Tackling the negatives first, 60fps is - of course - off the table for a high-end title like this, with Rise of the Tomb Raider focusing on the console standard capped 30fps. Dragon Age Origins, Black Ops 3, Far Cry 4, Advanced Warfare all looked like straight ass, but this game actually looks like it was made on 360 first then ported up to Xbox One. Well, in many ways, Rise of the Tomb Raider highlights the strengths and weaknesses facing developers looking to work with Sonys new hardware. It's probably the best down-port i've seen of a current gen game to previous gen. If you liked the way the previous Tomb Raider game looked on 360, you'll be okay with the way this one looks. It's not at all noticeable if you play just the xbox one version, but if you switch between them, there's a very noticeable input lag on the Xbox One version that isn't there on the 360 version. The Xbox 360 version doesn't look as nice and doesn't have the fancy snow effects, and the cutscenes are pre-rendered and very compressed, but the game feels better to play.
I took a look at both the 360 version and the Xbox One version the other night. It's nice to see that Lara is almost the Lara from past games, but I wouldn't mind a little humour here and there.Įdit - Oh I just realised this was a 360 thing. Setpieces are very good, the visuals are stunning from start to end, and the slightly more open world with side missions is great. Throw us a T-Rex or a couple of centaurs mid-game or something. I wouldn't mind if they went a little more mystical in the next game. My only real problem is that the mystical elements in the end portion of the game feel almost identical to the last game, complete with climbing up a huge snowy structure. The amount of murder-tools you get in the game is insane, but getting three kills with the bow in one shot is always really satisfying.
I feel like there's a ton of extended sequences with you efficiently clearing out rooms like some kind of spec ops assassin. I was kinda put off by some of the ways Lara killed people in the first game, but I think I've made my peace with her being a murder machine. I'm not 100% sold on Re-re-reboot-Lara, but she's much better in this game. I think there's some really neat puzzles in there, both in the optional tombs and on the main path. Definitely one of the best games of the year.
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