Tencent reportedly developing an Action-Adventure game inspired by Uncharted

Whether you love them or hate them, Naughty Dog have achieved their current position in-part due to the studio’s fun and approachable gameplay – while of course including plenty of major story and set-piece moments. We’ve seen some studios in the past take on this formula, but according to reports, Tencent is working on an ambitious AAA title inspired by the likes of Uncharted, The Last of Us and Tomb Raider.

As collated by Reddit user ‘Multiliv’ Tencent has for at least a year been working on a mysterious AAA third-person action-adventure project. Full details on the game’s current timeline can be found HERE, but for our purposes the most interesting part is the game’s description.

Across the various job listings, it appears as though this project (codenamed ‘T’) will be taking heavy inspiration from its contemporaries, with one of the listings directly referencing Uncharted and Tomb Raider. This can be seen with its gameplay details, currently listing features including:

• Climbing
• Jumping
• Taking cover
• Aiming
• Dodging
• Hand-to-hand combat
• Firearms
• Terrain traversal
• Fluid transitions between exploration and combat
• Dynamic cinematic camera
• Close-quarters combat
• Movement during combat
• Collective AI behaviour
• Dynamic AI decision-making during combat

The full list of mechanics is lengthy, and includes many staples seen across most video games. That said, putting all of the details shared together does paint the picture of a game which functions similar to the likes of The Last of Us Part II – with its blend of brutal melee and firearms-based combat, advanced enemy AI; a focus on terrain variety and the importance of movement, positioning and taking cover.

Of course, part of what makes Naughty Dog’s games so compelling are their narratives and mechanical polish, and so it will be interesting to see whether Tencent is able to match these elements.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the early details shared so far? Are you a fan of Naughty Dog’s game design? Other than Tomb Raider, has any other game been able to match the likes of Uncharted in its genre? Let us know down below.

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