Remember, the vision of a T-Rex is based on movement.
@StaticHellraiser5 сағат бұрын
i dont remember TR3 like that, then again it might be different in the german version and its been a while tbh
@ElBertholo6 сағат бұрын
That intro sequence was absolutely insane! Such great editing, very well done! And I gotta be honest... I always played TR on Playstation since I didn't own a PC as a child and always came back to it when replaying the classics. And I wasn't aware that the save crystals were exclusive to the PS version. The devs have been cooking something truely special for console players back in the day!:D
@Potkanka7 сағат бұрын
Ah I didn't notice this video! Quite a valiant effort to judge them, as I feel many work better in context of other levels, which influences my feelings of them. Such as the four challenges in Hall of Seasons, they can't be very high because they're just challenge rooms, but in the context of Hall of Seasons I love them. I'd actually put Neptune's Hall the lowest of them because it's so "normal" :D I *love* the other three though, especially Breath of Hades, maybe because many peple hate it so I feel the need to defend it XD I just don't find it that bad, especially with the short jumps (sadly some players might not be aware of that move). And Sanctuary of Flame is better to cross only after the flame wave goes through :D I admit I never cared much for Aquatic Research Area, I should pay more attention to it next time (I mostly see it as a necessary level to lead me to the cool Vault of Trophies level). Glad you had so much positive stuff to say about many of the levels, even those ranked low. When the gameplay isn't much, there's always the atmosphere to enjoy! Gosh I love AoD <3
@machoman69697 сағат бұрын
Welcome to 90s gaming kid
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Haha, kids playing nowadays don't know how easy that have it 🙄
@LionmaneElsie089 сағат бұрын
We certainly got the short straw on PS1… I recently got it on PC and was shocked at how much I enjoyed it. I hate it on PS1 with a passion. Actually being able to see where to go is key to enjoying this TR experience 🤯🥴
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Haha, yeah, who could've imagined that being able to see things is pretty enjoyable!? 🤯
@Eldincy10 сағат бұрын
This was really fun to watch! Thanks for taking time to put this together buddy
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Thank you so much for watching, I really appreciate it!
@KnifesOFSpiders11 сағат бұрын
The montage in the desert Is the only part I repeated over 23 times
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Haha! 😂 Awesome...
@CiccioImberlicchio12 сағат бұрын
Never really grow up with TR, i had TR3 as a kid and i couldn't beat a single level, i hated it and I hated its controls so i always wondered why people loved it so much. In 2020 I rediscovered the series and played through the classic games via the pc ports and i have to admit, after learning the controls and being able to save your games as many times as you want, whenever you want makes these games super cozy to play, they're very chill especially TR1 Which is my favorite of the classic series. I was also able to beat TR3 on pc and had a lot of fun, way more than TR2 in my opinion, TR3 goes back to temples and wild settings while 2 focused more on janky combat against humans and urban settings. However i do understand why TR3 was so polarizing back when it was released, the ps version is brutal and way too dark (could be because we do play it on LCDs rather than CTRs but still.) and it gets really trolly with the traps. Thank god the remaster takes from the PC versions, because of that I still prefer TR3 over 2, though TR1 is still my absolute favorite and definitely a confort game, I'm glad i was able to rediscover this series in my adult years
@Meister2615612 сағат бұрын
I played TR3 on Playstation as well, many years after my first playthrough on PC. I did because I wanted to have that challenge, too :D The thing that I must say is better in some levels, compared to PC, is the lighting, particularly in levels like High Security Compound. It gives the levels so much more atmosphere to have it dark in places, where it should be dark. Thames Wharf is another example. I played it on a HD-TV, so the brightness settings were fundamentally good enough so that I never was in a situation, where I couldn't see anything. Good video and congrats on beating the game on this platform :) Bonus fun fact: the T-Rex has a unique mechanic. If Lara ignites a flare and throws it away in the area, where the T-Rex runs around, when it still burns, the T-Rex will walk up to it and examine it and it will ignore Lara completely :D
@nevenasmiljkovic17 сағат бұрын
i remember being 9 and crying for hours playing TR3 on PS. it took me MONTHS to pass it the first time and i hate to admit it i had to ask my dad for help multiple times
@mondily18 сағат бұрын
Someone call a wellness check on Ax quick!!! Madness, well done! Epic intro & Nevada montage too, really enjoy those!
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Hahaha! I'm fine, I promise! 😂 "fine"... Thank you so much mondily, I really appreciate it! 😎
@andressadenali160219 сағат бұрын
I always laugh when you express your hate to that ost from the minotaur puzzle because I really like that track
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Haha, to be fair, I actually kind of enjoy it now that it shows up in Tomb Raider III, but... yeah... it will probably never reach my top 3 😛
@buffalodebill798620 сағат бұрын
Both LOL and KUDOS for the tone of the video - but I think I can also relate to the pain you had to go through 🙂 I tried a few self-imposed restrictions on my gameplay as a way to challenge myself (*) - e.g. use pistols only, not use pistols (since L2 or L3) at all, not use health packs, etc.. - but probably the most difficult one was completing each Core Design era TR game without saving during a level. In the end I managed to succeed (except for TRLR, which I didn't try - yet, at least), but repeatedly - and much more often than I would have been OK with - the experience was really frustrating. Yeah, all those jumps that just did not happen though I could swear I pressed the jump key properly, all those unintentional falls from otherwise safe ledges, all those silly "I forgot there was a trap" moments made me bang my head against the table every now and then. Sweet memories anyway 🙂 (*) Credit where credit's due - at one point, I have noticed Matt from "BadAssGamez" (his discontinued YT channel) doing something similar in one of his videos (or livestreams?), so I took the inspiration and tried a few variations on that idea.
@jarnoaro247321 сағат бұрын
I just beat this game recently on playstation one. When i was kid i couldnt beat this game. When the remasters came i still wanted to beat this original version. It was hard as hell and its funny that in the end i had the same situation in the last level. I used my last save crystal in the middle of fight but i didnt know/remember that the level will not end after the boss fight and i was so terrified in the last part that i will die somehow 😄 when the level and the game ended, i was so relieved and it felt like an amazing accomplishmet. Such a great game!
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
That's awesome, congratulations on doing that! And yes... we tend to forget about the bit after Dr. Willard, which can also be difficult! 😫 I agree completely, and I felt the same way. It felt really rewarding to conquer this version of the game.
@DeanKopriКүн бұрын
"In order to save your fa-AHA!-king game" LMAO!!! 💀😂 Also, 11:32 hahaaha!!
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
😂 - Thanks for watching Dean!
@RetroGamer99999Күн бұрын
Ah yes, the Dark Souls of the PS1 era
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
It was indeed 😅
@SunDeanКүн бұрын
I just refinnish the game TR3 and is the best game from all the games
@paulwoodford1984Күн бұрын
TR1 for me
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
Agreed 😎
@blackmagician7645Күн бұрын
8:39 Standing on high ground while bullet firinf enemies from out of reach. Is the smart choice I thought I was alone in. 😅Like, why take the less smart and sufficient answer to fo any task?
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
No, you have a good point. It just feels more epic to go toe-to-toe with it, down on the battlefield, but who cares right?
@blackmagician7645Күн бұрын
This was the beginning of the fall of Tomb Raider creators giving a f*ck on original PlayStation. There are coverage documentaries on You Tube channels of Tomb Raider's origin development team.
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
Yeah, that's really interesting. It's funny though, because I think this is the best one.
@ClaudioVarone329919 сағат бұрын
They were giving a fuck because of insane and insistent Eidos' requests and deadlines too.
@user-bu2vl6it9tКүн бұрын
Your Nevada level experience had to be satisfying 😅 I enjoyed this video so much, nice commentary .Your voice also sounds nicely, very relaxing 😎
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
Thank you so much for those kind words, I really, really appreciate them!
@PotkankaКүн бұрын
Not only did you decide to play the PS version, but you also went for all secrets and didn't go to Nevada first? A masochist indeed 😭 I never played it on PS but the save system and the super dark levels make me not want to anyway😅 And also the fact that I'd have to learn to play with a controller after 25 years of keyboard-based muscle memory for Classic TRs. It's interesting that you call the PC version graphically superior though because the one thing people seem to praise in TR3 for PS is the graphics. Anyway, congratulations on beating this challenge! But the fact that someone like you struggled with the number of save crystals really makes me weep for people who played it for the first time on PS.
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Hahaha! 😂 Yeah... And I had the same issue for the longest time. Going from keyboard controls to PlayStation controls seemed impossible to me, for many years, but now I prefer playing Tomb Raider with a controller actually. The PC version looks much smoother, and is brighter. The PlayStation version is very pixelated, with stretching jagged textures. I really wish the classic versions in the remaster came with bilinear filtering, so they looked more like the PC versions. Thank you! 😃
@IkePfingstКүн бұрын
Very nice video again! :)
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
@toongrowner1Күн бұрын
playing tomb raider 3 for the first time this month, while the game has its flaws, imagine my surprise of the last level being a spot on homage to my fav. horror movie of all time XD
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
The Thing is also one of my favorites. Top 3 easily. I love that movie so much, and that there are Tomb Raider levels based on it, pretty much 😉
@thomaswrightson2230Күн бұрын
Since seeing that old ad with Lara complaining about training mode, I'm imagining a version of Lara looking from behind the scenery coding either smiling, laughing, shaking her head or cursing up a storm with the difficulties players encounter in her older games.
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Haha! 😂 That's a hilarious mental image...
@darthkahn45Күн бұрын
I never played the PC version and feel like it would be like cheating after cutting my teeth on the PS1 version. It's tension and brutality have long become too much a part of the game for me now. While i'm no challenge runner, TR3 would be so much less without the unique experience of hoarding/rationing saves and those stomach clenching moments that can send you back 20 mins.
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Yes, absolutely! It makes the game so much more exciting, actually. When you can save your game after each step, tension is lost I feel.
@wabba67Күн бұрын
It was shocking to go from TR2 to TR3 on the PlayStation with the different save system, but then again, it did force the player to learn the levels and play differently.
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Yeah, exactly. No matter how tough it is, I think it is the best way to play Tomb Raider.
@ThePMMpcКүн бұрын
I don't know you well but if I could describe you you'd be the meme. the meme what i am talking about is the dog talking "this is fine" while everything around him is in flames. The respect that I have to you is unmatched. I would never do it. Ax Please love Yourself :D
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
Hahahaha, thank you! 😂 I love that. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! Once I'm done with the Tomb Raider III Platinum Trophy video, I'll go play something a bit more calm and easy - I need it 😅
@ThePMMpc23 сағат бұрын
@@AxMania you definitely deserve it
@BomberBabe94Күн бұрын
As someone who played all the TR's on playstation, I never figured they'd be harder for someone while switched over from PC. Like, I know TR 3 is one of the harder gamed, but the fact that you actually ran out of save crystals baffles me. I also like to save a lot, but I can't remember ever running out of save crystals before. Hopefully your platinum run goes better!
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Haha, I make lots of stupid decisions - and I'm clumsy - that's why, I guess 😅 Thank you!
@MkayIndianaJonesКүн бұрын
I played through TR3 on PS1 the first time last/earlier this year and it was a fun ride, too. I ended up with 15 crystals I never used ... oh and I got the infamous Lud's Gate softlock. The remastered platinum trophy will become fun, but first I have to do TR2 remaster. :D
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
15 crystals!? How!? Well obviously you played better and smarter than I did 😅 Good luck with the Tomb Raider II trophies 😃
@JenkinsmumКүн бұрын
A PS1 controller certainly has a different feel than a keyboard and I always find that peripheral better for 3rd-person games as opposed to 1st-person shooters. What a shame that the footprints effect never made it into the remastered version. 11:28 Love how Lara's weapon firing matches the beat of the music.
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
Yeah, I do too now, but back then I preferred a keyboard when playing Tomb Raider 🤯
@JenkinsmumКүн бұрын
I grew up with the DOS version in my childhood. I found out that you don't need to grab the rhino tails after the first ostrich section, you can just grab the hippo's ear and skip that section of the level. The waterfall in Hakuna Matata was indeed notorious. I did manage to get up the waterfall by easily by memorising the log patterns, but jumping on the logs that sank at the bottom was impossible for me to overcome. Kifo Mtego would have been a more appropriate name for the jungle level, which translates to Death Trap. I could never finish the final because like you I didn't have a manual that would tell me the throwing combo, so I was stuck hitting Scar infinitely.
@AxMania4 сағат бұрын
What, really!? You can skip the rhinos!? I had no idea 😂 I'll check that out later. And yes! Kifo Mtego would have been a lot more suitable name. Imagine Timon and Pumba singing that to Simba instead 😂
@Albertson23Күн бұрын
It gets even worse when you realise on NG+, the ONLY way to heal is by saving your game. In case you were wondering, yes, you can get to All Hallows in NG+, but I wouldn't recommend it. The level starts with all your ammo and weapons, but no medipacks. You can save repeatedly, though, but finishing the level on NG+ is not required if you have the initial trophy for finishing All Hallows already. Also on NG+, all 'friendlies' except the Damned in Lud's Gate are either hostile from the start or become hostile at a certain point, so those friendly monkeys in Jungle, now the enemy. The prisoners in High Security Compound turn on you after a certain point. The soldiers in Crash Site would rather shoot YOU than the dinosaurs trying to eat them, and the flamethrowers in RX-Tech Mines would rather set YOU on fire than the mutants. Since you're going for all trophies, let me, as someone who's done it twice, tell you a few things. 'Aichmophobia' will probably send you on a killing spree. 'Crushin' Krishna' barely seems worth a Silver. 'Resourceful Attorney' is easier than it looks, 'but Limbo Master' is not, as it counts across High Security Compound and Area 51. You can still get 'Lost Souls be Damned' if you run over the bikers via quad bike, for some reason. You can also use the UPV harpoons and still qualify for the 'Incredibly Hard Boiled' trophy, so no more repeats of the bullshittery in TR2. Since you are afraid of snakes, it probably won't put your mind at ease to know that you not only have to avoid getting bitten by them across the India and Nevada chapters for the 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi' trophy, but you also need to kill EVERY SINGLE ONE in the Caves of Kaliya level for the 'Snake Charming' trophy. Yes, even the ones in the maze. You also need to kill every single mutant in RX-Tech mines for the 'Pest Control' trophy, but any killed by the flamethrowers still count. In fact, combine this with the 'Who Goes There' trophy and make the flamethrowers kill seven of them. But perhaps the biggest challenge of all comes in the Meteorite Cavern trophy, which tasks you with getting out of the crater and making it to the compound with the last of Willard's men WITHOUT the artifacts. This was brutal, both times I did this. 'Wilderness Survivor' comes close, which tasks you with making sure EVERY soldier survives at the end of Crash Site, but even that was easy when I just blew open the wall and made a beeline to the exit and hoping for the best. There are a few handy shortcuts in Jungle and Thames Wharf that you should get familiar with for the speedrun trophy, and also for the 'I'm Just a Local' trophy, which tasks you with finishing Thames Wharf in a minute or less. Yes, that is possible. On the bright side, not every trophy is doom and gloom. There is one for swimming with the orcas in Area 51. However, there is the 'Like a Naive Child' trophy where you have to die to the fake large medipack quicksand trap and the button to start fire traps in Coastal Village, as well as the large medipack/rolling spike cylinder trap part way through the fire trial in Lost City of Tinnos. Yeah, this platinum will likely send you to therapy.
@subnormality.Күн бұрын
I somehow beat TRIII on Playstation back in the day, probably using a guide from a magazine, but i still had to use a cheat code because i ran out of ammo for the final boss. The super dark graphics were just a nightmare-- playing the remastered version this year was when i was finally able to actually enjoy the game lol
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
Hahaha, it "only" took 25 years to properly enjoy Tomb Raider III 😂
@michaelmurray7220Күн бұрын
The way you described Tomb Raider 3 at the start is exactly how I feel about Tomb Raider 2. It’s the game I’ve completed most in my life and I think it’s a masterpiece. Whenever I feel down I inevitably end up fishing out my old Tomb Raider 2 game and my ps1 and get lost in another play-through. Glad someone else out there has as much love for these old games as I have. Makes me feel like I’m not alone.
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
Oh yeah, there's no better feeling. I suppose we all have those safe haven video games, and for some reason the Tomb Raider games in particular just have this amazing atmosphere for that purpose.
@michaelmurray722023 сағат бұрын
@@AxMania Totally agreed. I love that term you used “safe haven game”. I have a few of them, but the classic Tomb Raider’s are right at the top.
@LaineyfaceКүн бұрын
See, I played the PS1 version first so later when I played the PC version it seemed ridiculously easy by comparison.
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
Yeah, I can imagine! I'm somewhat ashamed to have grown up with the baby version on PC 😅
@williamwatts6463Күн бұрын
I was 10 when this game came out. It was PS1. This was the first game that introduced me to cheat codes.
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
Haha, I don't blame you 😅
@williamwatts646322 сағат бұрын
@@AxMania My older brother back in the day brought a sheet with codes. We used them. I wouldn't have been good at the game then anyway since I was young. Especially how many puzzles in the game would be solved. I remember beating Jungle, but could never get past Temple Ruins.
@renanmorimpastor708Күн бұрын
I never thought about PS1's TR3 this way. At the end of the day, I only had the PS1 versions. I always thought of 3 as harder than the other 5 ps1 TR (Last Revelation could be more annoying sometimes, or confusing, but on a pure difficulty level, I always thought 3 to be harder), but using save crystals was always the norm for me. But seeing from the POV of having been able to save anywhere to go to this, must had been thrilling! Thanks for the content, as always!
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
Yeah, I had it too easy on PC. In hindsight, that was not the right way to play this game, I don't think.
@RaymondKarlVeasey75Күн бұрын
SaVe CrYsTaLs... Why?
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
Good question 😂
@TheYa2000Күн бұрын
This is my favorite part of those that were on the first playstation. I remember that I played this game for six months. At that time, I did not have a computer and I did not know that playing on it, you can save the game anywhere. The fourth part disappointed me with all these catacombs and eternal darkness. I wanted some kind of space, nature, rivers, waterfalls... All this beauty and diversity, which was in the third part. I really like that in the third part the levels differ in the general atmosphere. And the fifth part turned out to be some kind of set of short missions. Although I also really like the second part, I believe that the third is the pinnacle of the evolution of classic Tomb Riders.
@AxMania23 сағат бұрын
I agree completely with everything you write here. I share your opinions.
@is5000Күн бұрын
There is actually more than enough Save Cristals in tomb raider 3 at least half of them I never use.
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
You are a much better player than I am then 😅
@teomatic_Күн бұрын
I always played TR on PC and thank god I did because I don't think I would have ever beaten it on PS as a kid 😅😂
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
I'm also not sure what I would've thought of Tomb Raider III, had I played it on PlayStation first.
@automaticbog3687Күн бұрын
I never beat the game back when it came out. Could never get past the first Antarctica level. Finally beat it this year when the remaster came out it felt soooo good. Also I hate the river ganges and High security compound 😂
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
Oh yeah, there's nothing better than conquering a video game that kicked your ass when you were a kid 😎
@mayvin512Күн бұрын
I played TR 3 (and all other TR games until TR Chronicles include) on PS1. 3th was my favorite game in seria. And most of all i was remember is: "No, Lara, that's not button a was pushing", "Why didn`t you grab the edge, you stupid goat!?" and so on.
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
Haha, I feel like yelling and being frustrayed with Lara is an important part of playing Tomb Raider 😅
@Shockwave57Күн бұрын
I love your videos, thank you for your hard work :)
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
@BlackCroft666Күн бұрын
THis is the first game I used cheats on the PS 1. Else would be Skyrim due to the limited ability to carry things.
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
I don't blame you, Tomb Raider III was just too brutal, really...
@nathanhenry5113Күн бұрын
Tr3 = not saving and not being able to see anything lol tbh most of the time I used to play the ps1 version I used to cheat for Crystal's at the end of nevada desert as that made me feel less guilty
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
I don't blame you, they made the game too tough, really...
@joshpearce7182Күн бұрын
Can you do a video covering all the expansion packs too please? I'd love see you take on Furnace of the Gods etc or Willards Lair for that full plat. Thanks
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
Maybe, I'm not sure. I don't think I could tell an entertaining narrative with them, as their trophies are a lot more basic without New Game+ or anything.
@joshpearce7182Күн бұрын
I think it would be a nice retrospective. It was my first ever interaction with them via the remaster :)
@ridleyroid9060Күн бұрын
Man the T rex standing still not seeing you thing really pisses me off, Jurrassic park has made dinosaurs both popular and forever ruined public perception of them. When will a piece of media come along that just reverses all of that and gives people a scientifically accurate view into the wonderful and fluffy murder chickens?
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
Haha, good question 🤔 Jurassic Park has a lot to answer for.
@dspmcmirrorКүн бұрын
"Gaming masochist" sounds appropriate given how frustrating the previous challenges have also been. True TR experts put themselves through hell before allowing themselves to feel one crumb of accomplishment. As God intended. There's always the blindfolded run though.
@AxManiaКүн бұрын
Hahaha, a blindfolded playthrough would be absolutely MAD...
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Remember, the vision of a T-Rex is based on movement.
i dont remember TR3 like that, then again it might be different in the german version and its been a while tbh
That intro sequence was absolutely insane! Such great editing, very well done! And I gotta be honest... I always played TR on Playstation since I didn't own a PC as a child and always came back to it when replaying the classics. And I wasn't aware that the save crystals were exclusive to the PS version. The devs have been cooking something truely special for console players back in the day!:D
Ah I didn't notice this video! Quite a valiant effort to judge them, as I feel many work better in context of other levels, which influences my feelings of them. Such as the four challenges in Hall of Seasons, they can't be very high because they're just challenge rooms, but in the context of Hall of Seasons I love them. I'd actually put Neptune's Hall the lowest of them because it's so "normal" :D I *love* the other three though, especially Breath of Hades, maybe because many peple hate it so I feel the need to defend it XD I just don't find it that bad, especially with the short jumps (sadly some players might not be aware of that move). And Sanctuary of Flame is better to cross only after the flame wave goes through :D I admit I never cared much for Aquatic Research Area, I should pay more attention to it next time (I mostly see it as a necessary level to lead me to the cool Vault of Trophies level). Glad you had so much positive stuff to say about many of the levels, even those ranked low. When the gameplay isn't much, there's always the atmosphere to enjoy! Gosh I love AoD <3
Welcome to 90s gaming kid
Haha, kids playing nowadays don't know how easy that have it 🙄
We certainly got the short straw on PS1… I recently got it on PC and was shocked at how much I enjoyed it. I hate it on PS1 with a passion. Actually being able to see where to go is key to enjoying this TR experience 🤯🥴
Haha, yeah, who could've imagined that being able to see things is pretty enjoyable!? 🤯
This was really fun to watch! Thanks for taking time to put this together buddy
Thank you so much for watching, I really appreciate it!
The montage in the desert Is the only part I repeated over 23 times
Haha! 😂 Awesome...
Never really grow up with TR, i had TR3 as a kid and i couldn't beat a single level, i hated it and I hated its controls so i always wondered why people loved it so much. In 2020 I rediscovered the series and played through the classic games via the pc ports and i have to admit, after learning the controls and being able to save your games as many times as you want, whenever you want makes these games super cozy to play, they're very chill especially TR1 Which is my favorite of the classic series. I was also able to beat TR3 on pc and had a lot of fun, way more than TR2 in my opinion, TR3 goes back to temples and wild settings while 2 focused more on janky combat against humans and urban settings. However i do understand why TR3 was so polarizing back when it was released, the ps version is brutal and way too dark (could be because we do play it on LCDs rather than CTRs but still.) and it gets really trolly with the traps. Thank god the remaster takes from the PC versions, because of that I still prefer TR3 over 2, though TR1 is still my absolute favorite and definitely a confort game, I'm glad i was able to rediscover this series in my adult years
I played TR3 on Playstation as well, many years after my first playthrough on PC. I did because I wanted to have that challenge, too :D The thing that I must say is better in some levels, compared to PC, is the lighting, particularly in levels like High Security Compound. It gives the levels so much more atmosphere to have it dark in places, where it should be dark. Thames Wharf is another example. I played it on a HD-TV, so the brightness settings were fundamentally good enough so that I never was in a situation, where I couldn't see anything. Good video and congrats on beating the game on this platform :) Bonus fun fact: the T-Rex has a unique mechanic. If Lara ignites a flare and throws it away in the area, where the T-Rex runs around, when it still burns, the T-Rex will walk up to it and examine it and it will ignore Lara completely :D
i remember being 9 and crying for hours playing TR3 on PS. it took me MONTHS to pass it the first time and i hate to admit it i had to ask my dad for help multiple times
Someone call a wellness check on Ax quick!!! Madness, well done! Epic intro & Nevada montage too, really enjoy those!
Hahaha! I'm fine, I promise! 😂 "fine"... Thank you so much mondily, I really appreciate it! 😎
I always laugh when you express your hate to that ost from the minotaur puzzle because I really like that track
Haha, to be fair, I actually kind of enjoy it now that it shows up in Tomb Raider III, but... yeah... it will probably never reach my top 3 😛
Both LOL and KUDOS for the tone of the video - but I think I can also relate to the pain you had to go through 🙂 I tried a few self-imposed restrictions on my gameplay as a way to challenge myself (*) - e.g. use pistols only, not use pistols (since L2 or L3) at all, not use health packs, etc.. - but probably the most difficult one was completing each Core Design era TR game without saving during a level. In the end I managed to succeed (except for TRLR, which I didn't try - yet, at least), but repeatedly - and much more often than I would have been OK with - the experience was really frustrating. Yeah, all those jumps that just did not happen though I could swear I pressed the jump key properly, all those unintentional falls from otherwise safe ledges, all those silly "I forgot there was a trap" moments made me bang my head against the table every now and then. Sweet memories anyway 🙂 (*) Credit where credit's due - at one point, I have noticed Matt from "BadAssGamez" (his discontinued YT channel) doing something similar in one of his videos (or livestreams?), so I took the inspiration and tried a few variations on that idea.
I just beat this game recently on playstation one. When i was kid i couldnt beat this game. When the remasters came i still wanted to beat this original version. It was hard as hell and its funny that in the end i had the same situation in the last level. I used my last save crystal in the middle of fight but i didnt know/remember that the level will not end after the boss fight and i was so terrified in the last part that i will die somehow 😄 when the level and the game ended, i was so relieved and it felt like an amazing accomplishmet. Such a great game!
That's awesome, congratulations on doing that! And yes... we tend to forget about the bit after Dr. Willard, which can also be difficult! 😫 I agree completely, and I felt the same way. It felt really rewarding to conquer this version of the game.
"In order to save your fa-AHA!-king game" LMAO!!! 💀😂 Also, 11:32 hahaaha!!
😂 - Thanks for watching Dean!
Ah yes, the Dark Souls of the PS1 era
It was indeed 😅
I just refinnish the game TR3 and is the best game from all the games
TR1 for me
Agreed 😎
8:39 Standing on high ground while bullet firinf enemies from out of reach. Is the smart choice I thought I was alone in. 😅Like, why take the less smart and sufficient answer to fo any task?
No, you have a good point. It just feels more epic to go toe-to-toe with it, down on the battlefield, but who cares right?
This was the beginning of the fall of Tomb Raider creators giving a f*ck on original PlayStation. There are coverage documentaries on You Tube channels of Tomb Raider's origin development team.
Yeah, that's really interesting. It's funny though, because I think this is the best one.
They were giving a fuck because of insane and insistent Eidos' requests and deadlines too.
Your Nevada level experience had to be satisfying 😅 I enjoyed this video so much, nice commentary .Your voice also sounds nicely, very relaxing 😎
Thank you so much for those kind words, I really, really appreciate them!
Not only did you decide to play the PS version, but you also went for all secrets and didn't go to Nevada first? A masochist indeed 😭 I never played it on PS but the save system and the super dark levels make me not want to anyway😅 And also the fact that I'd have to learn to play with a controller after 25 years of keyboard-based muscle memory for Classic TRs. It's interesting that you call the PC version graphically superior though because the one thing people seem to praise in TR3 for PS is the graphics. Anyway, congratulations on beating this challenge! But the fact that someone like you struggled with the number of save crystals really makes me weep for people who played it for the first time on PS.
Hahaha! 😂 Yeah... And I had the same issue for the longest time. Going from keyboard controls to PlayStation controls seemed impossible to me, for many years, but now I prefer playing Tomb Raider with a controller actually. The PC version looks much smoother, and is brighter. The PlayStation version is very pixelated, with stretching jagged textures. I really wish the classic versions in the remaster came with bilinear filtering, so they looked more like the PC versions. Thank you! 😃
Very nice video again! :)
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
playing tomb raider 3 for the first time this month, while the game has its flaws, imagine my surprise of the last level being a spot on homage to my fav. horror movie of all time XD
The Thing is also one of my favorites. Top 3 easily. I love that movie so much, and that there are Tomb Raider levels based on it, pretty much 😉
Since seeing that old ad with Lara complaining about training mode, I'm imagining a version of Lara looking from behind the scenery coding either smiling, laughing, shaking her head or cursing up a storm with the difficulties players encounter in her older games.
Haha! 😂 That's a hilarious mental image...
I never played the PC version and feel like it would be like cheating after cutting my teeth on the PS1 version. It's tension and brutality have long become too much a part of the game for me now. While i'm no challenge runner, TR3 would be so much less without the unique experience of hoarding/rationing saves and those stomach clenching moments that can send you back 20 mins.
Yes, absolutely! It makes the game so much more exciting, actually. When you can save your game after each step, tension is lost I feel.
It was shocking to go from TR2 to TR3 on the PlayStation with the different save system, but then again, it did force the player to learn the levels and play differently.
Yeah, exactly. No matter how tough it is, I think it is the best way to play Tomb Raider.
I don't know you well but if I could describe you you'd be the meme. the meme what i am talking about is the dog talking "this is fine" while everything around him is in flames. The respect that I have to you is unmatched. I would never do it. Ax Please love Yourself :D
Hahahaha, thank you! 😂 I love that. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! Once I'm done with the Tomb Raider III Platinum Trophy video, I'll go play something a bit more calm and easy - I need it 😅
@@AxMania you definitely deserve it
As someone who played all the TR's on playstation, I never figured they'd be harder for someone while switched over from PC. Like, I know TR 3 is one of the harder gamed, but the fact that you actually ran out of save crystals baffles me. I also like to save a lot, but I can't remember ever running out of save crystals before. Hopefully your platinum run goes better!
Haha, I make lots of stupid decisions - and I'm clumsy - that's why, I guess 😅 Thank you!
I played through TR3 on PS1 the first time last/earlier this year and it was a fun ride, too. I ended up with 15 crystals I never used ... oh and I got the infamous Lud's Gate softlock. The remastered platinum trophy will become fun, but first I have to do TR2 remaster. :D
15 crystals!? How!? Well obviously you played better and smarter than I did 😅 Good luck with the Tomb Raider II trophies 😃
A PS1 controller certainly has a different feel than a keyboard and I always find that peripheral better for 3rd-person games as opposed to 1st-person shooters. What a shame that the footprints effect never made it into the remastered version. 11:28 Love how Lara's weapon firing matches the beat of the music.
Yeah, I do too now, but back then I preferred a keyboard when playing Tomb Raider 🤯
I grew up with the DOS version in my childhood. I found out that you don't need to grab the rhino tails after the first ostrich section, you can just grab the hippo's ear and skip that section of the level. The waterfall in Hakuna Matata was indeed notorious. I did manage to get up the waterfall by easily by memorising the log patterns, but jumping on the logs that sank at the bottom was impossible for me to overcome. Kifo Mtego would have been a more appropriate name for the jungle level, which translates to Death Trap. I could never finish the final because like you I didn't have a manual that would tell me the throwing combo, so I was stuck hitting Scar infinitely.
What, really!? You can skip the rhinos!? I had no idea 😂 I'll check that out later. And yes! Kifo Mtego would have been a lot more suitable name. Imagine Timon and Pumba singing that to Simba instead 😂
It gets even worse when you realise on NG+, the ONLY way to heal is by saving your game. In case you were wondering, yes, you can get to All Hallows in NG+, but I wouldn't recommend it. The level starts with all your ammo and weapons, but no medipacks. You can save repeatedly, though, but finishing the level on NG+ is not required if you have the initial trophy for finishing All Hallows already. Also on NG+, all 'friendlies' except the Damned in Lud's Gate are either hostile from the start or become hostile at a certain point, so those friendly monkeys in Jungle, now the enemy. The prisoners in High Security Compound turn on you after a certain point. The soldiers in Crash Site would rather shoot YOU than the dinosaurs trying to eat them, and the flamethrowers in RX-Tech Mines would rather set YOU on fire than the mutants. Since you're going for all trophies, let me, as someone who's done it twice, tell you a few things. 'Aichmophobia' will probably send you on a killing spree. 'Crushin' Krishna' barely seems worth a Silver. 'Resourceful Attorney' is easier than it looks, 'but Limbo Master' is not, as it counts across High Security Compound and Area 51. You can still get 'Lost Souls be Damned' if you run over the bikers via quad bike, for some reason. You can also use the UPV harpoons and still qualify for the 'Incredibly Hard Boiled' trophy, so no more repeats of the bullshittery in TR2. Since you are afraid of snakes, it probably won't put your mind at ease to know that you not only have to avoid getting bitten by them across the India and Nevada chapters for the 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi' trophy, but you also need to kill EVERY SINGLE ONE in the Caves of Kaliya level for the 'Snake Charming' trophy. Yes, even the ones in the maze. You also need to kill every single mutant in RX-Tech mines for the 'Pest Control' trophy, but any killed by the flamethrowers still count. In fact, combine this with the 'Who Goes There' trophy and make the flamethrowers kill seven of them. But perhaps the biggest challenge of all comes in the Meteorite Cavern trophy, which tasks you with getting out of the crater and making it to the compound with the last of Willard's men WITHOUT the artifacts. This was brutal, both times I did this. 'Wilderness Survivor' comes close, which tasks you with making sure EVERY soldier survives at the end of Crash Site, but even that was easy when I just blew open the wall and made a beeline to the exit and hoping for the best. There are a few handy shortcuts in Jungle and Thames Wharf that you should get familiar with for the speedrun trophy, and also for the 'I'm Just a Local' trophy, which tasks you with finishing Thames Wharf in a minute or less. Yes, that is possible. On the bright side, not every trophy is doom and gloom. There is one for swimming with the orcas in Area 51. However, there is the 'Like a Naive Child' trophy where you have to die to the fake large medipack quicksand trap and the button to start fire traps in Coastal Village, as well as the large medipack/rolling spike cylinder trap part way through the fire trial in Lost City of Tinnos. Yeah, this platinum will likely send you to therapy.
I somehow beat TRIII on Playstation back in the day, probably using a guide from a magazine, but i still had to use a cheat code because i ran out of ammo for the final boss. The super dark graphics were just a nightmare-- playing the remastered version this year was when i was finally able to actually enjoy the game lol
Hahaha, it "only" took 25 years to properly enjoy Tomb Raider III 😂
The way you described Tomb Raider 3 at the start is exactly how I feel about Tomb Raider 2. It’s the game I’ve completed most in my life and I think it’s a masterpiece. Whenever I feel down I inevitably end up fishing out my old Tomb Raider 2 game and my ps1 and get lost in another play-through. Glad someone else out there has as much love for these old games as I have. Makes me feel like I’m not alone.
Oh yeah, there's no better feeling. I suppose we all have those safe haven video games, and for some reason the Tomb Raider games in particular just have this amazing atmosphere for that purpose.
@@AxMania Totally agreed. I love that term you used “safe haven game”. I have a few of them, but the classic Tomb Raider’s are right at the top.
See, I played the PS1 version first so later when I played the PC version it seemed ridiculously easy by comparison.
Yeah, I can imagine! I'm somewhat ashamed to have grown up with the baby version on PC 😅
I was 10 when this game came out. It was PS1. This was the first game that introduced me to cheat codes.
Haha, I don't blame you 😅
@@AxMania My older brother back in the day brought a sheet with codes. We used them. I wouldn't have been good at the game then anyway since I was young. Especially how many puzzles in the game would be solved. I remember beating Jungle, but could never get past Temple Ruins.
I never thought about PS1's TR3 this way. At the end of the day, I only had the PS1 versions. I always thought of 3 as harder than the other 5 ps1 TR (Last Revelation could be more annoying sometimes, or confusing, but on a pure difficulty level, I always thought 3 to be harder), but using save crystals was always the norm for me. But seeing from the POV of having been able to save anywhere to go to this, must had been thrilling! Thanks for the content, as always!
Yeah, I had it too easy on PC. In hindsight, that was not the right way to play this game, I don't think.
SaVe CrYsTaLs... Why?
Good question 😂
This is my favorite part of those that were on the first playstation. I remember that I played this game for six months. At that time, I did not have a computer and I did not know that playing on it, you can save the game anywhere. The fourth part disappointed me with all these catacombs and eternal darkness. I wanted some kind of space, nature, rivers, waterfalls... All this beauty and diversity, which was in the third part. I really like that in the third part the levels differ in the general atmosphere. And the fifth part turned out to be some kind of set of short missions. Although I also really like the second part, I believe that the third is the pinnacle of the evolution of classic Tomb Riders.
I agree completely with everything you write here. I share your opinions.
There is actually more than enough Save Cristals in tomb raider 3 at least half of them I never use.
You are a much better player than I am then 😅
I always played TR on PC and thank god I did because I don't think I would have ever beaten it on PS as a kid 😅😂
I'm also not sure what I would've thought of Tomb Raider III, had I played it on PlayStation first.
I never beat the game back when it came out. Could never get past the first Antarctica level. Finally beat it this year when the remaster came out it felt soooo good. Also I hate the river ganges and High security compound 😂
Oh yeah, there's nothing better than conquering a video game that kicked your ass when you were a kid 😎
I played TR 3 (and all other TR games until TR Chronicles include) on PS1. 3th was my favorite game in seria. And most of all i was remember is: "No, Lara, that's not button a was pushing", "Why didn`t you grab the edge, you stupid goat!?" and so on.
Haha, I feel like yelling and being frustrayed with Lara is an important part of playing Tomb Raider 😅
I love your videos, thank you for your hard work :)
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
THis is the first game I used cheats on the PS 1. Else would be Skyrim due to the limited ability to carry things.
I don't blame you, Tomb Raider III was just too brutal, really...
Tr3 = not saving and not being able to see anything lol tbh most of the time I used to play the ps1 version I used to cheat for Crystal's at the end of nevada desert as that made me feel less guilty
I don't blame you, they made the game too tough, really...
Can you do a video covering all the expansion packs too please? I'd love see you take on Furnace of the Gods etc or Willards Lair for that full plat. Thanks
Maybe, I'm not sure. I don't think I could tell an entertaining narrative with them, as their trophies are a lot more basic without New Game+ or anything.
I think it would be a nice retrospective. It was my first ever interaction with them via the remaster :)
Man the T rex standing still not seeing you thing really pisses me off, Jurrassic park has made dinosaurs both popular and forever ruined public perception of them. When will a piece of media come along that just reverses all of that and gives people a scientifically accurate view into the wonderful and fluffy murder chickens?
Haha, good question 🤔 Jurassic Park has a lot to answer for.
"Gaming masochist" sounds appropriate given how frustrating the previous challenges have also been. True TR experts put themselves through hell before allowing themselves to feel one crumb of accomplishment. As God intended. There's always the blindfolded run though.
Hahaha, a blindfolded playthrough would be absolutely MAD...