Multiplatform Release of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Will Lack Online Co-Op

[Chainsauce]

Wait, will the pc only have lan play then? Or can you play it without a mouse?

I guess you could use a wireless controller, but still.

 

[SirPumpkinLongshanks]

For console games I hate, hate, haaaaate online multiplayer. It's local or bust.

For PC I don't really see how it can work. Not having online for that platform is... Baffling, to say the least.

 

[Frapple]

Well there's a lost purchase for me & my friends

 

[sunami88]

My purchase has also been cut. I have a buddy who loves DnD:Heroes (we have yet to figure out why, but he does). When I found the trailer for this game I immediately sent it to him, and we got pretty excited about it. It already kinda sucked that it was only 2 player co-op, but we were willing to deal if we could play from separate houses.

TL;DR : Online co-op was why I was excited for this game. Without it, no purchase.

Oh well though. Here's hoping that once it gets into the hands of dem filthy pirates someone finds a way to patch the online code back in (even if it's through tunnelling software).

 

[Jared]

I always though Lara Croft was single player anyway...so, im not too fused

 

[Aurora219]

Push back the release then, if you've mucked it up. Don't release half a game, you muppets.

 

[ForsakenUK]

I've always loved Tomb Raider but I'm finding it really hard to get excited about this.

I think that Eidos (well... Square Enix) should let it rest and work on a new adventure series.

I was disappointed with Underworld and enjoyed Legend but not as much as Core's games.

 

[AMCization]

I am definitely saddened by this news, it looked like promising online fun. But alas, now I don't need to debate about the steam offer.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

I like that the co-op was cut from it.

 

[josh797]

I am definitely saddened by this news, it looked like promising online fun. But alas, now I don't need to debate about the steam offer.

same here. i was fully intent on picking it up since i saw the steam deal. oh well. i guess they wont be getting my money. :-( i was pretty excited for this one too.

 

[TheComedown]

" It's hard to say what affect this will have on sales,"

It'll hurt the PC ones a lot I'm guessing. PC gamers don't tend to care about the disappearance of split-screen for a reason.

It might not hurt the PC sales that much, steam still has it listed as Multiplayer and Co-op, and says this in the description.

"First ever co-op multiplayer action/adventure game featuring Lara Croft. Fully cooperative online and offline story mode."

Now this will piss a few people off if they haven't heard about this.

 

[DeadAccountMoveAlong]

FINE! I am fine with games being offline co-op anyway. I play League of Legends way too much lately, it's nice having some bloody couch time with a friend. I have hated the shift away from split screen/offline.

 

[BloodRed Pixel]

The first Tomb Raider since the Original PSX that really gets me going.

Ok TR Underworld was nice too.

 

[Woodsey]

" It's hard to say what affect this will have on sales,"

It'll hurt the PC ones a lot I'm guessing. PC gamers don't tend to care about the disappearance of split-screen for a reason.

It might not hurt the PC sales that much, steam still has it listed as Multiplayer and Co-op, and says this in the description.

"First ever co-op multiplayer action/adventure game featuring Lara Croft. Fully cooperative online and offline story mode."

Now this will piss a few people off if they haven't heard about this.

It should still appear in the game's News stream on Steam though, so hopefully not too many people will be caught out.

 

[TheComedown]

It should still appear in the game's News stream on Steam though, so hopefully not too many people will be caught out.

Well its been on a pre-purchase deal for a week or so now, and there isn't anything in the news stream as of yet, so I shall expect some backlash for this error

 

[Woodsey]

It should still appear in the game's News stream on Steam though, so hopefully not too many people will be caught out.

Well its been on a pre-purchase deal for a week or so now, and there isn't anything in the news stream as of yet, so I shall expect some backlash for this error

Guess so, although pre-orders can be refunded on Steam as long as you tell them that's what you want before the game launches.

 

[TheComedown]

well the release date was yesterday here and its not out yet soo... I dk a lot of people are probably not getting what they thought they were. Also, I never knew you could get refunds on steam pre-orders, hows it work?