Melonie Tomb Raider Golden



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I just saw and played more! Info drop!!!



So first I got to talk to Jason, narrative director, and that went super well. Some tidbits of info I got from him:



Richard is basically an afterthought, that chapter is mostly closed in Rise, so apart from some mentions here and there this is clearly ALL ABOUT LARA and her story, becoming a Tomg Raider.



The difficulty levels can all be adjusted separately between combat, puzzles, and traversal. That means the opportunity of NO puzzle hints and NO WHITE LEDGES!



Regarding the outfit interchangeability, that's in relation to craftable outfits. Like the dress we saw (which omg LOOKS SO GOOD!). The different outfit combinations can give you different stats as well. There are merchants who can sell you outfits too. There are certain areas where you will need outfits to blend in so they won't recognize you as an outsider.



The stealth is much better because you can go in and out of stealth unlike in Rise



After our discussion I got to see a presentation showing one of the hube, Paititi. It was GORGEOUS! While the game has a lot of dark elements, there are lots of bright and colorful elements as well, like what I saw in Paititi. While walking around one of the locals is talking to another one and said, "This woman ran through my house and broke all my pottery!" I LOVED that



While walking around the area, there were lots of locals and merchants around interacting. Lara can even pet a llama, which was super cute. There was a kid who offered a quest to find his missing dice, and Lara's interaction with him was super endearing.



There were so many areas to explore but they only showed a portion of it. One big emphasis is verticality, there's so much to explore both high and low, one of the challenge tomb entrances being under water. Lara almost ran out of breath there which was cool. The Crypts are much bigger with more to explore, but I only saw the entrance, and the challenge tomb was grand and riddled with traps! Lots of traversing, lots of traps, it felt like a classic Tomb. They stopped the tomb gameplay right before the puzzle so that wouldn't be spoiled, but it definitely looked grand.



Ok so this next part has some possible story stuff, so read at your own risk. This stuff all takes place after the stealth/ heavy combat area they showed with the fear arrows, and apparently this all goes down after the epic plane cutscenes with Lara and Jonah.



Spoilers:



Lara gets on her walkie and says "JONAH WHERE ARE YOU!" A Trinity guy answers, not Dominguez but apparently someone Lara knows of. He says "Jonah is dead so you can add his name to the list of people you killed. I have his body here." Lara replies, " YOU! I'm coming for you!" There's heavy gunfire and hectic traversal getting away from there, then Lara falls in the water (with the orange light from one of the montages). She has an inner monologue in her head, I can't remember word for word but it was basically a pep talk, remembering why she does what she does and not giving up. Then she emerges in that epic scene where you see her Shadow and her arms POPPIN! Lara starts walking to the surface and one of the Trinity goons is laying on the ground (guessing he got a little beat up from the explosion catastrophe, also I can't tell if he is who was on the walkie with Lara earlier or not). In the most badass way you can imagine, Lara walks out of the water and he shuffles back in fear toward his gun. Lara, keeping her intimidating and cool demeanor, steps on his arm, grabs her knife, then lunges at him before the screen turned black. I tried not to cry, that was the most badass moment of Lara I have possibly EVER seen in the entire franchise. She is RUTHLESS!



I will add more if I can remember, but omg I am SHOOOK! Ok I'm super flustered and still here so bear with me, I'm shaking while typing this because I'm so excited.So first I got to talk to Jason, narrative director, and that went super well. Some tidbits of info I got from him:Richard is basically an afterthought, that chapter is mostly closed in Rise, so apart from some mentions here and there this is clearly ALL ABOUT LARA and her story, becoming a Tomg Raider.The difficulty levels can all be adjusted separately between combat, puzzles, and traversal. That means the opportunity of NO puzzle hints and NO WHITE LEDGES!Regarding the outfit interchangeability, that's in relation to craftable outfits. Like the dress we saw (which omg LOOKS SO GOOD!). The different outfit combinations can give you different stats as well. There are merchants who can sell you outfits too. There are certain areas where you will need outfits to blend in so they won't recognize you as an outsider.The stealth is much better because you can go in and out of stealth unlike in RiseAfter our discussion I got to see a presentation showing one of the hube, Paititi. It was GORGEOUS! While the game has a lot of dark elements, there are lots of bright and colorful elements as well, like what I saw in Paititi. While walking around one of the locals is talking to another one and said, "This woman ran through my house and broke all my pottery!" I LOVED thatWhile walking around the area, there were lots of locals and merchants around interacting. Lara can even pet a llama, which was super cute. There was a kid who offered a quest to find his missing dice, and Lara's interaction with him was super endearing.There were so many areas to explore but they only showed a portion of it. One big emphasis is verticality, there's so much to explore both high and low, one of the challenge tomb entrances being under water. Lara almost ran out of breath there which was cool. The Crypts are much bigger with more to explore, but I only saw the entrance, and the challenge tomb was grand and riddled with traps! Lots of traversing, lots of traps, it felt like a classic Tomb. They stopped the tomb gameplay right before the puzzle so that wouldn't be spoiled, but it definitely looked grand.Ok so this next part has some possible story stuff, so read at your own risk. This stuff all takes place after the stealth/ heavy combat area they showed with the fear arrows, and apparently this all goes down after the epic plane cutscenes with Lara and Jonah.Spoilers:I will add more if I can remember, but omg I am SHOOOK! __________________

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