Tomb Raider was over rated

[108 Stars]

Mr. dragonboy, you are getting near a ban or, even worse, the penality of having to spend 12 hours straight with the dress-up-minigame of Fun´n Games!

Oh, and Herr Schmitt, I wholeheartedly support your effort to get that tasteless mod of terror, who dares to call himself a knight although he comes from the Colony called America, banned!

[Genesis Knight]

Back on topic...does anyone even play the original Tomb Raider anymore? Esp. since Tomb Raider Anniversary was released?

[Phantar]

meh, I didn´t really care for Tomb Raider even when it was first released (I played the Saturn port, of course). Up until this very day, I never understood what all the fuss was about... I have always hated it when I flipped a lever and then HAD TO RUN THROUGH THE ENTIRE FRIGGIN LEVEL AGAIN, to reach a door... and when I failed to manage that task in time, to have to backtrack and do the entire stick all over again... aaaaargh!!!

[Genesis Knight]

I find the console versions of the game unplayable due to their sluggish execution. I'm not sure if it's framerate troubles or what, but I feel like I'm running in molasses and the gunfights are almost impossible as well.

I only ever played the originals on PC, and it's been a while. To be honest, it was only after the franchise reboot that TR became a fun game series for me. And even then I'm not sure it's as fun as the Prince of Persia redux.

[108 Stars]

I bought Tomb Raider for the PlayStation because of all the great ratings but....never was I so disappointed by a game I was looking forward do. Running through huge, empty levels, with music only appearing once in a while when you discover something or meet an enemy....I always got lost and there was just nothing happening. Since then I truly hate TR.

[mick_aka]

I've never been keen on the series myself, I remember dropping 40 quid on the Saturn version and being rather dissapointed.

Perhaps I'm just too impatient for it?!

Despite this it's been given very good reviews by my forum members:

http://www.segasaturn.co.uk/games/pal/T/tombraider/

Even now I just can't warm to it at all and get tired of it extremely quickly.

[thefletch13]

Back on topic...does anyone even play the original Tomb Raider anymore? Esp. since Tomb Raider Anniversary was released?

yeah. I still play it on my Saturn, its good for a rainy day.

I enjoy TR because I had the patience to play it and it I enjoyed it.

[retrospiel]

I bought Tomb Raider for the PlayStation because of all the great ratings but....never was I so disappointed by a game I was looking forward do. Running through huge, empty levels, with music only appearing once in a while when you discover something or meet an enemy....I always got lost and there was just nothing happening. Since then I truly hate TR.

QFT.

Mario 64 however, which came out that very year, only a few weeks later, did surprise me. I never thought for one second that this could replace a 2D Mario, but I was extremely impressed with it and actually played it for a while. It was certainly good enough to keep me interested in the N64.

Tomb Raider,on the other hand, got to be the most boring game ever. It's the Dark Castle of the PSX era. It looked awful back then and it still looks as awful today. There was just nothing that made me want to play it. And when I held the controller just for a second to try it, I was so frustrated by the controls and the camera... I had to give the controller back. I just couldn't take it any longer.


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[Melf]

I ISP banned the douchebag.

[Metal_Sonic]

oooooooooooooohhhhhhh Melf said Douchebag, you must now commit Hara-Kiri(Seppuku)

[Mr Smith]

You people who don't like Tomb Raider are souless drones. Certainly now the original seems blocky, unresponsive and generally tosh, but back in the late 90's it was a great experience and I will never forget the feeling of awe when discovering a huge monument or that first time you stand in the hall of the gods in St. Francis Folly. Even anniversary didn't conjour up those breath-taking sensations of scale and majesty that, at the time, were pretty unique.

[108 Stars]

No, Herr Schmitt, you must be confusing the first Tomb Raider with something else; the game we are talking about is tosh, was tosh back then and will always be tosh.

[Genesis Knight]

If only nostalgia made games great, Mr. Smith. If only.

[Mr Smith]

No, Herr Schmitt, you must be confusing the first Tomb Raider with something else; the game we are talking about is tosh, was tosh back then and will always be tosh.

Lies! Power of being Kaiser of Germany has clearly gone to your head and altered your judgement. Tomb Raider oozed atmosphere in every way shape and form (but mainly square blocks) and although sluggish now, was packed with a real sense of isolation. Perhaps it was more leaping around and pulling levers than subsequent incarnations and I would probably argue that number 2 was much better in terms of button bashing action and general awesomeness, but a classic is still a classic.

[Zebbe]

Tomb Raider introduced big titties into video games, had movies based on the game, was released on several formats, had a porn controversy and several sequels, so it must be good. But I don't know, I've never played it.