After the BAFTA Game Awards, a ceremony in which Uncharted 4 received the coveted title of Game of the Year, Naughty Dog spoke to IBTimes about the upcoming expansion for the game, The Lost Legacy, and said that it should surprise players, especially in regards to its length.
"Years ago, when we were asked if we were ever doing a single-player expansion for Uncharted we always said, 'Well, we don't have the self-discipline to do that'," said the director of communications Arne Meyer. "There's no way we could, sort of, constrict and restrain ourselves, and that's exactly what was happening here. When we were doing story pitches, we were coming up with a game that would be over 10 hours long and so we suddenly realised everything we said was true and we couldn't keep it short."
This news will surely be music to the ears of Uncharted fans, although you should keep in mind that Nathan Drake himself won't be in the expansion as he is replaced by Chloe and Nadine. To put this 10 hours of content into perspective, remember that a full game never takes much more than 15 hours to complete, even in regards to A Thief's End. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, to use another example, measured around 10 hours.
The Lost Legacy is expected before the end of 2017. Were you expecting an expansion this long?