2 sourcesAug 18

Uncharted's Difficulty Designed to Extend Game Length, Says Former Developer

A former Naughty Dog developer revealed that Uncharted's difficulty was intentionally tuned to slow players down and extend the game's length.

Key points

The developer team aimed to prevent the game from being too short.
Dynamic difficulty was implemented to ensure the game lasted longer.
The team wanted to justify the $60 price point for a single-player game.

2 sources

VGCUncharted had dynamic difficulty because it was too short and it had to slow the player down, says former designerAug 18
GamesRadar+Uncharted difficulty was tuned to "slow the player down if they were too good," says Naughty Dog designer: "We can't charge 60 bucks for a 5-hour game"Aug 18

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