tomb raider guardian a joke?

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#1 jaidev004
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I played the trial.. whats with the top camera view, i guess they should have released this for sega genesis or super nintendo :)

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#2 JoKeR_421
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right..............
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#3 campzor
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its probably heaps better then the last few tomb raider games anyways
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#4 Terrencec06
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i have heard some good things about it though but I haven't played it.

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#5 ArchoNils2
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its probably heaps better then the last few tomb raider games anywayscampzor

^ this, I actually like the change and I might get it to go through it with a friend

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#6 JoKeR_421
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[QUOTE="campzor"]its probably heaps better then the last few tomb raider games anywaysArchoNils2

^ this, I actually like the change and I might get it to go through it with a friend

it is, campzor has a point. from all the T.R games this is the only one for me at least, that keeps bringin me back to it. and co-op is hella fun, to bad there isnt online co-op
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#7 hxczuner
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It's not Tomb Raider, it's Lara Croft. The developer made sure to make that distinction.

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#8 Dahaka-UK
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You think just because it has a top down view a Sega Genesis could run it? Wow. Get a clue.

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#9 Tweetie-Pot
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Its a pretty damn good game actually.
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#10 MondasM
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it is a reasonable downloadable game with an appropriate price tag, on top of everyhing if they could make such games for the sega genesis (well, i had a saturn to start with so i may not need to talk after all :P) i would have never bought another console until ps3... :P
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#11 clruff
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Its a pretty damn good game actually. Tweetie-Pot

Yes it is. For being the kind of game it is it's one of the best out and GS gave it to me for free. It's 2p campaign also.

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#12 Chris_Williams
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i liked it, when it gets waay cheaper i'll definetly get it

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#13 moondoggey
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i liked it, when it gets waay cheaper i'll definetly get it

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how long will that be
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#14 Scianix-Black
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i liked it, when it gets waay cheaper i'll definetly get it

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Way cheaper than $14.99?

It's not like it's a $59.99 game here, guys.. it's actually decent for a cheap top-down PSN game.

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#15 Nexustras
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i got it for free thanks to gamespot, but i was going to buy it anyway.

great game with high value. will surely replay it multiple times.

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#16 DJ_Lae
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It's a fantastic game (I've played it completely through on the 360 and PS3 now) and easily the best Tomb Raider game released in the past few years. Hell, I wouldn't disagree with people who say it's better than Anniversary or Underworld, as it's got way better combat and is much quicker paced. It's also a great value for $15, as you get over 6 hours of initial gameplay, plus co-op that changes many of the puzzles in the game, and more than double your initial time for hunting for red skulls and picking up relics, artifacts, and doing level speed runs for better weapons. By the time you hit the end you'll be faster, regenerate health, have massive bomb explosions and be able to fill half the screen with scatter fire from your insane chaingun/golden shotgun.
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#17 WR_Platinum
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Since I'm almost finished with the game, I'll say that to me it is not worth 15 bucks, but 10 sounds more reasonable. I was expecting a decent story, but the game is more heavily influenced on gameplay, which is fun, but again I expected a bit more. Since this is not a proper Tomb Raider title, it is still a nice mini game, I guess this will determine wether there will be another Tomb Raider in the near future.

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#18 DJ_Lae
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It's worth the $15 more than most PSN (and XBLA) titles that hit at $15 - Braid, Castle Crashers, Fat Princess, Trials HD, etc. Heck, it's got more gameplay than a lot of retail titles that hit at $60.
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#19 icedout06
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I played the trial.. whats with the top camera view, i guess they should have released this for sega genesis or super nintendo :)

jaidev004
lol yea cuz genesis or snes could support graphics and gameplay like this i like the game and cant wait for the coop online update to go live
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#20 FFVIIROCKS
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Yeah its pretty addicting, and Ive only played the demo. but its a steal for 15 bucks. I think its a great touch up and a breath of freash air for the series. I would like to see the original formula again, but this is also a great addition

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#21 jaidev004
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my god cant believe you people saying its better than tomb raider anniversary i guess you dont care about graphics at all well maybe you should stick to the wii and not the ps3 or xbox 360:)

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#22 jer_1
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This is the first Tomb Raider I have actually liked, in many many years. The 3/4 perspective completely helped this game. I expect the next 1st person version of Tomb Raider to suck, just like almost all the rest of them.

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#23 Keir21
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Dude, the camera doesn't cause the graphics to automatically become inferior. And no I don't care about graphics. I care about having fun. Like everyone else should.
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#24 The_Pig_Hostage
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my god cant believe you people saying its better than tomb raider anniversary i guess you dont care about graphics at all well maybe you should stick to the wii and not the ps3 or xbox 360:)

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Are you 12 years old?
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#26 brickdoctor
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It's the only Tomb Raider game I like and a great game in its own right if you ask me. I'm having a lot of fun with it.

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#27 octobermagic
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[QUOTE="Tweetie-Pot"]Its a pretty damn good game actually. clruff

Yes it is. For being the kind of game it is it's one of the best out and GS gave it to me for free. It's 2p campaign also.

How did you get it for free? GameSpot just gave it away? Promo or something?

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#28 DJ_Lae
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my god cant believe you people saying its better than tomb raider anniversary i guess you dont care about graphics at all well maybe you should stick to the wii and not the ps3 or xbox 360:)

jaidev004
Even with the viewpoint the graphics are better than Anniversary. To be fair to that game, the 360 version is basically just a PS2 port and runs at some sub-HD resolution. It doesn't look better than Underworld, of course, but it still looks pretty good for a downloadable title.
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#29 DJ_Lae
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How did you get it for free? GameSpot just gave it away? Promo or something?

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Square-Enix screwed up the codes (or Sony screwed them up when they set up what was to be redeemed on PSN), and no one discovered that until after Gamespot had already handed out an hour or two's worth of those codes. They took down the code page after that point, but a lot of people got it. Which is sad - the game sold poorly on the 360, and would have probably sold poorly on the PS3 even without people getting it for free.
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#30 MethodManFTW
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my god cant believe you people saying its better than tomb raider anniversary i guess you dont care about graphics at all well maybe you should stick to the wii and not the ps3 or xbox 360:)

jaidev004
here is a lesson for you young'n. gameplay > graphics
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#31 hxczuner
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[QUOTE="jaidev004"]

my god cant believe you people saying its better than tomb raider anniversary i guess you dont care about graphics at all well maybe you should stick to the wii and not the ps3 or xbox 360:)

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here is a lesson for you young'n. gameplay > graphics

*old man voice* Back in my day, games were all 2d and pixelated and whatnot...but we played the hell ou-ou-out of them. You know why?! They were fun. Damn you kids and your 1080iphd3diPlasma nonsense.
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#32 killerband55
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It's worth the $15 more than most PSN (and XBLA) titles that hit at $15 - Braid, Castle Crashers, Fat Princess, Trials HD, etc. Heck, it's got more gameplay than a lot of retail titles that hit at $60.DJ_Lae

hey, Castle Crashers is an amazing game

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#33 DJ_Lae
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[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]It's worth the $15 more than most PSN (and XBLA) titles that hit at $15 - Braid, Castle Crashers, Fat Princess, Trials HD, etc. Heck, it's got more gameplay than a lot of retail titles that hit at $60.killerband55

hey, Castle Crashers is an amazing game

Oh, I agree, but in terms of content Guardian of Light has it beat handedly. And if we're talking the PS3 version of Castle Crashers (or Braid), which arrived more than a year after the 360 version, it's kind of insulting to PSN users that it still costs $15.
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#34 killerband55
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[QUOTE="killerband55"]

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]It's worth the $15 more than most PSN (and XBLA) titles that hit at $15 - Braid, Castle Crashers, Fat Princess, Trials HD, etc. Heck, it's got more gameplay than a lot of retail titles that hit at $60.DJ_Lae

hey, Castle Crashers is an amazing game

Oh, I agree, but in terms of content Guardian of Light has it beat handedly. And if we're talking the PS3 version of Castle Crashers (or Braid), which arrived more than a year after the 360 version, it's kind of insulting to PSN users that it still costs $15.

Guardian of Light is only 2 players though, Castle Crashers is 4 players (and thats my deciding factor)

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#35 Gxgear
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Tried the demo and was not impressed. Spent most of my time wrestling with the controls and the isometric view made the shooutouts pretty mundane.

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#36 i_noseworthy
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Spent most of my time wrestling with the controls...

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Wow, really? How exactly? The controls are nothing short of easy... I will agree with the mundane shootouts however. The combat is seriously lacking in this game. I didn't mind it at first, but it gets old quick. Otherwise, the game is excellent.
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#37 xGho5tx
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It's a pretty good game actually. I thought I wouldn't enjoy it.
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#38 Gxgear
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[QUOTE="Gxgear"]

Spent most of my time wrestling with the controls...

i_noseworthy

Wow, really? How exactly? The controls are nothing short of easy... I will agree with the mundane shootouts however. The combat is seriously lacking in this game. I didn't mind it at first, but it gets old quick. Otherwise, the game is excellent.

It just didn't feel right to me. Holding down R2 feels weird for a game that's more similar to a dual stick shooter. There's other things too but that's a big one for me.

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#39 Jackc8
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Watched the weapons trailer last night and it looked like a combination or Robotron and Smash TV. Which is what half the PSN games look like - take 20 year old gameplay and dress it up with new graphics.

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#40 i_noseworthy
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[QUOTE="Gxgear"]

[QUOTE="i_noseworthy"][QUOTE="Gxgear"]

Spent most of my time wrestling with the controls...

Wow, really? How exactly? The controls are nothing short of easy... I will agree with the mundane shootouts however. The combat is seriously lacking in this game. I didn't mind it at first, but it gets old quick. Otherwise, the game is excellent.

It just didn't feel right to me. Holding down R2 feels weird for a game that's more similar to a dual stick shooter. There's other things too but that's a big one for me.

I can see that, actually. It does seem like an unnecessary extra step. The only reason I can think of for having it that way is the necessity for aiming Totec's spears before firing them to make platforms. Even then, that could have been easily resolved by allowing more than three to remain in the environment before they disappear.
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#41 MonkeySpot
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I love it... lot of fun, and the last three TR games ("Legend", "Anniversary", and "UnderWorld") were all good stuff too... The Lara Croft and TR games have kept my attention a lot better than "Uncharted", actually. This is a really fun action-puzzler... But I suppose haters need something to do...

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#42 Scrotous
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Its fun, i'm waiting for the online patch to buy it, can't wait for a nice co-op game like this. I just hope it doesn't go a lagfest.

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#43 Sokol4ever
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No joke here, it's a great game. In fact I finished it this evening and I have to admit, I enjoyed the game very much. The word - fun comes to mind, something many games have forgotten this days with all the graphics and mindless open worlds.