Is this game truly worth?

[Les Yeux De Ni ni]

I had avoided it for many reasons a long time and one of them was definitely the hand-burning price. Thanks to Lunar New Year that the game got a huge discount and i just bought it.

One of the other reasons was the lack of genuine melee fights such as kicks punches acrobatics. I still purchased the game as i saw the discount. I hope it will not melt my average rig.

What would u say?

[ErtOfMetraton]

Some mechanics were meant to be brought to the game in this game. However I don't think they fit in really well. Out of these, the game totally worth it.

[Red]

It is pretty good. I think the First in the Series is still my favorite but Rise and Shadow aren't bad at all. They are great. Shadow carries almost all the mechanics from Rise over immediately and later brings back some of the mechanics from the first reboot, Mainly the rope ascender being used for heavier rope obstacles. Its story is the weakest of the three but its still intriguing. My main gripe is that I was interested in east asian studies and byzantine history. I had almost zero knowledge or interest in Incan and Mayan studies. I feel like you need to actually really like the history and cultures Lara is investigating to get the full experience.

[EF_Neo1st]

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the most Tomb Raider game of the 3 new entries.
TR 2013 cant even be considered a Tomb Raider aside from 1 simplistic puzzle, having Lara Croft in the game and the name being Tomb Raider, aside from that, nothing Tomb Raider to be found at TR 2013, just combat after combat and QTEs fest all around while being linear.

Rise have a little bit more of simple puzzles and not being "so linear", also not heavily focused on QTEs.

Shadow . . . is far less linear and have more complex puzzles while also having less combat, resembling more the classic Tomb Raiders and TRs before TR 2013.

It all will depend on your taste and what you want from the game.

[Les Yeux De Ni ni]

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[The Ultimate Despair]

EF_Neo1st eredeti hozzászólása:

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the most Tomb Raider game of the 3 new entries.
TR 2013 cant even be considered a Tomb Raider aside from 1 simplistic puzzle, having Lara Croft in the game and the name being Tomb Raider, aside from that, nothing Tomb Raider to be found at TR 2013, just combat after combat and QTEs fest all around while being linear.

Rise have a little bit more of simple puzzles and not being "so linear", also not heavily focused on QTEs.

Shadow . . . is far less linear and have more complex puzzles while also having less combat, resembling more the classic Tomb Raiders and TRs before TR 2013.

It all will depend on your taste and what you want from the game.

God forbid that they explain Lara's backstory and how she became what people came to know as a tomb raider, right?

[EF_Neo1st]

Morgoth The Istari eredeti hozzászólása:

EF_Neo1st eredeti hozzászólása:

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the most Tomb Raider game of the 3 new entries.
TR 2013 cant even be considered a Tomb Raider aside from 1 simplistic puzzle, having Lara Croft in the game and the name being Tomb Raider, aside from that, nothing Tomb Raider to be found at TR 2013, just combat after combat and QTEs fest all around while being linear.

Rise have a little bit more of simple puzzles and not being "so linear", also not heavily focused on QTEs.

Shadow . . . is far less linear and have more complex puzzles while also having less combat, resembling more the classic Tomb Raiders and TRs before TR 2013.

It all will depend on your taste and what you want from the game.

God forbid that they explain Lara's backstory and how she became what people came to know as a tomb raider, right?

Actually, before TR 2013, on Tomb Raider 4 The Last Revelation, it shows she goes on archeological exploration and there she learns how to do parkour, explore and find stuff on her own with the help of her mentor, Werner Von Croy.
But hey, no backstory whatsoever for how she learned things.

[The Minted Lady]

To answer your starting question, I would say an emphatic yes. I recently got back into the new Tomb Raider series and just beat Rise of the Tomb Raider about four days ago, starting up Shadow of the Tomb Raider that same day. I instantly saw the difference in both graphics and gameplay and felt really impressed by the improvements.

Personally, I enjoy stealth games the most and I feel like they've really given me the tools to play this game the way I enjoy playing it with the expanded stealth system. The change in Jonah's physical appearance threw me off a little bit, but Lara's face definitely looks better than in the last game. I love the life-like quality of the towns you get to walk through; it's a fine contrast from feeling like you were just constantly roughing it in the previous games. And while the environmental puzzles of the tombs are prettymuch more of the same, it's the gaming experience I came for so I feel like I paid for what I wanted, lol.

Melee combat is definitely not this game's strong suit, in my humble opinion, but I try to avoid it as much as possible. Seems like it's really only meant to work as a finisher when the opportunity presents itself. I think they mean for you to stay ranged or get in quick kills when you're forced into close proximity with your enemies.

Getting it on sale is definitely a plus. As much as I love games in general, I'm not really in the position to just throw $50-70 or more at anything that looks fun.

[EF_Neo1st]

The Minted Lady eredeti hozzászólása:

To answer your starting question, I would say an emphatic yes. I recently got back into the new Tomb Raider series and just beat Rise of the Tomb Raider about four days ago, starting up Shadow of the Tomb Raider that same day. I instantly saw the difference in both graphics and gameplay and felt really impressed by the improvements.

Personally, I enjoy stealth games the most and I feel like they've really given me the tools to play this game the way I enjoy playing it with the expanded stealth system. The change in Jonah's physical appearance threw me off a little bit, but Laura's face definitely looks better than in the last game. I love the life-like quality of the towns you get to walk through; it's a fine contrast from feeling like you were just constantly roughing it in the previous games. And while the environmental puzzles of the tombs are prettymuch more of the same, it's the gaming experience I came for so I feel like I paid for what I wanted, lol.

Melee combat is definitely not this game's strong suit, in my humble opinion, but I try to avoid it as much as possible. Seems like it's really only meant to work as a finisher when the opportunity presents itself. I think they mean for you to stay ranged or get in quick kills when you're forced into close proximity with your enemies.

Getting it on sale is definitely a plus. As much as I love games in general, I'm not really in the position to just throw $50-70 or more at anything that looks fun.

I already saw other people calling her as "Laura" instead of "Lara" . . . is her name translated as "Laura Croft" in other languages or when it happen is just a typo?
(It is not a joke neither a criticism, it is a real and fair question ou of curiosity, maybe names are translated in other languages or changed to fit better in pronunciation, like Brazil that is written Brasil with an "s" in Brazil, or Spain that is written España in Spain).

[Red]

EF_Neo1st eredeti hozzászólása:

The Minted Lady eredeti hozzászólása:

To answer your starting question, I would say an emphatic yes. I recently got back into the new Tomb Raider series and just beat Rise of the Tomb Raider about four days ago, starting up Shadow of the Tomb Raider that same day. I instantly saw the difference in both graphics and gameplay and felt really impressed by the improvements.

Personally, I enjoy stealth games the most and I feel like they've really given me the tools to play this game the way I enjoy playing it with the expanded stealth system. The change in Jonah's physical appearance threw me off a little bit, but Laura's face definitely looks better than in the last game. I love the life-like quality of the towns you get to walk through; it's a fine contrast from feeling like you were just constantly roughing it in the previous games. And while the environmental puzzles of the tombs are prettymuch more of the same, it's the gaming experience I came for so I feel like I paid for what I wanted, lol.

Melee combat is definitely not this game's strong suit, in my humble opinion, but I try to avoid it as much as possible. Seems like it's really only meant to work as a finisher when the opportunity presents itself. I think they mean for you to stay ranged or get in quick kills when you're forced into close proximity with your enemies.

Getting it on sale is definitely a plus. As much as I love games in general, I'm not really in the position to just throw $50-70 or more at anything that looks fun.

I already saw other people calling her as "Laura" instead of "Lara" . . . is her name translated as "Laura Croft" in other languages or when it happen is just a typo?
(It is not a joke neither a criticism, it is a real and fair question ou of curiosity, maybe names are translated in other languages or changed to fit better in pronunciation, like Brazil that is written Brasil with an "s" in Brazil, or Spain that is written España in Spain).

The developers of the Lara Croft games changed her name and race at least twice during development. One of those changes was done due to them legitimately believing that Americans didn't know how to say Laura. Thus it was officially changed to Lara. Despite this people pronounce it both ways to this day. Think philosopher vs Sorcerer stone from HP.

[EF_Neo1st]

Red eredeti hozzászólása:

EF_Neo1st eredeti hozzászólása:

I already saw other people calling her as "Laura" instead of "Lara" . . . is her name translated as "Laura Croft" in other languages or when it happen is just a typo?
(It is not a joke neither a criticism, it is a real and fair question ou of curiosity, maybe names are translated in other languages or changed to fit better in pronunciation, like Brazil that is written Brasil with an "s" in Brazil, or Spain that is written España in Spain).

The developers of the Lara Croft games changed her name and race at least twice during development. One of those changes was done due to them legitimately believing that Americans didn't know how to say Laura. Thus it was officially changed to Lara. Despite this people pronounce it both ways to this day. Think philosopher vs Sorcerer stone from HP.

Lol, I never knew about this.
To me she was Lara since the beginning.
Also at HP I know it as Philosopher Stone, the term "Sorcerer" I never knew both in english or translated here.

[EF_Neo1st]

About "Laura" being something americans would not be able to pronounce ...
CAPCOM certainly did not care about this:
http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/street-fighter-v-laura-m-bison.png
:D

[Red]

Different times.

[The Minted Lady]

It was just a typo, lol. I know her name is writte as Lara in the games and I typically pronounce it how it's pronounced in the games as well. I just didn't re-read what I wrote when I responded up above. I'll go ahead and change it.

[Marginal0]

EF_Neo1st eredeti hozzászólása:

Actually, before TR 2013, on Tomb Raider 4 The Last Revelation, it shows she goes on archeological exploration and there she learns how to do parkour, explore and find stuff on her own with the help of her mentor, Werner Von Croy.
But hey, no backstory whatsoever for how she learned things.

I thought the 'new' trilogy was a reboot? I'm sure there will be some transition detailing her transformation into a professional "tomb raider". Any sort of training she could've had kinda works against the story of survival this whole trilogy is based around (at least game 1 & 2).

It's pretty clear that people want to see the self-assured "Tomb Raider" and not the "Survivor" persona, which has kinda 'died' now.

Hopefully they'll implement the melee attacks back in. It didn't really feel like it was 'missing', but would be welcome.