The Great Pyramid Torture

[Dusan]

I also had to try it MANY MANY times to finally do it just right.
I also was thinking about quitting (but I didn't...)

The thing that helped ME was to turn off the music so that I could fully concentrate on the moves and timing

[Scorpio2]

Originally Posted by NRNR

This specific part of climbing up the platforms in Lost Pyramid was a HUGE pain to overcome and I was about to give up but didn't ! For me, I couldn't swing on both rings consecutively and have killed her numerous times because the time felt too short for me to have Lara progress around the room and to the above platform.


Here's what I did. I found this little neat trick.

So after beating the mutants, you know that timed switch you have to shoot at on the right wall near the top ? Shoot it until the ring protrudes out fully. Then hang onto the first ring with the grapple. Now, here's the little tricky part where you have to practice many times unless you've mastered it. First, you have to climb up the grapple by maybe two steps before swinging. When you do swing, I don't know if you've noticed but if timed perfectly, she WILL STAND on the slope. DO NOT MOVE. This is the trick ~ Immediately press your Manual Zoom button on your keyboard or press R3 on PS2 controller. The camera will be above her shoulder. Now aim for that same ring switch. Shoot it again until the ring protrudes fully, this will buy you extra time to latch onto the second ring behind her. Slide down the slope and latch onto the second ring. Since you have the extra time, you can swing two to three times and grab onto the cracked pole in the far end of the opposite wall. Then grab onto the second cracked spot on same pole and jump to the above platform.



Hopefully you'll understand what I'm saying. This was how I did it and it worked !! I was so happy ! Good luck !!

This was the best HELP that has been in this part of the game. I followed your advice and sure enough...she jumped to that corner rock and stopped. Then you can lock in your guns and shoot the button again, turn her slightly so she doesn't fall off...slide, grapple, and run the wall twice with the extra time, you can make it!!!! YEP! I made it and got through those two horrible grappling rings. Thanks a bunch to all for the tips, but especcially you, NRNR. I can go to bed tonight and not dream about getting through this part.

[Scorpio2]

Anyone having trouble with the camera on this ledge??? I make the jump fine, then the camera goes wacky and can't get Lara high enough to jump to that broken column to get to the last grapple ring??? How do I get the camera right to jump...(I'm on a PC), and if I'm facing the wall, she won't jump high enough, then out of time! I HATE these grrapples! Every time I make one finally, then there's another that CD wants us to do. This is by far the most frustrating part of TRA except for that Artifact I never got in that timed room with all the columns, etc. Had to finally give that one up! Any help here anyone???

[nancyca]

Originally Posted by Scorpio2

Anyone having trouble with the camera on this ledge??? I make the jump fine, then the camera goes wacky and can't get Lara high enough to jump to that broken column to get to the last grapple ring??? How do I get the camera right to jump...(I'm on a PC), and if I'm facing the wall, she won't jump high enough, then out of time! I HATE these grrapples! Every time I make one finally, then there's another that CD wants us to do. This is by far the most frustrating part of TRA except for that Artifact I never got in that timed room with all the columns, etc. Had to finally give that one up! Any help here anyone???

I think the camera view is related to lara's view in the game, I played the ps2 game, but while doing this jumps and grapple wall runs I had to readjust de camera slightly so I jumped moving both analog sticks, try to find out which keyboard buttons control the camera, and tap them gently while performing the jumps. If you make lara run straight and move the camera she will change directions, when the camera moves itself your controls change. (sorry for my bad english :$)

[Janine]

Originally Posted by Scorpio2

Anyone having trouble with the camera on this ledge??? I make the jump fine, then the camera goes wacky and can't get Lara high enough to jump to that broken column to get to the last grapple ring??? How do I get the camera right to jump...(I'm on a PC), and if I'm facing the wall, she won't jump high enough, then out of time! I HATE these grrapples! Every time I make one finally, then there's another that CD wants us to do. This is by far the most frustrating part of TRA except for that Artifact I never got in that timed room with all the columns, etc. Had to finally give that one up! Any help here anyone???

The camera is terrible you can correct a little after shooting those birds than shoot the grapple again and make a good jump.
I replayed this level and it was hard again, also here you have to trie a few times and you will see if you jump correctly you go high enough to jump to the other column.

Succes!