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Spelunker
28-09-06, 08:00
Hard to believe an ancient relic like 'TR' still surpasses all the other TR by leaps and bounds.

Even the power of the 360 TR couldn't do much except make LARA look sexy. :D

Karri
28-09-06, 08:34
I agree. The other TR's, or sequels I might say, are nothing compared to the first one. The original has an exceptional atmosphere, thanks to the level design, music, villains and plot. TR2 and onwards can't hold a candle to this masterpiece.

EscondeR
28-09-06, 11:52
I agree. The other TR's, or sequels I might say, are nothing compared to the first one. The original has an exceptional atmosphere, thanks to the level design, music, villains and plot. TR2 and onwards can't hold a candle to this masterpiece.

TR 2 & 3 can, but the others went POP :cen: ;)

Ikas90
28-09-06, 12:01
The first 3 games were allright, with either Tr1 or Tr2 being the best, I can't decide.

Zelda master
28-09-06, 13:33
i think that both 1 and 4 are the best the other maybe arent as good but still facinati:D ng

Decoop!
28-09-06, 21:49
Yeah, the first is definately the best.

Rivendell
28-09-06, 22:09
1 and 4 are the best, :tmb: 2 and 3 are greatly fantastic games too, but I just enjoy the Tomb and Atlantis story of TR1, and the whole Egyptian theme and plot and levels of TR4! Excellent games, masterpieces and genius games!

:D

fallenangle
29-09-06, 09:18
I think the series started superbly and developed/improved with each game reaching it's zenith with TR3. TR4 was the start of its downwards slope simply because we really had seen it all by then and it contained nothing significantly new or better. But on it's own merits was at least as good as TR2.

The acceleration downhill increased with TRC reaching the bottom with AOD - both clearly inferior to the original. Legend - hmmmmmm, a definite upwards turn but heading along a different much gentler, prettier slope towards a massive abyss.

Rivendell
29-09-06, 10:16
Legend ... heading along a different much gentler, prettier slope towards a massive abyss.

Lol! What a metaphor! :D ... :(

MiCkiZ88
29-09-06, 11:49
I still cant decide wich is the best.. but I always loved this game and it's sacry athmosphere.. a true tomb raider game has all the ingredients tr1 has.. kinda same with tr4 cause of the scary athmosphere and length..

seriously have cd played the first 4 games at all :rolleyes: ?

da tomb raider!
29-09-06, 13:09
I agree. It is amazing. Almost as good as Tomb Raider 3. But even Tomb Raider 3 doesn't have the creepy music, atmoshpere, and all the other ingrediants of one of the best games ever made.

TR freak
29-09-06, 15:47
The first is good and one of the best but not the best. The best is TR4. TR4 is in a league of its own and no game has ever or will ever compare with it. TR2 is better than the first but TR1 isn't far behind.

Paul H
29-09-06, 16:23
My favourites are TR1 for atmosphere, TR2 for action and AOD for story. If I had to pick just one though it would definitely be TR1. I do have a few minor criticisms of TR2 and AOD (TR2 had too many water levels one after another and I didn't much like AOD's Hall of Seasons and related levels) but there is absolutely nothing I don't like about TR1. Every level of that game is enjoyable to me.

Mad Tony
29-09-06, 17:56
The first 3 are awesome and will never be beaten!
The next two are prettey good, although I miss the level select feature once you've completed the level and Lara's classic mansion.
That's when it really started to go down hill when AOD came out.
I played a bit of it, and it just isn't my thing.
And it isn't very tomb raider-y.
Legend was two easy and nothing like Tomb Raider. It was more like the movies.

Tomb Raider will never be the same again. :(

da tomb raider!
29-09-06, 18:07
The first 3 are awesome and will never be beaten!
The next two are prettey good, although I miss the level select feature once you've completed the level and Lara's classic mansion.
That's when it really started to go down hill when AOD came out.
I played a bit of it, and it just isn't my thing.
And it isn't very tomb raider-y.
Legend was two easy and nothing like Tomb Raider. It was more like the movies.

Tomb Raider will never be the same again. :(
Ditto, ditto, and ditto! 100% ditto! :D

Mad Tony
29-09-06, 18:09
Ditto, ditto, and ditto! 100% ditto! :D
Oh!
And I forgot to mention.
The Croft manor in Legend, is not like the classic at all, it's ****!

da tomb raider!
29-09-06, 18:14
Oh!
And I forgot to mention.
The Croft manor in Legend, is not like the classic at all, it's ****!
Ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto, and ditto! And 1000% ditto! Ditto! :D :D

Reggie
29-09-06, 18:33
In my opinion, Tr1 is the best, it matches TR2, 3 and 4 in terms of gameplay and atmosphere (maybe a little less in the way of looks and movements e.g. Sprint/Crawl) but the most important thing is how innovative and groundbreaking TR1 was at the time and that's why I think it surpasses the later installments.

Legends
30-09-06, 08:58
The orginal is still the best. :tmb:
The first is best of everything

rr_carroll
30-09-06, 21:46
The orginal is still the best. :tmb:
The first is best of everything Frequently true, but there are some glaring exceptions, like the first Star Trek movie.

CaraLoft
01-10-06, 00:58
Atmosphere and locations, TR 1 is the best, no doubt. Then I cant choose between TR2 and TR4, both are superb and show a few different sides of TR without becoming another game or losing the atmosphere. TR3 was alright too, especially the Antarctica locations.

Every game after these 4 is just a joke to me....they were not about TR anymore, but soaps about this silly arrogant ***** called Lara Croft.

Neteru
01-10-06, 01:17
CaraLoft, I suggest you take a look at This (http://www.tombraiderforums.com/announcement.php?f=13) announcement and pay particular attention to the section on censorship!

CaraLoft
01-10-06, 01:35
So a female dog is an insult?

Joseph
01-10-06, 01:50
You think you are funny heh? ;)

fallenangle
01-10-06, 11:39
CaraLoft has a point - censorship software is notoriously stupid. Better 'dubious' words are simply flagged for moderation by somebody real and sensible enough to make a balanced judgement,

If the word ^ was as described I find it a bit odd it was censored in this case. It's not a swear word or even used as expletive. If it had been done to cause offense or to flame another member it would be understandable. Describing LC in that way, well let's just say it's not a excatly an innaccurate description, is it?

Legends
01-10-06, 19:25
Frequently true, but there are some glaring exceptions, like the first Star Trek movie.

I've never seen Star Trek so I wouldn't know, anyway there are some more exceptions, but it's not everybody who can make a movie or a game better then the "first" that everybody liked. I don't really like any of the TR movies (they are ruining Tomb Raider :hea: ), but the second one is better than the first one!

Joseph
02-10-06, 02:37
fallenangle. The point that Neteru makes is that we have a censoring system. CL is fully aware of that, that's why he/she tried to bypass that. Any person just typing a censored word will see it replaced with stars like ****. Let that be. We are not discussing the words that are censored. Just leave forum policy to the admins. :)

Back to topic please. :)

RayEden
02-10-06, 12:39
[...] Legend - hmmmmmm, a definite upwards turn but heading along a different much gentler, prettier slope towards a massive abyss.

I just played TR1 (still have all TR games) and was thrown back by the ridiculous graphics, but the gameplay makes up for it.
Anyone who wants to be a TRue fan has to play it, but i doubt anyone who started the series with one of the latter and enjoyed them will like it much. Try it anyway!

My personal favourite is 2. I enjoyed venice (because of the music) and the floating islands (because of the whole atmosphere). TR4 shocked me as much as 6 and 7. It was much too cliché and didn't have any backbone (compared to 1). I wasn't much intrigued to try TRC after experiencing that. Then Lara becomes all goth and emo in AoD and then in Legend she suddenly becomes brittish! Has she EVER behaved as if she were so dry and stuck-up? Yuck! It may be subtle, but it's there.

As subtle as a gigantic Loch Ness monster snake shooting out of the ground. :hea: :yah:

nicola1986
03-10-06, 11:26
Yeah it was defintely the best, liked 2 aswell, 3 was okay but they're the only ones that felt like TR to me, 1st and 2nd are the best, not sure which tho! I LOVE EM lol :D
nik

fallenangle
03-10-06, 11:57
"She suddenly becomes British" ................. difficult to know how to break it to you but Lara Croft has always been British, in fact she's a very English public school type of girl.

I also have to disagree with you about the original TR graphics - sure it's technically crude compared to AOD or Legend but we're just talking detail. The important thing is that it successfully creates a believably realistic series of well designed environments.

Of course, it would be nice to have better resolution, more polygons and dynamic lighting effects but that wasn't possible then. Isn't this what the 10th Anniversary Edition is going to do to satisfy all the graphics ****** out there? Whatever, the fact is that even the weakest imagination should be able to see past old TR's blockiness and pixely textures.

Celephais
03-10-06, 13:33
IHas she EVER behaved as if she were so dry and stuck-up? Yuck!

Dry and stuck up rules!

Legend of Lara
03-10-06, 20:21
The original and still the best?

I agree with every word!!! :tmb:

in these arms
04-10-06, 06:52
The original and still the best?

I agree with every word!!! :tmb:

Ditto. :D

PiaWJensen
25-10-06, 09:17
What makes TR1 fantastic is the creepy atmosphere, and only TR4 reeches TR1 to its ankles. It is as if the developers forgot about atmosphere and put all of their energy into an actiongame instead.

StarCroft:AOD
25-10-06, 14:05
Hard to believe an ancient relic like 'TR' still surpasses all the other TR by leaps and bounds.

Even the power of the 360 TR couldn't do much except make LARA look sexy. :D

I disagree with you, for me, TR is the worst of all, TR II and the next ones are far better, and not just of the graphics.

thevman
25-10-06, 16:01
BLASPHEMY!!! Burn the witch! :ton:

StarCroft:AOD
25-10-06, 17:13
:vlol:

Mmm sorry, but that's Legend Lara Barbie. :ton:

Mad Tony
25-10-06, 17:24
I disagree with you, for me, TR is the worst of all, TR II and the next ones are far better, and not just of the graphics.
You're saying you think TR I is the worst of all!? :yik:

raiderfun
25-10-06, 17:30
You're saying you think TR I is the worst of all!? :yik:
Who Nico ? :eek:

StarCroft:AOD
25-10-06, 17:32
Yes. What's so wrong about my feelings. :rolleyes:

Mad Tony
25-10-06, 17:38
Yes. What's so wrong about my feelings. :rolleyes:
Nothing!
I was just wondering why you think that?

raiderfun
25-10-06, 17:45
Lol ! it's just strange ! And your cd doesn't work ! :D

StarCroft:AOD
25-10-06, 17:48
I can't find that TR Feeling in TR, specially the levels with those mutants, even though is a good TR, I don't love it, on the other hand, TR II has everything that I consider a proper TR, full of great atmosphere; TR has some great and atmospheric levels, like Colosseum, but a single level or two doesn't make it better; I love all the TR II levels, the same for TR III, TR IV and TR V.

I find each TR, unique and better than the previous; But I feel that TR is the worst of all, but only in the "Classics", I'm not talking about TR:AOD and TR:L.

That's my reason, of why I think and feel, that TR is the worst of the "Classics".


Raiderfun, I've already played TR.

Mad Tony
25-10-06, 17:57
I can't find that TR Feeling in TR, specially the levels with those mutants, even though is a good TR, I don't love it, on the other hand, TR II has everything that I consider a proper TR, full of great atmosphere; TR has some great and atmospheric levels, like Colosseum, but a single level or two doesn't make it better; I love all the TR II levels, the same for TR III, TR IV and TR V.

I find each TR, unique and better than the previous; But I feel that TR is the worst of all, but only in the "Classics", I'm not talking about TR:AOD and TR:L.

That's my reason, of why I think and feel, that TR is the worst of the "Classics".


Ahh, I get your point. ;)
It all depends on the person really.

da tomb raider!
25-10-06, 18:01
If I may say so, since Tomb Raider was the first Tomb Raider game, that is what every Tomb Raider game should be- not exactly like- but more or less similar to. But as Ben says, it all depends on person. :)

StarCroft:AOD
25-10-06, 18:09
Now that everything is clear, I hope nobody still want to burn me now. :vlol: :o

Mad Tony
25-10-06, 18:10
Now that everything is clear, I hope nobody still want to burn me now. :vlol: :o
Oh I dunno about that. :whi:

da tomb raider!
25-10-06, 18:12
Now that everything is clear, I hope nobody still want to burn me now. :vlol: :o
Not I, that's for sure... :whi:

StarCroft:AOD
25-10-06, 18:13
Oh I dunno about that. :whi:


Not I, that's for sure... :whi:

:eek:

You guys scare me now...

*Runs away.*

da tomb raider!
25-10-06, 18:18
:eek:

You guys scare me now...

*Runs away.*
Don't go! We're... your friends! :cln:

raiderfun
25-10-06, 19:13
Now that everything is clear, I hope nobody still want to burn me now. :vlol: :o
nop , lol !:D