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Old 19-07-16, 11:53   #11
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I think the reboot was great.
The only think I'd change was to have Lara and Sam have sex
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Old 19-07-16, 12:33   #12
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I'd definitely have stayed closer to the original Core biography.

- Plane crash in the Himalayas at the age of 21.
- More focus on exploration and puzzles, less focus on gunfights. More focus on survival, the environment itself being a deadly challenge to overcome.
- A stronger feeling of isolation (more animal enemies rather than humans). I truly wanna feel like having crashed in a remote place deep in the Himalayas.
- Lara having a personality closer to classic Lara.

Those are the things I can think about right now.
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Old 19-07-16, 12:56   #13
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Everything would be the same except there would be more comedy in it.
and LaraxSam would be canon
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Old 19-07-16, 16:27   #14
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The archaeological expedition and the shipwreck are more interesting to me than the airplane accident, to be honest.

I think it would be less... forced if the trip wasn't Lara's first, though. It would be nice if she was still an inexperienced archaeologist but this was her third or fourth trip, but the first where something goes wrong and there's action.

She wouldn't be such an unlucky girl to have everything going to **** in her first expedition (which helps a lot in the context, since everything that happens to her is just so bad and terrible it becomes ridiculous.)

And then in a basecamp she could say something like "I went to expeditions before and I enjoyed them, but this one is so much more exciting/interesting/keeps me on my toes" to show that not only she loves history and myths, but she also loves the adventure.
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Old 19-07-16, 18:34   #15
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Hey that's my answer!

That is to say: I would have kept the gameplay mechanics as they are now - except there could have been more puzzles and she should have the same amount of platforming abilities as she had in Anniversary; like swinging on poles, swimming underwater and using the grapple hook. But the amount of combat is fine to me. And I think there should have been manual aiming as early as TR Legend.

But on a creative, tonal and aesthetic level, no reboot at all.
Pretty much this !
But I would the same amount of abilities as in Underworld (obviously not the same quality though)... Or far more. I want it limitless.
Also my biggest problem with the reboot era is to not allow the player to do such things like crawling, a proper swimming, to light the glow stick etc... Set the player freeeeeeee
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Old 19-07-16, 18:37   #16
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I thought the reboot was going to be:

-(Ironically) more tombs as in this giant Japanese Tombs and Palaces
-(I still never know about game graphics ) CGI model from turning point trailer as in-game model
-Realism at its finest, real bandages, wounds that affect you
-Cursed Island with weird and dangerous weather and sunsets
-Danger everywhere, gruesome gore everywhere
-Scary freakishly creepy caverns with skulls and stuff, and people who trap you in there :/

So most of these things except the gore and the creepy caverns, Longer game with more Tombs and Palaces, exploration based and better story.
2013's not bad, its quite lovely, I love gameplay but it lacks some things which would have made it better
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Old 19-07-16, 19:24   #17
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Where do I begin?

First, I would write Lara's character far closer to the original. There would be none of this cheering herself on alternating with sulking because folks are mean to her.

Second, I think I would have scrapped the idea that she was on an expedition at all. Why not have her be on a pleasure cruise gone very, very wrong. Lost in a storm, wrecked on a mysterious island. She might have had "friends" on the boat with her, but I'd be just as happy if they died. If they did survive, I would use the time to juxtapose Lara's stoicism with their hysteria.

I would have had an ex-special forces guy as a passenger, and he and Lara would become friends and do things together. We'd actually see Lara learn something, a new skill, some weapons pointers, rather than have her be Automatically Awesome At Everything. She would have known better than to dump her only possibly useful gear into the mud. She would have known better than to hollar "SAAAAAM!" and give away her position. She would have looked at the ridiculous solution CD had to the airplane prison puzzle and said, "Blowing up **** underground is incredibly stupid. I'll just use my gun to shoot the lock off and send my friends a rope with an arrow and they can shimmy down." Lara wouldn't waste her time or her energy (finally!) screaming at her enemies.

Lara would find the mystery far more interesting than getting off the island. Lara would have made actual discoveries that assisted in their getting off the island rather than going where everyone else has already been and stopping Himiko accidentally.

Oh, and less ridiculously stupid gun battles.
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Old 19-07-16, 20:04   #18
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I also would use the original Core Design origin story and build onto it.

The game would start maybe a few years earlier and show that Lara learned how to shoot at school and that she would go mountaineering. But it always would be save because there would be Lara's friends nearby and she would've proper climbing gear and whatnot. This would serve as the game's tutorial.

Then the plane crash would happen. But not everyone would die immediately. From there on the tone would be somewhat similar to TR2013. There also would be a supernatural force that would keep Lara and the others from leaving the region (the plane could've crashed in a valley). There would be no Solarii but ancient ruins of a forgotten civilisation and undead creatures. As opposed to TR2013 everyone would die one after another while trying to escape. Then they find out that the only way to leave is to sacrifice someone. One crazy person want to sacrifice Lara's best friend with whom she was on that skiing trip. Lara tries to save her but fails and in the end the crazy guy gets supernatural powers and Lara has to defeat him during a boss battle. After he's defeated, Lara is the last survivor and finally can leave this place.

The next game would deal with Lara's parents disinheriting her.
This one is very nice. I like it.
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Old 19-07-16, 20:12   #19
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I think the reboot was great.
The only think I'd change was to have Lara and Sam have sex
Stop, you are doing it wrong.
Here's the best plot in the world:

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Lara is exploring a tomb searching for an ancient relic that holds lots of powers. While getting closer to her objective, she notices a light behind her and starts running, she immediatly hides behing a wall and drawns out her bown, the stranger gets closer and closer, Lara is scared, she wants her mom.
The stranger turns around and notices Lara he gets to her direction, he violently rips of her top and forces her to take a injection. Lara faints.
She wakes up nude in a very strange place, and starts screaming:
-MOM, DADDDDDDD!!! HAALPP PLZ
-Shut up woman! Says another stranger.
She starts trying to figure out where she is, and notices lots of people around her, they appear to be emontionless and controlled by someone. Lara is scared, again.
She find Kurtis and Larson in the middle of all the persons and asks for help, but they don't say anything.
Lara starts crying and says:
-Why, dad, why this is happening to me.

A door opens with a light, from there comes a tall blonde woman in tight clothes.
She says:
-I'm very pleased to see you again Lara.
-Ja-Ja-Ja-Jacqueline Natla! Says Lara.
-Yes, it's me, and i'm here to make your dreams come true.
-What are you talking about???
-Don't say anything else, just...
She grabs Lara and starts kissing her violently.

NOOOOOO!!! Says Lara.
Natla orders Kurtis and Larson to "help her" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
-Plz Stoppppp!!! AAAHHHH, OHHHHHHH, NOOOO!!!
-Hahahahahaha, this is what you get for getting in my way. Says Natla as she picks up her whip.

Continues...
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Old 19-07-16, 20:18   #20
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BTW I've just realised how awesome would have been to have Titak's Himalayan Mysteries as the reboot xDDD
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