Windows Rise of the Tomb Raider

[e93to]

The game will be released on Steam some time this month. I seriously thought of getting an XBOX for this game, but now I'm thinking of getting a gaming PC!

I hope this game actually has tomb levels with decent puzzles just like the original series.

 

[Irishman]

The game will be released on Steam some time this month. I seriously thought of getting an XBOX for this game, but now I'm thinking of getting a gaming PC!

I hope this game actually has tomb levels with decent puzzles just like the original series.

You know it's practically guaranteed that Feral will port it to the Mac.

 

[e93to]

You know it's practically guaranteed that Feral will port it to the Mac.

Indeed. I am sure Feral is working on the port at the moment.

But there is no guarantee when Mac version will arrive… PS4 version, from what I know, will be released in Nov 2016. I doubt Mac version will come out any sooner than that.

In any case, our 2012 iMacs won't be able to run it lol.

 

[Irishman]

Indeed. I am sure Feral is working on the port at the moment.

But there is no guarantee when Mac version will arrive… PS4 version, from what I know, will be released in Nov 2016. I doubt Mac version will come out any sooner than that.

In any case, our 2012 iMacs won't be able to run it lol.

I don't know. I remain optimistic. TR 2013 plays well on mine.

 

[e93to]

I don't know. I remain optimistic. TR 2013 plays well on mine.

Yeah, I remember Tomb Raider running pretty well even on mid-high settings. I hope the new Tomb Raider doesn't have crazy requirements.

 

[imacken]

You know it's practically guaranteed that Feral will port it to the Mac.

I hope that's true, but no news yet!

 

[Janichsan]

Yeah, I remember Tomb Raider running pretty well even on mid-high settings. I hope the new Tomb Raider doesn't have crazy requirements.

Considering TR 2013 was still developed with at that time seven year old consoles in mind, and RotTR is designed for much more capable hardware, I guess the system requirements will be significantly higher.

I hope that's true, but no news yet!

It's not even out for Windows yet. Don't expect a Mac version until fall/winter, if not later.

 

[imacken]

It's not even out for Windows yet. Don't expect a Mac version until fall/winter, if not later.

I know that! I was merely pointing out that there was no news as to whether Feral will take it on or not!
Release delays with Mac games varies a lot. There is no logical reason to assume it will take up to a year. Doesn't always happen.

 

[Janichsan]

There is no logical reason to assume it will take up to a year. Doesn't always happen.

Well, LEGO games aside, that's actually pretty much exactly the average time between Windows and Mac release for most of Feral's recent games (TR 2013, Hitman, Shadow or Mordor, Alien: Isolation), if not much longer (Thief, GRID Autosport, CoH 2, Dirt 3, Medieval II: Total War)…

 

[imacken]

Yes, but not always. Deus Ex I think was around 5 months, same as XCOM Enemy Unknown. Enemy Within was simultaneous, and so is XCOM2, assuming it is released as expected in a few weeks.

 

[Janichsan]

Yes, but not always. Deus Ex I think was around 5 months, same as XCOM Enemy Unknown. Enemy Within was simultaneous, and so is XCOM2, assuming it is released as expected in a few weeks.

The exceptions to the rule, mostly since they were based on already existing ported engines or even completely ported games (DXHR: DC and XCOM: EW) with only minimal modifications. RotTR uses a significantly updated engine.

 

[imacken]

All I'm saying is there is no hard and fast rule on this. Each game has different circumstances that affect the release date, whether it is technical, contractual, etc.

 

[Janichsan]

All I'm saying is there is no hard and fast rule on this. Each game has different circumstances that affect the release date, whether it is technical, contractual, etc.

Well, and all I'm saying is that a delay of more or less a year is more likely than anything else.

 

[imacken]

Well, and all I'm saying is that a delay of more or less a year is more likely than anything else.

Only Feral knows the answer. For all we know they've been doing preparatory work for months now, or they may not be doing Rise at all!

 

[e93to]

Will be released on Jan 28

http://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/

$60 US, $70CND.

Here is system requirement:

OS: Windows 7 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 25 GB available space

 

[Janichsan]

OS: Windows 7 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 25 GB available space

Yup, as expected: much higher than TR 2013's requirements.

 

[EdwardSmith36]

I really loved the puzzles in the original series, I hope see the same series.

 

[e93to]

Yup, as expected: much higher than TR 2013's requirements.

Yeah.. I guess it's time to replace my iMac with Retina iMac.

 

[e93to]

Sent an email to Feral to inquire about RotTR. In their reply, they wrote they "can't confirm whether we will be bringing this game to the Mac."

But given the popularity of the 2013 reboot, I'm sure they'd be more than willing to release the Mac port!

 

[saturnotaku]

Will be released on Jan 28

http://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/

$60 US, $70CND.

Here is system requirement:

OS: Windows 7 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 25 GB available space

You can get 20% off if you pre-order from GreenManGaming, which is what I did for this and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. These are actually the first games I've pre-ordered in several years. I enjoyed the heck out of TR 2013 - played the single-player campaign to 100%, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution is one of my favorite games of all time.

 

[e93to]

Rise of Tomb Raider is now officially released on Steam!

Anyone played this yet in 4K?

 

[imacken]

Sadly, no Mac version. Hopefully we won't have to wait 9 months for a release! Although there hasn't been any announcement from Feral yet.

 

[e93to]

Sadly, no Mac version. Hopefully we won't have to wait 9 months for a release! Although there hasn't been any announcement from Feral yet.

I suspect Mac version isn't coming any sooner than PS4 version, which will be released in Nov 2016...

 

[madeirabhoy]

Anyone tried this with a 1gb graphics card ? Just wondering if it's at all playable on the lowest settings

For most of my future gaming I'm going to have to get a ps4 but this isn't out I it

 

[N19h7m4r3]

Anyone tried this with a 1gb graphics card ? Just wondering if it's at all playable on the lowest settings

For most of my future gaming I'm going to have to get a ps4 but this isn't out I it

Sadly with 1GB it'll just crash and burn.

The game eats VRAM like no one's business. It actually seems that the game might have a small memory leak as the game can become a horrible stuttery mess even on graphics cards like the GTX 980 or AMD Fury X which have 4GB GDDR5 and HBM 4GB respectively.

I've seen people post numbers as high as 8GB of graphics memory being used.