Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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  1. SilverOrlov
    Apr 4, 2021
    8
    Beautiful juicy graphics. Good music. Great surrounding picture. Good optimization, even on maximum settings. Beautiful stylish World map. The camera selects interesting angles in cut-scenes.
    Interesting mini-stories from history. A very good face mimics and Lara's behavior. It's a pity that only Lara's. The other's are as "simple" as in another games.
    ... An endless amount of hooks and    Beautiful juicy graphics. Good music. Great surrounding picture. Good optimization, even on maximum settings. Beautiful stylish World map. The camera selects interesting angles in cut-scenes.
    Interesting mini-stories from history. A very good face mimics and Lara's behavior. It's a pity that only Lara's. The other's are as "simple" as in another games.
    ...
    An endless amount of hooks and arrows, when you use a rope(Come one, give me a little more logic). Cliché: every important thing will fall out of the pockets directly to your enemy's hands. The map is too fixed to icons(it was always a pain to search something when your mouse simply didn't want to move from some icon). You cannot take an assault rifle from a soldier's corpse because you can only take it when the script allows you in the cut-scene. No bag upgrades for herbs. Most of the clothes sets repeat the properties(no seriously, half of them almost the same with difference in icon and name). Bad realization of extra information when you read about found objects.
    And the most disappointing: No bosses and difficult enemies. Only one last boss.    … Expand
  2. Akulys
    Dec 23, 2018
    8
    This game looks in a new way compared to the old parts. In this game, the developers brought beautiful music and the most important atmosphere that is not possible to put into words. I advise you to play this masterpiece, but the game has a minus too weak plot.
  3. jorokw
    Dec 21, 2020
    8
    Wow! Actually this is a solid game!
    - good story,
    - immersive world,
    - fine gameplay,
    - beautifull world (freshly added RT support)...
  4. VG_Alex
    Jan 5, 2019
    8
    A good action adventure game, Shadow of Tomb Raider is the third part of the Tomb Raider reboot series. The focus of this work has been redirected from battle to tomb exploration. Compared with the Raise of the Tomb Raider, the game has made little progress. The half-open world still exists in this work. However, there is little progress in the quality of the graphic, the level ofA good action adventure game, Shadow of Tomb Raider is the third part of the Tomb Raider reboot series. The focus of this work has been redirected from battle to tomb exploration. Compared with the Raise of the Tomb Raider, the game has made little progress. The half-open world still exists in this work. However, there is little progress in the quality of the graphic, the level of suppression of the game is first-class, and the difficulty of solving the mystery of the tomb tends to be normal.
    Also, the existence of the branch task enriches the plot of the main line. The atmosphere rendering and design of the ancient tomb transcends the previous one. On the other hand, I have witnessed Lara's growth from a beginner to a real "Tomb Raider". She has experienced ups and downs and has become more mature than the lost Lara before. She knows what she should do and still has her own center in choosing between them. The relatively mild outcome is also in line with expectations.    … Expand
  5. Lucky_Nike
    Aug 24, 2022
    8
    I have played Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition on normal difficulty, 40 hours of gameplay, finished with 94% completion.

    If you enjoy games like that, you can put 9/10. If you are interested in history overall this game very nicely presents Inca and Maya culture, they desires, gods, artifacts etc. Exploration and searching for all shrines, items, letters is really    I have played Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition on normal difficulty, 40 hours of gameplay, finished with 94% completion.

    If you enjoy games like that, you can put 9/10.

    If you are interested in history overall this game very nicely presents Inca and Maya culture, they desires, gods, artifacts etc. Exploration and searching for all shrines, items, letters is really enjoyable if history or peek into another cultures is what you are looking for. If you like to play game only for purpose of puzzles than probably this game do not tick very well, unless you are completionist person who enjoy games in that sense.

    If you played two Laras games before from this trilogy, you basicaly played it "all" and this game do not provide nothing more, except everything is just better - graphics, fluidity of gameplay etc. mayby only story doesnt feel "epic" as before, but I liked it nevertheless.

    Lara was in trilogy shown as woman with little girls mind wishing to be with her parents. Nothing changes here, nevertheless she kills like true brutal hero, ruthless and maliciously - if you enjoy stealth. Overall in many games I prefer take gun and shoot, but in this game stealth worked for me better, just only as fun factor. From me, its really cool. And I have really enjoyed one of cinematics where I said to myself: "ok, girl, now you are talking" and that scene will be one of my favorite for very long time.

    Its basically arcade game wth many scripted events, and game provides more cinematic experience than before.

    You can use only one type of any weapon or armor - most probably at hard difficulty another weapons make difference.

    If you are able to forgive illogical things, than this game is really good.

    Played on projector 110" screen, RTX on - full    … Expand
  6. Mindgdhs
    Jul 17, 2019
    8
    Its fun overall but it has too many bugs with a 50$ game.beside the final boss makes me feel disappointed
  7. VigilanteOito
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    Belos graficos, bem otimizado no pc.
    Em relação ao anterior, esse tomb raider tem mais dialogos e curtscenes.
    Joguei de graça pela epic games.
  8. Angrytiger
    Feb 16, 2021
    8
    Graphics = 3 of 3
    Story = 3 of 3
    Gameplay = 2 of 3
    Music and Sound = 2 of 3
    Wow factor = 2 of 3
    Total = 12 of 15 or 8 of 10
  9. iNeat
    Apr 4, 2020
    8
    Не смотрите на средний балл игроков. Они просто сами не знают чего хотят от серии Tomb Raider. Играйте и кайфуйте. Это хорошая игра с прекрасной атмосферой. Единственная претензия это к бездушным диалогам.
  10. OostAs
    May 16, 2020
    8
    I think this is a more complete game than the previous two. The world is more lively with the settlements. The story is not really it's best aspect but the gameplay is so much fun that it is enough of a vehicle to progress forward. The puzzles are better, the stealth techniques are more diverse. There are more than enough different things to do to keep me interested. The series still has aI think this is a more complete game than the previous two. The world is more lively with the settlements. The story is not really it's best aspect but the gameplay is so much fun that it is enough of a vehicle to progress forward. The puzzles are better, the stealth techniques are more diverse. There are more than enough different things to do to keep me interested. The series still has a unique character in gaming and I'm glad it's around.… Expand
  11. Nikos_Kuchen
    Apr 23, 2020
    8
    Also gut.
    Dies ist der dritte Teil der neuen Tomb Raider Trilogie und damit auch der letzte Teil.
    Ich habe/hatte große Erwartungen zu diesem Game, Sehr viele Sachen konnte diese Erfüllen, ein paar aber nicht. Meine Review: + Die neue offene Welt ist ziemlich gut gelungen! + Die meisten Waffen wurden überarbeitet und sich noch cooler! + Grafik! + Unterwasserlevels haben sie gut    Also gut.
    Dies ist der dritte Teil der neuen Tomb Raider Trilogie und damit auch der letzte Teil.
    Ich habe/hatte große Erwartungen zu diesem Game, Sehr viele Sachen konnte diese Erfüllen, ein paar aber nicht.
    Meine Review:

    + Die neue offene Welt ist ziemlich gut gelungen!
    + Die meisten Waffen wurden überarbeitet und sich noch cooler!
    + Grafik!
    + Unterwasserlevels haben sie gut hinbekommen!
    + + Rätsel waren das beste am Game. Sind Abwechslungsreich und schwierig!
    + Schwierigkeiten Levels sind durch das Einstellen gut gelungen!
    + Nebenmissionen
    + Weltuntergangsszenario: Zunami, Vulkane,...!
    + Sprachausgabe!

    14 Stunden Spielzeit (nur Story 8-10 Stunden)
    Jetzt kommen wir zu den schlechten Eigenschaften:

    - Story! Okay schön und gut durch dieses Weltuntergangsszenario, die Story ist aber dennoch sehr, sehr, sehr
    langweilig! Ich fand selbst die Story in Rise Of The Tomb Raider spannender und interessanter!
    - Zusatz Gräber/SeasonPass/DLC, grauenvoll. Die Rätsel sind gut aber dennoch Geld zu bezahlen für Gräber
    die 20-30 Mins dauern einfach schwach!!!! Bei Sales unbedingt Season Pass dazu kaufen aber sonst nicht!
    - Ende! Das ENDE ist so unbefriedigend für das ENDE der Triologie. GRAUENVOLL!
    - Zu viele nervige Passagen!
    - Story zu kurz!

    Abschließend kriegt Shadow of the Tomb Raider von mir eine 8,6/10!
    Es ist bis auf ein paar negativen Sachen ein gutes Tomb Raider Spiel was aber kein gutes Ende für die Triologie ist.
    Rechnung: 10(+) x 2 + 6(-) / 3 = 8,6    … Expand
  12. shenzeyu
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    First as comparison, I gave 10/10 to tomb raider 9 (2013), 4/10 to rise of tomb raider because of the numerous bugs.
    The graphics of this game is still at the top level. The story is overall good. But, the game design and the battles are too similar to the previous 2 games.
  13. DoctorDeath
    Jun 29, 2020
    8
    Beautiful graphics. Interesting adventure. Lots of parkour. A little monotonous fights.
  14. Fox45
    Feb 8, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a good game, although it has some pacing issues. It's quite slow (which isn't very good) but then it has lots of action like the finale and the refinery part, which makes it a little interesting. The story is nothing special and the characters aren't very appealing. Of the trilogy, it's the worst... But it's still a game that entertains you and gives you pleasure to play.… Expand
  15. LironesAlviento
    Jul 31, 2020
    8
    Un buen broche final a la saga, me ha gustado mucho aunque no invente nada ni cambie demasiado las mecánicas del juego,
  16. matee75
    May 10, 2022
    8
    Less combat and and more exploration. The story was not as good as the previous titles. The graphics are very good.
  17. aalrif
    Aug 7, 2021
    8
    Tidak ada yang benar benar special dari shadow of the tomb raider kecuali grafisnya yang memukau. Gameplay nya ya jumping dan climbing, ada tembak menambak dan stealth nya juga. Ceritanya juga tidak terlalu menarik. Overall it's a decent game.
    8.0/10
  18. davitolucena
    May 3, 2023
    8
    nao e ruim pena que flopou mais oque mais salva ea dublagem que ele tem espero que a amazon nao destrua a franquia ja que ela tem atualmente os direitos da franquia
  19. JaDm
    Aug 5, 2022
    8
    Very beautiful game-movie, well-staged scenes. Beautiful views, nature. The plot is relatively simple, but very interesting in places.
  20. zyllus
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    This is the final chapter of the rebooted trilogy of Lara Croft. The environmental design of tombs, caves, and forest are amazing. The world is densely populated with resources and wildlife which feels like a living and breathing jungle. The city and villages are full of people doing their own thing which feels alive and responsive. There are a ton of hidden challenge tombs withThis is the final chapter of the rebooted trilogy of Lara Croft. The environmental design of tombs, caves, and forest are amazing. The world is densely populated with resources and wildlife which feels like a living and breathing jungle. The city and villages are full of people doing their own thing which feels alive and responsive. There are a ton of hidden challenge tombs with environmental puzzles which are fun and challenging at the same time. The story finally ends with Lara stopping an apocalypse which she started to begin with because of her narcissism which makes it difficult to connect with the character. There are a few missions that are based in her mansion which are fun and challenging.… Expand
  21. ZzTopNemesis
    Mar 1, 2022
    8
    Score: 8.1

    A good end to this triology, nothing really new honestly, i grade all the games with the same score, the level of quality remained the same to me.

    A very good series of games that i truly recomend to just play in a row.
  22. realWhiteMan
    Apr 9, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  23. JoseMSL
    Jun 22, 2023
    8
    Una cantidad de detalles de todo tipo impresionantes, con una jugqbilidad muy diversa y entretenida pero con muchos bugs desde inofensivos hasta bugs que arruinan un poco la experiencia.
  24. sprinkill
    Sep 16, 2018
    7
    Certainly not a bad game, but it's largely the same as the 2016 Tomb Raider. I'd never played a Tomb Raider prior to the 2016 release, and I was pleasantly surprised with the experience. I also thought, however, that it was a bit of a grind what with all the fetch quests and scavenger hunts. While I beat the game, I don't remember the plot at all.

    SOTTR is basically the exact same thing    Certainly not a bad game, but it's largely the same as the 2016 Tomb Raider. I'd never played a Tomb Raider prior to the 2016 release, and I was pleasantly surprised with the experience. I also thought, however, that it was a bit of a grind what with all the fetch quests and scavenger hunts. While I beat the game, I don't remember the plot at all.

    SOTTR is basically the exact same thing as ROTTR. The main differences are that (a) there's more cut scenes with your partner, Jonah; (b) Jonah is, overall, a much bigger part of the story; (c) there's parts of the game that take place in civilization, i.e., small towns and villages, so it has a bit of an RPG feel to it in that regard (this was, by far, the best addition to the title); and (d) the graphics are improved, though this is a bit apples to oranges for me since I played ROTTR on a console, and SOTTR on a suped-up P.C. on max settings.

    Just like ROTTR, I'm not terribly interested in the plot. That's a shame, because the game makes you sit through a lot of cut scenes related to same. The base camp upgrade system is exactly the same as from the previous game. Overall, it's not a bad game, and it looks great on an amped-up P.C. It's just a bit boring after a little while - running around, spamming the "Q" button for "survival instincts," i.e., highlighting boxes to break, enemies, etc., looking around, breaking open a box, repeat, ad infinitum. I've not finished the game yet, but I've heard there's not a lot of combat. So far, I concur. That's going to be a problem, since the non-combat elements of the game (save for the tombs/crypts) are a bit boring (see above).    … Expand
  25. Ivan
    Sep 9, 2019
    7
    The worst of the three. The features of rpg increase greatly. Lots of customization of weapons. Very few enemies. I have developed many weapons and unlocked many skills.Probably never even used. The game drives so much exploration in order to improve skills without a real sense since there are no enemies. The story is discreet. But never exciting
  26. podzorama
    Mar 17, 2020
    7
    This is the first Tomb Raider since the first one that comes anywhere near close to capturing a sense of wonder and discovery. Stepping into the unknown and unexplored space of Ancient Tombs and Crypts is thrilling.
    However...(you knew this was coming right?)...what you end up discovering in those wonderful spaces are dull boring and samey.. More often than not, your exploration will be    This is the first Tomb Raider since the first one that comes anywhere near close to capturing a sense of wonder and discovery. Stepping into the unknown and unexplored space of Ancient Tombs and Crypts is thrilling.
    However...(you knew this was coming right?)...what you end up discovering in those wonderful spaces are dull boring and samey.. More often than not, your exploration will be rewarded by a skill or gear upgrade. Bearing in mind that the TR skill tree is utterly pointless, none of the upgrades makes a blind bit of difference to the gaming experience, this makes the end result meaningless and unrewarding.
    The best bits of the game can be found away from the main story line with side missions and general exploration, and especially where things get a little freaky, the worst bit is mashing the "survival instinct" button every second making sure you're not missing some pointless item or resource.
    A little bit shocked just how easily killing and dealing with death comes to Lara. She seems to have no compunction in piercing someone with an arrow and hanging them from a tree or stabbing them in the back of the head.
    .
    This is an angry obstreperous Lara, brimming with angst and worry. I mean take a chill pill, do you not have THE best job in the world: travel to exotic places discover ancient treasures and artifacts. Where is your joy Lara? There is little or no fun in the gameplay. It takes itself so seriously.    … Expand
  27. KesslerCOIL
    Sep 21, 2018
    7
    I really want to give this game an 8 or even a 9, but the issues set the game back too far.
    Shadow of the Tomb Raider does a lot of things right, but also does some things that were done "okay" in the previous 2 titles far, far worse.
    Pacing is an absolute nightmare. You constantly feel like you're being shoved along through the story and any emotional moments feel like they don't    I really want to give this game an 8 or even a 9, but the issues set the game back too far.
    Shadow of the Tomb Raider does a lot of things right, but also does some things that were done "okay" in the previous 2 titles far, far worse.

    Pacing is an absolute nightmare. You constantly feel like you're being shoved along through the story and any emotional moments feel like they don't stick and are swiftly forgotten.

    Traversal, this is the first in the series where i've had issues with the controls while climbing. Almost all of my deaths have been due to Lara not jumping far enough(in a scripted event) or just plain refusing to latch onto a wall.

    Combat, while I appreciate the game going back to its roots of less human enemies and more animal enemies. It also made encounters primarily stealth, with terrible AI and if seen, you end up fighting the most aggressive enemies I have ever encountered to a point where it feels pointless to use anything other than a shotgun for most of the game. Melee attacking is far worse and the bow received a very, very heavy reduction in power from previous titles.

    Graphics, no complaints here other than it being extremely heavy on the CPU load with a lot of stuttering without external tweaking. Game looks amazing and blatantly better than the previous 2 games.

    Sadly, this was not the conclusion to the trilogy I had hoped for. Lara STILL has a lot to learn and honestly, her voice actor feels like her only emotions are anger and gasping for air.    … Expand
  28. Mandulum
    Oct 24, 2018
    7
    Haiku Review: Library, ancient / Archeologist working / Smash with my ice axe
    Favorite Thing: A crazy story plus an action packed finale.
    Least Favorite Thing: Mashing the survival instincts button every few seconds so I don't run past everything. Date Completed: 2018-10-21 Playtime: ~ 14h Enjoyment: 7/10 Recommendation: If you've played the first two, definitely. If you haven't I    Haiku Review: Library, ancient / Archeologist working / Smash with my ice axe
    Favorite Thing: A crazy story plus an action packed finale.
    Least Favorite Thing: Mashing the survival instincts button every few seconds so I don't run past everything.

    Date Completed: 2018-10-21
    Playtime: ~ 14h
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    Recommendation: If you've played the first two, definitely. If you haven't I would highly recommend playing them.    … Expand
  29. Hseeker25
    Sep 19, 2018
    7
    Graphics are nice yes, but god.. is this a streamlinend game or what, what happend to badass lara, where are the huge oceans, the harpoons and jachts, even her iconic dual pistols are gone, so is her british witty acent, its like playing a american girl with internal problems with serious lacking in any acrobatics from the past, they made her a amazon with a bow as her iconic weapon, so lame..
  30. DreamCore
    Sep 19, 2018
    7
    Unfortunately this is the worst of the three new Tomb Raider games. Why?

    1) The story is not very good and they've removed most scripted sequences and cutscenes to the point where most of the game doesn't really have any story past "find the box". 2) 95% of the game takes place in the jungle which feels quite repetitive a few hours into the game. 3) I read that the challenge tombs    Unfortunately this is the worst of the three new Tomb Raider games. Why?

    1) The story is not very good and they've removed most scripted sequences and cutscenes to the point where most of the game doesn't really have any story past "find the box".

    2) 95% of the game takes place in the jungle which feels quite repetitive a few hours into the game.

    3) I read that the challenge tombs were supposed to be more challenging this time but that's not the case. They're just as short and simple as before.

    4) They've pretty much killed combat and there are very few combat encounters now. When you actually get to a combat sequence it's always focused towards stealth. In many cases you can't even use guns but are forced to use your bow. Why even have weapons and a resource collection + upgrade system for them when you almost never have to use them?

    5) Because of 4) crafting any gear is also pointless. I play on Hard and never crafted anything since there are so few combat encounters it won't really matter.

    Verdict:

    The game doesn't really bring anything new and takes too many steps back, mainly with combat. I was a bit worried when they changed development team and unfortunately it was not for the better. If you really liked the previous two games and want more of the same then get this, otherwise don't. It's a good thing this will be the last game in the series because this last entry clearly show that it doesn't have a future.    … Expand
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#93 Best PC Game of 2018
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#43 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 21, 2018
    80
    Lara’s new adventure is definitely the best in trilogy, but it still lags behind the leaders of action-adventure genre, such as Uncharted 4. [Issue #233, p.44]
  2. Quarter to Three
    Oct 11, 2018
    20
    Tomb Raider was personal because it was personal. But now it’s come full circle to yet another vapid videogame character muddling through bad writing, rote familiar gameplay, and fewer features than the last time. Wake me when the next reboot is here.
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  3. PlayGround.ru
    Oct 9, 2018
    75
    The new Tomb Raider shows Lara Croft as an empty character that has nothing inside.
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