E3 2015: ‘Unchartered 4: A Thief’s End’ Wows Despite Minor Hiccup

First, this is worth noting: This was the last thing Sony showed off at their E3 presentation, and for a hot second everyone believed it was going to be Kingdom Hearts. There was a minor deflation when it wasn’t, but expect Kingdom Hearts III during Square Enix’s presentation tomorrow.

Anyway. It’s widely known that E3 conference demos aren’t actually played live. Except for the very few times that they are.

This shouldn’t have been one of those times.

During Sony’s live demo of Unchartered 4: A Thief’s End, it began with Drake and Sully in a (Brazilian?) village. As Sully moves ahead, Drake… just stands there. For a solid thirty to forty-five seconds. While the crowd in front of him moved — quite naturally and gorgeously, I might add.

Expect this video to get taken down soon, so enjoy it while you can.

Since Twitter happens at the same speed The Flash runs, it instantly became a meme before Sony embarrassingly had to restart the whole demo in front of everyone.

But the game itself stunned everyone, with its gorgeous rendering, destructible environments, and beautiful presentation. It regained whatever minuscule coolness Sony lost in the thirty seconds of Unchartered 4: A Thief’s Paralysis.

These games are supposed to make you live out an adventure movie. In the eight minutes this demo lasts, it’s like watching a Hollywood blockbuster. Sold.

Obviously Unchartered 4 will be a PlayStation exclusive and will be released sometime in 2016.

If the above video is already taken down by Sony because it’s as embarrassing as an old high school graduation picture, you can watch the unglued-feet version below.