It's just gameplay shorthand which helps players in tight situations. It wasn't realistic, but neither are magic artifacts. What does that have to do with the guns? Lara has infinite dual pistol ammo because she brought that much. So for me, the survival aspect they're trying to force on her character is fucking lame. But if he's actually traveling to a place? He has climbing gear, shelter, GPS phone, etc. Bear Grylls went in mostly blind for his TV show in order to present how to handle harsh conditions.

Lara needs to be presented as a prepared survivalist. The problem is that they are trying to rebrand aspects of the character that don't need to be rebranded. So, as much as I'd like to see the dual pistols return, I don't even know if I'd make much use of them.ĭo you define Lara by the past? Do you just want the dual pistols as an option, even as a nod to what came before and nothing else? Do you think you'd even use them that much if you had them in Shadow? The games are too entrenched in realism now, old TR stretched realism with pistols that could fire unlimited bullets and a woman that appeared genuinely superhuman. I'm not sure I could take her seriously these days if she started side flipping away from danger. The new Lara is a stealthy survivalist her bow allows for silent kills and she often causes chaos behind enemy lines. The old Lara went in guns blazing and back flipping.

I have no problem with using a bow in the new games because it's not the only weapon Lara has and I like the upgrade system. Once I had the shotgun, Uzis and Magnums I was using them instead because they were more effective. Having gone back to try the old games, as fun and nostalgic as the dual pistols are, I didn't find myself using them often. As expected there were a decent number of unhappy replies. I just saw a post on r/ps4 about the director of Shadow saying in June 'we won't be using the dual pistols in this game', and that the bow will remain Lara's signature weapon. This isn't a post designed to cause an argument - this is a discussion.

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