Dear Crystal Dynamics,
During the past two months the members of the official Tomb Raider forum have compiled a list of wishes / ideas / suggestions for the upcoming 2012 game.
The full list consists of 108 different wishes. Below
is a truncated list of wishes which were most voted for, to show the developers which issues are the most important among the fan base.
wish# 1/108 | Make all helper icons / "survival instinct mode" / visual hints completely optional through the settings menu or through a difficulty level. | 14.1 % | Driber, QiX, dark7angel, d1n0_xD, Abdullah10, Ivana KC, adobeARTIST, Phaid, Xoomer, Cheeky_Charlie, RosePetals, chriss99, JRod108, PS3 Deb H, laracrofty1, Falcon, sierra xb, ParalyzingSilence, Raider89, Raveline, Danieru, aquadon, TeHb, Holden_, Interactive Civilian, Ramon M, vnxs, BÄÄMzi, LadyRufina, Anvie, TranceTrouble, naraku |
wish# 2/108 | Instead of helper icons, make Lara subtly look at objects she can interact with as she passes by, a la Grim Fandango But also make this optional. | 8.6 % | Driber, QiX, d1n0_xD, Abdullah10, Ivana KC, WinterSoldier, Phaid, Xoomer, RosePetals, chriss99, PS3 Deb H, sierra xb, TRULover2389, ParalyzingSilence, Jersey, avenger, Charlie.T.Raider, Interactive Civilian, Error96, Xienna |
wish# 4/108 | I would love to see how Lara gains her double pistols. Suggested ideas: 1) washed on to the shore near the end of the game, 2) post game cheat mode | 10.5 % | Silvermoth, Andy64, WinterSoldier, adobeARTIST, Sophiafan, Xoomer, Icetea, Mick2412, laracrofty1, Falcon, IceRainbow, Ivana KC, GemmaDarkmoon, Jersey, Treeble, scruff1996, Holden_, Error96, BÄÄMzi, Nancy, Standby, jones110 , ~Jaguar~, Anvie |
wish# 8/108 | PC friendly controls. That means M/KB - NOT 'please attach controller'. | 5 % | Elliot Kane, QiX, d1n0_xD, Ivana KC, Phaid, Xoomer, laracrofty1, Falcon, Treeble, Raider89, Interactive Civilian, LuneNocturnal |
wish# 10/108 | no Doppleganger, no Natla, specially no Amanda Evert. | 5 % | QiX, dark7angel, adobeARTIST, Xoomer, Cheeky_Charlie, ParalyzingSilence, avenger, Holden_, Ramon M, Don-Lupus, Lara_Fan_84, TranceTrouble |
wish# 15/108 | get an actual physical map of the island coming with the game! (Similar to what Rockstar does with GTA) | 5.5 % | dark7angel, d1n0_xD, WinterSoldier, Xoomer, Rhanyan, Elliot Kane, sierra xb, TRULover2389, Irish, Treeble, TeHb, LadyRufina, TranceTrouble |
wish# 17/108 | Re-use some original version TR1 music scores in the game (no remixes). Especially this track | 6.4 % | Andy64, Flintmelody, Sophiafan, Icetea, Mick2412, Treeble, scruff1996, TeHb, Holden_, vnxs, Error96, Standby, Charlie.T.Raider, Anvie, naraku |
wish# 18/108 | Unlockable outfits - Classic and Japan dress | 5.5 % | Andy64, WinterSoldier, Flintmelody, Sophiafan, Icetea, Mick2412, GemmaDarkmoon, Treeble, Raveline, Charlie.T.Raider, Error96, LuneNocturnal, myum |
wish# 23/108 | some hand to hand and stealth elements added to the combat | 5.9 % | dark7angel, Icetea, RosePetals, laracrofty1, Falcon, ParalyzingSilence, Irish, Jersey, avenger, Raider89, TeHb, BÄÄMzi, jones110 , LadyRufina |
wish# 24/108 | no quicktime events | 5 % | Ivana KC, adobeARTIST, Sophiafan, Cheeky_Charlie, Mick2412, JRod108, Andy64, Phaid, ParalyzingSilence, GemmaDarkmoon, Raveline, Holden_ |
wish# 27/108 | Mini optional side-quests of some sort. | 6.4 % | WinterSoldier, Icetea, Cheeky_Charlie, RosePetals, Elliot Kane, IceRainbow, TRULover2389, Treeble, Raider89, TeHb, BÄÄMzi, Nancy, Xienna, ~Jaguar~, naraku |
wish# 33/108 | please make Lara and her clothes look "wet" when she comes out from water or stands in the rain and let her gradually dry up. | 5.9 % | Phaid, adobeARTIST, Icetea, chriss99, Ivana KC, laracrofty1, sierra xb, Treeble, Raveline, aquadon, vnxs, LadyRufina, Lara_Fan_84, naraku |
wish# 65/108 | to have weather events (rain, snow, etc.) that actually affect Lara's environment like reduced grip on cliffs and handholds and less traction on potentially slippery surfaces. Could be overcome by faster movements or a "save" button? | 5 % | sierra xb, Ivana KC, d1n0_xD, ParalyzingSilence, Irish, aquadon, TeHb, Don-Lupus, ~Jaguar~, LadyRufina, Anvie, TranceTrouble |
wish# 66/108 | Putting a lot of manpower into ending the game with a truly epic grand finale - a long boss battle (multiple stages) followed by a LONG and breathtakingly beautiful ending FMV/cutscene as a reward for finishing the game. I'm talking FF-like epicness; they do game finales best ;) | 5 % | Driber, dark7angel, d1n0_xD, ParalyzingSilence, Jersey, Treeble, Raveline, Ivana KC, TeHb, Standby, Anvie, LuneNocturnal |