FDJV: TRU presentation

BlimBlim
Saturday, September 27, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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We were too late for the beginning of Tomb Raider: Underworld's presentation at the Festival du Jeu Video, but we still managed to record some footage of the Kraken level. Unfortunately the video projector there was really bad, so the quality of the video is quite low. Nothing we can do anything about, but don't expect our usual quality. Also worth mentioning, the unveiling of the "sonar" allowing Lara to scan her surroundings, being a big help I guess, but if it's used some achievements/trophies will be lost.

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FDJV: Presentation (no sound, low quality)

spacemanjupiter

Commented on 2008-09-27 23:53:11

she still looks like a toon. they really need to update her character model to fit the increasing detail in the rest of the game.

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KORNdog

Commented on 2008-09-28 01:05:48 In reply to spacemanjupiter

Posted by spacemanjupiter

she still looks like a toon. they really need to update her character model to fit the increasing detail in the rest of the game.

i agree, she may be in quite fantastical environments doing quite fantastical things (finding the hammer of thor? fighting a giant octopus) but stylistically the envionment etc are very much of the "realistic" variety, wheras lara herself looks far to exagerated to come across as a believable realistic woman.

cant say im excited for the game, but i definately will play it.

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le_fox

Commented on 2008-09-28 01:25:55

dude raider game has drake & friends looking like a plastic dolls. So... no, neither are realistic.

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KORNdog

Commented on 2008-09-28 01:51:56 In reply to le_fox

Posted by le_fox

dude raider game has drake & friends looking like a plastic dolls. So... no, neither are realistic.

who was even comparing? they do need to do something to lara tho to make her more realistic looking, i mean, most games now have nailed a realistic human appearance (not photoreal, but realistic non the less), but lara STILL looks like a cartoon character with exagerated eyes, lips, an unatural facial structure, waist and hips, and lets not forget her rediculously oversized boobs. now, you could argue its the artstyle, but considering the environments look realistic, that goes out of the window. the environment and overall style looks like its from a game thats trying to look realistic, lara herself looks like she would fit better in a game like BG&E

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pythxvii

Commented on 2008-09-28 01:59:13 In reply to spacemanjupiter

Posted by spacemanjupiter

she still looks like a toon. they really need to update her character model to fit the increasing detail in the rest of the game.

I agree. And the skin looks terrible, color and shader... bad model too. She just looks bad.

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szaromir

Commented on 2008-09-28 09:53:29

You guys like to complain. I'm fine with Lara model and for me it's the least important aspect of the game.

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IIGrayFoxII

Commented on 2008-09-28 10:12:55

I like the way she looks.

Also there are real life people who share the same body-type/characteristics Lara has.

Big eyes, very full lips and big breasts aren't that weird to me. That's Lara Croft. Accept it or move on.

And yes it is the 'style' in which Lara is presented that makes her 'look' weird to some people. It all depends on individual taste. Me and alots of other fans love the way she looks and the style. Others won't and perhaps never will.

C'est la vie.

Yes I can speak a bit of French 2. X)

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Drsw36

Commented on 2008-09-28 10:58:01

J'adore le Français! :)

Lara is Lara. She always been that way and I hope she is gonna stay that way.

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le_fox

Commented on 2008-09-28 13:27:53 In reply to KORNdog

Posted by KORNdog

now, you could argue its the artstyle, but considering the environments look realistic, that goes out of the window. the environment and overall style looks like its from a game thats trying to look realistic, lara herself looks like she would fit better in a game like BG&E

Neither uncharted or tomb raider look realistic... they can add all teh detail they want, but the garish colors & texture work just makes them look like a cross of CG cartoon and a animation one.
Lara and tomb Raider embraces this, and makes it a design choice all together ( both the enviroments and Characther model feel in tune, so no you're wrong )... uncharted tries to go trough the uncanny valley, and lets just say... matell has a new line of Adventurous Ken & Friends plastic dolls for mechandise, if they want.

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Farooq

Commented on 2008-09-28 13:56:41 In reply to le_fox

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Posted by le_fox

Lara and Tomb Raider just can't pull any better, Uncharted fully succeeds in delivering something so colourful and yet so realistic. The only gay-loving stuff this gen is in Fable-2, right to gay-marriages and those special love scenes you'll be dying to see.

And if that's plastic dolls you're after, among all of the things(good Heavens) then how about a fully plasticy master Chief or full cast of gears series for ya?!

Uncharted's character qualities have been approved worldwide, the production qualities and character animations are world acclaimed movie-like. Its just a beauty that game looks so ultra comic-like colourfull, and not someCrysis like real-but-drab.
Eidos and Crystal Dynamics would die before they could incorporate HDR of the quality as in Uncharted...BTW,... is there HDR in TR at all? I don't think so Hehehe !

BlimBlim

Commented on 2008-09-28 14:29:45

Farooq, next time you get 2 weeks.

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Farooq

Commented on 2008-09-28 14:35:20 In reply to BlimBlim

Posted by BlimBlim

Farooq, next time you get 2 weeks.

I really want to learn Blim, would you please tell me on what fronts I'd be eligible for the 2 weeks stuff you mentioned. Please clarify those terms that only I have said above or anywhere but another user hasn't...

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PlumbDrumb

Commented on 2008-09-28 14:45:54 In reply to Farooq

Posted by Farooq

Lay off Gay People.

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le_fox

Commented on 2008-09-28 15:30:08 In reply to Farooq

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Lara and Tomb Raider just can't pull any better, Uncharted fully succeeds in delivering something so colourful and yet so realistic. The only ----------- stuff this gen is in Fable-2, right to --------------------.Now... you're nuts, right there!

And if that's plastic dolls you're after, among all of the things(good Heavens) then how about a fully plasticy master Chief or full cast of gears series for ya?!

That's a cute way to call me an homossexual, and if I am? Makes you sad the intentions of your slur don't apply now?
Somebody hurt you sacred cow game, is it? Yes, let the Nerdrage come out... you'll feel better by the games shortcomings, cuz that's all that matter to the likes of closet nerds.

Eidos and Crystal Dynamics would die before they could incorporate HDR of the quality as in Uncharted...BTW,... is there HDR in TR at all? I don't think so Hehehe !

Like I alredy pointed, the videos don't have sound... but they DO have footage, so... do you really have a pair of eyes?
Guess the NerdRage babbling of fanboysm talks louder than being rationale, hun?

lemetre

Commented on 2008-09-28 18:42:00

i agree, the face seems "wrong"... (rest is ok, hehe)
it`s too "manga-ey", too "edgy". but still a must buy for me ^_^

the only thing missing to a "perfect" tr-game would be a photorealistic Lara :oD
maybe next time.

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uzivatel

Commented on 2008-09-28 18:49:26

Did they confirm trophies in TRU?

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Farooq

Commented on 2008-09-28 20:07:31 In reply to PlumbDrumb

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Posted by PlumbDrumb

Lay off Gay People.

O.K. HaHa, yeah I take the responsibility... hehehe...

Farooq

Commented on 2008-09-28 20:26:05 In reply to lemetre

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Posted by le_fox

Well, looky here, everybody on the forum including me did point out that:

1. Lara looks totally cartoony/plasticy/weird and does need an overhaul
2. Water IS like jello, and that physics... MAN!
3. Plantation interaction is very fixated and yeah, it will become real old soon...

...so yeah talking about technology, this game ain't got nothing on Uncharted, capiche?! and when its only you basically here who is denying all that so its you who is in urgent need of a vision-test buddy... urgent being so that 360-gen is about to be over... you need your time... although after years will be enough to hate Drake.

...And talk about NerdRage.. Heh, (really funny indeed), since its you who brought the talk of Uncharted to this News Posting in the 3rd post above, like you were totally dishearted by me since your seemingly liked game has nothing on Drake's Fortune and you wanna talk about it here just to convince yourself that this jello-filled-just-a-step-up-from-past-gen game has some charm of pulp left in it and its like "Hey fellas, they have Drake but we have Lara also... please Lara be great"...
So, basically that NerdRage stuff sems to be fluttering in you while there was basically no need of a comparison need, its already been done in the last News... hehehe!

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