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The Tower Bridge Experience by GeckoKid

Adrian 9 10 10 10
billie2001 8 9 10 10
Deceneu 9 10 10 10
DJ Full 9 10 10 9
Jay 10 10 10 10
Jorge22 10 10 10 10
Juno Jim 10 10 10 10
Kubsy 10 10 10 10
manarch2 6 9 10 10
raksoen 8 10 10 10
ShadowZia 10 10 10 10
StormChaser 8 9 10 10
Sylwia 6 8 9 10
 
release date: 10-Mar-2023
# of downloads: 666

average rating: 9.54
review count: 13
 
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file size: 174.00 MB
file type: TEN
class: City
 


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Reviewer's comments
"Very good !!! love the new TEN !!!" - Juno Jim (19-Mar-2023)
"Right from the opening sequence, I just knew I was in for a treat and I can honestly say London has never looked better. Jackie really has achieved wonders with the new TEN engine and when you get a bit of respite from bumping off the baddies, do enjoy being a tourist for a while (you even get to ride on the Tower Bridge Experience). Gameplay is interesting and great fun and I did like the little ‘shout outs’ to the original levels with the Natla coffee van and bus going to Aldwych. Sadly I missed two of the secret photos, but perhaps that may be a good reason to play this again before too long. It’s been some time since this talented builder’s last release, but it really has been so worth the wait." - Jay (17-Mar-2023)
"What an incredible looking level. I can't begin to imagine the amount of work involved in building something like this. The architecture was amazing and Tower Bridge itself simply wonderful. Somehow managed to miss out the timed run and therefore the harpoon gun, so just had to avoid the scuba divers, which was quite easy. Didn't find enough secrets to do the full ride on the mine cart or the bonus section but still had a very enjoyable time with this level. There was some very slight lagging now and then, but nothing bad enough to spoil the game play. A fairly easy level that was well worth playing." - StormChaser (14-Mar-2023)
"A visual treat, as expected from this builder! Built in TEN, it gives us the most realistic city we've ever seen and almost a perfect match to the actual area of the London Tower Bridge. The gameplay though is not quite in par with the visuals. Definitely not bad, just not very creative. Mostly exploring, which of course is one the best aspects of TR, some platforming which includes a nice timed run, and easily killing enemies with the almost unlimited ammo we found. But overall it is a very immersive adventure which I very heartily recommend. Took me a bit less than two hours to complete with all secrets, actually one hour playing and another one admiring the scenery. I will surely revisit this level in the future, something I rarely do." - billie2001 (13-Mar-2023)
"The sheer scale, passion and sense for realism in even the smallest details in this level is rather unprecedenced, leaving many 'wow' moments, most of them the fantastic bridge which has another experience in a very special museum tour. The gameplay is somewhat neglected, though, as there is really not much to do here else than exploration and a bit of platforming; except, of course, for shooting dozens of guards and workers on the way - was the present really worth all the trouble? Anyway, a incredibly atmospheric game and one not to miss out. Finished in 35 minutes." - manarch2 (12-Mar-2023)
"This was an amazing enjoyable game. Got some good laughs with my way of gameplay, but in the end was all enjoyable. Everything look amazing felt like a live tour of the tower bridge. In hopes for more but longer adventure. TEN engine really advance its look in graphics structure & sharpness in details. All sort of engines have their defaults. But in overall the level was satisfying & enjoyable. Well done. Cheers!" - ShadowZia (12-Mar-2023)
"An amazing achievement! Conceived as a construction experiment for TEN and then adapted into an engrossing level (some reviewer on another site seem to have missed this important fact in the readme file). The realism is really excellent and having lived within a stone's throw of it, the effort to make it so is to be congratulated. The gameplay is not too difficult, plentiful ammo for the regular enemies and exploration is more the order of the day. Secret polaroids are easy to find, apart from the final one which follows a nice double timed run. Lots of nice touches including the comments voiced by Lara, being able to slide down one of the tower "cables" from high up, multiple vehicle/boats to choose from and TEN features like the ability to suspend from angled ledges and sound improvements. All in all a lovely level and a great advert for the TEN engine. Good to have you back Gecko!" - Adrian (11-Mar-2023)
"This level takes Lara on a quest to get a birthday present for Winston (aww). I must say what an absolute beautiful level. It's quite simply stunning. I was blown away by the big open feeling of this level, amazing textures and crisp sound. While not being the hardest game puzzle and platform wise it still gives a huge pleasure while playing due to the beautifulness of the level as a whole. The author hasn't been shy to put a few funny bits here and there without taking all the seriousness out of the level. A must play if you ask me." - raksoen (11-Mar-2023)
"This level is made with the new TEN Engine and you can immediately see the upgrade on the graphics. Everything is so crisp and the lightning is amazing. The power of the new engine let's the view distance to be set very far, so it allows an outstanding scale of the level. The Tower Bridge is visually huge. The level itself is somewhat linear and requires some vertical traversing. The addition of different vehicles is a interesting choice. I've never thought of seeing together, in a classic Tomb Raider game, the quad bike, the jeep, the boats and the minecart. Though the setting of the level is the Tower Bridge, the level has some diversity in it: the subway station, the bridge itself, the museum/industrial building and the shopping district (which, by the way, is an amazing showcase of the new engine). I terms of gameplay, there are no hard puzzles (just some buttons to press). Secrets are easy to find. There is also a timed challenge. Enemies are placed in a balanced way, but so it's the loot, you have a lot of pick-ups. In conclusion it was a very good experience. PS: I love Lara's idle animation." - Deceneu (11-Mar-2023)
"A bridge to new era, and only the beginning. It moved me in almost every - across, sideways, vertically... Ofc the most I enjoyed a feature now fixed: illegal quad access, and I weep for the rest of fandom who will never experience it." - DJ Full (10-Mar-2023)
"The level itself is very beautiful, but it is an excess of form over substance. The gameplay is linear, despite the large but painfully empty spaces. Vehicles (jeep, pontoon) are added without sense, you can easily go through the game without them. A lot of enemies, for this reason you could put this level in the "shooter" category. Only one speedrun, no puzzles. On the plus side - a trolley ride in the museum. It looks more like a test level than a solid adventure. Honestly, I expected more from this builder." - Sylwia (10-Mar-2023)
"Excellent! Splendid! (in Lara’s words) Finally, a level that takes advantage of TEN, without it being too complicated or exaggerated in any way. Plenty of baddies that almost always leave goodies behind, lots of crows that go down with one shotgun shot, much exploring, some kind of London feel, vehicles (I didn’t use the rubber boat), interesting secrets, swimming (all those bubbles, excellent), one actually tough timed run I enjoyed, but could have done without, and oh, the mesmerizing Tower Bridge Experience ride, that was lovely. The entire level is huge and absolutely eye candy, with great care put on the settings and textures. Some details, such as the escalator actually moving lend it a really nice touch. Because I didn’t find each and every secret, I didn’t get to play that tiny mansion bit in the end. Definitely one you should play, even though I’m not saying everybody should start using TEN, because bad things may also come out of it, I’m sure. In this particular case, very highly recommended." - Jorge22 (10-Mar-2023)
"Geckokid, the famous builder who released a couple of levels in the past such as the beginning (demo) has came back to show off his Tower Bridge, and let me tell you: This is a very beautiful (a masterpiece in fact) level which took months to build and is also a lovely memory to eTux and Dhama (and his Tower Bridge attempt in 2001 with Vanilla TR4 engine). This level features the famous Tower Bridge located from London and every building (such as the bar) has been perfectly reflected like in real life Tower Bridge. The lighting and object usage is perfect, a lot of them were built with a 3D modelling program. This also shows what you can achieve with TEN engine. The usage of Lua and nodes was also very good, which was used to respawn the train indefinitely or move lara up and down through the escalator. I can assure you that you will enjoy this level immensely, you have different enemies backported from different TR games such as the dual revolver guy from TR2 opera level or the TRC VCI enemies which work without issues. The player has also the choice of using different water vehicles and on land vehicles. In conclusion thank you so much Gecko for your level and your immense support and effort with fixing rendering (providing your level to Monty to tune renderer) I am waiting of course for your next level :)" - Kubsy (10-Mar-2023)