Husband Plays Tomb Raider 4 - Catacombs and Ropes

Hoooo-boy, here we go. Alfredo tackles the massive catacombs level and discovers precisely why ropes SUCK in classic Tomb Raider.
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[@JoaoGabriel-hk8ub]

I don't know what's my favourite about this series: the couple bickering, Alfredo cursing in Italian or the lewd puns hahahaha

[@illraidyourtomb]

Poor Alfredo. If it makes you feel any better we all went through the rope learning curve the same way 😭😂

[@Raidercast]

This is the one time I'll accept the poor Alfredo comments 🤣

[@Demowan]

@@Raidercast Lol. Never found the ropes so difficult once you get the hang of it tbh :p

[@severalgecko]

I haven't started watching yet but I'm predicting that this will be the '40 fathoms moment'

[@Raidercast]

@@severalgecko you’re absolutely correct 😂

[@Demowan]

For the little story, the supposed location of Alexander the Great's tomb has been a mystery for centuries. One theory places it in Alexandria, along the ancient Canopic Way, which was a major road in the city. The Canopic Way, known today as "Sharia Fouad" or "Rue Fouad," was the main thoroughfare running east-west through the city, connecting the royal quarters, religious sites, and key public spaces. I'm actually surprised they didn't make us discover his tomb in this game, especially with all the greek elements.

[@Raidercast]

This is really cool! Not something I've ever looked into, but now his tomb in Assassin's Creed Origins makes sense.

[@Demowan]

@@Raidercast Exactly ! The tomb in AC Origins is one of the theorized locations.

[@FreyFox87]

At 23:54 ("halle-f-ing-lujah!") I was actually expecting Lara to miss the ledge XD

[@Raidercast]

Oh god me too, I'd probably have died laughing at that point if he had 😁

[@jackkiernan5950]

The rope crossing part was always a pain but feels great when you master jumping across rope to rope, looking forward to the citadel and the lost library been a fantastic journey so far. The benny hill music was a nice way getting through 😂😎😊🌟

[@Raidercast]

Had to speed up that part somehow for sure 😂

[@jackkiernan5950]

@@Raidercast 😂

[@ReactionZero]

I hated the ghosts. As a kid I could never figure out what to do with them.

[@Raidercast]

They're so deadly and persistent 😵

[@DrMemehattan]

I’m literally 15 minutes in and I’m trying my best not to laugh out loud in a customers house at Alfredo explaining for nearly 3 minutes why he is irritated. 🤣

[@Raidercast]

"Alfredo explaining for 3 minutes why he's irritated" something something welcome to my life cough cough 😜

[@sonicsean34]

@@RaidercastI love the little standing jump he does on that ledge in celebration but I started imagining him doing an accidental backflip to his death …

[@agatha9071]

I hope there will be many more poles left in the game, so we can keep getting fun times like this.

[@TheAstroholic]

Love a good pole! - Alfredo

[@agatha9071]

@@TheAstroholic Lol don't we all? XD

[@evanmax717]

Ah the dreaded double rope jump. He managed to do it in less tries than my first playthrough trying to reach that second rope 😅.

[@Raidercast]

Hahah yes! To be honest I'm not sure I could've done it any better.

[@LolaCroft]

When 40 fathoms soundtrack hit, it hit hard 👹 Tip: stay not just low, but the lowest possible when on a rope! You will swing further!

[@Raidercast]

Absolutely!! Has to be the lowest. I’m not sure he ever fully learns this 😂

[@athostrle7688]

I loved Chris using Socrates' Maieutic to de escalate the misunderstanding lol

[@duffster84]

That Simpsons quote has me thinking of the crawlspace in Cairo 🤭

[@SonicDeeHedgehog]

One thing that stumped me about is game compared to the others is that I thought I'd I enter a new area with a load screen everything I would need to progress would be in that area. Nope. You go in this area, do something, then back track to a previous area to do something else. It can be very confusing.

[@Raidercast]

Definitely lends itself better to a game with no loading screens! Thinking everything is cut up into different levels really didn't help the 'going back and forth between areas to find the way forward' mindset.

[@Geeksfreaksoutcastsandmisfits]

Hey guys! The play throughs are coming along very nicely. I just wanted to comment that if you use normal arrows on the crossbow and equip the laser you can shot the skeletons in the head, and they’ll run aimlessly without harming you 💀

[@Raidercast]

Yes! I'd totally forgotten this. Unfortunately we were way beyond the skeletons when we found out 😂

[@directedbyxanderjones8329]

That rope swinging part is INFURIATING!!!!!

[@helibloo3867]

Poor Alfredo & the dreaded ropes! He does so well & is learning some smooth moves 😊 the bones were part of a secret I believe. Love the banter between you both, thanks guys 😊

[@ggerehrt3249]

This hub really shows the level of imagination and desire to achieve something greater and more cinematic that Core had. What they achieved is very impressive considering the hardware constraints but the back and forth levels/loading screens is to its detriment really. It creates a level of confusion that just wouldn’t be there in a modern game with no loading.

[@Raidercast]

@@ggerehrt3249 100% agreed. I think it’d still be impressive if it was a new game today!

[@AVEXentSUCKS]

This is the part of the game where the difficulty really starts to ramp up. Also you really appreciate the advancements this game added to the then aging game engine. The neat special effects like the floor that sinks down when you’re stepping on it and the new embellishments to the environment. This game really upped the exploration and size and scope.

[@Raidercast]

@@AVEXentSUCKS I’d say the way this happens, it’s quite impressive even by today’s standards!

[@LadyCroft1981]

Oh god yes the rope jumps....there is a secret in the large room if you jump from rope 2 to the left....there is a space to grab.... Looking forward to meeting you both at Derby next week & hopefully get a photo 😊

[@emiliano.canton]

There's a secret using the second rope and it's always a pain to get to that crawlspace on the left side. It's much easier to swing wide into the pool in the corner. The water avoids falling damage and you just bypass the second rope, if I remember right. I wander if Alfredo ever finds out that you can blown off skeleton's heads with a normal arrow with laser sight and they will start running around aimlessly. Many times they will just run off a ledge.

[@DrMemehattan]

Very VERY underrated comedy moment at 26:36 . 🤣

[@Raidercast]

Hoped people would laugh 😂

[@lance694]

The number of times I've frantically shoutes "medipack, medipack, medipack" at my screen like Alfredo can actually hear me 😭😂 he keeps me on the edge of my seat with this cutting edge drama!

[@jordannbauer6186]

😮 I've been playing the tiny violin since the negative husband points 😢

[@suburbantimewaster9620]

The traps are always the most challenging.

[@Raidercast]

@@suburbantimewaster9620 I love the way new traps are introduced even in the last few levels!

[@Caliban-m2m]

You know, every time she locks him in the fridge, Winston just lights every candle in the the Manor. Flammable Lara lives in fear! 🔥

[@sonicsean34]

For someone afraid of fire she prob thinks the fridge is the best part of the house and doesn't hey why Winston isn't happy at her treating him to her fave hobby

[@robertsigheartau2696]

Those ropes are rage inducing 🤣 but he handled it like a champ

[@Raidercast]

He really did! I was fully expecting a RAGE reaction.

[@athostrle7688]

"tiny violin" I'm crying

[@atariplayer3686]

Thank you Alfredo for telling us tale of boobs and ropes in Catacombs. 😂😊

[@julieerasmus7372]

Oh no, not the ropes! Lol😆I struggled forever on this part too😁

[@Raidercast]

SUCH a terrible mechanism in TR4+5 😪

[@Potkanka]

In my experience it's better not to hold down sprint on the rope, but really press it only when she's at the back. (Apparently it's a speedrunner trick? I always assumed it's the intended way to use the rope.) Her legs need to be on the rope for it to work, not hanging down. But hey, I think this is the most rope-heavy area? Congrats for getting all four tridents! I was kind of starting to think this area isn't that complicated until I saw you navigate all the way down to the Temple of Poseidon. Wonder if the game intends for you to go to Coastal Ruins and get to the Temple through entering the Catacombs the same way you entered them first? Oh, puns though. And there's still plenty of TR4 left, I imagine we're gonna get more puns yet XD

[@Raidercast]

I think that's the sort of thing I must have done when I was younger and got so overwhelmed - entering the massive Alexandria hub and being able to go all the way from the train area through the town, to the ruins, and into some of those side-tomb areas and finding myself stumped as to where to go. Especially entering Catacombs and then proceeding right into Poseidon with no idea where to go. It's such a massive game! 😍

[@Potkanka]

@@Raidercast Yeah, I don't remember entiering the Coastal Ruins for the first time but I know I was already checking walkthrough by then, because if it seems big to me now, it definitely felt immense when I was a kid, and I didn't have the knack for exploration yet either. It felt impossibly huge! The hub area is nice at least that you can rest for a bit, knowing where you are. But then you gotta decide again where to go...

[@Raidercast]

@@Potkanka Imagine this came out today as a new game, the whole area with no loading screens - it makes more sense somehow!

[@Potkanka]

@@Raidercast Yeah, I imagine that's how they would have done it back then, if they could. (In the remasters, they could give it as an option :D )

[@Pencliff]

I'm sure that double rope jump put an end to many raiders, or their controllers in frustration

[@jordannbauer6186]

I agree with the ancient elevator. However, I feel like the floor and the walls both went down and then the walls went up so still ancient elevator

[@cosmina.m.7570]

Ahahaha, the rope part killed me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bambi9935]

44:45 lmaaaoooooo Chris

[@ahskogen]

I always found it helpful to save on arrows and rather use the shotgun on the skeletons just as they are jumping from one platform to another. Poof gone!

[@MrsVeronicat]

I will forgive you for skipping one of Jean Yves visits (one of my favorite TR characters), just because the catacombs are a beautiful set of levels (minus the ropes). Alfredo is getting better each time, I'm enjoying the play-throughs so much!

[@tizianoperioli818]

46:19 no vabeh vi amo ahahahahahha

[@uninvited1]

Why does no-one use the look button to ensure the ropes are lined-up before trying to swing and jump? 😅

[@rosannam7623]

Those darn ropes!😂

[@Raidercast]

I hate them so much

[@sonicsean34]

Poor Alfredo thought he was so smug/proud of his superior rope skills in the tutorial only for the game to stab him in the back now

[@sonicsean34]

Also poor Chris, his innocent virgin ears having to endure all the smut of Alfredo navigating up and down poles and then exploring every hole as deeply as he can penetrate them.

[@Raidercast]

@@sonicsean34 🙊🙊🙊

[@ggerehrt3249]

The clown horn sneeze took me OUT

[@Mitsu2040]

This game has an absurd amount of "unkillable" enemies, which bugs me because I love the aesthetic of the environment.

[@owenjolley351]

47:49 *Uh oh, double trouble.*

[@Raidercast]

Always double trouble with us

[@sonicsean34]

@@Raidercastnow have the Team Rocket song from the Pokémon soundtrack running in my head. Thanks Chris lol (prepare for trouble and make it double!”)

[@Franju98]

I think the firts time i did the rope thing and saw that it was so dumb how i always fall i decide it to quit Tomb raider 4 and go straight to Tomb raider 5 😂 and guess what? more ropes 🤣🤣🤣

[@tizianoperioli818]

ma quanto siete belli cazzo, vita ingiusta...

[@Raidercast]

😅🧡

[@PuppyPiers]

Gaining points, just to lose them right after then gaining them again, and losing again 😆 The "I could be dying with some tea" comment sent me. And all the "some time later". The struggle in this level is real, the ropes, the poles, the skeletons.. the vases lmao. Loved it, can't wait for the next. I know it's too late for this info but there's 3 ways to deal with the skeletons: 1. explosives. 2. knocking them off platforms with the shotgun. 3. headshots with the lasersight. Last one won't kill them but they will run aimlessly without attacking you.

[@LolaCroft]

@@PuppyPiers The first time I did the catacombs and collected all the tridents, for some reason the game was not progressing (the water pit was not full, as if another trident was missing, but it wasn't). Turns out (after much frustrating walking back and forth and eventually reading comments on a forum) that I had left some skeleton unkilled somewhere and that was preventing the game to go on! Was it a bug or is it that you have to "neutralize" (even by headshooting them) all of them every time?

[@PuppyPiers]

@@LolaCroft Must've been a glitch, the skeletons shouldn't be related to the level's progress, if you used all the tridents the pit should've flooded.