• Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
    Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered

I wasn't speaking to lack of hand holding specifically but rather the rough controls. For example, during swimming going back up bugs out many times and she doesn't surface properly. Then she keeps hitting her head on the sprites instead of just grabbing the ledge. Sometimes, she would completely miss the ledge during a jump. Then run over a ledge simply because of keyboard inputs.

As for finding the gears, I will ultimately get there but generally, it is a rough experience as far as controls are concerned.

To the question of did they add mouse look - the answer is yes. However, given there is no lock on button it is a bit tough to hit the targets when you are running away from them and she is facing in a different direction as she only shoots in the front.

If you want to play the old games but with some QOL improvements, I would recommend Anniversary and Underworld over these 3 (which I have never played before btw). I will continue to soldier on but yeah it is not a good time generally. Hoping TR2 and 3 are better in terms of controls.
 
Last edited:
I noticed they have these for the Switch but were not on the shelf yet. I'm not sure if I would get these for the switch being the following games are more demanding you might have a split set.
 
LurkerLito said:
I ended up buying this on GoG so no one can "fix" it for modern audiences later lol. But at least it only showed that "warning" once and not when I exited and restarted the game. Switching between original mode and new mode is jarring since it drops to 30 fps. The lighting in some areas seem a bit too dark especially if you switch between the modes by accident like I do since I keep pressing the start button to bring up the inventory. But the controls are spot on as I remember it in tank mode, modern controls feel more natural but you seem to lose accuracy for jumps as I can't seem to do the back step with it in that mode. Well that's all I noticed based off a quick attempt of first level of the first game.
Click to expand...
There's now a mod to unlock FPS in the classic graphics mode. Played some with it last night and this morning, worked great.

https://www.nexusmods.com/tombraidertrilogyremastered/mods/697

I'm making another push on TR1 and finally settled on a control scheme that works well for me. After playing newer games the tank controls and lack of freelook can initially feel cumbersome and offputting compared to newer games but I've settled into a groove with WASD + mouse and having a great time. Man I really appreciate the level design of the first TR. Combat is pretty clunky but gets the job done as the main focus here was exploration and adventure unlike the more action-oriented TR2 which I plan on tackling next.

Playing this again has only reinforced my appreciation for the grid-based mechanics from the early TR games. Patience is rewarded by precision, and rushing the methodical movement system will often get you killed. In fact, I'd argue that it's an ingenious and essential system because if these games had the controls from the LAU trilogy I imagine they'd be more frustrating to play. The early Tomb Raider movement system lives and dies by rules that are consistent throughout. You always know what your movements will do if executed correctly, whereas the controls in Legend/Anniversary/Underworld were looser and jankier which in my playthrough resulted in some frustratingly cheap deaths. Returning to the original reminded me how superbly fair the controls feel due to the grid-based design...i.e., usually when I die or miss a jump I instantly know that it was MY fault and not the game's, which is how it should be.

That save system, though... The PC system is FAR superior to the limited save crystals from the console games, but it is completely up to you to take advantage of it. Like many others I've already had to replay several sections due to my own inability to remember to save. :p Autosave/checkpoints from newer games will have you spoiled, so don't forget to save manually!
 
For all the shit that the original TR games get for their tank controls, your assessment is spot on. They were predictable and consistent. Once you figure out and master the controls it's really difficult to imagine playing it any other way.
 
Finished TR1 last night. Had a ton of health packs and ammo left over. What a great game all these years later, and I enjoyed switching between the remastered graphics and the original textures at various points. I swear there was one moment in Greece where I flipped back to the O.G. graphics for a minute and when the music kicked in I had some seriously nostalgic memories of being 16 and playing the game in my bedroom during the Christmas break from school. Idk if you guys ever get that feeling, but I imagine it's like trying to chase that first high from a crack pipe or a spoonful of heroin.

Anyway, on to TR2! I remember TR3 being pretty difficult but wanted to try to get at least a couple of these completed before the IV-VI remasters come out next year.
 
Lateralus said:
Finished TR1 last night. Had a ton of health packs and ammo left over. What a great game all these years later, and I enjoyed switching between the remastered graphics and the original textures at various points. I swear there was one moment in Greece where I flipped back to the O.G. graphics for a minute and when the music kicked in I had some seriously nostalgic memories of being 16 and playing the game in my bedroom during the Christmas break from school. Idk if you guys ever get that feeling, but I imagine it's like trying to chase that first high from a crack pipe or a spoonful of heroin.

Anyway, on to TR2! I remember TR3 being pretty difficult but wanted to try to get at least a couple of these completed before the IV-VI remasters come out next year.
Click to expand...
NASTALIGA.png
 
Lateralus said:
Finished TR1 last night. Had a ton of health packs and ammo left over. What a great game all these years later, and I enjoyed switching between the remastered graphics and the original textures at various points. I swear there was one moment in Greece where I flipped back to the O.G. graphics for a minute and when the music kicked in I had some seriously nostalgic memories of being 16 and playing the game in my bedroom during the Christmas break from school. Idk if you guys ever get that feeling, but I imagine it's like trying to chase that first high from a crack pipe or a spoonful of heroin.

Anyway, on to TR2! I remember TR3 being pretty difficult but wanted to try to get at least a couple of these completed before the IV-VI remasters come out next year.
Click to expand...
I still maintain that the original Tomb Raider is the best of the entire series. New or old. The tombs are well designed, the puzzles can be challenging but not too much. There's still such an air of exploration and discovery that it's one of the very few games I replay every three or four years and it never gets old.

TR2 is decent but its focus on combat is a turn off. TR3 hates you and the feeling is mutual.
 
What Tomb Raider is that where you just go into a Pitt of spikes at the start I bought the game but could never get past that part think it was a blue box art for the CD.
 
Comixbooks said:
What Tomb Raider is that where you just go into a Pitt of spikes at the start I bought the game but could never get past that part think it was a blue box art for the CD.
Click to expand...
Probably the third. It's the first obstacle you face in the game. You start on the top of a hill, and then slide down and it's literally in the first 30 seconds of gameplay. It's the opening "fuck you!" for getting the game. :D
 
Screenshot 2025-02-14 091332.png


Lets see if this works out I'm not one to hassle my fellow workers had 10.00 gift card on top of it.
 
IMG_20250214_154121311.jpg

:D

Thought it was missing at first, package was so small on the doorstep...PS5 version is 120fps switch is 60 fps.
 
Last edited:
This game is awesome I'm already farther then when I had the pirated PS1 copy back in the day. I had to switch controls over to Modern otherwise it's wack.
The best part is switching from classic mode to Modern if this game had better illumination in Dark Areas like Ray Tracing it would be perfect.
Some of the controls are greyed out for some reason like ducking not really sure why I couldn't get them to work actually.
 
Comixbooks said:
Some of the controls are greyed out for some reason like ducking not really sure why I couldn't get them to work actually.
Click to expand...
Some of the actions listed aren't available in the earlier games like TR1 because they weren't introduced until later games. When you play TR2, more of them will be available and I assume that TR3 has all of them. Haven't started that one yet.
 
Comixbooks said:
View attachment 711101
Out with the old

View attachment 711102

In with the New

Only drawback I'm older...
Click to expand...

Uhh doesn't that opening in the ceiling kind of upend the entire "door closed behind you, guess the only way out is through" shit they show right at the start of the game?

Like oh, you're not actually a half mile underground in some previously uncharted tomb, you're basically still at the surface. You could literally see into it from the air. Somewhere in this mountain there's just a 25-foot wide hole that drops straight into the beginnings of an ancient city where a literal dinosaur lives a bit deeper.

Kind of a weird choice.
 
Very true, the game has had a T-Rex in it for nearly 30 years but the few new skylights they added to show off lights and shadows...man it really takes one out of the experience lol

I knew they should've listened to me when I suggested fluorescent light fixtures instead
 
Is this even remotely playable on a keyboard or mouse or do I 100% need a controller
 
Sweet! I purchased this from Steam, but wished later that I had bought it on GOG (just to support them + have a completely offline copy). Glad to have it from there.

Completely playable using kb/m but some may prefer a controller, ymmv.
 
Ok, dope

Maybe I'll try this tonight

Haven't played a tomb raider since PS1 days

All I remember about these games is the t rex scaring the shit out of me and locking the butler in the freezer
 
polonyc2 said:
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Update Adds New Features, Improvements, and 60 FPS Classic Mode

https://support.aspyr.com/hc/en-us/...tered-Challenge-Mode-Patch-3-Community-Update
Click to expand...
I've played through all of 1 & 2 on Switch and kinda wished for 60 FPS on classic mode while I was playing. When I got my Switch 2 though, I saw there was a S2 port that supported 120 FPS on the remastered mode which was cool, but unfortunately none of my saves from the S1 version carried over to it, so I just kept playing the original Switch verstion instead.

I've gotten the PS5 and PC versions for free ("free" with PSN at least) so far too, lol.
 
T4rd said:
I've played through all of 1 & 2 on Switch and kinda wished for 60 FPS on classic mode while I was playing. When I got my Switch 2 though, I saw there was a S2 port that supported 120 FPS on the remastered mode which was cool, but unfortunately none of my saves from the S1 version carried over to it, so I just kept playing the original Switch verstion instead.

I've gotten the PS5 and PC versions for free ("free" with PSN at least) so far too, lol.
Click to expand...
I kinda want the switch edition. I have a switch lite. Portable tomb raider would have made 10 year old me scream.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top