It’s been over a year since I posted anything here… but it’s time to change that. I’m resurfacing from working on Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which comes out on October 13. Since I got into the industry I wanted to finish a game that’ll average over 90% in its reviews. Looks like I’m getting my wish. 
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/uncharted2amongthieves
So Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune has broken a million in sales worldwide. It’s crazy to think that there are at least that many people out there playing our little adventure game. What’s even crazier is reading this blog entry from a childhood idol of mine:
http://www.doublefine.com/news.php/site/half_tuck_is_the_new_mullett/
Pretty damn funny, Tim! Everyone at Naughty Dog is now back from vacation and our next project is starting to gather steam – which I can’t talk about quite yet.
I played and finished Mario Galaxy. After working on Uncharted for two years it was nice to play something that is not constrained by reality or story. Just like most of the reviews have been saying, this game felt like a return to form for Mario. I loved the tight focus of each level (except for the swimming sections – is there any game that has fun swimming?)
Well our game is about to hit the shelves and it’s getting some pretty cool reviews:
Gamespy (4.5/5.0)
IGN (9.1/10.0)
Eurogamer (9/10)
It is such a badass-rewarding-awesome feeling to work on something for so hard and so long and then to see it pay off. Now it’s time for vacation, baby.
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I did an interview for Uncharted for a New Zealand newspaper. They’ve posted the interview online. Check it out:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/thepress/4221843a24225.html
The game is pretty much done. We’re just putting the final bug fixes and tuning parameters now.
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Haven’t posted in a while. I’ve was in a dark place called videogame crunch. We’ve been putting the finishing touches on Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and the game is really turning out to be something special. I wrote a short article about level-design for the Uncharted website. Check it out here and then click on “TECHNOLOGY” at the bottom.
-Neil
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Sony held it’s Gamer’s Day this week where they showed a bunch of their titles to the public. Our very own Uncharted was shown as well. We’ve been working very hard to get the game to this point and it’s great to see the reception it is getting. This will be my first project at Naughty Dog since I made the switch from programming to design and I couldn’t wish for a better one. Here’s some of the coverage:
And now back to the crunch to finish the best Naughty Dog game ever.
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