In a somewhat awkward fumble by Naughty Dog, the latest story trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End had featured artwork from an Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag art book. While Ubisoft was quick to point it out, and Naughty Dog fixed that error promptly and rather gracefully, it did bring to mind the question whether the art work was used only in the painting set on the mantle or elsewhere in the game.
To put it bluntly, was it used as a location in the game itself?
If you watch the video carefully, you’ll notice that the locale shown right after the painting appears carries an uncanny resemblance. You can see the image below:
If this does turn out to be the case, then Naughty Dog is surely scrambling to re-make this section of the game. Not only does any resemblance to Assassin’s Creed bode ill for any game (lame jab, sorry), the developers surely would not want any negative connotations to attach to the finale of Nathan Drake’s adventure. Naughty Dog got lucky that the segment was in the trailer, so that it was pointed out, and could be fixed.
It would have been a mighty embarrassment to have this be in the final product upon release, and could even have led to a lawsuit over copyright infringement had Ubisoft deemed fit to take that course of action.
You can also see the image that caused the issue in the first place, in the gallery below:
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- Assassin’s Creed Artwork
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- Uncharted 4 Trailer
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- Uncharted 4 Trailer Updated
Another thing that sticks out is that, while Naughty Dog admitted to making a mistake by using the artwork from Assassin’s Creed, they did not address the fact that the artwork had been edited, since the ‘assassin fella’ is missing from the painting in the trailer. So someone at Naughty Dog was aware of where the work was from. Which means that it could have gone further to become a bigger part of the game, such as a location in the game.
Well, anyways, I am a huge fan of the series, and am eagerly looking forward to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End.
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