The Eidos executive thinks that the games industry needs more iconic characters to compete with movies, TV, and comics:
Industry veteran Ian Livingstone thinks that game developers need more character. The Eidos product acquisition director, speaking at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2007, told the audience that characters were extremely important not just in games, but also as intellectual properties that can then be used in other products.
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.
Darren writes: "Hitman: Blood Money is a truly fantastic game, and in my humble opinion the best of the original series."
I would love it if they rereleased Blood Money as DLC with upgraded visuals and with the modern controls.
Enjoy the cathartic thrill of a great stealth exploit? Here are five games that defined the genre.
Probably the most important and influential ones:
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Thief 1
Splinter Cell 1
Metal Gear Solid
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Commandos
Honorable Mentions (Came before/Expanded on the genre):
Castle Wolfenstein
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Hitman: Codename 47
System Shock 2
Deus Ex
Bonanza Bros.
Well, I have all the Laras I need and there are more than enough in that picture.
I do se what they mean. Where as we could say Agent 47, lara and Sam Fisher they have sort of died down with the exceptions of people like Solid Snake and Master Chief.
Having played Stranglehold Demo, what was with the horrible voice acting and cheesy dialouge?
Great fun game, but lacking in characters that could be "cool". Kratos is another character who i now see as iconic but more games should have stronger leads....who cares about Tequila???
Good point. We definitly need more Snakes, Master Chiefs and Marios.
The funny thing is that the biggest icons of out time are exclusives, Snake is Sony's, MC is MS' and Mario is big N's.
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