Baconsammy
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First Tomb Raider Review out in the wild - Embargo up on Monday 02/25
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If you were going to pirate a console game, would you choose the worst version? Thieves got standards.
it's a shooter
Wait so PS3 version is worse?
Raitosaito
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He's making a joke about how most multiplat games suck on PS3
He meant in general.
ambientmystic
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All joking aside, pirates are usually platform agnostic.
Chance Hale
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Isn't it considerably easier to rip 360 games(to put them up) and then play those pirated versions without much modification? Thought that with the PS3 you had to do a bunch of crazy stuff in comparison.
Baconsammy
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Yep. Take what they can get. Scumbags.
7am PST, I think. You wouldn't have to ask if you had had a look at the previous page
.It doesn't require discs at all on the PS3. There are discless methods for the 360 too though custom firmware on the DVD drive still seems to be the most popular method.
IS there a blu ray hack on PS3? If so, worrying for the PS4
The disc drive has been reverse engineered yes. There's a device called 3Key that emulates it. I believe you need a console running custom firmware in order to get the key you need to emulate the disc drive though.
Well that's new for me. I hoped there were emulators on PS3, as they were on Xbox 1, my machine was an awesome retro gaming companion where I put all my old old oold games. But you know, SD and all that
Raitosaito
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Well, saw playthrough/stream.
Whoever said there isn't much QTE, they are probably only right if it doesn't involve like the first few hours of the game.
I am disappoint yo
Whoever said there isn't much QTE, they are probably only right if it doesn't involve like the first few hours of the game.
I am disappoint yo
hahaha, more down to how easy it is to pirate on 360.
Installing custom firmware on the PS3 is quite easy; unless you need to downgrade, it's no different to installing an official firmware manually. Ripping discs and uploading ripped data is then as simple as connecting to the PS3 via FTP.
Chance Hale
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Downgrading was the main thing that was coming to mind, will be honest and say the last time I paid any attention to the process was during the big geohot thing years ago. It's like the PSP, until recently I was still of the pandora battery mindset
Publishers usually send x360 version for review.
I totally ignored a game but watched a few minutes from those videos... and ordered myself a copy. Good advertising.
Chance Hale
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Edit: Was reading the esrb description and it mentions (potential story spoiler)
"Demonic Soldiers" and their lair filled with dismembered body parts and the like. Wonder if it's a supernatural element or if they just meant demonic in reference to their actions. With them actually being more like cannibals or something of that nature.
Visualante2
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Next stop on the mediocrity 2013 line, choo choo. Can't break that combo.
jediyoshi
Member
Lara is overdue for a good scarf.
Can you please link me to some good ones?
Search for Tomb Raider 2013 Part 4 on youtube and sort the results by date.
Im a massive fan of uncharted so more uncharted level games are good in my book. There is huge crossover between the two games, would we have uncharted without tomb raiders of the world. Im glad it looks like they too notes from naughty god with the new tomb raider as they have mastered those games.
SkullplateMurray
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It's 3pm in the UK.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Man this thread is the shit I might buy the game now just for the sake of people arguing. And if its good Ill be happy
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
5 more hours....
5 more hours....
This makes me want to protect Tricky against reviews that say the game is bad.
this is not even a joke, I'm serious.
To be fair, it's not like the earlier Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider games were particularly non-linear. They did have more expansive environments than what I've seen from the early gameplay footage of this one, though - and there's no denying this is a very different beast from the old games.
Looking forward to reviews!
Glass Rebel
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I think it's been ages since Quintin reviewed a game on RPS.
Acquiescence
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It's gonna be such a bitch-fest no matter what scores the game gets. *rubs hands together gleefully*
Nah, I'm expecting 8s and 9s all around, no surprises there.
Magic Mushroom
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Metal Gear Rising isn't mediocre at all. It's bloody good.
Will they have the feel of 60 reviews a.....oh shit, wrong thread.
As a very easy to please game, I've been very happy with this year thus far. Though objectively, if there's one game to stand out from the pile, you're definitely right in saying it's Metal Gear Rising. The ludicrous story may not be for everyone, but the game itself is fantastic.
Messofanego
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I'll give it a week before sublimit/Amir0x eviscerate this game.
Acquiescence
Member
Even the 8s and 9s are going to bring about a whole lot of knee-jerk reactions. It'll be fun.
Okei, played a few hours of the PS3 version yesterday at my university, so here are some quick impressions (this will be messy):
(I'll preface this by my tastes on similar games - I loved the original Tomb Raider trilogy back in the day, particularly 2. Didn't enjoy 4, Chronicles, AoD or Legend. Enjoyed Anniversary and Underworld. Liked Uncharted 1, adore Uncharted 2, disappointed in Uncharted 3).
It looks wonderful. Like, really. I'm playing on the PS3 version, so I'm not sure about the Xbox version, but it runs well (few framerate dips here and there, minor). I'm honestly extremely impressed with the graphical quality. The island is extremely atmospheric. Rain soaks the environments, thunderstorms and lightning strikes illuminate dank alcoves and caves, and Lara's model herself is extremely detailed. I'm excited to see this game on the PC.
It's Uncharted. I don't like to redact it as such, but I mean it as a compliment. Will individuals who enjoy the early Tomb Raider's a lot be disappointed? Hard to say. I love them, yet I can accept this is a different type of game now. Regardless, it's not 'Uncharted-lite'. It is of equal quality (surpassing Uncharted 3 for myself, as I was greatly disappointed in that after the second game). Early game focuses on survival - finding shelter and camp, learning to use your equipment and bow, etc. Each section you enter is more like a large hub. They are all connected, however, and hide secret treasures, diaries (voiced) and tombs (yay!). You will go off the beaten path, more so than you ever did in the Uncharted series.
The gun(bow)play is smooth. Extremely smooth. The scramble motion (circle button) is a great feature which adds to the sense of tension and uncertainty. There is cover, but it's not sticky, you merely approach some form of cover and Lara will align herself correctly. Very easy to move in and out without getting stuck like in Gears or Uncharted.
There are upgrade paths. You can reinforce your bow strings for faster shooting speed, create stronger axe's, etc. There are also skill points, which allow you to upgrade either your survival instincts (scavenging for food, supplies), your hunter abilities (combat abilities) and personal or strength or such (health, etc).
The story is engaging so far. As I said, I'm only about 4 hours in, but so far there has been ample amounts of mystery and intrigue about the island, it's inhabitants and the supporting cast. The music and sound effects are phenomenal. I'm a bit of a sound freak, so I'm usually greatly disappointed in games that don't take full advantage of these areas. Not so with this. I advise anyone to play with headphones, as little details such as dripping stalactites in caves add so much to the atmosphere.
That's all. Apologies for the info dump, it's the best I could do right now. Any questions about the early hours and I'll try my best to answer.
(I'll preface this by my tastes on similar games - I loved the original Tomb Raider trilogy back in the day, particularly 2. Didn't enjoy 4, Chronicles, AoD or Legend. Enjoyed Anniversary and Underworld. Liked Uncharted 1, adore Uncharted 2, disappointed in Uncharted 3).
It looks wonderful. Like, really. I'm playing on the PS3 version, so I'm not sure about the Xbox version, but it runs well (few framerate dips here and there, minor). I'm honestly extremely impressed with the graphical quality. The island is extremely atmospheric. Rain soaks the environments, thunderstorms and lightning strikes illuminate dank alcoves and caves, and Lara's model herself is extremely detailed. I'm excited to see this game on the PC.
It's Uncharted. I don't like to redact it as such, but I mean it as a compliment. Will individuals who enjoy the early Tomb Raider's a lot be disappointed? Hard to say. I love them, yet I can accept this is a different type of game now. Regardless, it's not 'Uncharted-lite'. It is of equal quality (surpassing Uncharted 3 for myself, as I was greatly disappointed in that after the second game). Early game focuses on survival - finding shelter and camp, learning to use your equipment and bow, etc. Each section you enter is more like a large hub. They are all connected, however, and hide secret treasures, diaries (voiced) and tombs (yay!). You will go off the beaten path, more so than you ever did in the Uncharted series.
The gun(bow)play is smooth. Extremely smooth. The scramble motion (circle button) is a great feature which adds to the sense of tension and uncertainty. There is cover, but it's not sticky, you merely approach some form of cover and Lara will align herself correctly. Very easy to move in and out without getting stuck like in Gears or Uncharted.
There are upgrade paths. You can reinforce your bow strings for faster shooting speed, create stronger axe's, etc. There are also skill points, which allow you to upgrade either your survival instincts (scavenging for food, supplies), your hunter abilities (combat abilities) and personal or strength or such (health, etc).
The story is engaging so far. As I said, I'm only about 4 hours in, but so far there has been ample amounts of mystery and intrigue about the island, it's inhabitants and the supporting cast. The music and sound effects are phenomenal. I'm a bit of a sound freak, so I'm usually greatly disappointed in games that don't take full advantage of these areas. Not so with this. I advise anyone to play with headphones, as little details such as dripping stalactites in caves add so much to the atmosphere.
That's all. Apologies for the info dump, it's the best I could do right now. Any questions about the early hours and I'll try my best to answer.
digoutyoursoul
Member
What's the voice acting/writing like?
Good. Well, the voice acting is. Has a large range of accents from Britain, which are all voiced well. I live in Scotland, therefore it was nice to hear convincing accents and references to the 'Glasgow Kiss'.
toddhunter
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Thanks for the impressions. What does "scramble motion" mean?
Net_Wrecker
Member
How frequent are the "cinematic" moments. This ranges from standard cutscenes, to forced walking, to "interactive storytelling" where you're forced to listen to people drone on, to QTE style scenes, etc. etc. Basically, how often is NORMAL CONTROL OF LARA taken away from you to service the narrative? And do you know how much of it, if any, is able to be skipped?
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