CitizenCope
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Absolutely! Doing it though makes me realize what a bad shot I am. =(
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Rise of the Tomb Raider OT | Feat. 20% more tombs and 75% more chastising OP's title
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matrixman92
Member
So did they completely ignore everything that happened in the tie in comics? the comics end on a semi big cliffhanger, and it even says to be continued in rise of the tomb raider. But, so far it has 0 connection to anything that happens.
Spoilers for the comics
Not sure what the point of having the comic is if they are going to act like it didn't exist. It's funny I think they already announced a comic to bridge rise and whatever the next game is...what's the point
Spoilers for the comics
it ends with Sam going full ptsd and assaulting some random guy and going to prison. It's revealed that she may still be possessed in some form. In the game Sam hasn't even been mentioned once to the point where I'm at.
Not sure what the point of having the comic is if they are going to act like it didn't exist. It's funny I think they already announced a comic to bridge rise and whatever the next game is...what's the point
The comics are for people that thought 2013 had an interesting story, so no. It is 'continued' in the sense that it IS the next thing that happens I'm sure, but basically CD said "Hey, we shouldn't use Sam and Co since everyone hates them, someone make us a comic that explains why she's gone" and then ignored the rest.
That said, I did always get some Himiko vibes from that lightning storm at the beginning that causes the avalanche.
I posted it in three relevant threads. I have nothing against TR, it's just funny.
ZQQLANDER
Member
Finished at 95%. Gonna need to wait for patch 2.0 to get 100% as it will fix a jumping glitch in the lost city.
Still think I like the first better, but only because it was an origin story. Thought game play and pacing were much better this time around.
Question regarding the inevitable sequel.
Still think I like the first better, but only because it was an origin story. Thought game play and pacing were much better this time around.
Question regarding the inevitable sequel.
What area was the map on her desk showing? At first I thought it was Central/South America, but then saw the word Spain so maybe it was the Iberian Peninsula?
It was definitely Central America. The Yucatan peninsula and Honduras were on there. It's an old map so it probably meant 'New Spain.'
ZQQLANDER
Member
Awesome, thanks for the clarification. A much better locale than what I thought.
But they did use one of them?
I'm pretty sure Jonah was the only one most people liked. If they liked any of them at all.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
About 20% of the way into this game - if only I could pull myself away from Battlefront to play it again.
matrixman92
Member
I liked most of them. While I haven't really looked hard at all, I don't remember seeing any overwhelming hate for the characters at all. The comics even introduced some new family members of the original cast
I think it was apathy more than anything.
Nowhere elso?
I would expect amazon to match it since that's their MO now. As for as B&M, I would check their price matching policy during the holidays.
TheAusHulk
Member
I'm playing through and skipping all the hidden tombs, can i go back and play through the tombs once I've finished the game?
People don't hate TReboot's supporting characters (except for Sam - at least half the TR fanbase hates Sam and with good reason) because there isn't even enough there to hate or love or have any strong feelings about, really. They're just walking cardboard cutouts.
The Definitive Edition was only released on PS4 and Xbone. None of the new features that were specifically done for the DE (the new face, the subsurface scattering, the moving vegetation, the gear physics... I'm sure there were one or two other things I'm forgetting right now) made it into the PC version (although the PC version already had quite a few of the DE's features from day one, like TressFX, high-res textures, etc).
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
Finished the game last night -- easily one of the best of the entire generation. Really blown away by Crystal Dynamics, can't wait to see where this franchise goes.
And they've made Lara not only totally badass and relevant again, they've made her interesting and human. Bravo!
And they've made Lara not only totally badass and relevant again, they've made her interesting and human. Bravo!
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
I keep seeing all this praise about the graphics but to be honest it's a mixed bag for me. It can look downright awesome with great lighting effects in most caves/tombs etc, but absolutely MUCH less nicer to the eyes in the exterior parts, for example the Sovjet Installation Base, namelijk the huge amounts of aliasing on the trees and ground too. Highly distracting and damn ugly.
Really not my intention to bash the game, but man the PQ sure does suffer from the at times terrible anti-aliasing being used here.
Really not my intention to bash the game, but man the PQ sure does suffer from the at times terrible anti-aliasing being used here.
The PC version also has graphical features absent from the DE : contact-hardening shadows, HDAO, per-object motion blur and tessellation.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
So i went to the marketplace option on the main menu and i see things like bronze pack, silver pack etc. The bronze ones i can unlock with my credits, but when do these items show up? For example i unlocked a huntress outfit, but i don't see it selectable ingame. How come?
Outfits in general, do you just unlock more as you progresss? I'd like the Syria outfit for example, but i don't see it in the outfit section.
Thanks.
Outfits in general, do you just unlock more as you progresss? I'd like the Syria outfit for example, but i don't see it in the outfit section.
Thanks.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
What? Damn,,...that's a bummer. But for new outfits i just gotta continue on? Wish they had some sexy costumes for her too. It's great that CD turned her character into a normal person, well for a CG character that is. There's nothing wrong with some sexy outfits at all. I for one was quite fond of the bikini outfits they put in the DLC for i believe Underworld it was.
And no i'm not some pervert or anything like that, it's all fun and games.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
This game gives you way too much equipment to handle situations. The bow is good enough to handle any situation without you needing the pistol, assault rifle, or shotgun. I know variety is good and all but I barely touched the pistol and shotgun throughout the entire game. Your just too decked out.
Circling back here. I had a few things up there as well (posters, cache, strongbox) that I got last night. You can go through the whole thing again. Get to the swinging rope part that takes you to the thin platform near the cliff side and follow it up. It's how you got up there the first time.
Things you get in the marketplace are cards for the various expedition modes, they don't unlock anything in the campaign.
NeoRaider
Member
1st Baba Yaga DLC screenshot:
http://gamingbolt.com/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-dlc-premiering-at-the-game-awards-new-screenshot-released
http://gamingbolt.com/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-dlc-premiering-at-the-game-awards-new-screenshot-released
MaxBill1908
Neo Member
This game is great! Loving every second of it!
PanicFreak
Member
I am really enjoying this game. My wife was really tired yesterday and went to bed at 8 pm so I was able to play. I was thinking I would go to bed by 10 or 10:30 at the latest but I didn't stop until 12:30. I didn't want to but I had to be up at 5:30 am.
It's a rare game that can keep my attention for 4.5 hours! Good job Crystal Dynamics!
It's a rare game that can keep my attention for 4.5 hours! Good job Crystal Dynamics!
1st Baba Yaga DLC screenshot:
http://gamingbolt.com/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-dlc-premiering-at-the-game-awards-new-screenshot-released
HOLY SHIT YES OMG
I was just thinking when the next DLC was coming.
I believe you do unlock all of those costumes eventually, though? I don't think there's any card exclusives
There are 3 costumes that were restricted to preorders but I believe you can get cards for them to use in that mode but not campaign.
Yeah he jumped the gun a little bit too early.
Has anyone billed it as open world, anyway?
Garrett Hawke
Member
Omg slay me bitch1st Baba Yaga DLC screenshot:
http://gamingbolt.com/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-dlc-premiering-at-the-game-awards-new-screenshot-released
SlipperyMoose
Member
1st Baba Yaga DLC screenshot:
http://gamingbolt.com/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-dlc-premiering-at-the-game-awards-new-screenshot-released
Hell yeah. Not only am I glad we are getting more Tomb Raider this soon, but that it is single player DLC!
matrixman92
Member
holy shit, I had no idea this had dlc coming out, let alone a season pass
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
As simple as it may sound and some may not care at all, i'd dig it if CD brought back the good ol hotpants costume. That's how it all started.
As for the game itself. I had it since launch, but Fallout 4 took up all my time. Now the 'addiction' is slightly starting to go away, and i've decided to check out this game. I had played a few bits of it, but this evening i went for a new game on Survivor. Exploring every nook and cranny and doing all there is to do.
As for the game itself. I had it since launch, but Fallout 4 took up all my time. Now the 'addiction' is slightly starting to go away, and i've decided to check out this game. I had played a few bits of it, but this evening i went for a new game on Survivor. Exploring every nook and cranny and doing all there is to do.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Reached my first campfire and had to stop to spazz. Holy crap everything is so much better! It's seriously blowing my mind! The flow of things and intuitiveness, the tension and excitement, faster reloading if you fail something, the feeling of discovery and exploration even in a linear place, the absolutely ridiculously gorgeous visuals, Lara herself looking a hundred times more natural, Jonah the best character from the first game and best boyfriend, and the crafting and upgrade system looks nicely set up from the menus here.
Lara definitely seems more confident now after everything that happened on the island; I particularly liked her rather casual "oh no" when the driver got shot up. Just overall she responds to collapsing shit with a stronger sense about her and it's nice how she doesn't seem traumatized by everything anymore. Also very welcome is how it's not as masochistic with her getting so badly beat to shit by crazy events, and her outfits and gear are pretty cool so far.
So yeah, I'm instantly enthralled. It seems incredibly well polished from the initial locations. Obviously I have barely gotten to do any combat so far, but I did headshot a guy before the ceiling fell on him while running out of a collapsing tomb, so that would make it seem the controls are pretty well tuned.
Lara definitely seems more confident now after everything that happened on the island; I particularly liked her rather casual "oh no" when the driver got shot up. Just overall she responds to collapsing shit with a stronger sense about her and it's nice how she doesn't seem traumatized by everything anymore. Also very welcome is how it's not as masochistic with her getting so badly beat to shit by crazy events, and her outfits and gear are pretty cool so far.
So yeah, I'm instantly enthralled. It seems incredibly well polished from the initial locations. Obviously I have barely gotten to do any combat so far, but I did headshot a guy before the ceiling fell on him while running out of a collapsing tomb, so that would make it seem the controls are pretty well tuned.
Maybe they'll do so if the eventual plot manages to swing her back around to classic-flashy-twin-pistol Croft. Right now though they seem content with having two Lara's running around, with mobile and co-op puzzle games using OG Lara and these games using new Lara.
1st Baba Yaga DLC screenshot:
http://gamingbolt.com/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-dlc-premiering-at-the-game-awards-new-screenshot-released
New bow?
In the lost city, I can't reach one relic in the bottom left of the map. I checked a video and it shows you firing broad head arrows into the wall of a tower to reach higher up. But in my game, that wall is rock - is there a way past that? I'm 100% so far and wanted to clear the area out before moving on.
Also I can't seem to light the signal fires?
Also I can't seem to light the signal fires?
If it's what I'm thinking, keep doing the story and that area will become available to you. As will the signal fires.
There is actually a little tie in, a recording of a therapist session Lara has between the comic and Rise where she talks about the comic events with Sam. Comic and slight game spoilers:
near the end of the comic Lara mentioned getting recommended a therapist by Ana.
flatearthpandas
Member
Read that as "save" lol.
Still super excited for when exclusivity ends. Probably would own web xbone otherwise. Grew up with Lara.