New U3 details
Issue 57 of the Official Playstation Magazine has an exclusive look at Uncharted 3, as well as a chat with the developers, which brings to light a bunch of new information regarding story, characters, and sand. Endless, endless sand. The magazine should be available in stores now.
- Drake spends most of his time exploring the Arabian dunes of
Rub' al Khali.
- The game features "all the things you'd expect in a desert" - including sandstorms and mirages.
- The sand creates a 'dynamic environment' for Drake, with altering geography.
"We've done a ton of research...The way sand blows over and curls over the tops of dunes, the way it displaces and flows - it's almost a liquid" - Amy Hennig, Creative Director
- Drake and Sullivan are in the Empty Quarter, looking for the
Iram Of The Pillars, a kind of Arabian Atlantis.
- Not all locations are dry and arid; you'll be taken all over the world to places like London and a jungle temple.
- The story is based around Lawrence Of Arabia, and his fascination with Iram Of The Pillars.
- Bike sections are all but confirmed. There's a newspaper cutout in the teaser trailer that mentions motorcycles, and Naughty Dog says "We have a strong tradition of vehicular gameplay, and we try not to repeat ourselves".
- The story to the game is still being written and altered, but villain Katherine Marlowe is part of an secret order that dates back to Queen Elizabeth I.
- Drake's Deception will most likely not be his last outing; "The Uncharted franchise was never conceived as a trilogy"
- "Of course, there are recurring characters from previous games" - I guess that's Elena confirmed, then?
- There's a new melee system, with features like Drake picking up a bottle from a table and smashing it over an enemy's head. There are also new stealth moves and mechanics.
- "We'll be sure to alert everyone if a public beta is in the works this time around".
Quelle