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".they learned more about the most interesting ways that Lara could interact with this grid-based environment, and began to think of more intricate puzzles involving sliding jumps and timers, and the full extent of Lara’s acrobatic abilities. Tomb Raider’s grid was game-changing, it defined and confined the problem space for both players and developers in such a way that it became liberating…" you had all the tools needed to devise some masterful environmental puzzles.
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when you coupled all these abilities with the grapple button that allowed Lara to try to catch a ledge while airborne, plus a few environmental elements like movable blocks she could push or pull, and steep inclines that she could slide down. And you knew that you could execute a running jump, without fail, by walking to the edge of a block, hopping back, running, and jumping. Likewise, three steps forwards or backward were equal to the length of one block, as was hopping backwards, while a running jump took three steps to prepare and traveled a distance of two blocks forward. The grid meant that players would always know that if they jumped forward, backward, or sideways from a standing start, they would finish exactly one block away. Lara’s almost iconic movements, her backflips and sideways somersaults, her swandives and 180 degree forward rolls. the cavernous chambers and ruins and outdoor areas that provide a sense of isolation, of solitude and discovery. Everything comes back to that: the majority of the puzzles, and certainly all of the platforming owe their existence to that decision. And all of those things might have been totally different if not for one simple decision during development, one pragmatic choice to lay the levels out on a grid of square blocks. But that was a small price to pay for the intricate environmental puzzles that this enabled. Controlling her at times felt like moving a remarkably agile tank. Lara Croft moved predictably and consistently. Richard Moss: ".an alluring world that demanded a kind of patient precision. But the truth is, myself and many of the people here will be very surprised if you could get through those two games. By the time you finish TR 2, you will be a different person, lol. I like the tutorial better in the second game. Master the obstacle course, then start up the first game and play that. Personally, I'd say boot up Tomb Raider 2, load up the Croft Manor, and do the tutorial there.
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Look up a guide for how to get the old games running really well on a PC. While modern game designers are horrified at the thought that the player might get lost or stuck, TR comes from an era that trusts the player. These games can be very difficult, so be prepared for that. But once you get it down, the classic games are incredibly unique and rewarding.

It takes patience, because you are learning something new. They are actually quite precise, and while unconventional, they're much more reliable than other early 3d game controls. The controls are VERY different, but they are not bad.
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Make sure to patch TR1 so it plays music.Ĭlassic Tomb Raider is incredibly misunderstood.

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The Playstation versions of 1 and 3 only allow you to save with save crystals while the PC version allows you to save anywhere any time. It ruins a lot of what made the original great by trying to make things look more epic with QTEs and boss battles. Still good, but not a replacement for the original. Great game.Īnniversary is a remake of TR1, but it's more like Crystals other TR games. All the levels are set in Egypt and it introduces traveling back and forth between levels to solve puzzles that span across multiple levels. Last Revelation: More story and character driven than the previous games but still classic Tomb Raider. Really dark lighting (gonna need those flares). It lets you choose the order of the areas you visit (do Nevada first). The increased amount of human enemies is a downside, but it doesn't get too bad. It's a nice improvement over the first game.

Tomb Raider 2: Many feel this is the best in the series. Tomb Raider: Great introduction to the series, but the level design is no less good than the later entries. I'd say start with Tomb Raider 1 and work your way up in the order they came out. People used to more modern games just can't get used to the stiffer controls, but they work perfectly and allow much more control over Lara's movement and allow much more challenging level design. Modern games don't really replace the kind of gameplay and level design they had. The classic games have aged pretty well, honestly.
