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Old 13-08-07, 15:00   #1
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Hi all!

Haven't been on here for a while but I just thought I'd share my thoughts on the anniversary game and original platinum tombraider game.

I've done Anniversary dozens of times now and for something to do, I thought I'd go back and do the original Tombraider.

To be honest, now that I've finished the original, I find myself comparing the two games and Tombraider comes up the lesser game.

I'm not putting it down, these are only my own views on it but I did find it a let down after playing Anniversary. Its good in its own way, and certainly for 96 which is what introduced me to Lara and Playstation it was good, but after seeing the beautiful graphics and challenging levels of Anniversary, it was really just a shoot and kill kind of game and didn't really challenge the player at all. I was amazed at how easy it was to kill the atlanteans and natla in the game since it was just point and shoot. Okay, it had more levels but that was all it was.

For me, Anniversary was the better game and I take my hat off to CD who made such a good game even better in my view and certainly more challenging than just filling everything with lead.

I wonder how many of you feel the same or are you all for the original with all its shoot em up style.

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Old 13-08-07, 15:13   #2
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TR 1 easily - TRA doesn't even scratch the surface
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Old 13-08-07, 15:19   #3
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Tomb Raider 1 will ALWAYS the the best... although TR3 looks pretty damn awesome as well...
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Old 13-08-07, 15:32   #4
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TR1 for me but i like tr2 most
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Old 13-08-07, 15:38   #5
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TR1, of course!! Crystal Dinamycs never made/making a really Tomb Raider... Core Design is the best!! - Really TR-feeling
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Old 13-08-07, 15:55   #6
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Core Design is the God of Tomb Raider and always will be. TR1 is the better game IMO, and the countless shooting in TRA became boring after the first 3 enemies. In TR1 you would always be a bit surprised whenever an enemy popped up, and that added to the scary feeling of the game. (I just jumped out of my chair once in TRA, and that was when playing the demo and that goddamn bear hopped onto me.)

Though my all-time favorite TR is actually TR3.
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Old 13-08-07, 15:58   #7
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Both are great for their eras. It would be hard to judge them just on graphics alone. Though I did enjoy the shreds of a plot CD threw in to make Lara a bit more realistic than Core did.
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Old 13-08-07, 16:02   #8
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I really can't compare them. I guess that's kind of weird because they have the same storyline, the same levels, the same characters, etc., but they're just in two separate categories for me. Apples and oranges, if you will.

TR was meant to be an original game, and it was. It was incredibly innovative for its time in pretty much every regard: the main character, the movements, the level design and so on. And I think for that reason, the reason the TR started it all, you'll probably find that just about every person here will say TR is better than Anniversary.

But, Anniversary wasn't meant to be a new game. It wasn't supposed to be innovative, like TR, or reinvent the series, like AOD. It was a tribute (and a way for CD to make Lara's past work with Legend, but that's another matter), and tributes can't compare with the game, story, song, etc. that they're celebrating.

For me, I can't say one or the other is better, but I do like playing Anniversary more. It's modern, it's beautiful, and while I love the original TR, I do struggle a bit playing the older TR games now.
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Old 13-08-07, 17:21   #9
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Tomb Raider 1 is certainly longer and more difficult, however: this is largely due to the fact that Lara is slower and there are lots of long hallways. Because she is slower and less agile it takes longer to get somewhere and do something, and it is harder to avoid enemies and traps. If you take that into account, I think you'll find that both TR1 and Anniversary are equal in length and difficulty. Anniversary has deadlier traps and enemies, but because Lara is faster and more nimble, she can avoid them easier, and that sort of balances it out with TR1.
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Old 13-08-07, 17:24   #10
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I still prefer the original
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