I anxiously awaited this game. Thankfully, I waited for it to go on sale. I bought Tomb Raider for the Sega Saturn all so many years ago, and I'll tell you, THIS IS IT. If you have played ANY tomb raider games post-EIDOS, you have become accustomed to the awesome, smooth controls of the next-gen Lara. This game brings you right back to hell. -No matter which "mode" you choose, the controls are clunky and unresponsive AT BEST. If you have nostalgia for the original Tomb Raider, trust me you will lose it in sheer frustration after 5 minutes into this one. -The game menu defaults to LOAD instead of SAVE. That will cause damage to your sheet rock when you slam a controller through it after reloading a shit stage instead of saving progress. -Whoever thought it was a good idea to use "start" to switch the graphics back to crap mode needs to rethink his future as a game developer. -I'm giving it 2 stars, because this WAS the game I asked for. In all of it's insane frustrating glory. But everyone reading this, PLEASE, just like AVGN said, DON'T be BLINDED BY NOSTALGIA. There is no need to suffer like we did when there was NO OPTION. Now, there are MANY Tomb Raider options that are FAR superior. And PLEASE DON"T WASTE YOUR MONEY on the UPCOMING 4, 5, and 6. Heck, TR6 wasn't even finished. Very disappointed, but it was, after all, my own fault. Damn Nostalgia.
Game has no story, it is simply a 3d version of the arcade classic "marble madness" just with all of the fun removed. Gameplay is boring, controls are clunky, the scenery isn't even all that great. Somehow there's no "atmosphere" to the game even though it sells itself with pretty pictures. Save your money.
I guess it shows my age that I actually beat Dragon's Lair in the arcade. I loved it, but it was more like puttnig on a show. There was no "playstation four" outside of us playing in the backyard; the concept of home video games was so far-fetched that it never even entered into our thoughts. Think about walking into a room where the most popular and technically advanced game was a Pac-Man cabinet, and suddenly around the corner you hear a human voice say... "DRAGON'S LAIR", you turn the corner to see an actual animated cartoon in an arcade cabinet. Things are taken for granted now, as people complain about such trivialities when it comes to games. This was a hallmark for an age, and I am proud to be of that group. I remember playing games when other gamers were physically there with you, and they were supportive and enjoyed the experience that you provided them with. I had more than a few people behind me cheer when I finished Dragon's Lair for the first time. I assume that is why "Good Old Games" is the name of the site. PS, I can't get the "Energize" button to work on the Space Ace clone. Anyone else having that issue?
pure crap. A waste of ten dollars.
It was free. I wouldn't buy it though. The spaceship is stuck in a flat plane, which causes the fights to be a boxed kill and ruins exploration possibilities. Usually when a game is this restrictive it has a story. The terrible controls and obscure interface ensure I won't get to see that story. BUT it was free. (opinion only) - The redneck music is loud and annoying and takes away from the atmosphere.
