Plush Strife Hayes is only available for 2 weeks, so get me before I am gone! youtooz.com/products/josh-strife-hayes-plush-9-inch

@ericrhodes5174

3 ай бұрын

I'd spend all my life just to get through your head!

@LC-th3mi

3 ай бұрын

Goddammit. I literally clicked on the comments to type 'Plush Strife Hayes' only to see I was beaten to it. Touché, Strife-Hayes. Touché.

@stuckinaloop6637

3 ай бұрын

The 23rd is my birthday if someone wants to gift me one!

@SolarShado

3 ай бұрын

"jar by the radiator" you say? iregretunderstanding.png

@Mickey_Valentine

3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤ i lived to see the day where i can sleep with a 9 inch Josh tucked between my legs 🫶😊 thanks josh ❤ it is gorgeous as a collectible and as an emotional support for 2nd degree levels existencial problems :) you look great

There are dinosaurs in level 1, at the final zipline you can take a path to the final secret and fight two of them.

@mismisimognomo101

3 ай бұрын

2 T-Rex was mind blowing 🤯

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

Clarification: you need to drop down and grab the ledge INSTEAD of going down the zipline.

@steelfallenangel

3 ай бұрын

Was a bit surprised this wasnt mentioned

@kegluneq6306

3 ай бұрын

He...he just skipped the t-rexes???

@liam4184

3 ай бұрын

I played tomb raider a lot as a kid and never noticed them. It's only when I watched a youtube video 10 years ago that I found out there were dinosaurs in TR2.

my mum passed away three weeks ago and i will never forget the christmas when she got me a playstation with alien trilogy, final fantasy 7, and tomb raider 2. we played tomb raider 2 all christmas and into the new year. she loved watching me play games thank you for this video, i will watch it with mum in mind

@grandmasterofthrow6238

3 ай бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. It sounds like your mom was an awesome person. ♥

@18jk

3 ай бұрын

Sending some ❤ - in about two weeks it'll be a year since losing my brother. He showed me everything I know really. He liked tomb raider back in the day. GTA was his favorite.

@leeweesquee

3 ай бұрын

❤

@camrunner6633

3 ай бұрын

Bet you never beat alien trilogy, that game is unreal hard

@mattybob12310

3 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss

Its amazing how universal the memory of locking the butler in the freezer is pre youtube and all the social media

@maissak1039

2 ай бұрын

Right? No matter where in the world you are from or how old you where, we all did it.

@AC-hj9tv

2 ай бұрын

😂😂Good times

@TheNomad2727

2 ай бұрын

as soon as he did that bit I had completely forgotten I did the same thing! LOL

@TheNomad2727

2 ай бұрын

Its hilarious as I did the same thing but had completely forgotten about doing that

@EKensai

Ай бұрын

Hear Hear! 🔔

Cheers for the shoutout! It sounds like you're enjoying the remasters as much as I am 🥂💖

@laurinseidelmann6652

3 ай бұрын

Oh my-bless you for being we all need when replaying these classics.

@JoeZUGOOLA

2 ай бұрын

Stella! You're the hero of Tombraider playthroughs!!

@Hazel1312

Ай бұрын

Legend

i was thinking yesterday that i hadn't seen a video of yours in a while. glad we're connecting via our minds

@AlkaRez

3 ай бұрын

Bro wtf same

@KingLich451

3 ай бұрын

🤯

@ken-star1

3 ай бұрын

Same here

@ForumArcade

3 ай бұрын

But, and just hear me out here, wouldn't you rather connect via your genitals?

@atedalynvlog5975

3 ай бұрын

Woah literally the same here 😳 I was scrolling through both his channels to make sure I didn't miss a recent upload 😅

Hey Josh, two things I'd like to point out after the Great Wall section: 1.: each level has 3 secrets and the game rewards you for finding all 3 of them in a single level by giving you health packs/ammunitions and sometimes even weapons. For example, if you find all 3 Dragons in the Great Wall level, you will get the grenade launcher early on 2.: you missed the secret easter egg/bonus area at the end of the Great Wall: before using the zipline, you can actually make your way to the bottom of the pit where you'll find not one, but two T-Rexes and the third Dragon of the level

@daemonbane1

3 ай бұрын

Pretty sure the T-rexes also protect the grenade launcher (its not an end of mission reward, its a ground pickup), much like the early pickup Uzi is hidden in a ceiling hole in Venice.

@uspo8326

3 ай бұрын

​@@daemonbane1 You get the grenade launcher for getting all 3 secrets in great wall

@JoeZUGOOLA

2 ай бұрын

If he missed these then I do know what to think 🤔😢

@VodKaVK

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same about the T-Rexes!

@nicodemogawronski2052

2 ай бұрын

Oh I remember this one :D

One of my favourite things about this series is seeing what happens in all of these games that I couldn't get past the first level as a child.

@pitchdark2024

2 ай бұрын

8 year old me was stuck on the great wall level the first area for 9 months.. i accidentally found the opening at the top of the section after countless hours trying to find where to go.. but boy the excitement i felt when I saw more of the game after 9 months running around the same area was prob the happiest part of my whole childhood xD

The first game had loads of full jumps right from the early levels, it wasn’t mostly reserved for the later stages. Grabbing diagonal ledges was also fairly frequent in the first game as well. Walking through spikes etc to not take damage was also a part of the first game.

accidentally saving instead of loading and needing to restart the game taught me a valuable lesson. Leapfrog saves and keep a backup.

@Narque

3 ай бұрын

hit f5 to save

@gameguy1337

3 ай бұрын

@@NarqueInstructions unclear. Can't find the f5 button on the playstation controller.

@Narque

3 ай бұрын

@@gameguy1337 haha yeah for console i guess you gotta just be carefull not to load when u want to save XD

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

@@Narque it's worse when it's the opposite, and you save instead of loading. I softlocked myself twice in Remaster already, box near blade trap in Great Pyramid of 1 and saving while sliding down the ramp in Oil Rig in 2. Spot with fires below.

@jcage1022

3 ай бұрын

@@KasumiRINA it also feels more your fault when you save instead of loading, since you had to navigate to the save screen manually. All ya gotta do is be careful, and work to build the muscle memory. Keep you finger away from the action button until you're certain you're about to perform the action you want to. Takes time, but eventually becomes as second nature as the tank controls.

I remember my dad driving me over an hour away to buy a second hand copy of Tomb Raider II that we saw for sale in a magazine. The level of excitement in that journey and first booting up the game was through the roof.

Damn I loved tomb raider 1-3. I was 9 when TR2 was released and played it so much. It is incredible how patient we all were at the young age and took dozens of hours finding out where to go. I bet my older me isn't patient enough to beat the game. I currently also play older games from NES and SNES and my god I am so bad. Just tried street fighter 2 on SNES and I couldn't even beat the first enemy. Really shows how we were used to hard clunky things back then and aren't it anymore.

@peachesandcream22

3 ай бұрын

If you want a modern game which has same vibes as Street Fighter, I recommend you Mother Russia Bleeds. Try to pass this game without healing yourself (spoiler: no usage of syringes will lead you to good ending).

Just have to say, I have been pretty sick recently and I have watched this video in bursts when I could. It has genuinely made me feel less bad. Even if only for an hour an a half, this actively made my life better than it would have been without it. Cheers Josh. You did good.

Oh dear god the Venice level had BOATS? i SWAM everywhere... no wonder i could never beat it.

@nikkireigns

3 ай бұрын

😂😂

@grimace4257

3 ай бұрын

☹️

@BlueMageDaisen

3 ай бұрын

Ironically the swimming option is kinda useful There's a timed door... but the time ticks down on audio cues You can't hear the audio while underwater and you can go underneath the mines that would trash your boat So you can just leisurely swim to the end of the level with an infinite timer

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

​@@BlueMageDaisen you are swimming too slow for the timer so the entire 2nd half of the level is opening two gates to get a shortcut for the boat. HOWEVER, if instead of going to the ramp you swim through a small opening to the left after pushing the button that opens the end level gate, game doesn't trigger the timer. I only found it out in the remaster but it was always like that.

@lasskinn474

3 ай бұрын

@@KasumiRINAwhat he meant is that the timer doesn't run when underwater(on some version, dunno), so the timer doesn't matter.

My dad, uncle and myself beat this together when I was young. Quite nostalgic.

@SandwichGlitch

3 ай бұрын

Me, my two sisters,mum and dad used to sit around the PC together and play Tomb Raider or LucasArts games... We never understood the stigma of the lonely gamer kids 😂

@KingLich451

3 ай бұрын

One of my earliest memory is watching mine dad play this game. There's nothing quite like the 90's adventure games.

@goatstix7750

3 ай бұрын

My grandfather was in his 50s and was never a gamer before or after tomb raider on the ps1. He played chess and did crosswords, Tomb raider is a perfect game for people inclined to use their brain. It’s a mature game of brainpower thinking, hand eye coordination and the ability to think outside of the box. These fundamentals are exactly why the game succeeded, it was pure brain power at the time. It’s satisfying knowing a lot of people struggle with this game, but most people do struggle with hard things like chess or snooker or a cryptic crossword, most people aren’t bothered to want to be competent at those things becuase it requires to much effort and time. People prefer to just play uno or a game that doesn’t rely on having to use your iq. Been playing 28 years now and won’t be stopping in my lifetime.

@369TurtleMan

3 ай бұрын

My dad, uncle and myself beat a man to death in 1978 and the police turned a blind eye

@Jonno8825

3 ай бұрын

@@KingLich451 BROTHER!!! Do you also have DooM in those early memories?

"Mandatory damage" is such a strange concept. Most games have ways to prevent fall damage but Tomb Raider is just like "you will take the pain and like it."

@NAWWMANNN

Ай бұрын

In the lore Lara Croft must be breaking her ankles like 4 times a week. Or she has the strongest ankles in human history lol

36:40 Nah Remaster didn't add that, it somehow lost the water effects in classic mode. You can see it doesnt include backgrounds distorting when behind water, the sheen that changes water color with a gradient, or translucent ripples. All these effects and sound muffling were in original game but are strangely absent in Remaster's classic mode are absent.

8:30 his mother is very proud

@pessimisticpals

3 ай бұрын

Tommy?

@GustavoFernandesKing

3 ай бұрын

She must be, he has worked in 6 thousand games just between the release of tomb raider 1 and 2

@SpecShadow

3 ай бұрын

he recently sold his house - quite a view

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

Jokes aside, butler was voiced by Nathan McCree, the game's composer.

@maa-honey7979

3 ай бұрын

7 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS!

I feel so validated that I'm not the only one freaked out by the deep water in Diving Area and 40 Fathoms. In fact, I also had recurring nightmares as a kid about Tomb Raider, only mine was being trapped in the opening part of 40 Fathoms, and even if I paused the game, the sharks would still eat me.

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

I found Tomb Raider very scary as a kid, but for some bizarre reason, all of my TR-related dreams weren't nightmares but "eureka" moments where I found a path that wasn't there before in an area I was stuck... only to wake up and see it's not there. 40 Fathoms was scariest probably, drowning, unlike dragon attacks, is a real danger.

@toddclawson3619

3 ай бұрын

Those great white sharks freaked me out so you weren't the only one. Starting the mission underwater with everything so dark and having to basically fumble your way around knowing that a bunch of sharks are after you was terrifying.

@peachesandcream22

3 ай бұрын

The whole Atlantis location in the 1st Tomb Raider was a nightmare fuel for any very young player. Pulsing walls with flesh and meat, gorrific Atlantean monsters who act crazy, scream like animals and take a lot of your health, a lot of scary traps. GIANT BALLS ON WALLS which make you fear they explode and throw another Atlantean on you if you even sneeze near them. Even switches were horrific cause they had sprites of torsos. The mini-boss looking like a flesh-and-bones monkey-like giant monster with no legs, which, if it grabs you, instantly kills you by smashing your body on the ground like you're some kind of toy and then throwing you away after it gets bored playing with you.

@alansmith4655

2 ай бұрын

Yup. Even the inside of the ship was freaky.

I suspect locking enemies in rooms like the butler was never used because while every player locked him in the freezer, it was not intended and it never occurred to the devs.

@Dontasticats

6 күн бұрын

Yeah that part raised my eyebrow a bit, that was a wild line of thought. "Everyone did this, why did the devs not retroactively add this into the game as a boss mechanic after everyone did it?"

I remember the butler giving me jump scares as a kid when he comes in around the corners lol.

I helped my older brother kill the dragon back when this first came out. He cheesed it behind a column and wouldn't stop shooting after seeing that it revives. I asked him about the thing on its chest after it fell over for the fifth time and asked if that's the dagger from the intro movie. He said yes, and I said that he should try pulling it out because that's how the dragon died in the cutscene.

@mcclintick

2 ай бұрын

i helped my brother beat the final boss in Yoshi's Island

Oh my God it's the first Sequel video of any of the games covered in this channel! I can't wait to see more Golden Sun, God of War and Armored Core in here!

@ShadeTheNightWing

3 ай бұрын

I'm hopeful for a new Devil May Cry or Silent Hill video

@paulwoodford1984

3 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to see how he copes with TR3. lol

@inferno14142

3 ай бұрын

I am patiently waiting for God of War

@WoobertAIO

3 ай бұрын

@@ShadeTheNightWing Devil May Cry 2 is one of the experiences of all time, for sure

@ShadeTheNightWing

3 ай бұрын

@@WoobertAIO I can only imagine all the things that would be said

Cannot believe you didn’t reference the two T rex’s on the first level. One of the best secret’s in any game, let alone the TR series.

TR2 is my all time favorite game followed closely by TR3. Love this in-depth video.

Tommy Tallarico was actually the first American to ever work on the Tomb Raider 2 team.

@fykz489

3 ай бұрын

his mother is very proud

@coreypayne9401

3 ай бұрын

I really appreciate how Tommy did all the artwork for the game, voiced Lara Croft, designed the levels and single-handedly cured cancer in his spare time. That was nice of him.

@Oroberus

3 ай бұрын

Well, actually Tommy was the first American to ever work in the whole games industry, proven fact

@danieljstanley5547

3 ай бұрын

i can hear the damned logo sound "tommy tallarico studios"

@coreypayne9401

3 ай бұрын

@@Oroberus Nolan Bushnell and Atari take all the credit, but we all know it was Tommy. Tommy also invented open-heart surgery and gave a woman the very first vaginal orgasm.

it's so lovely to hear about your thalassophobia in the level (diving area) that directly precedes one of the most famously thalassophobic places in videogame history (40 fathoms)

@saschaberger3212

3 ай бұрын

I find running around barefooted in a rusty old ship way more terrifying

@kyucumbear

3 ай бұрын

@@saschaberger3212 Maybe the medkits all feature tetanus shots lol

@wishiwascooler

2 ай бұрын

That area after the sub crashes at the beginning of the 40 fathoms level scared the shit out of me as a kid lol

@AC-hj9tv

2 ай бұрын

​@@kyucumbearlol

"I am nine inches, which is also the height of this plushie." Bravo, Josh, tickled me silly. 😂

This is one of my favourite series on KZread at the moment. Thanks for the great second monitor entertainment.

22:53 No don't tank the damage. You gotta get behind the enemies and stay behind them so they can't shoot you. This is where the mid air flip is key.

@kmca1126

3 ай бұрын

There wasn't a tutorial for Josh to know that.....

@HCProds1

3 ай бұрын

And you would know this how? Exactly.

@kmca1126

3 ай бұрын

@@HCProds1 It was quite common in games from that period to not fully explain the mechanics, so the players had to read guides or figure it out themselves, which personally I had no issues doing as 10 year old. However, I do agree with Josh that the tutorial in this game is lacking a lot compared to the one in TR1. And as for using the jump flip during combat, well that is up to the player to be creative with the mechanics the game offers, a characteristic that is severely lacking in modern games.

@mrvenom88

3 ай бұрын

@@HCProds1 I knew this at eight years old just by playing the game.

@paulwoodford1984

3 ай бұрын

Yes, these games are for people with a brain. No hand holding!

My father and I played these games together when i was young. he passed away a few years ago. fuck cancer. Tomb Raider 2 was our favorite.

@Gorbachoph

3 ай бұрын

Sorry about your loss brother. I lost my mother 4 weeks ago. Crushing. Stay strong.

@asteroth1986

3 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about your loss. You should play the new remasters, they’re very good. It’s nostalgia thru the roof.

@NewExile

3 ай бұрын

My dad introduced me to Double Dragon by dropping a coin in, calling me over and saying "Here, hit this button". Fuck cancer.

@RerunTheWizard

3 ай бұрын

Cancer got my pops too. Fuck cancer .

41:06 That awkward moment when you sign up for a ship crew and you realize you need to be good at platforming to climb up the top bunk.

50:45 "Aww this boat is pregnant with another smaller boat!" I don't know why but that sent me.

I think you missed two important things about this game 1) you can actually avoid gunfire damage by jumping side to side or by rolling behind enemies (they turn slowly and won’t shoot while turning) 2) the game rewards exploration with guns and ammo (especially finding all secrets) which in turn makes combat way way easier. It’s entirely possible to beat the game and never fire lara’s default pistols past venice. The added firepower removes much of the frustration about combat and, personally, I even find it fun. I also had childhood nightmares spurned by this game, especially one in which I was swimming in this colossal, pitch black tank full of water and no matter how hard I tried, I never made it to the surface… the 40 fathoms level really made an impression on kid me lmao. Great video btw.

@mrvenom88

3 ай бұрын

He also claims you can be softlocked by running out of flares, but this is only true in underwater areas because you can use pistol muzzle flash as a (shitty) light source.

@calemr

3 ай бұрын

So, you can be soft locked by running out of flares just before an underwater section? ​@@mrvenom88

@AkiSan0

3 ай бұрын

@@mrvenom88i always thought they were the better flares, as they are infinite. :D

@stalkinghollow1025

3 ай бұрын

My childhood nightmare was caused by the deathscreen from Crash Bandicoot Warped. Child me couldn't understand what Uka Uka was saying which made it even creepier.

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

They show how to fight gun enemies in the game's attract screen demo! The one with rats. I forgot about it, but yeah it wasn't designed with tanking damage in mind. It's just half of TR1 enemies can be easily cheesed by climbing on a block so they needed to add opponents that need more involved combat in the sequel. Last Revelation ups that by making enemies block most of your shots (except a satisfying point blank shotgun) and skeletons that need explosions or headshots to be killed. Really great game, I see TR4 an 2 as the best ones.

Josh danced with Lara Croft, noice.

@AC-hj9tv

2 ай бұрын

Big pimp

@harrisontownsend910

2 ай бұрын

"They should call me pimp daddy Payne" -Major Payne.

I have just finished binging most of this series, so delighted to have another! Thanks Josh!

I have so many fond memories of this game. Awesome to see you cover it!

One thing I noticed when I was younger I'm not sure many people know is that the audio track in the opening cinematic when all the arrows are shot is the same one they used in Braveheart in the first big war when they fling all the arrows at the Scots. I had to go back and forth between them over and over until I was sure. It's like the most random game trivia lol I always thought the second dude to get shot sounded familiar. Not sure if it's some bought clip or they ripped it off the movie.

@brokenevolution5426

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for confirming my long founded suspcions as a kid. I abused my dads Braveheart VHS because I kept going back and forth between that scene and the game trying to see if I was right. I thought I was just crazy all this time.

@mismisimognomo101

3 ай бұрын

O M G

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

There are TONS of stock sounds used in Tomb Raider. Someone made a compilation of all movies and TR using the "roll" sound for various falls and many other sounds are taken from audio libraries so yeah good catch!

@Areala21

3 ай бұрын

An awful lot of sound effects from film, television, and video games are pulled from the same standard libraries that have been around for decades. Every so often, you'll get a game where they deliberately pull specific sound effects from a different specific source (like the original Golden Axe pulling its enemy death screams from the film "First Blood"), but there's a massive standard library of sounds like swords being drawn/sheathed, arrows being fired, people screaming, footsteps across various surfaces, flickering fire, and creaking doors that show up across varied media. I'm pretty sure this is the case with the Tomb Raider games, although I'm not 100% positive and happy to be proven wrong if someone knows better. :)

@mimmikibilly

3 ай бұрын

I always get excited when I hear Darkstalkers sound effects in other games/media, because it's a kinda obscure franchise, but I also think those sound effects come from another source, too.

the first three games are a massive nostalgia trip for me. just like tekken 3 , medievil or any ps1 game . the graphics artstyle makes me go blank and relive those moments when i played demo discs which had black backside.... or games in the small CD plastic box as if it was a music CD. late evening, warm tea, supper and tomb raider. amazing times

Just rewatched the Tomb Raider video, and got this one reccomended to me. So happy you continue this series.

Another great video. I really love your approach to the revisits.

That jump at the end of the bartoli hideout level is actually possible. It's in some guides as a shortcut (thanks Stella) and I did it myself while playing the remasters.

@potchary8366

3 ай бұрын

Some of the ledges behave weirdly in the way that you can't jump and grab it, but when you hold forward facing the wall and then press and hold Action, she will jump up and grab the ledge. TR1 had a ledge like this, too.

@unsavourylittlerunt

3 ай бұрын

​@@potchary8366It's because she can reach slightly higher with the action button than manually jumping

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

@@potchary8366 yeah, the second secret in Caves, the opening level. There are also a few jumps that are the other way around, you cannot forward + action them, have to jump then grab.

Good review. Back in the 90s being given unlimited saves was easier than extra level design with contextual clues (I guess) Missing the T-Rexes in the first level probably meant Josh never noticed that getting 3 secrets gives you ammo and an early weapon as well... que sera, sera...

Useful tip for fighting dudes with guns (there will be more of them in TR3): Get behind them and don't let them face you. Then you won't take damage. The rolling button is your best friend for that.

@puliego3650

3 ай бұрын

Was looking for this comment. Gun enemies in TR2 are hard only when you're facing them. Their AI is quite dull, so getting behind them and then roll when they turn around makes it possible to take no damage at all. Can be challenging with multiple enemies, or enemies that are on high ledges, but you won't encounter those too often.

@elibonham4388

Ай бұрын

​@@puliego3650exactley it actually makes the combat the easiest of the 3 games until later because u get a pick up after every fight

I love the way you breakdown the whole game from start to finish.

Watching new people play the remastered games and having issues with the tank controls makes me feel like a god, especially with the vehicles. If you play these games enough you start to understand the flow of the grid layout. Controlling Lara begins to feel smooth and extremely satisfying. And to touch on your point about being able to climb things that might not be obvious, I ran around Bartoli's Hideout for hours before remembering I could climb the bookshelves.

@unsavourylittlerunt

3 ай бұрын

I think vehicles control exactly the same besides the button layout being changed around

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

Bartoli's Hideout has several places like that. First is in the opening hall, where there is a useless block at the top and a few ledges and a balcony with a goon... you don't need ANY of that, she can jump up from the ground level and just grab the ladder, and pull up. Immediately after that there's a few balcony jumps followed by a drop to dobermans. Another part is with the chandeliers. I couldn't figure out how to climb to the top so I just... eh... got the key by grabbing ledge early so she'd land on feet. And finally, it's that spot that Remaster fails to improve by keeping books as flat texture, the library. Lara climbs a lot in TR2, but all surfaces before it were nets and ladders, it's TR3 and 4 that would add a lot of unconventional climbing surfaces... so people get stuck there. One of the weirdest levels in the game, but that's why I like it.

@peachesandcream22

3 ай бұрын

Lara controls are pretty decent for 90s but let's all colectively agree that vehicles SUCK ASS in classic TR games. 1st Tomb Raider was NOT created for vehicles and when Core was pushed by Eidos to create a 2nd game in less than a year, they took the 95% of the previous game to make it quickly. They didn't think about how TR enviroment is absolutely vehicle unfriendly. They fixed it a bit in The Last Revelation but it's still bad even for 90s game.

@PivotHeld

3 ай бұрын

just shows how weetarded people have become.

The Swan Dive might change jump distances somewhat, but it does also significantly increase fall damage if you do it onto land... It makes sense since Lara's diving onto ground face first using it.

@SaveMeXenu

3 ай бұрын

Yep. I remember dying to jumps that normally I would only take a bit of damage from with the swan dive.

It's probably worth pointing out that a common criticism of the remaster trilogy is that the modern control scheme locks out a number of Lara's movement abilities, and makes some platforming sequences impossible unless you switch back to the classic controls for the puzzle bit.

I am so happy that Josh Strife covers up my favourite franchise. TR 3-4 holds a special place in my heart. They were the first video games that I owned and played non-stop with my late father, discussed with my friends at school. Figuring out a new secret path or ending a level felt sooo rewarding. I played through both games with my father watching and remembering old times 3 years ago. After his passing, I sealed these games as my memory relics. Everytime I want to remember times with him, I just pop in one of these and travel back 20 years in time. Thank you Josh.

I still love it. Playing the remake these days and already finished 1&2, working on 3. I miss games games like this. I’ve been lied to, told it was nostalgia. I miss old games.

I think Tomb Raider 3 was the game where; in a Jungle environment, you're able to shoot something hanging from a vine that you need. When I got to this section after playing all 3 games with my Grandmother in a row, we got stuck on this puzzle for an entire morning+afternoon. We only realised it was shootable because I drew Laras guns and she aimed at it. This was a mechanic never used throughout the entirety of the other games.

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

She had to shoot a Scion in the final level of the first game. You never know unless you take guns out... She also aims at a mummy earlier but it's more of an Easter egg.

@Conighttonight

3 ай бұрын

@@KasumiRINA Really?! Dude I don't even remember that, it must have been so brief!

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

@@Conighttonight Yeah, see throne room in Tomb of Qualopec, where there's a sitting skeleton and two mummies near. One looks at you. It won't fight but if you shoot it, it lunges forward and falls down. And there's the Scion room where Lara fights Natla in a cutscene, they fall, next level is you getting back up so you go back into that room and shoot the thing, after which the whole pyramid starts collapsing. TR4 and 5 have more objects you have to shoot objects for puzzles, but they usually give you laser sight weapons when that happens. From the top of my head, you shoot at locks, at a bell in Rome, and at switches in Cairo.

@ArekkusuAlex-8

2 ай бұрын

Yes, i remember that puzzle as well. Was also stuck for most of the day lol. I think the worst case of this is in TR 4 where it’s heavy on puzzle interactions that you have to basically guess what you can interact with or not.

@elibonham4388

Ай бұрын

​@@KasumiRINAi remember being stuck in the scion area saying what the f do i....and than i did it. And than got roadblocked again in the arrow hallway

Glad you gave Stella's tombraider walk through site a shout out, she's the best 😊

This was such a detailed video on TR2, thanks for the in-depth thoughts on the game!! I really enjoyed hearing you speak on so many of the mechanics in a way that I hadn't thought about. Great video, subbed! Cheers!

When you brought up saving into a death loop you took me back to why I never beat this game as a teen. I was in the temple and got to the launch pads area. I saved right before and then attempted a jump. I did it wrong and as I was about to load up my save state I accidentally saved in a death loop. I was so pissed and didn’t want to restart the level all the way from the beginning. I basically moved on and didn’t finish the game till recently on the remastered. 20 plus years of built in revenge lol

@starcrysis23

3 ай бұрын

I saved myself into a death loop in the first Dead Space and never finished it as a result.

@droljanz

3 ай бұрын

It happened to me as a kid is star wars the phantom menace ps1 on that naboo escort quest , i never played that game since😮

@MR.__G

3 ай бұрын

@@starcrysis23 that sucks and that’s a great game

@MR.__G

3 ай бұрын

@@droljanz you feel my pain then lol

@unsavourylittlerunt

3 ай бұрын

The main issue was the PS1 having only a single save slot, unlike PC. Even two save slots would've alleviated that greatly

Tomb Raider 2 was the first game I received with a console for Christmas in 1997 as a kid. I remember how my younger brother and I spent hours trying to figure out the puzzles that Lara had been asked to solve. Watching your material brought back an avalanche of memories and slight disbelief as to how on earth I was able to beat this game as a kid. Watching you complete the levels, I realized the incredible difficulty and complexity, combined with the player's lack of proper preparation for the challenges awaiting them. I remember feeling extremely proud of completing this title, as it was the first game on modern consoles that I had the opportunity to complete. Thank you for allowing me to bring these wonderful memories to life. I used to be unaware of the imperfections and advantages of this production, which you highlighted in your material. I'll be looking forward to any material on TR3, which I also love. Thanks again for an amazing trip down memory lane. That was an astonishing piece of work Josh.

@FlameBunny

3 ай бұрын

this was also my first PlayStation game, i couldnt even make the first jump, up to then i never played a 3D game before.

@pocieraka

3 ай бұрын

@@FlameBunny yeah the 3d environment, camera movement and tank controlls was definitely something that needed time to get used to. I remember having trouble with it at the start as well. But after some time I was able to smoothly navigate whole home course without much problem.

40:25 You know what I think? I think they had an idea for the engine to like, blow up or break or whatever, leaving a nice flat edge for you to climb, but at some point they forgot to actually make that happen. It makes more sense than having to figure out the engine has no collision.

I hope you do all these. I remember watching my dad play the 4th every night. I might have never played any of the tomb raider games if it wasn’t for him.

I'm glad you found out these are horror games! :D The jump scares, the dark levels, the walls of pulsating flesh, these games are creepy

@becky2235

2 ай бұрын

I found them scary as a child too

45:50 I thought I was the only one who was scared of giant faces in deep water! I thought it was too random and niche for anyone else to experience like "who would ever be scared of that?" 😂

@Gorbachoph

3 ай бұрын

I’m also terrified of large sea creatures but when would you ever see a face in the water?

@dungeonpastor

3 ай бұрын

​@@GorbachophIn Fallout 4

Oddly, I found myself feeling more nostalgic watching this video than your Tomb Raider 1 video. Weird as I played TR1 when it was released, before I played TR2. Anyway, I really enjoyed this video. A vert pleasant trip down memory lane, thank you.

Loved that game and was captivated by the story back in the day. Thanks for bringing find memories back!

TR1 was special but man this game made my skin crawl so much as a kid. It really was a unique experience that we older folks will remember in the 1990's/2000's. I watched my dad play this a lot and he got me into gaming, and because of this, TR2 has a special place in my heart.

Played this as a kid. Completed it yesterday on the Remastered, and now JSH review! Amazing!

The moment you started talking about your reoccurring nightmare. I had that same one so many times as a kid!

If I remember right, the training course outside the Mansion has a set of pistols hidden under one of the obstacles, the wooden course in the sand. I didn't play these much as a kid but I watched my aunts and uncles play them all the time.

My most played TR as a kid. With the remaster, after some initial issues with the clunkiness, I really grew to love this game all over again. It's so fun to explore these giant puzzle boxes.

25:55 you can actually grab that ledge, you just have to press action+forward instead of jumping

@KasumiRINA

3 ай бұрын

So like 2nd secret in the first game?

@subrussian

3 ай бұрын

@@KasumiRINA exactly! and this is also a unintended shortcut, so you can call it a secret too

I never saw you mention the T-rex in the beginning of this game, because that to me, alongside the dragon, actually was the scariest bit of the game as a kid x'D

I really enjoy watching your "was it any good?" collection and listen to your voice. Thank you for struggling your self through this variety of games and making this content!

Absolutely LOVE the color combination of the rusty ship!

What a great trip down memory lane. I think this was maybe the third or fourth game I ever beat as a kid, and I remember being so proud of finding all the statues on some of the later levels. It's interesting to see just how much of the game I'd forgotten and recognize a few scenes which somehow stuck with me despite a complete loss of context.

Thanks for the video Josh

The framerate is sooo bad in the original.. wish you stuck with footage of the remaster.. other than that excellent video! Love this series

I’ve decided to agree with the entirety of the review since I like your microphone mug.

For the love of god, jump and roll, JUMP AND ROOOOOOOOOOOOOLL

Cool! I never played or saw gameplay of Tomb Raider 2 :) Very thorough review and great analysis~ Lol, I can't wait for Tomb Raider 3 :P

I appreciate these videos because I've always been interested in Tomb Raider but I never grew up with them

10/10 content. Your first Tomb Raider video is my most often revisited Josh Plays, and I'm excited to give this one more views. For constructive feedback, it sounds like your microphone volume really varies across the video. Particularly in the first half, I felt like there were some very loud to quiet transitions between gameplay footage voiceover and you talking into your cup mic. I'm excited for sweaty vest gamersupps

@AceKuper

2 ай бұрын

Glad i wasn't the only one that noticed. I think every segment that showed gameplay sounded normal, but segments with cup mic aka Just Josh talking was actually noticeably lower.

OMFG, Josh. I just started playing the remastered versions a week ago and a huge part of even checking for the classic Tomb Raider games in the first place (nostalgia thoughts got to me) was your review of the 1st one. Seeing this upload as i take a break from playing "Wreck of the Maria Doria" level, really feels like a blessing. Love you and your content really bad 🖤

52:53 "Eels up inside you, finding an entrance were they can. Eels!"

This a great series. Looking forward to the Tomb Raider 3 review!

The way you slid into the frame in the beginning just raised this show from a 9 to a 10. Exceptionally entertaining as always.

Back then, whenever I tried to find a solution, I felt stupid for not being able to figure it out on my own! That's why I appreciate your analytical approach to game design in your reviews - it made me feel better about failing as a kid, but also still love TR2 nonetheless. So... Hey, now I just have to wait another six years for you to cover successively all the TR classics, yay!!

I love your coffee cup mic set up! ☕🎤

Poor Josh wasn't clever enough to finish the video with "what? You want me to review Tomb Raider 3? Pfft, don't you think you've seen enough?" Escaping his cruel fate.

There was a summer when my bro and I played through 1 and 2 and there were so many times when I remember thinking, “How did anyone do this without a guide??” So many moon-logic puzzles or inconsistency, as you said. LOVE these games still, they’re just nostalgic as hell, but yeah, very hard to revisit and can’t believe we played it as kids (have a sneaking suspicion we only ever played in Lara’s house, lol).

Among the first few games I ever played, thank you for showing me what actually happens past level 3.

55:30 i remember being soft locked because I needed to get the raft key but I already had used the medkit for it. I spent HOURS on this level trying to find how to continue and I remember it by heart until today

I really enjoyed this. Been watching this for three evenings now, always looking forward to the chance I get to dive back into the world of TR2. I've really enjoyed all your content but Tomb Raider hits the hardest for me. I sincerely hope you will play the third one as well. Thanks for another great video!

EIDOS was run by Ian Livingstone. The SAME Ian Livingstone of Fighting Fantasy instant-death-puzzle-combat gamebooks. This is not a coincidence.

@backgammonbacon

3 ай бұрын

He had nothing to do with the making of these games though, the entire thing was designed by a small young team at core design....who had profit sharing contracts and were made multimillionaires. The first game was already finished by the time EIDOS came on board.

I was just rewatching all your videos. now I can end my day right

what a great and entertaining video that is! well done man! Looking forward to TR3 ;-)

I know it wasn't a huge game, but there was a cult classic PS1 game called Dragon Seeds, published by Jericho, that was one of my absolute favorite obsessions as a kid. I'd love to see Josh cover it.

@ElectricBarrier

2 ай бұрын

You mean Jaleco? Because Jaleco was who published that.

@ThatReplyGuy

2 ай бұрын

@@ElectricBarrier The English version of the name was Jelaco, now that you mention it yeah.

@ElectricBarrier

2 ай бұрын

@@ThatReplyGuy Both versions are Jaleco, it's a japanese company that both developed and published games. Most of which nobody has ever heard of but sound pretty cool. I honestly need to get around to more of them.

@ThatReplyGuy

2 ай бұрын

@@ElectricBarrier Since Jelaco is pretty much a Japanified version of Jericho, I always just assumed that 2as the actual name mistranslated into English. That said, yes, many of their games are unheard of, but are quite fun nonetheless.

My first game, my favorite game, and one of my favorite channels!! Dream come true, thank you JSH!!

So good! I've never played the originals but you made me want to buy and try. Thanks Josh!

The snow mobile legit sounds like a gas powered RC car 😂

love the content josh keep it up!

This is the only Tomb Raider I finished to the end... and was the first game I bought the guide book for. Don't think I could have without it.

@Gorbachoph

3 ай бұрын

I remember playing this game a lot as a kid, but I don’t have any memories past Venice. I should have got a guide

@ogkdr

3 ай бұрын

This game started my "guide book collection" phase, the first of many to come (at least for many years).

You're a GOAT for adding the ad timer

love the cup/mic idea