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I hated that Micron.. ran Warcraft 2 like a pro though. Riven.. not so much.
Dat upgrade!
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Tomb Raider |OT| Lara's Misfortune
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I hated that Micron.. ran Warcraft 2 like a pro though. Riven.. not so much.
Dat upgrade!
The pre-load already has begun- but as far as unlocking it- I'm not sure.
Play more invisible war. lol.
statham
Member
really, think of the older games.
It's funny you say that because most of the gameplay in this Tomb Raider wasn't "created".
The majority of people in that era didn't play Tomb Raider because of triangle tits and square asses, gaming media jumped on Lara having a blocky figure but people didn't play Tomb Raider solely for Lara Croft.
Alex
Member
Yeah, actually this is pretty true, they used to put fucking centerfolds of that disgusting old Lara Croft model in a bikini in mags :lol Strange times.
milkham
Member
huh? got my amazon key, put it in steam and its preloading
I don't know how many exactly
(pretty sure it's less than ten)
The puzzles are a little bit harder further into the game, but it's not hard to solve if you take your time to about them.
(I think I finished them all in about one hour and a half)
If you are having problems finding those tombs,
take a look at your survivor upgrades 
statham
Member
I wasn't even thinking about triangle tits, get your mind out of the gutter.
Alex
Member
Oh but it was most certainly a thing, all the promos, fan art, weird letters. For as much as people want to bitch about now there were some weird ass little kids back then :lol I never quite got the fervor because I thought the games just played and controlled like complete shit, but hype did seem to evaporate with III. Of course, 1997 is when the big PSone boom was for software so after that there was just more and better titles to pick from.
Core was such a terrible studio.... except for Fighting Force. That first Fighting Force game was really fun, I thought.
No. That game was shit too.
Alex
Member
Yeah, it certainly is now, but back then it was the only beat 'em up post FF/SoR that I really dug on.
Are you talking about the turret guards?
statham
Member
I know, but for him to say its weird now, its always been weird.
That's because it was the ONLY 3D arcadey beat em up as I recall.
I remember slightly pretending that it was kind of like Streets of Rage. =P
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
I actually decided on the console version of this game. I typically go with PC but since I'm on vacation this week the couch seemed more of a place I wanted to be rather than the computer desk. Plus I'm trying to boost that PS3 trophy score.
Alex
Member
HTPC, baby, I AM on the couch, aw yiss.
But... but... that hair swaying!
Connect the PC to the TV.
PC Gamer won't have review code until Tuesday:
http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/03/01/why-we-still-havent-reviewed-tomb-raider
http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/03/01/why-we-still-havent-reviewed-tomb-raider
ShipTheCheese
Member
Sweet, it's already out in Australia. Picked it up today, looking forward to it!
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
The atmosphere in this game is right up there with Metroid Prime and Resident Evil 4. Just incredible!
You forgot to include Oprah.
Teleporter
Junior Member
How the heck people r playing this already? System shock?
sublimit
Banned
feel free to blame Eidos for that shit.
No the games played and controlled fine it's just people like you who sucked at them and blamed the controls.
If it played and controlled like "complete shit" then it wouldn't have sold so many copies.
Yes of course.That's why TR3 and TR4 sold more than 12 million copies.Because the "hype" seemed to evaporate with III.Yes.
Nope.Core was an extremelly talented studio that had the extremelly bad luck to have a shitty publisher like Eidos above their heads.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
I can't wrap my head around gamerscore mentality. You will either purchase the game for $60, and play it the insane amount of time it takes to earn every single trophy, or not purchase it at all based on whether there are multiplayer achievements? Does whether you think you'll enjoy the game factor into the decision at all?
Alex
Member
I didn't know TR3 did so well, there was so much hype around the original and 2 and.... I barely remember hearing anything for 3 or 4. (I didn't even know there was an actual 4, or is that after they dropped the number structure?)
But yeah, sorry, if it upsets you, but my opinion is very much that the original series is very much a relic of it's era. I was never the biggest CD fan (never quite got into Soul Reaver like others did but it was quality stuff) but after they took over the rise in quality was pretty instant, in my opinion. For the classical TR's... I couldn't tolerate it then, I can't even imagine trying to play it now. I always liked the trappings of it, but the tank controls and cludgy platforming took a lot of fun and thrill out of otherwise neat bits and traps.
I actually don't think there was much in the way of 3D platformers I really enjoyed on the PSone, thinking back though. Plenty of good 2D (Klonoa, Tomba, etc), but 3D kit seemed to all gravitate towards the N64.
Only you have the power to nuke this plague from orbit before it spreads. Hit the button!
I think that even if you like the game as it is you should support our cause. We're asking that the series be more than it is instead of less than it was. You can still do everything this game is doing AND have puzzles and meaningful platforming. They put in detective mode so there's no way you can get lost if you don't want to be.
Did you get an email?
Edit: forget it, I just checked and it was there, never got a mail saying it was available...
Just try to look at the enviroment if there's anything you can use in your advantage. Otherwise, use covers untill you're near him. (sorry, can't remember what I did there and which specific event you're referring to, it's already been three days
)Cheapest price is $26 at Nuuvem, can pay via Paypal and it's the same thing you get from GMG -- (ROW) Tomb Raider + Animal Instinct/Pistol Burst DLC. Not sure if that's considered shady here but it seems legit reading everywhere else and I had no problem paying through Paypal, activating and pre-loading from the US.
Alex
Member
I'd have to play it first to actually make an opinion about it. Depends how well all of the various trappings I hear about form together, like the hubs and wide-linearity and exploring the tombs on the side. A lot of this sounds really neat to me, otherwise I wouldn't have bitten until a Steam sale.
The Tomb Raider name really didn't mean anything to me, so if I enjoy this game better, regardless of what offended people, I'm not going to care. It's the same way with DmC, I didn't think all that much of the original series (Bayonetta is the only combo based 3D beat 'em up I've ever liked) and Ninja Theory turning it into a big budget version of Alice with a better combat system was something I actually appreciated.
People like different things and have different expectations, honestly, in video gaming, franchises rarely actually mean anything to me. They're all so overexposed and fluid nowadays that all I care about is if I enjoy an end product.
I have, thankfully, VERY wide tastes, so that helps.
The hint/detective mode is completely optional. If there are players that don't want to be guided, don't press that button. Simple as that
It's a pretty basic, but decent multiplayer. I'm not really into MP, so I didn't play it a lot.
The hint/detective mode is completely optional. If there are players that don't want to be guided, don't press that button. Simple as that
I know it is. My point is the platforming didn't need to be so dumbed down and the puzzles made optional because players could just press that button if they couldn't figure stuff out on their own.
GenoZStriker
Neo Member
To be honest, if this game is the start of what could possibly be more Tomb Raider games to come similar to previous entries, then it's a good start. Based on the impressions, the game's gunplay and overall movement is solid, which is good. And if they do a sequel where this Lara becomes vanilla Lara and go more towards the mixed puzzles, gunplay, platforming and countries, then I'm fine with this being just an intro to what could potentially come. It obviously be the longest tutorial for what is gunplay, but it's still a good game.