Uncharted 2, setting a standard for gaming?

[Chicky]

Got my hands on the Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta today and was genuinely blown away by the level of detail in the co-op campaign mission 'Nepal Warzone' available to play. Naughty Dog have got some serious artistic direction and attention to detail in this game, it feels charming, it feels nurtured and best of all it almost feels pixely?

That probably sounds insane to those who have not played this game but if you take a look at this screenshot you can get an idea of what i mean.

http://www.anaitgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/uc2at-urban-warfare-street.jpg

It's not the best example, but the first i found. Each part of the map is so full up with rubble, dirt and bathtubs (among lots of other things) that it is a constant stimulus to the viewer much like those painstakingly pixeled backgrounds that we all love. Instead of filling up these 1080i games with copy+paste models and tiled textures (ala Halo ODST) uncharted 2 has put the effort in to make every second of play as visually pleasing as possible. I can only base this on what i have played but it's such a long time since a game has stood out this much to me visually that i thought it was worth a mention.

Anyone else played it?

[Indosity]

I have only played a fragment of the game and seen the trailer, I think the graphics are AWESOME! Naughty Gog has got good programers too!