Crystal Dynamics’ mantra of building intricate and satisfying puzzles screams just as loud in its big bad showdowns as it does with the entertaining tombs that precede them.
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When playing with more than one player certain parts of a tomb won’t increase in size, but the number of enemies will – thankfully this doesn’t happen that often thanks to the fast pace of each tomb.Īlongside those puzzle-happy tombs, Temple of Osiris rounds off each one with a series of memorable boss battles. Something made all the more frustrating by an occasional lack of space when battling in smaller areas with a higher player count.
Each player is colour-coded to help them stand out on-screen (an effect that extends to the blast radius of bombs as well), but four-players leaping about dropping bombs amid an enemy throwdown is nigh on impossible to keep track of. Ironically, Temple of Osiris’ biggest selling point – namely its over-the-top four-player action – is also its Achilles heel.
The previous game was crying out for a similar setup so its comforting to see Crystal Dynamics tying the different themes of its tombs together with in a way that promotes exploration on your terms. The addition of a central ‘open-world’ also adds another welcome layer of content with extra collectables, traps and plenty of Challenge Tombs. There’s even a cute little shield bubble thrown into the melting pot that also works as a rudimentary platform to help your buddies reach higher ledges that simply doesn’t exist in solo play. Suddenly the danger of failing a multi-faceted conundrum goes through the roof as you know that one small mistake on your (or anyone else’s) part will force everyone back to square one. These pickups boost your health, your ammo capacity for secondary weapons or the amount of archaeological damage you can dish out so their definitely worth a visit.įire the game up with a party and everything changes. These get noticeably tougher as you progress through the story (while scaling in complexity depending on the number of players in your party), but the same goes for the treasures waiting for you. You’ll find these mini-tombs scattered all across Duat, which each lil’ romp based around a single, fiendish puzzle. The Challenge Tombs from the first game make a welcome return and provide even more opportunities to gather up that tasty loot.