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Tomb Raider |OT| Lara's Misfortune
- Thread starter Fracas
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Oh come on, Skyward Sword gets shit on for being "handholdy" even though it's not really where it counts, but this is a lot worse. At least Skyward Sword cut out the forced tutorial bullshit.
Then ignore him. Simple.
Opening hour was boring as fuck. Opened up a bit now and get to wander around a bit. We'll see how it goes from here.
I got there and don't have the gear required to complete it.
Yes you do...
I have. Seems like it's getting stuck for other people too though.
edit: just finished finally. Here we go.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Cant ignore everybody elses posts though thats all im saying.
Anyways I cant wait to get this, I want dat atmosphere everyone getting dowsed in.
I do? I ran into a door that said no gear required and assumed that was it. BACK I GO!
This is what I'm talking about!
XANDER CAGE
Member
Ugh, now my game is crashing consistently in a certain area. Can't make any progress. Goodnight, Tomb Raider.
Avallon
Member
Controlling Lara in this game feels great. Smooth as butter, even without a controller.
Turn off tessellation until Nvidia fixes their drivers. I created a post about this on the official forums and that solution worked for me.
toastyToast
Member
I'd rather they weren't there or something more substantial. I mean, they're eggs.
Throws me off seeing collect eggs for XP
Baconsammy
Banned
People need to learn how to use the ignore feature. It works wonders.
"No gear required." Not "No required gear." lol
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Yea, one of my main complaints about the game. Pointless collectibles suck.
I missed a verb. It's late!
It said I didn't have the required gear. I assumed it was needed to progress.
Edit: I just got choked out because I was typing a reply! The infamous cutscene. Funny how overblown that was.
Yeah I get the feeling I am about to want to murder her. (at the part with the boat)
I missed a verb. It's late!
It said I didn't have the required gear. I assumed it was needed to progress.
You added a comma.
"No, gear required."
I miss Lionel Hutz.
Avallon
Member
Reckless Onion
Member
I just got a map in the 3th area i believe. How do you get maps for previous areas?
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Usually in the tombs
thesolidshark
Member
Sort of glad I'm not the only one who thinks so. Is that part fun in the game, or shouldn't be there?
Net_Wrecker
Member
The screens/footage with the jacket skin is SO much better than the normal tanktop one. How is the jacket not default? Does she never steal a jacket from one of the hundreds of dead enemies?
This will be my first Tomb Raider, amazingly enough. Looking forward. The Uncharted bug bit me hard and friends are telling me to basically expect a UC-type experience here. Psyched.
Any early word on how the two console versions fare against one another? Not sure which way to go.
Any early word on how the two console versions fare against one another? Not sure which way to go.
NullPointer
Member
Micro-spoilers for the first hour or so:
Played a bit, took my time, and got to the point
Mood is good. Voiceovers are decent and animation and camera work is solid. They establish the scene and guide you through the core mechanics while driving you onward. Moments are left to breathe and sink in. So far so good as I always expect some heavy handed guidance at first, but I'm looking forward to things opening up. To get to the point where I can start to make meaningful choices.
Its nice to go even a tad off the beaten path and find miscellaneous stuff,
QTEs on the other hand, can fuck off, die in a car fire, and get nuked from orbit so we can be sure. There is nothing fun and involving about them, but opportunities aplenty for frustration and needless repetition of cinematic scenes. I'd rather see a cut-scene than have to wait for the arbitrary button or waggle prompt that I have to press to keep the scene from repeating. Its literally the bottom barrel of game design.
All that angst isn't directed purely at Tomb Raider, as its done in plenty of games, but still, I'd like to hope this game isn't littered with em.
Played a bit, took my time, and got to the point
where you get the climbing axe.
Mood is good. Voiceovers are decent and animation and camera work is solid. They establish the scene and guide you through the core mechanics while driving you onward. Moments are left to breathe and sink in. So far so good as I always expect some heavy handed guidance at first, but I'm looking forward to things opening up. To get to the point where I can start to make meaningful choices.
Its nice to go even a tad off the beaten path and find miscellaneous stuff,
but boxes that just add numbers to your scavenge meter doesn't satisfy, at all. They all feel empty, just like hunting for XP, shooting lanterns, collecting eggs, etc. I'm hoping the GPS cache collecting goes somewhere. Relics are much better.
I also dig the voice journals when you take to camp. Nice touch.
I also dig the voice journals when you take to camp. Nice touch.
QTEs on the other hand, can fuck off, die in a car fire, and get nuked from orbit so we can be sure. There is nothing fun and involving about them, but opportunities aplenty for frustration and needless repetition of cinematic scenes. I'd rather see a cut-scene than have to wait for the arbitrary button or waggle prompt that I have to press to keep the scene from repeating. Its literally the bottom barrel of game design.
All that angst isn't directed purely at Tomb Raider, as its done in plenty of games, but still, I'd like to hope this game isn't littered with em.
XANDER CAGE
Member
So... (early game spoilers)
the molestation-escape QTE appears to be gone.
thesolidshark
Member
double post
Nemesis_
Member
XANDER CAGE
Member
err...
Also ymmv, but I found that part too guided and boring (if we're talking about the opening). Game gets better after that, though.
GenoZStriker
Neo Member
Something about the game just feels right. I want to say it is Lara's directional movement in response to Camera movement. Her weight is also not too heavy and not too light, which makes the pace she moves at very well. Same thing with the guns and bows. There isn't much of that recoil bullshit and the bow/arrow is very standard, which makes it enjoyable to use.
Obviously I still have a long way to go since I am only two hours in it. While I do not particularly find much to the game, it just feels like a really good and solid third person shooter. The game feels a bit automated in terms of the jumps and overall interaction with certain things. I doesn't particularly bother me, I just need to get used to the game automatically hanging on ledges without having to calculate jumps too much.
Not sure how the cover system works, but it seems a bit inconsistent. I think Lara automatically takes cover during fight or stealth scene, when there are enemies, but forgive me if I am wrong but I don't think you can if there are no fights happening, which I also have to get used to.
So far so good though. Definitely the best TPS I have played since Uncharted 2, and I am only two hours in.
Obviously I still have a long way to go since I am only two hours in it. While I do not particularly find much to the game, it just feels like a really good and solid third person shooter. The game feels a bit automated in terms of the jumps and overall interaction with certain things. I doesn't particularly bother me, I just need to get used to the game automatically hanging on ledges without having to calculate jumps too much.
Not sure how the cover system works, but it seems a bit inconsistent. I think Lara automatically takes cover during fight or stealth scene, when there are enemies, but forgive me if I am wrong but I don't think you can if there are no fights happening, which I also have to get used to.
So far so good though. Definitely the best TPS I have played since Uncharted 2, and I am only two hours in.
XANDER CAGE
Member
Quoting myself - nope, it's still there, although in context now it makes a bit more sense.
That was out before the game was. Though I assume a more comprehensive spoiler laden one should be up soon. If not already.
Hnngg. She really does strangle people. Congratulations to CD for making violence sexier than ever, between the strangulations, 50% percent bonus on head shots and a skill tree that boils down to get more for close up kills.
NullPointer
Member
Pretty sure that's exactly it. You'll only huddle behind cover if enemies are about. Its nice in that it also serves the purpose of letting you know when you're safe.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Glad to see that people are thoroughly enjoying this I hate to say it, but I told you so! So many of you doubted me for saying this looks good for so long! ;_;
Im up to
and the fact that the pacing is still perfect is amazing. The
area is also massive with tons of hidden goodies!
The game constantly introduces cool new concepts to have fun with. It also has some really clever level desins too. Im utterly addicted and can't stop playing!
WTF am I reading here?
Im up to
checking up on Alex on the beach,
beach
The game constantly introduces cool new concepts to have fun with. It also has some really clever level desins too. Im utterly addicted and can't stop playing!
WTF am I reading here?
For the first bit of it I was ready to praise the game for doing something awesome...then it realized it was a video game again.
When you first get there all the enemies are running around and trying to avoid the fire not giving a shit about you. Then it turns into a massive firefight that lasts half an hour.
I was so psyched to think there was a section where the enemy NPCs would act like real people, but alas it was not to be
I was so psyched to think there was a section where the enemy NPCs would act like real people, but alas it was not to be
giancarlo123x
Banned
Just picked it up at Wal-Mart and installed it. Let's see how good this is. (Free guardian of the light is a nice bonus.)
Net_Wrecker
Member
Oh gotdammit, really? Never change, cinematic shooters.
Once you realize the (!) is F and the Hand icon is E then they are no problem. It really should pop up a key bind prompt in that very first section. I died at that boulder 5 mins in like 10 times until I just loaded up the keybinds to see what was up.