Shadow of the Tomb Raider

[Pocket Fox]

Does she get dual pistols though? I miss those, as nice as the axe and bow are, dancing/jumping around with dualies was my childhood.

[Quinn_flower]

1 hour ago, Pocket Fox said:

Does she get dual pistols though? I miss those, as nice as the axe and bow are, dancing/jumping around with dualies was my childhood.

No idea....I haven't reached that far yet.

[trip]

We only need one Shadow of the Tomb Raider topic...so merged.  Tadah!

 

 

Yesterday the standard edition wasn't available from the Xbox store.  They wanted people to spend big money on the expensive editions first.

 

 

E:

I'm glad I just checked.  Downloading now.

 

I still remember the very first game and how crazy it was because it was a chick with boobs.  The long story of Laura Croft is great with how she morphed into a strong role model for girls...and  morphed into a normal breasted woman. 

Edited September 14, 2018 by trip

[Pocket Fox]

But her name is Lara, not Laura

[Quinn_flower]

Wow that was good story....

 

now I can't wait for next game.

 

thank god for new game+ 

[Corndawg93]

Man I really wish a friggin pre order came on time, now I have to wait until bloody Monday.

Edited September 15, 2018 by Corndawg93

[trip]

I do love the cinematic experience these past few Tomb Raider games have been.  

 

This game is beautiful with its huge sets and great use of intermingling player action with short cutaway camera shots.

 

I also love watching the industry mature with load transitions.  Now when crawling through a crevice to hide the transition load you get a bit more story eliments...like hearing people talk and so forth.  

 

[Pocket Fox]

1 hour ago, trip said:

I do love the cinematic experience these past few Tomb Raider games have been.  

 

This game is beautiful with its huge sets and great use of intermingling player action with short cutaway camera shots.

 

I also love watching the industry mature with load transitions.  Now when crawling through a crevice to hide the transition load you get a bit more story eliments...like hearing people talk and so forth.  

 

Gaming has come so far in story telling.

I recall PS1 games like Metal Gear Solid where characters nodded their head to signify (I am talking), now it's full facial animation that conveys a performance.

For PS2 a character would reach a stubby fist over to another character 'take this' (You acquired a flashlight)  Now it's as real as ever.

 

A shame things have stalled the past few years with every game wanting to be a live service and MP-centric

[Commander S]

On 9/15/2018 at 1:43 AM, Pocket Fox said:

But her name is Lara, not Laura

What bugs/amuses me in equal measure is how many people still automatically mis-read it as 'Laura', considering how the reason for 'Lara' in the first place was that ...people couldn't pronounce 'Laura' properly.

 

...yes, that's right - Lara was originally going to be called Laura. Laura Cruz, specifically - and instead of being British, she would have been South American.

 

Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind for a more upbeat companion series about Laura Cruz, with her gleefully delivering two-pistol justice to people looting protected sites in her home country, or alternatively doing a mix of shootin' and stealthin' to steal back artifacts from private collections overseas.

Edited September 16, 2018 by Commander S

[Pocket Fox]

3 hours ago, Commander S said:

What bugs/amuses me in equal measure is how many people still automatically mis-read it as 'Laura', considering how the reason for 'Lara' in the first place was that ...people couldn't pronounce 'Laura' properly.

 

...yes, that's right - Lara was originally going to be called Laura. Laura Cruz, specifically - and instead of being British, she would have been South American.

 

Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind for a more upbeat companion series about Laura Cruz, with her gleefully delivering two-pistol justice to people looting protected sites in her home country, or alternatively doing a mix of shootin' and stealthin' to steal back artifacts from private collections overseas.

 

This would have made me proud af as a child.

But now there is only sadness.

Edited September 17, 2018 by Pocket Fox

[LiangHuBBB]

just got the new TR, now going to work
lookin forward playing it today non stop after work

[Corndawg93]

Finally have the game, like what I played, I like how you change into the 2013 Lara

[No Use For A Name]

Got it a few days ago and haven’t stopped playing. Awesome game so far

[Cosmic Gypsy]

I just watched my mum who is terrible at playing games complete this in 3 days. I gotta say this game is sh*t, it's like an Uncharted wannabe now. I want the old Tomb Raider back where i'm left isolated in some mysterious, creepy ancient tomb and i need to figure things out and there isn't some lame gun fight or scripted event/press triangle now cut scene every 5/10 minutes.

Looks beautiful sure but largely forgettable as a game. 

Edited September 26, 2018 by Cosmic Gypsy

[jollythecat]

On ‎9‎/‎26‎/‎2018 at 6:57 PM, Cosmic Gypsy said:

I just watched my mum who is terrible at playing games complete this in 3 days. 

 

I want the old Tomb Raider back where i'm left isolated in some mysterious, creepy ancient tomb and i need to figure things out 

Ask her to do it on Deadly Obsession difficulty.

 

That's what I'm doing now, all I need for platinum.

It's quite difficult, the game itself is not much harder (climbing, fighting etc.), but there are things that makes it extremely hard and frustrating.

There are no check point saves, you can only save at camps which makes it very frustrating if you die and have to start over from last camp which often is far away.

You can't use survival instincts, so you can't see enemies, collectibles or usable objects like levers etc. And there is no white paint on traversal points.

 

Also, did you even do any of the tombs? The game is literary packed with creepy ancient tombs where you are isolated and need to figure things out.

Edited October 3, 2018 by jollythecat

[Cosmic Gypsy]

Yeah she's still exploring tombs now after completing the main story, all the tombs scattered around the map seem to be like optional extras which is just weird in a Tomb Raider game. She certainly isn't playing on Deadly Obsession difficulty but she completed Uncharted 4 on Crushing so she's played games (badly, even though she completed it on crushing.) And yeah seeing enemies and things like that aren't even things that should be in easy mode, i hate this new trend in games of being able to see enemies highlighted or seeing their silhouette through walls, like wtf? Maybe in some kind of accessibility mode it'll be cool to cater for players with some kind of special need, but otherwise why would i have such an ability?

[jollythecat]

Your mom is cool.