A brand new video has revealed a ton of thrilling new info on the unique, scrapped model of Uncharted 4 by Amy Hennig. For people who do not know the historical past, Amy Hennig was the author and inventive director of the primary 3 Uncharted video games. She was engaged on a fourth sport for the PS4, however abruptly left the mission in early 2014 and was changed by Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann.
Rumors relating to her departure have circulated for years, however former Naughty Canine worker Gabriel Betancourt not too long ago advised to YouTuber Kiwi Talkz that Hennig’s model of the sport wasn’t assembly inner requirements. Sony reportedly threatened to tug funding from the sport if issues weren’t rotated, and that is when Druckmann and Straley took over. In 2021, Nathan Drake actor Nolan North said that eight months of labor on Uncharted 4 had been thrown out after the change.
For years, followers have questioned what Uncharted 4 would’ve regarded like had Hennig stayed on board. A new video from YouTuber Thekempy reveals a variety of info on the mission, together with modifications to the story, reduce content material, and extra. The overall premise of the story is much like the ultimate product, with Nathan and his associates looking for Henry Avery’s misplaced treasure whereas coping with the return of his long-lost brother. Rafe remained the antagonist, although he would’ve been performed by Alan Tudyk.
Nonetheless, issues get very totally different when it comes to how that story would have truly unfolded. As an example, Charlie Cutter would’ve returned, Sam would’ve been extra of an antagonist than within the unique sport, and gamers would’ve performed as Sully in addition to the legendary pirate, Henry Avery. Maybe the most important change, nevertheless, was that Hennig and her workforce had been exploring a radical overhaul to Uncharted’s gameplay.
Uncharted 1 – 3 had been criticized by some for permitting Nathan Drake to gleefully homicide a bunch of individuals with none regard for his or her lives. The extent of violence felt disconnected from the story and characters, so Hennig got here up with an concept. The workforce was trying to have a extra melee-focused strategy to fight, de-emphasizing the gunplay. That is notable as a result of Uncharted 4’s gunplay is arguably one of the best within the collection, due to the power to fluidly run and gun, in addition to shoot weapons whereas swinging from the grappling hook.
On launch Uncharted 4 offered offered over 2.7 million copies in its first week and went on to win vital acclaim and awards. It is nonetheless fascinating to listen to what the sport might have regarded like and examine and distinction. There is no technique to actually know which model would’ve been higher, as a result of concepts might be nice on paper, however not be executed nicely. Both approach, it is best to completely take a look at Thekempy’s video as it’s a fascinating deep dive into one among gaming’s best “what if?” tales.
Uncharted 4 turned 10 earlier this week, resulting in a variety of retrospective’s about Nathan Drake’s finale. Nonetheless, the story might not truly be over. A number of followers have been speculating that Uncharted 5 is within the works, probably with Nathan Drake’s daughter on the helm. What we do know is that Naughty Canine is actively engaged on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, however additionally it is creating different thriller tasks as nicely.
Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN’s information workforce. He covers all issues leisure, together with gaming, movie, and extra. You will discover him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.
