It’s been years sinceUncharted 4: A Thief’s Endwas released, but fans are still finding new things to love about the game. DeveloperNaughty Dogis the creator of many well-loved video game series, and fans have been particularly excited to pick out the Easter eggs in each of the studio’s games.
Naughty Dog is the studio behind two excellent PlayStation video game franchises:Crash BandicootandUncharted. The crossover of fan dreams occurred when the two series' came together inUncharted 4as Nathan Drake and Elena sat down to play a round ofCrash Bandicooton the PS1. The game within a game scenario worked perfectly for nostalgic fans who got to replay a classicCrash Bandicootlevel while listening to commentary from theUnchartedcharacters. This was also before the release of theremasteredCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, so it was a pretty big deal at the time.
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A fun fact for players is that Naughty Dog actually went the extra mile to make theCrash Bandicootscenario occur inUncharted, recreating the full level in its own game engine instead of simply emulating the old game. Shesez' YouTube video series ‘Boundary Break’ explored theUncharted 4level, going deep behind the scenes to uncover the hidden workings of the segment.
Going into the intricate level design, it was uncovered that Naughty Dog created 3D modelling of the entireCrash Bandicoot boulder run level, but only worked on elements that players would be able to see. So moving the camera around the level shows unfinished models and rendering, which is logical, seeing as the demo is only an Easter egg and doesn’t require the samelevel of detail as the actualUnchartedgame.
Naughty Dog is known for hiding Easter eggs in its games. Most recentlyThe Last of Us 2had shout outs to notable Naughty Dog games includingUncharted, Jak and Daxter,andCrash Bandicoot.Uncharted 4players are also still discovering the studio’s hidden Easter eggs to this day, having recently uncovereda Clicker fromThe Last of Usin one of the levels. It’s clear that Naughty Dog is very proud of its past work and it’s a fun exercise for fans to discover the clues hidden throughout each of its games.
Naughty Dog has long moved on from itsCrash Bandicootdays and the reigns have been handed to Toys For Bob, which will soon be releasingCrash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, as the first canon sequel to the series sinceCrash 3: Warped. Naughty Dog, meanwhile, has recently finished work onThe Last of Us 2but it’s unknown whether the series will return to theUnchartedseries or move on to a new IP.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s Endis available now on PS4.
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