Well your perspective on this title seems to be somewhere -------------------------------------> over there. Comparisons to tomb raider aren't really bad it was one of the best games of its time.
Uncharted : Drake's Fortune*
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Well your perspective on this title seems to be somewhere -------------------------------------> over there. Comparisons to tomb raider aren't really bad it was one of the best games of its time.
Uh no they aren't. Just checking you read the same preview as me. They said it's not worthy of a comparison with Tomb Raider, they said it wasn't spectacular, they said the animation didn't work, and they said the shotting and AI was poor.
Solid yes
I don't read that preview as 'bad'. I'm not surprised you're disappointed but I think that has more to do with your expectations than anything.
Perhaps, but I have spoken to a number of indivduals who have played the game and their views on things are a bit difference. My favorite quote is that it's not a technical achievment, but just a clever choice of art.
Eventhough Naughty Dog just loves to play down the comparisons with Tomb Raider, I think it's rather fitting as well. The puzzles seem to be quite similar, the locations you find yourselfs in as well... then there's the shooting which is obviously a bit more of a Gears of War type, but still, on the whole, I would think Tomb Raider is as close as it gets - which isn't a bad thing. I loved Tomb Raider. 
Even the footage on the boat is soooo Tomb Raider 2.
As for the Edge review: Doesn't sound bad, if a bit sceptical. What I do find rather strange though is the outright comparison with Heavenly Sword in the graphics department. I'll be the first to say HS is one of the (if not *the*) most *beautiful* games outthere, but putting Uncharted below it isn't quite right IMHO. Everything in Uncharted seems a lot more interactive/dynamic - the whole complexity of the jungle and the way everything feels alive sure impresses on an entirely different level - where as in HS, the most stunning bits is in the HDR, the amazingly detailed characters, mo-cap etc. Can't judge framerate, but I'm guessing Uncharted will run a whole lot smoother most of the time as well...
Even the footage on the boat is soooo Tomb Raider 2.As for the Edge review: Doesn't sound bad, if a bit sceptical. What I do find rather strange though is the outright comparison with Heavenly Sword in the graphics department. I'll be the first to say HS is one of the (if not *the*) most *beautiful* games outthere, but putting Uncharted below it isn't quite right IMHO. Everything in Uncharted seems a lot more interactive/dynamic - the whole complexity of the jungle and the way everything feels alive sure impresses on an entirely different level - where as in HS, the most stunning bits is in the HDR, the amazingly detailed characters, mo-cap etc. Can't judge framerate, but I'm guessing Uncharted will run a whole lot smoother most of the time as well...
I thought it was preview. Anyways, someone with the same preview copy as EDGE and a review copy just said a few things.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8521557&postcount=1412
Well I'm more inclined to believe edge than some ranting fool in a forum, who is he and why and how does he have a review copy? It isn't like tomb raider? ND did a hell of a job fooling me into believing it just from their interviews and videos, seeing Edge say it was more confirmation than anything. I don't know why people seem to get upset about the comparison to tomb raider.
djskribbles
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considering i've probably seen every video of Uncharted released, i would trust/agree with that "ranting fool", at least more so than the Edge preview.
I think meijs is also a reviewer for another magazine, but I could be mistaken. My GAF memory is a lot more blurry than B3D.
(If true... that's awesome ! We have developer vs developer and reviewer vs reviewer posts now. Someone needs to create a "Console War" game
).djskribbles
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theres a good chance as he said hes moving onto the review build. despite the amount of childish fanboys on neogaf, there are a lot of developers and people who work for game sites that regularly post there.I think meijs is also a reviewer for another magazine, but I could be mistaken. My GAF memory is a lot more blurry than B3D.
(If true... that's awesome ! We have developer vs developer and reviewer vs reviewer posts now. Someone needs to create a "Console War" game
Isn't it good that people say it is Tomb Raider like? I mean the Tomb Raider series (atleast the first ones which I played) are really great with it's gameplay. And seeing how well done the cut-scenes are for Uncharted, all the small details put into it I would think the ingame play will be very good to. Not only gameplay but at the same time when passing through 'Tomb Raider/Indiana Jones' theme scenes with goody good graphics.
He is a reviewer. Let's just say he doesn't have a preference for the PS3 either. He thinks Conan is better than Heavenly Sword.
But I still don't see how it's like tomb raider...tomb raider doesn't have cover shooting mechanics. It's like saying Gears of War is like Halo3 in every way. It's just a stupid thing to say.
But apart from combat, the climbing, scene theme, pussles aren't they some what like atleast and isn't that a good thing?
Yes, but it is a different game. And of course the only reason this gets on my wick is because of this genre being targeted unlike fps games.
For example if I read in a COD4 review that said it's very similar to Doom1, I would be a bit miffed. I feel exactly the same here, and it pisses me off...being a fan of action adventure games. It tends to reduce the accomplishments and differences they have made. It's an oversimplification.
It's like the mother of two children saying to the younger child, "you're just like your brother". I mean, how insulting is that?!
ps. I love your "apart from the climbing" lol. AC is just like Tomb Raider lol
Which begs the question, when the hell was this written, and what bloody build were they playing?
the date on the article was november 6th, so it must have been something recent.
