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Yesterday lunchtime as I wondered around town after buying a sandwich, I popped in Dixons and noticed stuffed right in a corner they had a single Dreamcast game. No box or instructions, just the CD.
The price was 97p, but there was a 50% off sticker on it...and the game, "Tomb Raider: The Last Revalation". I really enjoyed the original Tomb Raider, but since that first one the follow ups have been very poor. But for 49p, I was willing to take the risk - and hoped this would have something approaching the enjoyement of the original.
Not only is this game the worst Tomb Raider game I have ever played. I think it surpasses Carmaggedon 64 as the worst game ever (in my book).
Graphically, really basic - setting a new record in lo-poly models I think. The textures look very low res, and you can see the obvious joins on something like a wall.
However, even with this low poly world, and lo-res textures, the frame rate stutters all the time.
This is not the worst thing though, this is reserved for the control method. You walk and side step with the analogue pad, and run with the d-pad. Why oh why oh why would anyone think that having to swap between analogue and d-pad controllers would be a good idea. It's woefully uncontrollably.
All this could still be lived with if the game played even remotely well, but it doesn't - it's dire...I could have bought a diet coke with that money and really enjoyed it. Now I just have a drinks coaster instead.
LF.
The price was 97p, but there was a 50% off sticker on it...and the game, "Tomb Raider: The Last Revalation". I really enjoyed the original Tomb Raider, but since that first one the follow ups have been very poor. But for 49p, I was willing to take the risk - and hoped this would have something approaching the enjoyement of the original.
Not only is this game the worst Tomb Raider game I have ever played. I think it surpasses Carmaggedon 64 as the worst game ever (in my book).
Graphically, really basic - setting a new record in lo-poly models I think. The textures look very low res, and you can see the obvious joins on something like a wall.
However, even with this low poly world, and lo-res textures, the frame rate stutters all the time.
This is not the worst thing though, this is reserved for the control method. You walk and side step with the analogue pad, and run with the d-pad. Why oh why oh why would anyone think that having to swap between analogue and d-pad controllers would be a good idea. It's woefully uncontrollably.
All this could still be lived with if the game played even remotely well, but it doesn't - it's dire...I could have bought a diet coke with that money and really enjoyed it. Now I just have a drinks coaster instead.
LF.
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Yeah. Merlin give you a crappy little thing where you can send off for 10 for £20 or some rip off price.
SolidSnakeXXI wrote:
> And then there's the point of getting the right ones, not ones you
> already have...
Yes so many of them are doubles you would need to bye a hold box of tc to get a set or buy them specially as a set
btw I use Cardsinc which are trading card specialists they are very good for buying sets and specials.
> And then there's the point of getting the right ones, not ones you
> already have...
Yes so many of them are doubles you would need to bye a hold box of tc to get a set or buy them specially as a set
btw I use Cardsinc which are trading card specialists they are very good for buying sets and specials.
And then there's the point of getting the right ones, not ones you already have...
I agree. But I also think sticker books eat up your money like there's no tomorrow.
I think the pokemon trading cards are a waste of money, whats the point in waving about pieces of paper? I finished my Lord Of the Rings sticker book last week.
Pokemon's a class series of games - it's just the commercialism (TV Series, Merchandise) that's crap. People don't really know what they're saying when they point out that Pokemon is 'crappy'.
ps2_proud wrote:
> eh... considering a lot of people are tired of the Pok-a-crappy-man
> thingys, take this to the pkemon board.
Yeah, and maybe you being "ps2_proud" should stick to the PS2 forum!
Just because Pokémon isn't as popular as it once was, doesn't mean people aren't allowed to chat about it in here!
> eh... considering a lot of people are tired of the Pok-a-crappy-man
> thingys, take this to the pkemon board.
Yeah, and maybe you being "ps2_proud" should stick to the PS2 forum!
Just because Pokémon isn't as popular as it once was, doesn't mean people aren't allowed to chat about it in here!
eh... considering a lot of people are tired of the Pok-a-crappy-man thingys, take this to the pkemon board.
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