It might be from multiplayer. I used to think the differences between Uncharted 2 and 3 were minimal until recently. After going back to UC2 I can see that multiplayer character detail and lighting are noticeably improved in UC3. Still miss the blur and distortion effects from UC2 though.
Really ? I thought UC3 MP models are worse off. I need to reload UC2 and see for myself. ^_^
I remember UC2 also has this cool photo mode. I don't seem to see it in UC3 (Wasn't looking).
In any case, all I care about is the gameplay in MP. It's a solid improvement over UC2. The only thing I "hate" are players who voted to play Crushing or Hard and then turned out to be not-so-great players. I died a bunch because of 'em [point figure at idiots]
You could pause the MP game, and pan the camera. When I stopped the camera, it looked like effects like depth of field becomes more pronounced. Am I seeing things ? ^_^
EDIT: I checked out UC2 briefly last night. UC3 has better environments and effects. I'm not so sure about the characters. In Co-op Adventures, the new character seems to have this crayon feel to them. Are they looking for a more painted look there ?
Yeah, those do look pretty bad. What I noticed mainly was how much better the lighting was in UC3 and what looked like an improvement in Drake's model. For some reason I never liked the default Drake in UC2, something about the proportions or his stance seemed off. Drake in UC3 didn't have the same issues for me and at the standard distance I prefer UC3s look. Seems like UC3 is missing a high LOD for closer angles.After seeing this, I look at the first quote and I can't help wondering if that's true. Patsu seemed to notice a downgrade, instead.
I don't own the game, so please tell me that's not that fugly...
ouch ... the MP models are looking like from PS2 .. PS2 vs PS3 ... why so huge downgrade?
http://forums.naughtydog.com/t5/Mul...ty-Dog-Please-Explain-this/td-p/664763/page/6
Yeah, those do look pretty bad. What I noticed mainly was how much better the lighting was in UC3 and what looked like an improvement in Drake's model. For some reason I never liked the default Drake in UC2, something about the proportions or his stance seemed off. Drake in UC3 didn't have the same issues for me and at the standard distance I prefer UC3s look. Seems like UC3 is missing a high LOD for closer angles.
Here are some pics someone else took (near mid-page)ouch ... the MP models are looking like from PS2 .. PS2 vs PS3 ... why so huge downgrade?
http://forums.naughtydog.com/t5/Mul...ty-Dog-Please-Explain-this/td-p/664763/page/6
Because most people only notice it after looking at those screens and not durnig gameplay? Seriously, I'm not sure if these are the normal models or simply down to a bug with the LOD, but from the little MP that I've played, it's fast, easy and very smooth to play. I prefer this kind of compromise (if this is the reason), rather than having better graphics at the expense of gameplay.
Yeah, most of the time I'm looking at Chloe's butt, so her face doesn't really matter during the game (or something like that >_>).
Completed it on Hard, last fight was sooooooooooooo buggy, how in the hell did it pass testing?
For example I would be on the floor bashing away at circle then the camera angle changes and I'm thrown off the edge.