Its actually easy if you already have all the collectibles on the first playthrough, just use a few glitches and skip most of the stuff = Fewer enemies to kill, faster run
The pain you must've felt when you discovered the sled mobile guns cost you the pistol only achievement, my heart sank seeing that & I can hardly imagine going through it. Your perseverence & determination is unreal 💜
6:38 The breakable floor panels are above you, before you jump down to the secret. You can jump up to the upper platform there, and voila, there are said floor panels. That is supposed to be the "normal" way to obtain the secret :)
@@AxMania Things is, on my first playthrough, me too :D I only discovered the intended way on later playthroughs as well. The secret should be finding that breakable floor 😂
If you can complete TR2 NG+ with pistols only while hauling ass and skipping level 1& 2's secrets, I seriously doubt there's any condition that could make the game harder for you to complete lol Mad respect
I've been watching your videos for a while and I generally struggle watching longer videos, but with your 1 hour+ videos, I can watch them easily. They're very entertaining and your editing is great. Keep it up. 😊
Well done on the Platinum trophy. That was well.deserved after what you went through to do it. Looks horrific. But a great video. And once again congratulations.
The Home Sweet Home ballroom trophy sounds like such a task omg!! And I am so sorry, I could feel your pain from firing the snowmobile bullets- props to you for noticing it & going back for it. The monks being aggro'd to Lara in Barkhang Monastery New Game+ is actually cruel.... Your committment to these trophies is incredible and very entertaining for us! :D If this was tough, I can only imagine what's coming up in TR3 trophy hunting, best of luck Ax! Thanks for another phenomenal video!
Yes, it was horrible!!! It takes a special kind of sadist to design trophies like those 😫 Are you gonna try and get those achievements some day? 😃 Thank you so much Mondily, I really appreciate it! 🥰
8:24 Funnily enough that trophy reminded me of how when I was a child, I always finished the Tibetan Foothills without the snow mobile because I thought it was too difficult to navigate, so this trophy was easy peasy for me, lol. Though, now that I use the vehicle, it does make the level not only easier but significantly shorter.
Haha, that's so cool, so at least you had the experience to know what to do. I thought it was rather difficult to get used to not using the vehicle, especially for some specific parts of the level.
This is a good joke because I buyed the first Dark Souls for only reason : it reminded me of the old TR games. No jokes, when I saw the Dark Souls trailer showing the Sen's Fortress, I was like : is this the first level of Tomb Raider 2 ?
@@oscarg9546 Do you mean my entire Tomb Raider II playthrough? Trust me, I picked out the best highlights for this video. The rest of it is mostly just me dying a lot.
20:34 I had this moment when I finished TR3 with "only" 95 crystals. I knew EXACTLY which one I missed and the whole game I was hoping it doesn't count. It was the 7th crystal in River Ganges. It IS possible to get it, I just didn't know at the time. And it's rather hard. I couldn't be bothered to do the whole game again, though. Luckily, after the first patch I reloaded Meteorite Cavern and the trophy popped up. Good on you you persevered. :D
I also finished the game with 95 crystals, and i think that is all on the main story. 2 levels have separate path, i guess that's why the achievement is for 93 crystals. Using the kayak glitch going back to the start, was the hardest
@@AdamDawson3 True and I was counting on that, but at that time you couldn't open All Hallows (reliably anyway). It was another bug. Tried it several times. After Patch 1 it works just as intended.
Maaan, you are totally amazing ! Having patience, game knowledge and dedication to get all those trophies... I can't even imagine how it felt to do that game+ walkthrough with just pistols ! Keep these videos coming, they are totally enjoyable to watch.
Thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it! I felt pretty bad a lot of the time, I'm not gonna lie... It was brutal! 😅 I'm very happy to hear that, thank you 😃
Holy hell, so many of those trophies sound like a nightmare for someone like me to get, but I think that Let's Dance trophy is one of the worst. I find it so stressful and tense playing Home Sweet Home *normally*, let alone getting every enemy killed in the ballroom! Kudos to you for managing that, and all the other insane trophies too!
The 5 times on fire dragon trophy also pops if you just sit in the water and let him try to burn you The music room achievement works as long as the stereo is on, it doesn't matter if the music is actually playing or not
Oh really? Haha. Are you sure? Because I killed everybody a couple of times, without the trophy unlocking, which I'm sure was because the music had stopped at some point.
I've spent the past days absolutely devouring your Tomb Raider videos. Your work is incredible. I've been wondering if I would find a video on your account that encapsulates the complete story of Tomb Raider, from the first game to the last. I think that would be absolutely fantastic to watch from you. Many greetings, you're magnificent!
Thank you so much for your wonderful kind words, I really, really appreciate it! 🥰 That's a great suggestion for a video, I'll definitely keep it in mind, thank you. Again, thank you so much!
Wow this so funny, Last night I got all the trophies in Tomb Raider 1 and I was devastated when my Platinum trophy never popped up for some reason. My soul is crushed. Well, onto TR2
I worry, it might be a PS5 issue. Which is odd, cause I’m pretty sure Ax here is doing it on PS5 based on the format of how the trophies are popping up.
I would guess that ax is playing the ps4 version on a ps5. The ps5 versions don’t have the platinum trophy’s due to a Sony policy that won’t allow platinums for multiple games that run off a single launcher. This policy does not affect ps4 versions though. Personally I just still played the ps5 version but obviously not going for a plat because I would basically have to redo everything on the ps4 version
Yeah, it sucks 😕 I'm playing the PS4 versions on PS5. Only the PS4 versions have Platinum trophies, because of a silly policy on PS5 games not being allowed to her multiple Platinum trophies from one launcher, or something. Thankfully, the PS4 versions don't seem to be inferior in any way.
Omg the last ten minutes hard me laughing so hard! One one hand, I feel so bad for you and you have all my empathy, but one the other hand, it was sooooo hilarious! The yetis in the avalanche 🤣 Thank you for this great entertainment!! Looking forward to the next remaster videos! And I have to say WOW… your TR skills are above and beyond my comprehension. 🎉
Huh didn't think you could get the gold secret in the Opera House that way. I just held off on collecting the other secrets until I could get to the gold dragon the normal way :P
I ve been patiently waiting for this and you delivered quick! ❤ love the video and dedication! Your hard work doesnt go unnoticed and your love for the game is contagious❤
Kudos for you for playing that for recording also. 🎉 when I say that platinum on tr remastered is hard that’s what I mean. Your work should be appreciated. I will pray for your mental state at the end of those new game + things
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 🥰😃 So far, so good, I still think I'm relatively sane, although I'm not sure I was particularly sane to begin with, judging by how I planned my playthroughs 😫
I also did the mistake of doing pistols only and new game+ in TR1, for TR2 and 3, my strategy was the same . First run for pistols only + all secrets + all items + all other achievements with a save on every level in case I missed an achievement and needed replaying a section (or if some of them were mutually exclusive), and then second run with NG+ with speedrun only. That made the game much more fun to play, TR2 NG+ made me go for 15 secrets just to get the medipacks, and I used most of them.
Awesome vid and great job on the platinum! To save a little bit of blood pressure for anyone else wanting to go for platinum (and I do mean 'a little' as NG+ is haaaaaaaaaaaard!), the flamethrower achievement tracks so you can save before being ignited and dousing yourself, then reload, and the counter will still go up. You can't savescum the ballroom trophy, but you don't need to worry if the music stops playing. As long as you have pressed the button before killing the first enemy then you're good. Looking forward to seeing your TR3 platinum!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! Yeah, I of course didn't know that 😫 It's not always clear how trophies are tracked, so I thought better safe than sorry and did it the stupid way I did in the video. Thank you!
Well done! Some of these sound absolutely insane 😅 considering the amount of gun wielding enemies that are in this game I don’t think I’d have the patience to do a pistol only run
I could feel your pain when you made that mistake regarding the guns on the snowmobile during your No Pistols run on NG+. But I'm very happy that you had a save file right before the level and didn't have to start over from the beginning! There are so many trophies in this game that seem very tedious at best, to torturous at worst, in a game that's already very difficult on its own. The one where Lara has to catch on fire a number of times made me want to cry just looking at it. I'm glad that you were able to get all the trophies without the game glitching out on you!! Congrats on the platinum trophy, you've earned it and then some :D Looking forward to your TR3 run! It's my favorite game in the trilogy, so I'm looking forward to seeing how you tackle it (and also seeing what sort of bullshit trophies that game has in store for you). I can already see you crying out in frustration (and despair?) when you have to do Lost City of Tinnos...twice... /shudders/ I'm sorry you have to go through that pain ;-; Fantastic video!! Keep up the good work
Exactly, very well said! These games are SO hard already, so all this NG+ BS, and speedrunning and no Medi Packs and what not, just made everything so much more miserable 😅 I like how some trophies make you do things in an easier way (shortcuts and stuff), but the vast majority of them don't. Thank you so much for your kind words, I really, really appreciate it! 🥰
Congratulations, New game + & only pistols & speedrun seems like the 3 hardest things combined 😄 11:21 Here you can do a trick: when you reach the platform where the final spider spawns, jump directly backwards to the previous platform. From there you can kill the spider easily from a distance 🕷🔫 17:40 Sorry, but this is so amazingly funny 😂 so typical of Lara 😂 Great video again 😊
I can confirm: It is! 😂 Ah, of course! In spite of being a huge Tomb Raider nerd, there's still a bunch of awesome little tricks I don't know about or haven't thought of. It's amazing, really. Hahaha, indeed! 😅 It's very rock'n'roll of her, actually. Thank you 😃
Ayyy, finally it's out! TR2 was my first, never go far and it was bit too difficult for me, but still the first. When I was playing the remastered, I was doing the jumping between boats before mines trophy, I completely missed the boat and the first one didn't even hit the mines, but I still got the trophy for some reason lol.
Bit late for you now, but Fire Safety doesn't all have to be in a single playthrough. Each flamer enemy type gets ticked in the background once you've been set light to and put it out, so it can be gamed somewhat by saving just before you know where one of the enemies are, get them to burn you and put it out, and then reload, thus saving on medipacks.
My time has finally arrived: it's time to review one of my favorite RUclipsr put himself to trials which would drive anyone lunatic while i gain sadistic pleasure observing him torturing himself 🥰 Do not take this genuinely. Congratulations on acquiring the Platinum trophy, which i will soon gape at. I love your videos ❤❤❤❤
Nice work bro 👍. Good luck with TR3 you will need it trust me. TR3's NG+ is more brutal than 2's. I tried playing pistols only on NG+ in 3. I could't do it . I stuck at puna it takes forever to kill him with pistols and then these stupid green lizard things spawn left and right who poison you and I had only one save crystal to heal and save my game.
I thought there was a no medipack trophy in TR II just as in TR I so I completed the first run without any medipacks. It's brutal. The drop in The Deck, the annoying enemy placement in Floating Islands, and the barrage of enemies in Dragon's Lair were especially frustrating. Just like you, I was baffled when the "Very Hard Boiled" trophy did not pop up for exactly the same reason! Damn those snowmobiles!
Great job!! Honestly, I don't think I will EVER attempt the new game+ mode. You have some patience, that's for sure! Lol. I would get too angry to beat it within six hours only using pistols. I'd throw my whole system out the damn window. 😂
Thank you so much! You can do it! It's ridiculously frustrating at times, but it feels so good when you suceed. And the game rewards you with a trophy for breaking windows anyway 😉 (😫)
because, they altered the pickups number. in Nevada they increased the number of pickups. so u can't do that also. we have 2 separate paths in some levels. but yet I wanted to have that trophy. because with some TRICKS u can take both paths in these levels like gang river and Pacific Island village
NOOOO I just started the new game + in TR2 and now I'm torn about the monks, I dont' wanna kill those guys X'D Sad life. XDD But once again, thank you since I was very lost on some of the trophys and now I know how to get them! You're the best
Same here, I hate that we have to kill them in New Game+ 😂 Thank you so much for your kind words, and I'm very happy to hear that my video can work as a guide! 🥰
Hello Ax. I love your movies and your admiration for Tomb Raider. For this trophy awesome job. But I have just one question: why did you not complete the normal game with only pistols and then NG+ with all weapons? 😅
I stupidly tried to obtain the "Cooler than moonraker" trophy in the most badass way I could imagine : during the countdow at the end of the level. Turn out it's already hard enough without a timer and a brake turn just before the final line. 30 tries !
Y’know I actually skipped most of Barkhang Monastery by using a glitch to get the ends justify the means trophy and in new game plus. Basically if you get the first prayer wheel, and place it in the receptacle and go to the other receptacles and open your inventory the seraph glitches and acts like prayer wheel. So that definitely helped. And made the level a lot easier.
Since exploiting engine's bugs is now mandatory to get trophies, we should no longer say things like "corner bug", but "corner feature" instead. I liked both your trophy hunting videos, can't wait for the third one. I assume it's gonna be 20:33 style bleeped swearing since it's TR3 we're talking about.
That's very true 😃 It's kinda funny how all these shortcuts and glitches are encouraged from the official release 😅 Oh yes, absolutely. Tomb Raider III is evil.
Wow I thoroughly enjoyed this one too! 🤩 I cannot believe you completed NewGame+ here again with only pistols, that is insane! I am playing through NewGame+ on member streams and I can’t imagine using pistols only 😭💔 some of these trophies seemed so tricky! I think you are the undisputed king of Tomb Raider! Thank you so much for the wonderful video Alexander! I can’t wait to watch the third one in a few weeks when I’ve finished 3 myself 🥰❤️
Thank you so much, I'm very happy to hear that! 😃🥰 Oh yes, I'm following your series as well! It's awesome, do you plan on streaming NG+ for II and III as well? Wow, I need to have a badge or something made with that epic title, haha! 😂😎 Thanks! And thank you so much once again, I really appreciate it! ❤️ I hope to have the third video ready before the end of the month, but it's a tough video to make 😩
@AxMania Honestly same here Are you planning on getting all trophies for expansions too? :3 If so, all collectibles for Unfinisbed business was bugged, idk if it is now
Oh you don’t actually need the flare for the gold secret in venice. Just do the delay grab back. Same with the gold one later you don’t need the flares.
Just a quick question: do you exclusively focus on the Classic saga (TR1-AOD) or will you also create videos related to the Legend and Survivor trilogies?
@@AxMania Oh, the speed is of no issue to me! I was merely curious, as i also have a soft spot for those trilogies. Now that you mention this, i somewhat want you to rank the mainline Tomb Raiders across the 3 trilogies 😅 nevertheless, have a nice day! ❤️💜
I'm going for an All Items & Pistols-only run for my first full proper playthrough of this game, so... And as you can imagine, I'm not looking too grand on the Medipack front and I'm on Temple of Xian now, made sure to grab the unreachable Medipack while I was there, mind! I'm looking forward to using all the weapons in New Game+! As for under 6 hours... I have no idea... I still haven't even done I yet in under 5, or with Pistols only, or gotten the last Item, or killed all enemies... And then I still have III to come yet... Fun times!
It's definitely the easiest in terms of how you can save whenever you want to, but I'd actually say it might be the hardest in terms of combat 😫 Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
20:25 In 2024, it would be incredibly difficult to implement to notify the player that the challenge has failed (or at least at the end of the level) ...
Doing TR2 on New Game + with only pistols AND on a timer takes some serious skills. Congrats.
Haha, thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
Its actually easy if you already have all the collectibles on the first playthrough, just use a few glitches and skip most of the stuff = Fewer enemies to kill, faster run
Not me using this as a trophy guide... 👀
Hahaha, I would be honored if this video can work like a guide!
The pain you must've felt when you discovered the sled mobile guns cost you the pistol only achievement, my heart sank seeing that & I can hardly imagine going through it. Your perseverence & determination is unreal 💜
Yes, I was not in a good mood, let me tell ya 😂
you shooting the three wolves named secrets, misc. trophies & pickups was genius
Haha, thank you!
Snow Leopards*
6:38 The breakable floor panels are above you, before you jump down to the secret. You can jump up to the upper platform there, and voila, there are said floor panels. That is supposed to be the "normal" way to obtain the secret :)
Haha, ahhh... See, I have always obtained the secret the way I did in the video 😅
All the times I've played TR2 and I never knew this... I always just dropped down to the secret lol
@@AxMania Things is, on my first playthrough, me too :D I only discovered the intended way on later playthroughs as well. The secret should be finding that breakable floor 😂
If you can complete TR2 NG+ with pistols only while hauling ass and skipping level 1& 2's secrets, I seriously doubt there's any condition that could make the game harder for you to complete lol
Mad respect
Hahaha, thank you so much 😂
I've been waiting for this video so much. Now i'm counting down the days until TR3. It's going to be an absolute mountain to climb
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
I've been watching your videos for a while and I generally struggle watching longer videos, but with your 1 hour+ videos, I can watch them easily. They're very entertaining and your editing is great. Keep it up. 😊
Thank you so much for your kind words, I really, really appreciate it! 🥰
The big medikit near the drop in to the lifeboat being replaced with uzis is the ultimate "fuck you" 🤣🤣🤣
It is! 😂 Screw the developers! 😅
11:21 What you can do here is immediately backflip back onto the ledge you were on before to trigger the spider and then kill it from safety 😊
exactly. that's easy
Ah yes, I should've done that 😅
Well done on the Platinum trophy. That was well.deserved after what you went through to do it. Looks horrific. But a great video. And once again congratulations.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
The Home Sweet Home ballroom trophy sounds like such a task omg!! And I am so sorry, I could feel your pain from firing the snowmobile bullets- props to you for noticing it & going back for it. The monks being aggro'd to Lara in Barkhang Monastery New Game+ is actually cruel....
Your committment to these trophies is incredible and very entertaining for us! :D
If this was tough, I can only imagine what's coming up in TR3 trophy hunting, best of luck Ax! Thanks for another phenomenal video!
Yes, it was horrible!!! It takes a special kind of sadist to design trophies like those 😫 Are you gonna try and get those achievements some day? 😃
Thank you so much Mondily, I really appreciate it! 🥰
@@AxMania absolutely, this video is my official achievement hunting guide! Thanks for making this easier for the rest of us Ax 😂🫶
8:24 Funnily enough that trophy reminded me of how when I was a child, I always finished the Tibetan Foothills without the snow mobile because I thought it was too difficult to navigate, so this trophy was easy peasy for me, lol. Though, now that I use the vehicle, it does make the level not only easier but significantly shorter.
Haha, that's so cool, so at least you had the experience to know what to do. I thought it was rather difficult to get used to not using the vehicle, especially for some specific parts of the level.
Bro turned TR into Dark Souls
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L A R A D I E D
This is a good joke because I buyed the first Dark Souls for only reason : it reminded me of the old TR games. No jokes, when I saw the Dark Souls trailer showing the Sen's Fortress, I was like : is this the first level of Tomb Raider 2 ?
@@AxMania can you post the unedited version of this?
@@oscarg9546 Do you mean my entire Tomb Raider II playthrough? Trust me, I picked out the best highlights for this video. The rest of it is mostly just me dying a lot.
You still are an absolute machine! Tomb Raider 2 looks so stunning!
Haha, thank you so much! 😃
17:49 Not the flare death 💀 🧨!!!
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20:34 I had this moment when I finished TR3 with "only" 95 crystals. I knew EXACTLY which one I missed and the whole game I was hoping it doesn't count. It was the 7th crystal in River Ganges. It IS possible to get it, I just didn't know at the time. And it's rather hard. I couldn't be bothered to do the whole game again, though. Luckily, after the first patch I reloaded Meteorite Cavern and the trophy popped up. Good on you you persevered. :D
Ugh, that must've been really painful. It's a good thing the patch fixed it, and changed it so you only need 93 Save Crystals 😅
I also finished the game with 95 crystals, and i think that is all on the main story. 2 levels have separate path, i guess that's why the achievement is for 93 crystals. Using the kayak glitch going back to the start, was the hardest
The Crystals in All Hallows count towards the trophy
@@AdamDawson3 oh, i didn't know that.
@@AdamDawson3 True and I was counting on that, but at that time you couldn't open All Hallows (reliably anyway). It was another bug. Tried it several times. After Patch 1 it works just as intended.
Thanks for being honest with the experience. Entertaining and informative from beginning to end as usual.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
Wow, this and your first run for the platinum trophies are really cool! I'm looking forward to TR3 and the DLCs! 😊
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 😃
I never knew you could roll through the windows on Offshore Rig, I always just lured the gun thug up there and had him shoot out the window for me.
Til
Neither did I 😅 It was something I randomly figured out.
Maaan, you are totally amazing ! Having patience, game knowledge and dedication to get all those trophies... I can't even imagine how it felt to do that game+ walkthrough with just pistols ! Keep these videos coming, they are totally enjoyable to watch.
Thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it! I felt pretty bad a lot of the time, I'm not gonna lie... It was brutal! 😅 I'm very happy to hear that, thank you 😃
Holy hell, so many of those trophies sound like a nightmare for someone like me to get, but I think that Let's Dance trophy is one of the worst. I find it so stressful and tense playing Home Sweet Home *normally*, let alone getting every enemy killed in the ballroom! Kudos to you for managing that, and all the other insane trophies too!
That particular trophy made a usually fun level into about as much fun as diarrhoea attack. Who the hell came up with that one?
I did it in NG+. and my soul almost quit my body
Yup, besides the New Game+ trophy, the Let's Dance trophy was the hands down worst one. So difficult...
Agreed.
6:50 the breakable floor panels are the right way to get down there. I do what you did but that’s the exit we enter
Yeah, apparently so, but I've always collected that secret like I do in the video 😅
Congrats man,you deserve such a big respect for doing this.Already can't wait to see how you will deal with the brutal TR3 :)
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 😃
You’re truly a gaming legend! Well done for accomplishing this 🎉
Haha, thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 😎
This is a really well done video. I love tomb raider 2 a lot. Excellent video and well done on your platinum! 😊
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 🥰
The 5 times on fire dragon trophy also pops if you just sit in the water and let him try to burn you
The music room achievement works as long as the stereo is on, it doesn't matter if the music is actually playing or not
Oh really? Haha.
Are you sure? Because I killed everybody a couple of times, without the trophy unlocking, which I'm sure was because the music had stopped at some point.
@@AxMania definitely, I pressed the button once and then just camped the music room/ran out and back in and the achievement popped
I've spent the past days absolutely devouring your Tomb Raider videos. Your work is incredible. I've been wondering if I would find a video on your account that encapsulates the complete story of Tomb Raider, from the first game to the last. I think that would be absolutely fantastic to watch from you. Many greetings, you're magnificent!
Thank you so much for your wonderful kind words, I really, really appreciate it! 🥰 That's a great suggestion for a video, I'll definitely keep it in mind, thank you. Again, thank you so much!
I'm hyped for the TR3 Video :D
Thank you, I really appreciate it!
YEEEESSS THÉ VIDÉO IS HERE!!! Been waiting so bad for it 😂😂😂😂😂
Haha, I'm happy to hear that! 😃 I hope you enjoyed it! ☺️
@@AxMania a lot! 22min felt short tho it was nice lol
me: this game is fucking terrifying
*TR3 has entered the chat*
Haha! 😂 Yeah... 😬
Wow this so funny, Last night I got all the trophies in Tomb Raider 1 and I was devastated when my Platinum trophy never popped up for some reason. My soul is crushed. Well, onto TR2
Srsly?? I have it on ps4 and there is thats crazy
I worry, it might be a PS5 issue. Which is odd, cause I’m pretty sure Ax here is doing it on PS5 based on the format of how the trophies are popping up.
I would guess that ax is playing the ps4 version on a ps5. The ps5 versions don’t have the platinum trophy’s due to a Sony policy that won’t allow platinums for multiple games that run off a single launcher. This policy does not affect ps4 versions though. Personally I just still played the ps5 version but obviously not going for a plat because I would basically have to redo everything on the ps4 version
Exactly
Yeah, it sucks 😕 I'm playing the PS4 versions on PS5. Only the PS4 versions have Platinum trophies, because of a silly policy on PS5 games not being allowed to her multiple Platinum trophies from one launcher, or something. Thankfully, the PS4 versions don't seem to be inferior in any way.
Omg the last ten minutes hard me laughing so hard! One one hand, I feel so bad for you and you have all my empathy, but one the other hand, it was sooooo hilarious! The yetis in the avalanche 🤣 Thank you for this great entertainment!! Looking forward to the next remaster videos! And I have to say WOW… your TR skills are above and beyond my comprehension. 🎉
Hahaha, I'm happy that my misery is amusing... I think 😅😂 Thank you so much, I really appreciate it, you are too kind 😃😎
Amazing video, you explain this stuff so well - it makes me want to get back into the Tomb Raider games again myself :)
Oh hi David, thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 😃 You are one of my biggest inspirations, so this means a lot! 😎
Huh didn't think you could get the gold secret in the Opera House that way. I just held off on collecting the other secrets until I could get to the gold dragon the normal way :P
Honestly, that is the safer way to do it. The delayed mod-air grab is surprisingly tricky to pull off.
This game is hard on its own, when you go for platinum,… you are a god man ! Jeez❤❤❤
Haha, thank you! Or maybe I'm just stupid...
Damn, that realization with the skimobile gun really "pis'toled you off :D
Hahaha, it did! Great pun, for a truly traumatic situation 😫
I looking forward to your next crazy challenge
Haha, thank you, I really appreciate it!
I ve been patiently waiting for this and you delivered quick! ❤ love the video and dedication! Your hard work doesnt go unnoticed and your love for the game is contagious❤
Thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it! 🥰
Congratulations! What a journey!
Thank you! 😃
So much pain for our gain. Well done 🏆
Haha, thank you so much!
Kudos for you for playing that for recording also. 🎉 when I say that platinum on tr remastered is hard that’s what I mean. Your work should be appreciated. I will pray for your mental state at the end of those new game + things
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 🥰😃 So far, so good, I still think I'm relatively sane, although I'm not sure I was particularly sane to begin with, judging by how I planned my playthroughs 😫
I also did the mistake of doing pistols only and new game+ in TR1, for TR2 and 3, my strategy was the same . First run for pistols only + all secrets + all items + all other achievements with a save on every level in case I missed an achievement and needed replaying a section (or if some of them were mutually exclusive), and then second run with NG+ with speedrun only. That made the game much more fun to play, TR2 NG+ made me go for 15 secrets just to get the medipacks, and I used most of them.
Yes, this is without question how I should have done it as well. It would've spared me so much frustration! 😅
Awesome vid and great job on the platinum! To save a little bit of blood pressure for anyone else wanting to go for platinum (and I do mean 'a little' as NG+ is haaaaaaaaaaaard!), the flamethrower achievement tracks so you can save before being ignited and dousing yourself, then reload, and the counter will still go up. You can't savescum the ballroom trophy, but you don't need to worry if the music stops playing. As long as you have pressed the button before killing the first enemy then you're good. Looking forward to seeing your TR3 platinum!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! Yeah, I of course didn't know that 😫 It's not always clear how trophies are tracked, so I thought better safe than sorry and did it the stupid way I did in the video. Thank you!
Finished it a while back as well. Not an easy task. Nicely done Sir!
Thank you so much!
Well done! Some of these sound absolutely insane 😅 considering the amount of gun wielding enemies that are in this game I don’t think I’d have the patience to do a pistol only run
Yeah, those are by far the worst thing about this game 😫
Cant wait for your TR3 video
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
I could feel your pain when you made that mistake regarding the guns on the snowmobile during your No Pistols run on NG+. But I'm very happy that you had a save file right before the level and didn't have to start over from the beginning! There are so many trophies in this game that seem very tedious at best, to torturous at worst, in a game that's already very difficult on its own. The one where Lara has to catch on fire a number of times made me want to cry just looking at it. I'm glad that you were able to get all the trophies without the game glitching out on you!! Congrats on the platinum trophy, you've earned it and then some :D
Looking forward to your TR3 run! It's my favorite game in the trilogy, so I'm looking forward to seeing how you tackle it (and also seeing what sort of bullshit trophies that game has in store for you). I can already see you crying out in frustration (and despair?) when you have to do Lost City of Tinnos...twice... /shudders/ I'm sorry you have to go through that pain ;-;
Fantastic video!! Keep up the good work
Exactly, very well said! These games are SO hard already, so all this NG+ BS, and speedrunning and no Medi Packs and what not, just made everything so much more miserable 😅 I like how some trophies make you do things in an easier way (shortcuts and stuff), but the vast majority of them don't.
Thank you so much for your kind words, I really, really appreciate it! 🥰
Excellent video, cant wait for the TR3 one.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
Yes your finally popped back on
I hope you enjoyed the video 😃
I always enjoy watching u@@AxMania
First video was great. Looking forward to this
3:35 the Pollen Allergy pops up after ending the level to make sure you don't go back to move the block
Hah, yeah, I learned that, but I was very worried for a while 😅
You're a much braver man than me. I just look at some of these trophies and I'm like: Hahahaha NO!
I think the word is "stupider", but thanks anyway 😉
OMG watching this made me anxiuous xD Anyway, congratulations! And wow, that music at the end of the video is so cool! Love it o_0
Haha, thank you so much Dean! Yes! I wonder what kind of musical genius could've made it!? 😮🤔😉
Congratulations, New game + & only pistols & speedrun seems like the 3 hardest things combined 😄
11:21 Here you can do a trick: when you reach the platform where the final spider spawns, jump directly backwards to the previous platform. From there you can kill the spider easily from a distance 🕷🔫
17:40 Sorry, but this is so amazingly funny 😂 so typical of Lara 😂
Great video again 😊
I can confirm: It is! 😂
Ah, of course! In spite of being a huge Tomb Raider nerd, there's still a bunch of awesome little tricks I don't know about or haven't thought of. It's amazing, really.
Hahaha, indeed! 😅 It's very rock'n'roll of her, actually.
Thank you 😃
You are already a legend, Ax.
Looking forward to this video ❤
Thank you! 😃 I really appreciate that 😎
@@AxMania I can only imagine the pain you will face when doing three. Good luck my friend.
As a lifelong Tomb Raider fan, I can appreciate how difficult this was to pull off. Congratulations!
Thank you, I really appreciate it!
Ayyy, finally it's out! TR2 was my first, never go far and it was bit too difficult for me, but still the first.
When I was playing the remastered, I was doing the jumping between boats before mines trophy, I completely missed the boat and the first one didn't even hit the mines, but I still got the trophy for some reason lol.
Haha, nice! Bugged trophies are fine, as long as they are positive, like that one, am I right?
@@AxMania I guess the game was like "Eh, close enough"
Bit late for you now, but Fire Safety doesn't all have to be in a single playthrough. Each flamer enemy type gets ticked in the background once you've been set light to and put it out, so it can be gamed somewhat by saving just before you know where one of the enemies are, get them to burn you and put it out, and then reload, thus saving on medipacks.
Yeah, see that's the thing, it's not always clear how trophies are tracked. I assumed I had to do it between saves for it to register.
ABSOLUTE PRO!!! MAGNIFICO'..!X!
Even BARTOLLI" WOULD BE PROUD......?? A* :D
AxeMan Gone DONE it Again. Amen
Hahaha, thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 😃😎
You make this look doable. Bravo.
Haha, thanks!
GZ my man. Very well done
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
Mad respect for you!! ❤
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
My time has finally arrived: it's time to review one of my favorite RUclipsr put himself to trials which would drive anyone lunatic while i gain sadistic pleasure observing him torturing himself 🥰
Do not take this genuinely. Congratulations on acquiring the Platinum trophy, which i will soon gape at. I love your videos ❤❤❤❤
Hahaha, thank you so much Cozy Glow! I'm happy that my misery provides entertainment for you 😂 Thank you so so much, I really, really appreciate 🥰
@@AxMania haha, you encountered some sadistic pony it appears 😂😂
But i hope that your Tomb Raider 3 run won't be as tedious as this one.
Nice work bro 👍. Good luck with TR3 you will need it trust me. TR3's NG+ is more brutal than 2's. I tried playing pistols only on NG+ in 3. I could't do it . I stuck at puna it takes forever to kill him with pistols and then these stupid green lizard things spawn left and right who poison you and I had only one save crystal to heal and save my game.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
Been WAITING for this!!!
Thank you so much, I hope the wait was worth it! 🥰
The assault course trophy popped for me too with the same time as you 😂
Haha, awesome 😂
I thought there was a no medipack trophy in TR II just as in TR I so I completed the first run without any medipacks. It's brutal. The drop in The Deck, the annoying enemy placement in Floating Islands, and the barrage of enemies in Dragon's Lair were especially frustrating. Just like you, I was baffled when the "Very Hard Boiled" trophy did not pop up for exactly the same reason! Damn those snowmobiles!
Oh my God, that sounds absolutely horrendous! It's criminal that there were no trophy to reward for you for such an incredible feat 😫
@@AxMania Especially since I did it all with just the pistols! No medipacks and pistols only is not recommended.
They should give you a personal trophy called "Tomb Maniac" for that NG+ run
Haha, thank you 😂
Relating to the "No Unnescessary Moves" Trophy, the conventional way to get the gold dragon is jumping and climbing up where there is a flaw panel.
Apparently so, I have always gotten it the way I do in the video though 😅
Great job!! Honestly, I don't think I will EVER attempt the new game+ mode. You have some patience, that's for sure! Lol. I would get too angry to beat it within six hours only using pistols. I'd throw my whole system out the damn window. 😂
Thank you so much! You can do it! It's ridiculously frustrating at times, but it feels so good when you suceed. And the game rewards you with a trophy for breaking windows anyway 😉 (😫)
6:48 you can jump up, climb up and there are breakable floor tiles that drops you to the golden dragon haha
Hah, yeah, apparently, but I've always done it "the hard way", without knowing there's an easier way 😅
I loved all the trophies in TR2 besides... Like TR1... Collecting all items in a single playthrough. Thankfully TR3 doesn't have such a trophy.
because, they altered the pickups number. in Nevada they increased the number of pickups. so u can't do that
also. we have 2 separate paths in some levels. but yet I wanted to have that trophy. because with some TRICKS u can take both paths in these levels like gang river and Pacific Island village
@@vanillaggl You can also get 9 Crystals in Madubu Gorge using a Kayak glitch but if you do the level getting all Secrets you only need 8 Crystals.
Agreed! It means you can't really relax and play casually, as you need to make sure you find everything.
NOOOO I just started the new game + in TR2 and now I'm torn about the monks, I dont' wanna kill those guys X'D
Sad life. XDD
But once again, thank you since I was very lost on some of the trophys and now I know how to get them! You're the best
Same here, I hate that we have to kill them in New Game+ 😂 Thank you so much for your kind words, and I'm very happy to hear that my video can work as a guide! 🥰
A hard task, well done, sir!
Thank you so much!
I must say, I am glad I am not an achievement hunter, this all sounds sooo painful!
No more. I'm done trophy hunting. Just gonna enjoy the game. 😅
It really is sometimes, but somehow it's all worth it in the end 😅
Yasss I've been waiting for this 😄
Thank you, I hope it was worth the wait! ☺️
Sooo good ❤
Good job dude 😊
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 🥰
WOW! My full respects to you! That is pure massochism ^^
Thank you! 😃
Hello Ax. I love your movies and your admiration for Tomb Raider. For this trophy awesome job. But I have just one question: why did you not complete the normal game with only pistols and then NG+ with all weapons? 😅
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! That is a very good question indeed. I think the answer is: Because I'm pretty stupid 😅
Hehe hope you did not do the same for TR3😂
I stupidly tried to obtain the "Cooler than moonraker" trophy in the most badass way I could imagine : during the countdow at the end of the level. Turn out it's already hard enough without a timer and a brake turn just before the final line. 30 tries !
Yes! That brake turn before the gate is really difficult! I will try and do this in the PS5 version, when I get to play it 😃
7:47 The what? 😳🤣
This was the 3rd time I watched this video and I'm rolling after this XD
Y’know I actually skipped most of Barkhang Monastery by using a glitch to get the ends justify the means trophy and in new game plus.
Basically if you get the first prayer wheel, and place it in the receptacle and go to the other receptacles and open your inventory the seraph glitches and acts like prayer wheel. So that definitely helped. And made the level a lot easier.
Ah, yes... I wish I had known about that 😅
Very good mate fair play
Since exploiting engine's bugs is now mandatory to get trophies, we should no longer say things like "corner bug", but "corner feature" instead.
I liked both your trophy hunting videos, can't wait for the third one. I assume it's gonna be 20:33 style bleeped swearing since it's TR3 we're talking about.
That's very true 😃 It's kinda funny how all these shortcuts and glitches are encouraged from the official release 😅
Oh yes, absolutely. Tomb Raider III is evil.
Wow I thoroughly enjoyed this one too! 🤩 I cannot believe you completed NewGame+ here again with only pistols, that is insane! I am playing through NewGame+ on member streams and I can’t imagine using pistols only 😭💔 some of these trophies seemed so tricky! I think you are the undisputed king of Tomb Raider! Thank you so much for the wonderful video Alexander! I can’t wait to watch the third one in a few weeks when I’ve finished 3 myself 🥰❤️
Thank you so much, I'm very happy to hear that! 😃🥰 Oh yes, I'm following your series as well! It's awesome, do you plan on streaming NG+ for II and III as well? Wow, I need to have a badge or something made with that epic title, haha! 😂😎 Thanks! And thank you so much once again, I really appreciate it! ❤️ I hope to have the third video ready before the end of the month, but it's a tough video to make 😩
The Wreck of Maria Doria gold secret actually did have a floor panel.
You had to jump up and drop through a broken floor panel
Haha, yeah, apparently so! I've always done it the way I do it in the video 😅
@AxMania Honestly same here
Are you planning on getting all trophies for expansions too? :3
If so, all collectibles for Unfinisbed business was bugged, idk if it is now
Congratulations!
Thank you! 😃
Oh you don’t actually need the flare for the gold secret in venice. Just do the delay grab back. Same with the gold one later you don’t need the flares.
I know, I only lit a flare so I could see 😅 The game is pretty dark on my OLED tv.
Starting this platinum today. Wish me lucky lol
Good luck, you can do it!
I think I said in the last video... But my god, I just know that TR3 is gonna be brutal
Haha, I'm already working on the video, and yes... it was...
Just a quick question: do you exclusively focus on the Classic saga (TR1-AOD) or will you also create videos related to the Legend and Survivor trilogies?
Yes, absolutely! Two of my top 5 Tomb Raider games are from those trilogies 😮 I'm just so slow at getting to all the videos I've got planned 😅
@@AxMania Oh, the speed is of no issue to me! I was merely curious, as i also have a soft spot for those trilogies. Now that you mention this, i somewhat want you to rank the mainline Tomb Raiders across the 3 trilogies 😅 nevertheless, have a nice day! ❤️💜
@@CozyGlow625 Thank you so much, you too! 🥰 I will definitely do that some day 😃
@@AxMania Thank you! 💜❤️
I'm going for an All Items & Pistols-only run for my first full proper playthrough of this game, so... And as you can imagine, I'm not looking too grand on the Medipack front and I'm on Temple of Xian now, made sure to grab the unreachable Medipack while I was there, mind! I'm looking forward to using all the weapons in New Game+! As for under 6 hours... I have no idea... I still haven't even done I yet in under 5, or with Pistols only, or gotten the last Item, or killed all enemies... And then I still have III to come yet... Fun times!
Good luck! I think with all weapons at your disposal, New Game+ under 6 hours is definitely manageable.
Can't wait for part 3 :)
Thank you ☺️
Tomb Raider 3 and the Expansion packs baaaaaby!
I'm working on the Tomb Raider III video, and MAYBE the expansions as well 😮
I love the idea of getting all trophies in games but then I see the pain trophy hunters go through and I change my mind 😅
Haha, that's a very wise decision 😂
You absolute MADMAN.
Good luck on 3 bud
Thank you!
@@AxMania no problem :)
I for one found TR2 the easiest platinum out of the 3
Another quality upload as always mate👌
It's definitely the easiest in terms of how you can save whenever you want to, but I'd actually say it might be the hardest in terms of combat 😫 Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
20:25 In 2024, it would be incredibly difficult to implement to notify the player that the challenge has failed (or at least at the end of the level) ...
Haha, yes, I'm sure such a feature would be downright impossible to implement 🙄