CorgiShinobi Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks it's a terrible name. It sounds like the title of a Michael Bay film. Dark Side of the Tomb Raider In the third game its revealed that Lara Croft has slowly gained enjoyment of killing people, whether they be good or evil. It is here where we must explore the tomb she has crafted, both physical and mental. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) Yeah there was something off about that headshot being shown prominently like that. They showed it for like 5 seconds. It makes you think about it. OMG she just shot an arrow to his head! And then followed by "We become who we're meant to be..." I don't mind the title much. But yeah it feels a bit weird. I would change it to "Tomb Raider 2: Among Tombs". Edited June 10, 2014 by eleven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Apparently Rise of the Tomb Raider is an Xbone exclusive. What the actual fuck? *Edit* - Actually it's an "Xbox" exclusive, so I guess it could be on 360 too, but Holiday 2015 seems kinda late for a cross-gen game. Edited August 12, 2014 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Exclusive like Ryse and Dead Rising 3? It will drop for other platforms before too long. Neither new console can support AAA third party exclusives quite yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Yeah, the wording was ambiguous, it could just mean it's exclusively releasing in 2015 on Xbox, for other platforms later. It doesn't actually matter to me, since I have an Xbone, it just seems really weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Unless MS Footed the bill or the majority of it, this is a really bad decision. Not to mention that it's really hard to trust big publishers with exclusivity. Personally, I'm not hurting over it. I liked the first one quite a bit, but a sequel to that game isn't a huge anticipation of mine. Now if the game comes out and the reviews are amazing, then I'll be annoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 It's a timed exclusive. Maybe for a significant period, but it will drop on other platforms. Square Enix will not walk away from money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Well they just advertised Ori and the Blind Forest as "Exclusive to Xbox and PC, Coming This Holiday" so it's fair to assume that the TR announcement mentioning only Xbox means it's not coming to PC, at least in 2015 (again with that ambiguous language). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Yeah that's gotta be a timed exclusive. Otherwise watch Squenix complain about sales on an exclusive for a 2 year old console. Edited August 12, 2014 by staySICK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 TME: How were DR3 and Ryse pimped? I submit they were pimped almost identically to how the new TR is being pimped. This leads me to believe the exclusivity claim is bullshit and that it's timed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Yeah, I'm not arguing it's not just a timed exclusive, I'm sure it is, cause it would be insane otherwise. All I was trying to say is that a lot of people were saying "it's probably just console exclusive and will still launch at the same time on PC", but the way they didn't acknowledge PC for TR but did for Ori to me implies the timed exclusivity applies to all other platforms, PC included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) The fucked up part is that the one that really suffers is the game. Say it is a timed exclusive, then the game would have to come out on PS4/PC in holiday 2016. I don't need a time machine to now that holiday 2016 will probably be a packed holiday for gaming. Its that sweet spot where developers with full knowledge of new consoles release their second wave of games. Especially if PS4 is still at the top by then. This year old port would stand no chance. Only people that would buy it are people like me, and not for full price. Last year's TR was cool and all, but it's no Mass Effect 2. And weren't Square Enix bitching about the first game not making money until the Definitive Edition came out? They're going to be really disappointed. Edited August 12, 2014 by Strangelove 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Geoff Keighley's been investigating, and says: Spoke to many people here at Xbox press conference on Tomb Raider. Official line is that the game is "exclusive on Xbox for holiday 2015." So yeah, pretty much confirmed as a timed exclusive. Wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't even wait for holiday 2016, maybe just March or something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Getting sick and tired of Microsoft/Sony paying to keep content off each other's systems. It's one thing when you help develop the game or help fund it like Bloodborne, Bayonetta 2, or all those PlayStation indie games, but paying to keep a game off your competitors system, just makes you and the publisher/developer look like assholes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Meh, it's a for-profit thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I have no info either way, but I get the feeling this is perma-exclusive. I imagine the thought process went: 1. Sales of reboot were below expectations. 2. Uncharted 4 will take a lot of PS market share. 3. TR goes XB1 exclusive. Gets MS money, so less risk for studio, only need to develop for one machine means lower cost. 4. No competition on XB1, so can secure more share of the platform means decent revenue, mitigates the lack of PS purchases. All this means less risk and higher margins (if not greater overall profits) than developing it on your own and waiting to see how you do at the tills. That said, I think it sucks and I hope it is just timed. Alternatively, CD can bring an exclusive Legacy of Kain game to PS4 and I'll call it evens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I'd wholeheartedly agree with that analysis if Tomb Raider: The First hadn't been totally cross platform and cross gen. I can't imagine an IP going sole platform exclusive after it's been well established. And the sales weren't bad at all, were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) TN: sure. Then a PC release later in 2016. Edit: The more I think about it, the more it seems like this is a smart move to avoid competing with Uncharted 4 on the PS4. I would expect that it would come to PS4 in the back half of 2016, or even earlier, depending on when UC4 drops. Edited August 12, 2014 by Mr. GOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Strangelove Posted August 12, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Does Square Enix have a Twitter? I don't have one. Someone should tell them they've shamed their ancestors with this decision. Japanese people care a lot about that kind of crap. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toxicitizen Posted August 12, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I'm not sure if I'm more pissed at Square for being fucking morons or at Microsoft for making the industry worse for gamers. This kind of shitty business practice from MS is a big part of why I'll never own an Xbox. And Square are fucking idiots, I mean, this is a company that sold like 5 million copies of the original and still somehow complained that "it did not meet our sales goals". Actually, scratch that, this kind of borderline brain-dead stupidity is par for the course for Square Enix. Microsoft are basically taking advantage of the retarded kid on the playground, here: "Gimme your lunch money and I'll totally be your best friend!" Probably timed but still very annoying. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Two companies littered with really pissed off disappointed fans and naysayers banding together to piss off and disappoint fans and naysayers. Its basically Family Guy and the Simpsons getting together to m.....oh wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 This might explain the move... http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-16-sony-sells-all-its-square-enix-shares-for-28m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I don't think so. I read about that a little while ago and apparently Sony and Square have had business like this for years, it went both ways. It wasn't just a dick move on Sony's part. http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/13/sony-stock-sale-is-square-enix-returning-a-favour-says-producer/ Besides, it wouldn't account for the lack of a PC version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Besides, it wouldn't account for the lack of a PC version. That would be just be business as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Confirmed by Phil Spencer that it's a timed exclusive. Also that it's coming to 360, which is really fuckin weird for a game releasing Fall 2015. Seems like that will make it hold up even less against its competitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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