We raid some tombs and discover our inner Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2013).
Developer: Crystal Dynamics with Eidos Montreal (Multiplayer), Nixxes (Next-Gen Console Ports), Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux Ports) and Square Visual Works (CGI) | Publisher: Square Enix | Release Date: March 5, 2013
Jacob, Mike, Moe and Special Guest Kevin Reaburn travel to the Dragon’s Triangle, reminisce about TressFX and miss spring game sales by two days.
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Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom) and Moe Murtadi (@mmurtadi)
Special Guest: Kevin Reaburn (@ATribeCalledKev)
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Show Notes (spoilers):
- 1:30 Jacob re-introduces the audience to Kevin Reaburn
- 2:40 Kevin starts with a big question: “which came first?” (correction: pre-Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider games were developed by Core Design)
- 5:30 Our exposure to the Tomb Raider franchise
- 8:40 The writers of Tomb Raider: Rhianna Pratchett and Susan O’Connor
- 9:30: So many credits in this game!
- 10:05: The story of Tomb Raider (2013)
- 11:20 It’s just called Tomb Raider, y’all
- 13:00 What is the Definitive Edition? Also, TressFX
- 14:50 This isn’t the “old Lara”
- 18:35 The rest of the crew of the Endurance
- 19:10 Hunting and gathering
- 23:00 Survival Instinct
- 24:15 We debate about the best weapon in the game
- 25:20 This game is so violent and has much dirty rebar
- 28:40 A bear trap and a wolf attack
- 30:05 Tomb Raider’s world building
- 31:20 Jacob’s Dad Moment
- 33:20 Encounters with the supernatural
- 35:50 Lara’s First Kill (“kills a deer, kills a man and kills everyone”)
- 38:35 The game’s progression
- 40:05 Slow-mo time (aka the Steady Shot), fire arrows and headshot reticle
- 42:35 Combat puzzles & Tomb Raider vs. Uncharted
- 45:05 Comparing the game to Indiana Jones
- 46:15 Shantytown and difficulty
- 49:00 The landscape and the tombs
- 51:45 Smart AI
- 53:20 Under-developed side characters
- 54:20 Dual pistols are overrated
- 55:30 Issues with the next-gen ports and great checkpoints
- 59:55 The final confrontation
- 1:04:40 The Final Hours of Tomb Raider & Jason Graves’ soundtrack/”The Instrument”
- 1:06:25 Final thoughts
- 1:11:00 Kevin missed the Xbox Spring Sale by two days. We tell him about for the first time here.
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