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Allison W · 05-10-2013, 09:42 PM

Pardon the double-post, but I just finished the new Tomb Raider game last night/this morning, and it was pretty great. I didn't play any of the previous installments, but this one actually looked like it was worth playing, and I was definitely not disappointed--it was pretty badass and like playing an action movie (albeit with slower-paced exploration and puzzle segments interspersed with the many high-tension fight and escape sequences, but it works). Lara just keeps getting progressively more fucked up over the course of the game and keeps on truckin' like this is Die Hard or some shit and I loved it. And you know how you get this feeling when a game is nearing the ending, with the buildup of tension leading to the climax and all that? The bulk of the game was like that.

Also, there was an observation Lara made early in the game which I found particularly apt, in response to Dr. Whitman saying of a powerful ancient queen that some said she had shamanistic or elemental power, not just political: "A woman wields that much power and sooner or later it gets called witchcraft."

Girl_On_Fire · 05-10-2013, 10:02 PM

thedivahrrrself · 05-11-2013, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Allison W

Pardon the double-post, but I just finished the new Tomb Raider game last night/this morning, and it was pretty great. I didn't play any of the previous installments, but this one actually looked like it was worth playing, and I was definitely not disappointed--it was pretty badass and like playing an action movie (albeit with slower-paced exploration and puzzle segments interspersed with the many high-tension fight and escape sequences, but it works). Lara just keeps getting progressively more fucked up over the course of the game and keeps on truckin' like this is Die Hard or some shit and I loved it. And you know how you get this feeling when a game is nearing the ending, with the buildup of tension leading to the climax and all that? The bulk of the game was like that.

Also, there was an observation Lara made early in the game which I found particularly apt, in response to Dr. Whitman saying of a powerful ancient queen that some said she had shamanistic or elemental power, not just political: "A woman wields that much power and sooner or later it gets called witchcraft."

double post away!! This is the geek thread; we are nothing if not over zealous.

femmeInterrupted · 05-12-2013, 07:41 PM

Hollylane · 05-12-2013, 07:45 PM

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I don't know why, but the absurdity of this made me laugh, and at the same time I thought "awwww"...

torchiegirl · 05-13-2013, 03:33 PM

i watched every episode
and.
i.
liked it.

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Bleu · 05-13-2013, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by torchiegirl

i watched every episode
and.
i.
liked it.

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I Looooooved that series!

torchiegirl · 05-13-2013, 04:05 PM

I couldn't seem to get enough and there is just something sexy about a cravat and gaiters!

*squeal*

Bleu · 05-14-2013, 12:47 PM

thedivahrrrself · 05-13-2013, 08:00 AM

thedivahrrrself · 05-13-2013, 08:02 AM

The dragons were so much cuter when they were little

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Allison W Member How Do You Identify?: TG Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Loner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 366 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,414 Thanked 1,195 Times in 319 Posts Rep Power: 12203815	Pardon the double-post, but I just finished the new Tomb Raider game last night/this morning, and it was pretty great. I didn't play any of the previous installments, but this one actually looked like it was worth playing, and I was definitely not disappointed--it was pretty badass and like playing an action movie (albeit with slower-paced exploration and puzzle segments interspersed with the many high-tension fight and escape sequences, but it works). Lara just keeps getting progressively more fucked up over the course of the game and keeps on truckin' like this is Die Hard or some shit and I loved it. And you know how you get this feeling when a game is nearing the ending, with the buildup of tension leading to the climax and all that? The bulk of the game was like that. Also, there was an observation Lara made early in the game which I found particularly apt, in response to Dr. Whitman saying of a powerful ancient queen that some said she had shamanistic or elemental power, not just political: "A woman wields that much power and sooner or later it gets called witchcraft."

05-13-2013, 03:33 PM	#6
torchiegirl Member How Do You Identify?: femme Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: in the mitten Posts: 1,282 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,807 Thanked 1,610 Times in 549 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	i watched every episode and. i. liked it. ... ... ...

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torchiegirl Member How Do You Identify?: femme Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: in the mitten Posts: 1,282 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,807 Thanked 1,610 Times in 549 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I couldn't seem to get enough and there is just something sexy about a cravat and gaiters! squeal

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