2012-06-06, 10:26 | Link #21 |
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It's pretty much a reboot. If this game does well it "will" get a sequel(That will faithfully follow this Lara and not Big Boobs Old Lara) that will be for this age of gamers and disregard the old canon. This isn't a bad thing considering the story of the old Tomb Raider games all sucked anyway, so nothing lost there.
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2012-06-06, 12:42 | Link #23 |
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Which the trailer shows when one of the bad guys notices her cleavage and how hot she is and tries to rape her... Luckily she kills him. Would be horrible if they made that part interactable and allowed you to fail at it.
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2012-12-29, 23:18 | Link #27 |
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Personally, I think this is the first Tomb Raider game that sparks my interest in any way.
Looking real good, and I do hope it does well, so they can expand to more locales, as the one knock I have on it so far-based on what I've seen-is the limited environment this game is set in. Glad to see it dropped the attempt at a Teen rating and got Mature instead. Far more recent trailer. Also, I think 2012 probably doesn't belong in the title of this thread. And, IGN plays an hour of the game and puts it on youtube (I didn't watch it; don't want to spoil myself for the game beyond whatever is shown in trailers): Lastly, pre-ordering the game gives you the Tomb Raider Scavenger Hunt app, which lets you unlock dlc, while giving you a shot at winning real world prizes (trip to Fiji, etc): More details at: http://na.square-enix.com/tombraider...scavenger_hunt Am I the only one, after Deus Ex, that thinks SE is doing a far better job with their western games division than they are with their FF franchise these days? Maybe they should stop trying to develop games in house and concentrate on just publishing them.
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2012-12-31, 00:11 | Link #30 | |
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It would be better if it was a whole new IP.
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2012-12-31, 04:00 | Link #32 |
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Not really a reboot. Those games were set in the same universe as the original games, and were essentially indie-level games made with small budgets. An analogy would be like how Dungeon Siege III compared to the previous two games. Continued on the series, but with a far lower-budget game.
Interestingly enough, they were done by Crystal Dynamics (who's making this game), and it appears they did well enough to allow this full-fledged reboot, which actually appears to be a AAA title this time around, as opposed to the small-budget affairs the games since 2006 were. This is essentially starting a different metaverse, similar to how Gundam has different universes for its shows. There hasn't been what would be considered a AAA title in the series since 2003, and one could argue on whether even that last game or two was AAA. So, it'll have been 10 years since Lara Croft was in a "real" video game. I have to say, I'm really liking this iteration of Lara. I don't know why there's so much hatred over it not being a new IP. But, there are people, I'm sure, who hate the Nolan Batman movies too. Gamers (well, people) are such a temperamental bunch.
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2013-01-03, 12:26 | Link #35 |
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The last Final Fantasy game I played that I enjoyed was Dissidia. Type-0 looks interesting at least. That is if they ever bring it stateside. Does anyone know what the status of Versus XIII is?
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2013-02-26, 21:14 | Link #36 |
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The reviews have been pouring out, and it's getting generally favorable ones.
Currently an 86 on Metacritic. The low scores (currently 2 out of 35) are all from sites/publications I've never heard of, if that makes any difference. Generally, reviews find it to be a very well-written story with very polished gameplay, with negatives being the multiplayer. Numerous reviews make the claim that it's the rare reboot that's superior to its predecessors. Reviews seem roughly split on it either being on par with Uncharted or topping it. Personally, I really don't care about multiplayer for a game like this, and I'm glad to hear the story is great. Latest video highlighting survival combat: And the two trailers that came out prior to the "Survival" trailer: Turning Point: Crossroads: And, 11 minutes of gameplay: There are also people who have their hands on copies already (bad! ) and have started posting youtube videos of their play through. Easy enough to find on youtube if you want. Can't wait 'till March 5. Between this, and seeing if Bioware is giving us another fail DLC for ME 3.
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2013-02-26, 22:32 | Link #37 |
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I admit, I was skeptical before this game is released. But now, I’m glad to hear that this reboot works (even better than the previous games). Well, it’s refreshing to hear good news coming from an old game franchise after so much flak FF got in its recent outings.
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2013-02-27, 01:59 | Link #39 |
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I figured on waiting for a sale anyway ... a game that might be mediocre for $60 might be a wonderful investment for $40 later. Sounds like they could have spent more time looking at Skyrim or Borderlands and less time with the old 2D scrollers.
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