Rise of the Tomb Raider

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2055 Ratings

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  1. TCM_Crash
    Mar 3, 2022
    8
    ---{ Graphics }---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☑ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of    ---{ Graphics }---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful
    ☑ Good
    ☐ Decent
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it
    ☐ MS-DOS

    ---{ Gameplay }---
    ☐ Very good
    ☑ Good
    ☐ It's just gameplay
    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

    ---{ Story }---
    ☐ No Story
    ☐ Some lore
    ☐ Average
    ☑ Good
    ☐ Lovely
    ☐ It'll replace your life

    ---{ Game Time }---
    ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
    ☐ Short
    ☑ Average
    ☐ Long
    ☐ To infinity and beyond

    ---{ Price }---
    ☐ It's free!
    ☐ Worth the price
    ☑ If it's on sale
    ☐ If u have some spare money left
    ☐ Not recommended
    ☐ You could also just burn your money    … Expand
  2. PvtSmith
    Mar 28, 2022
    8
    Overall pretty good game. Not as good as 1st, but very good.

    Pros: - Well polished graphics with no bugs (unlike part 3). Interesting Slavic and Byzantium mythology. - Good puzzles. Some of the puzzles in the DLC actually made me look up walkthroughs for the first time in the franchise. - Some stuff to do on the map (not a dead window dressing like in part 3) - Lara redesigned from    Overall pretty good game. Not as good as 1st, but very good.

    Pros:
    - Well polished graphics with no bugs (unlike part 3). Interesting Slavic and Byzantium mythology.
    - Good puzzles. Some of the puzzles in the DLC actually made me look up walkthroughs for the first time in the franchise.
    - Some stuff to do on the map (not a dead window dressing like in part 3)
    - Lara redesigned from a supermodel into a cute girl

    Cons:
    -A bit predictable plot twist
    -Goofy things like Lara looking at the Soviet coat of arms as it was an ancient relic, and somehow translating "Glory to Soviet Workers" written on it into "ah yes, this ancient monument tells me there's a cave over there"
    - Jonah redesigned for some reason from Samoan into black (afro and all)    … Expand
  3. LEON1994
    Aug 24, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even, though I passed this game in 2022. Well, the graphics and plot are still very cool and I liked it.… Expand
  4. VEREST_TV
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    I really liked it too. Lara has great motivation, Lara's family is well revealed, many new mechanics have appeared, characters are memorable, tombs have become really useful and the puzzles in them have become really difficult, tasks from comrades have appeared, but the plot still could have been better, obviously.
  5. Taken_Hades
    May 19, 2023
    7
    -7/10 story
    -7/10 gameplay
    -8/10 environments
    -7/10 characters
    -6/10 music
  6. KinimodYunmi
    Jun 21, 2023
    9
    Die Hauptstory ist echt gut, ich würde empfehlen einfach durchzurennen und die ganzen collectibles außer Acht zu lassen, hält nur auf und stoppt den Spielspaß wie ich finde.
    Baba Yaga direkt machen, das ist ein ganz cooler Zusatz und Croft Manor ist auch mega geil gemacht, ein Dokument taucht zwar nicht auf, dafür muss man Blood Ties nochmal machen, aber auch da, die Relikte und Dokumente    Die Hauptstory ist echt gut, ich würde empfehlen einfach durchzurennen und die ganzen collectibles außer Acht zu lassen, hält nur auf und stoppt den Spielspaß wie ich finde.
    Baba Yaga direkt machen, das ist ein ganz cooler Zusatz und Croft Manor ist auch mega geil gemacht, ein Dokument taucht zwar nicht auf, dafür muss man Blood Ties nochmal machen, aber auch da, die Relikte und Dokumente machen in Croft Manor zwar die Story aus, auf das eine verglitchte kann man dann aber auch verzichten.
    Insgesamt, top Spielspaß, auch wenn ich Schnee und Eis hasse war es für mich eine sehr gute Kampange!    … Expand
  7. hoviadko123
    Sep 16, 2022
    9
    I have to admit, RotTR is even better than Tomb Raider 2013.
    The story is more engaging, better developed characters in my opinion. Lara looks even better than in previous game, even if it is the same face model. Combat is great. There are more weapons to use and outfits with different effects to wear.
    I heard, Rise has a lot of shootouts and enemy killing during story but after    I have to admit, RotTR is even better than Tomb Raider 2013.
    The story is more engaging, better developed characters in my opinion. Lara looks even better than in previous game, even if it is the same face model. Combat is great. There are more weapons to use and outfits with different effects to wear.
    I heard, Rise has a lot of shootouts and enemy killing during story but after finishing it I think it has a bit too much action for my taste and it's lacking more puzzles.
    Also it has worse optimization for PC because I had a few random FPS drops sometimes during gameplay.
    But in overall it's indeed a truly amazing and enjoyable game.    … Expand
  8. bluecheese666
    Oct 26, 2022
    8
    good
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  9. NikShev
    Oct 17, 2022
    9
    A game with a good plot and characters! Graphics can match modern games in terms of uniformity. And for its time, the game is just fine. Nevertheless, there are illogical moments in the game. But all games have bugs.
  10. turgaysenturk
    Jul 30, 2023
    8
    I had a wonderful experience playing the second Tomb Raider game, primarily due to its enjoyable core mechanics, impressive graphics, engaging gameplay, and well-crafted storyline.
  11. applecookie
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    character graphics, environmental graphics, motion, exploration, puzzles

    The items listed above have satisfied me to a considerable degree

    Lara and 28 hours of fun
  12. brokencinho
    Dec 21, 2022
    9
    Fanatico desde hace tiempo de esta saga es increible 100% recomendado. Es una pelicula.
  13. jonu86
    Dec 30, 2022
    7
    Good game, story quite ok but cribbed (Indiana Jones 3) and clichéd. Diversified (shooter, action, jump'n'run, puzzles, stealth)., but not outstanding game play. Great main character.
  14. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  15. Ocmah_
    Mar 30, 2023
    8
    Tekrar tekrar yaptığımız adam vurma (etten duvar) serileri. İlk oyun oynandıysa bu oynanmaz.
  16. Snjake
    Mar 18, 2023
    8
    A step up from the first game in terms of spectacle and story and Jonah the only likable character from the first game is back
  17. IliaGlobal
    Apr 3, 2023
    9
    I really liked the game! Interesting plot, good characters and good graphics for the time the game was made! Thank you, very much dear developers!
  18. rawrkill80
    Apr 1, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I recently decided to play this game from my gaming library and, the very first reaction after completing the game was - it's a good game. To review this game, I have to go through each segment of the game and then formulate a cohesive overall opinion. Let's start.

    The prologue has to be one of the most breathtaking prologue in a video game. That scene in the Siberia with Lara and Jonah traversing through the difficult terrain, followed by surviving a avalanche left a really good first impression on the game. The devs help the people new to this series and those familiar with the basic controls. A lot is same - axe for climb (E), double jump and the obvious single jump. They do introduce you to this "chained" mechanish where Jonah and you in tandem try to climb the mountain, but this was never again used in the entirety of this video game. Great visuals, control familiarity and the platforming make it a solid 10/10 prologue.

    Next, they cut to the Croft Manor, showcasing Lara's enthusiasm for finding the Divine Source. She is super motivated which is just crazy to imagine and see. Also, introduced to this woman named Ana, but not really much is known about her. Then Lara is in Syria searching for the Prophet of Constantinople. So, apparently Lara is multilingual big brain person (imagine being as good as her) who has knowledge in Greek, English , Mongolian and Russian. We are inroduced to the classic bow and I don't think one needs a full lesson on how to use a bow and arrow. More platforming and puzzle solving (I mean it's not really some high IQ **** and using the objects clearly highlighted with the familiar white rope and red on holstering the bow shouldn't be any challenge at all. So overall, decent cutsence, beautiful visuals yet again, good platforming (sometimes tho it's not really clear as to what to do), and also introduced to the main antagonist Konstantin which is no different to Hollywood's personification of a Russian guy. Trinity is just some fictional KGB lol. Just like previous game, the place where Lara first confidentally thinks she nailed it, turns out to be just a lead to the actual place. So yeah, here we go to Siberia.
    The first segment is kinda 9/10. So yeah, still good.

    Next, introduced to the tree kill mechanism which is fun, but really felt most of the times it was just not useful in the game. THere were barely any scenarios to put this into play. A lot is still same, checkpoints or fast travel locations which also aid for weapon and skill upgradation as well as outfit customization, find maps to reveal more locations on your relief map, tombs to explore and animals to kill. The stealth is fun in this sections as you try to kill these enemies cleverly placed in the environment. Usage of bottles for distraction and then pressing the "F" to stealth kill and hide in bush again never gets old. Next, cut to the first kind of mini boss fight with the bear and ngl this was a bit scary, all out in the wilderness with just a bow and a behemoth in front of you is really scary. The fight although is average I would say, once you get those deadly mushroom arrows hit rightly on the bear, the thing is done for. Also, I had a feeling that we might be facing more such emeies, but turns out this is the only one. So, as you progress through you are introduced to more platforming elements and the lore about this Prophet trying to save people from the invaders trying to force the people on conversion, kinda similar to the Spanish Inquisation, Ana is a traitor, also introduced to Jacob. I will say this Siberian first part is good overall and the combat kinda sucks. It's really not that great, and I would prefer stealth any day. it's just not just as fun and satisfying stealthily killing the enemies. It's a good section regardless and would give 8.5/10.

    Next, the village section takes a refreshing take on the environment, as you are not in icy caps anymore. There are kind of mini boss fights that just have extra health, but there is really no big difference or anything that makes environment as the real boss, and often the bosses all feel the same. None of the boss fights were that much of a challenge for someone like me who is a casual and playing on normal difficulty. This section of game feels weak at times. Overall like a 7/10.

    Now, the final section with fighting Deathless Ones felt less of a challenge than Trinity for some reason and by the end you are kinda OP. Cut to final boss fight, and that was overall the weakest thing. I just hated that boss fight, you just have to stealth "F" two times and that's it. Idk for apparently Konstantin got alerted and funnily enough you can beat the living **** out of him head on, yet the game wants you to do the stealth to kill. 7/10.

    Final score somehere around 8.0 to 8.5

    PS : first time writing a review so it went too long    … Expand
  19. OMGitsTHEMEMI
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This game is a HUGE improvement compared to the 2013 one specially the graphics it was a huge improvement and the history is more rich and interesting that the first one.
  20. Lostletri
    May 24, 2023
    4
    Haja paciência! o primeiro surra horrores esse. Se um jogo começa a ficar bom do meio pro final, pode ser considerado um bom jogo?
  21. Lezzly
    May 28, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jeśli chodzi o Rise of The Tomb Raider to tu bawiłem się równie dobrze co w pierwszej części z 2013 roku, aczkolwiek poczułem lekkie znudzenie w pewnym momencie. Gra oczywiście nie jest pod żadnym pozorem zła. Akcja rozgrywana w mroźnym klimacie daje sporą immersję a sama Lara niezmiennie dąży do odnalezienia skarbów mimo tego, że może się to źle dla niej skończyć. Gra klasycznie posiada wiele zagadek o raz znajdziek co jest już tradycją w serii. Mimo gorszej oceny od poprzednika, to gorąco polecam.… Expand
  22. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    9
    Very Good game. Can spend some time to play and exeprience it again. Download and give it a try again in future
  23. amandil
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    It got off to a good start with its interesting story, but it couldn't keep my interest alive. I'm on hiatus right now and I'm thinking of going back and finishing it up but I'm not in a rush for that
  24. MiRaiZ
    Sep 9, 2023
    9
    The graphics are incredibly detailed and smooth. The game play is challenging and enjoyable. The story is well-written and engaging. There are a plethora of extras and collectibles to find which makes exploring very fun. The action scenes are thrilling and intense.
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#18 Best PC Game of 2016
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#16 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#58 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
86

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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