Uncharted 3 Beta Going Into Phase 2

Jim Hargreaves 39 Comments

Uncharted fans are in for a double dose of beta goodness later today. Firstly, those who didn’t pre-order inFamous or who aren’t a PlayStation Plus subscriber will finally be able to access the beta file from the Network Store.

Secondly, Naughty Dog are beginning the second phase of the multiplayer preview which substitutes the Three Team Deathmatch for the Team Objective gametype option. Co-op Arena has also been replaced by Co-op Hunter.

Those hoping for a new competitive map will have to wait until July 10th which will see the inclusion of Yemen as well as the Plunder and Co-op Adventure game modes.

Read our hands-on with Uncharted 3 here.

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39 Comments

  1. Ahhh, the new yemen map comes out on my birthday.

    Too bad il be at T in the park working on my hangover for the monday :D

  2. Lovely. The beta keeps going from strength to strength, only a few niggling issues but other than that it’s perfect.

  3. Is it avaailable now on PS Store?

  4. Nice. Looking forward to trying it.

  5. I’m a little disappointed with the beta, preferred Uncharted 2 :(

    • me too, too much health, needs to lower it.

      • Boy you’re telling me. Feels like a whole clip with the AK47.

      • Plus the Spas shotty is pretty lame. 2-3 shots and the person is still alive?!! A person with a pistol and a fast trigger finger would take me down quicker.

      • Yeah, plus the Turrets, why? and the kickbacks seem good, but I’m not really good enough to get a lot of them. and the thing i dislike most is the treasures, I just want to buy customisation, and unlock them through levelling up, not have to collect things. Sadess :(

        Also, i can NEVER find the reload button, so I always run into combat with an empty clip, then die because im reloading :P Why can it not tell me :(

      • Reload is R2, if you still haven’t figured… ;)

      • Ugh, thanks. I’m such an idiot.

  6. Decrease the amount of time it takes to kill someone. AK47 is way to underpowered.

    • I snuck up behind someone and pistoled them in the back of the head, from a melee able distance. They DIDN’T DIE. D:

      • The health is way to high, a full clip on an AK47 didn’t kill a guy and then I die as his team mate killed me.

        If there are 2 enemies, the chance of killing them without reloading is super low!

      • Awayze you need to aim and take cover dude I have an extremely laggy connection but I can still kill two guys with one clip

      • bacon_nuts did you aim or blindfire?

    • no its not dude the damage levels are perfect just the way they are if they decreased the time to kill someone it would take no skill whatsoever and would ruin the platforming and cover mechanics imo

  7. I actually prefer the game when there is more health. It gives people more time to react, hence forcing players to put more effort into their kills. Dropping the health count back in Uncharted 2 was a big mistake IMO.

    • ^This man is correct. Uncharted 2 was good until they dropped the health. No doubt UC3 will end up the same with all the Call of Duty players who are used to quick kills moaning about not being able to kill anyone.

      • My thoughts exactly, and I think this is something Naughty Dog must have realized to the current health count in the multiplayer beta. If anything devs should try and break away and create something completely unique instead of trying to one-up Call of Duty. Sure, there are still a number of influences such as the medal kickbacks, but unique inclusions such as collectible treasures, power plays and cinematic maps puts Uncharted 3 on the next level. Of course, some will disagree; it all comes down to preference at the end of the day.

      • I think they’ve made all the right choices for the UC3 MP, well, atleast mostly. The damage-levels are near perfect and the inclusion of medal-kickbacks, the buddy-system and powerplays is sure to appeal to a lot of people who overlooked the UC2 MP, and is also admittedly quite fun playing with. If that’s not your cup of tea though, there’s the Hardcore playlist which I know I will spend quite some time in, it’s great ND decided to include this.

        As for complaints about the beta, I have very few. My biggest one though is the more clunky feeling of the controls. I’d much prefer the fine and accurate UC2 way of movement over UC3’s more realistic and stylish stumbling way of movement, yes it looks better, but I feel the precision is lost in the process. Linked to this also is the sprinting, which is a totally unnecessary addition. Something that also bothers me is the nerfed grenades, they’re so godawfully slow, and also too powerfull, I loved the UC2 1.05 grenades, a precision tool no doubt. Lastly, the Para 9 is a horrid weapon, shame to see they rendered the classic handgun useless as the FS92 was one of my favourite weapons in UC2. Oh, and the menus doesn’t look like Uncharted at all, they’re in desperate need of a make-over.

        As a whole though, I’m really enjoying the beta and am pleased with the direction ND have taken with their multiplayer. The level-design is brilliant and each game is a joy, especially liking the new treasure-system and all the unlockables that is to come with the full game.
        Can’t wait for the full release.

      • COD players can’t get kills because of the lack of aim assist not necessarily the damage levels imo

    • Amen.

  8. Really hope they will patch it again soon :(, It takes far to long to join a game….

    • I noticed today, its super speed!!!

  9. Slick….

  10. i liked the old co op, it was soooo easy to level up but more importantly it was so much fun.

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