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How much prettier is Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition? [Preview]
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Black Door
Banned
Such as?
So 24fps then
To be fair in certain sections with TresFX and Tessilation I was getting low 30's at times.
Gameplay and story was amazing. I found it fun to play.
So, it looks like a hypothetical past gen that isn't the actual past gen?
Messofanego
Banned
Name me two characters other than Lara from the game. Describe their characters past what their role is. Did you care about the characters or what was happening in the plot, or just follow along from level to level? At least they made a good base for Lara's character, even though the lugoscabib discobiscuits ruins her character development where the cutscenes don't gel with her arrow-to-throat, machinegunfire-up-your-body killer during the gameplay.
The gameplay didn't have much issues though, it was just been there done that in plenty of other games in term of the mechanics. And the design clashes with previous Tomb Raider to come off (barely any tombs, no challenging platforming sections, no challenging puzzles, much more combat than exploration/puzzle-solving ratio) as a disappointment for fans.
WeAreStarStuff
Member
What?
I would have rather they spent their effort finding a new voice for lara that wasn't annoying as hell tbh. Rather then change her face which didn't even need changing in the first place. Ultimately though, asking full price for this is a deus ex-like mistake. Old game should be priced like an old game, whether the protagonist has had a face lift or not. Or at the very least let us do a £10 trade upgrade? Either way this might be a bargain bin buy sometime in the far future. But i'm not exactly in a rush for that time to come.
Jazzkokehead
Member
Here's one.
Another from the same thread.
And yet another.
Happy now?
Edit:
This man. This man knows what's up.
xBladeM6x
Member
You must be desperate to top PC if this is an example of the straws your grasping for. Lol
Rodney McKay
Member
I didn't think they were deep characters by any means, but I did like them and occasionally cared about what happened to them. [note: I rarely remember character names from any story driven games I play]
-There was the gruff, tough leader guy who knew Lara since back when her father was alive and cared about her.
-There was the big, nice, Samoan (?) guy who knew how to cook.
-There was Lara's friend (yeah, she was pretty forgettable).
-There was the older woman who blamed Lara for the ship crash and had an implied relationship with the older captain guy.
-There was the super pompous archeologist guy whose pretty much only in it for the fame and saving his own skin.
That's probably more characters than I can describe from the Uncharted games. There's the fun-loving, joke-crakin' Drake and Sully, the reporter chick, the sexier chick from Farscape and later seasons of Stargate, and the guy who turns on you at some point.
KevKevinator
Neo Member
Such a constructive and useful comment.
On another note, any word if PC game is getting a patch for this? Because it's just a giant engine patch.
Yes, I actually am. Or would have been, if "discussion" hadn't involving having to pry conversation from you, with your eventual response accompanied by a "jab" that you had actually contributed. I hope you choose another community to take part in. I want nothing to do with any of your opinions.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Definitely looks better. They'd have to add more to the single player game for me to take the plunge again.
There are no real huge issues with gameplay.
diffusionx
Gold Member
PC version at high detail, 1080p, 60fps was amazingly beautiful. One of the best looking games I've played.
But if I already beat it on console I wouldn't replay it just for that. It's not that good.
But if I already beat it on console I wouldn't replay it just for that. It's not that good.
Yeah, this.
Does this upgrade also make her face less derpy? I found it beyond distracting when I was watching someone else play.
I wish information on framerate was available. The underlying game was fun enough that if they've managed a cosmetic overhaul of an already good-looking game alongside a much smoother framerates on consoles, I think more people could justify this than otherwise might.
That said, anything thinking this won't price drop within three months hasn't paid attention to retail patterns for some time.
That said, anything thinking this won't price drop within three months hasn't paid attention to retail patterns for some time.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Hopefully this is just like Deus Ex: Director's Cut was a Wii U exclusive until it wasn't.
Too bad that game turned out to be not actually an upgrade.
Your sarcasm detector is broken. Rayge is pretty heavily in the hardware enthusiast, pc gamer camp.
That Wont Fit In There
Member
Looks gorgeous
chickdigger802
Banned
ehhhh still same problem with pc version where tressfx hair looks great but too great. you don't keep shampoo commerical quality hair while running through mud and shit.
Any info on if they improved animations?
While the animations were decent enough originally, still a far ways off from its main rival, Uncharted franchise.
Any info on if they improved animations?
While the animations were decent enough originally, still a far ways off from its main rival, Uncharted franchise.
SkyTurnsRed
Banned
No joke. Kind of annoying, honestly.
What's a preview suppose to sound like?
UnrealEck
Member
They talk about 4K textures (wowee 4K textures! that's almost like 4K renders of the entire engine!) and all this neat stuff then give us 1280x720 resolution screenshots? Come on mang.
This could be patched into the PC version very easily. BUUUUT then it would negate the 'definitiveness' of this edition. That's the reason it won't be on PC.
Oh and it looks nice anyway. I figured I should add that to keep certain people from jumping at me.
This could be patched into the PC version very easily. BUUUUT then it would negate the 'definitiveness' of this edition. That's the reason it won't be on PC.
Oh and it looks nice anyway. I figured I should add that to keep certain people from jumping at me.
DoYouEvenLift?
Banned
It's a good thing the gameplay was pretty great.
My guess is they are using a development PC to render the shots in high-resolution, then downsampling to 1080p.
They already have to downplay the existence of the PC version enough to justify this being called 'definitive.' They obviously don't want to draw anymore attention to the issue by making this available on PC.
bequietdrive
Member
Missed out on this due to generational fatigue. WIll definitely pick up the PS4 version, hoping I can find it somewhere where its not ridiculously priced.
Angel of Darkness on PS2 was 60 fps, as was Legend on the original Xbox and Gamecube (but not on 360)
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
I still don't see the point of this version. Prettier graphics? That's it?
Considering you could get the PC version for $5 two weeks ago, and I'm sure you can buy a used copy really cheap, or a new copy under $20 right now (consoles or PC), I don't understand who is this for. The graphics for the game are already really good (I played the PC version maxxed though).
Is there a new episode? Something new?
Even if you just bought a PS4, don't you own a PS3 or Xbox360 and can play the same game right now?? In the history of remakes this must be the laziest.
Considering you could get the PC version for $5 two weeks ago, and I'm sure you can buy a used copy really cheap, or a new copy under $20 right now (consoles or PC), I don't understand who is this for. The graphics for the game are already really good (I played the PC version maxxed though).
Is there a new episode? Something new?
Even if you just bought a PS4, don't you own a PS3 or Xbox360 and can play the same game right now?? In the history of remakes this must be the laziest.
One of the guys was out for the fame whatever the cost, but his half-baked pursuit of fame without actual substance to his knowledge has caused him life.
Another guy is a supportive kind of person who knew Lara's family and acts as a supportive father figure.
Oh wow that was hard.
Nemesis121
Member
I will wait for someone to mod the PC version to look like the Definitive edition..