Masterful single player games is what Naughty Dog does best, but I was not glad when Factions was announced canceled. I already didn't like when tlou2 didn't include multiplayer and the separate game getting axed was adding insult to injury.
Yeah, don’t get me wrong, I’m sure I would have enjoyed Factions a lot and would have much preferred it was already out and thriving. But given the severe development issues it fell into, I wanted the drama over and either release it asap or move back full focus onto the next single player narrative game. With that they can move the whole industry forward with the next gen equivalent of an Uncharted 2. Having started Hellblade 2 it shows what next gen visuals and sounds are capable of and seeing this on a full length Naughty Dog effort is going to be an amazing experience when it finally arrives.
You have my attention!Now, that's an enticing thought.
Neil Druckmann says new Naughty Dog title ‘could redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming’ | VGC
The Last of Us director’s next project is “perhaps the most thrilling yet”…www.videogameschronicle.com
Co-signed. ND never misses with the single player games but the same can be said for the multiplayer too. The pace for TLOU may not be for everyone but I liked it for it's simplicity. Then there's the Uncharted multiplayer (specifically 3 and 4) which is just all out chaotic fun. Can't wait to see what they do next.
Hellblade 2 may be a contender for the best looking game ever. I haven't played the game but going back to the launch trailer of the game, it reminded me of the controversy of Killzone 2's E3 reveal about they used prerendered visuals to exhibit the game; but the final product ended up being very close if not surpassing it and to me that makes using prerendered visuals for promotion to be okay because it was basically a target render.
Out of all of Uncharted's multiplayer games, I think I enjoyed Uc2 the most but I played Uc4 the most. Uc4 was my go-to multiplayer game last generation outside of CoD, but having had extensive hours in the game I could tell that there were a lot of gameplay and technical issues that Naughty Dog just never bothered to address and for that they lose points for me. If your game has a multiplayer component, then you should care about maintaining and updating it.
I don't know if I've seen every promo or got to those parts in the game but everything I've played through so far seems totally in line with the cinematic looking stuff I've seen beforehand. I also haven't played many of the recent big games that could be contenders for best looking, but from what I have played this is the one I'd show someone if they wanted to see next gen visuals.
Now, that's an enticing thought.
Neil Druckmann says new Naughty Dog title ‘could redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming’ | VGC
The Last of Us director’s next project is “perhaps the most thrilling yet”…
kotaku.com
Me throwing out ideas...I'd love to see an open world endeavor from ND or maybe something like a time travel epic.So here's the full quoteNeil Druckmann Sets The Record Straight On What He Actually Said About Naughty Dog's Next Game - Kotaku
The Last of Us director showed that Sony put words in his mouth
that's very promising. we're halfway through the generation, so it's about time we got some generational defining graphics!
maybe Sony should have made Bend do the multiplayer...they do have experience working on ND's IPs in the past, so I think they could have tried doing something new still in the vein of ND. from previous leaks, we learned that Bend wanted to do a sequel to Days Gone and Sony responded to them by saying they wanted a remake of tlou1.
one really old idea I had which I know is obscure, is an Uncharted 5 that has a different protagonist - this one moment in a cutscene in Uc2 where Nathan is looking at resistance soldiers walking by, one of those soldiers could be looking right back at him and that would be the new main character.
true, but they probably won't be exclusive
I heard about that as well! I expect we'll hear about that tomorrow
Oh that's an interesting idea. I definitely think the Uncharted series could still be expanded upon with a new protagonist or even an existing one...that being Cutter. He was kind of "written out" in 3 and only briefly mentioned in 4 but I always thought he was a character we should've seen more of. IF we ever get an Uncharted 5 I say have him be in the Sully role for the new protagonist.
yeah I liked Cutter. I feel like he should have been the supporting character that showed up in Lost Legacy instead of Sam. and you're right, he was supposed to accompany and Nathan all throughout Uc3 but they had to cut his role short since the actor was gonna be in a Hobbit movie.
