Crossing Eden
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Rise of the Tomb Raider - 15 min 'Siberian Wilderness' [1080p] Gameplay Demo
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I'd say don't bother, there's nothing compelling here.
Which is a shame because I thought for sure this would be a game I'd want to get on my Xbox One.
sublimit
Banned
Jesus Christ can't she just STFU ??Her constant blabbering,giving the player hints all the time on what to do,where to go and what is going on is so annoying!
As for "gameplay" just as expected,this is the same scripted shit (with the necessary QTEs) from the reboot.
Sad to see what this series has become.
As for "gameplay" just as expected,this is the same scripted shit (with the necessary QTEs) from the reboot.
Sad to see what this series has become.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Loved the first one. This looks great. Waiting on PS4 or PC version though. (I own an XBO but I want the best graphics available, and Fallout 4 launches that day so I'll be busy anyways.)
Looks great though. Hope it does well.
Looks great though. Hope it does well.
They need to have paired her with an interesting personality or an interesting character. The self-dialogue doesn't work if it isn't 'quip-ish' or banter between two people.
blast processed
Member
I love the little touches, like when she walks by the camp fire to warm her hands and rubs them together.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Looks fantastic. Cant wait.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
From the looks if it, the player has a lot of choice for how to take out or sneak around enemies. There's a lot of attention to detail in the way the snow reacts to her footsteps as well, and ofc the hair physics and facial animation look pretty great.
They have clearly gone away from Uncharted into TLOU survival gameplay territory with this one... the setpieces will be there by the simple fact that almost no big AAA action game lacks them. As long as they're not forced and properly made.... that first bear encounter for example..... no need for a stop at the bush.
Waiting for Gamersyde.
It doesn't look bad. I haven't played the 2013 remake but the section of gameplay in this looks exactly like a section of gameplay I had seen in that.
Perhaps I have to play that first. Maybe then I'll be able to see what makes the gameplay interesting.
AusRoachman
Member
Looks like the first one, which isn't a bad thing, plus I love the huge variety of environments and most inportantly the tombs we see at the end.
Dreadnought
Member
Convenient box of bandages is convenient
Cause Jonah is annoying? There is no better excuse. As if Crystal Dynamics heard my pleas...
Also a companion AI is extremely complex to do for a whole game - like extremely complex.... you need the script to revolve around it, the chit-chat audio, the interactions, the gameplay.... not many studios can do it proficiently + the dev workload.... easier to go solo.
matrix-cat
Member
Definitely much more interesting than the Quantic Dream QTE-game-ish gameplay they showed at the Microsoft event, at least in parts. That stealth/improvisation stuff looks really good, and it's nice to see that regenerating health seems to be gone, too. Those wounded/cold limp-in-a-straight-line-until-you-hit-a-cutscene sections are never going to be especially compelling, no matter how hard devs try, but at least they don't directly contradict the gameplay mechanics this time around. You can't have a game about survival when the character can magically heal from any wound.
I'll happily play this once it gets its Steam sale, same as the first.
I'll happily play this once it gets its Steam sale, same as the first.
semiconscious
Member
the terrible writing in the first game returns (as does the need to constantly inflict pain on lara). actually, this all feels exactly like the first game. will believe the tombs when i see them
...RedfieldSandwich
Member
The VO is perhaps my least favourite in any game, ever. She's terrible.
BluenoseGames
Member
It's a sequel and just fyi this isn't the start of the game.
The desert area is the first location .
Really hate when a game like this makes you control a character through a section where the movement is being hindered/manipulated in some way, like when she's struggling through the storm. It doesn't add anything to the experience to make that interactive and it's tedious to control. Just make it a cutscene or something.
RoyalLaFlame
Banned
One of the worst imo. She's constantly talking to herself but I blame the writting because it's horrible. :/
MilkyJoe
Member
StrongBlackVine
Banned
I don't like the voice actress either and I usually don't get annoyed about that at all. Maybe they are giving her bad lines to work with though.
BluenoseGames
Member
She need to look sexy.
RoyalLaFlame
Banned
I'm pretty sure that with better writting she would be much better. Damn, it's so off-putting.VA, she's horrible. I wish Felicity Jones auditioned ... imagine
Last night I was playing the reboot and all those cheesy lines made me cringe: "Run you bastards!", "I'll make them pay"... so bad, damn.
I was bored so I timed it.
Excluding the first 30 seconds and the last 45 seconds (both montages), there is 13 minutes and 20 seconds left. Of that 4 minutes and 50 seconds is non-interactive scenes. The rest is gameplay and menus. So:
64% gameplay
36% cutscenes
texhnolyze
Banned
Video games logic.
Yeah, this is just another handholding Tomb Raider game. RIP one of my favorite franchise.
I'll get it on PC at 75% off as usual.
But the bow is so much more fun to use.
Stunning!! DAY ONE.
If they added an arc (even a slight one) and arrow drop - it would be better.
toddhunter
Member
So not the start, but still early enough that you are not gunning down waves of 100 enemies.
It is a good section to show.
Pretty much this.
Again with the slow-walking and shaky cam? Again with the fleeing-cutscenes-but-you-can-totally-like-move-around-a-few-meters?
Playing the first one on ps4 atm and it's fantastic at 60. But this looks a great deal nicer graphically so i doubt it will.
I'm sure it will be a decent fun ride like the last one but this looks very similar and therefore a bit dull even though I enjoyed the last one for the most part, there just isn't enough good meat on the bone once you've been on the ride once. If depth is more busy work and a longer skill tree then that will be very disappointing. The locations look cool and hopefully some interesting levels and encounters make up for the lack of depth. A rollercoaster isn't terrible but I want more that isn't busy work.
Wasn't the Bear fight suppose to be a big deal, a bit ho hum there.
Wasn't the Bear fight suppose to be a big deal, a bit ho hum there.
Partly, hide the loading screen trick. The last one did it all the time entering different areas, tombs etc. I think it's more or less that rather than being dramatic. It's not the worse thing, they could do a cutscene and loading screen instead. Sucks less one way I suppose but still a bit of a chore to playthrough again.
I hope there is a decent game plus mode this time.
Amazing tech.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Re-confirmed as one of my most anticipated releases this year.
I like the feel of the gameplay, it's better than most third person shooters imho and it gives you quite a few options. That's why I enjoyed it more than any of the Uncharted games. To me this looks like more of the same with a few refinements which I'm absolutely okay with. Seeing this demo makes it one of my E3 highlights.
It is not like the old games so I can see why fans would be disappointed but the old Tomb Raider had run its course for me anyway. Happy where they're going with this. The one thing I'm hoping is that they won't beat her up quite as much.
CadaveriaIX
Member
I must be in the very small percentage of people who actually like the voice acting, having her talk to herself to me anyway just helps it feel a bit more alive. ( I must be very easily entertained )
I really do hope we see more Tombs before release though, assuming they actually have any half way decent ones in the here this time, it will be the one thing that makes this game shine.
)I really do hope we see more Tombs before release though, assuming they actually have any half way decent ones in the here this time, it will be the one thing that makes this game shine.
if within the span of 15min there is already 4 non-interactive bits, thats a worrying sign.
This year my pocket will be hurting lol.