[Mark Hamill]

Originally Posted by mystic86

I'm hearing these complaints in the last couple of posts and I'm starting to agree with previous posters who say people are simply giving out as it was 'too hard' as opposed to 'level design'... Guys spawn in the balcony above you, so what?

Too hard? I rented it on a Friday night and had it cleared on Sunday morning. It wasn't hard, it was cheap, you had to play through each set piece multiple times in order to learn where the enemies would spawn.

Well you can hear them firing.

How can you tell that the gunshot you just heard is coming from someone who spawned off screen, when you hearing the gunshots of everyone else in front of you?

Or by then you've assumed, as should most people 'Oh I bet more guys will be coming in like they do in every Uncharted combat encounter'

We shouldn't complain about bad or cheap combat mechanics because, at this stage, we should expect them?

[Josey Wales]

I got Uncharted 3 for Christmas and managed to play about a half an hour earlier today. It certainly plays like more Uncharted. No bad thing.

The only thing I was impressed with was the rooftop chase at the beginning. Obviously it looks amazing. The animation and interesting camera angles make it looks gorgeous. But I just found it so frustrating to actually play. I died so many times during because I chose the wrong way to turn. There is hardly any indication of what way to go and you end up having to guess. This meant that the flow of the whole sequence was so broken up by me having to redo sections that the power of it was lost.

I hope that any similar sections to come work better.

[sheehy83]

Just finished this last night. The levels were absolutely epic but some cheap gameplay fighting enemies. Missing something from U2. I only paid 25 quid for it and glad I did, brilliant experience but won't be playing through it again, gonna trade it while I can get a good price.

[noodler]

I have just gotten past the Syria section.

Have to say I am disappointed.

The acting, humour etc is still top notch but the story so far is yawn and more importantly the gunplay is absolutely awful.

They seem to have tried to tweak something from U2 and it is wrecking the fun out of kill hordes.

[Vorrtexx]

Originally Posted by noodler

I have just gotten past the Syria section.

Have to say I am disappointed.

The acting, humour etc is still top notch but the story so far is yawn and more importantly the gunplay is absolutely awful.

They seem to have tried to tweak something from U2 and it is wrecking the fun out of kill hordes.

There's supposed to be some sort of "Alternate Aim Settings" in camera options that you can turn on since the latest patch if you haven't tried it.

Aiming felt a little off when I played through it prior to the patch.

[MackDaddi]

Originally Posted by sheehy83

Just finished this last night. The levels were absolutely epic but some cheap gameplay fighting enemies. Missing something from U2. I only paid 25 quid for it and glad I did

I traded it for a good price as soon as I finished it too. I found it entertaining, but it was frustrating in parts, and had a slew of design flaws and cheap AI and spawning, particularly in a lot of the sections mentioned here like the ballroom, sandstorm, etc. I honestly couldn't wait to be done with it, which was a disappointment, having enjoyed the other 2 so much.

You run the risk of getting a lot of criticism for expressing negative opinions about a game with as hardcore a following as uncharted, but as a neutral observer it was clear that number 2 was the pinnacle of the series. That one didnt feel like its flaws were getting in the way of enjoying the game. Rushed and/or lazy development and an ok but not fantastic story held this one back a little.

[Snakeblood]

Originally Posted by MackDaddi

I traded it for a good price as soon as I finished it too. I found it entertaining, but it was frustrating in parts, and had a slew of design flaws and cheap AI and spawning, particularly in a lot of the sections mentioned here like the ballroom, sandstorm, etc. I honestly couldn't wait to be done with it, which was a disappointment, having enjoyed the other 2 so much.

You run the risk of getting a lot of criticism for expressing negative opinions about a game with as hardcore a following as uncharted, but as a neutral observer it was clear that number 2 was the pinnacle of the series. That one didnt feel like its flaws were getting in the way of enjoying the game. Rushed and/or lazy development and an ok but not fantastic story held this one back a little.

Yeah, I'm inclined to agree. I loved Uncharted 2, but I didn't find this as compelling (although still good). Sitting here watching the credits roll, and my immediate impressions are that there are a few combat situations I thought were unfairly stacked from the start, 2 or 3 laser sights + rocket launcher trained on you from the opening of the scene, so if you stand still for a second at the beginnning you're whacked. I also agree with the rocket launchers being too accurate, although I had the problem with the blooper things more, as they tended to bounce unexpectedly, one would over shoot me while I was in cover and bounce back to me with little time to react. Couple that with incredibly accurate shooting later, and I was getting blown out of cover and shot as soon as I landed. I also thought the plot was a bit weak compared to the previous ones. Maybe I"m spoiled.

Oh well. Will still play the next one, if there is one.

[sheehy83]

Jaysus, Gametrailers named Uncharted 3 GOTY. Didn't see that coming, they usually know better.

[Helix]

i think in any other year it might have been a goty contender for me, as it is it was 6th in my top 10

[Shifty Shellshock]

I don't have the game but have UC2. I always use to play the multi-player on it. Seems people here only wanna play the single player and return it.

[Azza]

Think it won best graphics as well which is pretty lol.

Decent game but far from my game of the year.

[Helix]

Originally Posted by Azza

Think it won best graphics as well which is pretty lol.

Decent game but far from my game of the year.

why is that lol? that graphics were incredible

[MackDaddi]

Originally Posted by Helix

why is that lol? that graphics were incredible

I don't know about that. I'm finding it harder to be impressed by console graphics lately, maybe because all the current gen platforms and engines have been pushed close to their limits as they are getting older. I mean U3 had some good graphics, and nice facial textures in particular, but they weren't leaps and bounds ahead of the last one in the series, or better enough than anything else on the market to justify a graphics GOTY, at least in my opinion. I thought batman arkham city and gears 3 were contenders for best graphics this year because they had a lot of extra detail and it was obvious that a lot of care and attention had gone into them, but even at that I didn't feel like there had been a huge jump from the previous installment in either series, and so many of the other games out there like COD, battlefield etc were just more of the same graphically.

I havent played everything, but It's hard to think of a game this year that really pushed the envelope in terms of graphics. Maybe they just wanted to give something to U3?

[tok9]

Originally Posted by MackDaddi

I don't know about that. I'm finding it harder to be impressed by console graphics lately, maybe because all the current gen platforms and engines have been pushed close to their limits as they are getting older. I mean U3 had some good graphics, and nice facial textures in particular, but they weren't leaps and bounds ahead of the last one in the series, or better enough than anything else on the market to justify a graphics GOTY, at least in my opinion. I thought batman arkham city and gears 3 were contenders for best graphics this year because they had a lot of extra detail and it was obvious that a lot of care and attention had gone into them, but even at that I didn't feel like there had been a huge jump from the previous installment in either series, and so many of the other games out there like COD, battlefield etc were just more of the same graphically.

I havent played everything, but It's hard to think of a game this year that really pushed the envelope in terms of graphics. Maybe they just wanted to give something to U3?

I don't know much about PC gaming and the graphics but console wise UC3 has got fantastic graphics. I'm surprised you have mentioned Batman and Gears 3 possibly being better considering they are both using an old Unreal engine at this stage and certainly don't have the same level of polish that UC3 has.

Not GOTY but I'd definitely give it best graphics too.

[Helix]

Originally Posted by MackDaddi

I don't know about that. I'm finding it harder to be impressed by console graphics lately, maybe because all the current gen platforms and engines have been pushed close to their limits as they are getting older. I mean U3 had some good graphics, and nice facial textures in particular, but they weren't leaps and bounds ahead of the last one in the series, or better enough than anything else on the market to justify a graphics GOTY, at least in my opinion. I thought batman arkham city and gears 3 were contenders for best graphics this year because they had a lot of extra detail and it was obvious that a lot of care and attention had gone into them, but even at that I didn't feel like there had been a huge jump from the previous installment in either series, and so many of the other games out there like COD, battlefield etc were just more of the same graphically.

I havent played everything, but It's hard to think of a game this year that really pushed the envelope in terms of graphics. Maybe they just wanted to give something to U3?

its not really about single textures, or character models, its about the overall art direction of the thing. its phenomenal