Video Games

[nikkysan]

I might be biased because I do live and breathe Tomb Raider but I don’t think the classic controls are bad at all? They’re a relic of a bygone era certainly, but they work in tandem with the grid system that the games are built around and the training levels do a great job of laying out how they work. There’s a preciseness to them that you don’t see in modern games or even in similarly tank controlled games of the time which makes them really satisfying.

That said, I don’t think the goal for any remasters should be to modernise the classics in any way, but just to tidy up the textures, resolution and have them playable on modern platforms. Getting the classics to run efficiently through steam is a fucker so I’d be more than happy to just have 1-5 (even AoD if the resource is there) accessible with perhaps some quality of life additions with quick saves / loads and maybe the rewind feature that you see on a lot of rereleases of older games nowadays. Do that, stick them on the switch, and I’ll be happy.

Whilst I can understand wanting to appeal to a new audience, that’s what the new entries are for and the franchise is confirmed to be continuing so the classics should remain as they are for those that want to revisit them without spending hours downloading mods.

There are fan-made patches for the classic games on Steam that add a ton of quality of life features.
https://github.com/rr-/Tomb1Main
https://github.com/Arsunt/TR2Main
https://github.com/Trxyebeep/tomb3/releases
https://github.com/Trxyebeep/TOMB4
https://github.com/Trxyebeep/TOMB5

 

[Your Pretty Brains]

We're playing the OG Final Fantasy on my NES from 30 years ago that still works! I got these nice third party wireless controllers since my OGs finally bit the dust, which are lovely.

We're doing 3 white mages and a black mage this time. Really fun to challenge myself a bit, but not ungodly challenging like white mage solo (I do not have the patience for that much grind).

Rosa, Buda, Cora, and Kara just got the canoe and will be going to kick KARY's ass tomorrow after getting a few more levels and $$$ for spells. LICH was unexpectedly easy with FIR3 so I am optimistic. Very excited.

 

[ZsDbk88]

If anybody remembers this Chinese RPG game as it was announced years ago. Lost Soul Aside has a new trailer. It still resembles FF15 a lot but at least the protagonist isn't a carbon copy of Noctis anymore. Release window is early 2024:

 

[BTG]

A reminder that tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the best Tomb Raider game, and one of the best sequels of all time, Tomb Raider II.

Massive levels, globetrotting locations, the official in-game debut of the braid, outfit changes, vehicles, Winston in the freezer, the Maria Doria, monk hennies, that soundtrack, all incredible.

 

[Sinful]

A reminder that tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the best Tomb Raider game, and one of the best sequels of all time, Tomb Raider II.

Massive levels, globetrotting locations, the official in-game debut of the braid, outfit changes, vehicles, Winston in the freezer, the Maria Doria, monk hennies, that soundtrack, all incredible.

 

[BTG]

Wifi atop the Great Wall of China? In 1997? More likely than you think.

 

[KamikazeHeart]

A reminder that tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the best Tomb Raider game, and one of the best sequels of all time, Tomb Raider II.

Massive levels, globetrotting locations, the official in-game debut of the braid, outfit changes, vehicles, Winston in the freezer, the Maria Doria, monk hennies, that soundtrack, all incredible.

 

[soratami]

@enjoy if you're still looking for crime/mystery games, Buried Stars is another good one. I posted about it here a while back. Remembered because I just saw it's quite heavily discounted on the Switch right now.

 

[enjoy]

@enjoy if you're still looking for crime/mystery games, Buried Stars is another good one. I posted about it here a while back. Remembered because I just saw it's quite heavily discounted on the Switch right now.

That indeed seems quite promising, i will look into it. Thanks a bunch!

 

[nikkysan]

A reminder that tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the best Tomb Raider game, and one of the best sequels of all time, Tomb Raider II.

Massive levels, globetrotting locations, the official in-game debut of the braid, outfit changes, vehicles, Winston in the freezer, the Maria Doria, monk hennies, that soundtrack, all incredible.

Me reaching the Maria Doria portion of the game and giving up because the stress of being dumped in the middle of the ocean with great white sharks chasing you is too much for me to handle

 

[man.tis.shrimp]

I've never played a Tomb Raider game before nn. Love the movies, ironically.

 

[BTG]

Me reaching the Maria Doria portion of the game and giving up because the stress of being dumped in the middle of the ocean with great white sharks chasing you is too much for me to handle

Me using the level skip cheat any time I got stuck then reached 40 Fathoms and realised I couldn’t do the absurd inputs to skip the level because it starts under water.

 

[GodsAndMonsters]

Yeah, you really can’t rerelease the classics with modern controls. For all their clunkiness, the level design is built around the controls. The games would be broken.

Remake Angel of Darkness and complete that trilogy x

I would be here for this. I've always hoped that the company would get a second chance at that storyline. The game was incredibly frustrating, but I could also always appreciated how rushed the production of Tomb Raider games was forced to be. If they were able to iron out all the kinks and give it some next gen polish it could be a great game. Plus it would be cool to finally see what games 2 and 3 were going to be about.

 

[SecretSatisfaction]

Probably pointless posting as there seems to be a Steam sale on at all times but Portal and Portal 2 are only 85p!!!

 

[ItsYourDynamite]

Tomb Raider 2 is my all time favourite and I replay it from start to finish every year. Barkhang Monastery and The Temple of Xian BOP.

Also 40 fathoms… just follow the barrels, girls.

 

[Sinful]

Shooting the monks in Barkhang Monastery for the kii's.

Instantly regretting it when they all swarm after you and gun you down.

 

[BTG]

Being 8 and having no internet so relying on walkthroughs reprinted through PLAY or the Official PlayStation Magazine to help me realise there’s barrels on the ocean floor.

 

[magictreehouse]

Tomb Rider is probably my favourite series of all time and one that I often go back to. Time to dig my copy of the Tomb Raider Suite out I think!

In other news I've borrowed an Amiga 500 Mini off my workmate and I will definitely be getting one for Christmas. I can play all of the games I could never afford as a kid!

And just to remain in the present just a little bit I'm working my way through Hades which I am very much enjoying.

 

[Celestial Mosaic]

Playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 on TV mode with my Switch and woo. I love the cartoon style of it all and it looks brilliant on my TV, although it's still nice enough on the actual switch too.

 

[aaronhansome]

Playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 on TV mode with my Switch and woo. I love the cartoon style of it all and it looks brilliant on my TV, although it's still nice enough on the actual switch too.

This is one of those games that looks like it'd be a fun time but I never want to pay 60 dollars for it? One of these days.

I recently also got a PS5 and bought the most recent Ratchet and Clank along with (lol) Sonic Frontiers and that new Guardians of the Galaxy game because cheap black friday deals, up next will probably be Elden Ring and once I beat OG God of War, I'll eventually get Ragnarok.