Ms.Croft

The game is on PS2 aswell, and considering that it cannot do Next-Gen stuff I would assume that the lower graphic quality will be available on the PC version. Yay! MsC

I've got RCT 3 but it wasn't good for my PC so I uninstalled it almost immeadiately but it was good whilst it lasted! I built one huge rollercoaster, but um....the nausea rating was a bit large lol...it included 9 downward spirals in a row..ah well!! MsC

(Thank you both for your lovely comments, it's nice to see that I have interested you in some way. Demon Knight I'm glad that my writing is aiding you in some way, it's nice when other writers learn off of each other, but also develop their own style! PLease give me a link to some of your stories, I'd love to read them!)

Solution or Problem? You have to weigh up the pros and cons. Pros Get the PS3 early! Yay!! Get it Cheap! Cons Immeadiate guarantee loss...PS3 brakes...no way to fix it unless you get a new one or the parts! P & P Cost...may make it more expensive! Not all the games may be regional accepted...some games may just not work on your machine! There are more cons I think. I think I'm going to get it from England (Where I live) as it's just so much simpler. As far as I know though, Tr8 is going to be on PS3, it's a next generation title, so I would assume it's for next generation machines only. Hope that helps!!

Thanks AOD, although you seem to be unregistered now, hope you're still here! Sorry this has taken a long time! Chapter 4 The Legend of Pegasus Croft Manor, England “Ok, what the hell was that?” Zip asked swinging around in his chair to face Lara and Alister. His hand pointed to the small monitor displaying the boy shooting into the air. “The power of Pegasus,” “The power of Pegasus,” Lara and Alister said in unison. “Ok. Great, I know who that is…care to explain a bit though?” Lara’s eyes rolled, and she made a ‘You or me?’ notion towards Alister. “After you Lara, I have to finish my dissertation--I hope!” Alister left the room, and walked towards the stairs. He was heading towards the office. “Pegasus is or was,” Lara began walking towards Zip’s computer. “A mythical horse that was born in one of two ways.” Lara typed ‘Medusa’ into her database. A picture of Medusa flashed onto the screen. “Some say that he was born of the Earth after Medusa’s blood was spilt onto it. Others say that he flew out of Medusa’s head after it was cut off, and finally, others believe that he was formed from Medusa’s blood and the sea foam. The latter supports the fact that Pegasus was the son of Poseidon---The God of water and horses---which leads me to my next point. Pegasus was a winged horse like creature that could obviously fly. He was tamed by Athena, and was brought to The Muses--at Parnassus.” “Parna-who?” Zip said looking at his monitor. “Just listen, please. Pegasus had—as far as history recalls—two powers. He had the power of flight, control over the weather and free transport to the God’s above. He was often noted to carry Zeus’ lightning bolts to him when needed, which provides evidence for his power over the weather.” Lara typed in “Pegasus’ feather”. “Soon after he was old and had a family, the great winged horse was turned into a constellation…but not before one of his feathers fell to the Earth—near the city of Tarsus.” “Ok,” Zip began looking at the beautifully detailed feather on the monitor. “But what’s that got to do with ‘Superman’ Alex yesterday?” Lara made an ‘ah’ sound, which to Zip meant ‘Thank God it’s about to be over’. “It’s said, that whoever held the power of Pegasus’—his feather if you didn’t already know—in his or her hands had claim over all of the mighty horses powers. For example, power over weather, and finally,” Lara pointing to the monitor replaying Alex, “Flight.” “Ok, I got it now.” Lara smiled, and began to walk away. “But,” She turned around. “Where does that lead us?” Zip asked before the answer popped into his mind. “It means that I’m off to Tarsus!” ~.~ Tarsus, Cilicia, Mersin Province, Turkey Lara’s bare feet swayed gently in Lake Berden. She was sitting on the centre island of the lake. She was dressed very similarly to how she was dress in Florida, but Lara had tied her shirt around itself creating a ‘bikini’. She had her headset on and was communicating to Zip. “So, just gonna sit there all day relaxing in the water, are we?” “Oh, but you know how much I love to relax in a beautiful country.” “Yeah, but I know how much you love to roam tombs as well!” Lara smiled and stood up, placing her feet inside her shoes. “You’re right, Zip. Now, where are the ruins these days?” Her eyes scanned the lake, and then the land. “Why not tell me about the feather story. That might jog that memory of yours.” “I’ll jog your memory in a minute,” Lara replied, “The feather was picked up by Anchiale—daughter of Iapetus. Anchiale’s non-greedy nature permitted her to keep the feather in a sacred place, the ‘Tomb of Sardanapalus'. Of course, this was thousands of years ago, and by now the ruins of the town that Anchiale lived in have been covered by the city I see before me. Now, finding the entrance to that oh so beautiful Tomb shall be fun…Zip? Are you there?” A sound hit her ears that made the speaker vibrate. Zip was asleep. “Ah well, time difference can be annoying.” Lara wondered through the beautiful city with her backpack on. The buildings were covered in foliage of different nature. Some people had roses in pots and plants on balconies, and others had mini flower bushes hanging from walls. The streets were made of cobble and were thin. Along the sides of houses, people had set up shop with various maps, antiquities, jewelry and clothes. Lara was more interested in the maps and antiques. She approached a lone woman selling both maps and antiques. The woman was old and had a hunch. Her hair was tied with a white cloth, and her black t-shirt was covered with a woolen jumper. Lara couldn’t see her lower-half as it was covered by the mass of items the woman had for sell. “Ahh, my dear,” She was speaking Greek. Her voice was cracked like a smoker’s, “You are a wise girl…and oh so pretty.” Lara smiled at her, but made no move to reply. “Can I interest you in anything? Perhaps a map of our city or maybe one of the many artefacts we have worked so hard to get.” “No…thank you, I have,” Lara’s eyes were drawn to a map that was disguised behind a large elephant’s tusk. In the top right corner of the map lay a beautifully drawn feather surrounded by a semi-circular sun. The rest of it was littered with paths and notes. The top of the note interested Lara most. There was small brown writing just to the left of the feather. “O συναξάρι πήγασοσ”. “The Legendary Pegasus,” Lara muttered. The woman’s eyes widened and she smiled. “Ah yes, the fabled tomb that holds Pegasus’ feather. Some young boy was looking for it too, although he knew that this map was a fake. I saw him the next day. He was near the flower orchard on top of the great hill, where I pick my flowers everyday. When he saw me he said the weirdest thing. He said, ‘One day you may have the chance to get there too.’ I smiled and left quickly.” Lara’s eyes widened. “Thank you. May you tell me where this great hill is?” She laughed and looked at Lara. “My dear, you’re on the path to it!” 15 minutes later, Lara was standing in a vastly different surrounding. The street before her cut off and immediately it was followed with flowers of all different species. “Where is it?” Lara asked no-one as she studied the land. At the peak of the hill there was a large old tree, which bore no fruit or leaves. Lara approached it. There was a sign at its base. “Caution: The tree shall not be climbed in any circumstances. If anyone is caught climbing the tree they shall be severely punished…well, so much for…” “Hey!” Lara fell backwards with fright and clutched her left ear. “Zip, give me warning next time please!” “Whoa,” Zip said, ignoring Lara’s previous sentence. “That tree is cool!” “What tree?” Alister had joined the conversation. “Oh my, Lara that’s the sacred tree of Tarsus. Some say it’s haunted!” “Haunted, how?” “Well, tourists and locals always say that sometimes the tree has the ghosts of Tarsos on it.” “Tarsos? That’s the Greek name for this city.” “Exactly. They say that the villagers of that time appear on the tree to scare the new residents of their city. Some say it’s people, but there’s a video of one man who was there one second, and gone the next. It’s in the database.” “Zip, please send it to me.” Lara pressed the button next to her headset and a blue LCD TV visor stretched across both eyes. Seconds later, a video showed a man climbing the tree. When he reached the top, he sat on the centre where the branches split off. The man was looking at something on one of the larger branches. His right hand reached for something, and then he simply disappeared. “Right, let’s do some climbing!” “Wouldn’t it be better to come back at night?” Zip said, with a hint of worry. “Nonsense,” Lara replied, pressing the button again, “Life needs to be dangerous to be fun!” “If you say so.” Lara smiled, and approached the tree. She surrounded her arms around it, and placed her right leg at the arch near the base of the tree. She bent her right leg, and leapt upwards quickly setting her left foot onto the tree creating a split in the bark. This created some grip for her to manoeuvre on. She repeatedly did this for 15 feet until her right hand found some grip on the lower part of the large branch. With her left hand now free, Lara swung towards the next smaller branch. With both hands now firmly planted, she was free to dangle her feet—but not for long. She firmly placed both feet onto the top of the tree trunk. Lara allowed her hands to become flaccid and then with all her strength pulled them forward and let go. Her body arched towards the roof of the tree trunk, but gravity soon won. Her hands though, found the top of the two previous branches. With her body now firmly in place, Lara moved her feet onto the tree trunk’s roof and stood upright. She turned to face the large branch and sat down. “And there it is!” Lara’s eyes diluted as she looked at the most beautiful flower in her life. It was deep purple, but had no stalk. The petals were layered like that of an onion, and became a deeper purple near the centre. The centre was so black that Lara could not see what was there. Lara’s finger un-willingly outstretched. Without realising it, her finger approached the flower’s centre. “Hey! Get of there, can’t you read?” Lara was startled into reality. She looked towards the source of the voice. It was a local policeman. “I don’t know,” She smiled, “Let’s see!” Her finger touched the centre of the flower. “Hey, where did she go?!” Lara looked around, and her face was that of pure disbelief. The tree had suddenly become full of life. Leaves were flowing from every branch the tree had. Millions of apples covered the tree completely, and it looked to Lara like a rose bush. The man beneath her was still dumbfounded. He was shouting to other tourists about the mysterious Tarsos woman back for revenge. That didn’t matter to Lara anymore. Her eyes were still fixed on the beauty that lay before her. “Wow…boys are you getting this? Boys…are…you….” Lara looked at the furthest branches. A lot of the leaves and fruit were beginning to drop lifelessly. They sent off a chain reaction towards the inner branches, and their leaves and fruit fell too. The tree was becoming dead again, and it was happening all too fast for Lara. Before she knew it the last centre leaf had fallen and with it, so had Lara. Her body fell through the solid grass and into darkness. The leaves beneath her were combining, their stalks linking like a daisy chain. They slowed rapidly and connected with Lara’s feet until she slowed with them. Her mind was drifting to a far off place, but the sudden pain of her feet snapped her back to reality. She had hit land.

(OOC: I skipped your post by accident..anyway what has happened so far is this: Met Ada, Met Etienne, Ada told you about plan to base facility and catching train first, found elevator, plumeted down elevator, met spider, now found tram to base facility. Sorry Rika, didn't mean to skip your post.)

Yeah that's fine, you just can't save PS1 games on a PS2 memory card..something weird went on when they made it lol. MsC

"We're beneath--or underground--the Reumball complex. The tram is just over there," I pointed to the long train on thin monorail tracks, "It leads to the underground scientific facility." I looked to the others. "So, let's go!" I walked towards the tram, and brushed my hand across the door. "Hm...it won't open...Mileena, go up those stairs and have some 'fun' with the controls up there. I'll stay here and check if it will open...and if not...there's always the...direct..approach!" Mileena nodded at me, and I withdrew the shotgun slung over my back.

You need a Ps1 memory card, as Ps2 memory cards are not compatible with Ps1 games (It's to do with code and system etc) PS1 memory cards are really cheap, and you'll find one on Ebay now so that's the best place to go! MsC

PSP Trailor was a cancelled version of TR:Anniversary edition that Core Design made. I personally think these screenshots are tons better graphics wise. The trailor has been removed due to Eidos, and I cannot find it anywhere anymore, but I felt that Lara looked blocky, and weird when she jumped etc. MsC

Actual anniversary is the 15th of November in the USA, and the 22nd in Uk! I guess we could celebrate Uk release!! MsC

And...I'm out of the game. Finish India and Nevada (In 2 days to catch up with you all) and then lost it all to a lovely computer malfunction! My computer froze and had to be re-booted loosing all my saves and the game...so, I haven't got the energy to start again lol. Anyway, any secret help needed, ask me! MsC

No. 12 is the song from the party on that list btw! I like Track 50 lol. MsC

I love/d London! It's a great level in my opinion, because it's so different than any other part of the game, although it still brings the tomb like feel to it, even though it's slightly urban. That's why I often leave it 'till last, as it's the one to look forward to. MsC

I've done moi, but unfortunately the satellite images for my house have not yet been uploaded by Google Earth, so you won't be able to see it yet! Still, I'm fairly close according to the non- satellite pic! MsC

I chose London last probably because of bias reasons when I first played it, i.e It's English!! (save best 'till last ) I also think the level ending of London makes sense IMO, as you see the helicopter at the end waiting for Lara, and if you've done all 3 Stages an FMV insues when she's on a helicopter... etc. MsC

As far as I've played it, I've always gone: Nevada-----> Pacific -----> London So this shall be interesting. MsC EDIT: OHH, got it to work, here ya go!

Aww sweet, but as my good friend Nelly Furtado says, "Everyone can look good, in good lighting." You should see me in the morning, I look like Golum from Lord Of The Rings. Or Johnny Depp from POTC lol. Nice pic Legend!! MsC

Can I update myself please! Myself being the pic in the gallery I have lol. Thanks BP!! MsC EDIT: When I get a normal--non posing-- pic of me, I'll be sure to post it!!!!

By the buy for Uk'ers. The Ps3 has been delayed in England/Europe until March 2007, because they are out of Blu ray lasers apparentely.....so we have to wait 5 more months. Look on the plus side though, we get a bigger game selection when we do buy it!! MsC

........ ....... ....... Great Idea!! Although the one secret in the next level is a plus! MsC

I'm running it in 1024X 720 or whatever that resolution is I'll try to fix it now! Thanks though. MsC EDIT: I couldn't do it, but I'll have my stats for Level 3 hopefully! Thanks for the help though.

OK, here's level 1: Time: 16:15 Secrets: 6 of 6 Kills: 6 Ammo: 206 Hits: 164 Health used: 0.0 Distance: 2.64 km Stats for level 2 were: 1 hr and 20 mins O.O health packs used 4.75 KM 4 of 4 secrets (Can't remember the rest) And I've had 6 saves so far..although that will dramatically increase in level 3 as I hate that level with avengence, although I do love the quad bike! MsC

I use 'S' for sprint, as it makes my life so much better...particularly because my fingers can't sprint and move left/right, while shooting when the sprint button is '/'. Anyway onto level 2, I'll edit this later!! MsC

This is a difficult boss, but can be made fairly easy once you know what to look for. First things first, at the beginning, when killing all the henchmen, make sure you kill the ones at the turrets first, as they cause Lara the most damage. The best thing to do here aswell, is to make sure that you destroy as much of the scenery as possible before you face Amanda, as it comes in handy. After you've deafeated the Henchmen make sure that your med-kits are full, and try your best to remember where the spare ones are kept, as it too helps later on. Now with the boss, there is generally a fairly easy method as long as you keep your eye on the boss. Firstly, make sure that you hold the 'fire' button and do not let it go (Unless you need to) throughout this battle. The best thing to do is to not jump, but to just move left and right, to get a clear shot of the boss. When you see that the boss is about to attack (It makes a movement with it's arms) dodge it with the dodge button (circle on PS2). Keep doing so until it stops attacking. This is when you return to moving left/right while attacking. Eventually the boss will fall down to the ground. At this point let go of the fire button, and do a combination of roll/forwardflip/jump/forwardflip/jump etc, until you reach the boss (This is because it moves Lara a lot faster than running). When you reach the boss, press the designated button. The boss' health will regenerate and you will have to repeat the process 4 more times. Now do not forget about the spare health kits as they do come in handy if you have to use one. Keep them topped up for as long as possible. Also, make sure that the boss is mostly in the middle of the arena, as this way Lara tends to circle it, rather than when it's on the edge (She tends to fall of the ledges this way). Hope this helps!! MsC