Posted on: February 15, 2024
serq_kitten
Verified ownerGames: 123 Reviews: 3
Exactly what it says on the tin.
This is a 1:1 remaster of the original games. The gameplay hasn't been altered. The original games used a default style tank control scheme. Objects sometimes pop in and out of existence based on where the camera was when the object is being rendered. That's normal, it's how the original engine functions. If you're looking for a remake, hit up Tomb Raider Anniversary (my favorite tbh). Gameplay: 10/10 Exploration is fun. Being able to swap between original and remastered views is cool. Remastered graphics employ shaders, fog, vast improvements to vegetation and set pieces. As an added bonus, some areas, like a long well-lit and bland tunnel in the original becomes a moody dark and foreboding area with the remastered graphics. Controls: 10/10 Controls either the original tank controls (default) or modern which makes the game play somewhat more like Soul Reaver. Still going to feel janky, but everything was preserved, which is the point. Sound: 10/10 Still creepy, doesn't flood you with music/sound effects. If something near you makes a sound, you hear it. Otherwise you'll be starved for sounds... which is the point. The feeling of isolation in a remote area. The lack of tons of extra sounds, usually with you just hearing only the sounds you make, enhances the environment and awareness of it. You're not half asleep and looking out the window on a car ride with the folks listening to your iPod. You're in a place where you need to pay attention. Sound can indicate enemies, running water and so on. Graphics: 10/10 Graphics are exactly like they should be for a remaster and honestly look amazing. Some of the ways they enhanced the graphics even cause me to use more caution when approaching an area simply because the environment is more immersive. As an added bonus, Lara's ponytail exists in the first game. I hope they also give the same treatment to The Last Revelation, or at the very least make it a DLC as that's my favorite of the classic games.
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