Never has any game sparked such pure frustration and satisfaction within for me; nay has another game made me cheer, jeer, and come to the brink of snapping the screen of my laptop off and beating the next person I see to a horrible and sexy death. Tomb Raider : Anniversary has turn me into a sadist. It just hurts so good!
The puzzles in this particular game are extremely well thought out and quite satisfactory IF solved. Any one who may successfully beat one of the many games of this genre deserves a fucking party. Not just any party, but a party like the end of Star Wars episode 1.
All your friends dancing in the street, cheering you on, and the Gungan King winking at you.
I digress from my point.
The other element of this particular installment in the Tomb Raider series is the dodgy fucking game play. Maybe you're on a timed event of sorts and miss it because Lara (an extremely well trained acrobat) trips on a bloody rock and face plants into the dirt. Or more commonly, you're about to attempt a particularly gnarly jump but miss it because the camera angel decided you're not good enough to make this fucking jump and it randomly aims towards a corner in the other side of the room.*Grits teeth*
Some might ask " But Tree, why not follow a guide to help you figure out the puzzles?" Because I'm not a pussy. What's the point of a strategy game if one just looks up how to defeat all the puzzles?
I understand why some gamers do have to look it up. Some of the puzzles are almost impossible to solve on ones own. What? I'm supposed to scale all 19 of these identical pylons until I find a 4 inch crack Lara can safely jump up to the next tier of rock from? That's all fine and dandy until you find yourself still playing 4 and one half hours later muttering incoherent swear words to yourself and sporting seriously angry brow.
I live for the thrills of achievement and success.
This is a sick game. So good, so sick.
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