@@MelonieMacGoBoomsorry. I only consider something remastered when it's along the lines of Halo 2 anniversary. These "remastered" tomb raider games still look like they came out in the 1990's. Call me when they look more like "Shadow of the Tomb Raider"
@@kingslayer2999 I wouldn't know, never watched the walkthrough. However, the graphics were still incredible from what I saw from the gameplay trailer.
@freedomwriter1995 I don't mind the graphics, never did. My problem was with the controls especially when you have to fight enemies and maneuver around them. As long as the controls are updated this will be great
Could this be our prayers have been answered after all the crap we've been shoveled over the last decade of substandard entertainment? Is this the turning point where videogames are to be made fun to play again?! I just saw the Steampage for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered.
I don't really see the problem tbh... sure the last itteration was a bit of a dissapointment, but I like both the classic and the new trilogy. I think rise of the TR is one of the best, sure the dialogue is on the nose and it's a bit ridiculous they are still telling you in the final level how to make a jump more sophosticated then pressing spacebar (got that in the intro levels, guys, but thanks for the diaper and the pacifier in case this baby learns how to walk). And yeah i'm not a fan of uglifying her with the deliberate fat face and smaller boobs, but given the times we live in with the mentally ill psychopatic (and moronic low IQ) lefties, i had expected much worse.
I knew as soon as I saw this, Melonie would lose her mind lol. Glad to see them remaster these games. I played these games religiously. I’ve always had a thing for the Indiana Jones, archeological artifact chasing, Uncharted, globe-trotting-type of adventures, whether in movie form or video game form. Great reaction! Glad to see them put these games out! Congrats Melonie!
Melonie- tried to send this earlier, but it was canceled for some reason. I'm not sure if my message I had Even made it through. It was a long message, but basically boiled down to me thanking you for Your STRONG FAITH! I am so blown away that not only are you teaching a Bible School lessons, but that The Haters are not Screaming for your "Cancelation". It makes me very sad that the past few Generations aren't going to Church. I'm so PROUD OF YOU !!! I am going to try to remember to pray for you and this wonderful outreach on a Daily Basis. Thanks
I love the feature where you can switch between the old and new versions on the fly. Betcha love that. Also, to see Melonie giddily happy during a Melonie Mac Go Boom is a great thing.
I'm surprised that hasn't become the norm for remakes. I remember when 343i included that feature in Halo Anniversary and that game came out way back in 2011.
@@MelonieMacGoBoom til we wait for perfection on feb14 you should check tomb raider conversion mod and downlaod and streaming is a mod where you can play tomb raider 1 with lara fmv model with braid and all the musics from playstation , a modder converted only 1 and 2 and ported all the games assets to TB4 level editor you should cheq it out cheerrs
@@MelonieMacGoBoomdo you think they’ll have the original music for all the levels? If they don’t then playing the india level without the og music would make me sad 😭
Thank you Melonie. Your borderline emotional, pure delight in the new Lara croft stuff is what gaming used to be all about. Anyone else remember actually having fun? It’s nice to get back to that.
Just got off work! This was a really fun video to watch! See you excited about bringing back your hero makes my day that's for sure! 😁 I will definitely be buying this game when it comes out in February so I can't wait. Anyways, loved this video today! Brought ne a lot of joy. Heading over to the gym right now so wish me the best! Can't wait to see your bible time video. 🥰🥰
The fact that we are still 5 months away from the remaster & it already looks this amazing blows my mind!!! Who knows what else they're going to add to this already unfinished masterpiece!!!
This was a cool moment. Hope no censorship happens and gives all the polygons that made it famous. Glad you got a W, and good episode. Hope to see a stream on the games once release .
Nobody can convince me that it wasn't Melonie's tireless dedication to OG Lara Croft that made this happen. I'm very happy for you, Melonie. Seeing you literally jump for joy is joyous in and of itself.
95% of the TR community has been tirelessly calling for this for years. It's a community effort 👌 All the TR groups, pages and socials are collectively celebrating this announcement today 🍾🥂
Lol I like simps but you're crossing the line here. It's not because of just her. It's because fans are tired of the rainbow mafia invading every game, they are tired of daddy issues, and are sick and tired of being sick and tired of reboot Lara.
@@missxmarvel Misdirected. The rainbow mafia are a big part of the community who played the original games for the hardcore *gameplay* and were inspired by Lara as a badass iconic character (not just to look at her assets). The people you're probably referring to are just extreme feminists.
Quite unlikely. Though she has some decent points and is very vocal, Mel is too political and too controversial to have *that* much sway over developers and corporations, even in the niche TR community. Her feelings are not a reliable representation of the entire community, and even old folks who are stoked for this remaster won't agree with all of her extraneous points in this video. If anything, probably the biggest influence behind this happening is how low-risk it is with little effort on its own merit. It's a remaster done by aspyr after all. Won't know for sure until it comes out, but the fact that you can switch between graphics styles on the fly, means that it really is just a fresh coat of paint on top of the original game, and if so it's essentially just a pretty refined TRLE project.
The only detail missing is Lara's signature red round shades! Haha Loved those - bumped her intimidation factor by a notch! She looked like real badass in those shades!
I'm so pleasantly surprised they didn't try to "fix" her design for the mythical "modern audience." Props for that alone. I'm sure the remasters will be great!
This is absolute perfection! I hope they release this in physical media! And I hope to see The Last Revelation, Chronicles and The Angel of Darkness receiving the same treatment. And for AoD, I'd love to see ALL the cut content finally in the game. If it was planned for AoD originally, it would be perfect to have on a re-release. And, of course, fix all of the bugs on that game.
Somebody going through the trouble of LEGALLY fixing ALL of the mistakes Core Design made over 20 years ago ?? For Free ?? Not Bloody Likely !!! For a big cash payout ?? They will say that there isn't enough $$$ to be worth their trouble !!!
I wish more rereleases of old games allowed for graphics switching like this. Especially if by chance the new visuals don’t look good (Halo Anniversary comes to mind).
I just discovered your channel after this recent TR announcement, and I can tell that you are a heartfelt fan of classic Lara and the classic games themselves. 3:47 - "It's her! It is her!" Yes, it is. Classic Lara, exactly as she should look. 7:16 - "The action was not the main focus of the game. . . The biggest core elements of classic gameplay were traversal, puzzles, acrobatics..." Bingo! Modern TR has completely abandoned this. Entering a new room, planning a route to get from point A to B, and then performing the series of acrobatic moves to traverse through it is the heart and soul of TR games. 8:10 - "Classic controls are PIVOTAL... are NECESSARY." Absolutely! The tank controls and grid-based movement are absolutely critical to the traversal challenges. It's a joy to see someone with such passion for classic TR. You have a new fan and subscriber. Keep up the great work!
Yeeeeeeeaaaaa BUDDY! Lara looking like Lara.. I did not think it possible. I am glad they listened. Thank you Crystal and whichever studio developed this ❤
You look so radiant in this video, finally you get positive news on your favorite franchise. This collection actually looks really good, may start playing the originals when I have time.
I woke up this morning feeling pretty garbo, had nightmares, didn't sleep well, bad start to my morning- but when I opened RUclips and saw the trailer, my whole day turned around instantly. This is what I've been wanting for ages and ages, and the idea that we might actually be getting proper remasters? _With_ the expansions included? It's made me a happy li'l bear, I tell you what. First piece of good gaming news I've heard in a long time. The fact that they're letting you switch between the original look and the new look is also a huge plus, I love that they're doing that. I pray they don't try to slip in anything stupid under our noses, we've been let down too many times before. If all goes well, and there are no shenanigans, me and my dad will _definitely_ be playing these together. He's the one who got me into the series, and we've both loved Lara for so long. I can't wait to play them with him and talk about them, and play those dang expansions that I can't get to work on my PC no matter how hard I try dammit
As someone who was introduced to the franchise late and is an xbox player, this is BEYOND exciting to me! I won't lie, I'm an LAU stan (probably always will be simply because Legend specifically holds the most nostalgia for me; it was the game that introduced me to Lara Croft), but I've always held a respect for the classics and honestly have always wanted to play them. And with this, I'll be able to!! Plus, it looks like they've taken inspiration from the Spyro: Reignited trilogy and simply updated the graphics and brought the game to other platforms; nothing else, which means NO WOKE BULLCRAP. This alone is a breath of fresh air and is plenty enough to make me excited about something, but add on the fact that it's Lara freaking Croft and I am over the moon! Been smiling all day long lol!!!! P.S: I've literally never pre-ordered a game, but I'm definitely pre-ordering this one!
This is truly a work of god, who has delivered a faithful trilogy remaster for Melonie next year, on the same month of the hardships she faced this year. Keep smiling, girl!
I think we all knew this Go Boom! was imminent the moment this announcement dropped on the Direct this morning! And it's awesome to see you so over the moon and happy about this announcement, Melonie 🥳 You've been through a lot since December, but by God's grace you handled all of it... and now look at all the amazing things happening for you! Like I've been saying, I'm excited for you, Melonie :) I really am. It's great seeing you so excited and happy 💯🙌
7:30 Yup yup yup! It is called "Tomb Raider" after all, not a shoot 'em up or quicktime sequence game. I hate how homogenized games can get as time goes on, "Oh look what Uncharted is doing, we better do the same too" Nah, let uncharted be uncharted, make your game franchise in your unique style to stand out. Not everything has to be a clone of everything else. So happy for you, know you've been waiting forever for this!
This makes me so happy to see, some great news for a change. Im so glad to see such a big smile on your face too and couldn't wait for your reaction. The option to be able to toggle between the classic graphics and new is perfect! And yes, for those complaining about the controls - get good.
I love how I always find myself in the presence of God. I had started watching you since I got addicted to tomb raider! And then today I had to check out your reactions to the tomb raider 1-3 remasters and was happily surprised with the way you ended this video and had no idea you had a second channel dedicated to the lord! Love your tomb raider content, but the fact that you love Jesus just makes me feel 1000x better that I am here in this moment. Thank you. Glory to God
I agree with you. I don't understand why people say that the controls on these classic's were stiff and clunky. The controls were one of the parts that made theses games so great back in the day let alone the puzzles and the travel distance. Like you said with anniversary. Yeah they changed the controlls and then what happened it played like any other action-adventure on the market. I already see it coming the next thing they complain about is that the puzzles are to hard 😅😅.
The tank controls *define* the classic adventuring. “Walk to the edge…”. How can you jump back with twin sticks? But… for the combat, I can sympathise with “the tank controls feel clunky” since it takes more effort than “aim+strafe”.
And a lot of the times the original game controls were more fluid because they had structure and planning, where as the newer ones, youre sliding off ledges, getting hit across the map by an enemy, making wrong jumps and not being able to figure out where to exactly jump because even if you did it in the same exact place it didnt always land you the same, where as the original games had specific space between each jump or landing that was incorporated into the puzzle so overall just so much more flow
@@naveriie One of the greatest strengths of the originals' game design was how consistent everything was. You knew how far you could jump, you knew whether or not you could climb a structure just by looking at it, you knew whether or not you could drop from a high ledge without taking damage- thanks to the grid-based design and tank control scheme, you never have to guess as to where you can go, you just have to sort out how to get there. You never have to worry about not being able to snap to a ledge mid-jump because of the auto-grab screwing you over; if you fall or miss a ledge, it's because you failed to prepare your jump accordingly (I definitely haven't done that a dozen times before, ahem ahem). One of classic TR's biggest strengths _is_ its game design.
Mel, I swear girl we are from the same womb because I'm thinking EXACTLY the same as you!! Been a huge Lara fan since 1999, and agree so much about the new young Lara NOT being Lara. Felt so happy when I saw the news I couldn't believe it and was convinced it's a scam LOL Can't wait to play my favorite games again all polished shiny and gorgeous🤩. No more whiny, hipster Lara with necklace, piercings, cheesy , forced relationships,Hollywood-level explosions. No. We only play for sport.
This is so exciting! I was watching the direct and thinking how much I wanted to play classic Tomb Raider! I love that they kept the classic graphics option as well!
Finally! I can't wait for this, definitely buying this when it comes out. The true Lara Croft Tomb Raider has returned! I do think that Melonie was the reason they did it. They finally opened their eyes to hear her out.
Hey Mel. I buried this on an older vid so others wouldn't see it. Them liking donations is dumb lol They don't need to see it. This with the $20 on the Bible vid rounds it out. It didn't offer me an $80 option. I know you didn't have the opp. to stream, so figured I'd send it here. Plus I know it works now. I'm a big of a tech tard tbh lol Figured maybe you could grab a meal or 2 if you're on the road. And the video will remind you of something happy (as if you need a reminder of Lara lol). Best wishes. - KZ aka RobZilla.
Gotta say, seeing your face at 1:45 as you watch the video, you can see your excitement vividly. Glad to hear the news, and hopefully, they turn out to be as good as can possibly be. Stay cute and sweet, Mel.
it's nice to see Melanie actually excited for a Remastered game, just happy to see her happy. refreshing to watch a mel mac video that actually has a positive energy to it. talk about Nostalgia
I can't tell you how happy this makes me! The 1st Tomb Raider was amazing !!! The things the programmers did with that game were soooo ahead of its time. It's great to see you so Octave and Happy! I remember hanging off a cliff forever (stuck for days on where to go) Looking down, it was CERTAIN DEATH if I dropped down to where I needed to go . . . Hours Later . . . Finally just dropped (it was back a looong way back to the last save pt.) And it literally was a 2 FT DROP! They used some AMAZING (RAIDERS of the Lost Ark Last Crusade "Leap of Faith) Freaking VISUALS!!! MIND BLOWN!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
What's also great is it's gonna come with Unfinished Business, Gold Mask and The Lost Artifact bonus levels. Those add up to been like a whole extra game.
The original games have this feeling of being truly lost and alone in this insanely vast and hostile environment that only the toughest and most resilient adventurers can survive. That was never replicated by any game in that genre in my opinion. I recently replayed the original with widescreen mod (ultrawide even) and that feels even more grand and cinematic. Can't wait to see how if updated graphics boost the feeling even more.
My main concern is that a big part of the atmosphere of the original is the short draw distance (which was done with a fade to black background) is not going to be preserved (or at least an option). That feature, due to horsepower limitations of the original PS, actually gave the game the claustrophobic feeling of being in a tomb, even in open areas, and you often worried about what could pop out of the dark (like the infamous T-Rex scene). With the removal of that, I believe it's going to take away a key component of the experience that will make it feel flat.
I’m definitely going to get it, i remember playing the original and the 2nd and 3rd I was looking forward to each tomb raider. It’s great they are making the classics. I hope they remake all of the ones upto anniversary.
And they are all coming together in one package that’s really good, I like that. I think I’ve only ever played Tomb Raider 1 in full and a demo of Tomb Raider 2, so now I can experience them all freaking dope!
I can't wait for this. I'm so unbelievably hyped. I haven't been this hyped for a game in decades, finally a dedicated remaster, no remake. Thank god!! I love that they kept the old sound design, I love the sound of her guns going off. I hope we can see her grit her teeth when she fires her pistols and the atmospheric isolation of the old games. February can't come fast enough tbh Atlantis is gunna look gorgeous in its eerieness
One of the biggest fun part for me as a kid was learning controls. This is how I started playing games, my ex friend gave me Tomb Raider Chronicles because she fell into water and could not come out, I find out and loved the game, played all other games too and my love for gaming started.
This is amazing. This doesn't feel real. It comes out 10 days after my birthday. It's cool that they're releasing it on Lara's birthday. This feels like a late birthday gift for me & a birthday gift for her. It's only fitting given the history with tomb raider & PlayStation that I buy this for my PS5.
@@xJC2x they showed a game tech demo. That looked great. However it was a fabrication to get Alien fans to buy Thier game. Only for people to find out it was a complete lie. With Avengers they hyped it that you could be any Avenger while technically that is true, you had to play through the campaign first, you couldn't play the campaign again after that. There were far to many microtransactions, bugs, the online was a mess.
@@colinmorgan2511 WOW, that's messed up. I'll admit this tomb raider thing seems a little too good to be true. I have this feeling that somehow they will find a way to mess something up.
WOW, so happy for you Mel! It's great that at last you actually have something to smile about. It's awesome to see you so happy coz none of us have had too much to be happy about entertainment lately so yeah...Woo Hoo!
Love this video, it has that little kid opening a cool new game for Christmas from the 90s type vibe. Your excitement is infectious. Now I'm excited for this game. I've really mostly fallen out of love with gaming, part of that is getting older and having less free time among other things, but I think a big part is video games like movies have lost their soul to the woke agenda. Not even necessarily the woke agenda sometimes too but like they have lost their creativity in order to appeal to the lowest common denominator, like everything is safe, nothing is edgy, nothing done is unique, it all feels copy-pasted with little to no innovation. 100% agree with the coomer stuff I think about this a lot, we've been desensitized through mass free internet pornography. There's nothing wrong with a cute girl showing some skin. People say Christianity used to be so stuffy for women but we had tons of artistic and sculptural depictions of nude or near nude women all the time, it wasn't to make men horny or to demean the value of women it's because they represented a beauty/an ideal to shoot for. It was something inspiring for men, and something for women to aspire to. No one can be perfect or perfectly beautiful but it was an ideal to shoot for, you did the best you could with what you were given. People nowadays though don't want to put any effort in so they reject the beautiful (like fat acceptance), they want to hide it or destroy it because they don't want to put the effort in to create it or get close to creating it. It's not just physically too, this applies spiritually, we'll never even be close to perfect we are all messed up and sinful fallen creatures, but that doesn't mean you just stop trying and start promoting your sinful nature, you aspire towards something greater. It's like the other side just gave up and wants to promote horrible things as good things, because it's easier than trying to fix them or acknowledging their own faults; it all stems from inflated egos replacing the head of the universe who is God with themselves, I have never ever seen the other side act humble, they never even consider the fact that they might be wrong, because they think there is no God, they've replaced God with themselves, so they are the ultimate arbiters of what is right and what is wrong, there is no objective right. Hence they can deny the existence of everything that we've known to be true and right for thousands of years until last century because God is the ultimate truth and from him all truth flows outwards. That's why in the passion of the Christ when Pontius Pilate asks Jesus "Are you a King?" Jesus says "That is why I was born, to give testimony to the truth. All men who hear the truth hear my voice."
I was happy to See this too. It is a good style for a remake of this. One of the first ps1 games I ever owned, along with crash and twisted metal 2. I love this
I have had fantasies about this, and this announcement actually exceeded those fantasies. The fact you can switch back and forth between the graphics options Halo Anniversary style was such a cherry ontop for me. And the fact they didn't compromise anything about the original games design on any level. Bringing us the games, as they were. It's all we ever asked for.
I discovered your channel talking about Tomb Raider and although I've been watching you for just over 2 months, I understand how much of a fan you are of this character, I'm glad this happens, in 2 months I've been able to notice how passionate you are about Lara, you remind me of me TLOZ haha
I was like 9 when I started playing the classic Tomb Raider games and had no issues with the controls. Using the dpad just fits with exactly how the classic TR games should be played! Using analog sticks would ruin that dynamic and I'm also ecstatic that they're not reworking the controls like most remasters tend to do. I know how much you've been wanting this and it's finally coming! Happy for ya, Mel. Definitely pre-ordering this. $30 is a steal!
See this is how you do Lara Croft correctly.
YESSS!!!!
@@MelonieMacGoBoomsorry. I only consider something remastered when it's along the lines of Halo 2 anniversary. These "remastered" tomb raider games still look like they came out in the 1990's. Call me when they look more like "Shadow of the Tomb Raider"
@@freedomwriter1995 Shadow of the Tomb Raider SUCKED!!!
@@kingslayer2999 I wouldn't know, never watched the walkthrough. However, the graphics were still incredible from what I saw from the gameplay trailer.
@freedomwriter1995
I don't mind the graphics, never did. My problem was with the controls especially when you have to fight enemies and maneuver around them. As long as the controls are updated this will be great
I came to this channel specifically because you’re one of the few that pushed for this huge moment I almost cried
We're eating good!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖
@@MelonieMacGoBoom YES TF WE ARE.
Could this be our prayers have been answered after all the crap we've been shoveled over the last decade of substandard entertainment? Is this the turning point where videogames are to be made fun to play again?! I just saw the Steampage for Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered.
I don't really see the problem tbh... sure the last itteration was a bit of a dissapointment, but I like both the classic and the new trilogy. I think rise of the TR is one of the best, sure the dialogue is on the nose and it's a bit ridiculous they are still telling you in the final level how to make a jump more sophosticated then pressing spacebar (got that in the intro levels, guys, but thanks for the diaper and the pacifier in case this baby learns how to walk). And yeah i'm not a fan of uglifying her with the deliberate fat face and smaller boobs, but given the times we live in with the mentally ill psychopatic (and moronic low IQ) lefties, i had expected much worse.
@@marcuskahn3783 no, you are just stuck in the past, and it’s unfortunate for you that todays games aren’t to your liking. Very stoked about this tho
When I first saw the news I couldn't believe my eyes.
The next thing I thought was that I couldn't wait for Melonie's reaction to this.
If something's to good to be true, guess what it is
Nah, same lol! I told my co-worker Melonie was gonna post about it today and I'd be genuinely shocked if she didn't! 😂😂
Hopefully this sells out incredibly and brings the gaming industry back to its senses. Happy to see Mel so ecstatic!
God i hope so. modern gaming is so boring
I knew as soon as I saw this, Melonie would lose her mind lol. Glad to see them remaster these games. I played these games religiously. I’ve always had a thing for the Indiana Jones, archeological artifact chasing, Uncharted, globe-trotting-type of adventures, whether in movie form or video game form. Great reaction! Glad to see them put these games out! Congrats Melonie!
I am so excited! Lara Croft is back! Please let there be a collectors edition with a classic Lara model 🎉❤
I WOULD FREAK OUT!!!!
I'll believe it when I hold it in my hands, then complete it. Don't get your hopes up
@@MelonieMacGoBoom I wonder if they sell anime style figurines of Lara Croft?
I want this to come out as a physical copy as well!
@@cocodojo Honestly, same! I'm a sucker for physical copies 🤣
Melonie-
tried to send this
earlier, but it was canceled
for some reason. I'm not
sure if my message I had
Even made it through.
It was a long message,
but basically boiled down
to me thanking you for
Your STRONG FAITH! I
am so blown away that not
only are you teaching a
Bible School lessons, but
that The Haters are not
Screaming for your
"Cancelation". It makes me
very sad that the past few
Generations aren't going to
Church. I'm so PROUD OF
YOU !!! I am going to try to
remember to pray for you
and this wonderful outreach
on a Daily Basis. Thanks
Oh my goodness thank you so much for the super thanks and this incredibly encouraging comment 🥹🥹🥹
I love the feature where you can switch between the old and new versions on the fly. Betcha love that.
Also, to see Melonie giddily happy during a Melonie Mac Go Boom is a great thing.
I'm surprised that hasn't become the norm for remakes. I remember when 343i included that feature in Halo Anniversary and that game came out way back in 2011.
@@G360LIVECommand and Conquer/ Red Alert remaster also has it. And Diablo 2 resurrected.
Its cool seeing Melonie happy for a character she likes. They also look like they gave the "Anniversary Edition" look to all 3 games.
No she doesn't look like the Anniversary version at all, she looks like her classic FMV character model 😁
@@MelonieMacGoBoom til we wait for perfection on feb14 you should check tomb raider conversion mod and downlaod and streaming is a mod where you can play tomb raider 1 with lara fmv model with braid and all the musics from playstation , a modder converted only 1 and 2 and ported all the games assets to TB4 level editor you should cheq it out cheerrs
@@MelonieMacGoBoom Soo True, and the proper look :D
@@MelonieMacGoBoomdo you think they’ll have the original music for all the levels? If they don’t then playing the india level without the og music would make me sad 😭
The beautiful Lara we all like and love. Im going to support this to show the developers that this is the Lara we want in a new game.
Thank you Melonie. Your borderline emotional, pure delight in the new Lara croft stuff is what gaming used to be all about. Anyone else remember actually having fun? It’s nice to get back to that.
If you haven't been having fun that might be an individual issue. I never had a problem finding a fun game to enjoy
This just made my freaking week. I legit screamed. I'm so hyped.
Aspyr's done really great remaster stuff in the past with the Star Wars games. I have trust in 'em.
@@skateboard_sandwich No doubt, their remastering and porting work is top tier.
@@skateboard_sandwichAspyr got screwed with KOTOR 2. Didn't get to finish their work.
Same and I'm a 37 year old man
Clam yourself, then prepare for disappointment.
Just got off work! This was a really fun video to watch! See you excited about bringing back your hero makes my day that's for sure! 😁 I will definitely be buying this game when it comes out in February so I can't wait.
Anyways, loved this video today! Brought ne a lot of joy. Heading over to the gym right now so wish me the best! Can't wait to see your bible time video. 🥰🥰
Mel's enthusiasm is contagious! I will definitely get this game when it comes out.
Here's a little extra for the algorithm! Also It really brought me joy seeing you excited for this! Hope you have a great day and God bless! 🙏🏻🥰
now THAT is going to be one heck of a Valentine's day present for a Tomb Raider lover
The fact that we are still 5 months away from the remaster & it already looks this amazing blows my mind!!! Who knows what else they're going to add to this already unfinished masterpiece!!!
This was a cool moment. Hope no censorship happens and gives all the polygons that made it famous.
Glad you got a W, and good episode. Hope to see a stream on the games once release
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Like from the first game no nerf has been altered :)
OMG! We got the real Lara back AND we get the anniversary remake we all wanted! 😍🥳🎉
Finally I can actually buy into the hype for the REAL Tomb Raider!
Those rare moments when Melonie is truly happy are what I live for.
What you live for? Simp.
@detective2221Sounds like something a SIMP would say
Nobody can convince me that it wasn't Melonie's tireless dedication to OG Lara Croft that made this happen. I'm very happy for you, Melonie. Seeing you literally jump for joy is joyous in and of itself.
95% of the TR community has been tirelessly calling for this for years. It's a community effort 👌
All the TR groups, pages and socials are collectively celebrating this announcement today 🍾🥂
Lol I like simps but you're crossing the line here. It's not because of just her. It's because fans are tired of the rainbow mafia invading every game, they are tired of daddy issues, and are sick and tired of being sick and tired of reboot Lara.
@@missxmarvel you'll find the 'rainbow mafia' are overwhelmingly supportive of classic Lara over reboot but okay lol
@@missxmarvel Misdirected. The rainbow mafia are a big part of the community who played the original games for the hardcore *gameplay* and were inspired by Lara as a badass iconic character (not just to look at her assets). The people you're probably referring to are just extreme feminists.
Quite unlikely. Though she has some decent points and is very vocal, Mel is too political and too controversial to have *that* much sway over developers and corporations, even in the niche TR community. Her feelings are not a reliable representation of the entire community, and even old folks who are stoked for this remaster won't agree with all of her extraneous points in this video. If anything, probably the biggest influence behind this happening is how low-risk it is with little effort on its own merit. It's a remaster done by aspyr after all.
Won't know for sure until it comes out, but the fact that you can switch between graphics styles on the fly, means that it really is just a fresh coat of paint on top of the original game, and if so it's essentially just a pretty refined TRLE project.
The moment I saw it announced on the Nintendo Direct, I IMMEDIATELY thought, "Melody is gonna freak."😂
The only detail missing is Lara's signature red round shades! Haha Loved those - bumped her intimidation factor by a notch! She looked like real badass in those shades!
I'm so pleasantly surprised they didn't try to "fix" her design for the mythical "modern audience." Props for that alone.
I'm sure the remasters will be great!
You deserved this. Way to go!
It’s a good day for retro fans also the combat evolved switching between old and remastered feature i like
I think I'm happier seeing Melonie's excitement over the game more so than the game itself going back to it's roots
This is absolute perfection! I hope they release this in physical media! And I hope to see The Last Revelation, Chronicles and The Angel of Darkness receiving the same treatment. And for AoD, I'd love to see ALL the cut content finally in the game. If it was planned for AoD originally, it would be perfect to have on a re-release. And, of course, fix all of the bugs on that game.
Somebody going through the trouble of LEGALLY fixing ALL of the mistakes Core Design made over 20 years ago ??
For Free ?? Not Bloody Likely !!!
For a big cash payout ?? They will say that there isn't enough $$$ to be worth their trouble !!!
Oof, Angel of Darkness is really bad though…
@@terminallygray Who said for free?
@@kd9749 And that's exactly why I said "fix the game".
@@kd9749, that game needs a complete overhaul except for the story.
Fix all of the issues that the original PS2 version has.
I wish more rereleases of old games allowed for graphics switching like this. Especially if by chance the new visuals don’t look good (Halo Anniversary comes to mind).
Tak!
Thank you!
I know you're excited about this one 🎉 I'm happy for you, Melonie. 🥳
I just discovered your channel after this recent TR announcement, and I can tell that you are a heartfelt fan of classic Lara and the classic games themselves.
3:47 - "It's her! It is her!" Yes, it is. Classic Lara, exactly as she should look.
7:16 - "The action was not the main focus of the game. . . The biggest core elements of classic gameplay were traversal, puzzles, acrobatics..." Bingo! Modern TR has completely abandoned this. Entering a new room, planning a route to get from point A to B, and then performing the series of acrobatic moves to traverse through it is the heart and soul of TR games.
8:10 - "Classic controls are PIVOTAL... are NECESSARY." Absolutely! The tank controls and grid-based movement are absolutely critical to the traversal challenges.
It's a joy to see someone with such passion for classic TR. You have a new fan and subscriber. Keep up the great work!
So many languages in this world and she chose to speak with the truth
If I can't still lock the butler in the freezer, then it is not a true remaster for me. I await my chance to do so once again, eagerly.
1,2,3 Remastered.. Hell yeah baby.
Now we need 4,5 and 6.. All 6 Core games deserve to be on modern platforms.
It's on Xbox.. So I'm happy
Everyone, To quote the NWO: When you're with Melanie Mac Go Boom's channel, You're in 4 Life 😎🤘🏾
@@MelonieMacGoBoomTo quote the Scott Hall: I think that Melanie Mac Go Boom, is just: TOO SWEET!!!!!😱🤘🏾🤘🏾
Yeeeeeeeaaaaa BUDDY! Lara looking like Lara.. I did not think it possible. I am glad they listened. Thank you Crystal and whichever studio developed this ❤
They can't go wrong with this! Hoping for TR4, TR5 and Angel of Darkness Remaster as well! ❤
A less buggy AOD would be really cool.
@@starsiegeplayer Yes!!
Have you seen Josh Strive's "Was it any Good" episode about Tomb Raider 1? He praises the precision jumping a lot.
You look so radiant in this video, finally you get positive news on your favorite franchise. This collection actually looks really good, may start playing the originals when I have time.
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I woke up this morning feeling pretty garbo, had nightmares, didn't sleep well, bad start to my morning- but when I opened RUclips and saw the trailer, my whole day turned around instantly. This is what I've been wanting for ages and ages, and the idea that we might actually be getting proper remasters? _With_ the expansions included? It's made me a happy li'l bear, I tell you what. First piece of good gaming news I've heard in a long time. The fact that they're letting you switch between the original look and the new look is also a huge plus, I love that they're doing that. I pray they don't try to slip in anything stupid under our noses, we've been let down too many times before. If all goes well, and there are no shenanigans, me and my dad will _definitely_ be playing these together. He's the one who got me into the series, and we've both loved Lara for so long. I can't wait to play them with him and talk about them, and play those dang expansions that I can't get to work on my PC no matter how hard I try dammit
I could hardly wait to hear you reaction 😂😂😂
Your excitement and joy is wonderful to see.
Love seeing you're hype, Melonie. Felt the same when Spyro trilogy got remastered. My wife grew up on this TR trilogy, so I know she'll be excited.
As someone who was introduced to the franchise late and is an xbox player, this is BEYOND exciting to me! I won't lie, I'm an LAU stan (probably always will be simply because Legend specifically holds the most nostalgia for me; it was the game that introduced me to Lara Croft), but I've always held a respect for the classics and honestly have always wanted to play them. And with this, I'll be able to!! Plus, it looks like they've taken inspiration from the Spyro: Reignited trilogy and simply updated the graphics and brought the game to other platforms; nothing else, which means NO WOKE BULLCRAP. This alone is a breath of fresh air and is plenty enough to make me excited about something, but add on the fact that it's Lara freaking Croft and I am over the moon! Been smiling all day long lol!!!!
P.S: I've literally never pre-ordered a game, but I'm definitely pre-ordering this one!
This is truly a work of god, who has delivered a faithful trilogy remaster for Melonie next year, on the same month of the hardships she faced this year.
Keep smiling, girl!
Love seeing you so excited for Lara
As soon as I saw the announcement, I knew you were going to make a video about it. I'm so happy for you.
I think we all knew this Go Boom! was imminent the moment this announcement dropped on the Direct this morning! And it's awesome to see you so over the moon and happy about this announcement, Melonie 🥳
You've been through a lot since December, but by God's grace you handled all of it... and now look at all the amazing things happening for you! Like I've been saying, I'm excited for you, Melonie :) I really am. It's great seeing you so excited and happy 💯🙌
What has she gone through?
Happy for you Melonie and for the whole Tomb Raider community!
It’s honestly about time we got some mainline Tomb Raider games on the Switch.
7:30 Yup yup yup! It is called "Tomb Raider" after all, not a shoot 'em up or quicktime sequence game. I hate how homogenized games can get as time goes on, "Oh look what Uncharted is doing, we better do the same too" Nah, let uncharted be uncharted, make your game franchise in your unique style to stand out. Not everything has to be a clone of everything else.
So happy for you, know you've been waiting forever for this!
This makes me so happy to see, some great news for a change. Im so glad to see such a big smile on your face too and couldn't wait for your reaction.
The option to be able to toggle between the classic graphics and new is perfect! And yes, for those complaining about the controls - get good.
I love how I always find myself in the presence of God. I had started watching you since I got addicted to tomb raider! And then today I had to check out your reactions to the tomb raider 1-3 remasters and was happily surprised with the way you ended this video and had no idea you had a second channel dedicated to the lord! Love your tomb raider content, but the fact that you love Jesus just makes me feel 1000x better that I am here in this moment. Thank you. Glory to God
Aww 🥹
Felt the same way dude. It seems really hard to find gamers who are believers, especially in game series like this, so it's really cool
I literally just clicked on this to see Melonie happy about something... was not disappointed! 😁
At 13:49, "They exist." Me. "I know. You're one of them. I've seen you in your rock climbing VLOG."
I agree with you. I don't understand why people say that the controls on these classic's were stiff and clunky. The controls were one of the parts that made theses games so great back in the day let alone the puzzles and the travel distance. Like you said with anniversary. Yeah they changed the controlls and then what happened it played like any other action-adventure on the market. I already see it coming the next thing they complain about is that the puzzles are to hard 😅😅.
The tank controls *define* the classic adventuring. “Walk to the edge…”. How can you jump back with twin sticks?
But… for the combat, I can sympathise with “the tank controls feel clunky” since it takes more effort than “aim+strafe”.
@@RG001100 Just play with the classic controls not with the sticks.
And a lot of the times the original game controls were more fluid because they had structure and planning, where as the newer ones, youre sliding off ledges, getting hit across the map by an enemy, making wrong jumps and not being able to figure out where to exactly jump because even if you did it in the same exact place it didnt always land you the same, where as the original games had specific space between each jump or landing that was incorporated into the puzzle so overall just so much more flow
@@naveriie One of the greatest strengths of the originals' game design was how consistent everything was. You knew how far you could jump, you knew whether or not you could climb a structure just by looking at it, you knew whether or not you could drop from a high ledge without taking damage- thanks to the grid-based design and tank control scheme, you never have to guess as to where you can go, you just have to sort out how to get there. You never have to worry about not being able to snap to a ledge mid-jump because of the auto-grab screwing you over; if you fall or miss a ledge, it's because you failed to prepare your jump accordingly (I definitely haven't done that a dozen times before, ahem ahem). One of classic TR's biggest strengths _is_ its game design.
Mel, I swear girl we are from the same womb because I'm thinking EXACTLY the same as you!! Been a huge Lara fan since 1999, and agree so much about the new young Lara NOT being Lara.
Felt so happy when I saw the news I couldn't believe it and was convinced it's a scam LOL
Can't wait to play my favorite games again all polished shiny and gorgeous🤩. No more whiny, hipster Lara with necklace, piercings, cheesy , forced relationships,Hollywood-level explosions. No. We only play for sport.
This is so exciting! I was watching the direct and thinking how much I wanted to play classic Tomb Raider! I love that they kept the classic graphics option as well!
I just knew Melonie Mac would be overjoyed for the Tomb Raider trilogy remaster 😊
Finally! I can't wait for this, definitely buying this when it comes out. The true Lara Croft Tomb Raider has returned! I do think that Melonie was the reason they did it. They finally opened their eyes to hear her out.
Hey Mel. I buried this on an older vid so others wouldn't see it. Them liking donations is dumb lol They don't need to see it. This with the $20 on the Bible vid rounds it out. It didn't offer me an $80 option. I know you didn't have the opp. to stream, so figured I'd send it here. Plus I know it works now. I'm a big of a tech tard tbh lol Figured maybe you could grab a meal or 2 if you're on the road. And the video will remind you of something happy (as if you need a reminder of Lara lol). Best wishes. - KZ aka RobZilla.
Oh my goodness thank you so much, this really means a lot 🥹 God bless you 🙏🏼
So thankful it's coming to Steam as well. I will definitely look out for this!!
Gotta say, seeing your face at 1:45 as you watch the video, you can see your excitement vividly. Glad to hear the news, and hopefully, they turn out to be as good as can possibly be.
Stay cute and sweet, Mel.
it's nice to see Melanie actually excited for a Remastered game, just happy to see her happy. refreshing to watch a mel mac video that actually has a positive energy to it. talk about Nostalgia
I saw this and immediately said " Oh yeah! I know who's gonna be happy!"
Glad you got something out of the Direct! 👍
I can't tell you how
happy this makes me!
The 1st Tomb Raider
was amazing !!! The
things the programmers
did with that game were
soooo ahead of its time.
It's great to see you so
Octave and Happy! I
remember hanging off
a cliff forever (stuck for
days on where to go)
Looking down, it was
CERTAIN DEATH if I
dropped down to where
I needed to go . . . Hours
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dropped (it was back
a looong way back to
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literally was a 2 FT DROP!
They used some AMAZING
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BLOWN!! THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
What's also great is it's gonna come with Unfinished Business, Gold Mask and The Lost Artifact bonus levels. Those add up to been like a whole extra game.
The original games have this feeling of being truly lost and alone in this insanely vast and hostile environment that only the toughest and most resilient adventurers can survive. That was never replicated by any game in that genre in my opinion. I recently replayed the original with widescreen mod (ultrawide even) and that feels even more grand and cinematic. Can't wait to see how if updated graphics boost the feeling even more.
My main concern is that a big part of the atmosphere of the original is the short draw distance (which was done with a fade to black background) is not going to be preserved (or at least an option). That feature, due to horsepower limitations of the original PS, actually gave the game the claustrophobic feeling of being in a tomb, even in open areas, and you often worried about what could pop out of the dark (like the infamous T-Rex scene). With the removal of that, I believe it's going to take away a key component of the experience that will make it feel flat.
I’m definitely going to get it, i remember playing the original and the 2nd and 3rd I was looking forward to each tomb raider. It’s great they are making the classics. I hope they remake all of the ones upto anniversary.
I almost cried seeing this. We've been screaming for this for years and years. Finally finally finally.
God gave you a gift here, in my opinion. Absolutely happy for you young lady.
🙏🏼 God is good 🥹
And they are all coming together in one package that’s really good, I like that. I think I’ve only ever played Tomb Raider 1 in full and a demo of Tomb Raider 2, so now I can experience them all freaking dope!
Us classic fans finally won!!
#ClassicLaraCroftIsBack!
I can't wait for this. I'm so unbelievably hyped. I haven't been this hyped for a game in decades, finally a dedicated remaster, no remake. Thank god!!
I love that they kept the old sound design, I love the sound of her guns going off. I hope we can see her grit her teeth when she fires her pistols and the atmospheric isolation of the old games. February can't come fast enough tbh
Atlantis is gunna look gorgeous in its eerieness
Strange isn't it? Beautiful woman in 2023? I am afraid. Seems too good to be true
One of the biggest fun part for me as a kid was learning controls. This is how I started playing games, my ex friend gave me Tomb Raider Chronicles because she fell into water and could not come out, I find out and loved the game, played all other games too and my love for gaming started.
This is amazing. This doesn't feel real. It comes out 10 days after my birthday. It's cool that they're releasing it on Lara's birthday. This feels like a late birthday gift for me & a birthday gift for her. It's only fitting given the history with tomb raider & PlayStation that I buy this for my PS5.
Probably isn't, it's easy for someone who knows what their doing to fake things. Remember Avengers and Aliens Colonial marines ?
@@colinmorgan2511 I'm not familiar with what happened with that situation.
@@xJC2x they showed a game tech demo. That looked great. However it was a fabrication to get Alien fans to buy Thier game. Only for people to find out it was a complete lie. With Avengers they hyped it that you could be any Avenger while technically that is true, you had to play through the campaign first, you couldn't play the campaign again after that. There were far to many microtransactions, bugs, the online was a mess.
@@colinmorgan2511 WOW, that's messed up. I'll admit this tomb raider thing seems a little too good to be true. I have this feeling that somehow they will find a way to mess something up.
@@xJC2x As ever, when it comes to modern games I hope I'm wrong. Especially with this.
WOW, so happy for you Mel! It's great that at last you actually have something to smile about. It's awesome to see you so happy coz none of us have had too much to be happy about entertainment lately so yeah...Woo Hoo!
Love this video, it has that little kid opening a cool new game for Christmas from the 90s type vibe. Your excitement is infectious. Now I'm excited for this game. I've really mostly fallen out of love with gaming, part of that is getting older and having less free time among other things, but I think a big part is video games like movies have lost their soul to the woke agenda. Not even necessarily the woke agenda sometimes too but like they have lost their creativity in order to appeal to the lowest common denominator, like everything is safe, nothing is edgy, nothing done is unique, it all feels copy-pasted with little to no innovation. 100% agree with the coomer stuff I think about this a lot, we've been desensitized through mass free internet pornography. There's nothing wrong with a cute girl showing some skin. People say Christianity used to be so stuffy for women but we had tons of artistic and sculptural depictions of nude or near nude women all the time, it wasn't to make men horny or to demean the value of women it's because they represented a beauty/an ideal to shoot for. It was something inspiring for men, and something for women to aspire to. No one can be perfect or perfectly beautiful but it was an ideal to shoot for, you did the best you could with what you were given. People nowadays though don't want to put any effort in so they reject the beautiful (like fat acceptance), they want to hide it or destroy it because they don't want to put the effort in to create it or get close to creating it. It's not just physically too, this applies spiritually, we'll never even be close to perfect we are all messed up and sinful fallen creatures, but that doesn't mean you just stop trying and start promoting your sinful nature, you aspire towards something greater. It's like the other side just gave up and wants to promote horrible things as good things, because it's easier than trying to fix them or acknowledging their own faults; it all stems from inflated egos replacing the head of the universe who is God with themselves, I have never ever seen the other side act humble, they never even consider the fact that they might be wrong, because they think there is no God, they've replaced God with themselves, so they are the ultimate arbiters of what is right and what is wrong, there is no objective right. Hence they can deny the existence of everything that we've known to be true and right for thousands of years until last century because God is the ultimate truth and from him all truth flows outwards. That's why in the passion of the Christ when Pontius Pilate asks Jesus "Are you a King?" Jesus says "That is why I was born, to give testimony to the truth. All men who hear the truth hear my voice."
I screamed, squealed, jumped and danced! It's all I've ever wanted. And on her birthday? ❤ yay
People are definitely going to start complaining about how hot Lara is again. They can't handle that not everyone loves fat and ugly women.
Awesome to hear, Melonius Maximus. You enjoy these games
Seeing Melonie happy makes me smile. Hehe. I'm not a fan of Tomb Raider, but I'm glad she is excited about a game series she loves. Stay happy, Mel!
I was happy to See this too. It is a good style for a remake of this. One of the first ps1 games I ever owned, along with crash and twisted metal 2. I love this
I have had fantasies about this, and this announcement actually exceeded those fantasies. The fact you can switch back and forth between the graphics options Halo Anniversary style was such a cherry ontop for me. And the fact they didn't compromise anything about the original games design on any level. Bringing us the games, as they were. It's all we ever asked for.
I wouldn't get too excited...they always seem to change things even when they say they wont...
I already reserved it! Tomb Raider fan since 1996 when I was 10 years old. I love restoration! Greetings from Uruguay!
"graphic hoes" I'm going to use this now
This game is coming out on my BIRTHDAY!!!!!
I am really looking forward to watching YOU streaming this new trilogy remaster.
As soon as I saw the release date of February 14, I was yelling "it's her birthday!!" and then you did too, it was so joyful!!
I'm happy for you. I've only played the survivor trilogy. Looking forward to playing the OG tomb raider.
It's so wholesome how excited Melonie is for this.
Over the moon. I'm def getting on Switch & XSX
Hope they do 4 & 5 as DLC! I'd pay double!
I discovered your channel talking about Tomb Raider and although I've been watching you for just over 2 months, I understand how much of a fan you are of this character, I'm glad this happens, in 2 months I've been able to notice how passionate you are about Lara, you remind me of me TLOZ haha
Happy for you, Melonie!!
wow, first time on your channel, I LOVE the statue behind you ! I'm SO happy, I missed Lara (the real Lara) so much
Can't wait to pick this up on PlayStation
I was like 9 when I started playing the classic Tomb Raider games and had no issues with the controls. Using the dpad just fits with exactly how the classic TR games should be played! Using analog sticks would ruin that dynamic and I'm also ecstatic that they're not reworking the controls like most remasters tend to do. I know how much you've been wanting this and it's finally coming! Happy for ya, Mel. Definitely pre-ordering this. $30 is a steal!
Yes! When they changed the controls in later games, I was furious! The precise control of earlier games was gone and that drove me nuts.
The switch back to the old graphics feauture is amazing, it ensures that the beloved gameplay remains the same.