One of the games I remember receiving for Christmas when I was a kid was the original Tomb Raider. It was the only game that I had on both a console and a PC. To this day I still find reasons to return to this particular game, especially now knowing how moddable this game is. I found a full Christmas mod for the first original trilogy, and it felt right to start at the beginning with it to take in the full experience. I’ve recorded the stream, and will probably fashion it into a holiday video for next year if I have enough content. While I sit on this one and think about how to edit it, we can at least enjoy pictures from last night’s sight seeing:
From the mansion level to the main game, everything is covered in holiday cheer. The mansion has a custom winter skybox, as well as Christmas lights painted throughout the house. Even Lara is wearing her Christmas PJ’s, which for some reason bare her sequel… seems a tad narcissistic doesn’t it, Lara?
I’ve had to laugh at quite a few changes to the game. Wolves, bears, bats and even the skeletons have “Christmas Sweaters” painted onto their models, and we also have candy cane bridges and gates. Some to make you laugh, though there were others that made me scratch my head.
Anytime I swim underwater I keep randomly losing blood. My health isn’t actually going down, but for whatever reason blood comes out along with the bubble particles that are supposed to come out of her mouth. When you swim like this it seems like Lara’s Aunt Flo is having a visit anytime she goes for a swim. Truly this is a Christmas story that I will be telling for years to come. :zorak:
I think I found something to pick back up again when the holidays return once more. I’m definitely not going to finish this mod by the time Christmas is over, meaning I’ll have a new tradition to look forward to! I haven’t even scraped the tip of the iceberg with this mod, but I anticipate there will be much laughter as I continue through this version of the game, with plenty of eggnog chai in tow.
I wonder what other people have for holiday game memories? This one was by far one of the most memorable for me.