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The_Pope · 11th Apr 2006, 20:50

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2006/..._review/1.html

Springs · 11th Apr 2006, 20:56

thought it was a good game... short but good.. would of been nice to have a better variety of weapons tho..

BigPaPPaPumP · 11th Apr 2006, 20:59

How did your pc handle the Next Gen Content? I found my frame rate a tad low with it switched on.

Springs · 11th Apr 2006, 21:06

didnt really have the next gen option on... just tried it.. did slow the game down quite a bit..

[sinz] · 11th Apr 2006, 21:24

The demo was nice, though I wasn't totally impressed with the graphics on the X360 (as compared to other 360 games like GRAW and Burnout), but the demo may not have showcased them as well as other parts of the game. Since there seems to be no online content for this game I think I'll rent it and save the $60. I do hugely agree that the controls on console are far better for this game than kb/mouse. I'm sort of eager to play this one and get into the story since I haven't played any of the previous TR games.

Hamish · 11th Apr 2006, 21:28

Quote:

Interestingly, when testing the generally faster Radeon X850XT, the next-gen content was completely disabled.

angst angst angst, i dont care if it runs slow i just want to try it out, ****ers denied me this

BigPaPPaPumP · 11th Apr 2006, 21:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Springs

didnt really have the next gen option on... just tried it.. did slow the game down quite a bit..

Yeah i think i'll end up having to abort using next gen soon... starting to annoy me with the low fps. Its a good game though, looking forward to getting more stuck into it.

[sinz] · 11th Apr 2006, 21:49

sorry, accidental double post

BFGunrunner · 11th Apr 2006, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Springs

didnt really have the next gen option on... just tried it.. did slow the game down quite a bit..

Did You try it W/ Next Gen content at 1024X786 or 800X600?

BigPaPPaPumP · 11th Apr 2006, 22:15

I've only tried Next Gen on 1024 X 1028, i might drop it down to 1024 X 768 and see if that makes a difference.

EDIT: Just tried it and its much better now, most of the time.

EK-MDi · 11th Apr 2006, 22:18

Nice review. As a big Tomb Raider fan myself, the more I read about this game, the more I become desperate to just go out and by the game (on every platform as of always). But I can't; no time with exams and all

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sadffffff · 11th Apr 2006, 22:24

the pool water looks TERRIBLE on high. it looks like shes swimming in mercury. go to any indoor pool with underwater lighting like that and it looks just like the 2nd picture except her body would have been shifted due to the index of refraction of water.

and on the next set when shes in the rapids. again its rediculous. the non-high def looks better but not by much. both are bad. her legs make to turbulace in the water? and since when do you see clear reflections on water with rapids at night?!

Fr4nk · 11th Apr 2006, 22:39

Very nice Review guys, I must say the Idea of a High end & Mid range setup is nice feature, keep it up

Sathy · 11th Apr 2006, 23:07

Have to say I'm a bit dissapointed by the driver problems, just bought it today...don't know if I'd rather wait for a driver fix. The dissapointment is even bigger because it's been quite a while I've been as interested in playing a new game since trying out the demo. Reminded me so much of the first Tomb Raider but just with a few nice little additions...well, guess I'll just have to wait.

Oh yeah, nice article too =]

The_Pope · 11th Apr 2006, 23:47

NVIDIA have told us they are working on this. However, as we said, being a TWIMTBP title, they really should've had this sorted out of the box. I'm sure they'll get there in the end, but that's hardly the point, is it?

Ab$olut · 11th Apr 2006, 23:50

Im gointg through it right now on medium there is plenty of stuff to unlock like areas in croft manor and outfits

55% so far

only got it today

yahooadam · 11th Apr 2006, 23:52

AHAHAHAHAHAHA LMFAO

the nvidia card's dont do anywhere near as well

omfg classic

the difference in NGC and non NGC are amazing, that game looks stunning win NGC enabled

still cant believe a WIMTBP game wont work well on a nvidia card - classic

Edit
Oh yeh, i dont really like the whole tombraider series anyway, i played the first one, didnt think its that great, people only seem to play it for her looks, and lets face it, just go on the internet for a while and watch some real women
Or go play some japanese/chinese games .... their as good

Ive just never found tombraider to be a fun game, and considering youll basically be using pistols the whole time - snore

final fantasy has more interesting puzzles then most games, so .... still not appealing

kenco_uk · 11th Apr 2006, 23:55

The review would have been handier, I feel, if you had tested the game running at 1280x1024 on the more powerful cards, just for the benefit of the majority of tft owners using either 17" or 19" screens. The 20"+ are a little out of reach still on most people's budget, particularly if they've just bought a £200+ gfx card.

The_Pope · 12th Apr 2006, 00:46

Kenco - if you have an X1900XTX and the game is playable at 1920x1200 with everything on, then suffice to say if you run at 1280x1024, it's smoother. The idea is that these are the Best Playable Settings. If the native res of your display is below those numbers, then you're more than covered.

I have specific FPS numbers if you *really* want but they're at the office, and I'm in Sweden tomorrow and Friday so I can't get them. Bottom line: the average FPS is higher.

Bladestorm · 12th Apr 2006, 00:53

I would tend to agree with Kenco that 1280*1024 native is so common as to probably deserve some extra mention now and then, Perhaps particularly for such as the 7800GT (It strikes me that people spending £400 or a bit more for a graphics card like 7900GTX or XT1900XTX are probably more likely to have a more expensive monitor than us grunts on the half-price (But seemingly pretty common) cards.

11th Apr 2006, 20:50	#1
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11th Apr 2006, 20:56	#2
Springs Boing boing Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Farnham, England Posts: 1,954	thought it was a good game... short but good.. would of been nice to have a better variety of weapons tho.. __________________ Sys Specs: Core 2 Duo \| 2gb Ram \| 320gb Sata Drive \| 2x 500gb Storage drives \| 7900GTo 512mb \| NEC Dual Layer 16x DVD-RW \| Slot Load DVD drive \|

11th Apr 2006, 20:59	#3
BigPaPPaPumP What's a Dremel? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London Posts: 18	How did your pc handle the Next Gen Content? I found my frame rate a tad low with it switched on. __________________ *My Rig:* AMD Althon64 3400+ \| nVidia GeForce 6800GT \| Corsair 1GB XMS3200 XL Pro TwinX \| DFI LanParty NF3 250Gb \| SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS \| Lian Li PC-65 \| Matrix Orbital MX422 \| Tagan Easycon 530w PSU \| 17" Hercules TFT \| 160Gb HD \| Thermalright XP-120 \| Altec Lansing FX6021 2.1 Speakers

11th Apr 2006, 21:06	#4
Springs Boing boing Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Farnham, England Posts: 1,954	didnt really have the next gen option on... just tried it.. did slow the game down quite a bit.. __________________ Sys Specs: Core 2 Duo \| 2gb Ram \| 320gb Sata Drive \| 2x 500gb Storage drives \| 7900GTo 512mb \| NEC Dual Layer 16x DVD-RW \| Slot Load DVD drive \|

11th Apr 2006, 22:15	#10
BigPaPPaPumP What's a Dremel? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London Posts: 18	I've only tried Next Gen on 1024 X 1028, i might drop it down to 1024 X 768 and see if that makes a difference. EDIT: Just tried it and its much better now, most of the time. __________________ *My Rig:* AMD Althon64 3400+ \| nVidia GeForce 6800GT \| Corsair 1GB XMS3200 XL Pro TwinX \| DFI LanParty NF3 250Gb \| SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS \| Lian Li PC-65 \| Matrix Orbital MX422 \| Tagan Easycon 530w PSU \| 17" Hercules TFT \| 160Gb HD \| Thermalright XP-120 \| Altec Lansing FX6021 2.1 Speakers Last edited by BigPaPPaPumP; 11th Apr 2006 at 22:21.

11th Apr 2006, 21:24	#5
[sinz] 69 Dude!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 69	The demo was nice, though I wasn't totally impressed with the graphics on the X360 (as compared to other 360 games like GRAW and Burnout), but the demo may not have showcased them as well as other parts of the game. Since there seems to be no online content for this game I think I'll rent it and save the $60. I do hugely agree that the controls on console are far better for this game than kb/mouse. I'm sort of eager to play this one and get into the story since I haven't played any of the previous TR games.

11th Apr 2006, 21:49	#8
[sinz] 69 Dude!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 69	sorry, accidental double post

11th Apr 2006, 22:18	#11
EK-MDi Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 210	Nice review. As a big Tomb Raider fan myself, the more I read about this game, the more I become desperate to just go out and by the game (on every platform as of always). But I can't; no time with exams and all .

11th Apr 2006, 22:24	#12
sadffffff Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: sadffffff Posts: 676	the pool water looks TERRIBLE on high. it looks like shes swimming in mercury. go to any indoor pool with underwater lighting like that and it looks just like the 2nd picture except her body would have been shifted due to the index of refraction of water. and on the next set when shes in the rapids. again its rediculous. the non-high def looks better but not by much. both are bad. her legs make to turbulace in the water? and since when do you see clear reflections on water with rapids at night?!

11th Apr 2006, 22:39	#13
Fr4nk Tyrannosaurus Alan ! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Uk, Essex Posts: 2,367	Very nice Review guys, I must say the Idea of a High end & Mid range setup is nice feature, keep it up __________________ {Macbook Pro + Dell 2407 WFP - Canon 3000V + Canon 350D + BG-E3 + Sigma 10-20mm + 50mm f1.8 + kit 28-90mm EF - Rolleiflex 2.8 TLR} *Flickr ~Flickriver ^ My Behance Art Folio

11th Apr 2006, 23:07	#14
Sathy Multimodder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 163	Have to say I'm a bit dissapointed by the driver problems, just bought it today...don't know if I'd rather wait for a driver fix. The dissapointment is even bigger because it's been quite a while I've been as interested in playing a new game since trying out the demo. Reminded me so much of the first Tomb Raider but just with a few nice little additions...well, guess I'll just have to wait. Oh yeah, nice article too =] __________________ Using: Core 2 Q6600 \| 2GB Corsair XMS \| GeForce 8800 GTS 512\| Antec Phantom 500

11th Apr 2006, 23:47	#15
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	NVIDIA have told us they are working on this. However, as we said, being a TWIMTBP title, they really should've had this sorted out of the box. I'm sure they'll get there in the end, but that's hardly the point, is it?

11th Apr 2006, 23:50	#16
Ab$olut Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: mansfield notts Posts: 584	Im gointg through it right now on medium there is plenty of stuff to unlock like areas in croft manor and outfits 55% so far only got it today __________________ http://www.dameet.co.uk 3000+ 64 venice : XFX 6800gs 256mb : 2gb cosair value ram : 120Gb maxtor : 400w silver power psu

11th Apr 2006, 23:52	#17
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	AHAHAHAHAHAHA LMFAO the nvidia card's dont do anywhere near as well omfg classic the difference in NGC and non NGC are amazing, that game looks stunning win NGC enabled still cant believe a WIMTBP game wont work well on a nvidia card - classic Edit Oh yeh, i dont really like the whole tombraider series anyway, i played the first one, didnt think its that great, people only seem to play it for her looks, and lets face it, just go on the internet for a while and watch some real women Or go play some japanese/chinese games .... their as good Ive just never found tombraider to be a fun game, and considering youll basically be using pistols the whole time - snore final fantasy has more interesting puzzles then most games, so .... still not appealing

11th Apr 2006, 23:55	#18
kenco_uk I feel your presents. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 6,302	The review would have been handier, I feel, if you had tested the game running at 1280x1024 on the more powerful cards, just for the benefit of the majority of tft owners using either 17" or 19" screens. The 20"+ are a little out of reach still on most people's budget, particularly if they've just bought a £200+ gfx card. __________________ MSI X58M - i7 920 4Ghz - 6GB Corsair - GTX260 648/2520 ::: Vote for bit-tech T - theevilelephant - "it sounded like bouncing around on a pogo stick, screaming in chinese while occasionally throwing a cat at a door."

12th Apr 2006, 00:46	#19
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Kenco - if you have an X1900XTX and the game is playable at 1920x1200 with everything on, then suffice to say if you run at 1280x1024, it's smoother. The idea is that these are the Best Playable Settings. If the native res of your display is below those numbers, then you're more than covered. I have specific FPS numbers if you really want but they're at the office, and I'm in Sweden tomorrow and Friday so I can't get them. Bottom line: the average FPS is higher.

12th Apr 2006, 00:53	#20
Bladestorm Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 682	I would tend to agree with Kenco that 12801024 native is so common as to probably deserve some extra mention now and then, Perhaps particularly for such as the 7800GT (It strikes me that people spending £400 or a bit more for a graphics card like 7900GTX or XT1900XTX are probably more likely to have a more expensive monitor than us grunts on the half-price (But seemingly pretty common) cards. __________________ Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 250x10 (1.475v) \| EVGA GTX 260 55nm SSC \| A8N-SLI Premium \| 2x(4GB) Corsair Twinx2048-PC3200C2 \| Asus Xonar DX \| Antec truepower 550w \| Akasa Eclipse-62 DDC12VPlus1, DD TDX, 3/8 tygon r3603 tubing, PA120.2, DD double floppy bay res Last edited by Bladestorm; 12th Apr 2006 at 01:12.*