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[puur prutswerk]

2 Spark 1 Flame 4 Blaze

 

[toughasnails]

Whatever else it was, Mafia 2 certainly had a lot of atmosphere porn.
I'd love to see Vavra & co get the chance to work on the series again at some point.

 

[spekkio]

Tomb Raider 1 (PC) + Tomb1Main

This game is still gorg, after all these years...

^evil alt

^ never too late for an abortion

So long, suckers!



T1M registers all secrets in final level properly:

But totally fails when registering all of them in the final screen:

:balanced: I guess...

Verdict:

Pros:

• absolutely fucking everything

Cons:

• absolutely fucking nothing

 

[Denim Destroyer]

Decided to play Stronghold HD.

 

[JarlFrank]

Tomb Raider 1
Verdict:

Pros:

• absolutely fucking everything

Cons:

• absolutely fucking nothing

Preach it brother.

TR1 is the most underrated and overlooked oldschool classic of the late 90s, considering what a massive hit it was back in the day, and how many sequels it spawned (none of which quite managed to capture the original's magic, but oh well). Beyond its niche it's barely talked about anymore. There is a pretty active Tomb Raider level editor community that keeps shitting out new levels at a regular basis, just like for Doom and Quake and Thief, but while the "boomer shooter" genre has seen a massive resurgence and even Thief is inspiring some spiritual successors (Gloomwood, Filcher) and is seen as a cornerstone of the immersive sim genre, Tomb Raider hasn't had such luck, despite how influential it was.

I guess part of it might be the image of Lara as a 90s sex symbol, which the marketing machine turned her into. This is the strongest memory people associate with the franchise so they might believe that it was always a shallow "sex sells" cashcow. Also, Tomb Raider is still an ongoing series and has become more cinematic ever since Crystal Dynamics put their hands on it. Those two things considered, people can be forgiven for thinking that the series has always been like that.

But in truth, Tomb Raider 1 is one of the most atmospheric games ever made, letting you explore beautifully desolate ruins filled with traps and puzzles. The core gameplay is extremely solid, and while keyboard only tank controls take some getting used to nowadays, it's incredibly responsive and you ALWAYS know exactly how far Lara is going jump when you press the jump button. There's a level of precision in oldschool TR rarely seen nowadays. The storytelling is minimal, with cutscenes serving as a reward after completing a level rather than a constant interruption, and the game lets its environments speak for themselves. The level design is a consistent 10/10, with each level presenting you with interesting puzzle rooms and cool aesthetics.

It's such a good game, and it's about time for the oldschool game dev scene to rediscover this gem and make a spiritual successor.

 

[Tel Velothi]

Not my screenshot, but... I've recently installed this game (Need for Speed: Underground 2) and man... The handling/controls feels amazing - it's just a pure joy to drive around a city at night even with keyboard - controls and feel of the car in newer NFS'es are TRASH and feels off. The atmosphere is amazing, music, graphics, the way you can modify cars (nowadays almost no one tunes their cars to be colorful and to have huge bodykits...), city feels huge and have this strange liminal space feel. I don't want to be a boomer and say "those were times...", but I can't seem to help it.

 

[fork]

It's such a good game, and it's about time for the oldschool game dev scene to rediscover this gem and make a spiritual successor.

Agree with everything you said, except this.

Modern devs are unable to recreate the magic of the classics.
And it's not because of nostalgia, but younger generations are retarded and brainwashed like you and I can't even begin to imagine.

 

[Tel Velothi]

younger generations are retarded and brainwashed like you and I can't even begin to imagine.

Attention everyone! Boomer is talking! "KIDS NOWADAYS I TELL YOU!" xD

 

[Ranselknulf]

younger generations are retarded and brainwashed like you and I can't even begin to imagine.

Attention everyone! Boomer is talking! "KIDS NOWADAYS I TELL YOU!" xD

Boomers hated video games back in the day. (muh devil)

I'm not sure I'd associate boomers with old games personally.

Then again, history is whatever the modern day librul fags say it is.

 

[fork]

younger generations are retarded and brainwashed like you and I can't even begin to imagine.

Attention everyone! Boomer is talking! "KIDS NOWADAYS I TELL YOU!" xD

Kill yourself, retard.

 

[Tel Velothi]

Kill yourself, retard.

lol xD

 

[fork]

Kill yourself, retard.

lol xD

Name one game younger than 2005 that improved upon the classics. Any genre. faggot.
Name one movie younger than 2005 that's worth watching, one book that's worth reading.

You retarded cripple.

 

[Crane]

It's Kanye West ready to do his Kanye best on his Kanye quest.

 

[Dr1f7]

been playing this sick dinosaur kidnapping game

It's Kanye West ready to do his Kanye best on his Kanye quest.

 

[JarlFrank]

Finished The End of Dyeus, had to go for a second playthrough because I got stuck on my first. Pretty steep difficulty curve, but damn satisfying. Peak explorefag game.
It has a cool fantasy + scifi mashup setting, and then when you think you've reached the end it suddenly pulls the rug on you and turns into a post-apocalyptic hellhole.

Spoiler

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[Nazrim Eldrak]

Spoiler

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Game: Eranorth Reborn

 

[Dr1f7]

played homm3 for the first time this games badass i love zombiesss
ai made some dumb moves and threw their armies at me for huge losses

this fight was intense tho devils and efreets are motherfuckers

last fight!

 

[Ol' Willy]

"Betonflugzeug"

 

[Ryzer]

"Betonflugzeug"

Why are textures so pixelated? Also what's the name of that game?

 

[Ol' Willy]

Why are textures so pixelated? Also what's the name of that game?

Il-2 1946

 

[Cryomancer]

 

[Nazrim Eldrak]

I assumed elves can't have facial hair(regarding D&D).

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

Prince of Persia (Super Nintendo version).

Excellent animation, nice soundtrack, simple and addictive gameplay. I'm glad I've tried it instead of playing DOS version again.
Sadly, the port of the sequel was made by Titus

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[Fedora Master]