Retail: Tomb Raider Underworld DLC coming Jan. 21

The creative director of the game said that the first DLC was a part of the game they weren't able to finish in time for a November release. If Eidos had any decency they'd postpone the game. That would have been a best of both worlds: game sales wouldn't be crushed by christmas heavy hitters and gamers would have enjoyed the FULL game with extra polish and none of the camera bugs.

It was supposed to:
http://kotaku.com/5129215/tomb-raider-underword-dlc-was-meant-to-be-in-original-game-and-other-nasty-secrets

Then if they didn't release a full game, they shouldn't be peeved that it didn't sell as well as they'd anticipated.

"If Eidos had any decency"

I think that was the problem in the first place.

As someone who has played it, I'll say I don't think it ends abruptly. The ending level was fairly epic, and the story wrapped up completely. If they cut any levels that are now becoming DLC they must have been from the middle.

It's also worth pointing out that the director who pointed out that this content was never intended to be part of the actual game and is made up of almost completely new assests, is actually one of the guys who was recently fired.

So he has no reason to be covering for them. The game definitely needed more work, but it was a reasonable length, and it did finish in a rather dramatic and satisfying way, it's not like half the game is missing or anything.

Ok...but is it worth $80?

Jeez, the DLC comes out fairly quickly and everyone pisses and moans that it came out too fast and should have been on the disc. The DLC doesn't come out fairly quickly and everyone pisses and moans that they've moved on and they should have released it sooner.

Make up your minds, people.

Lol

a link for that tidbit sir?

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/32458/PS3-takes-51-of-all-Tomb-Raider-Anniversary-sales

PS3 takes 51% of all Tomb Raider: Underworld sales

Xbox 360 takes a third of sales on new Eidos title

Fifty-one per cent of all sales of Eidos' Tomb Raider: Anniversary were on PlayStation 3, GFK-ChartTrack has confirmed.

The title entered this week's GFK-ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats Top 40 at No.9, outselling the launch of last year’s original Tomb Raider remake (Tomb Raider: Anniversary) by 6,700 units. The new Tomb Raider recorded 34 per cent of all sales on Xbox 360, with the remainder on Wii, PC and DS.

Another interesting fact is that the PS3 version is running at a higher res with better self shadowing fx thant the 360 version. PS3 version is real 720p, 360 576p. See http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1250842&postcount=227

The reason behind the discrepancy is that the PS3 version was ported by a team of Dutch developers instead of Crystal Dynamics.

Wow. How come the ps3 version looks SO much better? Usually both look the same or 360 slightly better. Furthermore, the ps3 is a PORTED version. Usually ports are a lot worse, if not identical in quality.

Interesting. :)

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Of course, when the ps3 version is finally (significantly) superior, gametrailers doesn't bother with a comparison video, aside from mercenaries which was also a slightly superior.

Is that really true? 576p is the absolute lowest a game has run this generation, even beating Haze.

More shooting? Yes. More puzzles? No.

well to be completely fair, ive faced harder puzzles playing with my kids leapfrog toys than i had in underworld.

"that says more about you than the game"

yeah i know :(

I loved Uncharted, but the platforming and puzzles are not as much of a focus as they are in the TR series.

I agree, unfortunately I got laid into last year when I said that Uncharted was more of an "Action" game than an "Adventure" game.

I'm hoping for a $30 "Platinum" edition with the DLC included somewhere down the road.

Good call, Mr. Tuna. I think I would hit that.

Lets ask the magical Microsoft Money Hat.

..."No".

I think it's unfair to compare Uncharted and Tomb Raider. TombRaider is a bit better than uncharted :)

You suck, kobe. :]

If you can't compare, then none is better. Apples and oranges. But one can be more fun than the other depending on the person preferences.

The first sentence I agree with.

Uncharted has cover mechanics, and you can EASILY die staying out in the open. There's no cover mechanic in TR, and you're supposed to do acrobatics to dodge bullets.

Uncharted is more third person shooter, cause it uses aim assist like other FPS/TPS, but doesn't aim FOR you. TR aims for you and locks on to targets so you can focus more on dodging with acrobatic stunts.

Uncharted practically has no puzzles, and for the most part, platforming is very easy, and just meant as eye candy while you watch Drake flex his sexy muscles as he jumps and holds on to ledges. TR puzzles can be pretty challenging (IMO) and you're not assisted at all when you're platforming so timing and direction matters a lot more.

I prefer TR, cause I'm more attracted to Lara and stare at her ass through out the entire game. Unfortunately, I can only play TR a few minutes per gaming session cause I end up feeling exhausted.

Uncharted is more shooter heavy than Tomb Raider. That's why I prefer Tomb Raider more, more exploration and puzzles

You're going to have a heart attack when you add up the cost of Rock Band like that. ;)

Or the woman that he demands compensation from
D:

they should charge per minute you play the game like the arcades turned into...