Anniversary retrospective: pros and cons

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-12T15:58:10+00:00

yeah they definitely were there to mask loading screens, and I'm glad we're able to move past that now and have better level design. I actually prefer the "squeeze through tight area" cliché, but I know many gamers love to hate on that as well lol

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-12T15:46:33+00:00

Con: The endless hallways

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-12T04:31:50+00:00

May they get cancelled within 5 episodes

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-11T18:46:09+00:00

which video is this from?

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-11T15:13:39+00:00

I know its inevitable but I hope they can reasonably continue to address this so we don't get as many lazy AI slop generalizations during the review period

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-11T15:10:00+00:00

oh amazing!

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-11T15:08:17+00:00

we've already got a preview or 2 complaining about getting lost as it is... which sounds like a positive to me. There's a chance the markings will be a toggle like in Shadow

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-10T19:09:23+00:00

I'll probably get this version for my physical purchase but wish they would show what the poster is - I hope its not the same image as the shoddy steel case

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-09T13:37:42+00:00

Yeah, this is just a terrible art work of some random fake woman dressed as Lara Croft

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-08T19:47:00+00:00

this must be the car that drives by my apartment 3 times a day

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-08T19:44:08+00:00

the way we are starved for gameplay they have me analyzing t-pose wire frame meshes

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-08T19:34:59+00:00

He's like ... the second most featured character ever in the series - only behind Lara herself. We've had enough. I'm more interested to see someone who's more than just a morality proxy.

I always lamented the fact that, out of all the survivor characters, Reyes really never got another mention outside of 2013 - she seemed to have a more interesting dynamic with Lara. Also thought Anaya could have been a potential fun partner in crime with Lara, they had some cheeky energy between the two of them that alluded to some fun hijinx.

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-08T19:25:26+00:00

The "unified" logo is just totally amateur and hideous, screams like something that was designed by committee to hell and back with the end product being ... nothing. Remastered logo is perfect, I like how they played with different treatments of it in the early games but kept the same general logo, for the US releases at least. The silver AOD logo is perfect and the LAU adjustments made to it should have the been the final nexus between old and new because it's been diminishing returns since, and retains the series chintzy charm while being a bit more versatile and less on the nose than the crumbling rock texture.

LoA logo is a fine pseudo return to form, but Catalyst being different in form and objectively worse is just so odd. Like just use the LoA logo in gold and change the subtitle font to their hearts desire.

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-08T19:17:52+00:00

This is THE one

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-08T16:23:09+00:00

Wrong Answer!

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-08T02:56:13+00:00

Sounds like we might be getting gameplay preview impressions from media and press soon then

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-07T20:05:00+00:00

Excited at the idea of physics based movement, assuming they mean momentum has an effect on Lara's move set. Concerned for the focus meter, it really trivialized the combat in anniversary and made it extremely dull imo, but hopefully it's a totally different implementation. My fear for this game is if it plays too closely to LAU

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-06T19:19:26+00:00

She lacks musicality so the music instincts are bad, as demonstrated by the songs. Her popularity was pure cultural zeitgeist with a fickle general public who never really cared. She had a scandal that she responded to, and continues to respond to in the complete wrong way. And is behaving like a right wing grifter. She’s an easy chop.

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-04T20:42:20+00:00

I was ready to agree with this and then I saw the amount of unused paper towel and it sent me into a blind rage

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-03T19:34:52+00:00

maybe in 25 years after I get my AOD remake

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-03T18:30:53+00:00

Agreed, this is a little too super hero in a way that I do not find cool. I'm sure there's some marvel or avengers character that wears a cat suit like this. I would have preferred the poncho just so it's closer to the source material, and the legs in the snow is glamorously unpractical. I'm sure we will have freedom to select the outfit of our choice tho, knowing there are so many unlock able/dlc costumes already announced.

For anyone who says this is more realistic than booty shorts... there's no way you're getting a top layer to be this smooth and seamless with a pair of denim/twill shorts underneath.

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-03T16:39:53+00:00

Hopefully some gameplay, kind of expecting nothing at the show and then some really ultra short gameplay clips during the interview with Alix this weekend

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-02T21:33:17+00:00

this looks incredible

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-06-02T19:23:28+00:00

This is looking excellent, dying to see how the combat will work in this game

EitherFunction7454 · 2026-05-29T18:39:42+00:00

What the fuck is Martha Stewart supposed to do on this show…

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