Thread by @MrsOzera

#ShadowOfTheTombRaider THREAD

WARNING, THERE WILL BE SPOILERS

I FINALLY finished the game today and I absolutely LOVED it! The gameplay was just absolutely fucking amazing - POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD - the storyline just made me tear up so much at the end #ShadowOfTheTombRaider #TombRaider

Overall it was just such an amazing game, HOWEVER I do feel like there were a few disappointments here and there, not because the game wasn't fucking amazing (which it was) but because I had a few too many expectations #ShadowOfTheTombRaider

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One of the biggest disappointments was that there was ZERO mention of Sam/Reyes, which I know wasn't super surprising (considering what happened in Rise) but some articles kinda hinted at a reunion so I did think it would happen

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I guess bc this was supposed to be the ending of her origin story, I did hope that there would be some kind of closure with her relationship to Sam, which there wasn't.

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Also for some reason I did REALLY hope Matthias wasn't actually dead & ended up being the leader of Trinity or something lmao but that didn't happen (he is actually dead...awh)

Also while the background/environment graphics were PHENOMENAL, I did feel like Lara herself was actually prettier and better CGI-ed in Rise (am I the only one who thinks this??). I feel like the cutscenes in Shadow felt just a bit "plastic-y"

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I LOVED the added gameplay features, like the underwater passages (omg those are terrifying...I am forever scared of piranhas), the rappelling, wall running (TR Anniversary vibes anyone?!), extended side missions.

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Also I loved the heavy focus on stealth and stealth-kills in this game. I know a lot of people prefer a hands-on method of combat, but I just LOVED the stealth elements of all reboot TR games and in #ShadowOfTheTombRaider this was off-the-charts fucking amazing!

Sadly I also felt like the lip-syncing in the cutscenes was a bit weaker than in Rise? (Maybe that was just me). And I generally also felt like the CGI in the cutscenes were better done in Rise.

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Something else which also sadly kind of took away from the gameplay experience was the fact that Paititi was completely cut off from combat features & weapons. That aspect made Paititi feel a bit less immersive although I understand why they did it.

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My favorite part of the game by far was probably the scene where young Lara solves the White Queen riddle in Croft Mansion. That was just so adorable & nostalgic and I. JUST. WANTED. MORE. (DLC anyone?!)

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Also Jonah (kinda sorta) getting together with that woman was just BEYOND ADORABLE. I'm so happy he's getting his peace of happiness and is moving on from his pain.

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When I thought Jonah had actually died in that scene where Lara goes to save him, my heart just fucking STOPPED. I was so damn relieved when it turned out that he wasn't dead. Omg please don't ever do that to my heart again.

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I did wish the game would have gone a lot more into detail with Lara coping with how many people she has had to kill and her PTSD. There was one scene which kind of hinted at her thoughts but it wasn't long - another minor disappointment

However different the reboot games were from the older TR games, I did feel like at the end of #ShadowOfTheTombRaider I definitely saw Lara as THE Lara Croft from the older games. I can totally imagine them going on from this point and remaking some of the old games.

Also imho I do think that the alternative ending is a LOT better than the patched on. It felt a lot more genuine to her character and also felt a lot more classic-TR than the patched one.

BTW you can watch it at bit.ly/2pA8Jwc

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ALSO WINSTON. FUCK YEAH BITCH. RATTLE THOSE TEACUPS.

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