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Rise of the Tomb Raider - Review Thread
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Here is an example of one of the optional tombs for anyone who wants an idea. It is the second one you come across. Major Spoilers of Course. I don't recommend watching the solution but you can get a brief idea on the tombs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlTR_CyCDgs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlTR_CyCDgs
The Artisan
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i wasn't being rhetorical. i was genuinely asking if nathan drake has overall shed more blood than indy.
The Antitype
Banned
Honest question: Are Crystal Dynamics the most underrated developer in the industry? I think there's an argument to be made.
This has moved ahead of Fallout 4 on my hype list.
I downloaded the Definitive version for free, so I'm going to run through that between bouts of Halo 5 then drop the money on the new one.
This has moved ahead of Fallout 4 on my hype list.
I downloaded the Definitive version for free, so I'm going to run through that between bouts of Halo 5 then drop the money on the new one.
Karak
Member
I did since the original. I just...do. Not sure why lol
A kill count on IMDB shows 28 for Indy. He wouldn't even get a trophy for that many kills in an Uncharted game.
WonkyPanda
Member
Got it ordered. Can't wait!
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Deleted member 126221
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I'm having a lot of fun with Mario Maker and Yoshi, and Xenoblade X should nicely occupy 100+ hours of my time.
Dead.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I've been talking about this forever. CD has been around for a LONG time and has a pretty long history of making very good games. Now that they have been focused on just Tomb Raider for a while, their games are really coming together.
Impulsor
Member
I absolutely loved the reboot, played it when it came out, played it again when the definitive edition come out. This game just blew me away in the two hours I played it.
Love at first sight. Stunning, polished, let's me choose language regardless of zone and region.
So happy, really. This game.. so goooood
Love at first sight. Stunning, polished, let's me choose language regardless of zone and region.
So happy, really. This game.. so goooood
EventHorizon
Member
Not sure what to make of this game, but this is kind of what I expected this game would turn out as. The reboot brought me back to the series after I had given up on it. This sounds like they are going back to the formula that caused them to have to do a reboot in the first place. I'll probably pass on this game unless I can find it ultra cheap somewhere.
So the question now is, where is the biggest audience for the Tomb Raider games? Is it with the old school puzzle type games or is it with the more action oriented type of the original reboot? It'll be interesting to see what the sales will be like.
iceblade997
Member
Really glad to see the user impressions and review scores seem so high. The game looks like a blast, just like 2013 was. Hopefully their choosing to release it tomorrow doesn't hurt it too badly.
Now to wait for the PC release...
Now to wait for the PC release...
The Artisan
Member
fair enough, but if uncharted was a movie then it's reasonable to say his kill count wouldn't be that high either, yeah?
as a video game though I must say the endless waves of people to shoot at in uncharted gets pretty tiresome. especially considering you're playing as someone who is a treasure hunter.
Just play through the main story if you want something like the reboot. What exactly are you worried about? They rebooted the franchise because of the stale mechanics and combat.
Head.spawn
Junior Member
Someone spot me some cash.
EventHorizon
Member
Problem is that apparently upgrades are hidden behind doing these puzzles that I'm not interested in. If there was a combat way to get the upgrades then I'd be fine with the extra side puzzles assuming the main gameplay was long enough, but that isn't the case.
There are still plenty of upgrades available and these are hardly required to beat the game. Not doing the tombs in the Reboot made it so you didn't get all pistol parts and you had a good amount less salvage/experience at the end so its not that different a situation. If you enjoyed the Reboot you should enjoy this. Plus you could always just use a guide for puzzles.
Are they? I loved Soul Reaver, but I never played Project Snowblind or whatever their FPS was called.
Romars202129
Member
If it's narrative was a better fit, the story would acknowledge what Nathan does in gameplay more... or the gameplay would revolve around escaping enemy soldiers way more than tearing apart whole teams of them.
It's called ludonarrative dissonance; its' the sensation that the gameplay and story of a game is way out of alignment.
LithiumSpade
Member
Wait, Crystal Dynamics did Project Snowblind?! I loved that game.
EventHorizon
Member
Tombs in the reboot were much smaller so wasn't a big deal. Having to use a guide to enjoy a game is sort of a deal breaker.
However note that I'm not saying RotTR is a bad game, just that with its changes I can't see it rising above the other gaming options I'll have. I only have a PS4 and would have to wait until next year to play it anyway, but next year looks like it's going to be a historic one for gaming. All these changes have pushed RotTR to the bottom of my very long gaming list.
I am also not saying that my interpretation of the game will be the most widespread one, although I am leaning that way. Like I said before, it'll be interesting to see what the sales figures turn out to be. If the changes please more people then it turns away then sorry for me, but good for SE and I couldn't really fault them. If on the other hand they end up torpedoing the reboot of their franchise then still bad for me, but at least I'll be right.
Did not expect this game to review so well, all the footage I'd seen made it seem like a slightly more polished/developed TR2013 with all the same issues.
While the story, writing, and acting all seem to be stuck in the same rut as the original, the gameplay looks fun. I really liked the metronid style level designs in the first game, and the combat was excellent.
Shame I won't be able to try it for so long.
While the story, writing, and acting all seem to be stuck in the same rut as the original, the gameplay looks fun. I really liked the metronid style level designs in the first game, and the combat was excellent.
Shame I won't be able to try it for so long.
Maneauleau
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This has been posted 3 times. We know
oops sorry about that I didn't think to search the thread before posting :/
Nevertheless it is still not enough since OP didn't add it to first page ;P
Cheers
Omnistalgic
Member
I disagree only because we compare games that are so far in between releases. I posted in the Uncharted vs. Tomb Raider thread because it for some reason bothers me these two gams are compared so heavily.
This will be the first real fair comparison IMO, as TR:ROTR is releasing not years before/after the next Uncharted. The stuff that TR did better than the Uncharted series was pretty much natural evolution and improvement in the genre over development cycles. The thing I'm most excited about is improvements to story/pacing and of course more fun gameplay elements. In games like this where the devs are pretty much holding your hand through a linear experience, story is pretty much of the utmost importance. I could barely get through TR playing it for the story, I just found it fun collecting things and trophy hunting.
tattooed_dwarf
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Brooding Wiiu controller looking out of the window, sad image.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Silent Chief
Member
The Definitive Edition reviewed to 86 on Xbone and this is currently adding up to 87.
I guess that qualifies as a rise.
Eclectic Jabber Monkey
Member
No BioGamer Girl review yet, but they do have Fallout 4 review up. Hopefully one is coming soon.
http://www.biogamergirl.com/search/label/Xbox One
http://www.biogamergirl.com/search/label/Xbox One
Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule
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fantastic reviews just like i expected. I wish i had the money right now, but i'll be fine with F4
The Artisan
Member
that is interesting, but I'm saying in the gameplay itself, I don't enjoy having wave after wave of enemies to shoot at, even disregarding who and what nathan drake is supposed to be. the platforming is what I enjoy most in the gameplay of uncharted.
Blows away last year by a large margin.
The Artisan
Member
every time i watch the walking dead i am reminded of how this holiday has the best lineup of xbox history.
Here's our 5 out of 5 review on Saving Content: http://www.savingcontent.com/2015/11/09/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-review/
Wowfunhappy
Member
That's beside the point, though. The point is that many video games—regardless of the reason—have so much killing that it often becomes hard to take the story seriously.
I actually didn't have too much trouble with TR2013 in this regard (the inhabitants of the island came across as sub-human creatures anyway—if the game's ending had revealed that they were zombies, I wouldn't have been surprised), but I certainly did with Uncharted 2. Don't know what I'll end up making of this game.
https://youtu.be/OkFzhjlBJbk?t=2
Carolyn Petit review. Likely to antagonize some as doesn't focus too much on the gameplay until the last few minutes, but focuses on problems with Lara's characterization and the story.
Carolyn Petit review. Likely to antagonize some as doesn't focus too much on the gameplay until the last few minutes, but focuses on problems with Lara's characterization and the story.
Uncharted also had about twice as ,many human enemies overall as well. Im not sure how this one fares but is was ~400 in the Reboot vs ~800 in each of the Uncharted games. Both are a ridiculous number but I agree with how they came across as sub human.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Have they said anything about the length? I mean it's a bigger world and more side quests, surely it's quite longer than the previous one?
On and was there any mention of aliasing when they spoke about the graphics in the reviews?
On and was there any mention of aliasing when they spoke about the graphics in the reviews?
The Artisan
Member
not necessarily. not every single shooter i've ever played gave me the feeling that there's just too many waves of enemies to shoot at. i've only had the feeling with uncharted games, and as of late, GTA5.
Manny Calavera
Member
I agree with everything in this post, except I'm waiting for the PS4 version.
And if the wait is too much I might end up picking the 360 version first.
Giant Bomb said somewhere between 30 and 40 hours. His final clock was 41 but he had some amount of idle time.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Ok thanks man.
I hope the game sells well. Hopefully releasing with Fallout 4 doesn't hurt it too bad.
Started playing it. It's fantastic and really polished. That typical Uncharted style gameplay with those 2013 Tomb Raider'isms. Which I am very happy with. I am not expecting an amazing story but I really, really loved the 2013 version. Going to play it before Fallout 4 I think.
Wowfunhappy
Member
Well that's why I said "many games" not all of them. I also realize that it won't affect everyone the same way, but I do think it's a problem and I certainly don't think that saying "Well, that's just what video games are like" is a solution.
(Personally, I had to stop playing Bioshock Infinite a couple of months ago because I couldn't deal with the killing. I'd just gotten a new PC and had been looking forward to the playthrough a great deal, but... the game wants you to care about Elizabeth, and Booker, and everyone, and it's just not possible for me when I'm mowing through hundreds of people)
Opinions on TLOU. That game contextualizes it's violence pretty well in comparison to all the above mentioned games (TR, Uncharted, GTA).