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Title: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: nachobro on April 29, 2018, 04:18:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYtyeqVQnRI

Does anyone else care about these new Tomb Raider games? They aren't especially deep but they are fun and I enjoy the skill tree and crafting stuff. The second was a big improvement over the first one so I'm looking forward to this game. Also they look really good on PC in ultrawide so that doesn't hurt.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: HardcoreRetro on April 29, 2018, 04:39:17 PM
I basically treat them like Marvel movies. They're a decent single time popcorn flick kinda deal.

Rise of the Tomb Raider started annoying me with Patronizing Laura Kraft shouting what you have to do if you so much as stand still for a second. Let me play the damn game and shut the fuck up. It's why I enjoyed it less than the first one. The first one I found to be a more gameplay driven Uncharted game.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: kingv on April 29, 2018, 05:34:24 PM
I liked both of the last ones well enough to beat them (and immediately trade them in).

The new one really needs to get the input lag fixed, however. That was a yuuuuge problem in rise on Xbox.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: benjipwns on April 29, 2018, 06:02:01 PM
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During the expedition Lara makes a decision which sets off a Mayan apocalypse.
man, women amirite

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Unlike the previous entries in the Tomb Raider reboot series which were primarily developed by Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montréal assumed major development duties for Shadow of the Tomb Raider while Crystal Dynamics provided additional development.
I was wondering a bit about this since Crystal Dynamics is making Disney's Marvel's The Avengers and I assumed that had to be coming out around the films sometime.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: Positive Touch on April 29, 2018, 06:20:16 PM
i really liked the last two games, but good god please put some challenge in this one. the others were so incredibly easy, even when you bumped up the difficulty and avoided upgrades. also let me turn off that shit that's like "HEY THERE'S A SECRET RIGHT OVER HERE!" that stuff is great for all the people that like more assistance in their games, but dammit i want to be catered to also.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: Nabbis on April 29, 2018, 07:07:16 PM
I wan't to like them but they don't go that extra mile to do any of their aspects phenomenal aside from graphics. I still play them but it's like a popcorn flick only not as entertaining as Uncharted or TLOU while still having better gameplay. It's weird.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: toku on April 29, 2018, 07:08:19 PM
Hopefully they continue the seconds trend of just giving you a giant place with a bunch of dungeons instead of focusing on being linear. Some of the best areas in Rise were all side quest collect shit related.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: chronovore on April 30, 2018, 08:02:27 AM
Quote from: nachobro on April 29, 2018, 04:18:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYtyeqVQnRI

Does anyone else care about these new Tomb Raider games? They aren't especially deep but they are fun and I enjoy the skill tree and crafting stuff. The second was a big improvement over the first one so I'm looking forward to this game. Also they look really good on PC in ultrawide so that doesn't hurt.

I liked TOMB RAIDER, but didn’t yet pick up RISE OF and a, ambivalent about SHADOW OF until someone says it’s good.  EIDOS Montreal. They did the tacked on multi of the first game, which didn’t spin my prayer wheels.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: Svejk on April 30, 2018, 08:44:39 AM
I'll bite Day 1.  As long as CD still has a hand in it, it'll deliver the same as the prior 2 in alot of ways.  Eidos Montreal do a pretty good job with Deus Ex, IMO, so I got some optimism.  I just hope there's as many interchangeable outfits as Rise (20th Anniversary Ed) had.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: demi on April 30, 2018, 09:12:00 AM
I have it on my gamefly
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 30, 2018, 09:43:57 AM
I liked the first (reboot) Tomb Raider, I actually 100%'d it, but I never got around to playing Rise.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: demi on April 30, 2018, 10:41:48 AM
I hope Shadow goes in a more "supernatural" element that the original did. Rise was much too grounded in reality for me, and not as interesting.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: HardcoreRetro on May 01, 2018, 07:09:45 AM
What? They're basically the same game. Asian sun god zombies got switched out for Christian god zombies.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: demi on May 01, 2018, 08:55:34 AM
I don't think it is at all man, sorry. The entire climax was better than Rise's stupid big rugged mercenary fight too. Boring
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: nachobro on June 11, 2018, 01:49:21 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB53HC5UP8o

Some excellent murdering going on here
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: Svejk on June 11, 2018, 02:09:24 PM
I don't even care about the story.. the stealth, Rambo gameplay is insta-purchase for me.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 11, 2018, 05:02:15 PM
I liked the other two post-reboot Tomb Raiders, so I'll get around to playing this eventually.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: Rufus on June 11, 2018, 05:14:34 PM
So, uh, raiding tombs still just a side-thing, or what?
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: chronovore on June 11, 2018, 07:46:00 PM
I'm in, but I still haven't played RoTR :shrug
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: toku on June 11, 2018, 08:20:26 PM
Never finished Rise but I enjoyed both games
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: bork on August 27, 2018, 01:49:54 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxJxAeb-tvE
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: paprikastaude on August 27, 2018, 01:57:36 PM
 :comeon
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: Svejk on August 27, 2018, 02:01:17 PM
While everybody will be all up in Spider-man shootin' webs, I'll be raidin' all up in Lara's Tombs.
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: bork on August 27, 2018, 02:05:30 PM
Quote from: Svejk on August 27, 2018, 02:01:17 PM
While everybody will be all up in Spider-man shootin' webs, I'll be raidin' all up in Lara's Tombs.
:exxy
Title: Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Sept 14
Post by: demi on August 28, 2018, 09:00:59 AM
- Destiny 2 Forsaken
- Tomb Raider
- Spider-Man
- Dragon Quest 11
- Valkyria Chronicles 4


That's gonna be a fat yikes from me dawg
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 12, 2018, 01:32:56 PM
It's out on early access (AKA if you gave them more $$ for the deluxe and higher-tier digital versions).  Just started playing and the first thing you get is a screen promoting how the team who made the game is very diverse and filled with diverse people and diversity and we want to promote diversity and welcome you to the diverse diversity of Tomb Raider.  Hoo-boy.

And it just locked up when I tried to go into photo mode.  Off to a great start!
:neogaf
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: HardcoreRetro on September 12, 2018, 01:49:29 PM
It wasn't locking up. Just trying to avert the male gaze.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 12, 2018, 02:04:31 PM
Quote from: HardcoreRetro on September 12, 2018, 01:49:29 PM
It wasn't locking up. Just trying to avert the male gaze.

LOL.  I tried it on my laptop and realized that I didn't update the Geforce drivers the other day, so here's hoping that's why.  This was right at the start of the game when Lara is in a literally painful spot and I wanted to see if the photo mode will actually let you make her smile anywhere.  :lol
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 12, 2018, 02:09:46 PM
Nope- locked up again when I tried photo mode.  OK, will not try it in this part of the game.
:badass
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 12, 2018, 02:14:57 PM
Works fine after that first real-time segment.  You can pick from a small variety of facial expressions.  It's goofy as fuck.  :lol
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: eleuin on September 12, 2018, 02:40:29 PM
https://twitter.com/MckKirk/status/1039147271848427520
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on September 12, 2018, 02:46:09 PM
Last one was more exciting then UC4 so yeah
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Nintex on September 12, 2018, 03:19:52 PM
Thinking about picking this up for the Xbone X. Really liked the other 2 in this trilogy.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on September 12, 2018, 03:26:21 PM
Is the Day 1 patch applied already for early access?   My shits pre-loaded and so ready to go come Friday evening.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 12, 2018, 05:09:06 PM
Quote from: Svejk on September 12, 2018, 03:26:21 PM
Is the Day 1 patch applied already for early access?   My shits pre-loaded and so ready to go come Friday evening.

I guess?  Dunno.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on September 13, 2018, 08:30:46 AM
Is it me, or is there currently no option to purchase the season pass alone on the PS store?  :wtf
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 13, 2018, 08:31:15 AM
The first thing you see when playing:

(https://i.imgur.com/EtyxFZ9.jpg)

The funny thing is...it's hard to say that they went full SJW here, because Lara has noticeably enlarged...assets in this latest game.   :lol
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: HardcoreRetro on September 13, 2018, 08:34:14 AM
So... the Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the shade her massive tits throw?
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 13, 2018, 09:11:19 AM
Initial story spoiler-musings:

Lara goes tomb-raiding in Mexico, chasing after the Trinity group again.  Pretty much follows the end of Rise Of The Tomb Raider.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Shortly after you start playing, you end up in a tomb/temple underground and Lara finds an ornate dagger.  She seems to know that she shouldn't pick it up, but does so anyway.  :lol ::) :lol  Cue cliche temple starts breaking apart and you gotta get the fuck out segment.

Then once you fight some bad guys, the Trinity group leader pops up and takes the dagger.  He knows what it is and says it's actually a key and that a box it opens is needed.  Couldn't tell if that meant that the box was in the now-destroyed temple or somewhere else, but he says that without the box, a literal apocalypse will happen, and then a massive flood comes and destroys the town, killing tons of people including children.

So after what should be several years of experience from the previous two games, Lara acted like a careless moron and killed a bunch of people, with the implication that even worse shit is going to happen.  She doesn't even offer to try and help anyone and just wants to move on to the next location in Peru.  It's Jonah who says he's not going to go anywhere until he helps people first.  So maybe this is the SJW stuff coming into play.  If they wanted to make her unlikable, then they just succeeded.   Even though the Trinity boss wants to use the dagger to remake the world (in his image) and is clearly an evil dick -he has archaeologists working for him shot after getting what he wants- at least he didn't cause mass destruction that caused the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands of people.   :lol #trinitywasright
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Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 13, 2018, 09:18:20 AM
The game's photo mode is fucked up and will let you make Lara look like a total psychopath as she smiles standing in front of dead bodies or even while in the midst of killing someone.  :lol

(https://cnet3.cbsistatic.com/img/qKiiJ48HnIlb9P0iE5RHzh240Go=/2018/09/12/ac5aa648-b5fd-40ba-8f93-a1510c5bc891/hwm6yjyjkcihdylpz6jmqc.png)

Quote from: HardcoreRetro on September 13, 2018, 08:34:14 AM
So... the Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the shade her massive tits throw?

Or her rear  :doge  There are some real-time cut scenes that you just can't take any other way than "LOOK AT HER ASS!!!"
 :birb
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 13, 2018, 09:34:48 AM
Also had some weird monitor issues when playing on my desktop last night.  Colors, especially blacks, were washed out and the brightness was too high even when turning it down.  Apparently there's some weird stuff that happens if you use exclusive full-screen, so will try turning that off.

Quote from: Svejk on September 13, 2018, 08:30:46 AM
Is it me, or is there currently no option to purchase the season pass alone on the PS store?  :wtf

Probably because the game isn't (officially) out yet.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 13, 2018, 10:10:33 AM
Getting huge "Uncharted Raider" vibes from this game.  Way more than the other titles, probably because of the setting and story segments where you're forced to just walk through crowds or areas while Lara is talking to someone.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: nachobro on September 13, 2018, 10:18:44 AM
Just got a 1070 so this should be looking extra good this weekend  :mynicca
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 13, 2018, 10:22:06 AM
Quote from: nachobro on September 13, 2018, 10:18:44 AM
Just got a 1070 so this should be looking extra good this weekend  :mynicca

That's what I'm using it runs nicely!  Better than Rise did at very high/ultra settings.  Am also impressed how well it runs on my laptop (1060).
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 13, 2018, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: bork on September 13, 2018, 08:31:15 AM
The first thing you see when playing:

(https://i.imgur.com/EtyxFZ9.jpg)

The funny thing is...it's hard to say that they went full SJW here, because Lara has noticeably enlarged...assets in this latest game.   :lol

Ubisoft has been doing this for a while.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: nachobro on September 13, 2018, 10:32:02 AM
ezio don't got dem lara tiddies tho
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 13, 2018, 10:38:09 AM
Quote from: nachobro on September 13, 2018, 10:32:02 AM
ezio don't got dem lara tiddies tho

Cleopatra tho, what a slut. :noah
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: mormapope on September 13, 2018, 11:03:22 AM
Quote from: Philip Cardgage on September 13, 2018, 10:55:37 AM
Those mud textures are... something else.

Are we talking about Lara's panties?
 :hitler
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Nintex on September 16, 2018, 05:19:17 PM
Holy fuck this game is intense.
Intro is already harder than Rise of the Shoot Raider (which was also a fun game btw)
Feels less 'automatic' in terms of movement.

It looks so freaking good in 4K

Wow  :doge
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on September 17, 2018, 10:54:39 AM
This shits good.  I'm findin' and raidin' tombs and crypts every 20 minutes it seems.  Only got to the first populated hub (Kuwaq?), but I'm enjoying the hell out this.  Eidos Montreal has done a fantastic job.   The music is great, the environments look beautiful, lush and dense and the gameplay is as solid as prior installments. 
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 17, 2018, 12:51:13 PM
Quote from: Svejk on September 17, 2018, 10:54:39 AM
This shits good.  I'm findin' and raidin' tombs and crypts every 20 minutes it seems.  Only got to the first populated hub (Kuwaq?), but I'm enjoying the hell out this.  Eidos Montreal has done a fantastic job.   The music is great, the environments look beautiful, lush and dense and the gameplay is as solid as prior installments.

I didn't get a chance to play it much over the weekend.
:stahp

It made me shelve Spider-Man pretty much immediately, which I figured would happen.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on September 17, 2018, 01:37:08 PM
Quote from: bork on September 17, 2018, 12:51:13 PM
Quote from: Svejk on September 17, 2018, 10:54:39 AM
This shits good.  I'm findin' and raidin' tombs and crypts every 20 minutes it seems.  Only got to the first populated hub (Kuwaq?), but I'm enjoying the hell out this.  Eidos Montreal has done a fantastic job.   The music is great, the environments look beautiful, lush and dense and the gameplay is as solid as prior installments.

I didn't get a chance to play it much over the weekend.
:stahp

It made me shelve Spider-Man pretty much immediately, which I figured would happen.
A little unrelated, but I like how Steam shows more detailed game stats.  I was peeking at your progress for Shadow and it shows how many of whatever has been collected/viewed/achieved.   Wish Sony had more of that other than just trophies. 

Anywho,  One thing for sure... there's been alot less combat so far.  I know they went for more exploration and stealth this go round, but I wonder if it's gonna ramp up some... I'm upgrading weapons... but barely have had a chance to use them.   Still loving it, it just feels different, but old school too.  There's been some weird texture issues from time to time though.  Her wet, shininess looked way too glossed at one point, and another time, one of here shirt tops were completely blacked out.  Weird.. 

Now I have to wait till Friday to play again though.  :-\ 
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 17, 2018, 01:57:47 PM
Quote from: Svejk on September 17, 2018, 01:37:08 PM
Quote from: bork on September 17, 2018, 12:51:13 PM
Quote from: Svejk on September 17, 2018, 10:54:39 AM
This shits good.  I'm findin' and raidin' tombs and crypts every 20 minutes it seems.  Only got to the first populated hub (Kuwaq?), but I'm enjoying the hell out this.  Eidos Montreal has done a fantastic job.   The music is great, the environments look beautiful, lush and dense and the gameplay is as solid as prior installments.

I didn't get a chance to play it much over the weekend.
:stahp

It made me shelve Spider-Man pretty much immediately, which I figured would happen.
A little unrelated, but I like how Steam shows more detailed game stats.  I was peeking at your progress for Shadow and it shows how many of whatever has been collected/viewed/achieved.   Wish Sony had more of that other than just trophies. 

Anywho,  One thing for sure... there's been alot less combat so far.  I know they went for more exploration and stealth this go round, but I wonder if it's gonna ramp up some... I'm upgrading weapons... but barely have had a chance to use them.   Still loving it, it just feels different, but old school too.  There's been some weird texture issues from time to time though.  Her wet, shininess looked way too glossed at one point, and another time, one of here shirt tops were completely blacked out.  Weird.. 

Now I have to wait till Friday to play again though.  :-\

I had some issues with the overall display being too "light" (had to turn off exclusive full screen which may or may not have been the problem) and also had Lara's face and hair appear kind of messed up during one session.  It seemed fatter than normal, she had glassy, grey eyes with no pupils, and gray/black hair.  Looked like an anime character.  :lol
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on September 17, 2018, 02:20:10 PM
Quote from: bork on September 17, 2018, 01:57:47 PM
and also had Lara's face and hair appear kind of messed up during one session.  It seemed fatter than normal, she had glassy, grey eyes with no pupils, and gray/black hair.  Looked like an anime character.  :lol
Yes!  That's exactly what it looked like!  :lol  It happened during the cut scene after the jaguar fight. 
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Rahxephon91 on September 18, 2018, 05:24:04 PM
Man is this game boring.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Nintex on September 18, 2018, 07:03:31 PM
Had to write a quote and proposal today and could not play  :fbm

Anyhow, based on my recommendations two more people bought it.

I couldn't save Deus Ex. But I will save Tomb Raider and you better help  :ufup
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Nintex on September 22, 2018, 11:57:24 AM
Finally got around playing in the Jungle in Peru and finding the first real Tombs and Crypts.

This game looks astonishing. Hits the right tone and controls like a dream without being too easy and 'automatic' like the previous one.  :aah
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on September 22, 2018, 12:37:33 PM
This game is awesome.. dabbling in more combat and bigger, more complex puzzles.  I haven't even gotten to paititi (large central village).  What's weird,  i played for about 8 hours last weekend,  it says i was at 20% complete.  I played for 4-5 hours last night, now at 23%.   :yeshrug   Anybody whoever liked TR at some point in their lives should play this installment.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on September 23, 2018, 12:32:51 PM
Holy monkey, is Paititi fucking huge!  :o  It's not Novigrad scale insanity, but a shit ton to explore.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Nintex on September 23, 2018, 05:38:33 PM
Why are journo's so down on this game. Did Square Enix forgot to wire the money or something?

Anyway, play Shadow of the Tomb Raider fuck the journo's.

So far easily the best in this trilogy and this is an awesome trilogy.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: chronovore on September 23, 2018, 10:48:16 PM
https://twitter.com/britishgaming/status/1043758895829856256
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: kingv on September 24, 2018, 12:32:44 AM
Imo this game falls victim to the winter gaming glut.  I want to play it but have like 4 games in front of it.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Coax on September 24, 2018, 01:23:28 AM
Quote from: Nintex on September 23, 2018, 05:38:33 PM
Why are journo's so down on this game. Did Square Enix forgot to wire the money or something?

Anyway, play Shadow of the Tomb Raider fuck the journo's.

So far easily the best in this trilogy and this is an awesome trilogy.

Watched Sterling's impressions and was ironically sold more on it despite him considering it the blandest of the three. Kept thinking, 'this looks a lot more like my kind of thing' throughout. The other two didn't interest me.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 24, 2018, 11:39:55 AM
Quote from: Coax on September 24, 2018, 01:23:28 AM
Quote from: Nintex on September 23, 2018, 05:38:33 PM
Why are journo's so down on this game. Did Square Enix forgot to wire the money or something?

Anyway, play Shadow of the Tomb Raider fuck the journo's.

So far easily the best in this trilogy and this is an awesome trilogy.

Watched Sterling's impressions and was ironically sold more on it despite him considering it the blandest of the three. Kept thinking, 'this looks a lot more like my kind of thing' throughout. The other two didn't interest me.

Wouldn't get this if the other two didn't seem that interesting.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Rahxephon91 on September 24, 2018, 12:01:06 PM
I’m surprised people are positive about this here.

So far I’ve found it yawn inducing. The lack of combat hurts, but what combat is here is awful. If you don’t stealth it you some really shitty gunplay matched with almost PS2 level ai that just slowly walks towards you. There’s not even that many puzzles. I feel all I do is walk forward and swim.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on September 24, 2018, 03:08:06 PM
Messing with the photomode...  Tried to get some good psychopath Lara grabs, but that perfect shot won't allow camera positioning.   :-\
(http://i66.tinypic.com/2i1jq7s.jpg)
(http://i64.tinypic.com/23mole.jpg)
(http://i66.tinypic.com/osv71x.jpg)
(http://i68.tinypic.com/33aqufm.jpg)
(http://i66.tinypic.com/2nsuvlv.jpg)
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: kingv on September 24, 2018, 05:06:38 PM
Are those shots PC or Bone?

They look really nice.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: bork on September 24, 2018, 05:15:07 PM
Quote from: kingv on September 24, 2018, 05:06:38 PM
Are those shots PC or Bone?

They look really nice.

PS4.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on September 24, 2018, 06:17:25 PM
Quote from: kingv on September 24, 2018, 05:06:38 PM
Are those shots PC or Bone?

They look really nice.
Thanks!  Yeah, like bork said, it's the base PS4.  The environments in this game easily rival ND, IMHO.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: kingv on September 24, 2018, 06:24:36 PM
I’m impressed with the lighting for base PS4.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Nintex on September 24, 2018, 06:43:52 PM
This game is really impressive graphics wise. Looks so much better than Rise of the Tomb Raider.

They completely fixed the shimmering that game had and added in beautiful vegetation and high-res textures.
The texture work in this game is just  :mouf

Also using their snow tech for mud was a stroke of genius. Not to mention the water looks gorgeous in this game.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Rahxephon91 on September 27, 2018, 07:22:16 PM
That Eye of the Serpent mission. That’s what this game has been missing. What a well paced mission with plenty of plat forming, action, and set pieces. I wish the whole game was like this.

The outfit limitations in this games later half is stupid though.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on September 27, 2018, 10:14:29 PM
Quote from: Rahxephon91 on September 27, 2018, 07:22:16 PM
The outfit limitations in this games later half is stupid though.
I really hate that they do this.  For someone that changes outfits in games every 5-10 minutes, that shit kinda pisses me off. 
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Svejk on October 01, 2018, 10:05:06 AM
Just got to the oil refinery.  Had to stop myself last night, otherwise I would've easily stayed up till 3-4am...  shit seems to be really starting to ramp up.

More photomode messin'...
spoiler (click to show/hide)
(http://i64.tinypic.com/8yxcwg.jpg)
(http://i64.tinypic.com/21c5ajd.jpg)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/hs96b5.jpg)
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Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Rahxephon91 on October 03, 2018, 09:55:11 PM
Well I beat it and well I think it's the worst one of the three. It's not terrible or anything, but I just don't really know what they wanted to do with this game. I guess they wanted to tone down the action and add more exploration, but did they really? There's more tombs and stuff to find in the world sure and I guess you can turn off hints which makes everything more challenging. Yet honestly the the challenge tunes and world structure aren't much beyond what Rise did. So I don't really think they went beyond that game. Which kind of adds to the feeling of "yeah they just made another game". Now I like the challenge tombs in Rise and Shadow. They are amazing to look at, fun to complete, and thankfully pretty short. I mean in general this game is amazing looking with fantastic texture work and attention to detail.

That said I still found most of the game kind of boring. There is a lack of combat and well Rise and the Reboot had pretty fun combat. Here it feels honestly tacked on and lame when it happens. The gunplay never feels tight almost as if the aiming is pretty wonky, not responsive, never aiming where you want it it exactly. Enemies don't respond and feel like you've hit them. But it's also weird that there's an emphasis on not shooting and the game makes it clear. When it wants you to chose stealth during those combat sequences gunplay is'nt a fun choice. You die really quick and the enemy ai rather just charge you anyway. It dosen't work in these aim down the shoulder type shooters which need enemies to be positioned in front of you and when you need to retreat, you retreat to potions that can place the enemy in front of you. During these "please use stealth" parts the enemies come at you all over and it's annoying. The arenas don't feel built for shooting as they lack say the vertaicality of Uncharted 4/Legacy and the cover of a Gears like game. Yet the few times the game does say fuck stealth the game adheres to how you do these type of shooters.

I guess I just wanted more solid shooting and cool set pieces. I feel the other games had these in spades. While also having solid platforming and tombs. Which this game has, but dosen't have anything else to make up for what it dosen't.

And man is the story stupid. I don't really care about these native people where the important ones speak English. There poorly defined rebellion that seems to be basically be out in the open. I don't care about the Trinity leader who  I guess is only a Trinity leader on the weekends or something. The end of the world stakes and character stuff Lara goes through seems to sidetracked by some tribal conflict that is lame and dosen't at all mesh with the Trinity plot line at all.

It was ok, but I probably won't be replaying it like I have the others.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: kingv on October 10, 2018, 06:25:08 PM
Seriously considering buying this bomba now that’s its $45 on Xbox live.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Rahxephon91 on October 10, 2018, 06:27:54 PM
I'm pretty sure it will be even cheaper come black Friday.
Title: Re: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Post by: Nintex on October 10, 2018, 06:59:49 PM
Like with Deus Ex backseat developers are killing a cool franchise again.
This is pretty much all you could want from a Tomb Raider game.