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Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Review Thread (Read OP)
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You expect counter arguments to your conspiracy theories? Are you serious?
Shhh...game reviews aren't supposed to use a cultural lens or criticize story beyond basic plot
I hope the sarcasm was obvious
Well, according to the Waypoint review:
So yeah.
I would be happy if TR would have good characters.
It scored a littlebit lower than I expected. I will buy in a sale, but from the first showing SotTR seemed suspicious to my eyes.
Whoops, thought you'd typed 6 points not 0.6. Beg your pardon. Taking just those three reviews from each, one has an average of 92, the other 85. I'd have assumed they'd have had a bigger impact on the review aggregate.
LOL
Read them, people. There are big improvements that people have been asking for since the reboot that's finally been fleshed out!
WHAT?! You literally called me "brah" just a few posts ago.
Calling you "sis" is condescending but "brah" is considered not? Hmm...
Also, I would like to kindly ask you to not tell me what to do "next time" for something I apologized for; that was never my point. If you think it's "pathetic", then go ahead and think it; it's obvious that we're in disagreement and we'll never see eye-to-eye regarding this, so let's drop it before it gets too problematic (even though it kinda already did, "brah").
I would totally agree with you except I complained a lot about TW3 on the old forum and with regards to God Of War, I didn't come across videos similar to the ones posted on here. If I did, I would have complained....
Conspiracy theories? I guess I should repeat myself for the billionth time:
You didn't for a second wonder why I called you brah after you addressed me as sis, was that to hard to figure out. I though I was being pretty obvious, hell I even spelled it the most obnoxious way possible.WHAT?! You literally called me "brah" just a few posts ago.
Calling you "sis" is condescending but "brah" is considered not? Hmm...
Also, I would like to kindly ask you to not tell me what to do "next time" for something I apologized for; that was never my point. If you think it's "pathetic", then go ahead and think it; it's obvious that we're in disagreement and we'll never see eye-to-eye regarding this, so let's drop it before it gets too problematic (even though it kinda already did, "brah").
Just read a few more reviews. This game sounds amazing. Cant wait to jump in.
Glad the mods dealt with this swiftly. What a shitpost.
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Will probably pick it up on the cheap in December. Doesn't sound different enough to warrant an earlier purchase.
I hope we won't have to wait too long for the next reboot, can't wait to see what a more ambitious studio can do with the franchise.
I hope we won't have to wait too long for the next reboot, can't wait to see what a more ambitious studio can do with the franchise.
That is exactly my biggest gripe with this reboot.
Lara feels like robot, not like a human.
The gameplay loop itself isn't bad, it is perfectly serviceable but I cannot stand how boring everything else is.
User Warned: Platform war drive-by post.
Higher standards on PS4.
Edit: Received a warning: It was a Joke. Playing Ada at their own game by posting something just as ridiculous as their other posts in this thread.
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I played and completed Uncharted 4 earlier this year so I'm very curious to compare the two and their receptions
So, does anyone want to talk about the reviews and the game or are we just gonna dance by the fire?
So you're basically saying that the Telegraph, The Guardian, Digital Spy and the other outlets that gave Tomb Raider a rating between 4/10 and 6/10 are also fanboys or how do these scores come about?
Btw the PS4 version of Rise of the Tomb Raider has a metascore of 88. Many PlayStation centric sites including Playstation Official Magazine Australia, Playstation Official Magazine UK, PSX-Sense.nl and Playstation Universe rated the game with 9/10. I don't see any outrageous and irrational hate towards Tomb Raider. Maybe there's just more to criticize in Shadow? I don't understand why you would want to make this a Console War thing.
But you shouldn't take just those three vs three reviews, there are 35 other reviews to consider.
Yep same here, reviews are good but il wait for the xmas price cut heh. Back to Spidey. Go web go!
Of course, hence bringing up the Telegraph and IGN reviews too.
Given the decent but not great scores and the fact that I've just finished Shenmue1&2 and started Spiderman (with DQXI and Yakuza Kiwami 2 in queue) I think I'm going to skip this at full price, I'll play it in late November or December.
Btw I'm happy that this trilogy is finally over. I'd like Eidos Montreal to get a chance at doing their own reboot with different gameplay and story, possibily bringing full grown Lara back.
Btw I'm happy that this trilogy is finally over. I'd like Eidos Montreal to get a chance at doing their own reboot with different gameplay and story, possibily bringing full grown Lara back.
This has become tiring and disrespectful at this point.
Far from it, actually:
The UC bias:
Oh Twitter is filled with those!
Lara: he-
"The UC bias" folks: trash. Drake would win. this is an awful series. Why play Lara when you have Chloe. People would only play TR because they don't have UC.
The stigma from old fans towards reboot:
Do you want me to post every TR community that has its fair share of "CORE games are better. Fuck Crystal Dynamics."
I'll give you one, feel free to browse at your leisure :)
Tomb Raider Forums
Spider-man fans that were hurt about that "we are not worried about spider-man" quote from Shadow's marketing team:
Look no more fam: we had our very own thread here. Take a look inside! Those 23902131 pages didn't come from nothing.
This is one of those things that has a huuuuge impact on how much/little I appreciate sidestory/setting content.
The reviews themselves aren't bad. There's a lot of talk about aging animations/jump machanics, some issues with the platforming that have never been fixed, and a continuation of Lara's odd personality or lack there of. The rest of the game seems like a big improvement for actual tomb raiding and reviewers are liking the new setting. Larger hubs, improvements to puzzles.
One common fault I've seen brought up in a couple reviews though is apparently the new stealth focus doesn't mesh too well with TR's combat which is better tailored to mid range firefights.
It's not perfect but this game is bringing a lot of good changes for exploring and raiding.
No I'm not, although I can see how it could be interpreted that way. I will go ahead and edit my post; you can see my explanations in the posts after. I was more talking about the fans and their reception. I respect the few negative reviews (the ones I read so far at least) just as much as the many more positive ones.
And for the record: I NEVER intended (or intend) to make this a console war thing, the things I stated are sadly still in-tact and alive as "reasons" to hate on the rebooted TR series by its detractors.
Agreed. Unlike the vast majority of gaming outlets, Waypoint offers a unique and necessary perspective to balance out the white male dominance in the industry. To scoff at that and write it off is disappointing and merely perpetuates and enforces white male privilege.
There was very recent thread about the game having no hype. Now, suddenly everyone is super interested in the review scores.
Comments poking massive holes in that awful Guardian review.
Timed exclusivity three years ago would make me angry in 2018, too.
Flop haters out in full force as usual
The way queen Lara has the haters SEETHING still 5 years after the reboot
IMPACT!
Timed exclusivity three years ago would make me angry in 2018, too.
EXACTLY. It's SO transparent. And when I mention it, I get one word responses with no substance to them or get accused of being a "conspiracy theorist" lmfao. It's so tired.
That Eurogamer review hits home
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-09-10-shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-review
Mine was Tomb Raider III
But I'd give a ToD of 2000 or something :V
Tomb Raider drama was pure shlock, and it was amazing.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-09-10-shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-review
:')
Mine was Tomb Raider III
But I'd give a ToD of 2000 or something :V
Tomb Raider drama was pure shlock, and it was amazing.
I hate people seem to have for this game is pretty astounding. A lot of nonsensical and/or baseless reasoning too, such as the devs not having creative freedom with the reboot trilogy.
Regarding Eurogamer, sounds like they're letting nostalgia cloud their judgement.
Regarding Eurogamer, sounds like they're letting nostalgia cloud their judgement.
I think folks are congregating here because (i) we love negativity, (ii) proximity to other titles (Spider-Man/RDR2), (iii) the scores are divisive with some...fantastical hyperbole, and (iv) many are invested in Lara and while many like the "new" Lara, many do not.
I don't know if any of the above has any impact on the reviews themselves, but it certainly has an impact on the folks discussing the reviews over the past 28-29 pages.