Rise of the Tomb Raider is out today for Xbox One, and even if you haven’t gotten a chance to play the game yourself, Twitch has announced a new way for you to mess around with Lara Croft’s latest adventure in the form of their Expedition Mode feature.
Expedition Mode, which can be activated while streaming the game via Twitch’s Xbox One app, allows the general public to vote on game-altering Expedition Cards, which change the broadcasting player’s game in the form of special items, ramped-up difficulty, or even humorous cheat codes.
“Many of our [Expedition Cards] are meant to be advantageous, while some are challenging,” explains Chad Armstrong, senior designer at Tomb Raider studio, Crystal Dynamics. “Others are just meant to be entertaining.”
Examples of ways the chosen-upon Expedition Card can affect the game include “Timequake,” which helps the player get a little extra time to react, “Uncorked,” a powerful explosion of rainbow-y goodness to assist in battle, or “Big Head Mode,” which turns the proportions of characters to look like bobblehead figures.
These effects last for five minutes or until a player reaches or reloads a checkpoint, ensuring that the player doesn’t grow too dull of having …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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