hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Richard Lamar Shaw the cold lead
with Richard Lamar Shaw the cold lead
with Richard Lamar Shaw the cold lead designer of uncharted 3 drake’s
designer of uncharted 3 drake’s
designer of uncharted 3 drake’s Deception let’s start by having you
Deception let’s start by having you
Deception let’s start by having you introduce yourself my name is Richard
introduce yourself my name is Richard
introduce yourself my name is Richard lemarchand I was the co lead game
lemarchand I was the co lead game
lemarchand I was the co lead game designer on uncharted 3 drake’s
designer on uncharted 3 drake’s
designer on uncharted 3 drake’s deception which is the new game from the
deception which is the new game from the
deception which is the new game from the studio that I work for naughty dog what
studio that I work for naughty dog what
studio that I work for naughty dog what exactly does only designer do lots of
exactly does only designer do lots of
exactly does only designer do lots of very good questions when I asked myself
very good questions when I asked myself
very good questions when I asked myself nearly every day and the answer is a
nearly every day and the answer is a
nearly every day and the answer is a little bit of a complicated one I mean
little bit of a complicated one I mean
little bit of a complicated one I mean on one level a league designer is in
on one level a league designer is in
on one level a league designer is in charge of the design team and working
charge of the design team and working
charge of the design team and working with the other game designers on the
with the other game designers on the
with the other game designers on the team to make sure that everyone is on
team to make sure that everyone is on
team to make sure that everyone is on the same page as far as their roles and
the same page as far as their roles and
the same page as far as their roles and responsibilities go but at Naughty Dog
responsibilities go but at Naughty Dog
responsibilities go but at Naughty Dog all of the game designers not just the
all of the game designers not just the
all of the game designers not just the lead designers also have a strong
lead designers also have a strong
lead designers also have a strong production role so we’re in charge of
production role so we’re in charge of
production role so we’re in charge of running around and working with the
running around and working with the
running around and working with the programmers artists and animators to
programmers artists and animators to
programmers artists and animators to grab all the bits and pieces that we
grab all the bits and pieces that we
grab all the bits and pieces that we need to actually put the game together
need to actually put the game together
need to actually put the game together why don’t you give us a bit of a
why don’t you give us a bit of a
why don’t you give us a bit of a character profile and evolution of
character profile and evolution of
character profile and evolution of nathan drake well i think nathan drake
nathan drake well i think nathan drake
nathan drake well i think nathan drake is kind of unusual as a video game
is kind of unusual as a video game
is kind of unusual as a video game character and that was a very deliberate
character and that was a very deliberate
character and that was a very deliberate creative choice on our part we made a
creative choice on our part we made a
creative choice on our part we made a choice to make Nate much less powerful
choice to make Nate much less powerful
choice to make Nate much less powerful than many other videogame characters are
than many other videogame characters are
than many other videogame characters are as you see him running around the world
as you see him running around the world
as you see him running around the world of the games and you know jumping and
of the games and you know jumping and
of the games and you know jumping and climbing we’ve made him look like like
climbing we’ve made him look like like
climbing we’ve made him look like like it’s difficult for him and we hoped that
it’s difficult for him and we hoped that
it’s difficult for him and we hoped that that would help the player feel as
that would help the player feel as
that would help the player feel as though they were in his shoes you know
though they were in his shoes you know
though they were in his shoes you know as if as if they could imagine
as if as if they could imagine
as if as if they could imagine themselves in that same kind of
themselves in that same kind of
themselves in that same kind of situation
and we think that it’s really paid off
and we think that it’s really paid off we had to do a lot of extra work to make
we had to do a lot of extra work to make
we had to do a lot of extra work to make him look like this ironically it’s
him look like this ironically it’s
him look like this ironically it’s easier to make a video game character
easier to make a video game character
easier to make a video game character look very competent and super-powered
look very competent and super-powered
look very competent and super-powered than it is to make them look kind of
than it is to make them look kind of
than it is to make them look kind of clumsy and faltering so we we do things
clumsy and faltering so we we do things
clumsy and faltering so we we do things like layering extra animations on top of
like layering extra animations on top of
like layering extra animations on top of his core animations to to achieve to
his core animations to to achieve to
his core animations to to achieve to achieve these effects but it’s totally
achieve these effects but it’s totally
achieve these effects but it’s totally worth it i mean i think that people do
worth it i mean i think that people do
worth it i mean i think that people do connect with nathan drake in a very deep
connect with nathan drake in a very deep
connect with nathan drake in a very deep way and and so it’s great because we
way and and so it’s great because we
way and and so it’s great because we achieved our goal so what kind of new
achieved our goal so what kind of new
achieved our goal so what kind of new effects and developments have been
effects and developments have been
effects and developments have been applied for uncharted 3 well we as well
applied for uncharted 3 well we as well
applied for uncharted 3 well we as well as pushing ourselves to do new things
as pushing ourselves to do new things
as pushing ourselves to do new things with gameplay and story we love to push
with gameplay and story we love to push
with gameplay and story we love to push ourselves to do new things with
ourselves to do new things with
ourselves to do new things with technology in each one of our games and
technology in each one of our games and
technology in each one of our games and we really pulled out all the stops for
we really pulled out all the stops for
we really pulled out all the stops for uncharted 3 we had a great base of
uncharted 3 we had a great base of
uncharted 3 we had a great base of technology to draw from the course that
technology to draw from the course that
technology to draw from the course that we built across the course of
we built across the course of
we built across the course of development of the last two games and so
development of the last two games and so
development of the last two games and so some of the things that we chose to
some of the things that we chose to
some of the things that we chose to tackle this time were of course the
tackle this time were of course the
tackle this time were of course the desert environment and everything that
desert environment and everything that
desert environment and everything that implies in terms of sand and the way it
implies in terms of sand and the way it
implies in terms of sand and the way it behaves moves and shifts and almost
behaves moves and shifts and almost
behaves moves and shifts and almost flows like water sometimes and the way
flows like water sometimes and the way
flows like water sometimes and the way that the wind will pick up the finest
that the wind will pick up the finest
that the wind will pick up the finest sand and dust and carried around in
sand and dust and carried around in
sand and dust and carried around in these amazing beautiful swirls across
these amazing beautiful swirls across
these amazing beautiful swirls across the vast empty desert fire was one more
the vast empty desert fire was one more
the vast empty desert fire was one more thing that we had done a little bit in
thing that we had done a little bit in
thing that we had done a little bit in the previous two uncharted games but
the previous two uncharted games but
the previous two uncharted games but really embraced wholeheartedly this time
really embraced wholeheartedly this time
really embraced wholeheartedly this time and people will see in our Chateau level
and people will see in our Chateau level
and people will see in our Chateau level this beautiful derelict french chateau
this beautiful derelict french chateau
this beautiful derelict french chateau that eventually catches fire trapping
that eventually catches fire trapping
that eventually catches fire trapping Drake inside that we have done things
Drake inside that we have done things
Drake inside that we have done things that even we I think doubted that we
that even we I think doubted that we
that even we I think doubted that we could do in terms of getting fire
could do in terms of getting fire
could do in terms of getting fire effects that really look like fire which
effects that really look like fire which
effects that really look like fire which of course we all know so well in terms
of course we all know so well in terms
of course we all know so well in terms of its distinctive
of its distinctive
of its distinctive complex behavior all right we’ve said
complex behavior all right we’ve said
complex behavior all right we’ve said that will keep making the uncharted
that will keep making the uncharted
that will keep making the uncharted games for as long as people want to play
games for as long as people want to play
games for as long as people want to play them and so hopefully there’s a rich
them and so hopefully there’s a rich
them and so hopefully there’s a rich future for untried to look forward to
future for untried to look forward to
future for untried to look forward to thank you very much well thank you
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