@xerseslives: There aren't actually a whole lot of games like Uncharted or Tomb Raider out there to be honest. At least I can't really think of any off the top of my head. As an oldschool fan what did you like the most about the old games that the new one didn't have? Was it exploration? Because I think the new one has that. What the new one admittedly doesn't have is a lot of mechanical puzzles in the style of - climb up here, pull this switch, drop this boulder onto this pressure plate, ok now the big stone doors are open. I know it had a whole ton of puzzles revolving around burning cloth/wood in order to interact with physics objects.
I mean I guess it's a matter of personal preference, but I don't think you can really recreate those oldschool tombs the way people remember them because that form of puzzle design feels antiquated. Pulling a big rusty lever in order to open doors in ancient temples was cool when I played those games in the 90's but feels a little silly now. I was playing Darksiders 2 recently and that game, while fairly modern, is chock full of those sort of puzzles and it all seemed really outdated - but hey thats me, I totally respect the fact that you might enjoy that sort of game design and it's a bummer that the new games don't seem to scratch that itch for you.
each time they bring up the Tomb Raider reboot the same complaint of"oh man there no tommbsss!" comes up and it's so silly. Yah there were only a few puzzle tombs but the rest of the game is filled with cool places you explore. I get that it's "Tomb Raider" but cmon who cares when the gameplay is so good. They didn't "chase" the Uncharted spectacle, they straight up out paced it by leaps and bounds.
Agreed. I didn't even think that highly of the few tombs that did exist in TR 2013, though I'm typically not that big on puzzles in action-adventure games.
I've always scratched my head at people who jump to that complaint when, to me, the elephant in the room for that game was the poor writing. I didn't care about anything that was happening, and I really tried. In pretty much every respect aside from writing and graphics, I think TR 2013 is a better game than any of the Uncharted trilogy. Better platforming (you actually have control!), better combat, better exploration, and better level design.
Yah! I personally didn't have a lot of problems with the writing. It was adequate to move the story along and I thought Lara was a believable character. The supporting cast was a little too stereotypical but thankfully there wasn't a lot of that in the game. Just seems to me like the complaint about tombs is strange when there is such a rich and diverse world for the player to explore. There is that amazing area in the game with dozens of ships, from various time periods, crashed on the shore and shortly after that you visit some strange WWII era bunker that leads into some type of cultish, mayan caves.. I simply loved the way you saw the history on the island, how an ancient temple had WWII fighter plane parts in it along with parts of ancient galleons and such. The tombs felt very "videogamey" in comparison to that vibrant outside world.
each time they bring up the Tomb Raider reboot the same complaint of"oh man there no tommbsss!" comes up and it's so silly. Yah there were only a few puzzle tombs but the rest of the game is filled with cool places you explore. I get that it's "Tomb Raider" but cmon who cares when the gameplay is so good. They didn't "chase" the Uncharted spectacle, they straight up out paced it by leaps and bounds.
I've had a hemorrhoid before from riding my bike too much one summer, and while it is annoying when you sit down or even sleep, I would call it "mild discomfort" and not "unimaginable searing pain"
What I'm trying to say is that Dan, and this might be a shock to evereyone, seems to have a penchant for the dramatic
I still don't see it. Everyone I know is saying how much fun it is but it kinda looks boring and drab.. Warhammer 40k has that super distinct look to it as does the regular Warhammer franchise. This just looks so generic..
I just call them Bradisms. Over the years Brad has had these truly unbelievable moments. When the horse ran by him and Brad actively ignored it I honestly thought "man thats so typically Brad" - not as an insult or anything, it's just something that I can completely see happening uniquely to Brad alone.
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