Topic: Tomb Raider I-III Remastered

Anyone have experience with the Legend games, I have underworld on Steam but never played it are they worth playing or entirely skippable?

@Falcon94 They're highly recommended. Very much products of their time, but they sit in a comfortable space between the series' tough puzzle-based origins and its latest slick, cinematic outings. Legend is the closest Lara's ever gotten to starring in a playable Bond movie, Anniversary is an admirable remake of the original, and Underworld makes for a fitting conclusion to the trilogy. All three got unfairly overlooked / criticised for different reasons, but hold up real well in hindsight.

I'd suggest playing them in that order, though. If you were to boot up your copy of Underworld right now, you'd instantly see spoilers from the previous two.

@RogerRoger Thanks I managed to snag anniversary & legend from gog for £2. I'll start legend once I'm done with the remaster.

I am giving up until a patch for the controls comes out i like the game but the controls have me pulling my hair out even using the tips in the video here, if they dont patch them its a few £ down the drain and a lesson learned.

I'm having fun constantly toggling between original visuals and updated visuals. It's interesting to compare them, as some things are easier to notice with original graphics, and other things are easier to spot with updated visuals.

I'm playing through Tomb Raider 1 currently, whilst trying to see whether I can get the 86 or less saves and guns only achievements in this run. I've played through the original game several times before over the years, so I know my way around moderately well, though I do seem to be missing a lot of the secrets so far.

@crimsontadpoles I've been hovering over the "buy" button for most of the day - I think my hesitancy is down to already having the originals (which I enjoyed in the way back when) on the PS1 and the very mixed reports on the quality of the new control scheme - which is what I'd be most interested in using. I take it you're using the original "tank" controls?

@LN78 Yeah, I'm using the tank controls. The modern controls weren't clicking with me, though that might just be because I'm far too used to the tank controls. I can't say for sure if the modern controls are bad or not.

@crimsontadpoles I read what @Max_Headroom posted earlier and that made me even more reticent, honestly. I think I might wait for a discount after all.

I’m really enjoying this just making my way through the caves now, I rather like the tank controls for traversal but I’m finding the combat a bit awkward. The only thing I rather dislike is the darkness I find myself switching to classic graphics just to see where I’m going.

That is my other gripe but its not as much of a pita as the controls.

This guy scared the bejeebers out of me.