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Naughty Dog is one of a handful of cases where a company becomes a pet developer for a particular console manufacturer, a position that comes with massive risk, but also incredible advantages in terms of resources, access, information, and publisher leeway. Pretty much all the other examples of this approach to development working well come from Nintendo, where there's a lot more done in-house, and there are decades-long professional setups doing this, most prominently HAL Labs.
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I don't have much to say about unwinnable bosses, but I did notice this native american statue guy. Another holdover/reference? to the Last of Us:  I dunno the significance but they sure do love that statue I guess?
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Sep 9, 2016 23:14
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Veotax posted:They were brought by a megapublisher, they're owned by Sony. Sony isn't EA, Ubi, or Activision tho. for one thing, Sony probably understands the idea of "These guys make games that sells consoles for us" I mean, poo poo, the number of PS4s we unloaded because of the Last of Us HD re-release was staggering at times (We had two bundles when I still worked at Target. the GTA V one and The Last Of Us. I would always recommend the latter)
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Sep 9, 2016 23:22
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Action Shakespeare posted:I don't have much to say about unwinnable bosses, but I did notice this native american statue guy. It was likely easy to retexture and reuse. Not to mention it looks pretty natural in the mansion, so yay for clever asset reuse more than anything else.
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Sep 9, 2016 23:43
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When you were sneaking in the grass for some reason I was imagining Drake as a pokemon. I didn't sleep well last night so that may or may not be completely sane... at least probably less than the normal baseline incomplete sanity.
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Sep 10, 2016 03:26
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You cut the last seconds of that cutscene, which are the best part...
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Sep 10, 2016 04:33
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Chip missed it, but around 9:15 in the second video you can hear cars roaring off. In that position you can see the front of the estate, and you can see all the sports cars parked in front speeding away.
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Sep 10, 2016 16:30
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Action Shakespeare posted:I don't have much to say about unwinnable bosses, but I did notice this native american statue guy. More like Naughty Dog has a thing for Tootsie Roll Pops.
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Sep 10, 2016 17:50
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Scotland doesn't have nice weather ever sully you liar
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Sep 10, 2016 18:32
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Little_wh0re posted:Scotland doesn't have nice weather ever sully you liar Nice for Scotland, anyway. Only half the sheep have died of depression.
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Sep 10, 2016 19:32
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Bruceski posted:Nice for Scotland, anyway. Only half the sheep have died of depression. That's only because the other half was too drunk and missed the cliff they were going to hurl themselves off of.
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Sep 10, 2016 19:56
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At least they're not going to Wales!
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Sep 10, 2016 20:33
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Galaga Galaxian posted:At least they're not going to Wales! I don't think anyone ever actually goes to Wales. They're just led astray because they accidentally sneeze when they ask for directions
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Sep 10, 2016 21:08
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Mr. Highway posted:More like Naughty Dog has a thing for Tootsie Roll Pops. Real missed opportunity not having him point to some kind of star shaped object tbh
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Sep 10, 2016 21:42
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Little_wh0re posted:Scotland doesn't have nice weather ever sully you liar Rain is nice 
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Sep 10, 2016 22:36
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Thread got me unexected when the 120 something new messages weren't about the Laura Bailey voicing a black woman when Naugty Dog could have hired someone more fitting but Nadine being a scripted fight. I guess since Drake has to end out the window by the end of it the player could just run away immeditaly when the fight began. Those guns could choke a grizzly
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Sep 11, 2016 02:39
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Sinners Sandwich posted:Thread got me unexected when the 120 something new messages weren't about the Laura Bailey voicing a black woman when Naugty Dog could have hired someone more fitting but Nadine being a scripted fight.
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Sep 11, 2016 02:54
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There was some concept art in Uncharted 1 that showed some of the possible looks Elena might have had. One of those images looks an awful lot like Nadine, so maybe they re-used the idea. Edit: My mistake. It was Uncharted 2 and the images were potential looks for Chloe Frazer. Quiet Python fucked around with this message at 03:07 on Sep 11, 2016 |
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Sep 11, 2016 02:57
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This reminds me: are all windows in the Uncharted universe made out of sugar glass? Or is Nate's face completely impervious to lacerations at this stage of his life?
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Sep 11, 2016 03:11
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His flesh is just one large human-shaped callus at this point.
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Sep 11, 2016 03:15
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CJacobs posted:His flesh is just one large human-shaped callus at this point. Ew.
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Sep 11, 2016 03:27
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Can you imagine being covered in so much callous that bullets wouldn't even draw blood
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Sep 11, 2016 04:11
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Drake is basically a walking leather handbag at this point. Elena has gotten used to the feeling of sandpaper when they cuddle. edit: But it seems that won't be a problem anymore pretty soon, considering Drake is about to be single again!
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Sep 11, 2016 04:15
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achillesforever6 posted:Well the story is that Nadine was originally a White South African, but they changed her to black and liked the look and since Laura was already doing mocap and VAing for it they decided to keep rolling with it. If Cree Summer can voice a white-skinned Brazilian Princess from a hidden Roman-descended lost civilization (thank you, X-men Legends...), then Laura Bailey can do the opposite.
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Sep 11, 2016 04:18
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achillesforever6 posted:Well the story is that Nadine was originally a White South African, but they changed her to black and liked the look and since Laura was already doing mocap and VAing for it they decided to keep rolling with it. From what I remember, they actually hadn't decided at all on the appearance for Nadine when she was cast. It was only after they had already hired their favorite audition that they decided on a black character, and you can't exactly go up to the person you hired and go "Sorry, we really liked you and were about to pay you but we decided that your voice isn't black enough." For what it's worth, the IMDB voice cast list shows that they hired a rather diverse cast outside the handful of main characters.
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Sep 11, 2016 15:17
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Even though its been a few days since I watched the last update but GOD Sully's facial expressions are amazing
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Sep 11, 2016 15:21
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SorataYuy posted:If Cree Summer can voice a white-skinned Brazilian Princess from a hidden Roman-descended lost civilization (thank you, X-men Legends...), then Laura Bailey can do the opposite. Don't do this thing.
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Sep 11, 2016 16:45
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Completely unrelated, but I do find it kinda funny how all the treasures are just a bunch of pots and vases save for like two which are a weird snail shell thing that looks like a bugle. And then way later, you just find a katar lying around in the middle of nowhere.
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Sep 11, 2016 18:23
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Dragonatrix posted:Completely unrelated, but I do find it kinda funny how all the treasures are just a bunch of pots and vases save for like two which are a weird snail shell thing that looks like a bugle. And then way later, you just find a katar lying around in the middle of nowhere. That was some guys hidden Katar for a rainy day
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Sep 11, 2016 18:50
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Add me to the pile of people drooling over how good this game looks. Watching the last update I'd freak out over some random little detail every five seconds or so, so my viewing experience was: ohmygosh ocean birds car look at that suit look at that clock fancy-swirly-junk-at-the-bottom-of-pillars ice sculptures statues bricks nadine's guns holy scones look at sully's skiiiiin hooray punch dagger, etc I like this game a lot so far, and I liked the little fight with Nadine. It was short enough that it felt like it didn't interrupt the flow of the escape sequence, but also gave a little break from the stealth/climbing section. I'm probably also biased cause I think Nadine's pretty cool. Also, I was supposed to write an assignment this Saturday and instead I watched six and a half hours of Gex.
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Sep 11, 2016 21:01
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A really cool thing about this game is the way it compulsively avoids load screens even after simultaneously getting rid of the old games' best way of hiding them, pre-rendered movies. When the game does a scene transition, especially one of those fancy wipes, it has to load both areas at the same time. It's really impressive. The game looks amazing even without needing to do pre-rendered scenes, too, so it's all win.
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Sep 11, 2016 21:07
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Here's a depressing story about humanity related to that sceneKotaku posted:You’ve said in the past that you’ve been influenced by Anita Sarkeesian’s Feminist Frequency videos and the larger conversation about diversity and representation in games. How did that affect Uncharted 4? Edited some spoiler parts but that's the gist of it.
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Sep 12, 2016 00:57
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God I hate people sometimes; wonder how long until things like this become non issues.
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Sep 12, 2016 01:07
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JesterOfAmerica posted:God I hate people sometimes; wonder how long until things like this become non issues. Never. MRAs/MGTOWs will always be a thing, unfortunately. Because being a macho rear end in a top hat is still preferable to seeing a therapist when you've had a horrible relationship, socially speaking.
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Sep 12, 2016 01:51
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^runs out of Naughty Dog studios screaming what a bunch of goddamn hippies they are after playtesting Drake throwing his soda into the recycling bin*
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Sep 12, 2016 01:55
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JesterOfAmerica posted:God I hate people sometimes; wonder how long until things like this become non issues. *pulls out an id card with Sweet Summer Child written on it* sorry sir, you dropped this a little ways back
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Sep 12, 2016 02:07
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EDIT: Wrong thread. I started watching the LP, when my fiance surprised me by going halfsies on a new PS4. So....I kinda beat the game after watching one episode of the LP. This is going to be a fun ride, yall.
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Sep 12, 2016 02:14
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Tae posted:Here's a depressing story about humanity related to that scene This reminds me of something I remember reading about the Saint's Row series, and how they had to remove female police officers from the third game because the testers felt uncomfortable killing them. Like, how can you be so unaware of your sexist viewpoints?
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Sep 12, 2016 03:33
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Sinners Sandwich posted:runs out of Naughty Dog studios screaming what a bunch of goddamn hippies they are after playtesting Drake throwing his soda into the recycling bin* It must have been a nightmare for them to hear Sully say he was a vegan, even in jest.
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White Coke posted:It must have been a nightmare for them to hear Sully say he was a vegan, even in jest. Imagine the slightly shrill, manic laughter as the punchline drops and wave after wave of sheer relief wash over the sweating bro
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