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I have to wait till 5 to pick it up and play it! I hope Gamestop doesn't do something shady like not have my pre-order in stock.
Anyway, the multiplayer has been insane and I'm interested on how expansive the full version is. Of course, it'd be ridiculous to not be most excited for the single player.
I mean damn.
Oh hell yes. Doesn't come out here till Friday so Ill be avoiding this thread till then.
I'm expecting greatness.
I bought the game today and it is truly amazing. It plays just like some kind of action movie. The graphics are too gorgeous for my standard TV so I went blind at first. The single player transitions are great. I love the stealth, I wish there wre more opportunites for me to do them in battle.
I just made it to Chapter 8. Hey this game is great. Liking the story.
I'm seriously enjoying the game myself. I love how the chapters aren't as short as the first, and the dialogue is great as well as funny, and no forced humor. Loving the action, and the graphics are simply stunning. Probably the best looking game yet on the PS3 followed by Drake's Fortune and Killzone 2
What's the multiplayer like?
Really good. I don't even want to compare it to Metal Gear Online or Gears of War because the movement is just so free flowing, it's really easy to get in and out of aiming, you can even run around someone, encircling them while you blind fire. What really differentiates it is that it's a really vertical game. You're always finding new stuff to climb (you can climb just about anything) and finding new areas to take position. Overall the controls are really tight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocket Edge
All I'm going to say about the single player is that the reviews were right; this is probably one of the best action games ever made. The graphics were already incredible in the first one, but now it looks like they've added 6 or 7 extra layers of polish.
The game-play is crazy. The game just keeps bombarding you with new kinds of situations and combat styles. By the time you get back to the jungle-based combat of the first game, it's just so much more refined that you just lose your mind. The puzzle solving is also stepped up a couple knotches, it's not as obvious anymore but it's still intuitive and rewarding.
Story, not much to say, it's continuously immersive with tons of plot twists to keep you guessing. The voice acting goes without saying. It's clearly a contender for best performances of all time in a game.
With puzzle-solving, platforming, competent shooting, stealth, a roller-coaster story, not to mention a cohesive multiplayer expereince, this is video games at its finest.
I'm going to tentatively name Uncharted 2 my game of the year. The only other possible competition I can see it having is Modern Warfare 2 in my eyes. Not to say there aren't still some awesome games to come out this year, but finding anything this refined and polished, and more importantly, fun from start to finish will be pretty damn hard.
I'm on Chapter 22 I think now. There's some crazy unexpected stuff in here. Wish I could get a Wifi signal so I can level up farther than level 2. I noticed the farther you get ahead in the game the more it feels like a game. In the beginning and middle chapters the cutscenes were more frequent. I must sound stupid complaining for more cutscenes, but I just like more story. It's still one of the best games I've ever played.
From what I've been hearing, I really need to get this game. Unfortunately, with T6 & MW2 coming out soon, I'll probably have to wait til' December, but I'll definitely be getting it.
"There's a guy above you! There's a guy above you!"
"..."
"There's a guy below you. There's a guy below you."
Just got my copy from gamefly about an hour ago.
lol that was amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by JKTrix
I'm having issues with the jumping/climbing. Every time I go somewhere that I should be able to cling onto that the game doesn't let me, it just breaks the experience. There've been a couple of scattered instances already, but I just got to Borneo with Sully. There's a tree with treasure on it, but there isn't anything around it that I can jump onto and climb up on. Maybe it's something I can go back to, but it is frustrating to leave something I can see right in front of me.
You have to shoot that treasure down actually. There were a few instances where it seemed like you should be able to climb things but couldn't when I played through, but it only bothered me a bit because I played Assassin's Creed. I can see why they did it though; Uncharted 2 is still very much a linear experience and letting you climb anything even if it goes nowhere would just make things confusing for the player since it'd be harder to find where you need to go. It does break the immersion a bit, but there aren't many good ways around it in a game as detailed as Uncharted 2.
So far loving it. The first game was wave after wave of enemies. It was good, but it got tiresome. This game feels more like there's an interesting context or cool environment and dialog during the action sequences. They don't feel as bland.
Into the acrobatics too. It's nice that he will only reach out his hand if there is something he can successfully jump to. If he does nothing that means he leaps to doom. I know that has been done before I love it all over again. I also like the hint system too. Can't find the ledge you're supposed to climb in the huge room? Just press up when Hint appears and it will show you where it is. It takes away a lot of tedium and running around. Though I try not to use it when I'm mid-puzzle in case it gives away too much.
I haven't dipped into the multiplayer but I will eventually. The co-op, anyway. I imagine a lot of people run and gun in circles around you and have mastered it. I don't even want to imagine death matches because I suck at them and there's always at minimum 2-3 people that are Gods at it. I love games that do co-op. The Beta was super fun so I know I'll get into it. Earning money to buy perks is a real motivator.
Overall, a nice mixture of elements and cool :bou::bou::bou::bou: is always happening. I couldn't even play Tomb Raider Underworld because it was so far behind. Other action/adventure games with acrobatics tossed in need to learn from this game.
I honestly didn't think that this game was going to be that good from the trailer. It looked like it was going to be another "we'll do everything" game that fails miserably on all accounts. But after reading your guys' reviews, I might give it a look.
When I have money, that is.