Remarkable New Title this. - Page 54

perryloo · 26-02-24, 00:02

What a laugh seeing those pictures in this thread

It might be worthwhile digging the game out again and having a go at it again.

Bashar · 26-02-24, 23:05

My favourite thing to do while I wait for the TR remastered patches is reading through this thread. I think I just choked drinking my tea about three times.

SrDanielPonces · 09-01-25, 01:38

I cannot believe we can't see these pictures anymore

Chamayoo · 09-01-25, 11:27

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Originally Posted by SrDanielPonces

I cannot believe we can't see these pictures anymore

WAIT
Noooooo we lost

Zsott · 12-01-25, 20:04

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Originally Posted by SrDanielPonces

I cannot believe we can't see these pictures anymore

What do you mean? I've seen several, and I just red back my posts...
In other words, the shots from the video are still here!

SrDanielPonces · 13-01-25, 11:51

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Originally Posted by Zsott

What do you mean? I've seen several, and I just red back my posts...
In other words, the shots from the video are still here!

girl i see 0 images from the first post

**tlr online** · 13-01-25, 14:34

Some image hosting services that were misbehaving and or no longer working have been blocked. This thread explains how to post images on the forum.

Zsott · 19-01-25, 16:27

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Originally Posted by SrDanielPonces

girl i see 0 images from the first post

sure, but start to look for them from 2015 and onwards, they're there

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Originally Posted by CrisGer

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Originally Posted by CrisGer

good to be back.

jajay119 · 03-02-25, 10:46

I don't mean to be dramatic, but gameplay wise TRU has aged like milk.

The camera is atrocious and kinda jerks around a lot which makes me feel ill.

The animations are horrible. They're so fast and just kinda happen. It's so uncanny valley.

The magnetic detection of the the moves is really off. Lara most of the time will kick walls rather than try to latch onto ledges or will just hump the wall until the 'grab this bit' collision kicks in.

She will regularly refuse to grab things when jumping or dropping. I honestly don't remember it being this bad way back when. I initially played on the PS3 and now have the 360 version so not sure if that bares any impact on it, but yeah add this on top of the flaws the game was already recognised for having (poor story, poor collectibles system and clunky combat) it's really a no-go for me now until there's a remaster... if there's a remaster.

It's funny how time can change your mind because I used to be so harsh on Legend, but despite it's short length and simple desing I'd honestly say it's the most polished game out of the LAU trilogy.

Where I used to class the games as TRA>TRU>TRL I'd probably now say TRL>TRA>TRU.

TRA has a lot of the same issues as TRU regarding the inconsistency of her move set interacting well with the world and TRU is obviously leaps and bounds better looking that TRA, which somehow manages to be uglier than Legend despite coming after, but the other negatives mentioned above allow TRA to pip TRU.

I would love to know what happened with the camera in TRU though. It worked fine in TRA and TRL.

Chamayoo · 03-02-25, 13:57

You used to be an ally

However your criticism is totally understandable.

About the wall jump, I would have done like that if I was a Crystal dev (lel) :
I would have used the kick button, so "action" in the air, against the wall to perform a wall jump. Unlike in the game, Lara must not react automatically to a wall, and such not having those platforming weirdness when a ledge is involved.
Maybe for the players to understand that Lara can't perform the move in some walls, they have to push the "kick" action first : if Lara is doing the wall jump, good. If not, she would do a "failed" animation, for instance she slips and falls instead. I believe this would work well ?

26-02-24, 00:02	#531
perryloo Member Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,223	What a laugh seeing those pictures in this thread It might be worthwhile digging the game out again and having a go at it again.

26-02-24, 23:05	#532
Bashar Member Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,711	My favourite thing to do while I wait for the TR remastered patches is reading through this thread. I think I just choked drinking my tea about three times.

09-01-25, 01:38	#533
SrDanielPonces Inactive Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 12,676	I cannot believe we can't see these pictures anymore

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tlr online Tomb Raider Forums Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 62,443	Some image hosting services that were misbehaving and or no longer working have been blocked. This thread explains how to post images on the forum.

03-02-25, 10:46	#539
jajay119 Member Joined: May 2009 Posts: 24,894	I don't mean to be dramatic, but gameplay wise TRU has aged like milk. The camera is atrocious and kinda jerks around a lot which makes me feel ill. The animations are horrible. They're so fast and just kinda happen. It's so uncanny valley. The magnetic detection of the the moves is really off. Lara most of the time will kick walls rather than try to latch onto ledges or will just hump the wall until the 'grab this bit' collision kicks in. She will regularly refuse to grab things when jumping or dropping. I honestly don't remember it being this bad way back when. I initially played on the PS3 and now have the 360 version so not sure if that bares any impact on it, but yeah add this on top of the flaws the game was already recognised for having (poor story, poor collectibles system and clunky combat) it's really a no-go for me now until there's a remaster... if there's a remaster. It's funny how time can change your mind because I used to be so harsh on Legend, but despite it's short length and simple desing I'd honestly say it's the most polished game out of the LAU trilogy. Where I used to class the games as TRA>TRU>TRL I'd probably now say TRL>TRA>TRU. TRA has a lot of the same issues as TRU regarding the inconsistency of her move set interacting well with the world and TRU is obviously leaps and bounds better looking that TRA, which somehow manages to be uglier than Legend despite coming after, but the other negatives mentioned above allow TRA to pip TRU. I would love to know what happened with the camera in TRU though. It worked fine in TRA and TRL.

03-02-25, 13:57	#540
Chamayoo Member Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 12,394	You used to be an ally However your criticism is totally understandable. About the wall jump, I would have done like that if I was a Crystal dev (lel) : I would have used the kick button, so "action" in the air, against the wall to perform a wall jump. Unlike in the game, Lara must not react automatically to a wall, and such not having those platforming weirdness when a ledge is involved. Maybe for the players to understand that Lara can't perform the move in some walls, they have to push the "kick" action first : if Lara is doing the wall jump, good. If not, she would do a "failed" animation, for instance she slips and falls instead. I believe this would work well ?