Rise of the Tomb Raider

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  1. Rockyboro
    Jan 28, 2016
    10
    Looking good so far ! Everything is perfect . Good port and excellent graphics. Story is ok close as first one. Feels like Lara is truly allive and like watching a movie.
  2. karmanaut
    Dec 30, 2016
    8
    Fall from great heights simulator. But seriously, this game has some great animations, great acting and great action. The graphics are also very impressive. The thing i did not very much enjoy was the cliffhanger ending. But now I'm hyped for the next game in this series. Hope it doesn't take too long.
  3. jptiamzon
    Dec 27, 2017
    8
    A mediocre game I guess?
    Visuals is a huge step from Tomb Raider 2013.
    Mechanics is also fluid.
    Implemented some elements from other tomb raider titles.

    However, it feels lacking something that I cannot really tell / explain.

    NOTE:
    Once you finished the game you will be left with an expression of "Is that it? I already finished the game? OK then."
  4. Winterspark
    Feb 9, 2016
    9
    Ok, so Lara is a murdering, antiquity vandalising, endangered species killing, manipulative, sociopathic thief with an inhuman ability to survive frequent plunges into near freezing cold water. She single handedly causes more damage than the combined efforts of a small invasion force without once loosing control of her perfectly rendered hair. Aside from that, this is brilliant fun!
  5. nestoryavith
    Jun 22, 2017
    10
    This game is absolutely phenomenal. Crystal dynamics does an amazing job of bringing back Lara Croft almost perfectly and safely back into ours arms in the most surreal graphics unlike anything anywhere. The story cuts deep and the character are so well developed that it feels like her life is playing right in front of you. The gameplay is engaging and thrilling and at times leave youThis game is absolutely phenomenal. Crystal dynamics does an amazing job of bringing back Lara Croft almost perfectly and safely back into ours arms in the most surreal graphics unlike anything anywhere. The story cuts deep and the character are so well developed that it feels like her life is playing right in front of you. The gameplay is engaging and thrilling and at times leave you gasping for air at its brilliance. Work of art.… Expand
  6. Gohenko
    Jan 30, 2016
    8
    If you liked 2013's Tomb Raider, you'll love this game. Rise of the Tomb Raider improves on its predecessor in almost every way, with better gameplay, better graphics, better sound design, better pacing and most importantly, more actual tombs to explore. Also, while it's not an open world game, you'll be able to explore the areas around you in a fairly free manner, unlike the previous gameIf you liked 2013's Tomb Raider, you'll love this game. Rise of the Tomb Raider improves on its predecessor in almost every way, with better gameplay, better graphics, better sound design, better pacing and most importantly, more actual tombs to explore. Also, while it's not an open world game, you'll be able to explore the areas around you in a fairly free manner, unlike the previous game which had an awfully linear design throughout. Naturally, with a more open structure comes a whole lot of side stuff. Completionists will have a field day with this game, as there are numerous collectibles, secrets and ruins to discover. Most of them are more filler than killer, though, and I personally don't feel the need to go looking for every single hidden cache or ancient artifact.

    The story's alright, I suppose. Nothing mind-blowing, but it's not bad either. It takes a lot of cues from Indiana Jones movies, particularly The Last Crusade. The voice acting is pretty good and the cutscenes are well done. The whole game looks gorgeous both in gameplay and during cutscenes, but you'll need a lot of horsepower if you want to crank all the settings up and get a stable 60fps.

    The PC port seems to have been made pretty well. There is a satisfying amount of options available and the overall optimisation is great, I haven't noticed any stuttering or weird drops in framerate. It's a demanding title, yes, but it's also one of the best looking games I've ever seen. I cannot say anything about the keyboard and mouse controls, since I've been using an Xbox controller to play this.

    Overall, it's a damn fine action/adventure game and in my opinion the best Lara Croft game to date. And all you awkward teen boys can stop worrying, Lara is still plenty hot even without her tight shorts and enormous breasts.    … Expand
  7. PAA1
    Jan 28, 2016
    8
    Again a bad PC port

    Everything is good about this game, yet there are few major bugs that i encountered during my yesterday's, first play-through on PC. 1) Major FPS drops, especially during the cut scenes 2) Game got stuck a couple of times, and i had to 'end-task' it Hopefully they fix it soon. Story line seems Ok, at least till that part that i've finished so far. - 7/10    Again a bad PC port

    Everything is good about this game, yet there are few major bugs that i encountered during my yesterday's, first play-through on PC.

    1) Major FPS drops, especially during the cut scenes
    2) Game got stuck a couple of times, and i had to 'end-task' it

    Hopefully they fix it soon.

    Story line seems Ok, at least till that part that i've finished so far. - 7/10
    Graphics are awesome - 8/10    … Expand
  8. ha1vu
    Jan 29, 2016
    9
    The game looks great , graphics have greatly changed (for the better) Now about the story , for me personally it was intense , and it is good , AI is pretty weak , but from many. Now about optimization , it here is quite good , but could be better. My score 9 points
  9. relic7390
    Feb 2, 2016
    10
    This game is incredible. If you enjoyed the last one you'll enjoy this one without a doubt. I had expectations for the reboot and it blew me away, and high expectations for this one which was exceeded. Only gripes I had were some story elements (No spoiler, but important events happened at all too convenient times) and minor wonkiness with some controls. Graphics incredible, gameplayThis game is incredible. If you enjoyed the last one you'll enjoy this one without a doubt. I had expectations for the reboot and it blew me away, and high expectations for this one which was exceeded. Only gripes I had were some story elements (No spoiler, but important events happened at all too convenient times) and minor wonkiness with some controls. Graphics incredible, gameplay engaging, but what Square Enix does best in both games is the progression urgency and action. Casual combat becomes more and more serious with each mission until your practically standing while playing the last mission. great freaking game… Expand
  10. EmoGuyGamer
    Jun 6, 2021
    9
    Graphics - 9/10

    Sound / Music - 9/10

    Story - 7.7/10

    How likable is main character / characters - 8.5/10

    World design - 9/10

    Conclusion - 9
  11. MickEllix
    Jan 29, 2016
    10
    Amazing, if you liked 2013 tomb raider then don't hold back on this one, it makes the old one seem **** even though I loved it and it's a great port no problems for me so far
  12. ADHGO
    Sep 5, 2016
    9
    similar to Tomb Raider Reborn, with new challenging levels, more accurate animation despite that Lara croft movement is still little bit slippery, Great level of detail, and texture quality is amazing, Lara croft is well perfected polygon, the story is little bit short, you can finish it within one week
  13. matt79
    Feb 2, 2016
    8
    Great game overall and I had loads of fun with it. This being said, apart from technical improvements (graphics), it felt inferior in every away to the previous game, mainly in terms of plot, characters and overall feeling of progression / accomplishment. But this is purely subjective opinion and I still recommend this game.
  14. MadViking
    Feb 16, 2016
    8
    It has a nice story, though it's a bit over-used (protagonist with daddy issues). The acting in the cut scenes though is in a class of its own, and it's easy to see that a lot of time and effort went into it. The characters are acting not only with voice, but motion, emotion and gestures as well. The gameplay is a bit linear and the bow is effectively the most over powered weapon in theIt has a nice story, though it's a bit over-used (protagonist with daddy issues). The acting in the cut scenes though is in a class of its own, and it's easy to see that a lot of time and effort went into it. The characters are acting not only with voice, but motion, emotion and gestures as well. The gameplay is a bit linear and the bow is effectively the most over powered weapon in the game. Poison arrows can stealth kill 4-5 enemies at one go, and you get those very early in the game. You also get hold of some bomb arrows later in the game, which means that your selection of weapons are more or less down to 2; Bow or shotgun on close encounter. But that being said, the game offers some good entertainment and you actually feel like a tomb raider at times, when you're off into one of the optional tombs, trying to figure out what story lies behind it. All in all, a very worthwhile gaming experience, though not with that much replay value after you've played it the first time through.… Expand
  15. Ricardoqu
    Jan 28, 2016
    10
    I dont know why someone vote negative,but i like TR so much,and now wait 8 hours and play .by the way,i think if u dont own this,pls dont vote,cuz u will never know how amazing she is
  16. VALERock
    Jan 28, 2016
    9
    An INCREDIBLE game.
    The visuals are stunning, the gameplay is great, the way the in-game cut-scenes are integrated is wonderful.
    The story is pretty much just OK.

    I got this game for free with my new graphics card, but I DEFINITELY would've bought it anyway.
  17. beakerboy66
    Jan 28, 2016
    10
    Best graphics I've seen in a game to date! I have a GTX 970, intel i5 4690K, 16GB Ram, Windows 10. Runs perfect at 1080P, and I recommend to anyone and everyone who likes action adventure games.
    The use of in-engine cut-scenes reminds me of God of War 3 :)
  18. northfaceseen
    Jan 29, 2016
    9
    Can they make Lara Croft any sexier? Check!!! These graphics are amazing, the scenery is absolutely breathtaking and surreal, top that with amazing gameplay. Great game.
  19. Macdealer
    Jan 31, 2016
    10
    If you're reading this, I have to state this!!! Because every people complaining about the optimization of the game actually forced the card way beyond it could handle. The game is greatly optimized, but entitled and spoiled people just set the graphics in max, because their ego-graphic-card that think can set all games to max settings. But this game is pretty heavy, so... remember!If you're reading this, I have to state this!!! Because every people complaining about the optimization of the game actually forced the card way beyond it could handle. The game is greatly optimized, but entitled and spoiled people just set the graphics in max, because their ego-graphic-card that think can set all games to max settings. But this game is pretty heavy, so... remember!

    Very high textures = 8GB VRAM (It was meant just for Titan X and 4k res)
    High textures = 4GB VRAM
    Medium textures = 2GB VRAM

    If you use more than you card could handle of course it would freeze a lot.
    And don't use SSAA anti-alias!! Use SMAA.

    Now you can forget the fear of this game not being optimized. When in fact is greatly optimized.
    The game is absolutely gorgeous, fun, great. I'm not reviewing just to repeat what other people said. I hope this instructions can help you to play the game and have a blast. :)    … Expand
  20. carloscmbh
    Mar 11, 2016
    8
    Great game. I realy enjoy it. Grapichs, sound and gameplay are awesome. The history is ok. But in the end a prefer the previous game: Tomb Raider - 2013.
  21. Datamari
    Feb 9, 2016
    8
    A solid game despite a few issues.
    2013's Tomb Raider was one of my favorite games of 2013, and for good reason. It had a great story, great gameplay and more. Rise of the Tomb Raider makes it even better with better gameplay, better visuals, and a story that is just breathtaking. I love the massive environments to explore, the improved combat, and the mixture of platforming, combat,    A solid game despite a few issues.
    2013's Tomb Raider was one of my favorite games of 2013, and for good reason. It had a great story, great gameplay and more. Rise of the Tomb Raider makes it even better with better gameplay, better visuals, and a story that is just breathtaking. I love the massive environments to explore, the improved combat, and the mixture of platforming, combat, and stealth all blended into one great game. However, despite these improvements, I still have some complaints. The puzzles didn't really seem that challenging, and the combat can be a mess at some times. Also, i'm playing the PC version of the game; and compared to the Xbox One version of the game, the PC port is poorly done; having some FPS drops during cutscenes. However, despite some technical issues and minor annoyances, I enjoyed this game; it's not worth buying an Xbox One for, but it's still very good.

    Rise of the Tomb Raider gets an 8/10.    … Expand
  22. vincetheprince
    Jan 28, 2016
    9
    Firs things first. If you enjoyed the first one, stop what you're doing, go to Steam or G2A or your local Best Buy or whatever and buy this game. It is an improvement in almost every single way. The port is alright, everyone saying it's excellent, it's not guys (looking at Mad Max, now that is a port) I have a GTX 970 and an i7 4790k @ 4,7Ghz and I get around 45-60 fps on High settingsFirs things first. If you enjoyed the first one, stop what you're doing, go to Steam or G2A or your local Best Buy or whatever and buy this game. It is an improvement in almost every single way. The port is alright, everyone saying it's excellent, it's not guys (looking at Mad Max, now that is a port) I have a GTX 970 and an i7 4790k @ 4,7Ghz and I get around 45-60 fps on High settings with some settings turned down. If you have an AMD card I cannot tell you if it's gonna run well or not, if it does run badly I advise to turn off tesselation and have ambient occlusion on ON only as it is linked to the great Nvidia Gameworks which we all know and love so much. The frame dips are really heavy in snowy areas especially, but that does not take away from the great experience that this game is. There is more to do, more upgrades to find, more actual TOMBS in a TOMB Raider and a very well presented story. All in all the experience is better than the first one which is all you can hope for in a sequal… Expand
  23. medmac
    Jan 30, 2016
    10
    Шикарно, просто шикарно! Лара Крофт опять в деле, гробницы, берегитесь!
    Игровой процесс в целом тот же, что и в игре 2013 года, и это хорошо. Немного напрягает только постоянно рушащиеся пещеры и т.д., всего должно быть в меру. Графика явно удалась, очень приятная. 10 Крофтов из 10!    Шикарно, просто шикарно! Лара Крофт опять в деле, гробницы, берегитесь!
    Игровой процесс в целом тот же, что и в игре 2013 года, и это хорошо. Немного напрягает только постоянно рушащиеся пещеры и т.д., всего должно быть в меру. Графика явно удалась, очень приятная. 10 Крофтов из 10!
  24. Mahdiar
    Mar 10, 2016
    9
    Gameplay : 9
    Graphics : 10
    Story : 8
    Sound : 10
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    Overall : 9
  25. game2002
    Jan 30, 2016
    9
    Very good game with good characters and fantastic graphics. The story is very good and although I've only played for 8 hours I fell that this game is amazing. I run the game on a i5 4690k, gtx 970 and 16gb RAM and the optimization is pretty okay.

    I get 40fps with everything maxed, FXAA in 1080p If I turn down hair to "on", shadows to "high", tesselation "off", and texture quality to    Very good game with good characters and fantastic graphics. The story is very good and although I've only played for 8 hours I fell that this game is amazing. I run the game on a i5 4690k, gtx 970 and 16gb RAM and the optimization is pretty okay.

    I get 40fps with everything maxed, FXAA in 1080p
    If I turn down hair to "on", shadows to "high", tesselation "off", and texture quality to "high" I get a stable 60fps in 1080p.    … Expand
  26. Crackfarmer
    Feb 9, 2016
    8
    Gorgeous Game just like the Game before. Nice graphics but still several performance issues. Can't say much since it's an must have (not must buy), get a friend to steam family share the Game with you and check google for an offline crack (revolt). Paying money for denuvo protected Games is basically the same as burning your money.
  27. SteauaFortza
    Jan 29, 2016
    10
    Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  28. Skillzaa135
    Jan 28, 2016
    10
    Just amazing, amazing story, amazing graphics, amazingly optiimized, runs great on my gtx 980 ti. The visuals are stunning, this game is just great, a masterpiece for pc
  29. Snyggomannen
    Feb 5, 2016
    9
    Hello. I am Snyggo and this is an amazing game ! Truly love it and it is much better on PC then expected och well optimized. Well deserved points and a very nice gaming experience on PC.
  30. drsiksi
    Mar 5, 2016
    10
    kupio sam ovu igru na stemu i mogu reči da je igra savršena.Obožavam igru Lare Croft.Grafika je takođe odlična.Od mene čista desetka za razvojni tim cristal dinamic
  31. juegos34
    Apr 18, 2016
    10
    Excellent game,I never thought a Tomb Raider game was going to like me but this is simply a work of art, do not hesitate to buy it. Greetings from Argentina.
  32. extremext
    Jan 30, 2016
    10
    Pros:Awesome game-play and story. Superb graphics, Challenging tombs and crypts. Weapon and skill upgrades and resources add replay value.
    Cons:Lag spikes and Frame drops on Highest settings and dual GPU setups. Some challenge quests are hard to find and not really rewarding.
  33. Jupa
    Feb 2, 2016
    10
    BEST GAME EVER !! 11/10

    graphics is amazing (wow) optimized perfectly

    atmosphere OMG ambient effects just amazing

    cant stop listening to the beautiful music

    story 10/10
  34. tggoulart
    Feb 4, 2016
    10
    Amazing game. Smooth, varied gameplay. Hugely entertaining shootouts. Fun puzzles at the tombs. Amazing graphics. Pretty good story and mythology. An open world worth exploring. It's one for the best action games ever made
  35. MadKiefer
    Jan 29, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (May contain a few spoilers)

    First, ask yourself these:

    1. Do you like Lara Croft Games?
    If yes, continue.

    2. Do you mind being a young woman fighting only men?
    If no, you don't mind, continue.

    3. Did you play and (!) like the previous game?
    Optional, either way continue ;)

    I really like the game and the reboot in general. It's a journey showing why Lara becomes the woman she's reknown for.
    In this "episode" the center plays around her father and the legacy he left Lara. Throughout the game, either during campfire restings or cut scenes, Lara's past and development is being explained more and more.
    Whoever remembers the originals will realize that this is very true and fitting - a little girl who grew up with a loving yet distant father, who was driven to (Spoiler) "suicide" in the end.

    The gameplay is excellent, as always. It's a lot better than the previous version, less repetative and extremly satisfying.
    Yes of curse it's not fully immersive - as per usual you unlock abilities, weapon extensions and so on. It's a game and I don't mind as it does actually feel "rewarding", appealing to the human senses of improving ourself.

    Graphics, what can I say? If you've got the machine, play it at least on High if not FULL - it's a gorgous as a game can get. My first awe was when Lara made her way through deep snow, sruggling forward and leaving a deep trail in the snow with every step. Marvelous!

    Combat is satisfying, however sometimes a tad bit clunky. Clunky in a way where at times you have no other option than to blast through enemies. Lara can now hide and kill even more efficiently silently (taking a part from Assassins Creed, like hiding in bushes or jumping from above for a clean kill) - this however is being disrupted once you're spotted. Hiding again? No chance, enemies will hunt you down to the end and always find you, for example when I dove back under ice water and swam under a thick layer of ice to another exit, NPCs followed me w/o any issues.

    Speaking of ice water. While I love the immersive behavior, I try not to gringe too much about the unrealistic "swimming through ice cold water, drenched wet and then being absolutely fine". Here we need to apply "it's a game" - otherwise you'll groan a bit too often.

    Story: it's ok. It's been there before, especially in movies (Holy Grail anyone?). What really bothers me here is the same like in every cheesy movie: who dies when and how - or what happens next. NOTHING is surprising at all.
    It builds up the typical race to the goal, where people you ally yourself with will die - of course in the most cheesy way. SPOILER: "shoot him, don't listen to him" ...and of course he's not shooting him and of course taking his eyes from the murderous maniac that just tortured you for hours, therefore killing you with a knife. Ugh.

    BUT this does not make it a bad game. It reduces 100% quite a bit, though.

    Verdict: 85%    … Expand
  36. daftshadow
    Mar 12, 2016
    9
    To be honest, I think The Wticher 3 should've won the award for best story but with Rise of Tomb Raider taking the nod, isn't so bad either. The game has gorgeous visuals and graphics. If you have a powerful pc, crank those settings up! Just be careful with the texture settings, anything higher than high requires a video card with more than 4gb vram or you'll get massive stuttering.To be honest, I think The Wticher 3 should've won the award for best story but with Rise of Tomb Raider taking the nod, isn't so bad either. The game has gorgeous visuals and graphics. If you have a powerful pc, crank those settings up! Just be careful with the texture settings, anything higher than high requires a video card with more than 4gb vram or you'll get massive stuttering. There's a ton of things to do in the game aside from the main missions. Although I skipped a lot, the game finds way to keep you busy with all the challenges and activities you can do. One of the downsides is the enemy's AI which is pretty weak. Another downside, despite the fantastic graphics, Crystal Dynamics recycled a lot of the same structures in the game such as narrow pathways in a cave that use the same animation over again. I know it's a little nitpicky but you notice these things too easily.

    As in previous Tomb Raider games, the puzzles in this game are fairly easy. Pretty much straightforward. I wished they would've given a little bit more variety in Lara's arsenal. The selection feels limited although the upgrades are nice. I would've given this game a 10 rating but needed to knock off a point due to the use of Denuvo. I believe that speaks for itself.    … Expand
  37. Potitoman
    Feb 9, 2016
    9
    Tomb Raider 2013 was one of my favourite games in recent years. So I was looking toward this with great anticipation. If they had just done more of the same, I would've been happy.
    Oh boy, not only did they delivered all that was great about TR2013, but they have also expanded and reworked so much of the game that it feels like proper progression of the gameplay.
    The crafting system    Tomb Raider 2013 was one of my favourite games in recent years. So I was looking toward this with great anticipation. If they had just done more of the same, I would've been happy.
    Oh boy, not only did they delivered all that was great about TR2013, but they have also expanded and reworked so much of the game that it feels like proper progression of the gameplay.

    The crafting system has been expanded and the tombs now feel like proper puzzles (although nowhere near as hard as the original in 1996). The graphics have been reworked and Laura looks AMAZING.
    Unfortunately there are some optimisation issues. The Anisotropic filtering takes a lot of horsepower (yeah, it's like 1999 all over again!) and the shadows are a blocky mess and they have a massive impact on performance. Regardless, it looks beautiful.

    If anything, I felt that ROTTR could use a bit more content, but that's more to do with the fact that I just want to keep playing this forever rather than a lack of content.

    Recommended with rainbows and fireworks.    … Expand
  38. Giantmonkey101
    Feb 4, 2016
    9
    Should be a contender for game of the year award! Mind blowing graphics on the PC, super fast loads times if you have an SSD, Lara is smoking hot, great gameplay and story.
  39. mahdi_gamer
    Feb 2, 2016
    10
    this is great. all the game. from story to gameplay.
    its very unavailable to get a score less than 10.
    game play is full of every thing you need.
    about graphics its very amazing.
    every weapon you can belive...
    you can kill your enemy with many ways... poison arrow, explosives arrow , stealthly , and...
    just amazing..
    love you lara...
  40. Squirrel666
    Feb 3, 2016
    9
    You're gonna love this one, it's better than Tomb Raider 2013 and the PC port is quite good after the release of drivers from AMD and NVIDIA. Great storyline and exploration make this an excellent buy for the price.
    Here's a pretty good deal, if you want to get it cheaper than Steam http://bit.ly/1P4BEyc
    Enjoy!
  41. Byrne2020
    Apr 5, 2016
    10
    As a massive fan of the Tomb Raider reboot I was worried that this would not live up to my expectations but those fears were soon wiped away. The game is beautiful. The gameplay is great. The storyline is interesting and held my focus throughout. 100% recommended.
  42. hassenpheffer
    Aug 10, 2016
    9
    I'll keep it short: Just as amazing as the first. Beautiful, well paced, story-driven plot, great voice acting, excellent weapon system, controls, etc. There are a few things that annoyed me but they are so insignificant compared to the awesomeness of this masterpiece. 9.5/10.
  43. Thothistox
    Mar 17, 2016
    8
    It's like being in an Indiana Jones movie, complete with suspenseful eye candy, but also all the cheese. Beautifully rendered Lara is a bit callow, but with the jumping abilities of a ninja with an Kalashnikov. The funny thing is every place she explores seems to be on the brink of collapse for over a thousand years until she shows up and ropes up the right arrow and trashes the place.It's like being in an Indiana Jones movie, complete with suspenseful eye candy, but also all the cheese. Beautifully rendered Lara is a bit callow, but with the jumping abilities of a ninja with an Kalashnikov. The funny thing is every place she explores seems to be on the brink of collapse for over a thousand years until she shows up and ropes up the right arrow and trashes the place. Lara's world is full of guns that require 5-10 bullets to kill a person, and she's always up for relaxing near a fireplace where she makes weapons and ammo out of deer skin and junk even while there's an urgent situation and a shortage of time. Combat in this game is better experienced in stealth mode, but no worries if your enemies catch sight of you and punch a few holes in your head--a few herbs will fix that right up. The puzzles are usually a good break from combat, but occasionally they feel contrived: want to burn that ice barrier? Your napalm arrows are useless, but kicking it with your feet will work!

    Now for the story: it's good as games go, but sometimes the character twists feel contrived, and the B aspect is predictable and the story will be the same the second playthrough.

    I don't know how to rate this game because I had no expectations. I've never played a Tomb Raider before. So, I'll go with the flow. 8/10 it is.    … Expand
  44. ZaPaAl
    Feb 27, 2016
    8
    The reboot was great, and this sequel still is good, but it is dangerously loosing it's drive.
    Story is just barely ok, nothing more. Gameplay is good and fun, but hardly any suprises and little variation. Stealth is only occasionally possible. Game looks nice, with pretty effects, but ... almost no change of ice and snow scenery, no variation in enemies and ... maybe it's not the most    The reboot was great, and this sequel still is good, but it is dangerously loosing it's drive.
    Story is just barely ok, nothing more. Gameplay is good and fun, but hardly any suprises and little variation. Stealth is only occasionally possible. Game looks nice, with pretty effects, but ... almost no change of ice and snow scenery, no variation in enemies and ... maybe it's not the most important thing, why did they have to "fix" her face?

    There is nothing really new here, which is ok, but it really feels to casual. Played it on the hardest difficulty Survival mode and it still was, except maybe a handful encounters, just easy.
    To diminish the difficulty even more, almost all puzzles are in optional tombs, which can be solved in a few minutes. I remember the hunting for collectibles as more fun in the previous installation.

    I would still recommend it, but don't expect a revolution. I hope they cut down on playing it safe for the next episode.    … Expand
  45. Guin2514
    Feb 10, 2016
    8
    Pros
    -Great Graphics
    -Replay Value -Good Story Cons -Not many puzzles in main story -Needs more challenge tombs Rise of the Tomb Raider is one of the best looking games out there providing you have the PC to run it this game is truely stunning i have never experienced the frame rate drops that people are mentioning or the lag spikes either. Anyway now that is out the way this    Pros
    -Great Graphics
    -Replay Value
    -Good Story

    Cons
    -Not many puzzles in main story
    -Needs more challenge tombs

    Rise of the Tomb Raider is one of the best looking games out there providing you have the PC to run it this game is truely stunning i have never experienced the frame rate drops that people are mentioning or the lag spikes either.

    Anyway now that is out the way this game is an improvement on every aspect of the Tomb Raider that came out back in 2013 Lara looks stunning almost life like the cut scenes grab you and the bad guys want to make you dislike them from the moment you meet them.

    The game also has hours of replay value if your a completionist like myself there is plenty of collectibles to find plenty of caches to search for plenty of monoliths to read and lots of lore the challenge tombs are there and are worth doing because they give you handy little bonuses i just feel as though there could of been a few more tombs to do throughout the game.

    The puzzles are there to but mainly in the challenge tombs there is maybe one or two in the main story to complete and i feel there could have been a few more as puzzles for me is a huge plus in Tomb Raider.

    I would certainly say go and get a copy of this game it is worth every penny you pay for it and the hours if fun you'll get from it.    … Expand
  46. Nicoteen
    Mar 16, 2016
    8
    " I was a fan of the Tomb Raider reboot and now the sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider is here (only on microsoft devices). It starts great in Syria including a wonderful designed location, after that the locations are pretty decent, the gameplay is much better than in the prequel, the story is one of the few weakpoints. But in the end it isn't as good like uncharted, but much better than the" I was a fan of the Tomb Raider reboot and now the sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider is here (only on microsoft devices). It starts great in Syria including a wonderful designed location, after that the locations are pretty decent, the gameplay is much better than in the prequel, the story is one of the few weakpoints. But in the end it isn't as good like uncharted, but much better than the prequel and with Rise of the Tomb Raider you'll have 10 pretty solid hours…"

    GENRE RATING: 9.0
    OVERALL RATING: 8.3    … Expand
  47. Rex_richards
    Mar 22, 2016
    10
    tons better than the previous one.
    you'll fall in love with this fantastic bass add chick.
    and it runs really well! new patch especially if you have win 10
  48. Scoobydooby
    Feb 11, 2016
    9
    Visually this game is stunning on PC no doubt about it. UI is great.. simple yet efficient. The atmosphere and sound are very good, along with great animation and cinematics - its a pleasure to play such a smooth and polished game.
    Been playing since release almost daily and still have 2/3rds to go in story. This game is PACKED with content.. loot consisting of resources, upgrades,    Visually this game is stunning on PC no doubt about it. UI is great.. simple yet efficient. The atmosphere and sound are very good, along with great animation and cinematics - its a pleasure to play such a smooth and polished game.
    Been playing since release almost daily and still have 2/3rds to go in story. This game is PACKED with content.. loot consisting of resources, upgrades, relics, and plenty of hidden and hard to reach areas. Also challenges and small side quests for better gear.. So much stuff to find and different ways to find it..

    I've been taking my time with it and enjoying all of it so far. I wasn't a huge fan of the previous Tomb Raider due to its "jungle" setting.. however this time around I have felt far more engaged with the environment and all the different areas.

    Really tough to find too much in this game to dislike.. if I HAD to complain about something, it would be that I wish I got juuust a bit more FPS in certain areas, but couldn't we all?

    Very enjoyable game so far and very worth the $. 9/10 easy.. not all ports to PC are this good.    … Expand
  49. LoneWolfSones
    Feb 10, 2016
    8
    Rise of the Tomb Raider is a worthy follow up to the 2013 reboot. This sequel sees Lara setting off on another adventure to stop an evil organization from getting their hands on a powerful artifact. This is the Lara we have been waiting to see. She is stronger and more independent building off the experiences she had in the previous game. The sequel does a good job of expanding upon Lara'sRise of the Tomb Raider is a worthy follow up to the 2013 reboot. This sequel sees Lara setting off on another adventure to stop an evil organization from getting their hands on a powerful artifact. This is the Lara we have been waiting to see. She is stronger and more independent building off the experiences she had in the previous game. The sequel does a good job of expanding upon Lara's abilities and skills. You have your complement of weapons from the first game that can be upgraded finding salvage. You also can craft new weapons by finding weapon parts. There are plenty of collectibles and relics to find.

    The most notable and appreciated addition to the game is the number of tombs. Crystal Dynamics have made good on the criticism of the lack of tombs in the 2013 game. These tombs are entirely optional though they do offer some unique new skills for Lara to use. The Tombs themselves are fairly straightforward and only offer a mild challenge. Many of the puzzles aren't particularly difficult which is a bit of a disappointment.

    I also find myself wishing the game wasn't quite so linear. This is compounded by the fact that it seems like the devs felt it was necessary to put white paint on climbable surfaces. Fortunately there are challenges and side missions that can offer some deviation. The other thing I find irritating is that sometimes the map is sluggish to reload.

    In terms of graphical fidelity Rise of the Tomb Raider is one of the best looking games on the market today. Nixxes once again shows that they are capable of making a competent PC port. In fact to call it a port isn't doing the game justice. There has been considerable effort made to make the PC version feel like a proper PC release. PC users can enjoy a variety of options like sun soft shadows, HBAO+, Purehair, and high resolution textures. It needs to be said that this game is very pretty and as such it can be quite demanding.

    You will need at least 4gb of Vram to use Very High textures. The game also seems to be CPU intensive so folks with older i3's may find some difficulty. You will also want to make sure you have at least 8gb of ram. I run the game on a modest GTX 750 ti with 2gb of GDDR5 vram. I also run the game on an i5 with 8gb of total ram. Due to my vram I had to turn texture resolution down to medium. Prior to the latest patch I experienced some stuttering in certain areas. After the recent patch those instances haven't been as common. I run the game at 1050p so be mindful that it will be difficult to hit 60 fps at 1080 unless you have a high end GPU. Dropping your resolution to 900 or even 720p may yield a higher more consistent frame rate. Load times will also be a bit longer if your using a mechanical drive instead of a SSD. I highly recommend this game if you enjoyed the 2013 reboot. But be mindful of your system specs and that you may need to do a bit of tweaking to get an optimal experience.    … Expand
  50. gudulster
    Feb 17, 2016
    10
    This game is absolutely stunningly beautiful. It follows the tomb raider reboot story and adds additional elements to it. More tombs, crafting, stealth, hunting, healing, and additional combat elements that all make this game more compelling than the reboot. The game is longer and the story is better IMO as well. I was immediately hooked to this game until completing the story. I think theThis game is absolutely stunningly beautiful. It follows the tomb raider reboot story and adds additional elements to it. More tombs, crafting, stealth, hunting, healing, and additional combat elements that all make this game more compelling than the reboot. The game is longer and the story is better IMO as well. I was immediately hooked to this game until completing the story. I think the visuals this game displays are above all at this time and I was able to use the highest textures with just a 280x. The only downside is at the moment the soviet installation area is a bit choppy compared to other areas and hopefully this improves as optimizations/ updates come out.

    Overall a 10/10 and had a blast playing this. Can't wait for the next game, where they hopefully add more elements to the gameplay from the original games as well as more complicated puzzles.    … Expand
  51. Theninjagecko
    Feb 16, 2016
    8
    What a fantastic game with a fantastic story.

    I ran this on a FX 6300 12GB ram and a 4GB 290ytri x, it didnt run flawless to start but after a few updates it was great. maxed out apart from very high textures as this caused me stutter.
  52. tomuch4u
    May 11, 2016
    9
    This game is one of the best games I have ever played. It is better than the original in every aspect. It has a good open world and solid shooting Defiantly pick this game up.
  53. dariarikert
    Feb 12, 2016
    10
    Gorgeous Game just like the Game before. Nice graphics,nice story.The beast game ever.Veliki sam fan Lare Croft i obožavam poglede sa visine u ovoj igri od kojih mi proradi adrenalin.
  54. kingcrimsonbiu
    Mar 23, 2016
    8
    This is definitely an excellent game in terms of graphics and controls.
    Some potential improvements I hope to see in the future:
    --- Make the story nonlinear and let players' decision influence characters' fate.
    --- Make more tombs, larger maps, longer games and smaller file size. Learn from Witcher 3.
  55. sluk00
    Apr 1, 2016
    9
    This is a very entertaining game, story is very good and graphics are outstanding. the only think I would say was a down for this game is that you need to go back to missions complete 100% of the game because you don't have the necessary gear.
  56. Shaedrin
    Apr 18, 2016
    9
    WOW! JUST WOW!!! Those environments are absolutely STUNNING!! You could spend hours just wondering at the majesty of everything around you.

    Unlike everyone else complaining about the story being linear though....what do they think Mass Effect, Black Ops, Dead Space, Doom, Uncharted, Halo, and almost every other game like this is? LINEAR!! It is a story based game because there    WOW! JUST WOW!!! Those environments are absolutely STUNNING!! You could spend hours just wondering at the majesty of everything around you.

    Unlike everyone else complaining about the story being linear though....what do they think Mass Effect, Black Ops, Dead Space, Doom, Uncharted, Halo, and almost every other game like this is? LINEAR!! It is a story based game because there is a story to tell! You don't get to choose how the story goes...you want that, go back to playing Knights of the Old Republic..

    This game brought new twists into the game play while keeping it as similar as possible as the previous game so as not to confuse the hell out of everyone by having to remap entire control systems (looking DIRECTLY at you Assassin's Creed). Adding in the ability to craft ammo and grenades on the fly was extremely smart and made sense in the greater scheme.

    Truly the only thing I ever dreaded were QTE's...which thankfully were eliminated for the most part unless you got careless and let a wolf or bear get on top of you. Otherwise, everything about this game is just solid from top to bottom.

    Rewards are nice too...like all the interesting outfits that came with stat bonuses, and multiple types of weapons in each class to get and upgrade. Most people still focused on the bow, while I still loved my assault rifle oh so very much.

    Overall, this is a great game you can definitely play many times to see how many ways you can beat the game, go for all the achievements, or be a completionist like me and try to get all treasures, relics, and story related items to 100% on the first go.

    I know I played the 2013 reboot of Tomb Raider for months over and over, and I don't see this being any different.    … Expand
  57. FacundoCritics
    Jul 20, 2016
    10
    Muy divertido, el juego te incita a completarlo al 100% (que es lo que hice), gráficos excelentes (aunque un poco mal optimizado), todo el uso de nuevas habilidades es excelente. La historia es muy simple y obvia, pero es disfrutable. Es un gran juego que merece la pena re jugar y completarlo todo. 10/10
  58. CandarianGaming
    Feb 27, 2016
    10
    Easily one of the best games ever made hands down. Graphics, story, tombs, gameplay, the action, mechanics, puzzles, the open world feel and seeing lara croft go through hell again. Buy this game immediately.
  59. Vicente_ao
    Apr 13, 2016
    9
    Recomiendo mucho más el Tomb Raider 2013 que este, la razón? simple, FANSERVICE. si en la primera entrega teníamos una Lara con polerita y pantalones sexys, en este juego Lara está toda tapada por encontrarse en siberia, pfff debieron hacer el juego ambientado en alguna selva tropical no?

    ..... Ya ahora sí, Rise of the Tomb Raider es la secuela indicada del Tomb Raider, siendo el mismo    Recomiendo mucho más el Tomb Raider 2013 que este, la razón? simple, FANSERVICE. si en la primera entrega teníamos una Lara con polerita y pantalones sexys, en este juego Lara está toda tapada por encontrarse en siberia, pfff debieron hacer el juego ambientado en alguna selva tropical no?

    ..... Ya ahora sí, Rise of the Tomb Raider es la secuela indicada del Tomb Raider, siendo el mismo espíritu que su predecesor pero mejorado en cada aspecto.
    La trama es bueno es simple pero efectivam con algunas sorpresas argumentales bien predecibles, pero por alguna razón no las vi venir.
    Muy buenas gráficas y animaciones. Ahora se le da mucha más importancia al crafteo, eso es genial, puedes hacer flechas, crear munición especial, bombas molotov, bombas de humo, muy buen aspecto del juego. Y además tendrás varias tipos de armas para elegir en cada categoría (diferentes arcos, diferentes pistolas, etc)

    El sistema de cazar animales lo encontré mucho más práctico que en el primero.
    El juego es más largo porque ahora tendrás misiones secundariasm el "mundo" es más grande y la trama pricipal creo que también es un poco más extensa.
    Nuevamente encontrarás tumbas por ser saqueadas, pero ahora es más interesante porque aprenderás habiliades en ellas (ninguna es necesaria para acabar el juego, pero sirven), eso si, los puzzles siguen siendo muy simples si se comparan a los antiguos TR.
    El final boss fue bastante normalito, me gustó más el del anterior.

    Bueno en síntesis este es un juegazo, es como jugar al anterior, pero mejorado en todo. Me gustaría que para una tercera entrega sea una especie de sandbox, sería increible y una trama y ambientación algo más oscura.

    9.2/10    … Expand
  60. DarKz_MeTaLx
    May 17, 2016
    10
    This is one of the best optimized,graphically intense game in Tomb Raider history with great story, action pack combats with few stealthy situation, pretty much semi-open world, lots of activities and tombs to raid. I will definitely recommend this game to players to haven't played this yet.
  61. byivaann
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Paisajes increibles, no tiene nada que envidiarle a uncharted. A nivel de escenarios es precioso, los combates son increibles. Todo genial, un juegazo.
  62. TSTMS2
    Jun 4, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 11 - TOMB RAIDER : RISE OF THE TR - Tomb Raider nice game from ps1 i loved this game and i hate Uncharted copy TR LOL ... Ok back TR Rise of TR nice Continue TOMB RAIDER 10 PS3, Nice next graphic epic crazy Story ... but w her are dual pistols and UZI ... (liked TOMB RAIDER 2 Pistols,Shotgun and UZI)... But im Angry This TR RISE OF TR only for PC ,AND X BOX :((( LOL , I owned all originals Play station TOMB RAIDER com p l e t s - orig disc - PS1 - TR1,TR2,TR3,TR4,TR5 , PS2 TR 6 Angel Of Darkness,TR7 LEGEND PS2,PSP umd,PS3,PS VITA , TR8 ANI VER SAY PS2,PSP umd,PS3,PS VITA, TR9 UNDERWORLD PS3, TOMB RAIDER 10 PS3 and digital side TR 4 - Lara Croft 1 PS3 and LARA CROFT 2 PS4, TOMB RAIDER 11 : RISE OF TOMB RAIDER PC digital ... (All digital PS VITA Tomb Raider 1,2,3,4,5,7,8) Very nice game , (and go to the hell with Uncharted) , TOMB RAIDER - IS THE BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME !!!!!!!! and I WANT RISE OF TOMB RAIDER FOR PS4 !!!!!! and All next New TR too for PLAY STATION ... TOMB RAIDER IS LEGEND EPIC GAME As MGS METAL GEAR SOLID too nice game series RISE OF TR 10 FROM 10 100%, ( At TR 10 most brutal deaths Horror for me ... O,o No o o o o!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ) for all buy this game is it rare game ... and PS4 and PS VITA TOMB RAIDER games pls .....… Expand
  63. Carles
    Jul 10, 2016
    10
    Not a perfect Tomb Raider for me, but definitely much better than the last one. For me, more puzzles and tombs and it would be the perfect Tomb Raider. I hope the next one will continue this good evolution, and will be more like the old Tomb Raider.
  64. SlimPlay
    Mar 7, 2016
    10
    I like the Game VERY MUCH.

    Not only it looks outstanding. It was a fun experience with an okay-good story. I also really enjoy the DLCs especially endurance mode, which kept you for a bit longer than the actual game
  65. mikehettfield
    Apr 12, 2016
    10
    Awesome!!!! even Baba yaga Dlc, is just Epic, they really went over the fence this time, they did a great job on the first one but in this one they really polishing the character and i just simply love it
  66. TemplarGR
    Sep 9, 2016
    9
    Great game. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I believe the Tomb Raider reboot formula is great. Great production values, nice story, good cutscenes and action. Game is action packed, i was never bored once, until i completed it. Which is kinda rare nowadays for me, after more than 25 years of hardcore gaming experience.

    In my opinion, it is somewhat short, and the port could have used more    Great game. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I believe the Tomb Raider reboot formula is great. Great production values, nice story, good cutscenes and action. Game is action packed, i was never bored once, until i completed it. Which is kinda rare nowadays for me, after more than 25 years of hardcore gaming experience.

    In my opinion, it is somewhat short, and the port could have used more polish, that is why this gets a 9 and not a 10. But make no mistake, this is a very good game. If you can run this, try it. One of the best action games of the year, if not the best!    … Expand
  67. JayE
    Mar 1, 2016
    9
    Brilliant gameplay, absolutely amazing graphics, decent acting, great animations, superb atmosphere, interesting story, no evidence of a console port, Lara's character is excellent, no bugs found, no crashing.
    This game is easily in my top 10, probably the most polished game I've played, very well done :)
    Almost gave it a ten but my only gripe is that after being spotted I can't hide    Brilliant gameplay, absolutely amazing graphics, decent acting, great animations, superb atmosphere, interesting story, no evidence of a console port, Lara's character is excellent, no bugs found, no crashing.
    This game is easily in my top 10, probably the most polished game I've played, very well done :)

    Almost gave it a ten but my only gripe is that after being spotted I can't hide in bushes or trees like in say Splinter Cell, enemies knew exactly where I was even after running for half a kilometre away, it was as if I had a GPS tracker on me.    … Expand
  68. vence
    Apr 4, 2018
    8
    With this iteration of the Tomb raider franchise they managed to bring something fresh and nice to the table, the game is rich graphically and the maps are just the of the right size to allow some exploration without it becoming too tedious, i liked it.
  69. sft
    Sep 8, 2020
    8
    Croft original.

    More fun with Lara, spoiled only by the annoying camera and clunky combat.
  70. ignore78
    Mar 6, 2018
    8
    i love exploration and climbing. but the shooting soldier with shooting weapons in the end gets soo repetitive! cut that out then this game is a 9.0
  71. Nickolababaiko
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Rise of Tomb Raider 'это продолжение перезапуска 2013 года. Которое стало красивее, увлекательней и интересней!
    Бегаем, собираем ресурсы, охотимся на животных, мастерим всякое и прокачиваемся! Красивые локации с множеством секретов и гробниц которые надо расхитить!))) Одна из лучших игр данной серии!    Rise of Tomb Raider 'это продолжение перезапуска 2013 года. Которое стало красивее, увлекательней и интересней!
    Бегаем, собираем ресурсы, охотимся на животных, мастерим всякое и прокачиваемся! Красивые локации с множеством секретов и гробниц которые надо расхитить!))) Одна из лучших игр данной серии!
  72. gunemdown5150
    Aug 23, 2016
    9
    Very well done game that has a decent story,lot's of action and outstanding graphics!
    Felt a lot like watching a action movie where you get to control the main character.
    Game play is super smooth and glitch free,the have added a grappling wire you can throw to hook onto things for even better maneuverability. and also you can shoot arrows into some of the buildings wood and climb    Very well done game that has a decent story,lot's of action and outstanding graphics!
    Felt a lot like watching a action movie where you get to control the main character.
    Game play is super smooth and glitch free,the have added a grappling wire you can throw to hook onto things
    for even better maneuverability. and also you can shoot arrows into some of the buildings wood and climb it.
    Gun play and stealth are about the same as the 2013 game.
    There does not seem to be as many puzzles to solve in this one but there are bigger area;s to explore.
    IF you liked the first one then get this    … Expand
  73. Hack
    Aug 14, 2016
    8
    I'd just like to first say how much I love the voice actress of Lara, she does an incredible job of bringing her to life and honestly she's a big reason as to why I've enjoyed the last two games so much, she really does knock it out of the park and she's not alone, the voice work across the board was solid apart from Jonah who I personally didn't like. The story itself was also interestingI'd just like to first say how much I love the voice actress of Lara, she does an incredible job of bringing her to life and honestly she's a big reason as to why I've enjoyed the last two games so much, she really does knock it out of the park and she's not alone, the voice work across the board was solid apart from Jonah who I personally didn't like. The story itself was also interesting and kept me engaged and didn't hold the voice actors back at all.

    One of the games other big strengths is the climbing/platforming, I really feel it does this better than Uncharted mainly due to how many tools Lara has at her disposable, it was nice to see Uncharted 4 build upon their system by "stealing" the porous wall mechanic from Tomb Raider, it's a little thing but it adds a lot, and Rise has lots of these little mechanics that keep the gameplay fresh throughout. I would say Uncharted 4 definitely edged out Rise when it came to gunplay though, especially AI which was particularly awful in Rise, I was only playing on normal difficulty so maybe it's better on higher difficulties, but the enemies would just stand there after a friend had been headshot with their hand in the air while I primed another arrow which was really silly. Another area I felt UC4 edged out Rise was "epic moments", these set pieces are often my favourite things about both series and Rise just didn't have any, it had some cool moments but nothing truly wow, the Definitive Edition definitely had its moments and I was waiting for Rise to have its all the way until the end but it never came.

    My biggest annoyance personally was performance though, this is the first game where I really struggled to maintain 1080p/60fps without drops, having to drop to the medium preset with 16x AF and high detail being the only variance from the preset. The game started off great, no performance issues at all on very high settings but it got worse and worse as the game went on, especially any zone outside just tanked the frame rate on higher settings. And the weird thing about it was most of the time nothing was happening, it was just running through the world or even just panning the camera. I'm running a 3570k @ 4.3GHz, MSI GTX 970 4G heavily overclocked, 8GB DDR3, SSD on Windows 10, this machine runs Witcher 3 at 1080p/60 without a dropped frame on a mix of high/ultra so I really feel it's an optimisation issue more so than a lack of power on my part. I really didn't like having to dumb down the graphics but performance is always my priority, I just don't usually have to sacrifice so much to achieve it (I really missed having Purehair enabled which looked great compared to Hairworks IMO).    … Expand
  74. FrenchToast
    Apr 17, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphically one of the most impressive games I've ever seen. You'll need a pretty high end rig to enjoy max settings. The platforming is phenomenal as well as the stealth combat however the gunplay becomes exhausting near the end when you just fight hordes of enemies. That's when the game is at its weakest. I'm a big fan overall though and it's one of the few games I've beaten this year.… Expand
  75. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 13, 2016
    8
    Rise of The Tomb Raider
    A Step Back From Greatness
    Tomb Raider 2013 is one of my most favorite games ever.. Needless to say I was excited to play the sequel.. Unfortunately, they dropped the gritty tone of the original to chase uncharted…. Lara sets out to uncover a mystery her father was mocked for.. This game starts out in the Serbian mountains and the majority of the game keeps you    Rise of The Tomb Raider
    A Step Back From Greatness
    Tomb Raider 2013 is one of my most favorite games ever.. Needless to say I was excited to play the sequel..
    Unfortunately, they dropped the gritty tone of the original to chase uncharted….
    Lara sets out to uncover a mystery her father was mocked for..
    This game starts out in the Serbian mountains and the majority of the game keeps you in the snow covered mountains…
    And of course there are bad guys after the same artifact you are..
    So youre not alone…
    The tomb raider reboot introduced a crafting system which has been brought back, but this time feels much more in the background..
    You can gather items and hunt animals for materials to craft bandages and upgrade your weapons…
    But none of this is forced…
    And much like the past game you upgrade your weapons at a campfire, which also acts as a fast travel point and a place for you to spend your skill points as you level up…
    Rise of the tomb raider feels much more linear this time around..
    The world doesn’t really feel as connected as the original…
    Its for the most part a linear path that you traverse with climbing aces and ropes..
    The game feels much more like assassins creed this time around because of this…
    It gives uncharted 4 a run for its money with how much climbing you actually do here…
    As well as the series as a whole during the few epic chase sequences qhich are easily some of my favorite moments in the entire game…
    When you aren’t climbing there are a few openish sections you can explore but the mistake the original made is back as well with secrets being locked off until you progress further in the story to unlock the needed tool and come back...
    This is a cheap tactic to prolong gameplay hours…
    but more so its frustrating and ironically discourages exploration…
    Why look around when 1 in 2 areas is going to tell me to come back later?
    I might as well just ignore everything and run forward..
    This is what I ended up doing..
    Fortunately rise of the tomb raider is gorgeous, and traversing the parquor sections and solving environmental puzzles old fans will be happy to see returned outside of just being secrets is a great deal of fun…
    And the 3rd person shooter combat feels decently nice, its not uncharted good, but its passable.. you have the option to stealth or shoot your way through most sections… you can also dodge attacks and counter….
    The puzzle pieces are all here for this to be a masterpiece of a game…
    except theyre missing the center piece… the one thing that makes all of this come together and work for uncharted in such a beautiful way…
    And that’s character…
    Theres not a single well written character in this entire game…
    This includes lara…
    The original this wasn’t so.. the game felt so real and you felt so vulnerable.. not only having to survive enemies but the environment.. I cared the entire way.. here however youre just a girl Nathan drake with 0 personality…
    Which ultimately makes this feel like just a generic third person shooter experience…
    There was no reason to stray away from the unique gritty adventure they had going on with tomb raider 2013, but they did and the feel of the game suffered for it
    And Im not sure if this story was game of thrones inspired, but it felt pretty copy and paste making every turn so predictable, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing if again the characters had character, but they didn’t.. I wasn’t invested in the story at all…
    The PS4 20 year celebration version also comes with all of the dlc…
    Endurance which can be played either single or co op where youre tasked with surviving by eating food and gathering resources.. Very fun idea, but the challenges for the trophies wont unlock unless they are an active challenge, which if youre trophy hunting kills all reason to continue if there are no more trophy related challenges to do…
    cold darkness which is a stealth zombie dlc where you have to infiltrate a research base for a chemical weapon
    as well as Baba Yaga and Blood ties which ill be reviewing on their own as they are each about an hour long expansion with their own stories..
    While I do wish the characters were better written in Rise of The Tomb Raider, I still feel is a quality experience, well worth your money if youre a fan of action adventure…
    I Give Rise of The Tomb Raider..
    an 8/10    … Expand
  76. SH1
    Feb 21, 2016
    10
    This was very good. It had an excellent story line. Laura Croft seemed like a real person. The environments were beautiful and detailed. Some people may not like all the climbing and jumping though and may be tempted to refer to it as a "climbing simulator". What makes this better than The Witcher 3 is that they did to try to make a giant open world game that takes 200 hours to complete. IThis was very good. It had an excellent story line. Laura Croft seemed like a real person. The environments were beautiful and detailed. Some people may not like all the climbing and jumping though and may be tempted to refer to it as a "climbing simulator". What makes this better than The Witcher 3 is that they did to try to make a giant open world game that takes 200 hours to complete. I wish we could have more games like this.… Expand
  77. jlcfreitas
    Feb 24, 2016
    9
    Surely one of the best games of The Year!
    Well made, the atmosphere, the scenes, sounds/music/dialogue are pretty amazing, the gameplay is better than the last one, another fixes and additional tools than the last one, that's a great job by Square Enix.
    And the most important... Dat Lara's ASS WOW!
    Can't wait for the next one!
  78. shatarah
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    greattttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
  79. CharlyPlayman
    Sep 22, 2016
    9
    Terrific game, i really love it, very similar to his predecesor but with improved graphics and more and longer tombs. It's rather a lineal game (although you can spend long time exploring) but i personally prefer it than an open world.

    PROS: Graphics + Smooth movements + Crafting system + Long game + Lot to explore and discover + Enviroment, etc CONS: Weak story and ending + The    Terrific game, i really love it, very similar to his predecesor but with improved graphics and more and longer tombs. It's rather a lineal game (although you can spend long time exploring) but i personally prefer it than an open world.

    PROS: Graphics + Smooth movements + Crafting system + Long game + Lot to explore and discover + Enviroment, etc

    CONS: Weak story and ending + The tombs' explorations and puzzles are just a few (far from the Tomb Raider 1, 2 or 3, for me the best in the franchise it's 2)    … Expand
  80. lasn
    Mar 4, 2016
    9
    Awesome game. I did not want it to end. But sadly it did. Completed the "main" story after 22 hours played (69% total), not rushing anything. Will play for 100%. This is rare for me, as I often lose interest after main story is completed. I hope for alot of DLC maybe even expansions. I did not get the Season Pass yet.

    Felt like Uncharted for PC. Better than the 2013 version for sure,    Awesome game. I did not want it to end. But sadly it did. Completed the "main" story after 22 hours played (69% total), not rushing anything. Will play for 100%. This is rare for me, as I often lose interest after main story is completed. I hope for alot of DLC maybe even expansions. I did not get the Season Pass yet.

    Felt like Uncharted for PC. Better than the 2013 version for sure, but that game was great too.    … Expand
  81. nika007
    Feb 29, 2016
    9
    Let me start off with the graphics.
    One word: AMAZING! It's like playing in a movie, very well done.
    + Amazing graphics + Lara is hotter than before + Took me 13 hours to complete the game (sometimes I enjoyed the view), that's 3 hours more than TR 2013 + The story is in my eyes better than the TR 2013. + The switching between the gameplay and movie cuts is really well done +    Let me start off with the graphics.
    One word: AMAZING! It's like playing in a movie, very well done.

    + Amazing graphics
    + Lara is hotter than before
    + Took me 13 hours to complete the game (sometimes I enjoyed the view), that's 3 hours more than TR 2013
    + The story is in my eyes better than the TR 2013.
    + The switching between the gameplay and movie cuts is really well done
    + Great atmosphere, great ambient effects
    + Lots of action!

    - Those 13 hours felt kinda short to me
    - The riddles are easy to solve, especially when you press Q
    - My recommendation is to play this game with with high settings or higher, therefore you need atleast a GTX770/960 overclocked to play at a minimum of 40 fps! You can do it at medium settings, but you won't enjoy the game like it is supposed to. Keep this in mind, it is a very heavy game.    … Expand
  82. ProGamerZix
    Sep 18, 2016
    10
    A Masterpiece. Such an amazing game. Finished it in 20 hours, didn't rush anything. Story was amazing, it had some plot twists. Game-play is very fun and addicting, love the new rope swing feature. All of the mountains, valleys, and tombs looked very different from each other. And this time the tombs had a purpose unlike the previous installment of the game where only completionists wouldA Masterpiece. Such an amazing game. Finished it in 20 hours, didn't rush anything. Story was amazing, it had some plot twists. Game-play is very fun and addicting, love the new rope swing feature. All of the mountains, valleys, and tombs looked very different from each other. And this time the tombs had a purpose unlike the previous installment of the game where only completionists would do them. This game rewards the players who want to adventure and explore, that is one of the things that i love about this game. Near the end it gets very intense and in the final stage you feel like you are in a Assassin's Creed game witch i absolutely loved. The Baba Yaga DLC is very fun and has a interesting ending. Overall great game, game-play, music, features, perfect optimization, compelling story and very lovable and likable characters!

    The scene after the credits was a nice touch :)    … Expand
  83. Ohad123
    Feb 20, 2016
    10
    this is a true next gen experience, it has incredible graphics great combat and good story and of course a big open world to explore so whats not to like ?

    i am playing with a gtx 980 ti xtreme gaming , i7 4790k , 16gb ram and the performance are not perfect (need a patch) but it is playable its a little unstable (47-70 fps) on my rig on the higest settings. i think this game is    this is a true next gen experience, it has incredible graphics great combat and good story and of course a big open world to explore so whats not to like ?

    i am playing with a gtx 980 ti xtreme gaming , i7 4790k , 16gb ram and the performance are not perfect (need a patch) but it is playable its a little unstable (47-70 fps) on my rig on the higest settings.
    i think this game is totally worth buying if you have the a good pc .
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  84. Antioch
    Apr 9, 2016
    8
    Note: This rating is for the STEAM version of ROTR, not the UWP version.

    Rotr is a solid game and a solid pc port. It ran without any problems whatsoever putting out solid 60fps at 1080p ultra through my steam link. It plays well either with a controller or m&k. As for the gameplay it is pretty much the same as the previous title Tomb Raider albeit with a few larger areas to explore    Note: This rating is for the STEAM version of ROTR, not the UWP version.

    Rotr is a solid game and a solid pc port. It ran without any problems whatsoever putting out solid 60fps at 1080p ultra through my steam link. It plays well either with a controller or m&k.

    As for the gameplay it is pretty much the same as the previous title Tomb Raider albeit with a few larger areas to explore and better tombs to explore, and alot more of them.
    It isn't really better than the first title and it doesn't really revolutionise anything from the last game but it's a solid entry. It's more of the same goodness that the previous title offered. If you liked the previous title, you will like this game, just don't expect much more.    … Expand
  85. DONOSSO
    Apr 14, 2016
    8
    Nunca crei que me fuera a gustar este juego, ya que no me relacionaba con lo que vi en anteriores entregas, pero al analizarlo con profundidad, me doy cuenta de que toma un poco mas de seriedad y un combate, en algunos casos repetitivo pero bastante bien y estable para mi gusto.
  86. lhmtgame
    Sep 19, 2016
    8
    The game graphics are really realistic and the game contents are interested with new ability from Lara Croft.
    But Lara Croft from Tomb Raider is more attracted than Rise of Tomb Raider because she's look younger.
  87. Lone_Wolf_Sones
    Aug 7, 2016
    8
    Rise of the Tomb Raider is a worthy follow up to the 2013 reboot. This sequel sees Lara setting off on another adventure to stop an evil organization from getting their hands on a powerful artifact. This is the Lara we have been waiting to see. She is stronger and more independent building off the experiences she had in the previous game. The sequel does a good job of expanding upon Lara'sRise of the Tomb Raider is a worthy follow up to the 2013 reboot. This sequel sees Lara setting off on another adventure to stop an evil organization from getting their hands on a powerful artifact. This is the Lara we have been waiting to see. She is stronger and more independent building off the experiences she had in the previous game. The sequel does a good job of expanding upon Lara's abilities and skills. You have your complement of weapons from the first game that can be upgraded finding salvage. You also can craft new weapons by finding weapon parts. There are plenty of collectibles and relics to find.

    The most notable and appreciated addition to the game is the number of tombs. Crystal Dynamics have made good on the criticism of the lack of tombs in the 2013 game. These tombs are entirely optional though they do offer some unique new skills for Lara to use. The Tombs themselves are fairly straightforward and only offer a mild challenge. Many of the puzzles aren't particularly difficult which is a bit of a disappointment.

    I also find myself wishing the game wasn't quite so linear. This is compounded by the fact that it seems like the devs felt it was necessary to put white paint on climbable surfaces. Fortunately there are challenges and side missions that can offer some deviation. The other thing I find irritating is that sometimes the map is sluggish to reload.

    In terms of graphical fidelity Rise of the Tomb Raider is one of the best looking games on the market today. Nixxes once again shows that they are capable of making a competent PC port. In fact to call it a port isn't doing the game justice. There has been considerable effort made to make the PC version feel like a proper PC release. PC users can enjoy a variety of options like sun soft shadows, HBAO+, Purehair, and high resolution textures. It needs to be said that this game is very pretty and as such it can be quite demanding.

    You will need at least 4gb of Vram to use Very High textures. The game also seems to be CPU intensive so folks with older i3's may find some difficulty. You will also want to make sure you have at least 8gb of ram. I run the game on a modest GTX 750 ti with 2gb of GDDR5 vram. I also run the game on an i5 with 8gb of total ram. Due to my vram I had to turn texture resolution down to medium. Prior to the latest patch I experienced some stuttering in certain areas. After the recent patch those instances haven't been as common. I run the game at 1050p so be mindful that it will be difficult to hit 60 fps at 1080 unless you have a high end GPU. Dropping your resolution to 900 or even 720p may yield a higher more consistent frame rate. Load times will also be a bit longer if your using a mechanical drive instead of a SSD. I highly recommend this game if you enjoyed the 2013 reboot. But be mindful of your system specs and that you may need to do a bit of tweaking to get an optimal experience.    … Expand
  88. X_m7n
    Aug 15, 2016
    8
    This game is a fabulous experience uncharted stay behind...so far...designers were well above average! keep it up!!! I'm thankful! is the game better paid this year
  89. soldiercross
    Aug 17, 2016
    8
    If you enjoyed the 2013 reboot of the franchise, it's sequel is more of the same. Exploration is key in both games as it drives whether or not you're going to get the longevity or not out of the game. Combat and stealth is fairly well done and there are enough options to go into any encounter and have fun and feel engaged doing it. I usually prefer the stealth route, and despite it notIf you enjoyed the 2013 reboot of the franchise, it's sequel is more of the same. Exploration is key in both games as it drives whether or not you're going to get the longevity or not out of the game. Combat and stealth is fairly well done and there are enough options to go into any encounter and have fun and feel engaged doing it. I usually prefer the stealth route, and despite it not being the focus it still feels fairly fun. Combat is engaging without being too easy or supremely difficult.

    There are many platforming segements that while visualing appealing are typically on rails and you have little choice in how to go about climbing things and almost no chance of failure. If the game has one pitfall it's this. The platforming is fairly easy.

    The game is strongest in it's challenge tombs, which oddly despite the game being called "Tomb Raider" are not integral to the games completion or where the plot pulls you, but solving the tombs puzzles is always satisfying and usually involves a bit of thinking.

    The game is a worthy purchase if you liked the first one or enjoy adventure games with a lot of potential exploration. There's definitely a lot of fun and hours to spend in Rise of the Tomb Raider.    … Expand
  90. x4nga
    Aug 21, 2016
    8
    Rise of the Tomb Raider is more than just a game that you would go and play for an hour or two. With its breathtaking scenery of snowy mountains and hidden temples, it will keep you glued to the screen for hours and hours. The cut-scenes, though frequent and on the longer side, never tend to bore the player, but rather immerse him in a great and exciting story. The content is extensive andRise of the Tomb Raider is more than just a game that you would go and play for an hour or two. With its breathtaking scenery of snowy mountains and hidden temples, it will keep you glued to the screen for hours and hours. The cut-scenes, though frequent and on the longer side, never tend to bore the player, but rather immerse him in a great and exciting story. The content is extensive and there's plenty to see and do, though the puzzles do tend to get a bit repetitive towards the later stages.
    The gameplay is solid, though some aspects could be improved. Especially the melee fighting comes out as a bit "clunky" at times. Furthermore, the collection of scrolls and scribblings, secret coin caches, relics and other such junk that you find lying around never really makes that big of a difference. Supplies and ammunition are plentiful, negating the need for frequent crafting, though you do need some special resources in order to craft certain utilities.
    The gameplay isn't too linear due to the fact that there are many chances for side quests which bring some bonuses, but are not obligatory for normal progression. The down side is that the bonuses you unlock usually become available at a later stage of the game anyway, which means you'll only really benefit from them for a short amount of time. This does however ensure that new game mechanics, which become available throughout the game, bring a new twist, resulting in a better gameplay experience.
    The game also tends to vary in its pace, which was a nice surprise for me. You have your usual stealth assassination parts, but there are also parts where a firefight is necessary in order to progress. You'll also be thrust into sudden action with events such as collapsing bridges or falling rocks, which seem to come out of nowhere while you are peacefully climbing your way through the game.
    Overall the game is a great experience. It's main problems lie in gameplay mechanics and the usual lag and drop in FPS. 8/10    … Expand
  91. edumon2305
    Aug 30, 2016
    10
    Comparing to the first Tomb Raider (2013), this game it's a good way next level. Amazing graphics, good stories and the expansions are so great to play.
  92. rahan
    Oct 16, 2016
    10
    Houve evolução consideravel em tudo desde o TR 2013, graficos, mapa etc. Historia bem gliche prometendo algo pro terceiro jogo, gostei mais da babvanga como Boss do que o vilão russo do jogo principal.
  93. HonestCritic198
    Aug 28, 2017
    10
    A great sequel to the GOTY of 2013. Excellent game in all fronts. Great production values, a nice story, great gameplay. Very, but VERY underrated on metacritic. It is not GOTY of 2015 (That would be Witcher 3) or 2016 on PC (that would be Deus Ex Mankind Divided or Dishonored 2), but it comes close. Great game.
  94. papadoc
    Sep 10, 2017
    10
    An action packed bonanza of a video, a truly intriguing experience and quite the challenge at every turn. The developers have said on multiple occasions that they tried copying the brutal game design of the Dark Soles series and they manage to compress that fantasticalness into one sheer brute force cosmic overdrive adventure. Truly the game of the decade not only in its intensity filledAn action packed bonanza of a video, a truly intriguing experience and quite the challenge at every turn. The developers have said on multiple occasions that they tried copying the brutal game design of the Dark Soles series and they manage to compress that fantasticalness into one sheer brute force cosmic overdrive adventure. Truly the game of the decade not only in its intensity filled gameplay, but also its intense originality alike. You play as dazzling heroine "Lahren Croft" fighting "evil" as some would call it in an action pack romp, filled with dead men who thought they could man handle a woman with out any repercussions such as men do on college campuses in this day and age all the damn time. For once the woman gets to show the man who the dominant force is in the most realistic and exciting fashion yet. If adventure has a name then it most be "Lahren Croft" . A Ten Out Of Ten… Expand
  95. MiguelGordiano
    Dec 23, 2019
    9
    This game is very good. The main story is what we expect of a Tomb Raider. New mechanics, accessories, and equipment have added many possibilities to the gameplay.
    DLCs are great and very well written.
    New game modes have also enriched the game and keep several players active.
  96. Mustaing
    Jul 17, 2020
    9
    El mejor de la trilogía , mejora en todos los aspectos y tiene una gran historia.
  97. greenbey
    Jul 13, 2020
    9
    A
    Graphics and atmosphere is really good.
    Gameplay is very similar to previous game.
    A good sequel to a very good game.
  98. FrostormNidhegg
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    Как сказать - одна из моих любимых игр. Выглядит великолепно, играть интересно, Ларка как живая. Всем советую. На распродаже копейки стоит. Все прекрасно.
  99. 5KIx
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    Всё просто замечательно обожая Лару и её игры спасибо разработчикам за чудесную игру советую к покупке однозначно .
  100. trumplean
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Игра для казуальной аудитории сделанная качественно и с душой.
    Геймплей: 5
    Сюжет: 3
    Звук: 5
    Графика: 6
    Итог: 9/10
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. GameSpew
    Apr 15, 2016
    90
    The thing that really stands out about Rise of the Tomb Raider is that you care about the characters at all.
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  2. IGN Denmark
    Apr 6, 2016
    80
    Lara Croft's latest adventure represents some of the best platforming in 3D you can get. A paradoxical mix of brutal reality and crazy Indiana Jones action.
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  3. CD-Action
    Mar 30, 2016
    95
    Hands down the finest version of the best Tomb Raider game. [03/2016, p.68]
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