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[Tomb Raider] something, something, exclusive, it's coming out first on xbone, deal.

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  • ViskodViskod Registered User regular
    Something like that happened to me, I got to a new area, and got killed in combat, but I must have crossed some line that made a new checkpoint during combat, because when I reloaded, the game put me a little past were all the guys I died fighting were, and they were nowhere to be seen.

  • LawndartLawndart Registered User regular
    This game makes me want to upgrade my video card too. I mean, I've got a 560ti which is just fine for most things. Most games I don't really care if I'm not able to put it on "ultimate" settings or whatever. But the absolutely every bit of this game makes me want to be on ultra max super ultimate settings. I can only muster "high" settings and it's still great, but those 2 fps of maxed out graphics look fantastic, if otherwise unplayable.

    But I can't afford any upgrades right now! Waaaaaaa!

    I have that same video card, and while it can't handle everything cranked up to ultra settings, so far it's been able to handle the textures and world detail on ultra while everything else is at high (and the fancy hair physics are off).

    For me that strikes the right balance between "oh my god the pretty" and "oh my god I'm playing a slideshow".

  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    One incredibly neat bad guy dialogue moment, towards the end
    in the building en route to rescuing Alex in the Endurance wreck, there are 3 guys trying to raise an engine part up or something. One of em is mouthing off, and the others are like "calm down brother" and he says something like "I'm not your fucking brother!"

    And they shoot him.

    One less bad guy in the ensuing fight.

    Oh brilliant
  • davidsdurionsdavidsdurions Your Trusty Meatshield Panhandle NebraskaRegistered User regular
    Lawndart wrote: »
    This game makes me want to upgrade my video card too. I mean, I've got a 560ti which is just fine for most things. Most games I don't really care if I'm not able to put it on "ultimate" settings or whatever. But the absolutely every bit of this game makes me want to be on ultra max super ultimate settings. I can only muster "high" settings and it's still great, but those 2 fps of maxed out graphics look fantastic, if otherwise unplayable.

    But I can't afford any upgrades right now! Waaaaaaa!

    I have that same video card, and while it can't handle everything cranked up to ultra settings, so far it's been able to handle the textures and world detail on ultra while everything else is at high (and the fancy hair physics are off).

    For me that strikes the right balance between "oh my god the pretty" and "oh my god I'm playing a slideshow".

    I shall try this tonight! I was planning on messing around with it at some point so thanks very much for the tip.

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    Unskippable credits nooooooo. I force-closed it, so if there's anything after, I missed it, although I doubt there is.

    Finale spoilers:
    Holding one unmodded pistol and one cranked up, extended mag, silenced hellkicker looked kind of silly.

    When Lara tells the tale of this adventure, she will say, "and then there was an explicitly labeled point of no return, and I went and committed genocide against the island's deer population to obtain enough ingested cogs to upgrade my bow. And it was good."

    All the other characters were kind of dull, predictable and one-note, but Lara was rad. Looking forward to a sequel, though I don't know what the hell they'll call it.

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    Looking forward to a sequel, though I don't know what the hell they'll call it.

    Tomb Raider 2?

    Just a guess.

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  • FreiFrei A French Prometheus Unbound DeadwoodRegistered User regular
    I really, really enjoy the combat system in this game and the way it flows so well. Infinitely more interesting than any other third person shooter.

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  • BritishDavidBritishDavid Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    GUYS! I don't believe it, after heaping praise on this game post after post, I've hit a game ending glitch! I'm on the boat after the 'little rat' fight and my rope ascender gear is broken, I yank the wooden chest in the air, but it stays there floating I the air! It will not drop! I'm heartbroken. I'm on 360.

    http://youtu.be/ZXH3dBHXf5Y



    UPDATE! I clipped through the floor! After 20 minutes this worked for me!
    http://youtu.be/vfN9j5o4Jbg

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  • boosterburnboosterburn Registered User regular
    I am loving this game. The little details in it are pretty amazing.

  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    Frei wrote: »
    I really, really enjoy the combat system in this game and the way it flows so well. Infinitely more interesting than any other third person shooter.

    They do a really good job at not only the animation really selling things, but also the sound design. You can almost always hear her breathing, whether to add tension to sneaking or hyperventilating during huge shootouts. It's pretty bitchin

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  • KoopahTroopahKoopahTroopah The koopas, the troopas. Philadelphia, PARegistered User regular
    So, is thread title accurate at all? or just a funny title?

  • BritishDavidBritishDavid Registered User regular
    So, is thread title accurate at all? or just a funny title?

    I can confirm there are very obvious elements from all those games in Tomb Raider.

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    Luchaire wrote: »
    Tomb Raider 2?

    Just a guess.

    You mean Tomb Raider 2 (2015).

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  • FreiFrei A French Prometheus Unbound DeadwoodRegistered User regular
    Kana wrote: »
    Frei wrote: »
    I really, really enjoy the combat system in this game and the way it flows so well. Infinitely more interesting than any other third person shooter.

    They do a really good job at not only the animation really selling things, but also the sound design. You can almost always hear her breathing, whether to add tension to sneaking or hyperventilating during huge shootouts. It's pretty bitchin

    yeah that's another thing that really adds to it. devs need to pay more attention to stuff like this. every animation and sound in the combat is well thought out and awesome.

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  • NineNine Registered User regular
    Luchaire wrote: »
    Looking forward to a sequel, though I don't know what the hell they'll call it.

    Tomb Raider 2?

    Just a guess.

    Tomb Raider 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold

  • BrocksMulletBrocksMullet Into the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered User regular
    Nine wrote: »
    Luchaire wrote: »
    Looking forward to a sequel, though I don't know what the hell they'll call it.

    Tomb Raider 2?

    Just a guess.

    Tomb Raider 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold

    Strangely enough, it actually works this time.

    I, for one, enjoyed the Mako.

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  • NineNine Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    I know! It's why I chose that over Lost in New York.

    Nine on
  • BrocksMulletBrocksMullet Into the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered User regular
    Electric Bugaloo was right out?

    I, for one, enjoyed the Mako.

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  • NineNine Registered User regular
    Yeah. And so was The Quickening.

  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Well since this is Lara McClane, it'll obviously follow the Die Hard scheme and be Tomb Raiderer

    Oh brilliant
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  • ViskodViskod Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Unless this info is out there already in relation to the new reboot it'll probably be Tomb Raider: Quest to finish dead dads lifelong ambition and have many flashbacks.

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Well since this is Lara McClane, it'll obviously follow the Die Hard scheme and be Tomb Raiderer

    Tomb Raider 2: Tomb Harder

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  • theSquidtheSquid Sydney, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    tomb raider 3: tomb raidest

  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    A Good Tomb to Raid Hard

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  • Foolish ChaosFoolish Chaos Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    So, some people here are experiencing inconsistancy between the action and the cutscenes? As in, Laura just feels like a different character in each.

    Its not something I specifically noticed while playing, though im not that far. As far as I can tell, she has been pretty okay with killing these guys since the start, and I don't think that being scared/caring about people is mutually exclusive with being merciless towards these island predators.

    I guess her efficiency in combat can be a little jarring, but its pretty heavily implied that she has had a decent ammount of survival training before coming to the island, right?

    Id like to write a bit more when I finish the game (and when im not typing on a phone). Consistancy of character is a pretty interesting concept in TR and I would be curious to hear what people think about it.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    The Tomb Raid: Redemption

  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Don't worry, the cutscene Lara catches up to the gameplay Lara later on. And it's spectacular.

    Oh brilliant
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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    Tomb Raider Revengeance.

  • VikingViking Registered User regular
    skeldare wrote: »
    Well since this is Lara McClane, it'll obviously follow the Die Hard scheme and be Tomb Raiderer

    Tomb Raider 2: Tomb Harder

    Tomb Raider: Tomb Raid with a Vengence
    Just so long as it isn't "2mb Raider"

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  • ShadowhopeShadowhope Baa. Registered User regular
    So, some people here are experiencing inconsistancy between the action and the cutscenes? As in, Laura just feels like a different character in each.

    Its not something I specifically noticed while playing, though im not that far. As far as I can tell, she has been pretty okay with killing these guys since the start, and I don't think that being scared/caring about people is mutually exclusive with being merciless towards these island predators.

    I guess her efficiency in combat can be a little jarring, but its pretty heavily implied that she has had a decent ammount of survival training before coming to the island, right?

    Id like to write a bit more when I finish the game (and when im not typing on a phone). Consistancy of character is a pretty interesting concept in TR and I would be curious to hear what people think about it.
    The impression I get about her is that she isn't having emotional difficulty from the killing. Her emotional difficulty regarding killing is that she doesn't have emotional difficulty. For the rest of it, she's cold, she's alone, she has an island full of crazies trying to kill her, and she's just discovered something horrific about herself (that it's easy for her to kill people).

    I'm good with that.

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  • mere_immortalmere_immortal So tasty!Registered User regular
    Ok so I see now why everyone was raving about the helicopter bit, that was great.

    Also about the bit after it
    Roth has a badass death, but someone please tell me the final pistol upgrade is dual pistols. The long shots hanging over them while he says "you're a Croft" was awesome

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  • VikingViking Registered User regular
    Shadowhope wrote: »
    So, some people here are experiencing inconsistancy between the action and the cutscenes? As in, Laura just feels like a different character in each.

    Its not something I specifically noticed while playing, though im not that far. As far as I can tell, she has been pretty okay with killing these guys since the start, and I don't think that being scared/caring about people is mutually exclusive with being merciless towards these island predators.

    I guess her efficiency in combat can be a little jarring, but its pretty heavily implied that she has had a decent ammount of survival training before coming to the island, right?

    Id like to write a bit more when I finish the game (and when im not typing on a phone). Consistancy of character is a pretty interesting concept in TR and I would be curious to hear what people think about it.
    The impression I get about her is that she isn't having emotional difficulty from the killing. Her emotional difficulty regarding killing is that she doesn't have emotional difficulty. For the rest of it, she's cold, she's alone, she has an island full of crazies trying to kill her, and she's just discovered something horrific about herself (that it's easy for her to kill people).

    I'm good with that.
    That was how I read that situation too, it wasn't kill dude and have a breakdown. it was have a REALLY shitty day that ended up with a dead dude and that not being the worst part of it.

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  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    So how would you guys feel about co opting the storylines of the older games in sequels?

    A shot for shot remake would be super redundant what with Anniversary, but I wouldn't mind that whole scion and Natla mythos appearing in a Tomb Raider 2 in some form or another.

    A Larson type rival raider would be lovely too.

    Actually just more Uncharted style characterization overall.

    Oh brilliant
  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    I only just noticed that one of their crewmembers is named "Jonah"

    Well jeez, no wonder your damn ship crashed Lara

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    So how would you guys feel about co opting the storylines of the older games in sequels?

    A shot for shot remake would be super redundant what with Anniversary, but I wouldn't mind that whole scion and Natla mythos appearing in a Tomb Raider 2 in some form or another.

    A Larson type rival raider would be lovely too.

    Actually just more Uncharted style characterization overall.

    Frankly I think the series went to complete shit after the first game. I'd rather they not even bother. It didn't get good again until Crystal Dynamics picked it up with Legends.

    Hell, like half of Tomb Raider 2 is Lara running around Venice, Italy and a submarine.

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  • RT800RT800 Registered User regular
    How is the story in this game?

    Like, do you play because shooting mans is fun, or do you play because you wanna see what happens next?

  • VikingViking Registered User regular
    RT800 wrote: »
    How is the story in this game?

    Like, do you play because shooting mans is fun, or do you play because you wanna see what happens next?
    A little from column A, A little from column B.
    Combat is solid and honestly fun, Story is not terrible, set pieces are over the top and just the right kind of cheesy.

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  • Oniros25Oniros25 Registered User regular
    edited March 2013
    Great game. Lara feels human and relatable in a character sense, but is unbelievably capable in a gameplay sense. A lot of her unlockable abilities are smart and feel logical, but aren't just buffs to make her a better shot (though that's handed through weapon upgrades.) The world feels teeming with stuff to find and do. The marriage of brutal, gritty survival with over the top action seems like it should not work, but it totally does. Hat's off to the developers, they made a good one.

    Oh and new Lara Croft is basically Ellen Riply + Indiana Jones. If that doesn't sound like a protagonist you'd like to spend time with, you are already dead to me.

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  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Aaaand I'm stuck.
    I'm in Chasm Temple or something like that, just passed the big fight with the Oni chumps. There's a cage in the center of the room, 2 cranks on either side. I've opened the grate, raised the cage, pulled the cage to smash the rocks on the ceiling, closed the grate, dropped the cage, now I'm stuck. I don't seem to be able to make the jump from the roof of the cage onto the wall I need to climb to progress?

    Tried using the cage to smash the lower door too, no dice.

    Oh brilliant
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