As promised, Naughty Dog brought out Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End update 1.18 today, adding the new Survival Mode for free. According to players, it’s a 3.8GB download.
Survival Mode sees you facing off against 50 increasingly challenges waves on 10 maps, complete with unique objective scenarios, swarms of enemies, and boss battles. Playable solo or in co-op with up to two friends, Survival lets you earn XP that can be used to unlock rewards.
Today’s Uncharted 4 update also adds King of the Hill to the Beta Test Playlist, 12 new co-op Trophies, new maps and weapons, changes to the economy, and more. Here’s the full list of patch notes:
Survival Mode
- Our new cooperative and solo mode will put your skills to the test as you take on 50 increasingly challenging waves, featuring unique objective scenarios, swarms of powerful enemies, and intense boss battles. As you make your way toward level 50, you’ll earn XP in Survival’s dedicated progression system and unlock unique rewards.
King of the Hill
- Alongside Survival, we’re spicing things up in competitive Multiplayer with King of the Hill – an all new addition to our Beta Test Playlist. Capture the hill and defend it for as long as you can. Defending team doesn’t respawn until the hill is taken by the enemy team or you and your teammates are wiped out!
New DLC Content
- Two New Maps: Prison, Train Wreck (Flashback map)
- Five Flashback Weapons: M4 Assault Rifle, PAK-80 Light Machine Gun, Micro 9mm automatic pistol, Para 9 pistol, Desert 5 pistol (Heavy Weapon)
- Classic Uncharted 2 & 3 music added to in-game & menus
- 48 Character Skins
- 40 Vanity items
- 10 Taunts
- 25 new color options for every skin!
- 10 new levels (81 – 90 for competitive), with two new vanity unlocks
- 12 New Co-op Trophies
- New Challenges for new items & Survival challenges
- You can now set your challenge preference to Multiplayer, Survival, or a mix of both
- Separate MP and SP executables, the game will now load you into the last section you were playing
Economy 2.0
Permanent Price Reductions
- Vanity DLC chest price reduced from 2000 to 300 Relics
- Premium Vanity DLC chest price reduced from 3000 to 1500 Relics
- Gameplay DLC chest price reduced from 3000 to 2500 Relics
- All Uncharted Point prices reduced to Summer Sale levels (25 – 40% off)
VIP Bonus
- Purchasing any Uncharted Points pack now awards VIP status, which gives you a permanent 20% bonus to all Relics earned from challenges within Uncharted 4
- Anyone who previously purchased an Uncharted Points pack will also have VIP status
- Any Uncharted Points pack over 300UP now comes with a set of one-use Relic Boosters: Relic Boosters give you a 300% increase to the Relics earned from completing a Multiplayer match, plus a stacking shared bonus, which all players in the match receive
- The more players activate a booster in a match, the bigger the reward for everyone!
- Chests are now purchasable with Uncharted Points
- Chest prices are less than purchasing the items they drop individually
- All Multiplayer matches now award 15 Relics regardless of win or loss
Balance and Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with not loading into games properly
- Saviors no longer stand idle while their owner is being choked by a Hunter
- Fixed an issue with being unable to activate some Mysticals after purchasing while dead
- Plunder spawn weight adjustments
- Team colors now appear properly for all clients in a Private Match
- Fixed the Radar image for Village
- Fixed Radar when spectating a teammate
- Fixed an issue with sounds persisting after a game has finished
- Fixed an exploit on the level Auction
At PSX, Naughty Dog announced Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, a new standalone story chapter starring Chloe and Nadine. It launches in 2017.
[Source: Uncharted the Game, Reddit]
Best PS4 Retail Games of 2016 So Far
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Best PS4 Retail Games of 2016 So Far
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Dark Souls III
Good news for gamers is that From Software seems to never take a break. The studio released Dark Souls III earlier this year, and it was basically everything that fans wanted. Unlike Bloodborne, there's a more deliberate pace to combat and a ton of character customization. It will be exciting to see what the studio does next, but for now I'll keep playing Dark Souls III.
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DOOM
It's 2016 and Id Software just made an awesome DOOM game. That's wild. The latest game in Id's most famous series had no right to be as good as it was, but its campaign was spectacular. Throw in some solid multiplayer that keeps getting better over time due to SnapMap, and you have one of the best games of the year.
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Gravity Rush Remastered
Not a lot of people played Gravity Rush on the Vita, and that's a shame. Thankfully, gamers had a chance to right that wrong when Gravity Rush Remastered came out earlier this year. Good things come to those who wait, apparently, as the game plays better with a DualShock 4, and has all of the original's DLC.
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Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-
For everything Street Fighter V did wrong, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- did it so right. Not only does the Arc System Works developed fighting game have a ton of content, it also does a fantastic job at introducing concepts and basic moves. -REVELATOR- has moved fighting games forward, and now it's up to other games to continue to make sure the genre continues to get better.
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MLB The Show 16
MLB The Show 16 rules. While the series doesn't get the recognition it deserves, Sony San Diego has been knocking the series out of the park for years now. It's a great baseball sim, and it somehow gets better every year. The 2016 installment is the best looking and playing version yet, and it's clear that the studio isn't resting on their laurels.
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Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir set a new bar for remastered games. Not only did this gorgeous HD version of Vanillaware's PS2 title fix the flaws of the original, it also added new content as well. New bosses, enhanced combat, and even the original game if players wanted to hold onto the past.
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Overwatch
I think Blizzard might be pretty good at game development. Overwatch, the latest game from the dev behind Diablo & Warcraft, was a bold new direction for the studio but they absolutely nailed it. It's some of the best team based first-person shooting available anywhere, and it's a game that still dominates my Twitter feed. Overwatch has staying power, and Blizzard seems to be on the right track of supporting it regularly.
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Ratchet & Clank
Sometimes a reboot is just what a series needed. That seems to be the case for Ratchet & Clank, as the remake of the PS2 classic did very well both critically and commercially. While it did show its age during spots (particularly during a horrible stealth segment), it also featured platforming fun that just isn't seen all that often on PS4. It's a welcomed addition to the system's library, and Insomniac really did a good job with it.
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Trackmania Turbo
Trackmania Turbo brought Trackmania's signature brand of weirdness to consoles in a big way. Nadeo's time trial racing game has over 200 tracks on the disc, and great level creation tools for users to make even more. It's a blast online with friends, and its four distinct locales each offer up a different challenge.
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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
While Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End may have been largely more of the same from a gameplay perspective, it was at least really polished sameness. It also featured the best story in an Uncharted game by a mile and turned Nathan Drake into something more than a wisecracking mass murderer. Uncharted 4 was a great way to end a series that needed to go away for awhile, and now Naughty Dog can move on to exciting fresh ideas.
