This was a great article. I truly side with Manveer though. Uncharted 3 is in its own league as far as manipulating their engine goes. If they make an open world game at some point they will be the envy of the industry. Some may not see the technical side of things however that cannot be denied for a game like Uncharted 3. Here is the thing they made a game and the only game for me this year that I did not stop playing like I was watching a movie. Skyrim could not do that and I may revisit when I have freetime. Few games can grab you and take you to the end. This is what they are mastering. You may call it linear or whatever you want they met their goal and did an exceptional job. Sometimes I do not think that journalist understand what they are playing. Brad S from this site has an understanding of mechanics and tries to see where the devs were going with this and you can see that the game is great playing and it does lead you down one path with multiple gameplay techniques to explore during those arena battles to be lead again to more shock and awe moments to better and more complex shooting, platforming, hanging, stealth etc.... Take just the gameplay from Uncharted 3 and put it in a game like Saints row the 3rd and you will see what they have done. They have the best 3rd person action system in gaming today. Vanquish is there too. Naughty Dog are on the cusp of trying to master the art of creating a game that you will be compelled to complete while learning what makes online gaming in the 3rd person awesome.
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