They go through the video and annotate elements relating to the rendering that is used in the game. The talk about textures, lighting and the like. Here is a quote of the introduction:
Naughty Dog's coding pedigree is pretty much beyond compare, so when the company releases first video of its second generation PlayStation 3 title, it deserves some special coverage. We'll make no bones about it - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is probably my favourite game of this generation. The graphics, the gameplay, the technology, the script, the sense of wonder at every new corner - playing this through over Christmas 2008 remains one of a treasured gaming experience.
And despite the arrival of great-looking games like Gears of War 2 and Killzone 2, Uncharted remains a technical marvel that has still yet to be equalled. Until now. Based on the gameplay footage Naughty Dog released last week, the new sequel shows all the signs of being a true generational leap over its predecessor. Lighting has been dramatically improved with a more complex effects and global illumination system, the v-sync screen tear that was the only real issue with the first game is gone - an effort that really must have taken some programming effort (assuming of course, Naughty Dog hasn't got themselves one of these). And that's just the tip of the iceberg. For the full commentary, check out the video below.
The full write-up can be found here with the HD video located here
Follow the read more link for the multiplayer beta article and the videos associated with it.
This article was titled "Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta: First Impressions and Video"
Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves beta went live a few hours ago, and the clock-watching Digital Foundry was amongst the first to download the 1.2GB-sized sampler of what we reckon could well be the most technically impressive game of the year.
There's no time for fancy frame rate graphs, just two sets of hardcore video taken from the beta and displayed here for your pleasure in full high definition. First impressions? It's good. It's very good. We can’t find much to fault with the original Uncharted aside from its lack of v-sync and the resultant screen tearing, and we can confirm that this has been fixed completely for the sequel. While we didn't have time to render FPS graphs, we did run the footage through our frame analyser and across 15 minutes of video, we averaged out at 29.9FPS. Hardcore battle can see a drop from 26-28FPS, but you don't feel it during gameplay, and that's what counts.
The article was accompanied by two great videos here and here
They demo the Co-op mode of the game and the versus (Team Deathmatch or Deathmatch like modes) and concluded with this assuring bit:
So it's all good stuff. The Uncharted 2 beta meets and exceeds my expectations, especially in terms of the co-op mode. But having been spoiled by the new single-player footage revealed at the Sony conference last night, I can't help but hunger for more. Fingers crossed we won't be waiting for too long.
If the last article did not get you excited i hope this one does, otherwise there is not hope for you. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be released on October 13, 2009.
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