Yea, that has to be the best game re-name ever.Full said:
So another reboot that 'surprisingly' sucks. Are reboots the new Movie Tie In games? Don't see too many of those anymore huh?
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So another reboot that 'surprisingly' sucks. Are reboots the new Movie Tie In games? Don't see too many of those anymore huh?
I respect that, near the end of the review, he was able to identify the problem with the industry right now.
There may not be a man pulling her strings, but females still remain reactionary. No agency in their lives.
In this case the "man" is just replaced with "the universe", and that's not an improvement. It's a sidestep of progress.
Come on, industry.
There may not be a man pulling her strings, but females still remain reactionary. No agency in their lives.
In this case the "man" is just replaced with "the universe", and that's not an improvement. It's a sidestep of progress.
Come on, industry.
And that somehow makes it okay?IronMit said:
Also, I don't remember making you the official Decider of What Is and Isn't Valid Critiques.
I started playing Tomb Raider and it's a lot of fun and beautiful. Buuuut, you are playing 2 different games: Tomb Raider: The sad story of survival of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider: I pressed Y ************. The game mechanics are completely separate from the story. As every other review mentioned, one minute you're crying for taking a human life, the next you receive bonuses for headshots. Still, it's a lot of fun, and a good origins game. I'm looking forward for the next one.
EDIT: I fully support changing the game title to "YOU CAN DO THIS" or "hhmm..ohh..."
EDIT: I fully support changing the game title to "YOU CAN DO THIS" or "hhmm..ohh..."
Ok, that bit with the timers ticking down was hilarious. XD
Also, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who's missing games challenging me. (well, within reason. RE4 on professional mode is just plain SICK in terms of difficulty, even WITH the superior air of a wii-remote. x_x)
Also, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who's missing games challenging me. (well, within reason. RE4 on professional mode is just plain SICK in terms of difficulty, even WITH the superior air of a wii-remote. x_x)
I have yet to play Tomb Raider, but I did want to say that the sound of Yahtzee panting shall haunt me for quite some time.
Keep up the good work.
Keep up the good work.
It's a valid criticism of the game (in that it condemns you for the action without giving you any other choice) but it wasn't entirely appropriate in this context. Just because we, the players, didn't decide to use it doesn't mean that Walker didn't.Machine Man 1992 said:
You are not Captain Walker.Machine Man 1992 said:
CAPTAIN WALKER decided to use the white phosphorus. YOU didn't.
I have to agree with a lot of people this game was very fun, but like was said in the review I was not invested in her emotionally during the gameplay. Though I will say there were some touching moments when she was interacting with her friends (friends by the way that I thought were 100 times more interesting then Lara and wanted to know their story, RIP stereotypical Irishman).
Also something he didn't touch on in the review, did anyone else notice this game suffered from some completely useless skills? Why would you offer me to point out all the optional tombs on the map when the game will do that for me anyways if you get within a mile of them?
Also something he didn't touch on in the review, did anyone else notice this game suffered from some completely useless skills? Why would you offer me to point out all the optional tombs on the map when the game will do that for me anyways if you get within a mile of them?
It seems like an okay game and a pretty logical evolution of the Tomb Raider series. I just wish they would stop rebooting everything. I don't mind breathing new life into a stagnating series, but a full on reboot is a bit much. No need to scrap years of story development guys, come on.
Actually, as I recall, the game does give you the option to shoot your way through it, it just makes winning impossible.elilupe said:
In a way, the player DID choose to use White Phosphorus. The other choice was dying.
Oddly enough, same choice Captain Walker had...
Yahtzee has just summed up exactly what I've been saying about this game since I completed it, especially about Lara's "character" being reactionary and nothing more. Instead of typing the whole thing again I shall submit to narcissism and quote myself from a previous thread:
Proverbial Jon said:
