According to the EW article, the game will draw from T.E. Lawrence's days as an archeologist and Naughty Dog is welcoming the challenges that the introduction of a desert and its unusual scenarios bring.
Iterative sequels require some new gameplay features, of course, and while details are still light, EW does highlight a couple of fresh mechanics. Uncharted 3 will give Drake the ability to take on multiple enemies at once, and will also feature "enhanced backward climbing." Naughty Dog is also preparing to offer fans a beefier online component, both in the multiplayer and cooperative realms.
Rumors have been circulating for a bit that a third Uncharted would be debuted at the VGAs and, for the most part, these rumors have been right on target. We'll indeed get our first look at the title on December 11 via a trailer that will air during the 2010 VGAs. The EW article--which also has a few more precious nuggets of information--has a short teaser trailer embedded underneath its text, so give them a visit if you're interested in catching your first glimpse of the game, or at least a video related to the game.
UPDATE: Naughty Dog is now talking about Uncharted 3 on the official PS Blog. The lost city we referred to in the original article is the fabled "Atlantis of the Sands." And though Drake will have to travel to the Arabian Desert to find the place, he'll see many "spectacular new locations" around the world "that will showcase all of the work [Naughty Dog has] taken on to take acclaimed physics, particle and visual effects to a new level."
Here are those new images. And while we're on the subject of looks, Naughty Dog has confirmed "high resolution" stereoscopic 3D. Neat!
Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place Where the caravan camels roam Where it's flat and immense And the heat is intense It's barbaric, but hey, it's home
I love Uncharted. And, this just made 2011 a great year for games! Has Naughty Dog ever missed a release date; i.e. will this end up being a 2012 game?
i wonder if the sandy envorinments will make it easy to do more action since theres very little variation in colors and texters when it comes to sand dunes and such
So they have perfected water and snow graphics and now they are going to add sand physics... These games are slowly going through the checklist and making the most beautiful games possible.
" WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. So they have perfected water and snow graphics and now they are going to add sand physics... These games are slowly going through the checklist and making the most beautiful games possible. "
" WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. So they have perfected water and snow graphics and now they are going to add sand physics... These games are slowly going through the checklist and making the most beautiful games possible. "
Next, lava. Think about it. "
Skin burning animations. Although Lava can use the same code as water, just change some values and make it red.
ive played 1 and 2 before, though only about an hour each. i was able to pick up number 2 yesterday for 28 bucks (the same as about 14 for you americans) so ill definitely be trying to give it a good go. the series has never hooked me but seeing as people rave about it and all.
Giant Bomb generally doesn't repost magazine articles, but I guess they're not really running the risk of putting Entertainment Weekly out of business...
Yay a grueling 10 to 11 months to get a sequel to my favorite PS3 game. Why the hell can't Sony Sega Saturn this shit and announce at the VGAs its in stores now.
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