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New 90-Minute Cut Reveals Amy Hennig’s Original Uncharted 4

The trove of work-in-progress footage shows how a change in directors rewrote the PlayStation hit.

Overview

  • YouTuber Thekempy released a feature-length video that pieces together Amy Hennig’s early vision for Uncharted 4 using archival assets.
  • The compilation backs up each claim with work-in-progress gameplay, concept art, and performance capture, including footage of Alan Tudyk, Todd Stashwick, and Graham McTavish.
  • It details substantive differences from the 2016 game, including alternate plot beats and plans to make Victor “Sully” Sullivan and pirate Henry Avery playable.
  • The material tracks the project’s shift after Hennig left in 2014, when Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley took over and the story and levels were heavily revised.
  • Reporting also revisits accounts of mid-development strain, including claims Sony threatened funding, while noting there has been no official response from Naughty Dog.