I am 53 and got the original on release ( i was 26 back then) & was eagerly awaiting midnight ladt night to try this remaster & I was not disappointed. Such a respectful, perfect & appteciated package. Great to hear your opinions, have fun!

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Have fun, too 😊

@mac8669

4 ай бұрын

Love to see comments like this, glad to see you enjoy Tomb raider all these years later, those of us who stayed true fans never gave up on lara and this is just an absolute gift we have received. Lets enjoy many years of this to come and hopefully more remasters.

@slaxxxer

4 ай бұрын

@mac8669 Absolutely, TR1 is a symbology joy & peak entertainment in my life, the sights & sounds of that game are the 90's for me.

@mac8669

4 ай бұрын

@@slaxxxer completely agree man, im 33 and these games didn't just impact my childhood but my life as a whole, a lot of games have been played and forgotten but these games were always there for us, it's so good that we have new shiny graphics & the OG ones that had us mesmerized back in the day.

@TransitionedToAShark

4 ай бұрын

I was 15. Do you remember the hype for tr2 launch night ? Lol was something else

I still find the old graphics charming.

@miguelbranquinho7235

4 ай бұрын

That's because they're still beautiful.

@ZenMonkeyGod

4 ай бұрын

Me too, I'm so happy they included them. Just one quick button press, it's so refreshing

@theerealatm

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm often playing with modern controls but OG graphics. Just wish it was 60fps.

@arcticwolf6402

3 ай бұрын

@@theerealatm Why?.... Look past nostalgia. Modern graphics are objectively better.

@Bibleybob

3 ай бұрын

@@arcticwolf6402 Just because something is objectively better doesn't mean you get more enjoyment from it. Nostalgia is powerful :)

Was blown away to find out the guy that did openlara worked on this with a team of fans... in hindsight it's kinda obvious given how much love has gone into it

@treknobabble1701

4 ай бұрын

Just finding out even more of the fan community worked on the remasters as a team. What a great idea. It worked for sonic mania and it's definitely worked here

@kingalastor936

4 ай бұрын

​@@treknobabble1701it worked for Sonic because fans have very, very low standards. Didn't work for left 4 dead 2 though...

@treknobabble1701

4 ай бұрын

@@kingalastor936 what was wrong with sonic mania?!

@kingalastor936

4 ай бұрын

​@treknobabble1701 it looks like Sonic CD with widescreen but made in 2017 which would not be that bad if it cost 2 dollars and did not get so much praise, and if far less people worked on it. Got so much praise fans want the team to replace sonic team.

@treknobabble1701

4 ай бұрын

@@kingalastor936 I see your point. I was happy with it tbf, but I've been enjoying sonic superstars even more...shame no bugger bought it 😅

Petition to get saber in charge of tomb raider instead of crystal.

@jane1975

4 ай бұрын

Yes, they are not the same company that did the Legend trilogy, screw their woke pathetic disclaimer.

@SmugStick

4 ай бұрын

@@jane1975Loser lmao

@jane1975

4 ай бұрын

@@SmugStick Crystal are the losers here, they had no input in the making of these remasters but had to go and slap a woke disclaimer on them anyway because the 1990’s is “ problematic “ for their little tiny activist brains to cope with. Thankfully you only see it one time, but it pissed me off that it was there in the first place, given the fact they had no hand in making them and Aspyr had put so much love and attention to them. I thought it was a mean spirited and childish, but thats what happens when you employ young “ activists “ and not people of 35 and over that have a backbone and just get on with making great content not mess it up with their personal and political victimhood mentality. Cannibals exist in the world btw, there are some isolated tribes in the world that eat human flesh, even happens in the animal kingdom too. If the younger generation cannot handle that or its portrayal in cartoon form in a video game then thats TS for them, I was 21 when played the first TR on PC and I was not offended in the slightest, thats because Gen X had a backbone and were not raised in a Politically Correct bubble, sadly the generation being born at the time ( Gen Z ) its younger half has and this is the result and they are being employed in every company, and unfortunately as much as “ idealism “ usually fades with youth, I fear they have been too indoctrinated thus will still be pathetic virtue signallers when they are in their 50’s.

@EvelineE-001

4 ай бұрын

@@SmugStick oooooof, and there you have. You came here to start shit with someone by calling them a loser. Backfires on you and get a full explanation why companies and content in general these days suck. Sorry you are too immature and childish to realize what's actually going on. Stay blind kiddo.

@shadowpeople89

4 ай бұрын

​@@jane1975 honestly I hope they don't make it to 50. This generation is too retarded to survive that long

8:43 - just a clarification, "bid" is a perfectly suitable word in the context. It is a synonym of tell, functionally, but typically used in a stronger sense. As an example; Aragorn in The Return of the King - "I bid you stand, men of the west!" In the sentence the character uses it is similarly acceptable, even likely considering his eloquent style. To the video otherwise, thank you very much for this! For the time and effort in making it. :) It helped me make a decision.

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Thanks and yeah I see what you mean but man I swear he says beat, like a religious zealot punishing himself to get rid of such fantasies

@JeroenPut

4 ай бұрын

Of course he pronounces it as beat. He''s French, remember ;)

@kdkseven

4 ай бұрын

"I bid you farewell!"

@ExodusM30

3 ай бұрын

Im pretty sure he does say beat but maybe they maybe just wanted to sensor that violent word perhaps ? That was my first thought anyways

@JeroenPut

3 ай бұрын

Occam's Razor tells me he just says bid. It's the only thing that makes true sense

I’m surprised they didn’t include Tomb Raider 4 The Last Revelation, and Tomb Raider Chronicles to make it the complete original series collection

@The_Phoenix_Saga

4 ай бұрын

That would have nailed it. I wonder if someone will do the same with Legacy of Kain - that series definitely can not be let to be forgotten.

@Llightmare

4 ай бұрын

Original series would not been complete with AoD though 😉

@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin

3 ай бұрын

Maybe they could follow up with Revelation, Chronicles and Angel of Darkness.

@Tam00393

3 ай бұрын

Hell I would have paid $60 no problem for that!

@elquetecontaba

2 ай бұрын

TR1 and 2 had almost no complian. The light problem un TR3 was easy to fix. TR4 in the other hand, has some cryptic things that needed more work. TR5 It's just awfull.

I started the games this morning and my mind is blown away big time. When I was younger I used to play the classics regularly on the PS1 and PS2. What's really crazy to me is that the remasters in sometimes look like I'd remember the classics but better, does that make any sense 😅? I love her charracter model (holy moly TR1's manu screen!!! ♥), the ambience, the additions to movement, like you mentioned the mid air roll and underwater roll in TR1. I still need to check out the modern controls though they look fun even though I am very used to the tank controls which never felt off to me (likely that growing up with these got me used to the tanks so idk). I really do hope the devs see how much love these games are recieving right now and I really wish they would redo TR4-6 as well. AoD has always been my favourite game and I used some incredible fan patches for it which makes it more than awesome to play. Imagine what this company would do with it. I always was kina upset when Crystal stated "there is no market for a remaster" because hello? We are long time fans of the franchise, sure we are in our mid to end twenties/thirties/fourties and older but does that mean we kind of expired? WE ARE THE MARKET! I am so glad these remasters happened, the announcement came out of the blue and they nailed it big time. Embracer, Aspyr, Saber, PLEASE do the other games as well. The young kid in me is as excited as I was when I got my copy of TR1 and TR2 when i was 8 years old and I would assume that many other fans feel that way right now.

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

I agree with everything you said! This is the first time the whole fanbase have been united on something in decades

@Llightmare

4 ай бұрын

@@SethMcKenzieTV Yes, it's absolutely bonkers right now 😍

@PeterVanDerPan

4 ай бұрын

No market for remasters and yet it’s one of the best selling games again. And one of the most preordered ones.

I'm on 2 now. I played the originals when I was 13 when they came out. I'm in nostalgia heaven. Tank controls are so much better. 40 fathoms is haunting... Thank you to the creators and those who decided this❤️

I noticed some issues with the water. For example, in the Lost Valley, there should be rapids in the river, but instead of making the water affects look closer to how they did the rapids in Tomb Raider 3 they left it completely still I can see how this could cause confusion amongst newer players because the strong current is still there but no rapids... that aside, this is my favorite way to play the 3 games!

@runarvollan

4 ай бұрын

Yup, they should patch: * Water currents * Brighter flames * Levels autosave * Quicksand waves * 3D shipwreck lamps * Screen font for subtitles * Menu rings transparency * Spooky Floating Island skybox

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I do hope they fix that... I assume they will tbh

@SchrollShepard

4 ай бұрын

@@runarvollan Autosave should stay the hell away from these games. It's up to the player to save or suffer the consequences of messing up, like it should be.

@laracroftstan

4 ай бұрын

​@@SchrollShepard Tbh, based on the fact that how many times you save is tallied up, I assume there's probably an achievement/ trophy for saving as little as possible 🤔

@SchrollShepard

4 ай бұрын

@@laracroftstan Probably, yeah. I'm not an achievement hunter, so I don't pay much attention to that, but it would make sense if there was.

Heres to hoping this sells well enough for them to make a TR 4 (and hopefully 5 and 6) remaster in the future.

Yes, there are problems with the camera, but apart from that, this remaster is brilliant! A nostalgic trip to the times when games required thinking and didn't treat the player like an idiot. I love the mode of switching between new graphics/old ones, and confronting how I remember games from my childhood.

Last revelations was my first tomb raider. Then 3, 1 and 2. I can’t wait for last revelations. If they do it.

@jackkiernan5950

4 ай бұрын

2 is my favourite of the series I bought on launch day Nov 1997 I'm glad Lara Croft is back

@Tam00393

3 ай бұрын

Last Revelation is my favorite tr of all time, I really hope they do give it the same treatment!

Lara looks so gorgeous now, it will be hard to play with one hand. But I'm gonna.

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

🤣

Amazing points you made. I noticed almost all of them myself too. Lets really hope we get a decent patch/update soon. Very well made video!

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

i really loved the look of the remastered opera house in tomb raider 2, the big chandelier was a very nice touch

@Fxrrxt2x

Ай бұрын

They actually went above and beyond and added in some nice things. All the new ceilings in TR1, for example. Gorgeous.

Great review homie, ps 'I bid myself rid...' is grammatically fine, just a bit archaic but that's what makes it work for him

@jacobmendoza8465

4 ай бұрын

I was about to say that lol like to wish the thoughts away, 'bid farewell'

Good review. I appreciate that unlike too many other people I've seen online you did not draw a huge spotlight on the way Pierre's jacket was censored.

“Some freak out there, probably in America” killed me 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Unquestionably yes, this remaster package is the definitive way to play TR1-3. Protip: L3+R3 in-game shortcut to Photo Mode.

@gordothewanderer

4 ай бұрын

I didn't know there was another way to get photo mode 😂

@saramystik3284

4 ай бұрын

photo mode is great for looking behind you for items and passages you may have missed (instead of backtracking and risking health)

Can’t get anymore faithful than this for a remaster. Not a remake but as a remaster they went and updated just about everything. I like this as games like ff8 were way more lazy as that game only updated the character models, for example. Tomb raider they updated everything. Its Prety awesome

Great video! Thoroughly enjoyed listening to it! I’m 33, and Tomb Raider was kind of my introduction to gaming! I remember 6 year old me couldn’t get past level 4 in the first game! Bought a couple of nights ago and already On level 14 now, all the childhood 90’s nostalgia, combine with advancing through the game as an adult, more able to work the game out - is just a brilliant experience, well worth £24!

Should patch: * Water currents * Brighter flames * Levels autosave * Quicksand waves * 3D shipwreck lamps * Screen font for subtitles * Menu rings transparency * Characters looking like Sims * Lara's swimsuit under shorts * Spooky Floating Island skybox * Same action/gun trigger button

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

I agree 😊

This is how you remaster something. Graphic change options and control options. Nailed it

i actually loved modern controls despite the necessity of pulling weapons to back dash and the absolute lack of sidewalking, they feel fresh and make the games more fluid and challenging

@superlatero

4 ай бұрын

Me too I'm a staunch classicist, but I'm finding the modern controls to be a delight once you use to them

@slowedvsbattle

4 ай бұрын

​@@superlatero yeah, when i first tried it was horrible and disorienting, but after some minutes i just realized how good it feels

You could say that these games now look the same that I always imagined them originally, part of the old games was that even though they looked flawed your imagination picked up on what was missing and made them look better than they actually did. I played all of the orig when they came came out and this makes me so happy, it's been a long wait.❤

Would really love these guys to make a Silent Hill 1 & Metal Gear Solid 1 remaster

Graphic updates are very good, but there are problems with the game. Modern controls having major camera issues in tight hallways. There's two different action buttons for some reason. Can't side jump or back jump with modern controls, or at least game doesn't instruct you how. Gun aiming is glitchy, was staring at bear and L1 wouldn't lock on.

@skabliggum7313

4 ай бұрын

@soulsphere9242 I wish there was a way to map ledge grab to the jump button. Just jump toward a ledge and keep the button held down to grab it. Also, a great example of how painful it is to fine tune a vertical jump is the second secret in the very first level.

@skabliggum7313

4 ай бұрын

@soulsphere9242 I played for a couple hours yesterday. Trying to stick with modern controls. Fine tuning vertical and horizontal jumps, and a quirky camera are my only issues at this point. Otherwise, having fun.

@Elisabeth0123

4 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@soulsphere9242Not sure if it’s the same on PC, but on PS4 she can do the little hop back when in combat mode, making it easier to align a running jump. You have to make sure you’re pressing the button straight back though, if not she’ll just turn around😅

54 years old and TR has become my favorite title in all of its incarnations. This is a great video as I just pulled the trigger on the remasters last night. Super stoked about the camera and motion upgrades. Cheers, mate! Great info all around!

I genuinely couldn't be happier with how these remasters have turned out! I know some people were weary of this being a cheap cashgrab but this has been made with love and care by people who truly love and respect the Classic era of Tomb Raider. Some of the devs on Twitter have confirmed a patch is in the works so we'll probably see a lot of the issues pointed out in this video along with some graphical glitches corrected. I'm also hoping they add Level Select and Outfit Select features too.

So glad to see you taking on the remasters!

As someone who never got to play the classics but have always wanted to, these Remasters are a blessing! I started with the modern controls bc that's what I'm used to, but the camera is insanely wonky like in TRU. And in tight spaces / corridors, I can't see what I'm doing, which makes it difficult to avoid traps. I've had to switch to tank controls in such spaces just to be able to see lol. The combat with modern controls also seems more difficult, imo. She keeps jumping towards the enemies instead of away, and I have a hard time getting her to comply with the flips instead of turning her back on things actively trying to kill her 😂 I'm currently using the tank controls bc it does seem easier (for now), but also bc I want the experience that nostalgic players had back in the day 🫶✨️

Nice review Seth! I've been thinking about the R2 Grab issue since release and the ONLY thing I can settle on is that the 'modern' control scheme is just a PC control scheme translated to controller. Where on PC you'd be using mouse and keyboard with interact more commonly being a button on the keyboard, and 'shoot' being a mouse button - they've continued that through to consoles, keeping interact and action separate. I agree with you, it doesn't need to be. She will never need to interact with a pickup / lever / shoot while trying to grab, so having just one button should be enough.

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Hmm, makes sense. Yeah hopefully they just duplicate the action between the two buttons. Tbh I've gone back to tank controls because the combat and in tight spaces, the camera, is a pig with modern controls.. I've been trying to imagine how modern controls could work better with the whole back and side flipping thing that even normies still want back and I think strafe-based would be a great solution. So where the right analogue stick rotates the camera and Lara with the left analogue stick moving her backwards, forwards and side to side. Think how LAU is controlled when you have guns out, it'd be that permanently (obv without having to have guns out all the time).

Awesome video, Seth! Well-narrated, informative and entertaining! I loved this analysis of the controls. Btw, the Red Cross thing is SO bizarre 😂

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Thanks man and yeah haha, I prefer green and white anyway. Green more represents life, anyway

i was pleasantly surprised with how faithful the remasters were, i played with the good ole "tank" controls. the only ridiculous "modern" touch was Crystal Dynamics hilarious and salty trigger warning at the start, i'm so very grateful that better companies Aspyr/Saber were in charge of the remasters!

If you hold the buttons for walk+look while loading any save for any game you will equip Lara's red circle glasses. This works for any outfit. Only in new graphics though.

Imagine being so full of yourself you stop video games from using a red cross lol

The only complaint I have was in tomb raider 3s levels. Some of the beginning levels, in the temple, the blues and blacks are gone. In the London levels, the blues were what made it so unique. Besides that, I can now play them all without having to switch to tank controls for some jumps.

This looks fantastic. Personally I'd also appreciate a decent CRT filter + 4:3 aspect ratio as an option for the retro mode, especially for the PS version as obviously you can easily slap some Reshade filters on PC but not on Playstation.

@kdkseven

4 ай бұрын

You can get an OSSC or RetroTink for CRT filters (and many other uses of course). But that's a bit of an investment.

@CladeryHeart

4 ай бұрын

@@kdkseven Haha, yeah I can probably hook up my PS4 to an actual CRT screen too and that'll scratch that itch but cmon. I'll just skip the PS version and go straight to PC

Thanks for making this video. I've been wanting to hear your thoughts on the remasters for a while, glad that you are enjoying them despite the few issues you mentioned.

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for caring 😇

Great video! When you said that the modern control feels right, I thought it was sarcasm, and I was prepared to smile with the next line, but no, you actually meant it!

Just FYI: The texture shown at 2:53 as a demonstration of "fairly obviously AI upscaled" is definitely *not* an AI upscale

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

I didn't mean that one specifically but yeah I see how it looks like that's what I'm referring to

TR3 is one of the first games I played on my PS1 back then... I was 13. Good old childhood memories. Pixels are part of my early years forever and I love it! absolutely stunned of this remaster! Great to hear you liked it as well.

Thank you so much for explaining the controls. I’ve been a long time tomb raider fan and I’m so excited for the remasters such stunning graphics now. I was having a hard time with the new controls so I stuck to the original but like you explained in your video it does look more fluid. I just have to practice the new controls. Do you think revelations and chronicles will be remastered.?

Some control-related things were just force-fed to us, and we got used to them over time. Sprinting with R3 is one of those things, I guess. It's uncomfortable, but at least it's not "outdated" or "archaic". Why are the grab and action buttons separate now? Probably because the developers have too many traumatic memories of pushable blocks they tried to climb and ended up pushing instead, or vice versa.

my mom played tomb raider when she was pregnant, my aunt played tomb raider 4 when i was little and sometimes she solved the puzzles so i can just fool around and now (since i was basically born) i'm a huge fan of tomb raider, it's so nice to have the remaster! great video!

Had a little test play of T1 today.. really like what they've done. I can't stop myself flicking back and forth between the old and new graphics. Even the old graphics look significantly better than the og ps1 graphics (I have a nice upscaler if I want the og 4:3 ratio on my ps1). Well done Saber and Aspyr. Can't wait to deep dive into these games when I have the time. :)

Absolutely agree with your points, and I’m also really enjoying modern controls! The only thing I noticed is that Lara won’t grab ledges and go down if she’s in a crawling space (this happens in TR3 where we have the crouch move). I mean, it’s nice to have now that move where she rolls forward and falls down, but there are situations where these crouch places are very high, and she loses health when falling down like this 🤦🏻‍♂️ We should have the same option of falling down while grabbing the ledges the same way we can do now in open surfaces

Great video! Thanks! Do you know if it can be played on a macbook? I check on Steam but in the section system requirements it only indicates Windows

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

I've heard it's not out on mac 😬

@Gloops01

4 ай бұрын

@@SethMcKenzieTV Which is odd, considering Aspyr did the Mac ports of the originals. I seem to remember they ported TR2 to OSX and iOS at some point too. But I guess they'd now have to do Intel and M1/M2 ports and they didn't consider it worth the effort.

Great video!! I'm trying to get all the collectibles In one playthrough trophy but I heard there's a collectible that's bugged that cant be obtained in Atlantis. And heard there's a fix coming. Don't know when. So creating backup saves before that moment moment would help.

Thanks Seth ... Is there any news on Physical copies of the Trilogy?

@StoccoPschiozzoLego

4 ай бұрын

I hope after all these RE, TR, MGS remasters/remakes we would actually get PHYSICAL instruction booklets. Back in the 90's I was always reading those as they had things like character info.

Great video Seth. I know how much you love these games so for me that's great. I love the way you have a choice with controls. Looks great so bring it on. Cheers Seth another great video. Steve 👍

"Bid myself rid" makes perfect sense. In this context "bid" means to instruct, to give an order to. "Beat myself rid" makes no grammatical sense at all. I suspect you're mistaking it for "I beat myself to rid myself of these fantasies" (which is itself poor grammar), but that isn't what he's saying. He's just using archaic verbiage.

@JustinW332

4 ай бұрын

Yeah that's what I was thinking. But thank God for added subtitles. Now I can understand what everyone is saying under those heavy Italian accents in 2

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Idk I mean it's a monk and usually crazy religious people beat themselves rid of sin or something. It fully sounds like beat to me 😬😬

@jtArtsMedia

4 ай бұрын

@@SethMcKenzieTVpersonally, i think they deliberately changed it. “Beat myself” is definitely what he says. You can hear it. But I think the similarities between punishing yourself and wanking, which are the two ways “beat myself” could be interpreted, is why i think they’ve deliberately put it as bid. It does still make sense, it’s just not what he says 😂

@theradgegadgie6352

4 ай бұрын

@jtArtsMedia I think it's the accent of the voice actor that's causing confusion. I think he says "bid" but is pronouncing it "beed".

@theradgegadgie6352

4 ай бұрын

@SethMcKenzieTV I think you're confusing Roman Catholics with Bhuddists. (Which is what these guys probably are, because they certainly seem to be.) Buddhists are forbidden from self-mortification because Bhudda himself experimented with it and came to the conclusion that it didn't work. Re the pronunciation, I'd say he's pronouncing bid as "beed" due to Dodgy Accent Syndrome on the part of the voice actor.

It's completely indescribable how happy I am with the remastered version. They did a lot right given it's not perfect although it is quite close to being so. I haven't stopped playing.

Can't wait to try the collection out myself ❤‍🔥.

Oh mate sweet short and concise ♥️ I could not agree more.

I hope Eidos or whoever they are now gets Tomb Raider back. Crystal Dynamics legit did add a ton to the formula with Underworld and pushed it to the limits but after that they got high and started doing Lara dirty. All these years and still no real Lara. After all that they did to sabtoge Eidos into losing Tomb Raider they rob even the fans.

@Gloops01

4 ай бұрын

Core Design were the original developers, Eidos was the publisher - and the reason Core are no more, because Eidos pressured the devs into producing a game a year until they crashed and burned with AoD.

@realamericannegro977

4 ай бұрын

@@Gloops01 they set them up for failure. Very disloyal for them to do that after all the succesful Tomb Raider games Core made in a row. One would think theu would have the same actions towards Crystal Dynamics.

Pretty Good video 👍 I've tried it the other day on the switch and i was a little confused by the button layout and camera...i really hope there will be one or two bug fixes and updates...especially with the modern controls and timing

@SethMcKenzieTV

3 ай бұрын

Hey, hench-man, thanks for the comment ;)

Great video pal! I agree with everything you said but not as passionate as you haha. Let’s hope they decide to do a next trilogy of remasters 🙏

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Yea, my gangsta, thanks for watching 😊

As I was used to the OG controls (with shoot and grab being on X) I changed my controls to Square for jump and X as secondary in the modern controls and for the most part this works well, with grab now being back on X. However, the targeting with L2 can be very hit and miss and think that it would be far better if they introduced true targeting with R3 which locks onto an enemy and while locked Lara strafes and strafe jumps. I also switched dashing from L3 to R2 (as it is R2 on Tank controls) but haven't started TR2 or 3 yet, so not tested if this works well.

"Bid myself rid" is correct I think, isn't it? It's an old fashioned way of saying he tried / wished to be rid of them.

Question from a newbie to the series. How do 4 to 6 fare in comparison to the first three? And do you think they're going to get the same remaster treatment?

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

It's really subjective but I personally find 4 to be really tedious and convoluted with it's level design, 5 to be really fun and good, if simple, and 6 is my favourite BUT it is a very very unfinished game with bad controls (I'm just able to look past that). The best way to play TR6;is emulating the European PS2 version

Only issue is the water, it looks like She is floating. I think it needs to be a bit more blue or something

@runarvollan

4 ай бұрын

She used to become blue/green in water..

@TurboMintyFresh

4 ай бұрын

She becomes blue but i think its bugged as it only works some of the time

The grabbing the edge as a save is just for the modern controls? I know could press action to grab, but this is more of a constant, she’ll always grab right?

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Only for modern unfortunately

Actually the save crystal system is still in there, though hidden behind a "new game+" which is basically just a "hard mode" with no medi-kits, double-trap damage and those save crystals. Since cheats are still available as well it's possible, to skip through the first playthrough and playing on the hard mode right from the get go. Interesting enough that also means Tomb Raider 2 possess now save crystals too.

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Hadn't reached NG+ at the time but am excited 😁

@SchrollShepard

4 ай бұрын

No medkits?? The hell? I'm not even trying that, wouldn't make it past the second or third level...

@Melissa.Garrett

4 ай бұрын

@@SchrollShepardI think the idea is that you get full health restore at the start of each level, so only have to manage your health in between . . . but yeah, I don’t see me being able to do that, either! 😂

@SchrollShepard

4 ай бұрын

@@Melissa.Garrett You already have that in the normal game though. It wouldn't really make a difference. Also, he said you take x2 damage from traps? Others have said the new game + makes enemies deal extra damage and doubles their health, and brings back save crystals. I haven't seen anyone mentioning lack of medikits or only traps dealing extra damage. In fact, I'm gonna go look it up right now, I'm curious

@Melissa.Garrett

4 ай бұрын

@@SchrollShepard I’m guessing the idea of no medipacks comes from the fandom challenge of NMNW - when challenges were to complete the game without using medipacks or any weapons besides the pistols. That operated on the basis that you only had to hold out without medipacks until the next level, when you’d get a full restore. I have no idea if New Game+ does remove medipacks, but if it does, this would be how they expect you to manage health. I quite like the idea of upping enemy health and damage, etc., for a hard mode - but doing it without medipacks? Yikes. I might try for the “No medipacks” or “No weapons” achivements eventually, but not both at once! 😱

Im loving every second of it and tbh enjoying these games more with the new graphics. I can get into the flow of the game easier with the new framerate too.. One thing they need to have is a level select once youve completed a level

Pleased to see your review here! 0.00 here we go! Also, fml the PS4 version has come with a few minor bugs.

@PROFESORBABOSO

4 ай бұрын

Care to share any bugs for PS4? Still debating myself getting these either on the Switch or PS4 or maybe PC but I saw on another review that the PC port got the worst treatment out of all the ports

@Aceimus1066

4 ай бұрын

@@PROFESORBABOSO not enough to regret it. It plays pretty well overall for a launch title lol. Photo mode is broken on PS4 as hide UI and reset settings are both X so you basically can't take the photos you want. I'm also struggling with the modern controls and I definitely can relate with Seth about some of the button mapping choices. FML! I also had a crash when picking up the shotgun in TR1 from the skeleton.

I think that the ability to switch between original and modern graphics is absolutely amazing ! I use it constantly, and even from a gameplay perspective, I find it useful.

These remasters ignited my love for Lara all over again ❤ I’ve been playing nonstop and eager to get back every day 🥾🎒🔫🔫

i want them to remaster revelations so bad, that game freaked me out so much as a kid and I want to be freaked out all over again in HD.

Following you mate 👍

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

thanks lad :)

you have done an amazing job at adapting to the modern controls lara looks fast and smooth in your hands, i started the other day and just stayed with what i remembered from 96, i even use the d pad to move her as the analogue sticks were not around back then, on a second play through i might try and learn how you do it

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Thanks but I've gone back to tank due to how bad the camera is in tight spaces and the combat being weird and awful in modern :)

@darkestfugue

4 ай бұрын

@@SethMcKenzieTV its funny you should say that because it looks like you were killing it in the video

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, for moment-to-moment movement it's great but combat with 3+ enemies and the very many tight corridors are SO bad after more play time that I just can't deal lol@@darkestfugue

@darkestfugue

4 ай бұрын

@@SethMcKenzieTV i will stick to what i know then, actually it has taken me all the way up to the cistern and im only starting to get to grips with the tank controls again, years of modern gaming messed up my original tomb raider technique lol

Crystal dynamics must be fuming. They despise originals because they know they could never produce an iconic game like original TR.

"Bid" actually does make sense in that context. More than "Beat"

Thoughts on the lighting changes? Especially in the London levels

@SethMcKenzieTV

3 ай бұрын

Upon further exposure there are too many times where it was bright originally and now dark and vice versa... London looks great, though

@Swayeee

3 ай бұрын

@@SethMcKenzieTV I liked the garish colours used in the original London levels like the neon blue walls. New one changes it up to look more natural and realistic. It's not a deal-breaker but I wonder why they chose to change it.

@SethMcKenzieTV

3 ай бұрын

@@SwayeeeI think they just didn't pay much mind to how much we care. I definitely miss the almost gothic-looking purple hues on St Paul's as well

Played it for 3 hours now and absolutely love it. The new controls feel a bit weird to me and I changed back to tank controls. Maybe I give it another chance.

Thanks for the review, You're right it wasn't a cheap cash grab like the MSG re-release was. I've only played the first two levels of TR2 and gone through the Manor and I am LOVING it !!! Here's hoping that T4-6 (Last Revelations was where I tailed off before LAU) remasterings are on the cards.

I was like I dont need this as I have the PS1 originals and I have never been for graphics. I dont even have any 4K or 60Hz TV. But there seems to be things for me also. Thanks for the details.

Totally agree with using the trigger to grab is weird and awkward. Also, no auto saves also bit me as I drowned during the water section and was kicked back to the beginning, doh! Cheers.

@ReluctantWarrior

4 ай бұрын

No auto saves was just how it was back then.

I thought it was Aspyr who developed/published it? What does Saber do?

I stuck with tank controls and automatically went for the D-Pad rather than the stick to move Lara. The fingers never forget, lol. The camera can still be annoying though, esp in corridors, but this remaster is a wish come true.

I love the remasters! I wasn’t there in the 90s when TR1 released but I have played the originals and this is definitely the best way to play

St Francis Folly pre-render. Beat myself rid, does actually make sense as it's a monk talking about self-flagellation.

Debating on getting this for switch or ps5. Does the 4K setting make a huge difference?

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Probably not in all honesty... apparently it runs really well on Switch. 60FPS and 720p in handheld or 1080p docked so that's a good option. But if the Switch has less buttons than the PS5 controller then idk how sprinting will work...

@medalgearsalad1419

3 ай бұрын

Never get a game on the Switch if you can get it on PS/Xbox. Unless all you want is the option of taking the game to the bathroom when you do #2. The 4K setting is huge. Its 3840p vs 1080p. The screen looks cleaner, sharper. Also heads up, the third game has some performance issues on the Switch.

Currently half way through TR1, taking it slow (new for me) and enjoying every room. Constantly pressing F1 to compare the new and old visuals. I am in love with this remaster and can't wait to go through all three games. There are a few issues that will hopefully be fixed with a future patch. I hope hope hope they don't drop the support for these now that they are out. And even if they do, hopefully the modding community will step up and fix those nitpicks that I have. In the perfect world, AOD will get a remaster like this as well one day.

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Glad you're enjoying it, my man 🫂 I'm so freaking happy

I can't begin to describe how in love I'm with this and yesterday I had the best Valentine's Day of my life. I honestly hope we get the rest of the classics with this treatment, if we get these, I'm gonna be so happy i'm just gonna ignore the rest of Crystal Dynamics games as if they don't exist. (?) It's amazing to see the original Lara Croft back in a remaster made with such love and care. ;^;

The toggling if graohics and flares being in thentouch oad for ps5 has me worried for switch because we don't have a third button like ps4 and 5. Hopefully I can map it to l3 while sprint is on l3 (it's more comfortable for me that way, had that set up since minecraft). I watched a review for the pc review and apparently gamepad has no button for flares there so I guess I can't complain

I am 51 and been playing the remasters im very impressed, tomb raider 2 is my favourite of all time and holds a special place in mg heart, i qued up for the game back in November 1997 and played it all evening, so nice to be able to play these again its been a long 25+ years and wirh the modern graphics im playing like how i used to its a weird feeling and knowing where everything is. 😎😍

I have to switch between tank and modern controls to do certain things. It looks amazing though

Played Tomb Raider II Remastered today up until Offshore Rig. You are absolutely right abouth the remake only giving extras to the game but nothing negative. Greetings from Germany.

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Greetings :)

@jorisschelfhout2348

4 ай бұрын

You play with tank or modern controls?

@catterhacker

4 ай бұрын

@@jorisschelfhout2348 Tank :D

About the crystals... The New Game+ unlocked after beating the game is just that, the Crystal save system alongside stronger enemies.

13:03 The look button is not at all redundant because the camera is so buggy with the modern controls. Double tapping Look will reset the camera position, which is essential in some tight spaces, where the modern camera goes crazy.

The only thing i hate about this remaster is the water. It looks god awful. Im hoping the devs can either fix that or perhaps modders can bless us with the one thing this game is missing

Love these games… I never beat them as a kid and now I can 😎👍🎮

It really annoys me how many people don't understand the difference between a remaster and a remake. People got mad about the gta trilogy not being full remakes, they were never advertised as remakes. But because they said "definitive edition", people were expecting a mafia definitive edition remake.

There are still good things in our *Universe* and the *Original* *Tombraider* series is one of them 💃

I actually prefer the new high camera. Maybe it's just placebo, but I feel like Lara is a bit less in the way

How you climb down when crouching in new control? There's no way to crouch backwards

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

Hold the walk button and grab button while crawling backwards out

We just need the next 3 in another remaster trilogy next!

Its a good game it's nice to see high quality textures. I don't remember the camera controls being as bad as that on playstation or windows 95

Can you do a video or just a quick list of what your favoured button layout is please?

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

For tank controls just the normal classic layout. For modern: X, jump Square, action Circle, roll Triangle, nothing R3, look L3, sprint L2, aim, R2, "secondary" R1, walk L1, crawl

@tomhill9934

4 ай бұрын

@@SethMcKenzieTV thanks for that, I'll have another go later, I was getting wound up with it last night. The camera getting confused when near a wall is particularly annoying to me. When fighting would you suggest rolling mid jump to evade the enemy attacks? I seem to remember back in the day that I jumped around more and I couldn't seem to do it how I remembered.

@SethMcKenzieTV

4 ай бұрын

@@tomhill9934 yeah, jumping and rolling midair is the best way, and just creating as much distance as possible. I think combat is much better on tank controls so I do think tank is the definive way