It's such a shame, because the story behind angel would be actually really interesting...D:

It's so sad how much ambition this game had, and it could have been at least playable maybe even enjoyable with an added few months of play testing. Iron out the bugs, give the players a bit more direction, maybe scrap the segments that didn't work. If anything the game would have been playable and defendable. Personally I think the game needed another year, but then it might have been too long of a development.

@chrisossu2070

5 жыл бұрын

It's what happens when ambition meets a tight publisher deadline.

@samz8691

5 жыл бұрын

Its what happens when the publisher suddenly removes an entire year of development after a troubled production due to them wanting you to force out another game. (Chronicles.)

@DieParan00bs

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't only Eidos. I love Core, but they made some serious mistakes too. The team had no clear structure, motivation often times was low. They had such bad organization that they even had forgotten to code controls for the PC I think until some weeks before the gold status. Gavin rummery said this in a long and very good Eurogamer documentary. It's easy to blame it all on Eidos, but it isn't right.

I really enjoyed the mystery part of this Tomb Raider game when i played it first in 2003. ^_^

Nice video, this was my first tomb raider game I played when I was 5, my dad would help me get past the hard levels, kinda wish they continued the trilogy. It's pretty sad to know that Lara will not be the same anymore... :(

@joshuajackson4742

7 жыл бұрын

IT'S SO SAD.

@mv0921_

4 жыл бұрын

Lol noce

if Eidos didn't force them to release it when the movie came out we would have had an even better game. I feel for Core Design. Eidos ruined them for it. Why I will never show Eidos any respect for what they did.

@rayeendelance7629

6 жыл бұрын

I don’t respect Eidos from rushing Core from their incomplete TR game series since... TR3 has several items remove almost like AOD. Good fucking gosh, Eidos 😒 They need to give Core extra time from finishing their TR game especially AOD... I wish Core Design’s game studio wasn’t force to be shut down. Too bad one of ex-Core Design member discontinue from not making more games anymore... I was upset when I read that.

Well its the Anniversary of this game's release. Still miss Classic Lara after all these years.

@mv0921_

4 жыл бұрын

Yea me too . Plus I keep reading comments haha m this game idk why I miss it so much

@joaomilao4230

Ай бұрын

This game came out in 2003, so I'm sure its anniversary wasn't 4 years ago

First of all, welcome back. Secondly, great video once again. I really like that you actually demonstrate in-game where the games are good or flawed. Too many reviewers don't do that.

I’ve been watching this series for years all the time, every time I have a tomb raider marathon. They’re all hilarious, in depth and so entertaining. Thanks much for this series 🤝

I absolutely adore this game. My fave in the series

@joshuajackson4742

7 жыл бұрын

I really don't understand all the hate this gets. I've played it four times, both on playstation and PC. And I LOVE IT.

@rayeendelance7629

6 жыл бұрын

Joshua Hoy And sadly... that’s how it got Core Design fired because of their TR fanbase while they use to say that they hate AOD after it’s been realize. They should blame Eidos instead of Core because Eidos always rushed Core from their unfinished TR game series since TR3 almost had all items remove and then... deleted levels from AOD. Thanks for nothing, Eidos 😒

@megabyte5726

4 жыл бұрын

nothing wrong with liking terrible things

@tjc3644

4 жыл бұрын

@@megabyte5726 I mean..sure..tho I feel like the usage of terrible in your response sounds like a jab tho I could be wrong But if it is a jab The opinion of it being terrible is subjective. Flawed game yes, but I'd argue it isn't terrible. Especially after you've upgraded skills a bit, or if you play a modded version which mods the game with things already in the games data. I mean even without those things, it's still fun and a decent game. Controls become smoother as the game progresses, movements less clunky and location diversity etc. Tho I completely understand the opening of the game feeling clunky and a mess turns many players off continuing and that's a huge flaw and part of the reasons the game is broken early on.

@TheGameStatistic

4 жыл бұрын

@@tjc3644 Its probably not a jab, because theres nothing subjective about this game being of poor quality. Sure if we ignore the bugs and glitches that happen during casual play. ignore the controls. ignore some of the telegraphing, ignore some of the camera work. ignore some of the level design then im sure we have a masterpiece. there are too many flaws to defend this game being good. i mean i also like this game. but the game is not good.

another great addition to your tomb raider series

@op1574

3 жыл бұрын

Review the trash reboots and spread awareness that the Classic games are better.. it is very much needed

Angel of Darkness is my favorite Naruto game

@matthewwelch2828

6 жыл бұрын

I love the scene were Lara finds out about the nine tales with in her

@807D14M0ND5

4 жыл бұрын

@Amber_cakes133 Lee so...no jokes allowed then?

You can visit Renne before you see Bouchard and you will be able to sell your items for money. However, if the game was finished it is said you would've been able to actually buy additional weapons using the money you find. That's why even at the end no matter how hard you try you'll always have a lot of money left.

3:20 I never thought about that, lol. Good point. You are absolutely right, the game is broken and it is a shame, it could have been a wonderful game. One very passionate AoD fan is working on AoD 1.5 so we might get our hands on a more polished version of the game. I cannot wait to see your LAU reviews, Legend got me into the series.

Due to nostalgia i started playing all tomb raider games in january. Today, i finally got for the firts time to Angel of darkness and i couldnt play more than 1 hr. Controls were the worse i have played in my life. I enjoyed your review. Im glad i found your channel and im gonna bin watch your other reviews of the previous tomb raider games, since they are fresh in my mind right now. Thanks.

@mv0921_

4 жыл бұрын

Can u sell me your PS2 so I can play all the games again

So many levels where cut from this game :(

@solongsuicide9

6 жыл бұрын

*were

@knight8513

2 жыл бұрын

@@solongsuicide9 we're*

I liked this game because I got used to the awkward controls.

@samz8691

5 жыл бұрын

Its because he's using the PC control fix patch, which awkwardly slots some of the PS2 exclusive moves (which uses an awkard-ish control style similar to LAU) into the PC with it's Tank Controls, I don't use it myself after my first attempt because its simply way too awkard.

@heavesnight

5 жыл бұрын

Me too, I don't find them hard, at the start it's a bit hard but then I got used

@SpaceCattttt

4 жыл бұрын

Well, you HAD to get used to them, didn't you? The way I saw it, I'd paid for the pleasure, so I was fucking going to get it!

To be fair, the back button making you turn is only because of the control patch, in regular AOD Lara just walks backwards when you press it like the classics

STRAHOV!!

This is my favorite Tomb Raider game, in my opinion. The hard controls made it more fun and challenging. I usually replay the game again and try to find all the collectibles that I have missed. The levels were quite frustrating and made me quit the game, but through time, I finally got the hang of it. It became more easier and I would complete the difficult levels much faster. Anyway, I'm not sure how difficult it is on PC, I only played the game on my PlayStation 2. ;-)

YOU'RE BACK!!! Finally, someone who knows what they're talking about in Tomb Raider games and shows that they've played em all. Your word is gold on these games and I can't wait to see your thoughts on the Crystal Dynamics reboots. Good stuff man.

@alexsm3882

2 жыл бұрын

By Azura by Azura by Azura!

What a great video! Such a shame that the final entry in the Core Design series of TR games was such a mess, I still love Tomb Raider but nothing even comes close to the original series IMO

I just wanted to say, you hating on the controls is exactly why this game was satisfying to me and many of us; it was challenging. Sure it may be annoying at times but that is the whole point, it incentivizes you to be more precise, as opposed to other games which just spoon feed you into cutscenes. Also, the whole of seasons is one of the best levels in the entire series, had brilliant memories of that level, especially the Breath of Shades. I honestly can't understand why people hate this game, to me it was one of the best, particularly in the story. The mystery, the enigma, the dark brooding atmosphere, the terror, it felt so good.

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

You can like what ever you want man. But its fairly obvious why some people don't like this game. Its right there in front of you. I doubt poor broken controls are intentional. Even if it did handle 100% fine the puzzles aren't super challenging either. It just requires some effort on your part. There's nothing wrong with liking something flawed, or even liking something heavily flawed. Its when you start blindly defending the flaws as intentional, okay, or even good that games become stagnant or ingrained in certain behaviors. If you really can not understand why people don't like this game i don't know what to tell you man.

@alexanderjaggers3761

6 жыл бұрын

Okay, I didn't actually expect a response, so thank you. Let me put it another way, the controls in this game are what I see as a part of a game, and that means I don't think if one part fails, that ruins the entire game. Furthermore, when you look it compared to the other previous games, they're not that dissimilar, the previous three were platform based, auto-aim games, and yes even buggy. The controls just weren't that worse to me. I think that the other game positives outweigh it faults because, IMO, it had an enriching set design, mindful puzzles, lots of levels, with variations between them, and a scary and mysterious atmosphere and story which intrigued me as a kid and still does to this day. I'll accept that people don't like it, but that won't affect how I'll play it.

@doodiemac100

5 жыл бұрын

I liked AOD as far as the story and the potential it presented when it was announced back in 03. It could have been great if it wasn't rushed and released when it was clearly unfinished. The controls were absolutely terrible. That was 85% of the reason why the game was frustrating. It was stiff, wonky and completely buggy. However I really miss the CORE era of TR; it was the best.

This game still shining with its story and awesomeness through the years .. core design 4 ever

should make a remaster on ps4

@bbydollduchess2030

7 жыл бұрын

Kembura Vg they won't, they probably won't make anymore remakes because they have the "NEW" TR series

@rayeendelance7629

6 жыл бұрын

BBYDOLL DUCHESS And their Reboot TR games series are 10x terrible than LAU Trilogy... at least good riddance that Shadow Of The Tomb Raider is the last game so far. I use to enjoy Square Enix’s FF games from back in the day... still not a fan of Square teaming up with Crystal.

@Onmysheet

5 жыл бұрын

I want the reboot versions re-remastered on PS4.

@mv0921_

4 жыл бұрын

They shud remaster all of em on ps5 or let us play it on ps5

@Gomi422

3 жыл бұрын

I would literally die for remakes of those old TR games... I’m currently thinking about getting an Xbox series s only to play the first few TR with an emulator and legend, anniversary and underworld via backwards compatibility

26:12 "This man... this man robs Lara Croft. The woman who: has killed Atlantean gods, slayed a dragon, murdered a space-spider thing, killed Seth, the God of Death and stopped the headless horseman from killing her Irish priest-friend." I don't know but the enumeration of all of Lara's crazy deeds and kills (boss fights) just made me laugh so much cuz I imagined just how weird and hilarious it would sound to someone who's never played any of the old TR games. The list of enemies that Lara has fought, especially as bosses, is super varied and... complex, to say the least :))

Great review! Playing it now for 2nd time, and enyoing it :D Once u get (kind of) used to controls and blink one eye on bugs, there are many things that this game does even better than before. Level design is great, high level of details in small spaces, atmosfere maybe the best so far, music state of art, talking with npc''s is cool adition, Lara is finaly a true character with personality, cinematic parts give the game more adventurous feel, and player feels more engaged in a story. But one has to really be a hardcore TR fun like myself to get used to overall feel of unfinished product. However, I would take another sequel of this level of quality over anything that came later. It' s more complex, less arcade "fast food"game, more true TR. My 2 cents.

Ya know, I loved the Paris part of this game actually. Still struggling through Prague because it was too hard for me as a kid and it was too buggy once I actually got there. The bomb escape scene in the pawn shop still wakes me up in cold sweat at night. Who decided to give the player that little time to turn around with tank controls...

My favourite Tomb Raider

@TheGameStatistic

5 жыл бұрын

Youre a brave one harry

I played Tomb Raider 1, 2 & 3 and beat them (3 took me the longest) and some expansion packs. The game i stuck with the most was 4, i never beat it i don't know how you did. Tomb Raider 5 & 6 (Chronicles/Angel) were shit. I beat 5 and remember there is a shitty submarine level where the alarm goes off and you never sink. Angel was horrible, never beat it never will. I salute you for suffering and making us these reviews, thank you.

@lance694

6 жыл бұрын

samer TR4 is a masterpiece. Hands down my favorite in the series, even with the shitty Cairo levels. The Alexandria levels makes up for every single negative aspect of the game. Get a walkthrough and get back to playing it, it's worth the struggle.

10:21 the grenade throw gave me such a great laugh :D

As ever, great review. Your tomb raider reviews are really thorough and excellent

Let's not forget that not only does the upgrade system not only not add anything to the gameplay, it actualy subtracts from it by making every instance of jumping feel like a guessing game because the distance remains inconsistent throughout.

My only problem with this game is when Lara upgrades her jump, you can never predict where she is going to land from a jump. Especially in the hall of seasons.

@nightnday6675

2 жыл бұрын

Theres a hop feature that will keep you from over jumping. I know what level your talking about too.

@unsavourylittlerunt

6 ай бұрын

​@@nightnday6675I also don't understand why she defaults to turning to a random direction unless you also hold up to hop straight, which made it far less annoying

Why did i actually have literally no problem with controls? I loved them

I T S T I M E

I think most fans saying it had the atmosphere also looked for more information about the unfinished parts of the game and they analyzed every part of it. lol I think the story was interesting, Kurtis Trent was a nicely made mysterious character. I mean, you just wanted to know more about these things. The soundtrack is still the best of the series... i always liked the classic cutscenes, the dialogues are always nice (except for simple talking with NPC's), Lara is badass, but for the first time many times unsure or scared too.

Finally the review came out thank you love your reviews keep up :) !

I'm sure this is going to blown up your mind but you're not intended to empty dozens or clips hoping for Kurtis to hit the other pods on Boaz's side. There is a key for manually switching target which the game never tells about. The guy keeps aiming at the the same pod even when it's broken so you have to press the key to switch target. Back in the days I gave up with it because I didn't know how the fuck it was inteded to be done and I didn't have internet back then. Also how the fuck did you know Lara can commando crawl in this game? She never tells about it and it's required to go through the lasers in Von Croy's apartment.. it took ages for me to get past it just using regular jumps. Furthermore, I guess you never knew also about Lara's small hop new ability. Doing the wind section in the Hall of Seasons it's a pain in the ass without it because you are supposed to use it. I have the PC version too, which got even more shafted than the ps2 one. I still remember the hilarious bugs. The cuts demanded by the publisher totally destroyed this game which at least had a good story. The next games after this simply can't be called Tomb Raider.

@TheGameStatistic

7 жыл бұрын

Well ain't that a bitch.

@samz8691

5 жыл бұрын

The manual mentions most of these moves but apparently the PS2 version manual misses some of those.

I think that the strength thing has to do with her gaining her strength back from the ending of TR4 with being rescued by a tribe and healed by a shaman named Puta. I wish they gave Core Design an extra year. It's sad they were overworked with releasing a game every year, with most of the team working on Chronicles which shouldn't have happened cause after Chronicles they had to scrap what the rest of the team made for Angel given a two-year deadline wasn't finish and still a year later it wasn't finished. If Core Design didn't make Chronicles Angel Of Darkness would have been a bit better with 4 years to make the game. I wish it was completed it would have been the best Tomb Raider game. Also am in the only one who thinks all the tomb Raider fans who a good at creating or fixing game should work together to fix Angel Of Darkness

@qaninjallc853

3 жыл бұрын

You raise great points. Gamentertainment recently uploaded a documentary on here about it and mentioned many good points. Have you seen it yet?

@TheGameStatistic

3 жыл бұрын

Nah. i dont really skulk around much. im either working or editing ×_×

@taktical7665

3 жыл бұрын

@@qaninjallc853 yes i saw a few days ago and loved so much thanks for the recommendation

Angel of Darkness is my first ever Tomb Raider game played from start to finish. Could see it had so much potential, read up about all the crap Eidos put Core through. Shame it was so clunky and buggy, should never had been rushed, I don't think a remake of this and the lost dominion will ever see the light of day, unfortunate as this could have been so good. Gonna play the other Tomb Raider games and hopefully get fully invested in the franchise

I'm still intrigued by this game, might try it some day.

You can use the money in Prague, once, lol.

@onip.m.1401

6 жыл бұрын

And you can use it twice in Paris too.

Great video, love the TR series but have hated the re-boots... mostly - TR 2013 was close until they funked it up with Rise... AOD was an incomplete masterpiece! Got the last copy from GAME in June 2003 on the week of release - had to reserve it by phone and my dad took me up there to get the newest Lara adventure! The game was drastically cut down from the size it was meant to be.... Germany and Turkey were axed and the story suffered as a result. I do not have an issue with the controls, they changed Jump and Roll : deal with it! I was like 13 or something when I played AOD, sure the Jump and Roll swap was alittle weird but you get used to it. Or better yet read the manual before playing! Too ambitious and big for it's time sadly - there was some crazy shit planned for this game but it got cut after cut and eventually they released something more like that of a 'devs beta version' then a finished and polished game. Still I have finished the game many times, played through to the end and now when I re-play I know where every item is and all the strength upgrades. I enjoy the game for what it is, rarely die (GRRR Hall of Seasons!) and always enjoy myself. I re-play at least once a year, just for the memories. I also never got half those bugs reported from this game, maybe I've been lucky or super careful but it's always played fine. Some odd animations and death poses otherwise I never had any bugs. Maybe the 60HZ signal of the NTSC version caused issues? I'm a PAL gamer and we're supposed to be the ones who get the fudged versions of games... lol! One final thing: Strange Core didn't include the 480p mode for the PS2 version, still was a great looking title for an early PS2 game: the fire, water, fog and smoke effects are some of the prettiest on the console. The architecture was impressive too! Lara looked good but I wish the facial Expression thing Core bragged about had panned out better - they looked kinda iffy. I always liked Jonelle Elliot as Lara and would welcome her back!

@mv0921_

4 жыл бұрын

Good points lol

@k.nielsen5589

Жыл бұрын

amen

I think the controls are better with keyboard, they aren't great (they never were) but i never had the problems i see in your video when i played this game

Nice vid. I like some of your deadpan 👍

Ok ok you've convinced me! I'll buy it already! ;D

Great review. The only thing I don't understand is why you were racing the flame in the fire room in the hall of seasons. All you have to do is stand still in the beginning, allow the flame to light the room on fire, and then progress. The fire room is honestly one of the easier rooms from the hall of seasons, but you made it incredibly difficult for yourself, much more than it needed to be. But that's my only pet-peeve. The rest of the review was on point and just really well done.

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

shiluxx when I tried letting it pass I still got torched. I had to outrun the fire. If it's not supposed to be that way there's another bug to add to the list.

@shiluxx

6 жыл бұрын

Hmm... that's so strange it didn't work for you. I'm pretty sure the developers wanted you watch the flame ignite the room. Especially the way the camera pans away when Lara first enters the room. Staying behind the flame while it passes forward to ignite the room never resulted in me catching on fire. I only caught on fire if I got in front of it. As long as I stayed behind it I was fine. But if you stayed at the entrance position, and still caught on fire, this game is WAY more buggy than I thought. I wonder if it's a difference in the PC vs PS2 version. I have the PS2. But I will say you have mad TR skills since you were able to beat the flame. That is some awesome platforming to be able do under time constraints in such a broken game. 😊

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

The speedrun tech nobody wanted

I'm glad to see you back. :)

a tip about the fire level in the hall of seasons the big wave of fire that sweeps over the lava is something you can just wait for, you dont have to cross the area before it sweeps there

You need to review the playstation version...it is way less glitchy

How crazy not once when i played this game on PC did she move that way. A patch really goes a long way, i followed tomb raider series for decades and glad i was a fan at the time to be able to download a patch that included dual pistols havent played the game any other way.

They made a DVD game using Angel of Darkness. No surprise that it was far better than both the PC and PS2 game.

Literally so many things left unexplained… like how does she know karel, how does she know to use the frisbee to kill him? another funny thing you highlighted is how Lara acts like Amanda in legend over being ‘left’ in a tomb XD

I just love Lara's struggling expressions as she tries desperately to exit that buggy crawl space, even she's wondering what the fuck is going on! HAHAHAHA!!

This was my first tomb raider game so sad it was not finished Dang you Christmas sales

Have been waiting for so long :D

This is the first game I ever completed on a console .

I'm kind of curious if the recent Restoration patches would change your opinion!

If the upgrade system were removed and the camera and controls were tweaked a bit, this would be a very enjoyable title.

I believe you can switch targets in this game with ALT. Of course the game never bothers to tell you this. I do love this game, though. I really like the atmosphere.

@budyboy5076

5 жыл бұрын

This is the only way to defeat Boaz as kurtis.

actually this level have two ways to end it and go to the hide out. You can pay the door man of the graveyard (he is some were in the level a guy with brown skin and black hair he wares glasses but iam not sure if he does ware them), and you can get to the graveyard and after Bouchards hide out. The game was supposed to have more than two ways to end this level (I cant remeber now how many) but came out unfinished XD as we all know the story. Thank you eidos now you gave to square enix and made one copy of unchated grats. Rly cool videos by the way bro I have watched at least all them nice !! You are true tombraider bro Keep it up!

Actually i think RISE OF TOMB RAIDER's Jacob character is meant to be a much better written version of Kurtis since it seems Reboot Lara's scenes have a interesting dynamic to them. Plus i never really cared for Kurtis at all and basically he was the most horrible idea to come out at the end of the old TOMB RAIDER series. The only Lara Croft "love interest" i liked and would enjoy seeing more is Samantha from the 2013 reboot game, at least she made sense in a way for Lara that the forced Kurtis stuff never did, heck even there scenes within comic book about the game seemed really painfully forced to the point where Lara shouldn't be thinking of even having a "love interest" at all. Which isn't sad for her really

They really need to remake this game on the switch and remove all the glitches

19:25 the guards flash after they are knocked out and then disappear which I find ridiculous, reminds me of older 80's-90's games but for a 2003 game it feels..weird.

It does have tank controls. What game were you playing?

About the blade thing for the maximum containment boss, Kurtis just uses it automatically, you don't need to go into your inventory for it. You also don't "suddenly posses" the Aqua-lung, its a pick-up in Vault of Trophies, you just didn't notice that you picked it up.

@TheGameStatistic

5 жыл бұрын

I was def mashing action next to the thing when i downed it. Maybe i was in the wrong spot to trigger it. I need to replay vault of trophies it seems. If thats the case, thats def my bad.

@samz8691

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameStatistic Yeah you have to "Kill" it 4 times before Kurtis stabs it because that boss fight needed padded out.

@TheGameStatistic

5 жыл бұрын

Damn. AOD probably needs more time invested into it for a re review

@samz8691

5 жыл бұрын

@The Game Statistic I'd suggest not using the control fix thing you used, its why Lara does a 180 turn when you move backwards. (it was used in the PS2 version which apparently used a more similar to LAU movement style.) if you do decide to re-review it. I do think a good chunk of your complainst stand true. Such as Karel literally coming out of nowhere since Core didn't get around to making the cutscene where he actually introduces himself to Lara since Eidos wanted it out for Christmas. Or never getting the duals without cheating/using a program to use Debugging mode on PC.Though you did make a few mistakes, Pierre outright says he rang his ex in advance and during the Boaz boss (though this is only mentioned in the manual of the PC version since the PS2 version is apparently an even more buggy mess.) you can press roll to switch targets so Kurtis targets a pod and while that last crawlspace is too buggy for lara to crawl back out of, you can still use the front-crawlspace flip from Chronicles to get out.

@samz8691

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameStatistic I've also done a guide for having dual pistols in AOD without infinite ammo like the normal cheat option if you're going to replay it and want the duals during it. www.tombraiderforums.com/showthread.php?t=222357

It's crazy to think I beat the entire game without knowing that sprinting jump even existed, they also never teach you about going prone as far as I know which I did accidentally discover but was probably only useful once or twice. I also found it 'funny' that using ladders and sprinting doesn't affect her stamina of all things

I love you and ur series so much. Tr was my intro to you. I wuv u

I don't like this game, but I love this video, I love how you narrate these videos, you go into a lot of detail :)

The little running joke about kurtis being naruto made me laugh more than i'd like to admit. I grew up on this game and loved it. It's a horrible game controls, mechanics, and physics-wise though. The story (the ORIGINAL, full story) & atmosphere/music were among the best in tomb raider imo.

Nice review of each portion of the game

I noticed that several explanations you give for needless difficult parts of the game are you making it that way. In TR3 you don't have to go down the chimney in Thames Wharf with the fire still on, and in this game, despite the massive props I give to you for actually doing that, you didn't have to get over Sanctuary of Flame's central oil pool before it ignites. I've tried that as a challenge and I could never do it, but presenting it as you HAVE to do that is exaggerating things. For some of your complaints, there are real solutions, and so the real problem is telegraphing. Otherwise, solid analysis.

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

I didn't have to cross it before it ignited. FUCK ME!

Yeah the credits are exclusive to the ps2 version (like a free camera and blood effects) I somewhat like this game, generally its issues didn't effect me, and most of its issues is due to the publisher deadline, Its better than 2013 and a decent part of Rise Anyway, with exploration instead of "OH GOD EXPLOSIONS AND CRUMBLING" keys jingling, and the plot/Lara are nowhere near as obnoxious, seriously can we even say 2013 has a story? it literally avoids any attempt to actually depict Lara transforming into a bad ass, I never had the "Lara 360 turning when the camera changes" issue, at least on PC with keyboard controls without the control fix, and in my version of the bouchard limo cutscene the windows were tinted, Maybe its a graphics setting issue? I know the lowest texture quality makes a paper with a code unreadable at one point so its possibly that?

My dumbass sidejumped over a ledge and paused to save it so I didn't have to go back four levels because I forgot to save. I saved mid fall, and so everytime I reloaded, I fell to my death. I had to restart the game. Still haven't beat it 😁

@erroldunn5947

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahah I did that once too I recall and I just gave in and had to start all over again from the start of that level....HATED IT!! I would love for this game to get a LEGEND style reboot.

The controls for this game was a nightmare. I quick 1st level from being pissed

It's a shame. I thought of playing it, but I don't think I can tolerate it. You took a while for this video, I guess after playing through chronicles, suffering through another buggy mess was kind of daunting! Atleast now the two most terrible ones are out of the way, you can look forward to the rest.

@tjc3644

7 жыл бұрын

The bugs tend to be small little things tbh, nothing game ending. Although I did play console version which did have less glitches

@joshuajackson4742

7 жыл бұрын

I'd play it if I were you. I got used to handling her pretty fast, and honestly I didn't experience any game changing bugs. I really enjoyed this game, it's better than legend and underworld.

Dante:my clothes can regenerate Lara:i can change my clothes instantly.

I've watched 6 of these reviews so far I feel stronger now

The vanilla edition doesn't have all of these control issues (it still has quite many annoying control bugs), are you sure some of these aren't caused by the mods you're using?

I just saw you made the same mistake I did dying in the fire level 50 times. Then I found out, thanks to a classmate who was watching me play back then, that you can wait until the fire wave is gone. He never played the game, just thought it'd work. And it did. It was the absolute worst.

I'm literally binge watching all your tomb raider reviews, who's the guy from the meme " Remember me?", lmao.

@TheGameStatistic

4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Higgs. Samus's best black friend

Just discovered these reviews and absolutely love them. I own this game on both pc and ps2. I played it a lot growing up on ps2, and I can say it is a tremendously different game on pc. Don't get me wrong, the ps2 game is glitchy and Lara does have a couple issues; however, she handles MUCH better than she does on pc. The pc version is sometimes unplayable, whereas the ps2 version is mostly fun. xD Also fun fact 32:40 you can press 'roll' during targeting to target a new enemy/pod

@TheGameStatistic

4 жыл бұрын

That one's been pointed out to me. Wish there was some way of knowing that :/. my guess was that it was probably in the game manual? Maybe i'm wrong

@aaronsmith8644

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameStatistic nah, the manual (at least the ps2 version) explains about as much as Lara herself. I remember being stuck on Boaz for weeks as a kid because I thought I was just supposed to unload his infinite ammo into her. This game is wild. Still much love for it though

@samz8691

4 жыл бұрын

@@aaronsmith8644 The Ps2 Version (apparently only some early copies though.) has an manual thats incomplete, the PC manual mentions it.

I honestly don't remember the game being this glitchy and obtuse when I played all thos years ago, and I wasn't an especially patient kid. I'm surprised I ever managed to beat it, probably couldn't be bothered nowadays

What this game could have been... At least it had a good soundtrack.

When Lara complains to von croy about leaving her is not because what happens in tr4! It’s in the official book that Lara gets rescued and then von croy tries to bring her back to civilization but she refuses and stays with the tribe that rescued her and he leaves her

@TheGameStatistic

4 жыл бұрын

I've been informed. Still if your game requires external media to understand the story that's not good. That should've really been in the game.

@PhilipMarigold

4 жыл бұрын

The Game Statistic True 🤷‍♂️

@samz8691

4 жыл бұрын

It was ment to be in the game but then the deadline got drastically shortened so Core had to leave it out.There was even an unfinished version of one of the cutscenes leaked online.

The glitching could just be the pc version, because I don't think the PS2 had that many problems when I used to play it

I've completed the metroid prime games super metroid and most of the Zelda's and this is still my favourite game so that should tell you how much of a work of art this is stunning game

awesome

have you heard of the song?

Imo this game is underrated. I like it's more darker atmosphere, while the controls are stiffer than the originals. But I got used to it real quick, but then again I've played the PS2 version.

will you ever review project eden?

@TheGameStatistic

3 жыл бұрын

Du Wha?

@eisenhornoverlip4724

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameStatistic project eden was a game developed by core designs for the ps2 two years before angel of darkness. It actually received some good scores, and is a pretty good game.

@TheGameStatistic

3 жыл бұрын

huh. i am a fan of core and ps2 games.

@eisenhornoverlip4724

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameStatistic yeah,maybe you should give a shot one day

It's been 16 years since I played the PS2 version, but I seem to remember that you could unlock interviews with the development team in which they proudly congratulated themselves on their remarkable achievements with the Angel of Darkness. Hmm...like you (and everyone else) I blame Lara's piss-poor controls for the disaster the game became. It's such a shame, really. The graphics still look pretty good in places, and although the level design won't give you an erection, some of the environments look beautiful. And this is also my favorite look for Lara. She may look more realistic today, but here, she was just the right blend of pixelated pixie and cartoon lust object.

It was the best move back then to handle the franchise to Crystal Dynamics, it really helped Lara move into a new era and give up the clunky controls that never should have made it past 2000. The sacrifice though was that it took roughly 10 years after Angel of Darkness to reintroduce some of the RPG elements, albeit in a proper way.

You sound like Ray Romano

In my top 3

Best game in the franchise

OMG. I never saw it but Kurtis is totally Naruto.

@rayeendelance7629

6 жыл бұрын

It’s not an anime video game, so... how is that possible Kurtis & Naruto are alike? Because of their running speed? Lmao

@hdhdhedhdh986

6 жыл бұрын

Rayeen Delance and their fighting style and the shuriken thing

@hdhdhedhdh986

6 жыл бұрын

Rayeen Delance doesn't have to be an anime video game for characters to be similar. Lmao

@rayeendelance7629

6 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t called Kurtis “Naruto” entire time just because of their similar powers like what this guy (KZreadr’s video) keeps calling Kurtis as “Naruto” instead of saying his real name. Anyways, from Kurtis Trent... there was going to be spin off game of his when you could see that Kurtis found and kill demons. I think it was going to be name as The Demon Hunter from Kurtis’s spin off game adventure... if that’s what you wondering about Kurtis Trent being on TRAOD.

Why Adam gontier is in this game?

@verytrusfrated

5 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the ONLY one who thought that when I was a kid!

So excited to see legend next!

@TheGameStatistic

7 жыл бұрын

Already beat it and grabbed all the footage. The wait ain't gonna be long.

@acroft2018

7 жыл бұрын

The Game Statistic Legend is beatable in a day, so I'm not surprised you blasted through it. It controls beautifully too, which only helps. It's one of my favorite TR games but I can't wait for you to rip it a new one like only you can :D

I remember trying the demo back in the day and uninstalling it almost immediately. Shame, it looks like it could have been pretty good.