Nathan Drake was originally based on... Johnny Knoxville

Yes, that Johnny Knoxville. In an interview with , ex-animator now writer at 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Naughty Dog Josh Scherr has talked about the original inspirations for Unc꧅harted's Nathan Drake.

As you can see in the jau♏nty gif below, Naughty Dog had Drake partially based on Jackass star Knoxville with a more cartoonish face. The team eventually decided on a more traditionally handsome look for the intrepid explorer we know today.

Naughty Dog released a video last year of Project Big, it's original pღitch for Uncharted, where the team showed off its thoughts for how the series should look. Amongst some impressive visuals and water effects was the idea of a character who was constantly moving and reacting to the world with context based animation. Known as 'additive animation', it was unlike anything that had ever been attempted before.

. If you want a full dose of Uncharted, the Nathan Drake Collection is out next week on October 7th and you can see how it compares to the originals in this 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Uncharted comparison video.

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