I think you misunderstood what they saying...they simply said they want to raise the bar on storytelling in games. And apart from  a few good triple AAA games, story telling is pretty weak in general, even for games that tries to have a significant story component. 

Im pretty sure that arent expecting ALL games to suddenly incorporate an amazing story or some unique way of portraying that story, but only games that focus on it.

Also many people would disagree with you about your views on uncharted and how it doesnt excel at "anything except for what actualy makes a good movie", people like me :)

I also find naughty dog to be one of the more humble developers...and certianly not arrogant just based off how they have dealt with different situations (like the aim issue with U3), interviews and developer videos etc.

Oh and naughty dog didnt make ratchet and clank games think you were refering to jak and daxter

FOR GOD'S SAKE JUST STOP IT ALREADY!!!
this game has only been annouced like 3-4 days ago!!! my hype meter can't take much more!!!

Anyone who uses vulgarities to attempt to make a statement of a goal that is something revolutionary is likely neither bright nor anywhere near capable of achieving that goal.

Your right, it was jak and daxter, I need to edit my original post :P thx

And when I said that it wasnt excelling at anything, I meant that Uncharted didnt do anything that was better than every other games when it comes to gameplay. For a game that has so many ppl saying that its the best game ever, you would expect it to have something in the gameplay that is either unique or done better than any other games. But instead, everytime I hear arguments on why Uncharted is such a great game, all I always hear is ''great story, awsome graphics, great actors'' and they all seem to give UC3 a pass for its rediculously short campaign, the aiming that is average at best and the fact that not only UC3 in my opinion didnt add anything new when compared to UC2 (except for the multiplayer improvments) it failed to fix alot of problems present since UC1 like the climbing when you jump where your not suposed to for some stupid reason and that you die not because you fell from somewhere rly high but because your character landed somewhere where you were not supposed to go. I remember in UC2, when I was on a roof and I wasnt sure where i was supposed to go, I saw a other roof and i thought to myself ''I can make that jump'', so I succesfully jumped from 1 roof to the other, but I died because that wasnt where I was supposed to go despite the fact that ive seen Drake do jumps way more impressive than this one lol. Those are the kind of problems I had in UC1 and still had in UC3... Also, did Naughty Dog make any changes to the enemies AI between UC1 and UC3, cause I dont think ive ever seen a big difference.

But trust me, I LOVED UC2, but I guess because of that, UC3 gave me a bitter taste in my mouth when it comes to this franchise. Yes Naughty Dog made 3 rly good games, but I believe that most gamers instead of praising the game like its the holy grail of gaming (have you seen IGN's greg miller's review... gosh) gamers should talk more about these issues because those are the issues that in my opinion will always prevent a good franchise from being great. Lets all stop letting ourselves getting brainwashed by what this franchise has that makes great movies like actors and cinematics with non-stop action (super mario galaxy had non of that and in my opinion is 1 of the few true masterpiece of this generation) and lets focus on gameplay.

And now, the fact that Naughty Dog is talking about how theyr focus for Last of Us is cinematics and storytelling, I fear that history will repeat itself and that despite all of this the game will still be praised for the wrong reasons exactly like Uncharted.

Nice, really looking forward to being engrossed in this title.

If this was Lionhead studios or a studio like that then I would probably just shrug off all these genre defining comments from them. But this being Naughty Dog who as far as I can tell have never gotten cocky about anything or even badmouthed another developer I have to say I'm really interested in what they are going to do with The Last of Us.

I'll wait for some gameplay trailers. But since its ND developing the game I'll buy it for sure. Even if it turns out to be as bad as lair.

What you say is very true. Linearity is not necessarily a bad thing. However, Uncharted, while fun, plays out like a movie. What I mean by that is, you can only make Nathan do the very specific things that the developers set up for him to do, much like how a movie's editor shows us the order of the movie. Uncharted isn't the only game like this. I'm not just talking about the QTE or set pieces, although those surely are the most severe cases. And I'm surely not talking about it's cutscenes, which should be cinematic, since they are cinematics. I'm talking about how every problem and obstacle the player faces can really only be handled in one way. This makes it so every play through of the game is practically identical. Like I said Uncharted isn't the only game like this. Enslaved is fun, but has the same issue. I just don't want every game to go for cinematic set pieces and linearity of gameplay.

When I said Uncharted gets a pass for this I meant by fans. People complain all day about Modern Warfare's rollercoaster ride, but they praise Uncharted's cinematic style. There's not much of a differences other than the quality of the writing.

On the topic of FF13 I must disagree. I don't think any Final Fantasy game has ever been truely open world, other than the online ones of course. The Final Fantasy formula and to a greater extent Japanese RPGs in general, are very linier compared to western style RPGs. What I find interesting is how long time fans argue that Square dumbed down FF13 to appeal to western gamers. In my opinion FF13 has less western appeal when you compare it to games like Elder Scrolls, Fallout, etc. I think Square just wanted to make a very cinematic Final Fantasy and to do that it always seems to mean taking control away from the player so the developer can craft a better movie instead of making a better game.

Not this Wii owner.

On topic:  I'm not against storytelling in games if it is done well.  I just don't think that it's necessary. 

My favorite series is Mario Kart and there's no story there.

first thing they should do, is make a game for gamers instead of movie critics, the one that you will want to re-play 5 years later.  but thats just my opinion and my opinion means jackshit to uncharted fans

Crash bandicoot i can play anytime , its always fun to replay the levels, trying to get all the boxes, beat the record times, and find the hidden rooms , but thats just my opinion and my opinion means jackshit to uncharted fans

Jak and Daxter is also fun, its easy to get into , for casual and also deep and rewarding ,like have extra missions outside the main storyline, for the ones who are planning of 100% it, its in my opinion their best game yet, but thats just my opinion and my opinion means jackshit to uncharted fans

Uncharted on the other hand, once you finish it once you did everything there is to do (outside multiplayer), it feels like a huge tutorial , exactly like FFXIII and Battlefield 3 and also Call of Duty, but thats just my opinion and my opinion means jackshit to uncharted fans

i doubt this one is going to be different from Uncharted, but i have doubts , but who gives a fuck about my opinion anyways ?