I Have Re-discovered Tomb Raider!

I used to play Tomb Raider on a Mac, using a keyboard, way back in the old days. And I loved it. I made my way through several of the games, until I hit one that seemed too complicated for the keyboard any more. And that’s when I quit.

But I recently got the bug to re-visit gaming, and I’m an old-school, old guy. I read some reviews, and I took the leap. I downloaded this from the App Store, and I bought a PlayStation 3 Game Controller, of which I had no knowledge. I also bought the Tomb Raider walk-through book.

Well, at first, the game loaded in beautifully, and I wa able to play it using either the keyboard or the game controller. But soon, I wanted to use the game controller exclusively. Trouble was, it didn’t work as it should. The buttons did not do what they should have done. I emailed Feral Interactive’s help folks, who graciously walked me through the set up (it was so easy, I’m embarrassed), and I’m playing, just as I did in the old days. Except now, I’m getting used to a game controller.

But, my, how things have changed for the better! Visually stunning compared to the old games, this new game is simply so much beyond anything I’ve played in the old days. I have it set at the easiest level, and it’s tough enough for me. Lara is less pneumatic than she used to be, and that’s good. She is a heroine worth our efforts.

I am running Yosemite on a 1year old 27” iMac, and I have YET to encounter ANY problems or glitches. Period.

If you are like me, and you yearn to return to gaming as you did in the early Lara Croft days, don’t worry: this is for you!

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