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  • I feel like that’s a game that needs a big screen to be enjoyed, can’t imagine playing on a handheld.

    It’s one of the few games where I went to collect all the collectibles, because I loved the exploration, environment, atmosphere and mostly the controls too.

    It also looked incredible for the time - I first played it on PC when it came out, later on PS3 where it was only fine if quite downgraded. Yea the presentation and sense of wonder are very important for that feel.

    Some of the action is way over the top, especially in later parts, and the amount of abuse Lara survives is just stupid. It’s one of those “ludonarrative dissonance” games for sure.











  • There are things were wastefulness is warranted, like storage redundancy. If one wants data to survive, then it has to be distributed all around the planet.

    But the hardware - primarily CPU and power requirement of modern computing is absolutely insane. How can a modern box with all the latest hardware feel not just slower, but so much slower than a PC from 1993, or an 8-bit from the 80’s while using many times more power and space?

    Not to mention all the technology and resources required to design and build the thing.

    While honestly almost everything can be achieved with power of a Pi or an old Android phone, if only the software is optimized.

    And then all the ewaste from making everything disposable and irreparable. Wild.