Uncharted: Drake's Fortune [PS3]

[Barely Legal]

6 minutes of gameplay footage in this video clip.

http://www.jeuxvideo.tv/uncharted-drake-s-fortune-video-39263.html

Uncharted comes out later this year. It looks fucking amazing!

[MrBogey]

Demo is hitting next week supposedly.

Some big games in the pipe and out now for the PS3.

[krunk]

I've been waiting for this since i first heard and saw it the beginning of the year

[KneeKnee]

I hope this doesnt come out TOO soon. I stopped playing FOlklore to go to Ratchet and Clank, and now I need more time to finish folklore and get 100% in R&C.

Always trust Naughty Dog, so I am looking forward to this one, too. Even though it isnt the type of game I typically like.

[MrBogey]

Demo out tomorrow.

[Chlorofirm]

Hell fucking yeah, completely forgot about the demo. Damnit, I have way too much to play.

[MrBogey]

Dammit. It would be a terrific game. Probably one of the top FPS if they just allowed mouse and keyboard support. As is, trying to take down 20 guys at a clip without auto-aim on a controller is not fun.

Right now I find myself getting more pissed at my inability to control my character. Though I guarantee you on the PC I'd love this game with all my heart. Graphically it's top notch.

[KneeKnee]

Dammit. It would be a terrific game. Probably one of the top FPS if they just allowed mouse and keyboard support. As is, trying to take down 20 guys at a clip without auto-aim on a controller is not fun.

Right now I find myself getting more pissed at my inability to control my character. Though I guarantee you on the PC I'd love this game with all my heart. Graphically it's top notch.

http://gear.ign.com/articles/799/799262p1.html


Try that.

[krunk]

Dammit. It would be a terrific game. Probably one of the top FPS if they just allowed mouse and keyboard support. As is, trying to take down 20 guys at a clip without auto-aim on a controller is not fun.

Right now I find myself getting more pissed at my inability to control my character. Though I guarantee you on the PC I'd love this game with all my heart. Graphically it's top notch.


I downloaded the demo and only played a few minutes last night but the aiming/shooting was pissing me off too.

[Chlorofirm]

Just got through the demo on normal, only died once and because I was stupid. I had no problems aiming, but then again, I've played countless hours of Gears of War. And this game is pretty much Tomb Raider & GoW combined, I love it. Could definitely see myself picking this one up.

It sure as hell looks amazing.

[MrBogey]

that's why I'm thinking that as far as a platform shooter it's probably great. But since I'm more of a PC FPS person I hate dealing with it.

[BlackNinja]

i was hoping more for an adventure, with an open environment, it seems good, but it might not be for me, although that was a snapshot of the game, hard to decide, ill wait and see what people say about it after its out

[Barely Legal]

I'm also going to wait for the reviews on this game, but the demo was a pure thumbs up for me. I love shit like this.

[KneeKnee]

Played a quick run of it today. Looks absolutely stunning. Going to go back tomorrow and play through the whole thing. Unless the reviews are completely shitty, im getting this one, release day.

[Barely Legal]

IGN gives it a 9.1

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/834/834931p1.html

[KneeKnee]

IGN gives it a 9.1

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/834/834931p1.html

Say what you will about the PS3, but Uncharted isn't just a standout for Sony -- it's a standout for gaming as a whole.

1up gives it a 8.5

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3164378


Once i finally beat Folklore and Play through Ratchet and Clank again, this is my next buy.


That is, of course, if I can pull myself away from CoD4.

[fandango86]

demo is pretty cool. When does this come out?

[KneeKnee]

The Ps3 site says the 19th. (Think that is the ship date, so maybe Tuesday the 20th?)

[Sam_Adams]

That is, of course, if I can pull myself away from CoD4.

Is that the same guy who said he wasn't sure if he liked the game or not?:action-sm

[KneeKnee]

Is that the same guy who said he wasn't sure if he liked the game or not?:action-sm

Yes, that was me.

The 4 hour session the other night, got me hooked.

[MrBogey]

It's out right now.

The notes on the sales date are it's a soft date, sell as soon as recieved. Well Target, BB, Walmart, and Gamestop all have theirs in.

[TrybalRage]

Got mine yesterday, haven't played it yet.

I tried to DL the demo, but I just got my PS3 and I couldn't get the damn thing to download. So screw it, I just bought it.

[KneeKnee]

Got mine yesterday, haven't played it yet.

I tried to DL the demo, but I just got my PS3 and I couldn't get the damn thing to download. So screw it, I just bought it.

Sweet, let us know how it is.

I'm probably going to get this from my girlfriend for christmas.

[TrybalRage]

Played it for about an hour tonight.

Fantastic graphics, nice gameplay. My only gripe is with aiming, it's kind of a pain in the ass. But I'm used to a mouse, so that just might be something I'll get used too. Kind of a cool story so far.

Enjoying it a hell of a lot more than my Assassins Creed.

[JMCC]

I just finish playing the demo and it looks pretty cool. The aiming was kind of weird at first, but when i figure it out that you can switch stances by clicking L3 it got much easier.

[Blue Heeler]

This wil be the PS3 Sleeper hit of the year....or it should be.

[MrBogey]

My broter-in-law got it. He loves it. The general gist from most people is they're liking it a little more than AC.

I'll have to get the hang of the shooting.

[Barely Legal]

I was going to wait for a bit before getting this, but I said "fuck it" and bought it today. I'm glad I did too, it's a really well made game.

So far I'm loving hunting down the hidden treasures (the more you find, the more shit you can unlock) and also loving the platform structure of the game. Wall climbing kicks ass!

[Barely Legal]

I'm about 60% through and I'm absolutely loving this game. I had to turn the aiming sensitivity down a notch as I felt the default aiming was a bit too twitchy and now the headshots are coming through left and right. I also love how some guns like shotguns and Ak-47's don't even require aiming, you just run up to your attacker and let loose like Scarface.

And these graphics are amazing too -- I love looking at the scenery in this game. Next gen rules! ;)

[Barely Legal]

Just finished the game on normal difficulty. Fucking great game! If you don't plan on buying this at least give it a rental.

I managed to get 40/60 treasures and 320/1000 medal points on my first play through. I'll have to give it another go on Hard and "Crushing" difficulty. Anyone else finish the game yet?

[BlackNinja]

does this game have open environments, or is it stages/areas with boundaries. when i 1st heard about this game, i was thinking you are in a wide open environment, some unknown island, and you explore it, get clues, and sometimes shoot. i was a little let down by the demo cause it seemed like the map had walls. but perhaps the full version doesnt have this?

an example of what i dont want, if this question was vague was the map design of gears of war, you couldnt go roaming if you wanted, something i'd want to do in this game

[Barely Legal]

does this game have open environments, or is it stages/areas with boundaries. when i 1st heard about this game, i was thinking you are in a wide open environment, some unknown island, and you explore it, get clues, and sometimes shoot. i was a little let down by the demo cause it seemed like the map had walls. but perhaps the full version doesnt have this?

There are definite boundaries in the map of this game as it's more of a platform jumping/climbing/shooting game where you spend time trying to figure out "ok, how do I get over there now?"

And the nature of the storyline as well as the cutscenes meshing in with the gameplay also forces the player to move in a specific direction. (which isn't a bad thing)

[Warfarer]

I picked up a PS3 Saturday and this game and I like it so far. I don't love it because on normal it is a little too easy to figure out since it pretty much pushes you to the answer of how to accomplish something. I wish it had a few Mist like puzzles to unlock and I wish the camera wasn't so twitchy in spots. Not being able to aim the camera and have to jump back at it blindly in spots stinks.

[Blue Heeler]

Just an update...Trophies are now available for Uncharted as of the latest patch. Some comments coming out of different game forums is that you'll need to start a new game to get the trophies...

[Blue Heeler]

Here's the trophy guide...using SPOILER tag:

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is the first title to offer a Platinum Trophy, coming in with a total of 48 Trophies, 1 Platinum, 3 Gold, 8 Silver and 36 Bronze.
Platinum (Platinum) : Platinum
- Collect ALL 47 other trophies and you will receive this beauty.
First Treasure (Bronze) : Find one Treasure
Beginner Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find five treasures
Novice Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find 10 treasures
Enthusiast Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find 15 treasures
Intermediate Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find 20 treasures
Skilled Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find 25 treasures
Proficient Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find 30 treasures
Advanced Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find 35 treasures
Professional Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find 40 treasures
Senior Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find 45 treasures
Expert Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find 50 treasures
Crack Fortune Hunter (Bronze) : Find 55 treasures
Master Fortune Hunter (Silver) : Find all 60 treasures
Relic Finder (Bronze) : Find the Strange Relic
- For all of the above Trophies just collect the treasures that are hidden throughout the levels. There are a total of 61 treasures, but only 60 are required to got all Trophies.

Brutal Brawler (Bronze) : Kill five enemies with a brutal combo
Brutal Slugger (Silver) : Kill 20 enemies with a brutal combo
Brutal Expert (Silver) : Kill five enemies in a row with a brutal combo
- Brutal Brawler and Brutal Slugger can easily be accomplished playing through the game. Brutal Expert takes some attention to accomplish, but can easily be accomplished on ‘Chapter 1 - Ambushed’ if you just brutal attack every enemy that comes on board.
Stealth Attacker (Silver) : Kill 20 enemies melee-attacking from behind
- You don’t get too many chances at getting stealth attacks, but fortunately you can get one right after a checkpoint in ‘Chapter 5 - The Fortress.’ After the two platforming areas you’ll come across some ruins. One enemy will have his back to you, stealth attack him then either die or restart from the checkpoint. Rinse and repeat until you get the Trophy. Cheap I know, but effective.
Steel Fist (Bronze) : Kill five enemies with a single punch, after softening them up with gunfire
Steel Fist Expert (Silver) : Kill five enemies in a row with a single punch, after softening them up with gunfire
- Don’t even go for Steel Fist as you’ll get it by the time you get Steel Fist Expert no matter what. The easiest location to do this in is ‘Chapter 1 - Ambushed.’ Be sure to play the level on Easy so you don’t get killed running up to the enemy. Simply run up to the enemy and shoot them from the hip, then give them a punch. 99% of the time it’ll be a one punch KO. In the event the first punch doesn’t kill them or you kill them another way then restart. Enemies come in 3 waves of 2-2-4, so as long as you get the last kill on the second wave you’ll still be able to pull it off on the third wave.
Headshot Expert (Bronze) : Kill five enemies in a row with headshots
10 Headshots (Bronze) : Kill 10 enemies with headshots
30 Headshots (Bronze) : Kill 30 enemies with headshots
100 Headshots (Silver) : Kill 100 enemies with headshots
- It’s likely you’ll pull most if not all of these off by playing through the game. The toughest can sometimes be Headshot Expert, but even this can be a simple task you you specifically focus on doing so. Again ‘Chapter 1 - Ambush’ provides a very easy situation to accomplish this.
Dyno-Might! (Bronze) : Kill three enemies with one explosion
Expert Dyno-Might! (Bronze) : Kill three enemies with one explosion five times
- There are two pretty easy locations to do this in, one in ‘Chapter 4 - Plane Wrecked’ and another in ‘Chapter 7 - Out of the Frying Pan.’
- The one in Chapter 4 is further into the level and is in a ruined area. When you climb down the cliff side and you’ll have to clear out the area. After the initial occupants are taken care off more will come in, one will jump down from the cliff to the left of where you came in. There is an explosive barrel there and another two enemies on the cliff. If you time it right you can shoot the barrel to take out all three. Restart from checkpoint (which is just before when the guy jumps down) and repeat.
- Your second option here is in ‘Chapter 7 - Out of the Frying Pan.’ About 5 seconds into the level you will notice an explosive barrel to your right and three enemies running out from the cave. Use your Mounted Grenade Launched on the barrel and you could take out all three, it doesn’t always kill all three enemies but with patience it’ll easily be achieved. Be sure to venture under the archway to be sure that it registers. Restart from checkpoint and repeat until you get Expert Dyno-Might!.
Run-and-Gunner (Bronze) : Kill 20 enemies by shooting from the hip (without aiming with the L1 button)
- Pretty easy when you know what your doing. It’s easy to do this one along with Survivor. You can do this on ‘Chapter 1 - Ambush’ but you’ll likely need to go through it 3 times if you haven’t had any before. If you have the weapon select pull out a shotgun and run up to an enemy and shoot.
Hangman (Bronze) : Kill 10 enemies by shooting while hanging from a ledge
Grenade Hangman (Bronze) : Kill 10 enemies with grenades while hanging from a ledge
- Both of these can be completed easily at the beginning of ‘Chapter 13 - Sanctuary?’ At the beginning of the level jump into the water, swim over to the left of the water wheel and climb out. Hang on to the ledge and either shoot or throw a grenade at the two enemies standing there. Sometimes a third will come out but if he doesn’t you can run to where the first two enemies stood and he will run down at you. Kill him then restart from checkpoint. Rinse, repeat until complete.



Survivor (Silver) : Kill 50 enemies in a row without dying
- This can be a MAJOR pain. It’s not enough that killing 50 enemies alone can be tough, but platforming deaths will also reset the counter. But luckily there is a level with continuously re-spawning enemies. ‘Chapter 19 - Unwelcome Guests.’ Kill all the creatures and throw the switch, repeat with the other switch and then stay around in the initial area. The creatures will re-spawn nonstop. Having the weapon select available is helpful as you can use a shotgun and keep yourself loaded with ammo while taking out the creatures with a close range shotgun blast. If you don’t have weapon select you can run the hallways to gather ammo and return.
50 Kills: PM - 9mm (Bronze) : Kill 50 enemies with the PM - 9mm
50 Kills: 92FS - 9mm (Bronze) : Kill 50 enemies with the 92FS - 9mm
50 Kills: Micro - 9mm (Bronze) : Kill 50 enemies with the Micro - 9mm
20 Kills: Wes - 44 (Bronze) : Kill 20 enemies with the Wes - 44
20 Kills: Desert - 5 (Bronze) : Kill 20 enemies with the Desert - 5
30 Kills: MP40 (Bronze) : Kill 30 enemies with the MP40
50 Kills: AK-47 (Bronze) : Kill 50 enemies with the AK-47
50 Kills: M4 (Bronze) : Kill 50 enemies with the M4
30 Kills: Dragon Sniper (Bronze) : Kill 30 enemies with the Dragon Sniper
50 Kills: Moss - 12 (Bronze) : Kill 50 enemies with the Moss - 12
50 Kills: SAS - 12 (Bronze) : Kill 50 enemies with the SAS - 12
30 Kills: M79 (Bronze) : Kill 30 enemies with the M79
20 Kills: Mk-NDI (Bronze) : Kill 20 enemies with the Mk-NDI
- Fairly simple tasks. Keep track of which ones you have and which you don’t. When you run across a weapon you don’t have yet try and use it. When you acquire enough metal points and have beaten the game you can use the weapon select for assistance, but by the time you can use weapon select and most of these weapons you’ll likely already have most of these. If you want to knock one out fast just find a place where there are lots of enemies and you have the weapon, kill then restart from checkpoint. Rinse, repeat.
Charted! - Easy (Silver) : Finish the game in Easy Mode
Charted! - Normal (Gold) : Finish the game in Normal Mode
Charted! - Hard (Gold) : Finish the game in Hard Mode
Charted! - Crushing (Gold) : Finish the game in Crushing Mode
- Complete the game on the associated difficulty. Beating a higher difficulty automatically unlocks the lower Trophies as well. Crushing difficulty is not unlocked until you have beaten Hard.

[ELKohELK]

Just an update...Trophies are now available for Uncharted as of the latest patch. Some comments coming out of different game forums is that you'll need to start a new game to get the trophies...

I'm two away from the platinum. I wish i would have the foresight to play on Hard first. Now I have to get the Hard and the Crushing, so i need to play the game through twice more to get the platinum.

I have all the others if anyone needs advice.