Henchmen of the unnamed foe are trying to set fire to the building, lugging barrels of oil and conversing with each other in the oafish manner of cannon fodder since the dawn of entertainment. It doesn’t take long for Drake and Sully figure out they’re not alone. We’re told for narrative purposes that Drake and Sully believe themselves to be one step ahead of their pursuers, however in true Uncharted fashion (“Where bad goes to worse”, in Naughty Dog’s words), they’re wrong. With the backdrop in play, the actual gameplay demonstration begins in a large, dilapidated chateau in France. The nature of the nemesis’s powers wasn’t explained by Naughty Dog save for noting Drake would be forced to confront his greatest fear, presumably not snakes.
When Drake joins the hunt, it’s revealed he’s up against a secret order, lead by a tyrant who manipulates through fear. Lawrence, we’re told, was obsessed with finding the “Atlantis of the Sands”, a legendary lost city in the Rub’ al Khali desert. This time around, Nathan and sidekick Sully start off in Europe retracing movements of the historic figure and find themselves on the trail of another - TE Lawrence, the studious archaeologist who was to later become known as Lawrence of Arabia. Apart from the obvious reference to the protagonist, it also refers to Sir Francis Drake - sea captain and buccaneer. The “Drakes Deception” subtitle, we’re told, has multiple layers of meaning. The 17 year-old games industry veteran has won recognition not just from games press but also awards from the Writers Guild of America for Uncharted 2’s storyline, and it’s clear from Uncharted 3’s presentation that the ND team is committed to continuing down the same path that saw Uncharted 2 move over 4 million copies to date and a slew of “best of” gongs. The goal with Uncharted is to capture the feel of the classic action adventure movies but front them with a contemporary hero, states Amy Hennig, creative director. In fact with Indiana Jones’ last cinematic experience verging on self-satire, there’s merit in the argument that Uncharted protagonist Nathan Drake is a figure more sympathetic to modern times the everyman adventurer.
#Uncharted 3 game over series#
The series has evolved into one of gaming’s best examples of the interactive medium taking on film at their own game. Hollywood is a logical place for Sony Computer Entertainment and developer Naughty Dog to throw an event to unveil Uncharted 3 to games press.
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