Escape with the Iris - "Open Up!" Achievement/Trophy
NOTE: This achievement/trophy requires you to "get the teleport disk before the guards cut the door open." The door in question is coming up soon. I have a few tips to make things easier and get all pickups without having to replay the whole section. So you may want to read ahead. If you don't care about achievements, you can skip the large medipack pickup and take your time after escaping from the LOUNGE WITH THE GUN TURRETS. I'll explain as we go.
After obtaining secret #3 in the ATRIUM with the sniper, as shown in the previous section, you ran into the corridor behind the reception desk.
A security guard emerges from the door on the left after Lara passes. There's another aquarium at the end of the hall.
Run toward it, jumping over the lower area of floor, which is electrified.
Stand on the step in front of the aquarium and turn to face the button beside the big, wooden doors on the right.
Wait for the guard to shoot the glass. The flood shorts out the floor so you can run forward and press the button.
Flip to the right and run through the doors as they open. Turn left...
...and run forward but stop before entering the LOUNGE ahead. Entering the room triggers a cutscene, and ideally, you want to wait to do that.
When you pressed that last button to open the doors, you also opened the other set of doors, to the left of the aquarium, letting in a soldier in power armor wielding a pulse rifle. If you want all pickups, you'll need to retrieve a large medipack (16) (215/239) sitting on the floor where the soldier came from.
NOTE: If you don't care about this pickup, quick-save here in the doorway and skip to the the next section.
Getting that medipack can be tricky. So turn around, heal if necessary, quick-save, then head back into the corridor.
Sprint or take running jumps past the two enemies.
Weaving back and forth a little as you run/sprint toward the health pack makes it harder for the soldier to target Lara with his energy weapon.
Ease off the Sprint button as you approach the health pack, so Lara doesn't overshoot. Grab it...
...roll...
...and sprint or taking running jumps back the way you came. Heal if necessary and weave between the enemies as you go.
Again, turn left toward the LOUNGE and stop in the doorway. The enemies should not pursue.
If things have gone well, quick-save again. Now comes the timed run for the achievement/trophy.
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