The Drifter said:Here's a fun little link that I found.
Aren't you the one pullin the trigger?emtiem said:If you treat this stuff seriously it's hard not to notice that Drake is a mass murderer.
I don't see their motivations as being that different. For Drake it's usually more about unraveling a mystery with potentially devastating implications than just finding treasure. At least, the reasons that he sees the quests through are generally unselfish and even heroic.emtiem said:With Indy plots they always ensure he's out to save a friend rather than just retrieve a treasure; hence no-one tries to tell him 'it's not worth it'.
emtiem said:What's Golden Abyss?
emtiem said:I wish all the characters would stop trying to convince Drake to stop going after whatever treasure he's hunting. Feels like every bloody cut scene for the last two games has had his mates droning on at him to quit.
Gamasutra said:The team also re-imagined ways to bring color and drama to action sequences by investing the player with agency. For example, in a scene of Uncharted when Drake has to cross a waterfall by journeying across tall pillars, the team wanted to elevate the drama by adding an explosion - but rather than make it an automatic sequence, they instead implemented an enemy firing. Engaging with the enemy would cause the explosion that would create the desired color as well as an environmental bridge forward, and just putting that task in the player's hand creates a greater sense of investment.
IGN said:Despite some confusion this morning about whether the number represented units shipped or units sold, Sony has now confirmed to IGN that Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception sold 3.8 million copies worldwide on its first day in stores.
Le Saboteur said:If I remember correctly, it was Drake who wanted to quit in Among Thieves & Drake's Fortune. He had to be coerced by Chloe, Elena, Sully, & Schaeffer at various times. Not until this third outing was Drake self-propelled.
After Drake recovers in Tibet he basically gives up hope and is ready to turn back until Schaefer and Elena convince him to continue on in order to stop Lazarevic.emtiem said:I'm not sure that's true about Among Thieves.
And can someone explain why the pirate ship stuff happens in this game? I can't work out how Drake gets there or what their connection with the main baddies is. It just... happens. |
It doesn't come "out of nowhere" but it is a.) definitely not set up well and b.) rather unnecessary. I suspect that it was longer in an earlier inception, but was trimmed and condensed late into the development cycle. While I have no direct evidence, comments like "we didn't even know Chloe & Elena were in the game until six months ago" lead me to that opinion. It's rather unfortunate, too. All three characters -- Rameses especially -- were short shrifted. Given my druthers this is how I would have set it up. We don't initially know that Rameses is with Marlowe until he acknowledges Drake. Instead, populate the cafe with a few more tables and people. Just off to the side, but not out of earshot is Rameses. After the necessary exposition, he reveals himself -- an opportunistic pirate out for Iram of the Pillars himself. What follows is a furious gun battle between Drake, Marlowe's men, Rameses, and the Yemeni police. After a fashion a foot chase ensues, and you have to make it out of town before the law catches up, etc. |
Moron. You say you're a big Indy and Star Warts fan and you don't even know who did the friggin posters! Hope it's warm in your cave or should I say planet.RedeemedChild said:That looks good. Isn't Hughes the same gentleman who illustrated the Indiana Jones posters?
Le Saboteur said:Bastards. 'nuff said.
Just finished the campaign on Normal in a little over ten hours with 64 treasures discovered.
I'm such a lookie loo.
More to come later.
Ska said:Did anyone find the treasure in the Rub-al-Khali desert? Where could it even possibly be? You only manually walk for short periods at a time.
JackBurton said:Shoot the jug at the well. The treasure is hidden inside.
JackBurton said:Shoot the jug at the well. The treasure is hidden inside.
emtiem said:What does collecting the treasures get you?