better than all the MS studios put together.

derek15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

@just he has been behind 2 of the greatest games ever made. Tlou2 was easily the best non-vr game made last gen. Losers just can't get over Joel's death, mixed with the usual console war nonsense. The fact that you so casually call him a sob shows how deranged some gamers have become about Drunkmann.

derek15d ago

@frosty, for people like Just, including anyone that can be categorized as being a minority in any kind of media is "forcing it down his throat " lol. I to don't care for poor "checking box" inclusion for inclusion sake but that was not the case with tlou2.

fr0sty15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

The pathetic part about it is, you can tell just_looken never even played TLOU, because that was the game where Ellie's sexuality was first brought to light... No "that was forced down our throats" to be said about that.

Only terrified folks in the closet that use their hatred as cover from outing themselves fear LGBT people that much. They exist. They will exist in all aspects of life, including popular media. Get over it.

just_looken15d ago

@all

Once again you drag out something like its a big win

Here is my old channel a clip of me playing TLOU on ps3
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Search my channel for more clips

Proof its my channel? look at this profiles banner that is 7yrs old then look at other vids on that channel like my bf3 clips to see my psn id. But knowing this group that is way to much work.

Also elle being a lesbian is another trump card? one dlc is all we got of that a dlc that took over a year to be tossed out.

Rainbowcookie15d ago

Hey at least we have cookies to eat 😄

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Rangerman120816d ago

Glad he clarified it but i'm still somewhat skeptical. Plus, his comments about how Ai will revolutionize storytelling were still pretty iffy.

anast16d ago

No need to bow down, Stan your ground. The AI comments were gross though.

S2Killinit16d ago

Pretty excited as I read these. I just cant wait to see what ND is up to.

Export16d ago

put a chick in it and make her gay !

shadowknight20316d ago

Next they need a diverse couple, and perhaps some climate activists

StormSnooper15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

I would love that if only to piss off all the lunatics. Lol

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Naughty Dog Boss Neil Druckmann Says AI Will 'Revolutionize' Development

Druckmann claims the tech could 'push the boundaries of storytelling in games.'

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Jin_Sakai18d ago

I’m more interested in what else he said.

“Neil Druckmann says new Naughty Dog title could ‘redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming’

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H917d ago

It will be something like "we erased gameplay all together it's just a movie now"

purple10117d ago

every time naughty dog make a game, you play it and get the feeling "this is not possible'

from the boulder running towards you in crash, on ps1,
to the massive open world of jak and daxter, on ps2,
to the QuickTime events sequences of uncharted on ps3/4

and now we will see what they do with ps5,

H917d ago

Press X for doubt at "PS5"

-Foxtrot17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Arrogant asshole who sniffs his own farts bigs up next game…sounds like typical PR to me

You know what I find interesting? Almost every site reporting this as the main title where the REAL interesting bit of the interview is Neil praising AI and saying it will be used to help push story, characters, dialogue and more.

It’s super shitty to big up AI especially when it comes to story telling and other creative elements.

senorfartcushion17d ago

Just because someone says this type of stuff, it doesn't mean that it's guaranteed to be good news.

You can say this about microtransactions. MXTs revolutionised the gaming industry.

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Levii_9217d ago

Geez how full of themselves are these guys.

Einhander197217d ago

He also said it has "ethical issues we need to address" but of course that doesn't get the clicks.

CrimsonWing6917d ago

I’m all for it. Cuts the time to make a game. Look, Hellblade 2 took 5 years to make, if AI can do that in half the time, as a consumer, I support it.

Chard17d ago

Things will get far sloppier brother

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Neil Druckmann says new Naughty Dog title ‘could redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming

The Last of Us director’s next project is “perhaps the most thrilling yet.

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H917d ago

When you start the game Neil will appear personally telling you about real world issues and call you all sort of names if you don't take action now and then you watch a whole movie and that's it

Crows9017d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Too much credit.

A good dev doesn't need to announce how good his game is...he just shows it.

You don't see Kojima glorifying his ideas like this and you don't see successful developers glorifying their "great" ideas before release.

It's going to be a shit show...reserve some popcorn.

Its a hard pill to swallow but the naughty dog we once had is long gone. Most don't realize it but eventually just like with bioware and blizzard...it'll be hard to ignore.

H917d ago

Neil just wants to be Kojima so bad, meanwhile Kojima is just like a child enjoying the world, saying whatever comes to his mind and having so much passion, man I don't even like his games that much but the man is just passion incarnate!

And the popcorn is always ready for Neil

notachance17d ago

Ever since Bruce Straley left it was like Neil lost his leash and went on full ego trip, not unlike Kojima tbh but at least with Kojima you can see how much he loved video games and how he truly want to push the boundaries. Neil felt like he’s just strutting around..

StoneTitan17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Erm dude. Never played a kojima game before? He can absolutely come across pretentious to some people. He puts his name in the credits of every Mission you do in mgs5.
I mean...
Also naughty dog absolutely has the power to bring in people from a very different demographic unlike other gamecompanies. TLOU and Uncharted were absoolutely groundbreaking for gaming.
Also Druckman never said it "will" he said it "could"
Sounds actually very optimistic but also cautious to me.
Stop hating move on

1Victor17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

@crow: “You don't see Kojima glorifying his ideas like this”
You mean like this👇👇
https://www.gamedeveloper.c...
ALL DEV HYPE THEIR NEXT GAME IDEAS so I call BS on your statement

Cacabunga17d ago

I dislike the character, but i really hope this is a single player game..

ElaBosak17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Lmao please tell me this is sarcasm? Kojima is the epitome of a dev glorifying his ideas even worse than this.

CobraKai17d ago

Id like them to show something. Only doing 2 TLOU remakes this far into the PS5 life is disappointing.

DivineHand12517d ago

I disagree. Whenever a developer knows he is working on something really good they will go out of their way to tell everyone. The Last of Us Part 2 was a well-made game even though the story could have been better.

I hope Naughty Dog grows from that and if they choose to kill off the main characters, they can execute it like in Game of Thrones where we are left in shock and it leads to a satisfying conclusion.

We don't know if the naughty dog of old is long gone since they were able to complete the Last of Us part 2 using fresh talent despite the challenges. Let's hope for the best

smashman9816d ago

This all sounds like cope when ur greeted with the reality that Last of us is more popular than ever and last of us 2 was yet another critical darling.

I'm sorry but outside of a very vocal minority who loves to whine really really loudly Naughty Dog is nothing like those 2.

TheKingKratos16d ago

" You don't see Kojima glorifying his ideas like this and you don't see successful developers glorifying their "great" ideas before release."

Really?!

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RaidenBlack17d ago

I am slightly more curious regarding Cory Barlog's next project

S2Killinit17d ago

I just want to play ND game, I dont really care about neither sides politics.

H917d ago

ND games now are a political battlefield, it's allegory as a game, according to him even, it's so easy to say you don't care about politics and then love games that are only made by and for politics

S2Killinit17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Games are not made “for” politics. Games are an expression of someone’s speech. There is NOTHING wrong with a developer expressing itself in its own creation. Whether that expression is deemed “political” or not, it does not make a difference.

This is the very foundation of the freedom of speech.

itBourne17d ago

Where is the freedom of speech? Anyone center to right has to hide it or get kicked out of the industry. It's beyond one sided, no freedom allowed.

S2Killinit17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

@itBourne

My friend, you are not informed about how freedom of speech works. I suggest that you inform yourself so that you understand where your rights begin and end. (Not a knock at you)

But to set you on a correct direction, I will explain it. Your freedom of speech is a right to be free from infringement by “State action”. In other words, it does not protect you from acts/repercussions by non-government actors. Therefore, if by “center to right” you mean you would like to insult other people, know that while you are free to do so (to a constitutional degree as there are limitations), you are not free from the public repercussions of your speech. So, if your place of employment deems your conduct to be such that they do not approve your speaking on their behalf, they have every right to stop you by terminating your employment. You are free to express yourself, and no government agency can stop your speech, but you are not free from public consequences of your act/speech. People often confuse these matters and then conclude that “we dont have freedom of speech because I get fired for saying highly offensive things that are my opinions.”

Now, if someone is fired for non offensive opinion/speech, they may have a claim for unlawful termination.

I hope this clears things up.

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dmonee17d ago

Better yet, you start the game, go through what you just said, and then your PS is bricked, and your account is permanently banned!!!!!

DarXyde16d ago

Druckmann doesn't really beat you over the head with the message of the game. The only thing he said about The Last of Us Part II prior to launch was that it was commentary on the cycle of violence.

In reality, it was also commentary on the decades long Israel-Palestine conflict, which he doesn't really mention until after the fact and is a reflection of his own lived experiences. In fact, I would not be surprised if it was difference of opinion on this issue that led to him and Straley parting ways. Extremely contentious issue, moreso now than when the game launched.

However, I do find it extraordinarily fascinating that, following 6 October, Druck missed the entire message of his own work.

That aside, Naughty Dog is an incredible studio that has made incredibly memorable titles every generation since PS1... But that said, Naughty Dog (Druckmann, specifically) needs to reel it in. Neil went on about how ambitious Factions II was with years of silence otherwise, only to have it unceremoniously cancelled in a letter to the public.

Temper the hype, Neil. We'll see when it's time to see it.

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solideagle17d ago

please shut up and release a game, Naughty dog has not released a single title apart from Remaster on PS5...

garos8217d ago

neil druckman is running on the glories of amy henig and bruce straley

S2Killinit17d ago

People like to ignore reality because they dont like this guy. I really wish people could just accept that we all have different political leanings, and that is ok, we are not enemies. Especially now that people have already learned how social media algorithms prevent us from seeing eye to eye with people who have different opinions from us.

Personally, ND is my favorite developer, and I can’t wait to see what they are working on.

garos8216d ago

I didnt no, and i consider TLOU 1 in my top 5 games of all time

StormSnooper15d ago

@garos82 (or dRanzer)
Too bad for you then because TLOU2 was amazing.

mkis00717d ago

Neither have released anything by themselves. This weird Neil hate is wacko. It reads like thinly veiled antisemitism tbh.

Crows9017d ago

Is he Jewish??? I didn't even know. Frankly nobody gives a shit.

mkis00717d ago

People that don't like Neil give him all the hate and Straley and Henig all the love...it's a very easy to read sign of hate beyond what they have actually contributed.

Shiore2u17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

I think you more accurately want it to be antisemitism to convince yourself instead of considering any sort of nuance for whatever multitude of reasons may actually be for others. Just cause he's jewish doesn't make him exempt from criticism, and considering current events that's not a hill I'd advise to die on.

smashman9816d ago

I don't think it's mostly antisemitism.
I think some people genuinely hated the direction the story took and instead of being adults and saying man I just didn't like that story, they're being weirdos and saying neil sucks, even though Last of us 2 is objectively from a gameplay perspective some of naughty dog's best work.

Then a small minority of those people are the transphobes, homophobes, and racists.

That being said the neil haters either way are definitely weirdos.

StormSnooper15d ago

I don’t know anything about this antisemitism claim (might be missing sometging here), but there is definitely a anti-gay thing because this was a major TikTok clickbait subject for the influencers that pray on people’s right wing emotions.

You can see it even in the comments here. It’s crazy, one game with gay characters and people melted! I blame social media algorithms.

mkis00714d ago

The antisemitism claim comes mostly from other places where they don't even hide it

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Elda17d ago

Can't wait to see what ND is bringing.

S2Killinit17d ago

Same. ND is the greatest developer imo.

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ooquis17d ago

He's gaslighting us to want something that doesn't exist yet. This fool got demoted back to janitor status where he belongs for destroying the last of us franchise.

romulus2317d ago

He didn't "destroy" the franchise, knock off the hyperbole.

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