[Agustin Vera]

Demo (Extended) 15 minutes from the new Tomb Raider 2012. It is seen more quality, better graphics. It's impressive

Source: User XaveCroft of Tomb Raider Fans Forums/@isaalacrymosaa of Twitter

http://e3.gamespot.c...tag=content_nav

The demo begins in the time 6:04:48

Soon I'll upload the youtube video

EDIT

Download in HD from GameSpot: http://www.gamespot....060911_2800.mp4

[Amulet]

^Thanks for posting this It looks more interesting played in full but Lara moves so fast and a bit jerky, it makes her look like a monkey. Unless it's just my PC. Also, I hope they're as good as their word and we'll have all these open environments they keep talking about; as long as they've got rid of at least some of the invisible walls that is

EDIT:

Oh! An Easter Egg:





Tom Hanks woz 'ere

And I was only thinking about Castaway when I watched the first "condensed" clip

Sorry for the poor pic quality BTW.

[Katie]

As Agustin Tweeted to me, the demo is available to watch on YouTube now so check it out there if you're having troubles downloading

So after watching it I definitely preferred seeing the longer version. We were told the 5 minute had been condensed for show purposes but everyone really should see this extended version.

It's obviously extremely linear but this cave section really acts as the training level. I hope the helper icons (where to light things) goes once this level is finished.

Your thoughts?

[Agustin Vera]

Extended GamePlay in HD, no interruptions

Part 1: http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6318809
Part 2: http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6318812

Greetings.

[Amulet]

Now I've seen this on youtube I can see the difference between normal gameplay and the quicktime events. I don't mind these as a kind of novelty but I hope we're not forced to use them. I agree about this part being linear and the hints but as Katie says, this is hopefully because it's the training level. I wish hints were completely optional though. I long for the good old days when there were no hints whatsoever and you could spend hours, days, or even weeks (TR3? or was that just me ) using your brain looking for a way to move forward in the game, but I suppose AOD was already moving into the hints system with the hand icon thingy. I think if there have to be hints then Last Revelation's version was the best, with Lara giving a meaningful look in a particular direction.

[Katie]

Amulet, on 15 June 2011 - 11:31 AM, said:

Now I've seen this on youtube I can see the difference between normal gameplay and the quicktime events. I don't mind these as a kind of novelty but I hope we're not forced to use them. I agree about this part being linear and the hints but as Katie says, this is hopefully because it's the training level. I wish hints were completely optional though. I long for the good old days when there were no hints whatsoever and you could spend hours, days, or even weeks (TR3? or was that just me ) using your brain looking for a way to move forward in the game, but I suppose AOD was already moving into the hints system with the hand icon thingy. I think if there have to be hints then Last Revelation's version was the best, with Lara giving a meaningful look in a particular direction.

Agreed completely! Training levels are fine to get a grasp of the controls, etc but that's why I always loved Lara's mansions. You could do it at your own speed, she'd walk you through it, and it didn't interrupt or cheapen game play. I'm hoping like you said, that the hints will be in the first level only. Apparently it's your choice to turn on the "survival instinct" but even having it there seems to make the game easier right off the bat.

Like you said, I miss the days of being stuck for weeks! That was all part of it. Pulling out your hair until you figured it out and the big reward of finally solving it. They say puzzles will be better in this game, so I'm hoping that'll be true.

The level designers at Core just seemed to get it. I've always thought hiring some old guys to help build the levels for Crystal would be extremely beneficial to the games. We need to relay to them that we actually like being stuck on puzzles and getting lost!

[Amulet]

Getting some of the old Core team members to work on the new games would be a good idea I know some TR fans have said that TR was never a mainstream game and that's what CD are trying to make it to bump up sales. I've never played any games other than TR so I've nothing else to compare it with, but CD's TRs seem to me to be more, or even all about beating the game and getting to the end, rather than exploration and making the player feel as if they've been on a long journey with Lara like the classics did. Add to that the time trials and it seems like you could play a CD TR in five minutes as long as you can manage the "cool/gimmicky" moves they've included: instant gratification and then it's on to the next game.
On the other hand, if they at last had better gameplay so we got stuck more often they'd also have to have bigger and better levels to explore while we were stuck. And less invisible walls to stop us doing it. Bit of a rant And I prefer the mansion training levels too.

[Katie]

I hate invisible walls lol