E3 2009's crown jewel of trailers: Uncharted 2

by Jem Alexander { Jun 4th 2009 at 5:45AM }

This year's E3 has seen a number of great trailers -- certainly better quality than some from last year -- but this Uncharted 2 trailer definitely sits very high on our list of favorites. If you weren't excited about the game already, you will be once you see this. Just remember, this is a game, not a movie. Honest.

Tags: e3-2009, naughty-dog, trailer, uncharted, uncharted-2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

Killimus @ Jun 4th 2009 5:52AM

Makes me wish I had a PS3 :( Hopefully a pricecut comes for the holidays!

Mr French @ Jun 4th 2009 5:55AM

i second that. that looks unbelievably fun. just plain good ole fashion fun. something about it just makes it feel like it has a pulse you know? like these are actual living breathing people who arent complete stiffs. god ps3 cant drop its price soon enough..

killthemsmithers @ Jun 4th 2009 6:40AM

@Mr French

That's exactly what I thought when I played Uncharted 1.
It reminded me of the golden days, where games were amazingly fun.
Playing Tomb Raider Underworld after Uncharted 1 made me feel sick lol it wasn't fun at all.

I just can't wait for this to come quick enough :-(

Mr Freeze (Rehabilitation FTW) @ Jun 4th 2009 6:55AM

eBay! I got my PS3 3 weeks ago for 265 bucks. Brand new and still in excellent condition. Oh the 80 gig model.

playcrackthesky @ Jun 4th 2009 7:59PM

Loved the first one, will love the second one even more...but I have to say this...

Living in oz, I can tell you, that is the *worst* Australian accent I have ever heard.

ToTheMoon @ Jun 4th 2009 11:12PM

I mean no offense but why does everyone complain about the price of the PS3? It's not that much more than the Xbox 360 and you get wifi included and a bluray player.

I think the real downer for both consoles is the price of the games - heck , I spend over $1000/year on games alone and that is at a rate of 1.5 a month (1 game in month, 2 games the next)...

Benjami @ Jun 4th 2009 5:56AM

Elena!

doc j @ Jun 4th 2009 6:31AM

How awesome was the self-referential banter "Who is she?" "Last year's model" ??

Very awesome? Yes, I think very awesome.

1cc @ Jun 4th 2009 8:29AM

Now if only every game was as well written and with with this kind of top notch Facial Animation and Voice Acting...

I'll be honest. I've always loved the MGS series and I hold a special place for them, but this trailer alone beats MGS in terms of voice acting and facial expressions. I doubt the story's as good, but it always bothered me how MGS had such sucky facial expressions and some of ther actors always seemed a bit too corny when acting (but that might be because of some of the voice acting). Then again, they "act too much" in MGS. It doesn't sound real. But I guess I'm alone in this one. The japanese version does sound great (thou I'd rather play the game in English) but the facial expressions are still lacking.

Uncharted 2 is the kind of game I'd love to just sit back and watch. Why play it? It DOES look like a movie, and I don't have nothing against watching it. It's not my type of action gameplay. Too many "cover" shooters nowadays, and I've never been interested in any of them. Was only interested in the first (which wasn't GoW, but Killswitch), and then never again.

Arnie @ Jun 4th 2009 9:35AM

I believe the facial animations were not drawn but capture using motion-capture. All cut scenes in the game were done so and so were certain repeated actions such as jumps, dodges etc. Making it very realistic. I actually finished the original game just a few days back and I agree this game is really really good.

muir666 @ Jun 4th 2009 10:29AM

You are right they did seem to use motion capture for all repeat movements. I've got the beta and it looks amazing and plays really well but everytime i jump off something its like im trying to jump up to something else with my arms up, even though there is nothing there. But that is the only problem i have with it. and it will probably be different in the game. they wer just saving space in the beta

Night Elve @ Jun 4th 2009 11:01AM

Indeed.

Elena rocks! Glad she is back

Brazen @ Jun 4th 2009 12:24PM

@1cc
Agreed for the most part, even the MGS part (huge MGS fan here).

Just wanted to add, If brilliant facial animation/ voice acting is something you're after right now, I'd recommend giving Half-Life 2 a go if you haven't already. I'd say it's on par with what's in this trailer.

fred.kelch @ Jun 4th 2009 1:36PM

Elena is back!!

The last uncharted was just an awesome game. I'm so looking forward to uncharted. i forgot i have a beta coupon from when i bought uncharted. I'm going to download it now.

TheBrainninja @ Jun 4th 2009 11:17PM

Yeah, for me personally, she's E3's biggest reveal. I was worried, when they were talking about the new chick. Glad Elena didn't get thrown by the wayside.

MaliceMajorE15 @ Jun 4th 2009 5:55AM

brings tears to my eyes everytime i see it. i love uncharted so much.

The Souljourner @ Jun 4th 2009 10:55AM

Hear hear! Uncharted is still the best game on the PS3. Not that there aren't many other good ones, but damn, Uncharted was awesome. The story, the action, the acting, the graphics, the gameplay. So damn polished and so well done. I can't wait for this one, because I know that, unlike almost every other game out there ---

It. Will. Be. Just. As. Good. As. It. Looks.

Cyro @ Jun 5th 2009 1:23AM

Crap. I will have to fix my damm PS3 now. That game is amazing. Im serious when I say The Uncharted series is alone worth owning a PS3.

DAmm stupid blu-ray laser going bad on me. I dont even use the damm thing that much and now its out of warranty and my local shop wants to charge me 130 dolars to fix it.

But I am going to have to.

Cody @ Jun 4th 2009 5:59AM

So far, IMHO this year's E3 has been substantially better than last year's, however Nintendo's conference still leaves something to be desired.

Uncharted 2 looks really good. I really need to rent the first Uncharted and play it....i would have already played it but I haven't had a chance.

deathxrebirth @ Jun 4th 2009 3:20PM

Welll, you have about 6 months to get it and beat it before the second one... but I suggest you do it TODAY.

ToTheMoon @ Jun 4th 2009 11:15PM

I would advise you to get it as well and play it - I loved it. Perfect length, great story, variety and pacing.

This in-game footage looks great and continues the tradition Naughty Dog has started way back when the first Uncharted came out.

Matt0611 @ Jun 4th 2009 6:01AM

Noice.

kingheff1 @ Jun 4th 2009 6:03AM

It's like the Indiana Jones Lucas would have made if he wasn't intent on screwing up his classc franchises. Great stuff.

Roofie @ Jun 4th 2009 6:05AM

I know that this is a game, but most of the video was a movie.

Kola @ Jun 4th 2009 7:57AM

All in game movie, no CGI.

Word is the GT5 trailer also was all in game. If so then thats mighty inpressive.

R3AL1Z3 @ Jun 4th 2009 7:15AM

Ive recently just "invested" in a ps3, after being a long time 360 loyalist, and personally finding myself bored, so to speak, I can comfortably say this;

GTFO!

This game looks amazing in every aspect of the word. If you can honestly look at that gameplay trailer, and cannot discern the gameplay from the TINY cinematic content, then one of two things can be established:

A.) They've achieved their goal of creating a wonderfully engaging and cinematic(zing?) experience.

B.) You, as a "gamer", lack an eye to differentiate said elements from one another.

/360 owner rant

Banman @ Jun 4th 2009 7:34AM

In respond to your post further down...pretty much all of the trailer from the halfway point on was actual gameplay. If you can find some of the other trailers you'll see what I was talking about.

gkwie @ Jun 4th 2009 8:29AM

Watch this roofie: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/extended-warzone-uncharted-2/49328

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-uncharted-2/50504

Both are gameplay.

SoulBlade @ Jun 4th 2009 9:03AM

Roofie - you should look at the Sony Press Conference again - lots of gameplay. Plus some other gameplay trailers were released prior to E3. I encourage you to check them out since they are awesome.

wallywallas @ Jun 4th 2009 1:44PM

Just by checking out Uncharted 1, you can see how amazing the graphics were then, and how fluid and alive the animations were.

And on the beta, it's the same thing if not better.

deathxrebirth @ Jun 4th 2009 3:26PM

One other point is that while it is half cinematic in the trailer, the scenes are GOOD. I mean, sure, anyone can make awesome cutscenes, but there is just something about the ones from Drake's Fortune that I could watch over and over. Just charming.

So bring on the cut scenes I say!

ZENegade @ Jun 4th 2009 6:16AM

The first time I saw this trailer... Well, let's just say that 10 minutes later I was wearing a different pair of pants.

kickit7980 @ Jun 4th 2009 6:30AM

@Roofie

If you played the first Uncharted, there's no CGI. The graphic remained consistent throughout the game. Even if you are watching the movie, it flow right through with real time game play.

Roofie @ Jun 4th 2009 6:41AM

@kickit

Whoa. That's really badass then. Still, I wanted to see more of the gameplay and my comment was more directed at the fact that the majority of it really wasn't the actual game being played (if that makes sense).

I don't own a PS3 yet, but this (along with the first Uncharted, LBP, and Resistance) is going to make it tough not to buy one if there's a price drop.

Cvstos @ Jun 4th 2009 6:18AM

Memo to other companies: THIS is how you make a trailer!

gkwie @ Jun 4th 2009 8:27AM

They should look at inFAMOUS' trailers too. They're awesome

Henry @ Jun 4th 2009 1:29PM

Memo to other companies: THIS is how you make a game!

Game_Playa @ Jun 4th 2009 6:23AM

That looked amazing! I can't wait to see the(this WILL happen) cat fight between Elena and the other girl

MaliceMajorE15 @ Jun 4th 2009 11:44AM

IN THE RAIN!!!!!!

YEAH BABY YEAH!!!!!

and we know uncharted does wet very well indeed!!!

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Jun 4th 2009 6:24AM

Damn thats a good as trailer....

Makes me want this game even more!!!

I hope this Game gets marketed like nothing before!!!

Premature ejaculation man @ Jun 4th 2009 6:45AM

Uncharted 2 gamerfuel CONFIRMED!

:P

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Jun 4th 2009 7:06AM

I've been seeing that inFamous commercial all over the place....seen it on Discovery the other day....they have done a BETTER job of marketing inFamous than they did with Killzone 2 and the PS3 itself!!! Now if they just increase it a LITTLE for Uncharted 2 by playing THAT trailer during Football games and MLB Playoffs then they can REALLY rack up!!!

Dijkie @ Jun 4th 2009 6:44AM

I came.

Tree @ Jun 4th 2009 6:45AM

Wow. some really talented people made that trailer!

rubAdub72 @ Jun 4th 2009 2:32PM

with material as good as Uncharted 2 even my dog would make a kick ass trailer.

Uncharted 1 was the big surprise of the PS3, and still remains one of the best looking, most fun i`d had with games this generation. I just can't believe how much more polished and ambitious the sequel looks.

Naughty Dog = love

phobic99 @ Jun 4th 2009 6:46AM

Simply brilliant.

Ihavepants @ Jun 4th 2009 6:46AM

Whoa, the "Playstation" sound clip at the end sounds horrible.

Ihavepants @ Jun 4th 2009 6:47AM

Awesome trailer though, yeppers.

GiggMan @ Jun 4th 2009 8:31AM

It sounds like a battle cry, like they are ready to get back to their roots.

Daniel @ Jun 4th 2009 9:17AM

That's the ORIGINAL Playstation 1 marketing sounder. I think it's a testament to them getting over themselves and getting back to basics.

The first time I saw the inFamous commercial and heard that old-school sounder, all I could think was "Finally, they "get" it again."

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