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[BruceLeeRoy]

Left, right, mash e for struggles, time with the circles(actually can be mashed though) f for kicks.

E and F basically then. Sweet thanks

 

[george_us]

Haha the shotgun blood splatters are hilarious.

 

[Lighthouse]

Man, multiplayer is so fun but so abusable. I just spent an entire round spawn trapping the entire team. They literally spawned the same spot every time.

I wish you could shoot in air, glad they took out hip firing.

 

[antitrop]

How can you be mad at that puzzle? Its very easy.

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Platform mechanism is too fast. If you open the window and then immediately start the platform, it will go trough its cycle before the strongest wind kicks in.

Open window, ~wait for a opening of 2nd window, start platform, jump on it, jump on a ledge. I did it in one try.

That's not even how I beat it.

 

[Lime]

To be fair, I laughed my ass off the first time I shot a guy in the leg and he yelled "ouch!"

I wonder if it was a placeholder they left in as a joke, or something. It happens every now and then and makes me giggle every time. They just sound mildly annoyed.

And that's the thing: You have these incredibly macabre scenarious which should hold a lot of dramatic weight, yet simultaneously you experience this Uncharted-like laissez-faire humour. It makes the experience very jarring, as all of that macabre, dramatic shit is thrown out the window. When people are

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dying right and left, getting butchered, turned into cannibals,

and what have you, while other parts are a Saturday morning cartoon, any gravitas becomes non-existent.

 

[RagnarokX]

This puzzle is the work of Satan.

It may singlehandedly bring my score of the game down an entire point. I haven't been this frustrated by a video game in... years?

LOL seriously? I literally just did it and figured it out instantly. The aesthetics of the area were excellent but the puzzle was super easy.

 

[Gibbo]

if the first batch of next gen games look like this (playing on max settings pc), ill be more than happy.

 

[VibratingDonkey]

But dat sex appeal.

Really hope that's not what it is.

Or you can switch clothes yourself at a fire base camp.

Oh really? Guess I haven't gotten that far yet.

 

[brandonh83]

And that's the thing: You have these incredibly macabre scenarious which should hold a lot of dramatic weight, yet simultaneously you experience this Uncharted-like laissez-faire humour. It makes the experience very jarring, as all of that macabre, dramatic shit is thrown out the window. When people are

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dying right and left, getting butchered, turned into cannibals,

and what have you, while other parts are a Saturday morning cartoon, any gravitas becomes non-existent.

Ew... that's a good point. I completely agree. It sounds like the tone is just all over the place.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

And that's the thing: You have these incredibly macabre scenarious which should hold a lot of dramatic weight, yet simultaneously you experience this Uncharted-like laissez-faire humour. It makes the experience very jarring, as all of that macabre, dramatic shit is thrown out the window. When people are

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dying right and left, getting butchered, turned into cannibals,

and what have you, while other parts are a Saturday morning cartoon, any gravitas becomes non-existent.

I don't disagree, I just can't take the game's tone that seriously anyway. It's cloying and melodramatic from minute one.

The atmosphere is fantastic, but I pretty much tune out every time someone opens their mouth.

 

[Lime]

Seeing how all enemies are male, I'm wondering if any comparison with A Question of Silence is feasible. Although Tomb Raider isn't feminist at all, I just find it funny that Lara runs around and butcher only men. It's a peculiar design decision.

I don't disagree, I just can't take the game's tone that seriously anyway. It's cloying and melodramatic from minute one.

The atmosphere is fantastic, but I pretty much tune out every time someone opens their mouth.

I know, I wasn't making an argument, only elaborating further. Good point about the atmosphere contra the dialogue and plot.

 

[antitrop]

if the first batch of next gen games look like this (playing on max settings pc), ill be more than happy.

Even then, still won't be the locked 60fps I'm getting w/ maxed out Tomb Raider. PC gaming is worth the money.

 

[saunderez]

Seeing how all enemies are male, I'm wondering if any comparison with A Question of Silence is feasible. Although Tomb Raider isn't feminist at all, I just find it funny that Lara runs around and butcher only men. It's a peculiar design decision.

It's explained in the story why all the bad guys are men. There's a specific reason.

 

[strafer]

So do we know how this game did saleswise?

 

[NullPointer]

Seeing how all enemies are male, I'm wondering if any comparison with A Question of Silence is feasible. Although Tomb Raider isn't feminist at all, I just find it funny that Lara runs around and butcher only men. It's a peculiar design decision.

Do you shoot women in Uncharted? I don't remember any.

 

[Messofanego]

And that's the thing: You have these incredibly macabre scenarious which should hold a lot of dramatic weight, yet simultaneously you experience this Uncharted-like laissez-faire humour. It makes the experience very jarring, as all of that macabre, dramatic shit is thrown out the window. When people are

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dying right and left, getting butchered, turned into cannibals,

and what have you, while other parts are a Saturday morning cartoon, any gravitas becomes non-existent.

Maybe it's a black comedy

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Seeing how all enemies are male, I'm wondering if any comparison with A Question of Silence is feasible. Although Tomb Raider isn't feminist at all, I just find it funny that Lara runs around and butcher only men. It's a peculiar design decision.

How far in the story are you?

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There's definitely a reason why all of the enemies are male, and there is dialogue that acknowledges it. I think there is some attempted women-in-the-media commentary, I'm just not sure how effective it's going to end up.

Also that's the first time I've seen someone namedrop AQoS on the internet, damn.

 

[toastyToast]

Game would have been better if everyone died and Lara had to fend for herself

The cast is so bad

 

[DieH@rd]

That's not even how I beat it.

Well, at least you did not break game disc in frustration. Carry on with the game, it gets better with each passing hour. [and its great even at the beginning ]

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Game would have been better if everyone died and Lara had to fend for herself

The cast is so bad

Sonic the H... err, Lara Croft and Her Shitty Friends

 

[antitrop]

The only side character I like is Fat Vaas, ironically.

 

[strafer]

Fat Vaas was great.

cutting that fish and all

 

[katkombat]

Okay I've poked fun at this before, but seriously, I wanna protect Lara...protection...I have it.
Anyways this game kicks ass! The subtleties in it are unreal, I love it. Gunplay is satisfying too.

 

[onlyindreams]

Game would have been better if everyone died and Lara had to fend for herself

The cast is so bad

eh, theyre just kind of...there. Totally inoffensive. Sam is okay.

 

[Rhindle]

And that's the thing: You have these incredibly macabre scenarious which should hold a lot of dramatic weight, yet simultaneously you experience this Uncharted-like laissez-faire humour. It makes the experience very jarring, as all of that macabre, dramatic shit is thrown out the window. When people are

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dying right and left, getting butchered, turned into cannibals,

and what have you, while other parts are a Saturday morning cartoon, any gravitas becomes non-existent.

I love the first time Lara runs into some of the other survivors. After she's been shipwrecked, had a stake through her abdomen, nearly been eaten alive by a zombie, and had 17 other near death encounters, she finally finds her buds and it's "Hey, wassup guys?"

 

[toastyToast]

Fat Vaas was great.

cutting that fish and all

Lara: Fat Vaas, you look like the spiritual sort. Surely, you must feel that there is something amiss on this island.

Fat Vaas: All I know Lara, is that we can't use logic to understand this place.

 

[SammiiDoogles]

Just finished it after a day break. Such a great game, really surprised me how amazing it turned out.

 

[sleepykyo]

Do you shoot women in Uncharted? I don't remember any.

I don't remember any in one or two either. Not sure what happens to the female antagonist in 3.

 

[strafer]

His time on that island made him insane and decided to get fit.

 

[Fracas]

Time to play multiplayer for the lulz

 

[antitrop]

Far Cry 3 is the spiritual sequel to Tomb Raider.

 

[Rhindle]

eh, theyre just kind of...there. Totally inoffensive. Sam is okay.

It's not so much that the cast is bad. It's that the dialogue is totally off-key and out of place, and kind of unravels the atmosphere of the game.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Far Cry 3 is the spiritual sequel to Tomb Raider.

The AI in both is certainly cut from the same cloth of awfulness.

 

[Derrick01]

Anyone else getting odd black flickering in some of the bushes or wall plants? It's something I notice every now and then. Nvidia gpu if that helps.

 

[DieH@rd]

Anyone else getting odd black flickering in some of the bushes or wall plants? It's something I notice every now and then. Nvidia gpu if that helps.

Game runs perfectly on my Radeon.

 

[Berto]

Far Cry 3 is the spiritual sequel to Tomb Raider.

 

[antitrop]

The AI in both is certainly cut from the same cloth of awfulness.

The Tomb Raider AI is a special kind of shittiness that I haven't seen in a long time.

Doesn't even bother me that much, somehow, I'm still loving the game and it's fun to shoot people.

 

[sublimit]

Complete bullshit imo, they are strechting it in most scenes and even then they arent that similar. And it's not like Uncharted invented action scenes. There's a scene similar to the train one in almost every Michael Bay movie.

How is it "complete bullshit" and how they are "streching it"? It's not as if the person who made the video made the scenes himself/herself.
I guess if your not seeing the direct copying from Uncharted then you'll never see it even if CD goes out and directly admits it.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

The Tomb Raider AI is a special kind of shittiness that I haven't seen in a long time.

Doesn't even bother me that much, somehow, I'm still loving the game and it's fun to shoot people.

Ha yeah me too. Funny enough even though Far Cry had some abysmal AI as well it was still so entertaining to off everyone that I never really cared.

 

[Lime]

Do you shoot women in Uncharted? I don't remember any.

It's much more neutral to have same-sex killing. Opposite-sex killing is much more more 'loaded' or at least potentially more controversial.

It's explained in the story why all the bad guys are men. There's a specific reason.

How far in the story are you?

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There's definitely a reason why all of the enemies are male, and there is dialogue that acknowledges it. I think there is some attempted women-in-the-media commentary, I'm just not sure how effective it's going to end up.

I'm about 3/4 of the way, I think.

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I am currently at shipwreck beach.

I'll see how the game explains it, but regardless of the diegetic premise of only male characters, I'm curious about on what grounds that decision was made.

I love the first time Lara runs into some of the other survivors. After she's been shipwrecked, had a stake through her abdomen, nearly been eaten alive by a zombie, and had 17 other near death encounters, she finally finds her buds and it's "Hey, wassup guys?"

Yes, that particular thing made the story begin on a low note for me. From that point on, it sure was an uphill battle for the game to convince me to buy into the story and characters.

 

[Grimsen]

Caved in after work and got the game. I don't know if it's the same for all retailers, but futureshop had the comic+some dlc, and the usual steelbook. Not bad for regular price.

The comic looks good visually, especially as a pack-in for a game.

As soon as my son is asleep, I'm going to perv like Conan.

 

[Fracas]

Oh god, multiplayer is atrocious.

Single player only for me.

 

[antitrop]

Oh god, multiplayer is atrocious.

Single player only for me.

Okay, now I have to try it just to see for myself.

 

[SmithnCo]

The Tomb Raider bundle on PSN is kinda nice. Get all the preorder stuff like the skins, and quantum conundrum (though that might've been free for plus).

 

[Broadbandito]

streaming Tomb Raider PC

 

[G-Fex]

I've had enough of this game for one day.

My thoughts, it's alright. I'm not enjoying it too much.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Played multiplayer for the first time. It’s

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surprisingly good! :O

What? Do you just pretend to see what you want to see when someone posts something negative about this game? My criticisms have always been about the quality of the game. If I said anything about the game bombing I said I wanted it to and used Hitman Absolution's commercial failure as hope.

I specifically remember you saying “when this game bombs."

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Played multiplayer for the first time. It’s

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surprisingly good! :O

I am shocked that you feel this way.

 

[Eyothrie]

Does anyone know how many gameplay hours this game is?

 

[Darkangel]

I'm ~5 hours in and loving it so far. Definitely better than Uncharted 3.

Game is pretty easy on hard, but it's still a lot of fun. It's nice to finally see a big, AAA Tomb Raider game.