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So many people seem to hate this game, not only was it one of the first third person shooters that wasn't 2D, it has a great character.
Tomb Raider may have lousy puzzles, but it has vast and impressive environments and makes use of them, In the rainforest ladders are rock handholds, in the city, they're steel. Not only this, it has heaps of great locations, outfits, vehicles, weapons and enemies, so why does everyone hate it?
I love Tomb raider, I have all the games except one and love them, so please, inform me why it is so hated.
Ice Raider
Tomb Raider may have lousy puzzles, but it has vast and impressive environments and makes use of them, In the rainforest ladders are rock handholds, in the city, they're steel. Not only this, it has heaps of great locations, outfits, vehicles, weapons and enemies, so why does everyone hate it?
I love Tomb raider, I have all the games except one and love them, so please, inform me why it is so hated.
Ice Raider
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I completly agree with cipro, it's so hard just to control the camera angle, and Lara is not a 'great character'. If you want a good, realistic and popular game thats varied in a 3rd person mode you should really cheak out Max Payne, it puts tombraider to shame. And you don't spend your time killing small dogs and polar bears.
I've always hated tomb raider since I tried the first game all those years ago. It’s a game that’s never appealed to me in any way whatsoever.
Let me begin by saying I find Lara Croft to be one of the most undesirable female game characters in existence. As well as having huge breasts, which I'm surprised she can keep her self balanced with, she also has a massive head. She’s just completely out of shape. Plus who would wear shorts and a skintight top when going to places like the Alps and other less exotic locations. It makes no sense.
The locations do take you all around the world, but a tomb is a tomb. Which basically means a tomb in China is almost exactly the same as a tomb in Egypt, except with different wall textures. The variety isn't enough to keep me interested. The game needs more in the way of exploring the surroundings, not just stick to going from one ruin to the next.
There isn't enough in the game to keep me occupied either. Aside from puzzles there are some (weak) action elements. Most of the enemies in the game are animals. Animal’s ffs, why the hell did core think it would be a good idea to have Lara fight tigers and other endangered species. I know you do get to fight people some time in the games, but all enemies a spread out pretty thinly over the levels, which means there isn’t much to do in-between puzzles.
So onto the puzzles then. Perhaps the one thing I hate most about these games. Being more of an action fan, I found it incredibly hard to complete the puzzles set up in the game. There isn't much in the way of clues to some of these puzzles, so I always seem to find myself frantically searching high and low for some sort of lever or door, which I probably didn't notice before. I drives me up the bloody wall when what I needed to complete the puzzle was right in front of me the whole time.
So that’s why I hate these games, The next-gen Tomb raider looks better than the previous titles, but I won't be holding my breath because I doubt I'll go for that game either. For these games to improve for the future, I would suggest getting a female character who actually looks like a woman, Locations which are far more open ended and better designed, plenty of action (against humans preferably ;D), and easier puzzles so I and others don't waste hours completing them. Until that day I shall always dislike Tomb Raider games.
Let me begin by saying I find Lara Croft to be one of the most undesirable female game characters in existence. As well as having huge breasts, which I'm surprised she can keep her self balanced with, she also has a massive head. She’s just completely out of shape. Plus who would wear shorts and a skintight top when going to places like the Alps and other less exotic locations. It makes no sense.
The locations do take you all around the world, but a tomb is a tomb. Which basically means a tomb in China is almost exactly the same as a tomb in Egypt, except with different wall textures. The variety isn't enough to keep me interested. The game needs more in the way of exploring the surroundings, not just stick to going from one ruin to the next.
There isn't enough in the game to keep me occupied either. Aside from puzzles there are some (weak) action elements. Most of the enemies in the game are animals. Animal’s ffs, why the hell did core think it would be a good idea to have Lara fight tigers and other endangered species. I know you do get to fight people some time in the games, but all enemies a spread out pretty thinly over the levels, which means there isn’t much to do in-between puzzles.
So onto the puzzles then. Perhaps the one thing I hate most about these games. Being more of an action fan, I found it incredibly hard to complete the puzzles set up in the game. There isn't much in the way of clues to some of these puzzles, so I always seem to find myself frantically searching high and low for some sort of lever or door, which I probably didn't notice before. I drives me up the bloody wall when what I needed to complete the puzzle was right in front of me the whole time.
So that’s why I hate these games, The next-gen Tomb raider looks better than the previous titles, but I won't be holding my breath because I doubt I'll go for that game either. For these games to improve for the future, I would suggest getting a female character who actually looks like a woman, Locations which are far more open ended and better designed, plenty of action (against humans preferably ;D), and easier puzzles so I and others don't waste hours completing them. Until that day I shall always dislike Tomb Raider games.
So many people seem to hate this game, not only was it one of the first third person shooters that wasn't 2D, it has a great character.
Tomb Raider may have lousy puzzles, but it has vast and impressive environments and makes use of them, In the rainforest ladders are rock handholds, in the city, they're steel. Not only this, it has heaps of great locations, outfits, vehicles, weapons and enemies, so why does everyone hate it?
I love Tomb raider, I have all the games except one and love them, so please, inform me why it is so hated.
Ice Raider
Tomb Raider may have lousy puzzles, but it has vast and impressive environments and makes use of them, In the rainforest ladders are rock handholds, in the city, they're steel. Not only this, it has heaps of great locations, outfits, vehicles, weapons and enemies, so why does everyone hate it?
I love Tomb raider, I have all the games except one and love them, so please, inform me why it is so hated.
Ice Raider
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