Tomb Raider Angry Review

now now I know I'm not dressed up as Laura okay guys I'll save you the horrors of me and tight shorts okay I just wanted to get out here and review this thing as soon as possible after completing the entire game uh the single player especially to tell you how much I freaking love it and how much I want you guys to go out and support it and you know what I don't need to dress up as Laura to do just that okay you know come to think of it nobody wants to see me with breasts and with short shorts with my legs all hanging out I'm not going to do it okay I'm sorry that makes you sad you know just because I dress up sometimes in reviews doesn't mean that I have to dress up all the time in reviews so don't even think about it especially when it comes to there being a female character I mean I'm not a female so why would you want me to dress up and review as a female you know probably because I know you guys would think that shit's pretty funny but you know what what [ __ ] you that [ __ ] is humiliating and I don't have to do it anymore yeah I don't have to take that [ __ ] in the first place so if you were coming here expecting me to be dressed up as L and give you the goddamn review you could just forget it because I'm not doing it and there is nothing that you can do to ever ever ever make [Music] me serious ly [ __ ] you guys actually wow oh yeah this is uh this is actually quite nice um I just remembered I have something to do um I will be with you guys momentarily got that over with got that out of my system um I can sum up this game in one word just like that [Music] intense just stand please go to hell okay this is like the polar opposite of the way I felt about some of the previous early Tomb Raider games I just was never really into the early 3D platforming that [ __ ] mostly pissed me off as you were equally fighting the controls itself you know and the game just granted it was challenging but it's one of the main reasons why I just couldn't finish or get into some of the older Tomb Raider games uh since then though 3D platforming you know has improved so much especially here in comparison to The Originals Laura moves so realistically and naturally jumping with good distance catching Ledges making small adjustments scaling and clinging to walls with her new gear uh and so platforming is no longer a chore and these plentiful platform sections in the game are excellent if somewhat fairly easy oh okay oh [ __ ] oh [ __ ] go go oh [ __ ] no oh cool no blind [Music] Captain Jess what did he go in addition not once did I ever have a problem with the camera it auto adjusts perfectly to any situation be it running sneaking climbing squeaking through tight holes or exploring claustrophobic caves it is just a fantastic thing to see it work right now I really haven't had this much fun or cared more for a character in an open world game since Red Dead Redemption and I gave that game a 10 you got it nice work yeah I was afraid you're going to say that you can do it Laura after all you're a Croft I don't think I'm that kind of Croft show you are you just don't know it yet Tomb Raider is easily the best game of 2013 so far maybe it's the Relic hunting the discovery of the Island's secrets and story or the perfectly nailed Indiana Jones Adventure likee feeling but I just freaking love every minute of it and felt it was a great Survival Story as well about you know this innocent young but strong girl becoming this amazing legendary Action Hero Laura Croft you are my hero W hey you know re's actually just cracked a smile right need a signal a fire fuel flames I can do [Music] that it shows that every person has the potential within them male or female to be something greater Now The Story begins with Laura and her crew and her friends on a boat searching for an Island full of su goddess relics when a storm appears along with some Pirates you are then just thrust into a tutorial level that just Wows you with some pretty amazing visuals even on the Xbox uh teaching you some of the controls and having you play through some really fantastic scripted events uh the game has a bunch of those uh types of events throughout it and the great thing about them is that they are so well integrated into it that the transition between them you know the in-game cutscenes the normal game play it just all ends up so natural and seamless [Music] a uh finally you're knocked out and you was up on shore next day alone scared and vulnerable now it's up to you to put your skills from your Mentor Roth and things that you've learned from your father to the the test to survive the island and its crazy inhabitants let go let's go run oh no no round them up round them up don't you [ __ ] move kill them all there's Exquisite detail in the graphics so much care and love went into this game and it shows Laura's redesign is beautifully done updating the character without completely redesigning her or alienating her fans her character model is among the best I've seen especially up close with all the dirt grime wear and tear from her or ordeal uh modeled accurately uh the PC version has some of the best hair physics scene yet and the environments themselves up close or out a distance are [Music] breathtaking snow this isn't normal the level designer and the art director Both Deserve huge raises for me I mean they've made exploring the island a complete Joy I just couldn't wait to see what was around the corner uh and there are so many noteworthy levels here like the treetop sniping at night uh exploring claustrophobic taverns and tombs wind and snow levels throughout this this island now it's not a completely open world in the traditional sense as there are bits of the islands that are locked off but there are plenty of playground sections and large levels to explore within uh so it never takes away from the experience and plus some of the way some of the levels are designed with the The Cinematic rushing and running sections uh through some parts of the island they have to be purposed just for that so it can't really be that open or you can't reach those levels so the game was so well themed that I found myself checking every nook and cranny of this damn game for things to help me survive as well as relics Diaries and all the Collectibles I mean each one had a story within itself the relics were especially awesome Laura sharing fascinating facts about them some can even be examined further by rotating the 3D model like a detective style and feeling a rumble uh to learn more information about them this traditional no mask represents a hateful woman in the guise of a demon there are traces of white paint on the inside whoever used this mask was of noble birth there is purpose to Scavenging and hunting animals as they provide you with experience to level up various Hunter Survivor and brawler skill abilities and she's got a ton to choose from within individual tiar though by the end you'll likely just have mastered them all instead of having any sort of unique exclusive focus in one school from from another person um but Salvage is littered throughout the levels okay and you you gather that to make a makeshift custom upgrades to the various weapons and gear that you'll find throughout the island it all adds to the Survivor element um and that is done at various campsite safe points you come across uh which also have access to fast travel allowing you to get back to other areas of the island where you have may have missed Salvage and collectibles to essentially better you know prepare prepare yourself for upcoming [Music] [Music] [Music] levels and the combat in this game is well done in the game in this particular one Laura signature weapons aren't her double pistols and I'm thankful for that you know I'm a little tired of that it's instead her bow and arrow and it is much more satisfying it's silent it's deadly you feel like an expert assassin and Marksman taking out enemies before they can even react in a row all right three in a row without missing here we go now let me finish this bottle in peace guys don't know what's going to hit him chunk you're down head shot boom head shot fu [ __ ] all right three in a row y'all didn't see nothing damn it which is made easier by some very tight and precise bow controls uh you can get so good at it that you might believe that the game is a little bit too easy but there are later sections against very large groups of baddies who like block and corner you uh and make that fight very visceral and challenging you know as you try to fight for your Alp she's using fire and thankfully there are are there is a nice cover Dynamic cover system where Laura kind of Peaks out of corners on her own where it's appropriate so it makes combat really smooth however I toned down the combat based qtees a bit and remove the contextual Auto kills is these contribute to making most sections of combat a little too easy I prefer it if you had to outbow outshoot or outsmart your enemies rather than just press a button to Auto kick no Sam understand why some devs use those qtes but here's an example of how to keep the tension uh alive while without using a qte here's a wolf section instead of just hitting the Y button or waggling your stick you are limited to actually firing off your bow at the correct time and you have to aim precisely so this is sort of a good mixture of what some of these qte sections could have been while still retaining the tension of uh these scenes that they're trying to go [Music] for uh survive instincts is a mode of vision that Laura has it makes puzzles far easier highlighting specific objects that you can interact with and while it doesn't spell out exactly what to do it does give Clues to make that game you know more accessible to a wider Crow which was just perfect for you know this opening game this reboot and bringing in those who may not have been into tomb Raiders before however it would be nice for hardcore fans to get like a a fourth difficulty level something like a survivor mode or the two Raider mode where uh you know they disallow survival Instinct vision and force you to discover and solve puzzles in your environment without any help at all that would be awesome as far as tombs there are seven tombs total each with a unique and interesting puzzle to solve succeed and you get a nice big treasure chest with a large XP bonus as well as the area's treasure map uh waiting for you which will reveal all the location of relics documents and the GPA data that's just real fun to collect so in the game you're constantly upgrading your weapons and your gear you're discovering new ways to move about climb and interact with the environment and I can't stress enough how this gives the game this great sense of progression uh it's always fresh from simple platforming to wall crawling to shimming on a rope to later repelling on those ropes it all makes the way you play the game feel very appropriate especially with with the Cinematic moments added in such as structures falling apart uh Hillside slides running away from cool explosions and just a ton more as you can tell Laura gets thrown around like a ragd doll in this game a lot you're going to be hearing her get beat the hell up and it's pretty gruesome true I mean it's brutal see Excell fatality [Applause] finish brutality they sure as hell don't shy away from showing how brutal you know you're murdered if you fail but certainly it adds this incentive to keep her alive so you don't have to see that now the game gets nearly everything right I don't have much at all that I didn't like however if there is anything that I wish uh the game had Beyond what's already uh there is perhaps a better final encounter uh that boss uh a game plus mode with a higher difficulty level and just maybe a few more tombs cuz I really like those also the Xbox version had a occasional freezing and stuttering but that may have just been my Xbox starting to die again what the hell oh [ __ ] oh come on don't [ __ ] I'm whipping ass do not freeze oh [ __ ] Xbox I invest in the PC version if you can it's cheaper better graphics works better um the biggest thing that I wanted was just more more of the excellent single player campaign uh now I could stop here and rate the game but even more surprising is that it contains a competitive multiplayer side as well on top of all this but to be honest the multiplayer isn't very good at all I mean it's functional uh but pretty standard Fair aside from some lightning runs that you can kill people with uh and some snare traps that and snare your opponents now the whole thing really feels unnecessary I would have much preferred more single player or perhaps a separate Cooperative campaign don't mix it to make it separate uh hell even rock climbing races or competitive Relic hunts like timed or something something like that over these five crappy and Pace modes on about five Maps but don't let that take away at all from this amazing package this game easily scores it it score without even touching multiplayer so the final verdict for Tomb Raider is an enthusiastic n out of 10 that's a must own with a a badass seal of approval if you're thinking about getting Tomb Raider get it now if you weren't thinking about it trust me on this one you may enjoy it even if you didn't like the other ones you know so as long as you're not expecting it to be exactly like the older uh lur crof games with the as puzzles have been downplayed slightly um also playing this one doesn't require that you know anything about the previous ones in my opinion it it basically manages to please both old and new fans with a Perfect Blend of action survival platforming Relic hunting and and puzzle solving if this is the quality of future Tomb Raider games they've got one new loyal fan I can't wait to see what they come up with next until then I'll see you guys on the next Angry Joe show I'm going to see if I uh can't do a little bit more cosplay see you guys hi did it I finally found the ancient relic of the musical tribe of Ang Joo of the the away from here

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Length: 21min 42sec (1302 seconds)

Published: Sun Mar 10 2013