| Dyllyo said: While I love that Tomb Raider actually has things like crafting, exploration and experience to gain (stuff Uncharted needs a lot more of). Tomb Raider is lacking combat. You get these little REALLY easy skirmishes of like 3 guys occasionally, and that's it. Graphics aren't impressing anyone either. I honestly prefer Rise of the Tomb Raider though, now that I've finally gotten a chance to play it. |
I liked Uncharted's combat, actually. You can approach the enemy in quite a few ways. You could do the same in Tomb Raider but lots of times, Uncharted was more "by the skin of your teeth" doing things on the fly and marveling at the results. Tomb Raider seemed more methodical and required planning and setting traps. Of course, it had its reflex moments, too.
I guess I liked the feel of both. I'd have to totally disagree with you about the "little skirmishes of like three guys" comment, though. Even people in this thread have somehow come to the conclusion that Lara is more of a mindless killing machine than Nate (I disagree). Thehe fact is, RotTR has several moments where you can choose whether to engage the enemy and fight, pick off a few and escape, or avoid conflict altogether. And there's times where it throws 20 guys at you and you have to survive.
Uncharted 1-3 (and Golden Abyss) had their quiet moments but a lot of the times, I felt like I indiscriminately was killing as many guys as Gears of War! I wanted it to be less of a third person shooter and more of a third person adventure. In Uncharted 4, they granted my wish...and I kind of regret it. It has fewer skirmishes but they feel more meaningful than before and more intense. But at the same time, they were far between and I spent a lot of times wishing I were killing nameless badguys instead of just walking through beautiful scenery listening to the Nate and Sam comedy hour. Trying to make it last, I'd play for an hour a day, when I first got the game and sometimes experienced no action at all!
But yeah, as I said in another thread, if somebody asked me which game to buy, I'd say get Uncharted 4. It's more accessible, less complex, and prettier to look at. Hell, it even has fewer glitches! I can see why people like it more. But I personally like RotTR more. It just feels deeper and doesn't ever make me feel like I'm wasting time waiting on the next "good part". Every animal I kill, even coin I find, every relic I uncover, every side quest i fulfill feels like I'm making my character better. That goes a long way with me.
