Lara Croft: Guardian of Light

"stellalune" wrote in message

> On Oct 15, 1:13 pm, "John Whitworth"
> wrote:
>> I wasn't enamoured. Anyone else tried it? I don't like the controls.
>> Anything which is mouse+controller is a pain...
>
> I know it's not Tomb Raider, but I think it's the best game they've
> made in years. I agree about the controls, though. The keyboard/mouse
> controls are very awkward, but if you play with a gamepad/controller,
> it's totally smooth and easy. I think it was designed that way and the
> keyboard controls are an afterthought.
>
> Still, the level designs are brilliant, IMO. The balance between
> puzzle-solving, platforming and combat is just about perfect. The co-
> op game is super fun, and there's lots of replayability built in with
> various optional challenges. If they could make a big, third-person
> Tomb Raider game like this, I would be all over it.

Hi Stella,

I must admit, the graphics are good. And it would play OK, if I could get to
grips with combat. Annoying thing is that I have a controller with left and
right sticks. And you seem to be able to use the right stick to control the
crosshair - but only when the FPS button is pressed. And when you do that,
other controls (like fire) stop working! Grrr... Perhaps I need to fiddle
around some more with the controller config. From what I can see, there is
no auto-aim function?

Good to know I'm not the last person left in here too. Was thinking about
switching the lights out!

JW

On Oct 16, 10:50 am, "John Whitworth"
wrote:
> "stellalune" wrote in message
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> > On Oct 15, 1:13 pm, "John Whitworth"
> > wrote:
> >> I wasn't enamoured. Anyone else tried it? I don't like the controls.
> >> Anything which is mouse+controller is a pain...
>
> > I know it's not Tomb Raider, but I think it's the best game they've
> > made in years. I agree about the controls, though. The keyboard/mouse
> > controls are very awkward, but if you play with a gamepad/controller,
> > it's totally smooth and easy. I think it was designed that way and the
> > keyboard controls are an afterthought.
>
> > Still, the level designs are brilliant, IMO. The balance between
> > puzzle-solving, platforming and combat is just about perfect. The co-
> > op game is super fun, and there's lots of replayability built in with
> > various optional challenges. If they could make a big, third-person
> > Tomb Raider game like this, I would be all over it.
>
> Hi Stella,
>
> I must admit, the graphics are good. And it would play OK, if I could get to
> grips with combat. Annoying thing is that I have a controller with left and
> right sticks. And you seem to be able to use the right stick to control the
> crosshair - but only when the FPS button is pressed. And when you do that,
> other controls (like fire) stop working! Grrr... Perhaps I need to fiddle
> around some more with the controller config. From what I can see, there is
> no auto-aim function?
>
> Good to know I'm not the last person left in here too. Was thinking about
> switching the lights out!
>
> JW- Hide quoted text -
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It has been pretty slow around here, but I check in now and then and
try to reply if I have something to say. Maybe we should stir up some
kind of controversy to bring the lurkers out into the light.

FWIW, I use an Xbox 360 controller. The right stick aims Lara's weapon
(no crosshairs; she just aims wherever you point the stick in a 360-
degree rotation) and the right trigger fires. If there's a large group
of enemies, you can just lean on the trigger and rotate the stick to
spray the whole area with bullets, flames, etc., or just tilt the
stick at whatever you want to aim at and then fire. You're right
there's no auto-aim, but you do get used to it. Since everything
pretty much sits in the same plane, with Lara at the center, you don't
really need to aim too precisely. It also helps to turn off your Tomb
Raider reflexes, since the controls are so different--even from Legend-
Anniversary-Underworld. It's just another cool thing that happens to
involve Lara.

I know Guardian of Light isn't everyone's cup of tea. Some people just
prefer the solitary exploration aspects and find the combat intrusive.
This game has quite a lot of combat and almost no solitary
exploration. But the puzzles are fun, collecting all the artifacts and
relics is a nice challenge, and there is a certain amount of
satisfaction in toasting a whole room full of giant spiders, skeletons
or what have you.

Anyway, if you do decide to continue, I hope you enjoy it. Take care
and raid on!

"stellalune" wrote in message

> On Oct 16, 10:50 am, "John Whitworth"
> wrote:
>> "stellalune" wrote in message
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>> > On Oct 15, 1:13 pm, "John Whitworth"
>> > wrote:
>> >> I wasn't enamoured. Anyone else tried it? I don't like the controls.
>> >> Anything which is mouse+controller is a pain...
>>
>> > I know it's not Tomb Raider, but I think it's the best game they've
>> > made in years. I agree about the controls, though. The keyboard/mouse
>> > controls are very awkward, but if you play with a gamepad/controller,
>> > it's totally smooth and easy. I think it was designed that way and the
>> > keyboard controls are an afterthought.
>>
>> > Still, the level designs are brilliant, IMO. The balance between
>> > puzzle-solving, platforming and combat is just about perfect. The co-
>> > op game is super fun, and there's lots of replayability built in with
>> > various optional challenges. If they could make a big, third-person
>> > Tomb Raider game like this, I would be all over it.
>>
>> Hi Stella,
>>
>> I must admit, the graphics are good. And it would play OK, if I could get
>> to
>> grips with combat. Annoying thing is that I have a controller with left
>> and
>> right sticks. And you seem to be able to use the right stick to control
>> the
>> crosshair - but only when the FPS button is pressed. And when you do
>> that,
>> other controls (like fire) stop working! Grrr... Perhaps I need to
>> fiddle
>> around some more with the controller config. From what I can see, there
>> is
>> no auto-aim function?
>>
>> Good to know I'm not the last person left in here too. Was thinking about
>> switching the lights out!
>>
>> JW- Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text -
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> It has been pretty slow around here, but I check in now and then and
> try to reply if I have something to say. Maybe we should stir up some
> kind of controversy to bring the lurkers out into the light.
>
> FWIW, I use an Xbox 360 controller. The right stick aims Lara's weapon
> (no crosshairs; she just aims wherever you point the stick in a 360-
> degree rotation) and the right trigger fires.

Thanks Stella - this gives me hope. I will try again. Maybe I was getting
too hung up about the crosshair!

JW

On Oct 17, 3:41 pm, "John Whitworth"
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> > On Oct 16, 10:50 am, "John Whitworth"
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> >> "stellalune" wrote in message
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> >> > On Oct 15, 1:13 pm, "John Whitworth"
> >> > wrote:
> >> >> I wasn't enamoured. Anyone else tried it? I don't like the controls..
> >> >> Anything which is mouse+controller is a pain...
>
> >> > I know it's not Tomb Raider, but I think it's the best game they've
> >> > made in years. I agree about the controls, though. The keyboard/mouse
> >> > controls are very awkward, but if you play with a gamepad/controller,
> >> > it's totally smooth and easy. I think it was designed that way and the
> >> > keyboard controls are an afterthought.
>
> >> > Still, the level designs are brilliant, IMO. The balance between
> >> > puzzle-solving, platforming and combat is just about perfect. The co-
> >> > op game is super fun, and there's lots of replayability built in with
> >> > various optional challenges. If they could make a big, third-person
> >> > Tomb Raider game like this, I would be all over it.
>
> >> Hi Stella,
>
> >> I must admit, the graphics are good. And it would play OK, if I could get
> >> to
> >> grips with combat. Annoying thing is that I have a controller with left
> >> and
> >> right sticks. And you seem to be able to use the right stick to control
> >> the
> >> crosshair - but only when the FPS button is pressed. And when you do
> >> that,
> >> other controls (like fire) stop working! Grrr... Perhaps I need to
> >> fiddle
> >> around some more with the controller config. From what I can see, there
> >> is
> >> no auto-aim function?
>
> >> Good to know I'm not the last person left in here too. Was thinking about
> >> switching the lights out!
>
> >> JW- Hide quoted text -
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> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > It has been pretty slow around here, but I check in now and then and
> > try to reply if I have something to say. Maybe we should stir up some
> > kind of controversy to bring the lurkers out into the light.
>
> > FWIW, I use an Xbox 360 controller. The right stick aims Lara's weapon
> > (no crosshairs; she just aims wherever you point the stick in a 360-
> > degree rotation) and the right trigger fires.
>
> Thanks Stella - this gives me hope. I will try again. Maybe I was getting
> too hung up about the crosshair!
>
> JW- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I think you do need the crosshair if you're tareting with the keyboard
and mouse (hold Tab to draw weapon and then aim with the mouse), but
if you use a dual-stick controller, it's much more fluid.

"John Whitworth" wrote in message

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> "stellalune" wrote in message
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>> On Oct 15, 1:13 pm, "John Whitworth"
>> wrote:
>>> I wasn't enamoured. Anyone else tried it? I don't like the controls.
>>> Anything which is mouse+controller is a pain...
>>
>> I know it's not Tomb Raider, but I think it's the best game they've
>> made in years. I agree about the controls, though. The keyboard/mouse
>> controls are very awkward, but if you play with a gamepad/controller,
>> it's totally smooth and easy. I think it was designed that way and the
>> keyboard controls are an afterthought.
>>
>> Still, the level designs are brilliant, IMO. The balance between
>> puzzle-solving, platforming and combat is just about perfect. The co-
>> op game is super fun, and there's lots of replayability built in with
>> various optional challenges. If they could make a big, third-person
>> Tomb Raider game like this, I would be all over it.
>
> Hi Stella,
>
> I must admit, the graphics are good. And it would play OK, if I could get
> to grips with combat. Annoying thing is that I have a controller with left
> and right sticks. And you seem to be able to use the right stick to
> control the crosshair - but only when the FPS button is pressed. And when
> you do that, other controls (like fire) stop working! Grrr... Perhaps I
> need to fiddle around some more with the controller config. From what I
> can see, there is no auto-aim function?
>
> Good to know I'm not the last person left in here too. Was thinking about
> switching the lights out!
>
> JW Hey John.I'm still here to.Left a few posts but got no reply.
Bob

"Bob Wiley" wrote in message

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> "John Whitworth" wrote in message
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>> "stellalune" wrote in message
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>>> On Oct 15, 1:13 pm, "John Whitworth"
>>> wrote:
>>>> I wasn't enamoured. Anyone else tried it? I don't like the controls.
>>>> Anything which is mouse+controller is a pain...
>>>
>>> I know it's not Tomb Raider, but I think it's the best game they've
>>> made in years. I agree about the controls, though. The keyboard/mouse
>>> controls are very awkward, but if you play with a gamepad/controller,
>>> it's totally smooth and easy. I think it was designed that way and the
>>> keyboard controls are an afterthought.
>>>
>>> Still, the level designs are brilliant, IMO. The balance between
>>> puzzle-solving, platforming and combat is just about perfect. The co-
>>> op game is super fun, and there's lots of replayability built in with
>>> various optional challenges. If they could make a big, third-person
>>> Tomb Raider game like this, I would be all over it.
>>
>> Hi Stella,
>>
>> I must admit, the graphics are good. And it would play OK, if I could get
>> to grips with combat. Annoying thing is that I have a controller with
>> left and right sticks. And you seem to be able to use the right stick to
>> control the crosshair - but only when the FPS button is pressed. And when
>> you do that, other controls (like fire) stop working! Grrr... Perhaps
>> I need to fiddle around some more with the controller config. From what I
>> can see, there is no auto-aim function?
>>
>> Good to know I'm not the last person left in here too. Was thinking about
>> switching the lights out!
>>
>> JW Hey John.I'm still here to.Left a few posts but got no reply.
> Bob
Hi Bob,

Good to hear from you. Did you get LC:GoL?

JW

Hey John.I'm still here to.Left a few posts but got no reply.
>> Bob

> Hi Bob,
>
> Good to hear from you. Did you get LC:GoL?
>
> JW At this point in time I'm not interested, I do not like arcade games.I
> have been playing the old games again.I'm now up to "Anniversary".This
> must be the 10th time. I can play it with my eyes shut (not really).
I will wait untill TR9 comes out.I love to see my screen filled with the
devine ponytail,not a little figure running around.
Bob

On 10/15/2010 10:13 AM, John Whitworth wrote:
> I wasn't enamoured. Anyone else tried it? I don't like the controls.
> Anything which is mouse+controller is a pain...

I like it a lot, like a tiny little toy Tomb raider game Puzzles
are fun, there's some fighting and jumping, little tiny bit of
exploring... Game was pretty short, hope there's gonna be some more
downloadable context (for PC),

Cooperative mode is fun, the puzzles are slightly different so that
they require two characters to solve them.

Playing it on PC but with Xbox 360 controllr, the controls are fairly
smooth, you can run around and jump, climb etc. without too much
stumbling and stopping...

ero