Uncharted 2 is simply one of the best games ever made!

this game alone was worth buying a ps3 at the time

The atmosphere is simply fantastic in this game...

2:48 Now why would they change that magnificent hair?

If you have a ps4 (or will be picking up a ps3 this holiday) and have never played Drakes 2, you owe it to your self to give it a play. It's probably one of the most polished, most well crafted, truly cinematic(no bullshit) game experiences out there. It's so rare to find a game with both polished gameplay and a compelling story at the same time.

One of my favourite games of all time...too beast for words.

Now THIS is how remasters should be handled if they want my money again.

I just finished it in 2019 It's a masterpiece

I remember I bought this game on a whim. Just got bored one day and downloaded it on my PS3. ...then I played it like 30 times over. This game is an absolute BLAST.

uncharted 2 is the best uncharted ever

One of the best if not the best game ever, Uncharted 2 is a masterpiece of the gaming world.

They should have added uncharted golden abyss aswell.

Dude you quality videos is becoming so fucking great ! Nice Job DigitalFoundry.

I knew about how good bluepoint was the day I played Gow 2 remaster on ps3. Those guys are great ,I think now they deserve they own big project after that collection ,Get to it Sony .

Good thing I never played any Uncharted game by now, looking forward to buy the collection and uncharted 4! they did a great job with this!

Favorite Uncharted Game! Maybe Thief's End will change that.

They fixed Chloe's eyes! That super reflective look on the eyes in Uncharted 2 drove me insane. 4:03

I see they took away the alien eye look of Chloe's eyes

As someone who loved this game when I first got my PS3, I have to say that this game went through quite an amount of changes to graphics with *updates* on the PS3 version. I specifically remember the first sequence, where Nate is on the train, to look different with the way they used lighting. It seemed to be mostly downgrades, or changes in light intensities and locations. I remember being upset that my game looked *worse* after I updated it.

The amount of detail put into the original alone is a real testament to how much commitment Naughty Dog put into their games. The bamboo casting light on the train car is such a small detail that hardly anyone would have noticed, and yet it's still amazing to be there. The original game still looks awesome, but the new version is just incredible.

This is the holy of holiest Uncharted games. Man I can't wait to replay this!

there is something in Uncharted 2 that was missing on it's 2 sequels. satisfying and diverse level. this game always makes you like moving... always want you to be surprised, and the cenimatics has it's own charm that you can't find to it's sequels. they are great games but this one is the definitive Uncharted game.

One of the best games ever. Not trying to compare it with others tho.

Just wondering, +DigitalFoundry, why don't you put PS3 on the left and PS4 on the right?

1:36 nice transition. And 7:00 huge changes to DOF in these cutscenes as well, tied to resolution possibly?

Im receiving my PS4 tomorrow (hopefully) and the first game ill play is uncharted 4... I havent played any uncharted part yet. Is it worth getting the second one after playing the fourth? Or getting the third one after playing the fourth? Whats your opinion about that?

INSANE attention to detail! Awesome!

5:43 is what bothers me about the remaster. No motion blur for pre-rendered cutscenes made the cinematic scenes feel less cinematic… and makes it look “cheap” even. Wish they would have addressed that via firmware update when they said “improved movie quality”.

Got this game when I was 10 or 11 years old when it came out. I'm 18 now. Time goes pretty fast and I seriously miss this game. Had such a good time platinuming it and playing the multiplayer!

Did you intentionally sync the bug with the music at 9:07 ?

Do you guys analyze the ntsc or pal versions of games?

I started with 2. This game is so awesome and so fun to play. Really looking forward for the 3rd

No mp or 4 player co op is the deal breaker

I remember playing this for the first time in middle school,never hearing about it beforehand, and having my mind blown over how amazing it looked. The ps3 version still looks great to this day. I would get the remastered collection for my ps4 but I remember that part with the blue people, fuck that shit!

God of War 3 and Uncharted 2 two of the best and best looking games ever on PS3

A lot of those times where you thought they made new models or went back and improved them, like where an arch is more rounded, I think that is just the "normal mapping" or other geometry shader at work.. It accomplishes the same thing, but I don't think they went back and remodelled all those things and fixed all those things individually.

I'm about to finish it for the God knows what time, been hooked on this franchise since 2012 when I discovered it and up till this day it's the best adventure series ever made.

Best graphic comparison video ever!

amazing how well it holds up

The nathan drake collection games is a 3 games in only 1 disc ?

that train sequence man....

Wow, they really went all out. Looks like this surpasses TLOU Remastered... and it's three whole games included in one package!

I remember going to my distant cousins house for a birthday and coming down and seeing him playing the opening chapter of uncharted 2. Now nearly 10 years later (little late I know) I'm playing Uncharted 2 and I realized I was playing the same thing years later! It was crazy for me.

I would LOVE to see Jak II HD along with Jak's other 2 remastered games given the same video treatment that you've done with the Uncharted trilogy remastered!

great video comparison

I wonder if the added geometry in some cases is tesselation, rather than artists remaking the asset? Interesting thought.

I wanted to see the scenes from Hotel Shangri La. I remember when I got there my first time. The scene completely awed me. I thought it wasn't possible to get more awed from what I have seen before but I was so wrong.

I love this game so much, its my favourite game of all time. Hopefully UNCHARTED 4 can be my new favourite.

O bought a PS3 for Naughty dog games. And this was a masterpiece. lately I've been playing my Xbone and PS4 while ignoring my ps3 and 360. it is fun to play the old ps3 games again, God of War 3, Resistance, Ratchet and clank collection, Black Ops2 etc.. the ps3 still looks Damn good.

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Ugh have to wait until Friday to pick this up!

My favorite ps3 game of all time. The day I beat the game, I immediately replayed the whole entire game. I have never done that with any game ever before.

This game background music insane,

loved this game so much, if they had multiplayer I would have bought it again so the multiplayer could be revived on 2. not seeing the point buying it now when I have all 3 on PS3 already.

I'm surprised you guys didn't mention that they fixed the bugeye effect on every character in the PS3 version.

At times on the remasters I prefer the ps3 look. Imagine the cell processor had been in the PS4 and developers learnt how to use it.

Great analysis, but you said added geometry so many times.

Got a PS4 yesterday just for this series, kingdom hearts, the last of us and God of War. Bye xbone!!

Played and finished this recently on PS4 - it's certainly the Definitive Edition of Uncharted 2 for sure! And the stand out game in this collection... DF looks nice but it's still dated even with new assets and upgrades. Uncharted 2 re-mastered is just gorgeous in every sense of the word! Didn't like some of the direction with Uncharted 3's art... the colour is also more realistic which loses charm imo. The 60fps is a huge boost when shooting, climbing and in general moving around the environments. It looks incredibly fluid and smooth as butter. The added specular effects shown in this video, during the museaum infiltration are actually applied to EVERY wall texture with art assets like those in the game, coupled with higher quality lighting it makes the scenes really stand out. The new icy sheen effect on the snow is very much visible in the remaster VS the old flat looking snow from the original game. Light effects the snow trails and creates deeper trenches in the newer version. Many added details on the train level and extra geometry on the environment in most locations really leaps out in the PS4 version - it just looks incredibly polished and detailed. The eyes still bother me slightly, they look a little flat and not as rounded as the "bug-eyes" from the OG game, a small detail that doesn't detract from this impressive and worthwhile remaster imo!

Also chloe and drake's eye's aren't as glossy on the PS4 as they were in the PS3 version, clearly one of the many sacrifices I'm sure Bluepoint had to make to get this to a constant 60fps on PS4... I actually think in a few cases the PS3 version overall looks better visually than the PS4 version, antialiasing, resolution and framerate aside

John sounds so young!

This was the first game I played on my PS3. I bought it for $300 dollars used from a friend. It was the BC version, the first version of the ps3. I had to get the new slim version after the blu ray drive quit working.

Here cause it's part of the free to play promotion. I'm definitely happy and so glad I'm got the opportunity to play this. It's absolutely amazing.

Just fyi for the train sequence, the train did actually move through the environment.

Lots of subtle improvements.

Every time he says geometry take a shot

Anyone else think the train sequence actually looks better on PS3? The colours were brighter and the PS4 version removed the shine for some reason, on PS3 it actually looked like metal with great bump-mapping but the PS4 version looks flat and murky

It's weird that Drake took the jeep in for a bondo and primer job between the two releases, but must not have been able to afford a paint!

As a person who for a long time gamed only on crappy PCs, I finally got to a position in life where I could easily afford to buy any kind of gaming device - so I opted for a PS4... Couldn't see what the hype was about for Uncharted, but bought the collection - then started wit UC 1 - wasn't thrilled, but, then UC 2 - its a true rolllecoaster, the most finely paced game ever made... Just couldn't stop playing it. It tops UC 4 for all its technical prowess - the train setpiece remains the best setpiece in all of gaming...

Nathan is in the snow, but he doesn't pull his sleeves down for warmth. I guess he's gotta look good no matter the conditions!

Can't wait to play these again after uncharted 4 of course

I'm expecting a full remake from bluepoint before I jump into Drake's ship. Drake's Legacy should be their next project.

Uncharted 2 is my favorite video game of all time. I played it when I was in a rough spot in my life. And I made a lifelong best friend from playing it with my then college roommate. So Bluepoint, you better fucking nail this I swerr ta GAWWD

I still wish that they would have brought over the multiplayer... One of the best multiplayer games ever.

Wow that's a lot of stuff to go back and improve. Its too bad a lot of it wouldn't be noticed unless put under the microscope like it is here but its really nice to see all the real work Naughty Dog did. The game already looked fantastic and this remaster will still impact people like the original did on release

Played uncharted 1 and 2 on PS3. Just finished 4 remastered on ps5 at 100fps. Just started uncharted 1 but it's a bit of a step back, might go to 3 then 2 then 1. One thing to note, apart from increasing the resolution and fps to 60 (necessary as I don't touch 30fps games anymore), I don't think it needed the improvements to models, it looks great already and making it look 5% better seems like a bit of a waste of time.

You want some eggs and bacon? Add some geometry to it. You want to read a novel? Add a bit of geometry with that.

For console that came out in 2006, while definitely outdated hardware-wise, the graphics the PS3 is able to pull off still look pretty good even in 2016. I just finished The Last of Us, a 2013 PS3 game looks just as good as 2015 PC games run on high graphics setting.

Naughty Dog will always have a special place in my heart.

after seeing so many terrible "Remasters" that lazy developers and publishers shat out on on the PS4 and Xbox One, its nice to see a few that show actual *effort* behind them, let alone have a reason to exist honestly, i dont like either of the Metro games (just not my cup of tea), but ill be damned if i thought that the Metro Redux bundle on PS4 and Xbox One didnt have a reason to exist, especially 2033 since that game was a bit of a hot mess on the Xbox 360 and PC when it came out. not to mention, Metor 2033 never came out on PS3, so you would only be able to play 2033 on the Redux version if you only had Playstation consoles anyways i may just pick this up just to see Drake's Fortune in a much better condition. the first game was the only one i havent beaten on Crushing (i even beat Golden Abyss. *cringes at the memories of the QTE Final Bosses*), so itll be great to finally tackle Drake's Fortune on Crushing

Motion blur isn’t needed due to 60fps.

Look at that face on 0:11 xD

this game and God of war 3 made me bought a PS3 in 2009. Uncharted 2 was the best looking game of the PS3 far beyond TLOU or Uncharted 3

Surprised these games never got pro support.

It would have been a great port if it wasn't for butchered music quality

I've never enjoyed the uncharted games, but I might give the series a chance again.

how could you have not mention the missing beard in remaster...

The remaster without blur takes something away from the game but I understand the move

amazing games ones of the best no question. but the remove of the multiplayer and full retail price make it a poor executed collection

Ps3 1182x720p@30fps Ps4 1920x1080@60fps good texture and image quality

I say bluepoint did a commendable job with this remaster.

This also looked great on the ps4 pro

I'm the only one who found like 4 times that digital foundry revert the ps4 ps3 places ? like here ? 2:09

Uncharted 2 is the best of all series. I would give this game 11/10:) it's that good

...hmmm the snow looks better on PS3, on PS4 is more like fake shapes just to present some kind of snow interaction I mean it's OK but weird and all other details are great so that snow trails poke the eyes

Loved Uncharted 2, it is still my favorite Uncharted game. Uncharted 4 was very good too though.

If you haven't played these games yet and you own a ps3/ps4... For shame!

Perhaps the reason they removed motion blur from the cutscenes is that they were running at 60fps. Maybe they felt it didn't need it at a higher framerate? Is it kind of odd, though. I'd personally just reduce it at a higher framerate, cut it in half

1- Uncharted 2 2- Uncharted 4 3- Uncharted 1 4- Uncharted 3 5- Uncharted: Golden Abyss 6- Uncharted: Lost Legacy

Not really a Remaster. At least with TR:Definitive Edition it was night and day. I didn't need to compare them to see the changes. And before I get called out for being an "Xbox One Direction Fangirl". Look at Sonic Adventure vs Sonic Adventure DX, that's a remaster.