Author Topic: Tomb Raider (360, PS3, PC) (Read 14284 times)

Walshy nMe® · « **on:** February 25, 2013, 10:50:23 am »

No, I haven't woken up from a coma I fell into in 1997, there is a reboot of the game coming out on 5th March and it looks (imo) very good.

Published by Square Enix and developed by Crystal Dynamics, this is a reboot of a franchise, a very gritty reboot.

Some videos:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/v6p1IEQqwZM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/v6p1IEQqwZM</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/TCFWArw9UA0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/TCFWArw9UA0</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sZwBZpeBa9o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/sZwBZpeBa9o</a>

Who else has this coming on 5th March?

Walshy nMe® · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2013, 10:53:53 am »

She also seems to have undertaken a slight makeover.

vs

Malaysian Kopite · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2013, 10:56:03 am »

Tomb Raider handed a 90/100 by GamesMaster

The first review for Tomb Raider has come to light, courtesy of the latest issue of GamesMaster magazine.

According to the monthly: “Sitting back exhausted we were left with just one question dribbling forth from our gaping jaws. How on earth are they going to top this in the sequel? Because of one thing there can be no doubt. Lara is back.”

The magazine said it will take 10-15 hours to finish the main campaign, but if you want to explore the entire island, prepare to mark 20 hours off your schedule.

It was awarded a 90/100.

Tomb Raider is due on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 March 5.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/23/tomb-raider-handed-a-90100-by-gamesmaster/

iSmiff · « **Reply #3 on:** February 25, 2013, 10:56:51 am »

i've this pre-ordered on PC, lookinf forward to it, hopefully it can recapture the awesome of the first game, i remember being blown away by that back in the day, the big massive caverns were amazing

Walshy nMe® · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2013, 10:58:00 am »

Quote from: iSmiff on February 25, 2013, 10:56:51 am

i've this pre-ordered on PC, lookinf forward to it, hopefully it can recapture the awesome of the first game, i remember being blown away by that back in the day, the big massive caverns were amazing

Indeed they were smiff, the mountains and valleys left me wanting more.

iSmiff · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2013, 11:00:09 am »

i remember just looking around for about 5 mins, sat there with one of my mates going "holy fuck"

mouths agape

yes AGAPE

CharlieAdamsLeftFoot · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2013, 11:55:45 am »

she is fit!!

J-Mc- · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2013, 12:07:30 pm »

Looks great, £31 on shopto atm for console versions aswell and £20 for the pc one.

New lara croft actress is fit as fuck aswell.

Walshy nMe® · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2013, 12:09:17 pm »

Yeah she is fit.

I love the new 360 pad for it too

But I am not a mug enough to spend £50 on it.

PhilV · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2013, 12:27:56 pm »

Looks great, deffo getting it on release.

Malaysian Kopite · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2013, 05:17:17 pm »

Reviews are out. Looks like it'll be great.

Games Master (Print) – 90/100
IGN – 9.1
GTTV – 8.5
Destructoid – 8.5/10
Eurogamer – 8/10
Shacknews – No Score
OPM – 8/10
Kotaku – ‘Yes’
OXM – 8/10
CVG – 9/10
Telegraph – 5/5
Polygon – 9/10
Gamespot – 8.5/10
Penny Arcade – No Score
Digital Spy – 5/5
Gametrailers – 8.5/10
HardGame2 (Spain) – 9.5/10
VaDeJuegos (Spain) – 5/5
Videogamer – declined to review due to NDA issues
GameInformer – 9.25/10
Meristation – 8.9/10
3DJuegos – 9.4/10
Vandal – 9/10
Hobbyconsolas – 93/100
Edge – 8/10
Gamereactor – 8/10
NowGamer – 8.8/10
Metro – 8/10

Malaysian Kopite · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2013, 05:23:52 pm »

iSmiff · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2013, 05:56:43 pm »

http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/7zar52/tomb-raider-review

Drinks Sangria · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2013, 06:34:28 pm »

First reviews are coming in and it's looking good. Was never a fan of the originals so will probably miss this one, but there's no denying it looks decent. Two 9/10s in the two reviews I've read.

iSmiff · « **Reply #14 on:** February 25, 2013, 06:36:19 pm »

it looks a bit more gears of war than tomb raider

Walshy nMe® · « **Reply #15 on:** February 25, 2013, 06:44:42 pm »

Getting very excited now. I'm glad a few are only dropping points because of multiplayer.

Lets hope it lives up to expectation.

Drinks Sangria · « **Reply #16 on:** February 25, 2013, 06:48:01 pm »

Quote from: Walshy® on February 25, 2013, 06:44:42 pm

Getting very excited now. I'm glad a few are only dropping points because of multiplayer.

Lets hope it lives up to expectation.

If ever a game didn't need multiplayer. So many games with perfunctory and unecessary multiplayer-modes tacked on these days. It almost always critically hurts the game and has next to no community still playing a few months down the line. Dead Space 2 springs to mind.

iSmiff · « **Reply #17 on:** February 25, 2013, 08:30:36 pm »

develop shite multiplayer or spend those resources on a few more levels for the full game, makes you think why they bother, they probably though Uncharted has multiplayer so we need it as well

uncharted multiplayer was shite

tray fenny · « **Reply #18 on:** February 25, 2013, 08:48:43 pm »

Edge 8/10?? Must be amazing, they only seem to give decent scores to obscure japanese games. Re first Tomb Raider, I remember dropping through a hole in the floor only to find myself stood on the head of an enormous underground Sphinx and then hearing a nerve shredding roar from somewhere in the darkness below, shat pink, fabulous gaming moment.

MBL? · « **Reply #19 on:** February 25, 2013, 09:09:06 pm »

Looks a bit like Uncharted and is getting great reviews so I'm in.

Red James · « **Reply #20 on:** February 25, 2013, 09:53:04 pm »

Tempted to get it on PC when it's cheaper. I love the redesign for her, she looks great.

Reviews seem promising and I've heard good things.

DanFromMars · « **Reply #21 on:** February 25, 2013, 10:15:45 pm »

Is this a decent PC port with good graphic options and K&M support?

iSmiff · « **Reply #22 on:** February 25, 2013, 11:13:34 pm »

i'm sure we'll find out when it's finished

RPS say they aren't getitng a review copy till friday for pc

clacke · « **Reply #23 on:** February 26, 2013, 12:13:09 am »

Quote from: DanFromMars on February 25, 2013, 10:15:45 pm

Is this a decent PC port with good graphic options and K&M support?

According to crystal Dynamics they've paid special attention to the PC version. We'll see...

http://www.polygon.com/2013/2/22/4016874/tomb-raider-pc-system-requirements-revealed

DanFromMars · « **Reply #24 on:** February 26, 2013, 12:58:15 am »

Might pick this up for a tenner then

Ken-Obi · « **Reply #25 on:** February 26, 2013, 01:27:00 am »

I'm thoroughly surprised that there are no discussions yet on Camilla Luddington.

Quaid · « **Reply #26 on:** February 26, 2013, 04:11:05 pm »

Think I'm going to buy this, got very good reviews. Wasn't even on my radar until the reviews came out.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/393157/tomb-raider-review-round-up-lara-returns-in-fine-form/

Malaysian Kopite · « **Reply #27 on:** February 26, 2013, 05:38:48 pm »

There was originally a scene/sequence where one f the enemies would attempt to rape Lara. It was cut out of the game after vociferous opposition.

stoa · « **Reply #28 on:** February 26, 2013, 08:43:29 pm »

Quote from: Walshy® on February 25, 2013, 12:09:17 pm

Yeah she is fit.

I love the new 360 pad for it too

But I am not a mug enough to spend £50 on it.

It's made of marzipan though and can be eaten. At least, that's what Conan says on Clueless Gamer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCe8-1dbXZc

Won't get it though, as I've never been a great fan of the series and have only played one of the first games and not really liked it... *g*

bailey90 · « **Reply #29 on:** February 26, 2013, 08:45:51 pm »

Quote from: stoa on February 26, 2013, 08:43:29 pm

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xCe8-1dbXZc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/xCe8-1dbXZc</a>

Ron · « **Reply #30 on:** February 26, 2013, 08:55:08 pm »

so is it good ?
As good as Skyrim ?

Drinks Sangria · « **Reply #31 on:** February 26, 2013, 09:31:22 pm »

Quote from: Ron on February 26, 2013, 08:55:08 pm

so is it good ?
As good as Skyrim ?

Please tell me you're joking. Had to suppress the slightest flicker of nerd rage that you were potentially being serious.

Liamski-la · « **Reply #32 on:** February 26, 2013, 10:05:21 pm »

Ordered it on Friday! Can't wait for it to drop through my letter box next Tuesday!

Looks fantastic and seems to be a massive game too in terms of the size of the levels.

Love it.

iSmiff · « **Reply #33 on:** February 26, 2013, 10:25:05 pm »

Is it as good as Chuckie Egg?

iSmiff · « **Reply #34 on:** February 26, 2013, 10:45:54 pm »

http://youtu.be/eFKUfB-VbiY

Some more

J-Mc- · « **Reply #35 on:** February 28, 2013, 10:55:55 pm »

got my payment confirmation e-mail this morning, shipping e-mail should come through tomorrow with any luck!

iSmiff · « **Reply #36 on:** February 28, 2013, 11:14:16 pm »

i have this to download soon, also have a new radeon card for my pc which will enable the hair engine in this game

yeah, you heard me, realistic hair

stoa · « **Reply #37 on:** February 28, 2013, 11:38:56 pm »

Quote from: iSmiff on February 28, 2013, 11:14:16 pm

i have this to download soon, also have a new radeon card for my pc which will enable the hair engine in this game

yeah, you heard me, realistic hair

Hair? You know that there's a scantily-clad bird in this, right?

Bangin Them In · « **Reply #38 on:** February 28, 2013, 11:39:14 pm »

Quote from: iSmiff on February 28, 2013, 11:14:16 pm

i have this to download soon, also have a new radeon card for my pc which will enable the hair engine in this game

yeah, you heard me, realistic hair

Has someone called it a hair engine or did you imaginise that bit ?

iSmiff · « **Reply #39 on:** February 28, 2013, 11:45:15 pm »

http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/26/amds-tressfx-hair-tech-unveiled-tomb-raider-used-as-demo/

not called the Hair Engine of course