Uncharted 4 teaser trailer looks incredible

Naughty Dog has the trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End for PlayStation 4 online, ready to stream in breathtaking 1080p and at a full 60 FPS for your viewing pleasure. It's incredible.

Take a look at the best version of the teaser trailer here. Otherwise, here's a YouTube clip of the action.

From beginning to end, this is a perfect teaser trailer that shows Nathan Drake rising up from a watery sleep as there's dialogue between both Drake and Sully in the background. Obviously, it looks like the two sequences don't happen at the same time.

There's a clear dark tone that's in this game, and that's where some traditional Uncharted fans may groan. It's less Indiana Jones with the lighthearted dialogue and comedy and it looks plenty more serious.

Don't worry, I'm not expecting something like The Last of Us: Uncharted. It's not going to turn into a zombie fest or feature everybody in the cast dying except Drake. The point of a teaser trailer is to show something that grabs your attention, and this certainly does that instead of your standard bruhaha from the first four games.

I highly doubt this will be the whole tone for the game.

Here's what makes the game even more incredible. From the Naughty Dog trailer post:

All footage you see in the trailer was captured completely in engine. That’s Nathan Drake rendered in 1080p full glory using the power of our PS4 engine. All footage you see in the trailer was captured completely in engine. We’re targeting 60fps for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and as you can see the visual fidelity for our character models will reach new heights. In fact, thanks to the power of the PS4, right now Drake’s Uncharted 4 model is over double the polygons of Joel from The Last of Us PS3.

What is awesome is how great this game looks. Having a game look like this in engine is incredible, and 1080p is becoming the gold standard in gaming. But I'm surprised they're pushing it all the way to the potential of having 60 FPS.

I'm not too picky in frame rates, but an adventure game like Uncharted seems to be more suitable in the 30 FPS range. Remember, frames not rendered leave your mind to complete the rendering, adding to the storytelling of a game when you don't even realize it. At the very least, hopefully the rate is capped so we don't see slowdown issues completely taking people out of the experience.

What are your thoughts on the game's tone and push to 60 FPS?