A bunch of new info about Naughty Dog's much-awaited action-adventure "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End" was shared during the PlayStation Experience 2015, where a brand new trailer for the game was screened.
This new clip gave fans an exclusive new look at the big bad of the game – Nadine Ross, a very dangerous woman that leads an army-for-hire called Shoreline. Her killer posse will give Nathan and his allies a big headache.
"Her dad was a general in the army. He took all the best soldiers and started a group that runs amok all over the world and does horrible things," game director Neil Druckmann said to IGN of the new "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End" big bad.
In the trailer, it is revealed that Nadine is somehow acquainted to Victor Sullivan aka Sully, who looks rather dashing in this clip. Nadine even volunteers to fetch the cigar-loving treasure hunter a drink. The entire conversation is heard by Nathan and Sam from their earpieces.
According to Press Chronicle, there was also another clip screened during the "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End" PlayStation Experience 2015 panel that showed Nathan and Ross in an intense standoff as the latter attempts to get hold of a crucifix.
On the other hand, along with the release of new footage comes a controversy about the new villain, which involves a woman of South African descent being played by actress Laura Bailey, who does not at all match the character's appearance.
"What's so awesome about our medium is your outward appearance doesn't matter at all," Druckmann explained via Gamespot, noting that there were also the same racial swap cases in the previous games such as Troy Baker playing Joel and Ashley Johnson as Ellie in "The Last of Us" and they nonetheless turned out great.
"If we were to change these characters, we would be operating out of fear of something that's outside the game and these were the best calls for Uncharted 4," Druckmann added, "I stand by that 110 percent and I wouldn't change anything," emphasizing that she is proud of Bailey's performance.
"Uncharted 4: A Thief's End" will be out March 18, 2016. The multiplayer beta for the game is now in progress.
