Solid_Snake4RD on 17 May 2009
After watching the 5 min gameplay of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, I have been left speechless, I hear this is a common symptom with most PS3 exclusives of late, but this has taken it too far, the game looks incredible, so incredible...nothing else on consoles matches it.
The detail in the character models, faces, environments, explosions, lighting and animations are absolutely fantastic, I have to give special recognition to just how crisp the textures of this game look, I think the secret to the uniquely crisp textures are the fact that they are hand-painted!
For those of you that haven't seen it, you need to go watch this footage, it's stunning in every sense of the word, and if this is the level of visual fidelity we can come to expect from every level in the game, I can't wait to see gameplay of some snowy areas.
From loads of insider sources I'm in contact with, they are stating that Nathan Drakes character model alone contains more detail than in some other games environments. various shaders have been applied to his body, and an even more improved expression engine has been used to craft characters organic facial expressions with great care.
No other game comes close to the level of perfection in this games visuals, the character models look fantastic and environmental detail is out of this world, Gears who? It's Uncharted all the way baby!
http://www.badassgamerblog.com/2009/05/uncharted-2-visuals-blows-away-all.html
