Tomb Raider

[Buzzman]

I would advise not fast traveling until you get the zipline upgrade that lets you zip up the lines you couldnt climb up before.

[Twigg4075]

I would advise not fast traveling until you get the zipline upgrade that lets you zip up the lines you couldnt climb up before.

I didn't know there was one. Sweet.

[SethMode]

I don't know what to think of this game. On one hand, I really really liked it, and despite the fact that it has the same problems UC does with it's combat (I am a one man/woman genocide) it's combat is actually a lot better than UC IMO. It's just, so god damn derivative at the same time. It feels like the kind of game where I have nothing but complaints to levy against it after finishing it, yet at the same time I really enjoyed playing it.

That qualifier gone though, that story is super dumb and not in a great way.

[JayDizzle]

Made my way into the Geothermal Caverns.

After wading through the survivalist vibe for so long (salvaging, leveling up my gear and moveset, etc.), shit revved up to Die Hard-on-an-island and then plunged headfirst into...

 

The Descent for a hot minute

...Now I go Lady Rambo with my climbing axe, Bow and Arrow and the lighter I stole.

Should be fun.

[Twigg4075]

I'm working my way around Shipwreck Beach. Blowing up old WWII water mines and digging up soldiers graves. Oh, and finding children's toys.

[Primetime]

Just started playing. Game has a very Uncharted: Golden Abyss feel to it.

[JayDizzle]

On Shipwreck Beach.

Apparently there's an instance where you can "hunt out" a region that you're in because after I murdered a boar, a seagull and a set of crabs on the beach, I got the prompt.

FeeFee the Crab may never forgive me for exploiting her for a trophy, intentional or not.

[Twigg4075]

On Shipwreck Beach.

Apparently there's an instance where you can "hunt out" a region that you're in because after I murdered a boar, a seagull and a set of crabs on the beach, I got the prompt.

FeeFee the Crab may never forgive me for exploiting her for a trophy, intentional or not.

There is a trophy for crab killing? I thought there was only ones for killing a ceratin amount of birds?

[JayDizzle]

There is a trophy for crab killing? I thought there was only ones for killing a ceratin amount of birds?

Dunno if it was a specific crab (I just shot things with arrows like a sociopath for a bit ) or just the official name of whatever the crabs are on the island (I'd assume it's the latter as they're only indigenous to the beach in the game).

The birds one I haven't gotten yet as I've only brought down crows and a seagull so far.

[x0xHumblex0x]

hit the forest after shantytown last night.........
pretty awesome game play all around.

are you guys completing each camp by picking up all the maps/gps cache/etc
or
just blasting through the game??

i have been doing some fast traveling to a few base camps and trying to get them to 100% complete.

[JayDizzle]

hit the forest after shantytown last night.........
pretty awesome game play all around.

are you guys completing each camp by picking up all the maps/gps cache/etc
or
just blasting through the game??

i have been doing some fast traveling to a few base camps and trying to get them to 100% complete.

The optional tombs in the game that you find will give you maps of whatever area you're in at the time.

Stuff like GPS tags, hidden treasures, etc. will show up on your overworld map with question marks on them to tell you their locations.

Pretty neat for when you find time to backtrack.

To answer your question specifically, I myself am finishing the story first and then going back to get collectables... I won't skip picking something up off the ground if I see it in front of me though.

[Twigg4075]

hit the forest after shantytown last night.........
pretty awesome game play all around.

are you guys completing each camp by picking up all the maps/gps cache/etc
or
just blasting through the game??

i have been doing some fast traveling to a few base camps and trying to get them to 100% complete.

I'm trying to 100% the areas before moving on, but the game has a Metroidvania style to it where you can't even access certain areas unless you obtain an upgrade later.

I'm back at Shipwreck Beach after doing the ship part. I get that crab trophy Dizzle. It's a hidden one. There are only a few of those and I'm pissed for not checking them beforehand. I just found out yesterday that one of the hidden trophies requires you to "completely chat" with all of the crew members of the Endurance. but of course it isn't somethig as simple as chatting them all up in one section of the game or even being able to fast travel back to areas. It requires you to take part in the coversations that start as early as the first minutes of the game and the last conversation is in the last section of the game. If you haven't been keeping up with it, like me because I didn't even notice any conversation options, you're screwed. You would have to completely replay the game. Pretty fucking dumb considering it's a secret trophy/cheevo. Especially since I did try some of the conversations on the beach part after finding out about the trophy and they are completely pointless. They don't give you any back story or really anything worthwhile at all. Just small talk bullshit.

[Twigg4075]

So I 100%'d Shipwreck Beach and worked my way up to the new bunker. I got to the elevator/left puzzle and had to jump off for the day. I have to be near the end so I'm hoping to wraap this shiz up tommorrow.

[x0xHumblex0x]

So I 100%'d Shipwreck Beach and worked my way up to the new bunker. I got to the elevator/left puzzle and had to jump off for the day. I have to be near the end so I'm hoping to wraap this shiz up tommorrow.

i hit the Bunker last night myself and stopped after i had fight way through the waves of MFers.
nice gameplay......

[x0xHumblex0x]

finished game last night........
great game play.
i completed 78% of game; and got some nice weapon mods. gonna try to get most or all done before Bioshock