Naughty Dog gave us a template for a gameplay style that lends itself well to story, and was better than anything else at creating character.

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The Naughty Dog developers like a good technical and artistic challenge, and creating and rendering realistic-looking sand (in dunes, blowing in the wind, etc.) is no easy feat.

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For those of us who like our world a little more post-apocalyptic, Naughty Dog is bringing the fun(gus).

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But if Naughty Dog can stick to a June release, they should avoid controversy or speculation regarding deeper malaises.

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Uncharted is quickly becoming the new template for a spate of new third-person titles trying to be the kind of interactive popcorn blockbuster that Naughty Dog perfected in 2009 with Uncharted 2.

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And now, it seems, that the route that took Santiago and Jenova Chen from the University of Southern California to a development deal with Sony runs both ways, as Richard Lemarchand has announced that he is leaving Naughty Dog, the Sony studio responsible for, most notably, the Uncharted games.

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