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Update: A new, online version of the Edge interview has just been published, which chops up and explains Druckmann's quote in a different light: that staff are merely disappointed when the praise lavished on the studio's output focuses on its cinematic flair.

The full, unedited version of the quote from the print version of the interview is below:

"We're trying to say something about human beings and how they exist. Not necessarily just in this setting, but in every setting. We try so hard at Naughty Dog to push things and then games come out that are fun and exciting and get visceral things right, but to read in interviews that they have an amazing story is disheartening to us because we work so hard at it. We really hope we can raise the bar."

Original story: Naughty Dog finds it "disheartening" when games "that are fun and exciting and get visceral things right" are praised by reviewers for having an "amazing" story.

"We try so hard at Naughty Dog to push things," creative director Neil Druckmann told Edge (thanks, VG247).

"And then games come out that are fun and exciting and get visceral things right, but to read in reviews that they have an amazing story is disheartening to us because we work so hard at it. We really hope we can raise the bar.

"We're trying to say something about human beings," Druckman continued, "and how they exist. Not necessarily just in this setting, but in every setting."

Naughty Dog's next project is post-apocalyptic PS3 exclusive The Last Of Us, which examines the relationship between a pair of survivors.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-01-24-naughty-dog-disheartened-when-other-games-stories-are-easily-branded-amazing

Right feeling, wrong words.

I absolutely agree with him. Video game stories are generally of a horrible standard and have a far way to go. It doesn't help, when overly kind reviewers praise a narrative purely because it manages to make sense lol. I haven't played uncharted 3 but uncharted 2 story was decent, but it was told brilliantly. More games need to step up to the standard!

Well that was far from the smartest thing they've said.

But who are "they". This look taken out of context. He is certinaly not saying that all games on the market have bad story.

Link not working. Either post the link or it didnt happen.

Alot of others games have much better stories than Uncharted series... 1 and 3 were ewaker.. 2 was pretty good but other games are miles ahead such as :

Mass Effect
BioSchok
Skyrim
Batman

I could go on.

Yet Uncharted is amazing!

Furthermore who are "they"

honestly it sounds like someone forgot to put a "dont" and a "the" in there

Here is what is probably was meant to read:

“We’re trying to say something about human beings and how they exist. Now necessarily just in this setting, but in every setting. We try so hard at Naughty Dog to push things and then [ the ] games come out that are fun and exciting and get visceral things right, but to read in reviews that they  [DONT] have an amazing story is disheartening to us because we work so hard at it. We really hope we can raise the bar.” – Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann, speaking in the latest issue of Edge.

Or of course i could be deluding myself

I see you jacked this thread from GAf?

So they think they're the only ones capable of amazing storytelling?

Gees arrogant much ...