Tomb Raider 2 (1997) 15 Temple of Xian
2Playthrough restraints:
~ All items (*not counting the impossible health pack near the start) and Secrets
~ No healing
~ Pistols Only
~ 1 pixel unavoidable fall damage, and 2 bites from a catfish while pulling an underwater lever
~ Pacifist where possible
92% accuracy based on stats screen
As with my TR1 playlist, I feel these restraints are more inline with Lara's character as a Lady of High Standing and Reputation.
Played on Arsunt's tr2main v0.9.0
Original cutscenes, no scanlines.
from the Extra Options folder:
AlphaBlendAdvanced enabled
LightingContrastHigh enabled
ReflectionsHigh enabled
CustomWaterColorDisabled
LoadingScreensDisabled
RemasteredPixEnable (likely only for menu and credit artwork).
BarefootSfxEnable
ViewFogRecommended (not sure if it did much)
UnderwaterMusicMute (none for this level) &
InventoryMusicMute enabled
Wondershare Filmora settings:
audio +5
tint 10 (more purple)
vibrance 40
saturation 40
brightness 33 (varies)
contrast 80 (varies)
highlight 50 (varies)
shadow -80 (varies)
white 10 (varies)
black -10 to -50
*The Temple of Xian was very hard to get to look the way I wanted with adjustment settings - it has everything from lamps to lava to underwater areas to sections in complete darkness. I try to go on the dark side (as vanilla is ridiculously too bright considering all the maps are underground) but the pitch black sections have forced me to vary settings almost room by room, and cave by cave.
Notes:
AGAIN with the unavoidable damage. The one pixel drop happens near the start, falling off the first roof Lara got on by springboard.
Later, there is an underwater room that seals itself closed upon entering (on the way to the silver key) and one of those annoying catfish attacks. There is just no way of getting distance enough to pull the lever safely. Swimming up or down seems to have no effect on its attack trajectory. More than likely the harpoon gun would get it fast enough to stop it attacking, but that would only serve to fail the pistols only run. Even if it could be eliminated, the one pixel drop ensures no damage is impossible here.
Interestingly, this level only features traps and animals, even if the animals should have starved to death millenia ago, trapped in this temple. I probably could have kept more fish alive but the one that bit Lara triggered me. Damn that switch room...
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