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Seeing as this is apparently less creepy than the marketing was suggesting, what's the replay potential on the game beyond scooping up all the collectibles? Is it the usual lazy HERE'S A NEW DIFFICULTY thing, or is there any sort of NG+ / unlocks type of thing?
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nickmeister posted:Yeah, I figured as much. I'm only about 1.5 hours into the game. Yeah, basically you're correct about the bow; there's a reason why they give that to you first.
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Mar 5, 2013 20:35
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Donald Duck posted:Disabling "Exclusive Full Screen" and "V Sync" fixed all my issues with my 670. Others have reported disabling tessellation helps too. Worth a try disabling them. I still get a minor 1 second freeze sometimes when the TR comes up, but I think they may be disguised loading screens in corridors rather than a result of the save. Looks like VSync was the culprit, thanks!
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limited posted:Seeing as this is apparently less creepy than the marketing was suggesting, what's the replay potential on the game beyond scooping up all the collectibles? Is it the usual lazy HERE'S A NEW DIFFICULTY thing, or is there any sort of NG+ / unlocks type of thing? There's not much replay value beyond collectables. It's a very linear game.
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Mar 5, 2013 20:41
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I'm not sure what to make of this. I'm really really impressed with the graphics. For anyone interested I have a C2Q 2.33ghz/4gb RAM/GTX460 and here is what it looks like http://imgur.com/a/92Jcl. On the other hand it is really linear so far with no logic puzzles, but that might just be because I've only played 3 hours. I also don't like watching a young girl go through all this trauma, call me sensitive but its a turn off. I much preferred it when Lara was a badass. Weird jumping physics too.
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Mar 5, 2013 20:43
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The enemies aren't bullet sponges at all... unless they have a helmet they die in one arrow/shot to the head.
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Mar 5, 2013 20:49
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Best bit for me up to now was the Decent homage with Lara rising out of the pool of blood and gore. Or Apocalypse Now, if you want.
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Lasher posted:Best bit for me up to now was the Decent homage with Lara rising out of the pool of blood and gore. Or Apocalypse Now, if you want. I didn't even think of Descent. Apolcaypse Now/Heart of Darkness were what instantly came to mind for me. Man, I need to watch those movies again.
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Mar 5, 2013 20:53
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OK, just got an out of memory error. I have 8gb of ram. Strange.
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Mar 5, 2013 21:01
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The score in this game is something else; I love the track that plays near the end; where it rises from a discordant, foreboding sting to this frenetic, triumphant rhythm as Lara climbs the Ziggurat.
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Mar 5, 2013 21:06
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Love this game so far. Love how open the areas feel even if they ARE pretty linear - tons of hidden stuff and areas! Lara's VA is awful and my computer can barely run the game and if I turn hair detail to max the cutscenes slow down to a crawl but I don't even care - after putting it at max I couldn't go back to the old look. It's funny how some people are saying Tomb Raider tries to be Uncharted and failing. I would LOVE it if Uncharted tried to be more like Tomb Raider. Speaking of Uncharted - I'm pretty sure I heard Nolan North as the voice of some random enemy which made me laugh. It was also pretty hilarious how *spoilers for the first hour or so* five minutes after the infamous scene with the Russian guy who tries to strangle Lara she's already killed like a dozen guys. I definitely see some traces of old Lara in her!
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Mar 5, 2013 21:07
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poptart_fairy posted:Yeah, enemies seem about as fragile as Lara on Hard to me - I'm in the Shanty Town area at the moment and a lot of them are getting thrown at me, but they're all going in fairly brief bursts. How important is hunting in this game? In Farcry 3, it was pointless after upgrading everything.
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Mar 5, 2013 21:15
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nickmeister posted:How important is hunting in this game? In Farcry 3, it was pointless after upgrading everything. Not remotely.
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SurrealityCheck posted:OK, just got an out of memory error. I have 8gb of ram. Strange.
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Mar 5, 2013 21:19
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I knew it was going to happen, but the dual-wielding bit was really clever and still took me by surprise.
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Daimo posted:I'm not sure what to make of this. I'm really really impressed with the graphics. For anyone interested I have a C2Q 2.33ghz/4gb RAM/GTX460 and here is what it looks like http://imgur.com/a/92Jcl. On the other hand it is really linear so far with no logic puzzles, but that might just be because I've only played 3 hours. I also don't like watching a young girl go through all this trauma, call me sensitive but its a turn off. I much preferred it when Lara was a badass. Weird jumping physics too. Same with me re performance on a very similar rig - smooth and beautiful after I turned down shadows. And I agree about the intensity - this is one time where a trigger warning is warranted, that first choking scene holy gently caress. Especially as it's a difficulty spike so you might have to go through it a few times.
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Mar 5, 2013 21:21
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Does anyone know if there is some graphic option that steals a lot of resources without making much of a difference? I can run the game on the "Normal" setting but it's pretty sluggish on my computer but I don't want to loose too much detail... I have a AMD X4 3,20GHz CPU and a Geforce GTX 460 GPU and 4 gigs of RAM. edit: Hope NVIDIA releases some new drivers soon. They are usually pretty quick and the new drivers usually make quite a difference! Renoistic fucked around with this message at 21:28 on Mar 5, 2013 |
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Mar 5, 2013 21:24
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This game would be a lot better if the platforming wasnt so miserable. Its not like they cant do it, their older Tomb Raider games were fine and the challenge tombs show glimpses of it
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Mar 5, 2013 21:25
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Just finished the game; really, really impressed. Easily one of my favourite games of the last year or two. Hopefully this sells well enough to warrant a full-fledged franchise revival.
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Mar 5, 2013 21:26
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Just reposting some screenshots from another thread because this game is so pretty.  quote:Rough around the edges but Tomb Raider has some pretty striking visuals and very expressive faces: Oops. poptart_fairy fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Mar 5, 2013 |
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Mar 5, 2013 21:31
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Is this a spoiler thread now? Those screenshots may be pretty but the last three are spoilers.
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Renoistic posted:Does anyone know if there is some graphic option that steals a lot of resources without making much of a difference? That's my system and I'm going at about 40-50 fps. I turned shadows down from ultra to normal (and maybe hair to low?)that made things much smoother. Experiment with the benchmark tool in options, it's actually very good. Also, Nvidia does have some beta drivers so you could download them - look in 'beta and legacy' on the nvidia site.
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Mar 5, 2013 21:47
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*spoiler images* Couldn't even wait a day, could you  Eh it's cool. Nothing mayor and nothing I didn't expect after the first few hours. You should remove the three last ones, though. sebmojo posted:That's my system and I'm going at about 40-50 fps. I turned shadows down from ultra to normal (and maybe hair to low?)that made things much smoother. Experiment with the benchmark tool in options, it's actually very good. Cool, thanks! I'm stubbornly refusing to put the hair option to anything below max, though. I tried it out once and couldn't go back to the lifeless lump of the other settings. I did try lowering it and didn't notice much difference, though. I'll try experimenting with the shadows! Renoistic fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Mar 5, 2013 |
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Mar 5, 2013 21:53
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Or put spoiler tags around them.
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poo poo, sorry guys. Didn't think there was enough context there. My bad!
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Mar 5, 2013 22:02
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Anybody else bought the "execute enemies with this weapon expert" perk and not get any results? Lara seems to prefer axing dudes instead, no matter what weapon I have out.
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Mar 5, 2013 22:02
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My work nerdbuddy just told me that the QTEs with shrinking circle can be triggered at any point. I've been waiting until the circle shrinks to almost nothing. This will make my excitingly gritty fantasy life way easier.
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poptart_fairy posted:poo poo, sorry guys. Didn't think there was enough context there. My bad! sebmojo posted:My work nerdbuddy just told me that the QTEs with shrinking circle can be triggered at any point. I've been waiting until the circle shrinks to almost nothing. This will make my excitingly gritty fantasy life way easier.
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Renoistic posted:Does anyone know if there is some graphic option that steals a lot of resources without making much of a difference? Depth of Field from Ultra to Normal made a 20 FPS difference for me and didn't seem that noticeable visually. The goofy hair stuff was huge performance-wise as well. Edit: This game is not showing up as 'Controller Supported' in Big Picture Mode. Does the store page need to be updated for this to work correctly? Is this common? Pedialyte fucked around with this message at 22:16 on Mar 5, 2013 |
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So I was kind of iffy on this game until I got to the big plane crash site with the MANY cliffs, rope anchors, and tucked-away areas with collectibles and secrets. But this? This poo poo is awesome. Making a spiderweb of rope bridges, eating all the eggs and breaking all the boxes. I love it.
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OK, I admit defeat. Putting the hair setting on Normal put me at 59FPS instead of 30FPS. I really enjoyed the hair physics, though :/
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Nvidia as beta drivers out that list Tomb Raider as one of the games it was designed for. http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/58183
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Pedialyte posted:Edit: This game is not showing up as 'Controller Supported' in Big Picture Mode. Does the store page need to be updated for this to work correctly? Is this common?
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Are there any deals or coupons remaining? Saw a video of someone playing on an even shittier laptop than mine so I'm ready to pull the trigger, but a little short on funds.
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SurrealityCheck posted:Anybody else bought the "execute enemies with this weapon expert" perk and not get any results? Lara seems to prefer axing dudes instead, no matter what weapon I have out. Make sure that the weapon you want to use is the last one you've equipped/used. If you use a melee attack, etc. etc. after equipping a weapon, it defaults to the axe for the execution, just quickly swap to your pistol, say, right before hitting y and it should register.
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I really like the mix of ranged enemies, enemies that flush you out (dynamite/molotovs), and enemies that just loving bum rush you. It really helps make combat more a frantic mix of throwing dirt everywhere and firing wildly instead of just hiding behind one piece of cover for an entire fight.
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Saint Freak posted:I really like the mix of ranged enemies, enemies that flush you out (dynamite/molotovs), and enemies that just loving bum rush you. It really helps make combat more a frantic mix of throwing dirt everywhere and firing wildly instead of just hiding behind one piece of cover for an entire fight. I like that they don't tend to let up either. Sometimes they'll just come thick and fast and you and you'll have to scrabble and improvise to avoid damage. It's a really frenetic dynamic.
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1stGear posted:Are there any deals or coupons remaining? Saw a video of someone playing on an even shittier laptop than mine so I'm ready to pull the trigger, but a little short on funds. I got a deal for you if you can't afford a video game don't buy it, it is like an achievement for real life! or check Green Man Gaming I got it for 32ish there.
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Does this have native 360 controller support? edit: I think I finally got a hard "yes." Hard to search for with so many old Tomb Raiders around with people trying to play on PC.
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Whoa. Wife Turds posted:Does this have native 360 controller support? Yes. It's what I've been using.
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