If you're not swept away by the slick editing, exciting heroics and rousing score in this Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception launch trailer, we've got a different kind of commercial for you. It's never too late to pull Harrison Ford from the fridge for a bit of awkward celebrity endorsement.
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception launch trailer (plus: Harrison Ford?)
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
on Oct 19th 2011 8:30AM
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If you're not swept away by the slick editing, exciting heroics and rousing score in this Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception launch trailer, we've got a different kind of commercial for you. It's never too late to pull Harrison Ford from the fridge for a bit of awkward celebrity endorsement.
Reader Comments (70)
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 8:38AM Jay Z said
Another classic from Naughty Dog.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 8:48AM foxhound said
As if I needed more encouragement.
I already threw you my last paycheck, NaughtyDog! :O
I already threw you my last paycheck, NaughtyDog! :O
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 8:52AM abnerayag said
looks great but seems more of the same of uncharted 2. not that it's a bad thing though as i liked uncharted2 much better than 1.
also harrison ford? playing games? oh right indiana jones reference.
also harrison ford? playing games? oh right indiana jones reference.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 10:29AM (Unverified) said
@abnerayag Eh it looks alot better,everything looks awesome Uc2 their were areas that looked great and some that wasn't quite as good.Can't wait till this sucker is out.
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Posted: Oct 19th 2011 2:02PM (Unverified) said
@damnreds That because that's how a lot of people pronounce it in Actual Japan™. :P
In fact, that brief blip of katakana they have before they show the gameplay footage full-screen says スゲェ。 which (if your OS/browser/Joystiq doesn't support UTF) romanizes to "sugee." (The second 'e' just makes it a long "eh" sound, not an english "ee" like in "free.")
So he was right. :)
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In fact, that brief blip of katakana they have before they show the gameplay footage full-screen says スゲェ。 which (if your OS/browser/Joystiq doesn't support UTF) romanizes to "sugee." (The second 'e' just makes it a long "eh" sound, not an english "ee" like in "free.")
So he was right. :)
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 8:57AM bamb0ostick said
Okay I'm going to say it... That Harrison Ford commercial was pretty bad. I feel like they really wasted a really good opportunity to tie between Ford's famous character role and this awesome franchise. But then again this clearly looks like they just edited in any footage of a game into this scene of him "gaming."
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:59AM aristokrat said
@bamb0ostick
Yeah, something like:
"That's not how you do it. That's not how you do that either. Woah, that's a good trick there, I'll have to remember that..."
All while wearing an Indy-esque cowboy hat/stetson thingie.
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Yeah, something like:
"That's not how you do it. That's not how you do that either. Woah, that's a good trick there, I'll have to remember that..."
All while wearing an Indy-esque cowboy hat/stetson thingie.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 11:50AM jukeboxzer0 said
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 4:26PM kentuckyfried said
@bamb0ostick
Too bad the uc3 video game footage didn't have snakes...
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Too bad the uc3 video game footage didn't have snakes...
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 8:22PM aristokrat said
@Maddux
My apologies, but I tried to make it obvious that there was uncertainty in my naming. I normally associate fedoras as being linen hats worn by swarthy bond villains, but I suppose that definition is a little limiting.
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My apologies, but I tried to make it obvious that there was uncertainty in my naming. I normally associate fedoras as being linen hats worn by swarthy bond villains, but I suppose that definition is a little limiting.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 8:58PM bamb0ostick said
@kentuckyfried Wow, thank you for showing me this. It's a shame what was lost in a 30 second commercial when they gave him so much time with the game. I know when to admit I was wrong and if anyone deserves an early copy of the game it would be Harrison Ford.
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Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:02AM bugzz89 said
HOLY shjt !!!!!! my eye's just nutted all over my screen.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:05AM vmenge said
:O
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:09AM EliminatorZigma said
Anyone notice the context melee Drake did?
"Hold this"
*throws gun at enemy*
*punches enemy's lights out while they're stunned*
This is gonna be GOOD.
"Hold this"
*throws gun at enemy*
*punches enemy's lights out while they're stunned*
This is gonna be GOOD.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 12:04PM foxhound said
@EliminatorZigma
Kinda reminds me of the commercial from the first game, where he was trying to sneak through an enemy encampment... and his phone went off, alerting everyone. So he threw his(satellite?)phone at the guy and began attacking from there.
Granted, that scene wasn't in the final product of the game, but the series definitely had its crazy moments to make up for it.
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Kinda reminds me of the commercial from the first game, where he was trying to sneak through an enemy encampment... and his phone went off, alerting everyone. So he threw his(satellite?)phone at the guy and began attacking from there.
Granted, that scene wasn't in the final product of the game, but the series definitely had its crazy moments to make up for it.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:11AM Sift said
Ford, turn your controller on, it might help you bro.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:46AM ChaseHammerJ said
@Sift
haha thats awesome. Maybe in Japan they dont use batteries...
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haha thats awesome. Maybe in Japan they dont use batteries...
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:59AM aristokrat said
@Sift
He's probably so high it wouldn't really make a difference.
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He's probably so high it wouldn't really make a difference.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 10:38AM SteveoftheGods said
@Sift and why was he pressing the triangle button?
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Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:18AM GravyWeasel said
My dear lord.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:19AM ShadowXIII said
Holy hell...
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:23AM ilduce620 said
Jesus, Naughty Dog knows how to make a trailer. Soooooooo hott.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:23AM jpxdude said
The must have paid him quite a lot, last I heard, Harrison Ford didn't really care about video games:
"With the CGI, suddenly there's a thousand enemies instead of six - the army goes off into the horizon. You don't need that. The audience loses its relationship with the threat on the screen. That's something that's consistently happening and it makes these movies like video games and that's a soulless enterprise. It's all kinetics without emotion." - Harrison Ford
"With the CGI, suddenly there's a thousand enemies instead of six - the army goes off into the horizon. You don't need that. The audience loses its relationship with the threat on the screen. That's something that's consistently happening and it makes these movies like video games and that's a soulless enterprise. It's all kinetics without emotion." - Harrison Ford
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:39AM KirbyCommando said
@jpxdude
Well he obviously never played uncharted
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Well he obviously never played uncharted
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 3:38PM Deadpool said
@jpxdude
You're kinda reading it out of context. When he says "soulless enterprise" he means you're not dealing with anything alive. Nothing human that you can attach to. In a movie, if you know something is CGI then you can't get as attached to the character. For example...Jar Jar Binks. Enough said.
The best example I can think of is at the beginning of the movie Thor. Where the Asgardians fight the Frost Giants on Earth. That short scene was everything Harrison Ford was talking about. Even though it was a needed scene for exposition, it was the most forgettable scene in the entire movie. In fact, the only Frost Giant anyone could really remember was king Laufey, because he was the only one that wasn't CGI out of the entire world of CGI characters.
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You're kinda reading it out of context. When he says "soulless enterprise" he means you're not dealing with anything alive. Nothing human that you can attach to. In a movie, if you know something is CGI then you can't get as attached to the character. For example...Jar Jar Binks. Enough said.
The best example I can think of is at the beginning of the movie Thor. Where the Asgardians fight the Frost Giants on Earth. That short scene was everything Harrison Ford was talking about. Even though it was a needed scene for exposition, it was the most forgettable scene in the entire movie. In fact, the only Frost Giant anyone could really remember was king Laufey, because he was the only one that wasn't CGI out of the entire world of CGI characters.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:33AM (Unverified) said
Completely awesome. Too bad this commercial won't show up in the US.
Naysayers can go to hell. Go back to playing the "deep and immersive" Gears 3 storyline. LMAO!
Naysayers can go to hell. Go back to playing the "deep and immersive" Gears 3 storyline. LMAO!
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:38AM GeraltRivia said
@(Unverified) Who said Gears 3 story was deep or imnersive?
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Posted: Oct 19th 2011 10:00AM (Unverified) said
@GeraltRivia About 75+% of the game blog reviewers.
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Posted: Oct 19th 2011 11:07AM (Unverified) said
@Deep sea tuna I can smell you voting me down a-hole. I'm laughing at your stupid ass.
It's hilarious that anytime someone speaks the truth about the Xbox or mildly critiques it, they get down voted. What a sad lot of schmucks.
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It's hilarious that anytime someone speaks the truth about the Xbox or mildly critiques it, they get down voted. What a sad lot of schmucks.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 12:35PM WiredKnight said
@(Unverified)
Except you weren't critiquing the Xbox were you? You made one lame remark about Gears and then act surprised or offended that a few people decide to defend what they genuinely enjoy. And then you "justify" it by claiming you're "speaking the truth," and go so far as to insult the people who call you on it.
Fanboys like you need to shut the hell up and stop making the rest of us PS3 gamers look bad.
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Except you weren't critiquing the Xbox were you? You made one lame remark about Gears and then act surprised or offended that a few people decide to defend what they genuinely enjoy. And then you "justify" it by claiming you're "speaking the truth," and go so far as to insult the people who call you on it.
Fanboys like you need to shut the hell up and stop making the rest of us PS3 gamers look bad.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 3:33PM killerjuice said
@(Unverified)
Honestly, it's way funnier to see someone stupid who thinks they're enlightened and knows "the truth" than to see an actually stupid person.
You're not getting downvoted for "critiquing the xbox," you're getting downvoted for thinking you're smart, when you really aren't.
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Honestly, it's way funnier to see someone stupid who thinks they're enlightened and knows "the truth" than to see an actually stupid person.
You're not getting downvoted for "critiquing the xbox," you're getting downvoted for thinking you're smart, when you really aren't.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 4:28PM kentuckyfried said
@(Unverified)
We're not allowed to speak badly about Microsoft or the 360 without getting downvoted.
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We're not allowed to speak badly about Microsoft or the 360 without getting downvoted.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:42AM KirbyCommando said
I honestly believe this may well be the best game ever. I may just be buying into the hype, buuuut... PREORDER!
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:46AM ChaseHammerJ said
I wasnt excited about UC3 at all really, i didnt like UC1, loved UC2 but after seeing this trailer Im sold.
dang cant wait to play.
dang cant wait to play.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 9:52AM Platoesq said
My PS3 recently suffered the YLOD, but I've got the Uncharted3 320gb bundle on pre-order... Can't wait!!! The Harrison Ford commercial was bad. 'Nuff said.
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 2:43PM scratchh said
@Platoesq
I'm debating that as well.
My 60GB launch system got YLOD on sunday. Debating getting the uncharted 3 bundle, or waiting till black friday to get a cheaper 160 GB bundle with other games (and getting this separately too, obviously). I already upgraded my old system to a 320 GB HDD ages ago, so no need to pay for the larger drive... but if I got the uncharted bundle then I could play it (and other games) sooner!
Decisions....
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I'm debating that as well.
My 60GB launch system got YLOD on sunday. Debating getting the uncharted 3 bundle, or waiting till black friday to get a cheaper 160 GB bundle with other games (and getting this separately too, obviously). I already upgraded my old system to a 320 GB HDD ages ago, so no need to pay for the larger drive... but if I got the uncharted bundle then I could play it (and other games) sooner!
Decisions....
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 11:06AM mattand said
Instead of Harrison Ford, maybe Sony should have dressed a piece of beef jerky in a leather jacket and placed it on the couch, next to a bullwhip and PS3 controller.
The jerky at least would have pretended it gave more of a shit.
The jerky at least would have pretended it gave more of a shit.
