Friday, November 20, 2015

Puzzle Game Research

Tomb Raider (2013)

Mechanics:
Running, Jumping, Shooting, Climbing, Arrows, Ropes, Fire, Levers

Puzzle:
First Puzzle

The first puzzle functions as a giant Rube-Goldberg Machine

The player find out that both "cages" are balancing each other based on their weights but one of them is stuck since it is heavier
By burning down the rope when the second weight system is at its highest, the objectrs inside fall and allows the balance system to work.
The player later notices a jammed mine cart, and pushing it doesnt do anything.

By waiting for some heavy objects from the waterfall to fill the second platform, the player  can then jump on the initial platform to cause these objects (explosive barrells) to fall into the minecart,

Next time the player pushed the cart, the barrels roll down into the blocked section of the cave.
Theres a waterfall blockign the way, whioch would extinguish any flaming objects and the player's torch if they try to walk through it.
so in order to get around this, The player then repeats the balancing system after lighting the wooden barrels on the cart on fire.
BOOM
puzzle solved!