Gi - When you take a moment to look at the landscape of video games for the upcoming year you can’t help but be overwhelmed. 2013 is stacking up to be an amazing year for gamers, with sequels and prequels such as Crysis 3, GTA 5, God of War: Ascension, and Bioshock Infinite . We have new IPs such as The Last of Us, Aliens: Colonial Marines, and Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. We also have two reboots of beloved series that I am pegging as the most important games of 2013 with Tomb Raider and Devil May Cry (DmC). These two games mean more to gaming’s future than any game to date or others coming out this year. I know that I will be treading on some thin ice with some, and others may just stop right here; but I ask you to hear me out and keep an open mind.
Huzaifah from eXputer: "Devil May Cry 5, the latest iteration in the iconic DMC franchise by Capcom, still holds its own as a fantastic hack-and-slash in 2024."
Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Lara Croft is back in a classic remaster of the original PlayStation 1 hit title. Is the remaster any good though?
We've gone on many adventures with Lara Croft. With another reboot in the making, Wealth of Geeks felt it was a good time to go down the nostalgia rabbit hole and remember the best of those tomb-raiding thrills.
I do agree that Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness was the worse one 😂 I remember playing some of it and I took it back. That game was just awful in every way. I bought it used at gamestop and glad they had that 7 day return policy for used games 😂
Simple. He's been hating on the Tomb Raider reboots for years. I can't imagine seeing them at the top of a best TR game list let alone being on the list in general sitting well with him because of it.
Zeek
“Hating”
No no, just pointing out how TR mutated into a generic action adventure game losing the appeal of what it once was when it was more about puzzles and platforming over going Rambo, slaughtering waves of enemies
But hey, continue being a dick and speaking about me like I’m not going to see the comment.
Foxtrot, I'm curious if you have played the most recent games. Sure the 2013 reboot was hugely focused on combat, but each follow up became less and less about combat to the point where outside of a few large scale story missions I don't even remember combat being a part of shadow of the tomb raider. Shadow was so puzzle focused it actually was a bit much for me and I love the TR puzzles.
I still feel like Rise was the best of the series and I was a huge fan of the originals. To me it struck the perfect balance of exploration, platforming, puzzles, and combat. Not saying your opinion is wrong I'm just curious what you think they should have done different. Games do need to evolve somewhat to stay relevant. Would you prefer small linear jumping platform levels like the original?
I think Shadow wasn't even develop by crystal dynamics. I thought it was the worse in the new trilogy
That's right. Shadow was developed by Eidos Montreal who who went and made Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy next. (Great game)
Meanwhile after Rise of the Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics made Marvels Avengers. (bad game)
For me, Legend should be alot higher (along with the other two ). Shadow, I enjoyed it, but has too much has fluff, as modern games tend to do. Playing the remastered series, and apart from the controls, is very good.
I really enjoyed the first 2 games, Legend and the first of the reboots and the rest I didn’t get into so I never finished.
Completely subjective list. I really liked Underworld, I preferred Lara's design. That said I loved the horror/uncharted feel of the reboot. I think all the TR games have strengths and weaknesses. None are objectively better in every way.
"more gamers have been wrapped up in the way that Dante and Lara look than about the game itself.With Dante, gamers are upset that his hair isn’t white anymore and that his clothes look slightly different. Unfortunately, some are more frustrated about Lara not being in skimpy shorts and a tank-top than being excited about a game that puts a new spin on a flat-lined series. "
uh no, we were all wrapped up in the gameplay and who the heck complained about laras appearance she looks like lara croft still, and im personally excited for tomb raider, now i will say some things are begining to make me say uncharted like the regenerative health,and the freaking multiplayer, but DmC that was a complete downgrade,gameplay wise and character wise yet for some reason you think were all cmplaing about the hair still, dude just drop it the game is out drop the same old we wont give the game a chance because of hair quip.
"The most important thing when it comes to games should be the mechanics and overall themes. Does the game play well? Does it keep the same characteristics? That’s the heart and soul of the game and what should matter the most to gamers rather than looks."
you say this yet you forget how DmC had no characteristics of the old series, sure it played well but it didnt play as well as the old ones we need to move forward not backwards, and tomb raider to me seems to be keeping the characteristics of the originals the only downgrades ive noticed so far is no swimming and regenerative health.
"This wouldn’t even be a topic of conversation if these games were simply given a different label. If DmC or Tomb Raider were called something totally different, people would be saying “Wow this game is like Devil May Cry or Tomb Raider” and they would be welcomed editions to everyone’s gaming library."
if DmC was called something different its true it wouldnt get much hate, but people would still call it a DMC clone, what you fail to realise is that the game was a total downgrade dude, and when you reboot something things should obviously change but they shouldnt change to the point of when you actually have to question yourself by saying how is this a DMC game,and we as gamers all agree that resident evil needs a reboot and tomb raider did as well but DMC didnt and with tomb raider there actuially improving the formula, with DmC they downgraded.
all in all what im trying to say is theres no problem or hate towards reboots of an esablished franchise, Prince of persia was rebooted twice with the sands of time trilogy and the 08 game and i loved them, but they also retained remiscent things from past PoP games such as platforming, acrobatic character,setting, strong male and female leads,magic etc...and splatterhouse 2010 while it was a mediocre game it retained elements from the previous splatterhouse, im pretty sure it would be stupid itf the game went from beat em up to third person shooter right? heres my example what if the next zelda came out and it played like uncharted with swordplay, its different yes will it be fun maybe, but is it a zelda game, no it wouldnt be.
Gota say i preferd reading your comment than the article and i agree completly.
I am buying tomb raider and i dont mind the uncharted feel as i enjoyed uncharted series on ps3.
I know tomb raider inspired naghty dog in many ways where they took it to a who new and better level i think crystal dynamics are basicly complimenting them buy given a touch of uncharted feel to there game.
DmC was only important as a test . Would the public accept in masse , alongside the already dissapointing and innept medias , a downgrade and watering down of the genre ... pandering to the ever threatening autel of "accessibility" , or reject it ?
Thankfully it was the later . It shows so far that whatever concession made , and how much souls are sold out , hack and slash arent that much in favor with the general public and that it just turn of regular fans .
I just wanted to say that I'm a huge Tomb Raider fan. Currently playing through TRIII for the 1000th time. But the thing is that this new Tomb Raider has NOTHING to do with the old ones other than the lead character is female and named Lara Croft. Now, I'm not saying that it will be bad, I already preordered it but it does not keep the "heart and soul" of true Tomb Raider games. It will be a good adventure game for sure just not like the old Tomb Raider games and it has nothing in it that made the old ones great. I look at this as a brand new game that has nothing to do with old Tomb Raider games.
what a very well written and researched this piece is. /s
Funny thing is that all the defendants of this game already moved on and don't give a fk anymore, meanwhile, we the fans are still complaining and discussing this sht. That's the difference between a real fan and fake that is just caught in the hype. We care about the franchise but they don't but still, Capcom gave the middle finger to us and we responded by not buying the stupid game.