Games have been banned, police statements have been made and bloody torsos have been sold as ‘collector’s edition’. There is no doubt that violence is fairly prevalent in video games and the video game culture. The real question is have these games become too violent?
A Pacific island with history from World War Two and ancient cultures. Old tombs and ruins to explore. Skills and weapon upgrading system. Wild animals to hunt. Fast travel between camps. Am I talking about Far Cry 3? No, this is the new Tomb Raider which while it might share a few ideas with Far Cry stands on its own two feet and heralds a new beginning for Lara.
Tombs and Cities are the theme amongst gamers this week with the release of Tomb Raider and SimCity dominating proceedings, with EA’s city builder being the star of the show for all the wrong reasons. I’ve not personally had any issues with it so far, but I know that lots of people have, please let us know your thoughts on the game, the server issues and EA’s response in the comments.
There is something else I want to briefly touch on, and it is another issue away from SimCity which has been cropping up on my Twitter feed this week, and that the topic of AdBlock and other ad-blocking extensions in your web browser. There are two blogs I would recommend everyone read about this issue, the first is from indie developer CY Reid and the other is on Destructoid. Again, I would like to know what people think about ads, ad-blockers and the ads we run here on The Reticule, leave us a comment, Tweet us, leave a comment on Facebook or even email us. Enough serious business, on with the games.
There seems to be more to the graphical issues surrounding the PC version of Tomb Raider than simply poor performance on nVidia cards. There is a big difference in special effects when you compare windowed and full-screen modes together. I didn’t notice the issues at first, but when a friend mentioned it on Steam I couldn’t help but do some digging. Lens flare and bloody and water dripping onto the screen seem to be present when playing windowed, but not full-screen. I’ve taken two screenshots myself which you can see after the break highlighting the lens flare issue.
I’ve played around seven hours of Tomb Raider so far and I feel like I am about a quarter of the way through the game. I might be wrong of course, but all I know is that so far I am really enjoying my time with the franchise reboot. I’ll be back with my Verdict over the weekend, but for now, I have some early thoughts following the break.
It is not often that a trailer for a videogame makes me immediately think of wrestling, but this latest trailer for Tomb Raider certainly does. It features a group of people making comments as if they are Lara interspersed with clips from the game. I immediately imagined this could be used as a promo video in the WWE to advertise a major PPV with various wrestlers talking about their upcoming match with clips highlighting the feud they are currently involved in.
Or am I just a bit mad?
The third Guide to Survival video for the new Tomb Raider was released last week and I’ve finally got around to watching it myself. After the amazing Rope Arrow in the second Guide to Survival I was wondering what would catch my eye this time around. At the start of the video Lara gets attacked by a wolf and then does some Uncharted-esque things until the best moment…Lara is shown raiding some tombs! Take a look at the tomb raiding and more in the video after the break.
Welcome to The Reticule’s definitive roundup of gaming releases throughout March 2013. All release dates stated are for the EU, across all currently available platforms. Keep this page bookmarked for easy access, as we will link all previews and reviews when we post them on the site.
It has been a while since the first Guide to Survival for the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot. This new video shows off the basecamp system in more detail along with some of the weapon upgrades and enhancements that will be in the game. The best bit of the video? Rope Arrows! I know I’ll be using them quite a bit when I get my hands on the game. Check the video out after the jump.
2013 looks like it’s going to be another great year to be a gamer. Next gen consoles are arriving and the biggest and most renowned developers are creating a string of new games and sequels to some of the best series around. But with so many great games being released which, in our humble opinion, are the ones to look out for? This is part one of the countdown of ‘The Top 10 Games To Look Forward To In 2013’.