ok some more games added to the list of completed. lets start with Rise of the tomb raider. Sequel to the reboot of tomb raider, it sees lara taking up her father's work to discover a possible source of immortality that takes her eventually to the lost city o kitszh. The game is a mix between linear/open world game, Whilst mostly linear, there is some back tracking and optional side missions/vaults etc.
initially it was quite impressive, graphically visually fantastic. the initial ice climb is exciting and is a good introduction to the game. whilst gameplay is competent, it feels a bit light on content. Sure, the combat is fun when its there, its not quite an exciting shooting gallery as it filled with puzzles etc that breaks up the excitement. The other problem was often i would find it difficult to navigate and other times fail to make certain jumps. its not as intuitive as i liked, especially when i backtracked earlier areas to unlock stuff, ultimately i wasn't successful collecting everything as i couldn't find a way back as often its just collapsed and inaccessible. Secondly certain challenges etc aren't there so you don't realize until you accidentally trigger them or shoot them out of curiosity.
There were other times that there were technical issues like making certain jumps lara would grab on and then just fall off. Another time i glitched through a wall and died.
besides playing the main story you do have some other stuff to do. Namely playing through timeattack/score attack of the chapters again. But whether you want to, will depend how much you want to play the game again... Me? i beat the main story and frankly wasn't interested playing the story again for a score no one cares for. There is a coop option for something called endurance mode, but since no one plays COOP its pointless.
Then theres an additional section in the world map baba yaga: the temple of the witch which adds an additional section to the main story. Not exactly the longest thing to play, but its an additional slice of exploring and action if you want it.
The final piece of content is Blood ties - where lara raids a tomb closer to home. Literally. Lara explores the croft manor and gives plays the opportunity to catch up on some backstory on lara's past, family, the tragic events with her mother and a tour of the house. Not exactly stressful but interesting to play for an hour or so to round off the lore.
Considering how cheap you can buy the rise of the tomb raider these days its worth a look for the content, but its nothing essential to play. i would say 7/10 feels about right for me.
initially it was quite impressive, graphically visually fantastic. the initial ice climb is exciting and is a good introduction to the game. whilst gameplay is competent, it feels a bit light on content. Sure, the combat is fun when its there, its not quite an exciting shooting gallery as it filled with puzzles etc that breaks up the excitement. The other problem was often i would find it difficult to navigate and other times fail to make certain jumps. its not as intuitive as i liked, especially when i backtracked earlier areas to unlock stuff, ultimately i wasn't successful collecting everything as i couldn't find a way back as often its just collapsed and inaccessible. Secondly certain challenges etc aren't there so you don't realize until you accidentally trigger them or shoot them out of curiosity.
There were other times that there were technical issues like making certain jumps lara would grab on and then just fall off. Another time i glitched through a wall and died.
besides playing the main story you do have some other stuff to do. Namely playing through timeattack/score attack of the chapters again. But whether you want to, will depend how much you want to play the game again... Me? i beat the main story and frankly wasn't interested playing the story again for a score no one cares for. There is a coop option for something called endurance mode, but since no one plays COOP its pointless.
Then theres an additional section in the world map baba yaga: the temple of the witch which adds an additional section to the main story. Not exactly the longest thing to play, but its an additional slice of exploring and action if you want it.
The final piece of content is Blood ties - where lara raids a tomb closer to home. Literally. Lara explores the croft manor and gives plays the opportunity to catch up on some backstory on lara's past, family, the tragic events with her mother and a tour of the house. Not exactly stressful but interesting to play for an hour or so to round off the lore.
Considering how cheap you can buy the rise of the tomb raider these days its worth a look for the content, but its nothing essential to play. i would say 7/10 feels about right for me.