Tomb Raider: Legend

The original Tomb Raider was a great game for its time. The series has degraded with each sequel, to the point that publisher Edios yanked the development duties away from its creator Core Design and handed it over to Crystal Dynamics, mainly because it had turned to such rehashed shit that the franchise was basically killed.

Edios today announced the new Crystal Dynamics-developed Tomb Raider game and released images of the new Lara Croft 3D in-game model. Finally, the bitch doesn't look like a Lego marionette anymore.

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/ar...5053336100.jpg

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http://ps2.ign.com/articles/601/601737p1.html

She has cankles.

So far so good?

I really want them to fix Tomb Raider. I loved that game.

A big MEH for me. Unless Crystal Dynamics can make a really good game, this is inconsequential.

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Originally Posted by Cowdisease

A big MEH for me. Unless Crystal Dynamics can make a really good game, this is inconsequential.

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They can.

Looks like her left ass cheek deflated or has a serious cramp.

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Originally Posted by MarkRyan

They can.

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No linking IGN on this board please.

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Originally Posted by The Dave

No linking IGN on this board please.

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They can.

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Originally Posted by MarkRyan

They can.

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Much much better.

I don't know what would be better, a return to the original game's design, or something new and different with more responsive controls. Oh, wait, I do. :)

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Originally Posted by MarkRyan

They can.

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:lol: I'll give MarkRyan credit for being a good sport, despite all the abuse that he gets.

kedawa has the best avatar ever.

I always thought the control was ass with this series, console or PC, it was bad.

Lara looks better, but I still prefer her in comic books.

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Originally Posted by Rumpy

Looks like her left ass cheek deflated or has a serious cramp.

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Her boobs also deflated over the years, I can remember how stacked she was in the beginning. :cry:

I dig the new version of Lara...but I don't really have any hopes for this being good. MarkRyan brings up a damn good point with Soul Reaver though. |-)

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Originally Posted by MarkRyan

They can.

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See, now the block puzzles will require that we flip them over as well as push and pull them.

But seriously, I think Soul Reaver is the only good thing in the entire Kain series, so gogogo Crystal Dynamics!

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Originally Posted by Mzo

But seriously, I think Soul Reaver is the only good thing in the entire Kain series, so gogogo Crystal Dynamics!

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Uhhhh, they did Gex too!

Crystal D makes a lot of pretty solid titles, but I agree that Soul Reaver is their only real gem. At least as far as I can recall.

Nah, I meant SR is the only game I really enjoyed from all the different Legacy of Kain story games.

Soul Reaver 1 was a great fucking game. The rest of them were fun and had amazing stories, but SR1 is tops in that series. I'm really looking forward to what CD does for this franchise.

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Originally Posted by The Dave

She has cankles.

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no she doesnt.

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Originally Posted by voltz

Her boobs also deflated over the years, I can remember how stacked she was in the beginning. :cry:

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Only because they were made of 4 giant polygons to start with. Looked like a skateboard ramp was under her shirt.

Her knees are going to crack in half.

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Originally Posted by The Dave

She has cankles.

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You can't even see her ankles.

BORING!

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Originally Posted by Andrew

You can't even see her ankles.

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the point i was trying to make. the dave isnt funny.

Affirmative.

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Originally Posted by Fighter-X

BORING!

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NO YOU FUCK OFF

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

NO YOU FUCK OFF

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BORING I TELL YOU BORING!! *YAWN*

Tombraider.com was relaunched and if you register you'll see lots of new pics of TR: Legend. Looks fine so far and I loved the original TR and Last Revelation. Hopefully there will be some..y'know.. TOMBS in this game. I dont want to see apartment buildings, factories, cities..etc..just good ol' fashioned tombs, caves, exotic locales. Hopefully they'll get rid of the block style, tank controls of the previous TR games and have full 3d controls ala Crystal Dynamics Kain and Soul Reaver series.


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I think its great what this games signals; That a girl can have a huge fat ass and still be heroic at the time. I wonder how many polygons was wasted on that blimp...

I have no idea why... I am looking forward to this game. First time since TR2. Looks really good so far.

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Originally Posted by Mzo

But seriously, I think Soul Reaver is the only good thing in the entire Kain series, so gogogo Crystal Dynamics!

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Agreed, though I only played Blood Omen 1 a little.

Anyway, new Lara is definitely an improvement. I'd hit it. You guys talking about her deflated boobs and cramped ass cheeks need to take a course in anatomy.

I hope this game is good, those screens look promising. A good 3d control scheme would work infinitely in their favor toward this game not being shit.

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Originally Posted by Andy

Anyway, new Lara is definitely an improvement. I'd hit it. You guys talking about her deflated boobs and cramped ass cheeks need to take a course in anatomy.

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For reals. I always thought Lara looked retarded, like the developers were sexless nerds who wanted to create their insanely huge-breasted dream woman or something.
http://bissells.com/aaron/lara/images/lara.jpg

Anyway, the screens raystorm posted look promising. We'll see.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

http://bissells.com/aaron/lara/images/lara.jpg

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Compared to that ginourmous noggin her breasts aren't that big. They're not Anekee or anything.

Well, picture her without the giant monster Lego head and instead with a normal one, which would be half that size.

http://www.criticalmassinteractive.c...b%20Raider.jpg

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Originally Posted by dakidski

I think its great what this games signals; That a girl can have a huge fat ass and still be heroic at the time. I wonder how many polygons was wasted on that blimp...

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You talk like an ass like that is a BAD thing.

Lara is so 90's. The new thing is Real Dolls (at home check out realdoll.com).

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Originally Posted by shidoshi

You talk like an ass like that is a BAD thing.

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http://www.musiq.pl/images/24/Sir_Mi...Mack_Daddy.jpg

... Shidoshi does not lie!

Tomb Raider II brings back awesome memories and I would gladly pick up another game which gives me the experience it did; this game looks like the first one since (II) that has any chance.

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Originally Posted by dakidski

I think its great what this games signals; That a girl can have a huge fat ass and still be heroic at the time. I wonder how many polygons was wasted on that blimp...

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You are officially a raving lunatic with no clue as to what the hell you are talking about.

Her ass is not even that large to begin with so obviously you prefer women with the hip and ass structure of a twelve-year-old girl.

BEGONE ASS-HATER!

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Originally Posted by shidoshi

You talk like an ass like that is a BAD thing.

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This man knows truth.

its hard to argue with big booty lovers.

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Shit, if this plays like Prince of Persia with boobs, I'll pick it up.

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Originally Posted by Andy

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images..._screen003.jpg

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Where the fuck are her fingers?

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Shit, if this plays like Prince of Persia with boobs, I'll pick it up.

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IAWTP

I like that it looks like they dumped her back in Indy Jones mode with the tombs and all.

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Originally Posted by Andy

Shit, if this plays like Prince of Persia with boobs, I'll pick it up.

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but with boobs that means there can't be any generic angsty rage :(

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Originally Posted by Shin Johnpv

but with boobs that means there can't be any generic angsty rage :(

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Maybe he means Sands of Time with the nice, friendly, gentlemanly Prince. ;)

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Where the fuck are her fingers?

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I noticed that too, and similarly on the rope. Guess they still have a lot to work on.

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Originally Posted by Shin Johnpv

but with boobs that means there can't be any generic angsty rage :(

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I didn't add a WW to the end of that for a reason. ;)

It doesnt look bad, but she doesnt really blend in with the environment in those pictures.

Anyway, I was never a Tomb Raider fan so this game will have to play nothing like Tomb Raider to win me over. Which I doubt it will - I bet Eidos told Crystal Dynamics to make it as much like the first one as possible (with none of the half-assed 'rpg' elements of the newest one).

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Well, picture her without the giant monster Lego head and instead with a normal one, which would be half that size.

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is it me or is the new version looks UGLIER then the Lego faced version
dunno but the original version had a p0rn star quality look to her

I hope when people say they want it to play like Prince of PErsia they mean SoT, because if not, you've lost your mind.

Those pics must be early mock-ups because the lighting on the backgrounds and the lighting on Lara doesn't match at all. And the texture look all fuck to hell.

At any rate it's good to see Lara is no longer in the hands of undersexed boy-men.

The boob reduction is a welcome change as well as more realistic considering what kind of work she's supposed to be doing.

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Originally Posted by Opaque

I hope when people say they want it to play like Prince of PErsia they mean SoT, because if not, you've lost your mind.

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PoP WW played damn near the same so I really don't understand this quote.

I dont think people want Lara to smolder with generic rage with nu-metal tracks blaring in the background.

I also don't want her to spend 70% of her time fighting like a blindfolded five year old.

New trailer and it looks really good. Here is the link: http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=4787

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Where the fuck are her fingers?

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either your monitor is shit, your eyes suck or both. i see fingers just fine :wtf:

Look at the picture Dyne. She's not holding the guns, it looks like they are pasted on to her hands. You can see her fingers on the side but they don't go around the handle of the gun.

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Originally Posted by Rumpy

Look at the picture Dyne. She's not holding the guns, it looks like they are pasted on to her hands. You can see her fingers on the side but they don't go around the handle of the gun.

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thats funny that none of this information was in his post. all he said was "where the fuck are her fingers" to which i replied that she has fingers. which she does. your observation is correct tho.

That's what he meant. More implied the way he said it but, whatever.

The trailer looks awesome.

Not a bad trailer, for Tomb raider anyway.

I am concerned about all the office fights and city levels, that's not really what I'm looking for in a Tomb Raider.

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Originally Posted by Opaque

Not a bad trailer, for Tomb raider anyway.

I am concerned about all the office fights and city levels, that's not really what I'm looking for in a Tomb Raider.

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maybe continuing the story from The Angel of Darkness?

(Me being one of the many few who probably know it)

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Originally Posted by Rumpy

That's what he meant. More implied the way he said it but, whatever.

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Dyne is absolutely unable to read between the lines, ever. His brain just cant do it.

Read between the lines nothing, Dole actually reposted the picture he was talking about. It was right there.

Dyne obviously just has no idea how gripping a gun works. That or he's a moron of a more general sort.

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Originally Posted by Opaque

Read between the lines nothing, Dole actually reposted the picture he was talking about. It was right there.

Dyne obviously just has no idea how gripping a gun works. That or he's a moron of a more general sort.

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right, since its so obvious that "where the fuck are her fingers"= "She's not holding the guns, it looks like they are pasted on to her hands. You can see her fingers on the side but they don't go around the handle of the gun."

funny....in rumpys defense post he even states that she does.....*gasp* in fact, have fingers. which is all dole asked of anyway. i totally forgot that when somebody asks such a simple question i cant obviously take it as its written.

You are kinda slow with the uptake Dyne. No offense.

hey whatever makes you all feel better.

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Originally Posted by Dragonmaster Dyne

hey whatever makes you all feel better.

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Everyone else got what he was saying. Now there are two possibilities here:

1) We all share a hive-mind, except you.
2) What he said was easy to understand, and you were slow on the uptake.

Here, Dyne, is this one easy enough to follow?

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...chmentid=15255

BTW, aboute is how the cool kids spell it.

Aboute?

I explained it right under the picture. It's how the cool kids do it.

Really, aboute time TNL started spelling the cool way.

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Originally Posted by Joust Williams

Aboute?

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From a Canuck, A boot. A...boot.

I think it is safe to say this is a franchie we all want to see succeed. Everything after 2 was just not that good of a game. If they spend the time to actually make this work, I'll gladly pay the $50 bucks to buy it.

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Originally Posted by FM Nick

I think it is safe to say this is a franchie we all want to see succeed. Everything after 2 was just not that good of a game. If they spend the time to actually make this work, I'll gladly pay the $50 bucks to buy it.

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I think that all the Tomb Raider games from now on should go directly to $20. They [Eidos] have missed their shot with Lara enough times after 2 to make me feel weird buying it at full retail.

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Originally Posted by sethsez

1) We all share a hive-mind, except you.

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youre all sheepish pricks with a flock mentality. but thats okay. you have each other. at least you can admit it.

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Originally Posted by Rocca

I think that all the Tomb Raider games from now on should go directly to $20. They [Eidos] have missed their shot with Lara enough times after 2 to make me feel weird buying it at full retail.

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i was never a fan of the human boss combat. shooting somebody a billion times with the handguns before they die, yet you getting shot 3 times and dying never sat well with me.

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Originally Posted by Dragonmaster Dyne

youre all sheepish pricks with a flock mentality. but thats okay. you have each other. at least you can admit it.

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Isn't a group of sheep a "herd," not a "flock"?

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Originally Posted by FM Nick

I think it is safe to say this is a franchie we all want to see succeed.

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Actually, I dont really care what happens.

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Originally Posted by Dyne

youre all sheepish pricks with a flock mentality. but thats okay. you have each other. at least you can admit it.

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Originally Posted by diffusionx

Dyne is absolutely unable to read between the lines, ever. His brain just cant do it.

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LAWLS

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Originally Posted by Kano on the Phone

Isn't a group of sheep a "herd," not a "flock"?

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A herd of sheep, a flock of seagulls, I think.

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Originally Posted by diffusionx

Actually, I dont really care what happens.

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For the sake of argument, you (meaning diffusionx) would much rather prefer a good game on the shelves you might find interesting than a piece of shit hack job that was rushed to the market.

You have worked at an EB before, so I'm sure this is true.

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Originally Posted by Rocca

A herd of sheep, a flock of seagulls, I think.

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Yeah, so if we're sheepish, wouldn't we have a herd mentality?

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Originally Posted by Kano on the Phone

Yeah, so if we're sheepish, wouldn't we have a herd mentality?

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Only if the person insulting you has any idea what they're talking aboute.

Actually, it's a flock of sheep. Cows come in herds.

Otherwise this joke makes no sense:

"Make like a shepard and get the flock outta here."

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Originally Posted by Master of 7s

Actually, it's a flock of sheep. Cows come in herds.

Otherwise this joke makes no sense:

"Make like a shepard and get the flock outta here."

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That joke isnt funny.

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Originally Posted by Opaque

Only if the person insulting you has any idea what they're talking aboute.

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Knock that shit off, it looks completely retarded.

What are you talking aboute?

Damn you and your Haylo.

What is this Haylo? Is it anything like Halo?

Can I stick my penis in it?

People herd flocks of sheep.

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Originally Posted by Kano on the Phone

Yeah, so if we're sheepish, wouldn't we have a herd mentality?

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It'd be a herd mentality no matter what groups of sheep were called because that's how the expression goes.

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Originally Posted by Rocca

A herd of sheep, a flock of seagulls, I think.

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I like the term gaggle. I use it almost exclusively for groups of women though.

Crows own them all with their murders

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Originally Posted by Opaque

What is this Haylo? Is it anything like Halo?

Can I stick my penis in it?

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You could try to. It is Live afterall.

Speaking of herds, ever go to a big event and witness the "herd mentality"? Like when everyone is leaving, and say 2 out of 6 doors are propped open, 90% of people will wait in line to go through one of the open doors while the rest will go around and push open one of the closed doors. It's really weird but true.

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Originally Posted by Dragonmaster Dyne

youre all sheepish pricks with a flock mentality. but thats okay. you have each other. at least you can admit it.

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I've been grouped in with the rest of TNL for a poorly-constructed flame?

Finally... I belong. :_)

Fuck Dyne, look what you've done.

i know. im horrible.

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I like the term gaggle. I use it almost exclusively for groups of women though.

Crows own them all with their murders

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Gaggle is for a group of geese, but I can see it being appropriate for a large group of women though.

Who the fuck came up with these grouping terms anyway?

Schools, herds, prides, litters, fucking murders. Jeez.

* ants: colony
* bears: sleuth, sloth
* bees: grist, hive, swarm
* birds: flight, volery
* cats: clutter, clowder
* cattle: drove
* chicks: brood, clutch
* clams: bed
* cranes: sedge, seige
* crows: murder
* doves: dule
* ducks: brace, team
* elephants: herd
* elks: gang
* finches: charm
* fish: school, shoal, draught
* foxes: leash, skulk
* geese: flock, gaggle, skein
* gnats: cloud, horde
* goats: trip
* gorillas: band
* hares: down, husk
* hawks: cast
* hens: brood
* hogs: drift
* horses: pair, team
* hounds: cry, mute, pack
* kangaroos: troop
* kittens: kindle, litter
* larks: exaltation
* lions: pride
* locusts: plague
* magpies: tiding
* mules: span
* nightingales: watch
* oxen: yoke
* oysters: bed
* parrots: company
* partridges: covey
* peacocks: muster, ostentation
* pheasants: nest, bouquet
* pigs: litter
* ponies: string
* quail: bevy, covey
* rabbits: nest
* seals: pod
* sheep: drove, flock
* sparrows: host
* storks: mustering
* swans: bevy, wedge
* swine: sounder
* toads: knot
* turkeys: rafter
* turtles: bale
* vipers: nest
* whales: gam, pod
* wolves: pack, route
* woodcocks: fall

Seriously, who came up with this shit?

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Originally Posted by Rumpy

You could try to. It is Live afterall.

Speaking of herds, ever go to a big event and witness the "herd mentality"? Like when everyone is leaving, and say 2 out of 6 doors are propped open, 90% of people will wait in line to go through one of the open doors while the rest will go around and push open one of the closed doors. It's really weird but true.

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You want a good example of herd mentality? Every morning I take the train in to Toronto for work. In the morning while I'm at the train station I will enter the tunnel leading to the tracks (it runs beneath them to the platform you wait for the train on). I've observed that usually while one person runs the other people pick their paces up.

So one or two mornings in March I decided to pull a prank on all of my fellow tunnel walkers. Instead of walking normally down to the platform I did a slow run, as if I was going to miss the train. In both instances all the people in the tunnel began to run with me as well. In each instance I did this it never failed.

After the fourth time the regulars became wise to my ruse, but the one time riders always ran behind me.

Fuck you all and your collective nouns.

What the fuck is a lark?

Nevermind, got this:

http://www.hicksville.co.nz/Highland%20Lark.GIF
Thanks google!

Now I'll be pissed off if there aren't any birds in Tomb Raider: Legend.

Thank you TNL.

IGN posted a trailer. Seems to play very Prince of Persia-y. Looks good.

http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/571/571840/vids_1.html

That's the exact same trailer Glass Joe posted on the previous page.

It's cool how this game will suck. :|