metadigital Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 Hot off the press - Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Darque Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 I played the first one, I think. Are they all puzzle games?
Haitoku Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 I like the games. I remember the old ones on PSone being a complete bitch to beat. In any case, I don't understand why there are going to be two Xbox versions... Doesn't Xbox 360 have limited backward compatibility or something?
mkreku Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 No, but they're all crappy. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
AlternaFurkle Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 Hardly played her games when I was a kid, but I'll definitely purchase this.
astr0creep Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 I finished TR2 withthat dragon thingy at the end. I tried TR3 but it sucked popsicles big time. Gave up http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
alanschu Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 I enjoyed TR2, but never really played any of the other ones.
metadigital Posted February 6, 2006 Author Posted February 6, 2006 I played the first one, I think. Are they all puzzle games? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> All basically the same game. The first one I played on PS (one). I am still playing the series (not high on the game-playing priority list, to be sure) currently on number three. The last one (Angle of Darkness) was a total failure of gameplaying design. I refused to complete it once I reached the first "end boss" after the "change of avatar": over half-way through the game, you get to control a Templar-Knight-alike boy. Unfortunately, the woeful controls on the PC version (poorly converted from poor console controls in the first place) became even worse at that point. I didn't see the point in destroying my Dell laptop keyboard under the necessary button mashing mess that was required to kill the wolf-thing. It is (check out the trailer) a terrific console franchise, though, and the backlash from the last game should mean Eidos makes amends this time. Doesn't Xbox 360 have limited backward compatibility or something? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I guess that depends on the definition of "limited". OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Gorth Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 (edited) I loved the first game. Unfortunately, it's only hardware support is Glide and some other proprietary format. No directx support The second one was an OK game. Nice, but not quite as fun as the first one. The third one was crap. The fourth one sucked. The fifth one was ugly and bugridden beyond description. I am, if nothing else, stubborn :huh:" Didn't try the sixth one, Angel of Darkness, but I am curious as to what they'll come up with next, if they expect people to actually touch that franchise with a firepoker again... Edited February 6, 2006 by Gorth “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
metadigital Posted February 6, 2006 Author Posted February 6, 2006 It demonstrates the marketing power of the franchise, par excellence. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
alanschu Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 You mean the marketing power of voluptuous women no doubt.
metadigital Posted February 6, 2006 Author Posted February 6, 2006 Certainly has more impact on my PC gender decisions than I'd be willing to admit here. " OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
alanschu Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 Though seriously, I had no idea Angel of Darkness was #6! in the franchise. Wowsers.
karka Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 First one was released at the same time with Time Commando. But i was able to buy only one of them, because of my money. And i chose Time Commando. So, i did't buy the first TR. And then, with every new game my interest decreased. So, i never played TR series.
mkreku Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 I got Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness with my graphics card.. Everyone else got like.. Far Cry.. or Half-Life 2. But I got Angel of Darkness.. OH GOD, WHY DO YOU HATE ME SO?! Uhm.. I tried it, but it ran like a hog (even on my newly purchased GPU), had really awkward controls (some crappy console port) and the story didn't seem very interesting. I never made it out of the first level, I think. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
metadigital Posted February 6, 2006 Author Posted February 6, 2006 I got Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness with my graphics card.. Everyone else got like.. Far Cry.. or Half-Life 2. But I got Angel of Darkness.. OH GOD, WHY DO YOU HATE ME SO?! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hopefully (all else being equal) a bad bundle equates to a better Graphics Card. Uhm.. I tried it, but it ran like a hog (even on my newly purchased GPU), had really awkward controls (some crappy console port) and the story didn't seem very interesting. I never made it out of the first level, I think. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The game was so poorly designed that one had to have the patience of Job to dedicate enough time and energy to the random controls and grit your teeth at the glaringly stupid plot holes (e.g. Lara is being chased by the police on suspicion of murder of a pivotal NPC character, yet she blithely kills innocent guards with total impugnity) and ludicrous puzzles (killing the ghost after climbing up a precipitous cliff face, which requires pushing Lara's "endurance" meter to its limit whilst battling the random cotrols to jump up into an unsighted platform). You didn't miss much, anyway: the plot was diabolically awful. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
LadyCrimson Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 Loved the first, 2nd was ok, never played the 3rd...I liked the first half of Last Revelation because it went back to the Tomb concept more, but too many bugs. I even had to download someone else's save game at one point to continue and I never finished it. Chronicles (5) I hated because it didn't feel like Tombraider...hubby liked that one quite a bit tho, for some reason. Angel of Darkness...the controls and Kurtis didn't bother me too much, tho they were a little frustrating at times. Actually, I found #6 to be the easiet one to complete, even with some of those bosss where you had to re-load several times to get lucky. Didn't know they were making another one, thought the franchise had died, lol. Well, I'm sure I'll be buying it just to check it out. Maybe we'll get lucky and it'll be something great. :D “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
metadigital Posted February 6, 2006 Author Posted February 6, 2006 Did you play AoD on console? I would expect it would be a lot better on the console. The biggest crime it perpetrated was the atrocious port to the PC. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
mkreku Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 Actually.. I bought an out-of-the-box-new 3DFx Voodoo 5500 64 MB AGP graphics card for 100 SEK (~$13 US) a couple of weeks ago. Now I'm hunting for an old computer to put it in. Maybe I should try to find a copy of the original Tombraider too, while I'm at it? I was planning on building a computer to run my old Elder Scrolls games on (Redguard and Battlespire).. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
LadyCrimson Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 Did you play AoD on console? I would expect it would be a lot better on the console. The biggest crime it perpetrated was the atrocious port to the PC. I played them all on the PC. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
metadigital Posted February 7, 2006 Author Posted February 7, 2006 Actually.. I bought an out-of-the-box-new 3DFx Voodoo 5500 64 MB AGP graphics card for 100 SEK (~$13 US) a couple of weeks ago. Now I'm hunting for an old computer to put it in. Maybe I should try to find a copy of the original Tombraider too, while I'm at it? I was planning on building a computer to run my old Elder Scrolls games on (Redguard and Battlespire).. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Tombraiders are all available through Sold Out for OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Tel Aviv Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 I wonder how gargantuan her already ample bosom will be this time. If the next gen specs are right they could possibly be Godzilla esque in size.
metadigital Posted February 7, 2006 Author Posted February 7, 2006 I wonder how gargantuan her already ample bosom will be this time. If the next gen specs are right they could possibly be Godzilla esque in size. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> According to the advance marketing blurb (including piccies) she has had reduction surgery, or just upped her work rate during her workouts. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Moose Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 I would have to say Infernal Machine was far better than Tomb Raider. Boobs aside for a brief moment, Indiana Jones > Lara Croft. There are none that are right, only strong of opinion. There are none that are wrong, only ignorant of facts
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