Good morning everybody,
You know that feeling when you check in on what's happening at your job on your day off only to see a decision that was made which makes you shake my head? That was me yesterday afternoon!
Anyway last night's stream, we finished Rise of the Tomb Raider... we did start early to give us a good chance to knock it out and we needed that extra time to do it... between me going off the beaten path and falling to my death over and over again. I certainly found myself using some of the special ammo for arrows a lot more as the Deathless Ones certainly proved to be a pain to deal with. Couldn't quite get the achievement for beating one in a duel with only using melee attacks.
In terms of the a story, there is a very loose reference to the first game implying that Trinity went to the island of the first game after Lara left it, but that connection is so 'blink and you miss it' that it was almost not worth mentioning. I did enjoy the overall story of Rise of the Tomb Raider, but because there is clearly so much to do in in terms of finding collectables and getting certain things done that it's really not in my interest to play the game again.
Of course, this brings me to the question of when will I try to do the Baba Yaga and Croft Manor content? Well, much like with Dragon Age: Inquisition, it might be worth revisiting for a later time to mess around with the DLC in 2022. Think of it as a way to bring a game back without having to replay the entire thing... at least that's my point of view.
So when will I start Shadow of the Tomb Raider then? Well the plan for that is for next Monday, it'll be interesting if the pattern holds true of me finishing these games in three nights.
Following the stream, we sent the fun over to Hawleigh who was playing Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance over at twitch.tv/hawleigh!
Rise of the Tomb Raider Achievements
- The Key To It All: Recover the Atlas
- Glub Glub Glub: Drown 3 enemies using a water finisher
- Paying Respects: Attend a funeral
- Zipper: Perform a manual zip line transfer
- Whatever It Takes: Rescue Jonah from Konstantin
- The Road Less Travelled: Unlock the path to Kitezh
- Renegade: Melee 5 enemies off a ledge
- The Price of Truth: Finish the game on any difficulty
Twitch Clip Links
Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Body Straight Combo, Triple Combo #1 and Uppercut Combo #1 for a duration of 31 minutes and a estimated calorie burn of422 kcal.
My off-stream Final Fantasy XIV adventures saw the completion of the Omega Raids, and the rather heat-warming, tear jerking evolution of Alpha the Chocobo into a creature into a soul that I hope see again within the game. That said, the Alpha series of the raids were some mind numbing nonsense in terms of realizing where to go to avoid getting hit or knocked off the edge of the battle area. I still want try and the Bahamut raids done that were apart of a Realm Reborn, I sitll need to do the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th of it.
Still this just means I was back to the Main Story Quest, knocking out the content called 'The Legend Returns', which sees Raubahn returning to Ala Mhigo as the city-state begins its long road to being a force to be reckoned with. This story was a nice wrap up, and it does introduce an interesting monkey wrench for the future in terms of Fordola, who now has the power of the Echo which is giving her visions of all the pain and suffering she put on to others. Seeing as how a lot of Final Fantasy XIV seems to deal with redemption to some degree, it wouldn't surprise me.
I also notice there are some side-story quests that unlock dungeons and trials that I missed in Ul'dah, including the Golden Saucer, so I will work on knocking those out before resuming the Main Story Quest.
There are times I do worry about my dad... normally it involves some random nonsense in my email that makes the The Babylon Bee seem like a legit news source. .
For tonight's stream we're going to move Jump Force up to tonight to continue it's story and missions, hopefully we can knock out a few chapters tonight!
So on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!
