Uncharted 2 teaser trailer was rendered in real-time

Posted Dec 3, 2008 at 10:26AM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: Naughty Dog
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It's rare that a 30-second teaser trailer could create as much buzz as Uncharted 2's did. In case you were wondering, yes, the video was rendered in real-time. No fancy-shmancy pre-rendering here. This was confirmed by Naughty Dog's Lead Character Artist Richard Diamant.

So what's the big deal you ask? The big deal is that this means the whole game will be as beautifully rendered as this:



And just to underline the matter, Diamant further explains:

The in game models are the exact same models that are used in the cutscenes. They also use the exact same textures. There really is no difference between them at all.


The only difference between the cutscenes and in game is a little higher quality lighting and shadowing. Hopefully not too noticeably different. We really wanted to keep the players immersed as much as possible. This meant using the same assets across the board.


We should expect to see more of the game this December 14, when Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be "officially unveiled" at Spike TV's 2008 Video Game Awards.

Via Gamezine

 
 
 

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by 93pauott - 2008-12-03 09:07
» .

THAT IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!

by NarooN - 2008-12-03 09:52
» insane? i think not.

With a game like Killzone 2 being rendered in 1080i NATIVE Res, even after I played the beta, that seems impossible but it's really awesome.



Also recall how Insomniac stated earlier that Uncharted 1 only used 30-40% of the system's strength. Well, here's some proof.



Btw, I thought it was a CGI cutscene when I saw it a few days ago.

by Shatterdome - 2008-12-03 11:08
» ...

Yeah this is cool...



I pretty much expect this now, so I had no doubts it was in-game...plus I think Sony learned it's leason about announcing games with CG...



It should be really good, the first game was not ground breaking, but did alot of really nice small touches you didn't/don't see in most games (like a variable wind that blew grass/branches differently, instead of a steady swaying)



It will be good to see more of the game, but it will interesting to see how much further they push the PS3 with the studios 2nd titles..

by platon - 2008-12-04 04:18
» pretty impressive

Especially for the snow, that really moves with the feets of the character and when he fall on the snow. That's really well done.

by Brant - 2008-12-04 04:45
» Uncharted 1

Is one of the reasons I really want a PS3 and this just adds to it.

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