[Game] Tomb Raider

[DraKon2k]

I was never a big fan of the series, but now it's getting a complete reboot and overhaul and imo looks stunning:

[URL]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-tomb-raider/714562[/URL]

Square Enix sure knows how to produce proper CGI trailers!
Love how they're making Lara look more human and unexperienced instead of a female chuck norris with huge boobs.

 

[slavek]

Trailer looks nice, leaves you wanting to know more. I just wonder what the gameplay will be like. Time shall tell.

 

[Fedorov]

Spoiler!

 

[Nimsky]

I think this one is slightly better quality.

YouTube - ‪Tomb Raider "Turning Point" Debut Trailer [UK Version]‬‏

It does look very good. I love how cutscenes are beginning to look better and better (presuming the cutscenes will be that good-looking as well). It has always been that way of course, that graphics get better and better, but now more and more devs are using proper CGI which almost looks photorealistic at certain points and that's a pretty recent development. Characters look much more human and the scenery looks gorgeous too. Together with the extended DX3 trailer, this trailer is one of the best looking trailers I've ever seen IMO.

Of course it doesn't tell much about the game itself but it does look promising. The new Lara Croft design looks pretty good.

I've played the first two games quite a lot when I was a kid. After that I kinda lost interest in the franchise. Are the recent ones any good? I think I'll keep an eye on this one for nostalgia's sake.

Screenshots: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/11/rps-tomb-raider-screenshots/[url]http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/11/rps-tomb-raider-screenshots/[/URL]

Hopefully the level design won't be all dark and gloomy.

 

[ductape3]

This definitely looks like something to keep an eye on, I really like how they are removing the cloak of invincibility. Assuming the gameplay turns out well, ill probably get this.

 

[LightsabeR]

While I agree that the CGI trailer is very well done, I really can't get excited for a game before seeing gameplay footage.

 

[LightsabeR]

Well, the first gameplay footage is out, if you can call it that:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-tomb-raider/714828

Cutscene -> linear and scripted running sequence -> cutscene -> quicktime event -> running -> quicktime event -> cutscene.

:/

Hopefully they will show some real gameplay before E3 ends. Combat, solving puzzles, etc.

 

[Dwin]

Sigh, not more of this "interactive movie" nonsense...

 

[jalex3]

Sigh, not more of this "interactive movie" nonsense...

I agree I cant stand it.

 

[Fedorov]

I like the style, the design, the graphics, the ambient, the LOSTey feel at the end with all the shipwrecks.

Everything is good except what matters: the gameplay.

 

[Nimsky]

The gameplay footage is obviously from the beginning, tutorial part of the game. Just because they've only shown "interactive movie" type gameplay doesn't mean that the entire game will be like that. I'm sure there will be plenty of tomb raiding, they'd be crazy to create some kind of Fahrenheit-clone (though Fahrenheit was awesome).

QTE is just a way to make a cutscene interactive, is the way I see it.

 

[Sheepy]

I don't understand why we didn't expect it to turn out damn similar to Uncharted. Worth a play though IMO.

 

[LightsabeR]

Well, the game's been out for a little while and I just beat it yesterday.

Actually quite enjoyed it. The story is decent, game mechanics work quite well (aside from the one I'm going to talk in length about below), graphics are very nice (and I hear it's amazing in 3D), level design is a mix of open environments and more linear paths (a nice variety tbh).

And now on to the negatives. The QTE's really bothered me. There are a fair bit of scripted scenes where you gotta hit E or F at a certain time, or spam A and D. You sort of learn to expect them and they become less annoying as you get further into the game.

At first tho, when you don't know you might be asked to quickly press a button during a scripted scene, you'll find yourself dying a fair bit. Luckily the auto save is usually quite forgiving, since it seems as if they expect you to fail the QTE's at least once (great gameplay, I know ).

In close range combat you can press Shift to dodge and then hit F at the right time to either do a one hit kill or cripple your enemy. In long range combat there luckily are no QTE's.

The biggest issue for me tho, much like in Far Cry 3, is the fact that all boss battles are either partially of fully based on QTE's.

(slight spoilers ahead, but not really)

To kill the mini boss before the final boss, all you need to do is Shift dodge his attack, shoot him in the back, which causes him to fall to his knees, after which a big F button flashes over his head so you can QTE him. Rinse and repeat a couple of times and he's dead. What's more, the same mechanic is used on another mini boss just a few areas back. So it's not even like the final mini boss is unique.

And guess what, the actual final boss fight comes down to pressing E and F at the right time. Yup. No control over your character at all, just a short scripted QTE sequence.

The game would get a 8/10 from me, but due to the QTE's, it's a 6/10. So, if you are able to look past the QTE's, the game is really worth playing, but if you feel you'd be bothered by them, it's not worth the full retail price.

 

[fustrun]

Yeah i got to agree the game is pretty awesome, other then a few things i would of done diffrently like the mentioned crazy button mashing scenes it is an overall great game, i am almost done with it, but i liked it that much that i created a machinema for it
Tomb Raider Soundtrack - Survivor (Fan Made Original Composition) - Gameplay Machinema HD 1080p - YouTube

 

[EvilAmericanMan]

They definitely changed her voice didn't they? It wasn't always British afaik. From what I've seen in reviews the story is pretty weak but the gameplay is lauded. I thought I wanted to try it out but I don't really know anymore. Apparently foraging and such is abandoned after the initial first part of the game teaches you how to? And shes running around with a PPSh at some point, reminds one of FC3. Which I didn't enjoy.

 

[Klaus]

Finished the game, thought it was excellent. Collecting salvage is used to upgrade weapons and equipment so its not abandoned completely. The game has many epic moments and it felt like watching an epic holywood movie.. my gf who doesnt play pc games at all sat with me as i started it and watched me play for 2 hours because of that feel (her words).
If anything, this game feels like the two Batman Arkham games, even uses the same maps and mechanics.

 

[fustrun]

Finished the game, thought it was excellent. Collecting salvage is used to upgrade weapons and equipment so its not abandoned completely. The game has many epic moments and it felt like watching an epic holywood movie.. my gf who doesnt play pc games at all sat with me as i started it and watched me play for 2 hours because of that feel (her words).
If anything, this game feels like the two Batman Arkham games, even uses the same maps and mechanics.

Defenatly this, and her voice was always British not to mention that it's not a ppsh but "Type 100" it's a japanese rifle and it falls in place perfectly considering all the WW2 stuff that was left behind on the island.