(October 18, 2016 at 3:46 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: So I got the new Tomb Raider (well ahem, not new, since Square Enix fucked over us PS4 fans, but moving on...)

Some tipsy thoughts on the game post-finishing, I'll spoiler for those who intend to play or just aren't interested in my inebriated ramblings.

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The Good;
- I like that these "survivor" games are long, not even including the optional/extra content. I can't stand meagre 3 hour campaigns
- Throwing the chickens is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in Tomb Raider
- I love that they did, somewhat, scale the combat down, and the added emphasis on stealth is really nice. There were still plenty of fights but it never felt like the endless waves or fighting the whole of bloody Russia at once that TR/2013 felt like.
- Lara is actually starting to remind me of old Lara again now. She's squealing less, she's having more badass moments and idk if I'm just imagining it but I even see it in how she moves. I just wish she'd lighten up a bit and get her witty humour back. They also need British writers to write her lines, because I'm sick of these Americanised lines that are obviously written by an American with no knowledge of how real British people speak.

The bad (no shade) -
- The Deathless men were just The Oni 2.0 in Grecian fancy dress this time, and nobody asked for that. I feel like if they want to go down the supernatural route, do it big then. Make them creepy AF, serving all the ice zombie GoT realness.
- Some parts (especially towards the end of the game) were clearly ripped straight from TR/2013 and merely re-decorated to look new. And it's bloody obvious.
- I hate how in some of the more action-packed scenes, absolutely EVERY jump has to be a close call, and every set piece you touch has to break, just for dramatic effect. It's too much when it actually slows the gameplay down to a sluggish pace to do it (the Uncharted games are horrible for this too). Sometimes subtlety goes a lot further.

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(October 21, 2016 at 8:31 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Fallout 4 on survival mode.   Motherfucker, this requires so many adjustments to my usual play style that I'm struggling.

(October 26, 2016 at 5:20 pm)Faith No More Wrote: I picked up Battlefield 1 a few days ago.  I know I'm a fanboy, but I'm really enjoying it.

So many fucking noobs playing this, though.  I swear that half of these people had never even picked up a controller before they got this game.

(October 26, 2016 at 5:24 pm)Bella Morte Wrote: What's the campaign like?