There's no map or fast travel in Endurance mode, you see, and so memory and intuition are essential. In the chaos, though, I lost sight of my partner. I had managed to dispatch two bad guys and had taken from them a pistol and rifle. In my run through the game at Comic Con, I was doing pretty well. Campfires are few and far between, however, and so players must manage carefully the risks and rewards of either spending the night in relative safety or pushing on for more resources and treasure. Unless Lara and her companion can find the resources to build a fire at a campfire location, which doubles as the place to craft new items and spend experience points, they will freeze. As day turns to night, the temperature drops precipitously. It's replenished only by eating food, which must be hunted.Ĭold is even more dangerous. Unlike the game's main campaign, health does not regenerate. Throughout, the duo must watch two meters: health and warmth. Working together online, players must scavenge and craft to survive the elements, enemy patrols, and deadly predators. It's the best way to play the game, and, now, with the introduction of a co-op partner, it's practically perfect. Part Dark Souls, part Don't Starve, Endurance mode removes Lara Croft from her cinematic world of avalanche-surfing and places her in a true sandbox where death is permanent. Where the game's base campaign was a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none, Endurance was focused like a laser on a single objective: survive. When Endurance mode arrived it was immediately the best part of Rise. It was released as DLC shortly after the original game launched on Xbox platforms last November.
So my buddy Rob and I each picked up a PS4 controller, donned a headset, and disappeared into the game's savage, snowy wilderness.Įndurance mode is nothing new to Rise of the Tomb Raider. Square Enix was offering a demo of Rise's brand new co-op "Endurance" mode. I, on the other hand, headed straight for the Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration kiosk.
Most folks had joined a queue to play Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8. People buzzed around, hoping to play games like Dragon Quest Builders, Deus Ex, and Hitman. Things were busy at the Square Enix booth at New York Comic Con this year. By Evan Norris, posted on 10 October 2016 / 27,338 Views