Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
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I got mine for $74.99 shipped. Took about a week from placing the order to getting it in hand. Double checking yesasia it still looks they are advertised at $79.99 and there should still be a $5 off coupon code floating around the net somewhere. The also have the white one in stock for those that desire the storm trooper look.
As far as the controller itself, well proportion wise is an exact replica of the 6axis only about 50% or so heavier. Also, probably thanks to the extra weight of the motors, it feels much more sturdy. The 6axis to me feels kinda flimsy in comparison. Anyhoo, all the buttons and triggers feel the same and seem to have the same basic resistance and travel. And in Uncharted it indeed rumbles at all those moments that you would expect, as I've always liked rumble it's definitely nice for me to have it back
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Yep, its only that expensive because of having to import it, and yes, when it comes to the U.S. next year, it will only be $50.
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Well so much that extra cash expense got me, I actually received a defective unit 
. It worked fine for 2 days or so playing F1, Uncharted, AC and CoD4. Then on the 3rd day when after I booted up Uncharted Drake continuously acted like I was holding down the left stick, even though I wasn't touching it or any other button/stick/pad. So I did what you might expect, powered the controller on/off, powered the console on/off, connected it via USB cable, hard rebooted the console and changed the wireless ID a few times. All to no avail though, nothing would shake it free from this annoying behavior. 
Worse still is that whatever perpetual DO loop it had gotten itself into applied to any menu/screen associated with it and would many times preclude recognizing face button commands. So there were times I couldn't turn the damn thing off 'cause the OS wouldn't recognize/get the X button input on the turn controller off selection text. Anyhoo... not that big a deal, just annoying because I was really, really enjoying it. I'm sure it is gonna take like 2 weeks to get it replaced.
Win some, lose some I guess.
. It worked fine for 2 days or so playing F1, Uncharted, AC and CoD4. Then on the 3rd day when after I booted up Uncharted Drake continuously acted like I was holding down the left stick, even though I wasn't touching it or any other button/stick/pad. So I did what you might expect, powered the controller on/off, powered the console on/off, connected it via USB cable, hard rebooted the console and changed the wireless ID a few times. All to no avail though, nothing would shake it free from this annoying behavior. Worse still is that whatever perpetual DO loop it had gotten itself into applied to any menu/screen associated with it and would many times preclude recognizing face button commands. So there were times I couldn't turn the damn thing off 'cause the OS wouldn't recognize/get the X button input on the turn controller off selection text. Anyhoo... not that big a deal, just annoying because I was really, really enjoying it. I'm sure it is gonna take like 2 weeks to get it replaced. Win some, lose some I guess.
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I'm assuming you mean your DS3 and not the PS3?
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Whoops. Yes I did mean the DS3.
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Yeah it may take some effort, but I always have the stop payment trump card should they prove unnecessarily difficult. And I can completely understand the waiting strategy, but sometimes I just can't keep that money from burning a hole in my pocket. This time I'm realizing the consequences, which is kinda annoying. In the grand scheme, no big deal though
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Forgot to mention something, I think I found a bug in the DTS sound mix. It occurs in the Flooded City (or whatever it is called) and manifests as static/popping noises coming out of the front right channel. It only happens for a brief little section of that level and seems to just up and go away after getting through a certain section. I forgot to test the DD mix at the exact same location to see if appeared there too, so I can't clarify any further there. I have with various sources confirmed it is not a problem with my speaker, receiver or PS3.
Anyway this probably does not impact hardly anyone else, I'm guessing most of ya'll with 5.1 systems don't bother to fiddle with the default sound setup, but I just thought I'd throw it out there as a FYI.
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I've downloaded the demo of this game a couple of days ago, and although it's not really the type of game that I'm into, I have to say it really surprised me in a positive way.
For starters, the graphics (even on my 32" SD TV) look much better than all the screenshots I had seen until then, and also because it's fully in portuguese, with very cool voices of real actors that make the translated version very credible. 👍
Also, the overall sceneries are just jawdropping, very next-gen, and the gameplay is easy for beginners and very addictive. If I hadn't bought a game very recently (CoD4), I'd surely get this one.
For starters, the graphics (even on my 32" SD TV) look much better than all the screenshots I had seen until then, and also because it's fully in portuguese, with very cool voices of real actors that make the translated version very credible. 👍
Also, the overall sceneries are just jawdropping, very next-gen, and the gameplay is easy for beginners and very addictive. If I hadn't bought a game very recently (CoD4), I'd surely get this one.
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Yep, its a great one. So, were you born into English or Portuguese? You obviously speak both extremely well.
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This is something I am seeing with games on Blu-Ray. The extra space makes it much easier to add multiple language tracks. I think Heavenly Sword had all seven languages on the same disk.
This is definitely a bonus to both consumers and publishers as the games are region free so they only have to produce one version and then consumers from wherever can get the game in their language, or one they will know.
Of course, how well this is taken advantage of will depend mostly on the developers.
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Yea, I have heavenly sword, and it allows you to pick a language. Although, I dont think that there are 7.
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I had heard seven, but I could be wrong. Or it may give you a choice based on your region. I know they said they couldn't have done it with a DVD.
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Why thanks! But portuguese only, buddy.
My written english is a lot better than my spoken one, because I usually never speak english, other than when my cousin from Canada (hot babe, btw) spends a few days here (about a week or two a year), and now on CoD4, since I got my headset.
I'm actually surprised people understand what I'm saying...
My spoken spanish, french and italian are a lot better.
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Ahh, I gotcha. I lost my headset that I got with Warhawk, so I still havent attempted to get online with a headset yet. Oh well. Haha, I am supposed to be going to michigan for christmas, what was your cousin's number again??
She's got a boyfriend already, but nice try!
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Sorry there Pako, I somehow completely missed your question. Yeah prior to wiggin' out on me it worked GREAT. I was really happy with it. I loved the little extra heft the vib motors bring to the feel of the 6axis. Although heavier it just feels more appropriate to me, if that makes any sense. Also the handles feel more rigid. With my original 6axis I notice that the seams of the handles allow for a little movement of the 2 clam shell halves relative to one another. But with the DS3, they effectively feel like one solid piece of plastic.
Vibration wise it worked just fine. With Uncharted it rumbled at all those times that you would expect it would. I do think I have to agree with other reviews I've seen on the interwebs that claim the vib "power" is a little less than the DS2. So the DS3 doesn't seem to shake quite as vigorously in Uncharted as compared to the DS2 in God of War II, for example. One quick additional note, the cut scenes in Uncharted were not programmed with rumble. No big whoop, but once again another difference between it and something like GoWII or MGSIII (if I remember correctly). I really want to see how it works with F1:CE, alas it may be awhile before I can report back on that one.
guys did you notice a lot better graphics when you go to darker screen settings?
everything looks a lot better and spookier. a lot more detail can bee seen especially when he finds the WWII Uboat in caves its really neat since you need a flashlight to see now. too bad in some caves he does not use one
everything looks a lot better and spookier. a lot more detail can bee seen especially when he finds the WWII Uboat in caves its really neat since you need a flashlight to see now. too bad in some caves he does not use one
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Uncharted Rises on Amazon's Bestsellers List, Gets Some Much Deserved Respect
Published on June 03, 2008 by Matt Swider
Hopefully this will help encourage Naughty Dog to develop future Uncharted games.
Published on June 03, 2008 by Matt Swider
Hopefully this will help encourage Naughty Dog to develop future Uncharted games.
I think they will, I remeber they wanted to create Underwater levels as well other aspects. They said they had the time to create it, but did not wanted to use double layer Blur ray disc for their first huge PS3 game.
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Uncharted is a great game. I loved every minute of it, and while it was kinda short, and not much replay value, I definitely think it redefined the cinematic genre of video games.
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Trophies are out for it now?
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