The multiplayer beta for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has just wrapped up. Did you play it?
We’re especially keen to hear from the 150 Kotaku AU readers who won the opportunity to sample the new multiplayer mode in Naughty Dog’s PS3 actioner.
What did you think?
Is the multiplayer a good addition to the series?
How does it compare to other third-person shooters?
Does it feel distinctly Uncharted?
Has it made you more or less interested in picking up the final game later this year?
DeeK
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 1:37 AMDefinitely enjoyed it. I’m not usually a shooter multiplayer person; generally prefer the single game. I had a surprising amount of fun playing deathmatch and plunder.
I was always going to get the game. When I do, I’ll be using MP mode more often than I normally do. I loved throwing the grenade into the path of an opponent, and watching them walk right into the trap. Also loved sneaking behind someone, and doing the old neck twist.
Only complaint was the cover system. I often tried to get cover behind some object, only for my character to hide on the wrong side. Then I’d try to break cover, only for the character to move to another object and hide. Annoying.
BenBen78
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 7:29 AMHated the multiplayer. A lot.
Maps were not only way too small, but pretty much just square boxes with no interesting areas.
The depth of field blur is annoying when aiming because one minute you’re looking at an enemy clear as day, then when he moves, your screen doesn’t know where to focus and often blurs the wrong depth.
The single player game looks like game of the year material but I think they need to seriously work on the multiplayer if they want people to continue playing it when stuff like Battlefield and Modern Warfare 2 is out.
Blenny
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 11:48 PMReally enjoyed the beta, thanks for the code Kotaku!
The adverserial game modes were fun. To me it had a sort of “back to basics” feel about it which was refreshing and I really quite enjoyed. And it still felt like Uncharted to me. Hopefully ships with a fair few maps (and maybe additonal modes?) though, because after a month the same two modes on the same two maps was starting to drag.
The co-op was a lot of fun, but from such a sort section it was hard to really judge. The bad guys always seemed to spawn in the same spots though(except for a couple of mini-boss types), so it quickly became a bit predictable. Unless the co-op is quite long or has a lot of scenarios, it could get stale quickly unless they mix it up a little. And that would be a real shame, ‘caus the co-op seems pretty solid.
Still needs some polish, and there were quite a few bugs, but that’s what betas are for, right?
I did think the net code was really good though. Normally when I’m stuck in US based games they’re unplayable and I just give up. But for me the beta still worked fine.