Unless U1 was made in a year...go figure

rainslacker

Gears realistic look is also a product of the industry maturing and leaning onto more realistic aesthetics and experiences. Yes, I'm aware about Uncharted beginnings. however, it was not gears that changed how it looked. When that guy said Xbox shooters, they didn't exactly mean Gears, It could have been COD or even Halo, which looked realistic. Xbox was pushing shooters before the 360 was a thing. Naughty Dog was also aware of the industry changing, and that is why Jak 2 went through lots of changes

''Gears of War was first shown as an unnamed exclusive for the Xbox 360 in a behind-closed-doors presentation by Epic Games at the 2005 Game Developers Conference.''

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

As for Uncharted:
'' ...although termed as 'stylized realism'.[5] Inspiration was drawn from various sources in the action and adventure genres: pulp magazines, movie serials, and more contemporary titles like Indiana Jones and National Treasure.'' ''A platforming segment, showing Nathan attempting to scale the outer walls of the Fortress. The game was first unveiled at E3 2006.''

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

U1 came a year after Gears of War. Neither devs were aware of their projects. How could ND quickly change the outlook of the game in a year? This was pure coincidental. They have congratulated themselves for their success as well: Epic when U2 and TLOU were released, and ND when Gears 3 was released.

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@immaalwaysright

What you don't know is that both games took the cover shooting from KillSwitch and improved it. Like I said, both games were pure coincidental. To change Uncharted from a fantasy to a realistic look is something that doesn't take a year or two. They had to scrap everything and start from zero. Also the Engine was new and thus they had a lot of fustrated employees that left the studio.

Go figure that the 360 is only 2 years older than Uncharted 1 and yet in between those 2 years, it seems that some gritty xbox shooters success made ND turn their fantasy game into a shooter through Sony's agency. Of course that ND didn't have those 2 years of development time because those successful shooters had to be released 1st and be a commercial success to influence Uncharted.

So, was Uncharted 1 fully developed in what? 1.5 or 1.3 years, maybe 1.2 years... or they already had assets from their fantasy game and used them on Uncharted? I don't know. What I know is that Uncharted shooting mechanics and cover system are eerily similar to those that we find in Gears of War and that Uncharted that was supposed to be a fantasy game ended up being a TPS action adventure game because Sony saw how successful shooters were on the 360 (former ND employee words).

The shooting mechanics and cover aren't "eerily similar" at all. Gears did that CNN shakey cam running shooting with slider reloads, can't jump, more of an over the shoulder RE4 feel. 007 Everything or Nothing from PS2 is a MUCH better example of the kinda cover shooting, melee, vehicle parts seen in Uncharted.

They didnt make UC1 in less than a year either. The conspiracy theories here are asinine. Game first showed up in magazines with a pic from the first shootout outside by the pillars, with the tag 'Untitled', the previous calender year. Took 2 years to make as per wiki. Puts it at 2005.

LMFAO!!!! @ alwayswrong... You try too hard brother. Nowhere in that link did they mention Gears they said "gritty shooters"..... Lol soooo you saying uncharted was made in a year?

XiKurapikaKurta

What I know is that Chris Esaki was the lead designer of Killswitch and was also the man responsible for Gears of war cover system. Gears is in a sense a spiritual successor to killswitch.

Also, aside from Halo the original Xbox didn't really have shooters that were a massive success so I have to ask, which were those shooters from the original Xbox had that made Sony feel the pressure to make their teams make games more realistic when the PS2 was easily outselling both the Xbox and GC combined.

Also yes, I think that is possible for ND to implement shooting mechanics and cover system in a year considering that Uncharted 2 was released in October 2009 (less than 2 years of development) and was a vast improvement in ALL departments compared to the 1st Uncharted.

@ Trouble trouble

Are you saying that Uncharted cover system and shooting mechanics resemble more that 007 game over gears?

Why does no one give WinBack credit for cover shooting? The entire game was based around it. and was 4 yrs before killswitch