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[Shurs]

Dude, I wish

At least you are being transparent.

I'm not sure where this is coming from. All OTs are threads and are therefore easily open to facilitate discussion. I'd like to know what you think particulary makes the thread (or the other OTs) looke like PR pieces -- that they present comprehensive information?

They look like PR pieces with their fact-sheet rundowns of games. I also don't see the point in promoting Avatar items and Themes while linking back to Xbox.com for easy purchase. I guess maybe I've just had enough of these comprehensive Official Threads in general, yours just happens to be the latest.

EDIT: And on the point you raised that I acknowledged someone from SE/Eidos, I only thanked Keir for promptly responding to my headsup that I wanted to make the OT for which he offered to give me logos/other info I needed, which I didn't. Seems I should be more careful acknowledging people.

I guess I'm wondering why you need to contact a company to tell them that you're making an OT on a message board in the first place? I mean, if you didn't need anything from Square-Enix, why contact them at all?

 

[Discotheque]

Will most likely grab it on release week for PC, otherwise I'll just wait for it to hit an inevitable sale on steam with the dlc.

It sounds like Trine: Tomb Raider

 

[Gowans]

Also will Larson Conway make a cameo in this game?

 

[Larson Conway]

I guess I'm wondering why you need to contact a company to tell them that you're making an OT on a message board in the first place? I mean, if you didn't need anything from Square-Enix, why contact them at all?

Uh, for the customary 'arrangement' of knowing who's gonna make the OT? Avoiding the possibility of making a duplicate thread. I'm not sure though why this should be such a big deal. And it seems the idea of OTs in general rubs you the wrong way, maybe you should reconsider going over an OT OP so you won't annoy yourself?

Also will Larson Conway make a cameo in this game?

Too bad he's dead, Gowans. He's dead and gone.

 

[derFeef]

Do not listen to the haters, Larson. Epic OT is epic
There is no measurement which game "deserves" such an OT or not.

 

[Shurs]

Uh, for the customary 'arrangement' of knowing who's gonna make the OT? Avoiding the possibility of making a duplicate thread. I'm not sure though why this should be such a big deal.

Talking to a developer about making an OT on GAF is customary?

 

[K.Jack]

Hmm, will by from Steam. Not sure how soon though, but it definitely won't be before the DLC is released.

At least you are being transparent.

They look like PR pieces with their fact-sheet rundowns of games. I also don't see the point in promoting Avatar items and Themes while linking back to Xbox.com for easy purchase. I guess maybe I've just had enough of these comprehensive Official Threads in general, yours just happens to be the latest.



I guess I'm wondering why you need to contact a company to tell them that you're making an OT on a message board in the first place? I mean, if you didn't need anything from Square-Enix, why contact them at all?

All valid points. It reads closer to 'PR ejaculate' than 'fan-made excitement'.

Nothing new though. We crossed that line years ago.

 

[Stallion Free]

Very nice OT. Being a huge TR fan, I can understand why you would put this much effort into it. I'm day 1ing this from Steam and can't wait.

 

[TheSeks]

Can't wait for this. Going to get the PSN version.

Which reminds me, I really need to pick up Underworld and finish up Anniversary. :lol

 

[Larson Conway]

Talking to a developer about making an OT on GAF is customary?

Shurs, the guys isn't a developer, he isnt the company either. He's the community rep. And yes, coordinating with people who might also be doing an OP for the same game is customary. Being he's the community person around here, what do I have to lose to make sure spending an hour or two on Photoshop for the OP won't be wasted when someone else magically puts up an OT?

Very nice OT. Being a huge TR fan, I can understand why you would put this much effort into it. I'm day 1ing this from Steam and can't wait.

High five!

Can't wait for this. Going to get the PSN version.

Which reminds me, I really need to pick up Underworld and finish up Anniversary. :lol

Between Underworld and Anniversary, Anniversary all the way. You SHOULD finish up Anniversary; Atlantis is bound to frustrate you.

 

[fernoca]

Shurs just let it go.
Many users around here spend more time than others on making their 'OTs" and is not the first time that users from here, contact the developers/publishers/etc. either on making threads or other things.

Plus, that kind of exchange should be through private messages, not to drag the (quite awesome) thread. Geeze. :lol

 

[Zozobra]

Plus, that kind of exchange should be through private messages, not to drag the (quite awesome) thread. Geeze. :lol

QFT

Totally sold on this game. I really like that concept art as well.

 

[Stallion Free]

Between Underworld and Anniversary, Anniversary all the way. You SHOULD finish up Anniversary; Atlantis is bound to frustrate you.

I had heard some serious rage about Atlantis before playing Anniversary, but it didn't end up frustrating me as much as I thought it would. I only failed the room of the wall grapple a couple times, but I can definitely see it getting frustrating if I had failed a couple more times.

 

[Curufinwe]

The worst thing about this game is having to hear American game journalists call it Laura Croft. You would think they would have learned how to pronounce the character's name properly in the past 15 years.

 

[Dynoro]

Can't wait for this. Going to get the PSN version.

Which reminds me, I really need to pick up Underworld and finish up Anniversary. :lol

I only played a bit of Anniversary; but really enjoyed Underworld seemed to strike a chord with me and never let up on the stunts and admittedly easy puzzles. I even grabbed the DLC but it was over way too quickly for my liking (given the price)

 

[fernoca]

The worst thing about this game is having to hear American game journalists call it Laura Croft. You would think they would have learned how to pronounce the character's name properly in the past 15 years.

Well, that's not excluisve to "american game journalists'. Heck ,the original name of her was like Laura Cuz so is not like they are that far or crazy anyway. :lol

 

[Stallion Free]

I only played a bit of Anniversary; but really enjoyed Underworld seemed to strike a chord with me and never let up on the stunts and admittedly easy puzzles. I even grabbed the DLC but it was over way too quickly for my liking (given the price)

I wish they would release the DLC for PC, just throw them together and call it an expansion or something

 

[eshwaaz]

The worst thing about this game is having to hear American game journalists call it Laura Croft. You would think they would have learned how to pronounce the character's name properly in the past 15 years.

So, so true. Despite some serious missteps in the series, Lara is still one of the biggest, most recognizable characters in video game history. Seeing her name still being misspelled is embarrassing.

I'm looking forward to Guardian of Light, but I hope the single-player is solid. I just don't care for co-op games.

 

[Dynoro]

I wish they would release the DLC for PC, just throw them together and call it an expansion or something

It is a shame for the non-360 owners to miss the DLC; especially as the second involved playing as a different character and brought a bit of a twist to the standard TR formula in the use of powers.

 

[Lumine]

Does anyone know if the Steam version will have local co-op? I hope they won't remove it.

 

[Nizz]

Nice job with the OP, OP. Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games will always have a special place in my heart. Haven't played many of her recent games (well, I played through most of TR:Anniversary) but I've always liked the character plus the exploration.

This looks like a nice little change of pace for the games. I'm not much of a fan of co-op but I definitely want to play through the single player. I'll have to wait till Sept. 28 though...

 

[We Are Ninja]

The worst thing about this game is having to hear American game journalists call it Laura Croft. You would think they would have learned how to pronounce the character's name properly in the past 15 years.

Um... How is her name supposed to be pronounced?

 

[Stallion Free]

Does anyone know if the Steam version will have local co-op? I hope they won't remove it.

It should, it's not even splitscreen and all of the Lego games have kept their 2p ability on PC (very similar gameplay to this).

Um... How is her name supposed to be pronounced?

Lair-uh.

 

[fenners]

Um... How is her name supposed to be pronounced?

La-ra. Not lau-ra.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Um... How is her name supposed to be pronounced?

Mar-E-Oh

oh wait...

Lar-a

 

[We Are Ninja]

I haz been educated. Thank you.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Wow great OP Larson I didn't expect that coming into the thread.
I missed that latest trailer somehow but I have to say the co-op looks way more fun than I remember. I am going to have to give this a shot.

 

[tjohn86]

Pumped for this game... dlc makes me though

 

[Keir_Eidos]

Holy crap! That's an awesome OP. Great stuff Larson.


For those that are interested, I'm running a couple of community days at Crystal Dynamics in the next week.

If there's anyone in the SF/Bay Area who'd like to play the game early, meet the team and have some free grub, let me know. We're based near Redwood City. The days are from 3pm onwards on Friday the 13th of August and Monday the 16th of August. If you're interested drop me a PM.

 

[TheSeks]

Between Underworld and Anniversary, Anniversary all the way. You SHOULD finish up Anniversary; Atlantis is bound to frustrate you.

Oh, I have Anniversary DD/Legend DLC, I'm up past

Spoiler

Rome and Peirare

, which is like the third act of four, I think?

In any case, not a bad game for nostalgia tripping but I kinda prefer the Core original as it doesn't fuck with my sense of the levels. :lol

 

[Adam J.]

This looks really good, but I'm uninterested in the co-op. I'd like to play it SP, but it sounds to like that campaign may be gimped. What do you guys think?

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

I'm day 1ing this from Steam and can't wait.

me too

 

[Larson Conway]

This looks really good, but I'm uninterested in the co-op. I'd like to play it SP, but it sounds to like that campaign may be gimped. What do you guys think?

It was emphasized time and again by CD in interviews that the SP campaign will feature slightly different level design, and Lara will also be able to use Totec's spear, which is essential in traversing the environment.

On a different note, GM review is out. It's not allowed to link to scans, is it?

 

[Safe Bet]

It's not allowed to link to scans, is it?

Nope...

Not sure about posting quotes/scores from it though.

 

[TripOpt55]

A couple of good reviews so far. Nice. I'm really looking forward to this. I'm going to wait for the PSN version though I'll definitely try the XBLA demo when it comes out. I'm surprised how cool I think this looks because I was kind of meh about it when it was first announced.

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

I'll buy this game just because of your amazing OT!

Spoiler

Actually, I already planned on picking this up! But still, awesome job!

 

[legbone]

i am looking forward to this one. don't know why but when i first heard about it and saw some screens i was like "meh". but it just keeps growing on me. after reading the game informer article my hype has reached a moderate bubble. i really hope this ends up being the best game of the summer of arcade.

 

[Larson Conway]

Added a new review of the game to the OP, courtesy of Guardian UK

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/aug/13/lara-croft-guardian-light-game-review

 

[Dynoro]

Giant Bomb QL http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light/17-3054/

Looks better than I was expecting actually

 

[Pooya]

Gameinformer
9/10
review is on site now.

 

[RiccochetJ]

I will buy this immediately in order to get my 400 MS point rebate, but then I'll probably wait until the Live co-op is enabled to play it.

 

[tjohn86]

Giant Bomb QL http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light/17-3054/

Looks better than I was expecting actually

Did the QL get taken down? That goes to starcraft 2 now.

 

[Vamphuntr]

So no online coop until sept 28th? This blows

 

[eXistor]

I'm not much of a Tomb Raider fan, but this looks hot. I'm definitely getting this. It's like Dark Alliance with Lara Croft.

 

[Stitch]

OP looks dumb with this script

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/60843

 

[Decado]

Love this part of the summary:

"combat requires aiming at enemies and shooting until they are dead, then moving on to the next enemy"

:lol :lol :lol

 

[xbhaskarx]

This has to be the most effort we have ever had put into an OP for an XBLA game :lol

 

[Shurs]

Downloading now. This game is big.

 

[Corto]

Holy mother... Have we found the 2010 OTOTY in August? It seems so. And Yayyyyyyyy LARA!

 

[FrankT]

Gameinformer
9/10
review is on site now.

Hmm, well I guess my new 1600 point card will come in right on time then. This was pretty much a lock for my second SOA title until the whole co-op thing. This may have redeemed that.

Did the QL get taken down? That goes to starcraft 2 now.

Yea, what happened here.