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As a section I think it's pretty decent, but I think the Tibetan and China sections are a lot better, both gameplay-wise and location-wise. Plus they look a lot more interesting. It wasn't fun to stare at blue cave textures for four straight levels in a row; I just think it needed more variety.
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The interior of the ship is mostly blue too, except for a few reddish metal textures. It gets depressing looking at all blue environments for 4 levels at a stretch. |
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Anyways, what I am saying is I couldn't agree more. |
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While I find the frequent background of clanks and thuds atmospherically creepy, I can understand feeling they just add to the depression.
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Criticising the color palette and textures (especially 14 years on) seems quite superficial and pointless. I can't really see how the puzzles are any worse than other levels either. And to those bemoaning the underwater/WotMD levels not being as good as the Tibet/China scenes - the latter are possibly the best levels in the entire classic series so of course WotMD won't compare! I think the WotMD and associated levels are atmospheric, well though-out, tense and set within huge expanses that beg to be explored. And as OP stated, WotMD makes for a fantastic 'tomb' - certainly craps all over Venice. I have to say this thread reminds me a lot of the 'Cistern hate' thread in the TR1 forum - I wonder if those who despise Cistern also dislike WotMD? |
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Why is it superficial and pointless? People are simply stating why they did not like these levels. They may not have liked them for the same reason 14 years ago as well. It has nothing to do with the overall quality of the graphics, but a particular aesthetic that does not appeal to certain people. |
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Okay, so I might have been a very slight bit melodramatic, but it's not like it's the end of life itself. It was just my opinion. To be honest, if you would have asked me if I thought the textures were somewhat unsightly 10 years ago, I would have told you the same thing. I took in account the game's date when I made my statement, believe me. The texture scheme in Tibet was a little easier on my eyes and I had more fun not to mention I liked the atmosphere, puzzles, and baddies better (especially the monks in B. Monastery where you could choose for their help or battle them upping the difficulty). Bringing up The Cistern is a bit off topic, but here goes. I personally liked the cistern because the graphics were fair and the level was challenging (a bit unrealistic in reality for the level setup, but TR has never promised complete and utter realism). And even if the graphics were clashing all that much, the texture scheme for those levels only lasted for 2 levels as opposed to 4 (TR2). Well I am glad you enjoyed the levels more than I did. I wasn't trying to spark anything, you know. Last edited by Girafarig32; 20-02-13 at 00:27. |
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It was most definitely not the water that made it unappealing to me. I liked the water, and I thought there was very little of it (putting aside 40 Fathoms) in the ocean levels.
A bit more smoother graphics: Last edited by Girafarig32; 20-02-13 at 00:54. |
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