Tomb Raider

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  1. dunuch
    Aug 31, 2023
    5
    This is one of those games where you get so involved with the character and with the visuals surrounding it.
  2. DSalax
    Aug 19, 2023
    7
    (2013) lo juegue de salida y fue un juego bueno pero realmente nada realmente tan destacable
  3. DoomDoc_
    Aug 11, 2023
    7
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  4. majesty_x
    Aug 6, 2023
    7
    Graphics: 8/10; Storyline: 6/10; Gameplay: 8/10; Atmosphere: 7/10; Music: 6/10; Summary rating: 7/10
  5. Magikcarp
    Jul 19, 2023
    7
    Gameplay - 8
    Plot & Characters - 6
    Storytelling - 7
    Pacing - 9
    Music & Sound - 7
    Replayability - 4
    Performance - 10
  6. bennymate
    Jun 25, 2023
    5
    The QTE's seriously bore me after 25 hours, the combat is laborious and the fighting sequences are lazily thrown together, Lara Croft isn't f******* Terminator, why am i fighting 100 people at once? Let me be stealthy, such a frustrating game.
  7. Kostas_Spirou
    Jul 17, 2022
    7
    A dark and brutal tale of a lone survivor.
    This is a fascinating Tomb Raider origin story, even though I was never really interested in these games, I now consider myself a fan of the Tomb Raider franchise.
    The gameplay is very good, many tools to use and weaponry to unlock, combat is fast and fluid, climbing is fun and the puzzles are decent. The Tombs are cool for the most part but    A dark and brutal tale of a lone survivor.
    This is a fascinating Tomb Raider origin story, even though I was never really interested in these games, I now consider myself a fan of the Tomb Raider franchise.

    The gameplay is very good, many tools to use and weaponry to unlock, combat is fast and fluid, climbing is fun and the puzzles are decent.

    The Tombs are cool for the most part but unfortunately there aren't many of them. However, there are some open world elements, you can explore the island for secrets and collectibles, which I enjoyed.

    Now the plot, it's just mediocre. It has some fantastic action-oriented moments, but for most of the time I didn't find myself attached to the story or the characters, and I didn't like the main villain.

    Also there are way too many Quick Time Events, and combined with the linear main story, there's no replay-ability, some sections are straight up exhausting to go through.

    Lara Croft carries this game, she is a great female protagonist and goes though some messed up things, and she's easily the highlight of the game.

    Final Rating: "Good" ~ 7/10.    … Expand
  8. Taken_Hades
    May 19, 2023
    7
    -7/10 story
    -7/10 gameplay
    -8/10 environments
    -7/10 characters
    -6/10 music
  9. Guilola
    May 12, 2023
    6
    É um jogo divertido, mas é muito repetitivo, uma carência enorme de diversidade de inimigos e a história parece ser muito jogada, tudo acontece muito rápido e os personagens parecem lidar muito bem com isso. A gameplay é muito boa e os gráficos são muito bonitos!
  10. George_K
    Apr 22, 2023
    6
    Fun overhole experience i cannot disagree great tombs but neither that challening nor that fascinating, but thats not the main reason i dislike it I get so bored with this game and tried many times to play it again but i can't (I haven't finish it yet) anywaysit has also some camera and control problems also once i stuck inside a wall, idk probably it's not the type of genre i like but iFun overhole experience i cannot disagree great tombs but neither that challening nor that fascinating, but thats not the main reason i dislike it I get so bored with this game and tried many times to play it again but i can't (I haven't finish it yet) anywaysit has also some camera and control problems also once i stuck inside a wall, idk probably it's not the type of genre i like but i am not a fan of this game… Expand
  11. Perturbator88
    Apr 13, 2023
    7
    Pros:
    Graphics
    Game Mechanics
    Environment Design

    Cons:
    Storyline is too predictable
  12. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    7
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  13. Ocmah_
    Mar 30, 2023
    7
    Oyunsuzlukta oynanacak oyunlardan bir tanesi daha ama tekrar tekrar oynanmaz böyle oyunlar.
  14. mugen_is_here
    Mar 29, 2023
    6
    With its exhilarating parkour and entertaining shooting mechanics, this game offers a thrilling experience that is sure to captivate players. However, some may find themselves struggling with certain frustrating elements, such as constantly falling off ledges or smashing into objects. Additionally, the game's over-the-top explosions and tough enemies - which require multiple grenades toWith its exhilarating parkour and entertaining shooting mechanics, this game offers a thrilling experience that is sure to captivate players. However, some may find themselves struggling with certain frustrating elements, such as constantly falling off ledges or smashing into objects. Additionally, the game's over-the-top explosions and tough enemies - which require multiple grenades to defeat - can prove to be irksome at times. Despite these minor setbacks, the game manages to deliver an overall enjoyable experience that is well worth checking out. So if you're willing to overlook its occasional annoyances, this title is definitely worth your time.… Expand
  15. Snjake
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    Pretty good 3rd person action game I didn't like any of the side characters besides Jonah
  16. IKIE66
    Feb 9, 2023
    7
    An extremely solid action adventure, not ground breaking in any area but no areas fall short either. Not art but very entertaining.
  17. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    7
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  18. bar0yka
    Dec 9, 2022
    6
    sıkıcı geldi bitiremedim sonra fedupsamania abimden izledim 6lık .
  19. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    6
    i only played this after watching a tomb raider death compilation on youtube as a kid
  20. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    Biraz puzzle, biraz aksiyon güzel bir oyun.................................
  21. hardkot
    Nov 11, 2022
    6
    Tomb Raider was born

    I've played this game several times for two things - I like Tomb Raider and ... I never get to the end of the game untill 2022. So, I want to higlight in this essay why I like and hate this game. Visual (6/10) Picture was great fo 2013, nowadays it seems a bit plain, but still good. Why 6 than ? A LOT OF BUGS. I've experienced different bugs in each walkthrough,    Tomb Raider was born

    I've played this game several times for two things - I like Tomb Raider and ... I never get to the end of the game untill 2022. So, I want to higlight in this essay why I like and hate this game.

    Visual (6/10)
    Picture was great fo 2013, nowadays it seems a bit plain, but still good. Why 6 than ? A LOT OF BUGS. I've experienced different bugs in each walkthrough, even now in 2022 they have not fixed major bugs in tombs. It's a game about tomb raider c'mon why you tombs are not working, why hitboxes are so broken and most annoying - strange camera shakes in cut scenes. I honestly checked different settings like vsync and still get this shakes. I get them in 2013, so they are in 2022. Maybe it's only on PC version only, but that was the main point why I've finished this game only now. Music is pretty average, I don't even know what to say. It's just exists somewhere on background. Lara's voice acting is good. Inetrface is a bit archaic as for 2022 and simplifyed, on the other hand it's just a linear single player game - only thing you need - just play.

    Gameplay (5/10)
    This is the singleplayer linear game with main story only - tha main game play is just run through levels. I like the idea to load levels while you climbing through the hole in a cave and than see new location that's good, but atfer the mid game - only thing you do is backtracking. In linear game... It was awfull, another thing why I haven't finished it first time. I've lost the whole tomb raider atmosphere when Lara starts to do every deal for the team in the same location. You have new equpment, so it's supposed that you would like to go back and test it.... but for what? another scrap bag? I don't think so, espesially if you kill all enemies each time and loot them for this scrap. Tombs are interesting, but so tiny and only few of them well designed. Not very interesting. I really like first few hours of the game, and in fact it's really the most entertaining part

    Story (7/10)
    I like the story, it's a mix of mysterios island and asian culture it's intriguing, but at the end it feels a bit decent ending, also they missed so many interesting things they can do with oni guards and make them just an ordinary enemies. Characters - decent, just here to be rescued by Lara and a bit involve on her development like a character. On the other hand Lara in this game is very interesting, she really changes till the end, get some iconic moments and ending prase - survivior was born feels like best ending for intro part of Tomb Raider new franchize. I like that developers understand they need to prepare good dramatic story for action adventures, so they can sucessfully compete with uncharted and last of us franchize.

    All in all, I like the game, and espesially the fact they release PC version in 2013 so everyone can enjoy the game, I like the rebranding of **** cause developers chose right way, but in other aspects it is a decent game with bugs and backtracking in the end. After completion the game I fully understand myself in 2013 and why I have not finished it, so it's up to you - play or not. You can easily pick up the game for free in EGS weekly giveaways and check.    … Expand
  22. hileger
    Oct 19, 2022
    7
    Испортили игру какого хрена все ее так обожают не до анчартед эта игра что сюжетно говно что геймплейно еще серая будто черно белое кино
  23. Blowjoe
    Oct 14, 2022
    7
    Recently I started playing the new edition of Tomb Raider from 2013, and I need to say that it felt much better than it did when I experienced it for the first time in 2014 on my old PC, that I was sharing with my brother. Back then I didn’t finish the game, but a few days ago I was bored and wanted to play some nostalgic video games. I was looking through my games on Epic games (Of courseRecently I started playing the new edition of Tomb Raider from 2013, and I need to say that it felt much better than it did when I experienced it for the first time in 2014 on my old PC, that I was sharing with my brother. Back then I didn’t finish the game, but a few days ago I was bored and wanted to play some nostalgic video games. I was looking through my games on Epic games (Of course I did not pay for any of those games, it was free). Then I found Tomb Raider and my first thought was “Naah I don’t want to play these boring Lara Croft games” I didn’t like it a few years ago so why should I play it now, I asked myself. I played this game for 4 straight hours that day. And now, after finishing it, I want to share my opinion with you guys.

    Full review on my blog:) Hope you like it.
    shorturl.at/bfiB4    … Expand
  24. Danvie
    Oct 7, 2022
    6
    Дохуя ненужного пафоса, головоломки не сложные, геймплей более-менее приятный, но игра под конец надоедает.
  25. Demon2017
    Sep 25, 2022
    7
    Нормальная такая адвенчура на пару-тройку вечеров. Ничего революционного, но сделано неплохо, как перезапуск вполне себе сносно.
  26. ErayTellezi
    Aug 12, 2022
    7
    Uncharted'lar kadar karakterleri kendisine bağlamasa da hikayesi pek derin olmasa da eğlenceli bir oyundu. Platform ve puzzle bölümleri dönemine göre fena değildi. Aksiyonu, sürekli yenilenen silahlarıyla beni Uncharted'lardan daha çok tatmin etti diyebilirim. 1-2 tane boss saavaşı vardı ama pek heyecan verici ya da zorlayıcı değillerdi.

    Teknik olarak döneminin biraz gerisinde gibi    Uncharted'lar kadar karakterleri kendisine bağlamasa da hikayesi pek derin olmasa da eğlenceli bir oyundu. Platform ve puzzle bölümleri dönemine göre fena değildi. Aksiyonu, sürekli yenilenen silahlarıyla beni Uncharted'lardan daha çok tatmin etti diyebilirim. 1-2 tane boss saavaşı vardı ama pek heyecan verici ya da zorlayıcı değillerdi.

    Teknik olarak döneminin biraz gerisinde gibi geldi bana. Karakter animasyonları biraz tuhaftı, zıpladığında havada asılı kalıyor ya da gerçekçi olmayan bir şekilde süzülüyor gibiydi. Sinematik aksiyon sahneleri fena kotarılmasa da görsellikleri etkileyici değildi maalesef.

    Yine de 11 saatte bitmesiyle, insanı ot çöp işleriyle yormamasıyla, istemediğiniz sürece yan işlerle uğraştırmamasıyla, dümdüz akmasıyla oyunu sevdim diyebilirim.    … Expand
  27. KapralDominik
    Aug 3, 2022
    7
    Удачный пример "мягкого" перезапуска франшизы с хорошими вытекающими. В случае с Tomb Raider разрабам трудно было прогадать в вопросе "чего же хотят игроки?". Очевидно, больше приключений, древних гробниц, загадок и море кадров с мокрой Ларой Крофт. Тут и постановка голливудская подъехала (скорее, с оглядкой на Uncharted) и история улучшилась став более комплексной и интересной (например,Удачный пример "мягкого" перезапуска франшизы с хорошими вытекающими. В случае с Tomb Raider разрабам трудно было прогадать в вопросе "чего же хотят игроки?". Очевидно, больше приключений, древних гробниц, загадок и море кадров с мокрой Ларой Крофт. Тут и постановка голливудская подъехала (скорее, с оглядкой на Uncharted) и история улучшилась став более комплексной и интересной (например, при помощи фактов и записок подается лор острова на котором происходят события). Есть и попытки в новаторство в виде охоты и системы прокачки. В общем и целом, очень приятное приключение, дарующее широкий спектр впечатлений и возможностей. Оценка: 7.… Expand
  28. r03vg
    Jul 18, 2022
    7
    Играть интересно, но из-за неважного сценария все персонажи забудутся на следующий же день.
  29. Tyrant103xx
    Jul 14, 2022
    6
    This genre is typically just not for me. I was in the mood for a game where I could solve a couple puzzles and shoot a couple bad guys and this game gave me that in a nice 10 hour package. I would say it was average in every way, it was a worthwhile experience, but not one I will likely ever return to.
  30. piglordofallham
    Jun 23, 2022
    6
    I have one-hundred hours in "Tomb Raider: This time we'll get it right," also known as the 2013 reboot to the ill-fated, but coincidentally long running Tomb Raider franchise starring the titular, or somewhat below average titular, Lara Croft. Now that many hours tells you two things, A. I benchmarked this game a lot, and B. Probably spent time just visually enjoying the game. Even overI have one-hundred hours in "Tomb Raider: This time we'll get it right," also known as the 2013 reboot to the ill-fated, but coincidentally long running Tomb Raider franchise starring the titular, or somewhat below average titular, Lara Croft. Now that many hours tells you two things, A. I benchmarked this game a lot, and B. Probably spent time just visually enjoying the game. Even over ten years later, it is a very pretty game, not perfect around every edge, asset or character render or facial animation, but its decidedly very pretty to look at. It also has a very professional soundtrack, some pretty hilarious voice acting that is functional, but perhaps doesn't quite line up with the low quality writing.

    In this pre-Lara, pre-adventure that has nothing to do with other third-person action games at the time, nor is it some kind of bizarre fetish murder simulator with gruesome male (as well as female) death sequences, you explore the origins of Lara Croft as a character or something. I don't remember. The story is all over the place, inconsequential, bad, and is some sort of TV's "Lost" meets the "Uncharted" game series meets "Indiana Jones, but just "Temple of Doom" and theirs also something in there about an ancient Japanese sorceress or whatever. Me personally? I couldn't tell you one thing that happens in the story. Some characters show up, sometimes they aren't there, Lara's looking for her girlfriend probably, theirs like two actual boss fights, theirs a boss fight that isn't even a major character that's reduced to a quick-time event twenty minutes into the game and I guess- oh- I guess their are some "tombs" to walk around or discover.

    The Tomb raider series is pretty old, so its not like people didn't see the eventual homogenization of their beloved dear schmoopsy-poo Lara Croft being turned into whatever fried food equivalent that sold well before everyone's doctor started to warn them about potential health complications from eating said particular fried food. The point is that it was always going to attempt to be mainstream, I just never thought a mainstream game would get away with obvious Ryona scenes, references to "Faster, **** Kill! Kill!," and attempts to portray itself as deeply serious in every unbelievably awful scene where Lara "cardboard cutout" Croft can speak to some bland minor character we know nothing about for five minutes about where the plot is going because we sure as heck as the audience don't know and theirs no real reason to care either.

    The fact that so much of the game is reliant on these stupidly obvious, repetitive and insultingly thick confrontations ala third-person shooter accompanied by all manner of chest-high walls, should tell you everything that was on the developers mind's when they crafting this nonsense. Lara, a 130 l.b. (going off Anniversary editions established weight) five foot six inch scrawny looking white girl upper body can magically derive the strength to pull a bow string so far back, that it delivers enough force for the arrow to literally pierce a human skull all the way through. Which is comical in this game no matter how many times I see it, but that doesn't change how utterly ridiculous it is. So its not surprising that combat is a chore against brainless combatants (all men) who are murdered for so much as farting or belching in Lara's general direction, whose motivations are so vague they could actually be extremely aggressive salesmen and Lara would still create an excuse to blow their kneecaps off. Only four weapons are available on an Island somehow armed to the teeth with military grade rifles, pistols, explosives, Molotov cocktails, sub-machines guns, and lets not forget gun turrets. Can't have a good action set piece without a large gun turret shooting at your protagonist.

    So is Lara Croft John Rambo? It would make a lot of sense. Ultimately the things that happen in "Lara Croft Murder adventures: Tombs are only the beginning" merely happen because the writers need an action set piece to push the story forward. Lara falls at the beginning of the game onto a particularly pointy piece of metal, its a silly sequence where you must mash a contextual button prompt in order to pull a long rusty steel rebar out of her pelvic region (if only most girls were this easy). It bares mention that she seeks no medical aid after dislodging the object, and takes a little swim in "godknowswhat" jungle water with no repercussions. Ironically, she later is "injured" after this wound FINALLY gets worse, and she has to cauterize it, a scene the game shy's away from showing even with fairly realistic violence against men by firearm or bow and arrow.

    When you boil it down, Tomb Raider 2013 is a desperate derivative. Its fundamentally pointless. It lacks a narrative structure that cannot progress without some elaborate set piece from an action movie. In summary, it represents everything wrong with modern videogames.    … Expand
  31. kilgharrah
    Jun 21, 2022
    6
    boring story, average gameplay, good graphics. it's just a game. anyway....
  32. EddieHollywood
    May 13, 2022
    5
    It played in 2022 for ~3 hours - it seems like an absolutely mediocre product with no distinct features, the game hasn't aged well that's for sure
    I wouldn't want to waste my time on something like this, quite surprised that it has such a high rating here.
  33. JustinForgueims
    May 2, 2022
    6
    Not a Tomb Raider game at all it really seems an Uncharted game re-skin. There's nothing I loved from the original games in this reboot.
    It's visually impacting sure but its gameplay sucks.
    Tomb Raider is a game that don't wants you to play it. It's interrupting you every 5min to play a cinematic. It's putting you in small grotes with no possible movement to load different areas. It    Not a Tomb Raider game at all it really seems an Uncharted game re-skin. There's nothing I loved from the original games in this reboot.
    It's visually impacting sure but its gameplay sucks.

    Tomb Raider is a game that don't wants you to play it. It's interrupting you every 5min to play a cinematic. It's putting you in small grotes with no possible movement to load different areas.
    It annoys you with quick time events that have nothing to do with a Tomb Raider game. Again, why so many quick time events? No one like them, it interrupts your gameplay and we are not playing guitar hero to test our key pressing skills. Even the last boss is a QTE!!!

    Another annoying thing is how every single climb in the game is marked with a super bright white or yellow paint. Really, did you seen that in the real world?
    It completely breaks the scenario immersion, everything in your sight will be spotted in white and yellow.
    There was no need of that, I played many Tomb Raider games and was perfectly able to know where to jump and where not.

    Need also to mention the huge amount of bullets, explosions, buildings falling and more buildings exploding in this game. When did we see this barbaric amount of destruction in a Tomb Raider game?
    And why is Lara a kind of god that can sustain any type of injury: dozens of bullets, bone cracks, deep wounds, explosions in her face, 50m falls... no worries, there's no life bar or medkits in this game... so in 30 secs Lara will be fine again.

    All in all this game experience is more close to a bad Tomb Raider movie than a good Tomb Raider game.    … Expand
  34. Fr1Z
    Mar 13, 2022
    7
    This is a really good game that can bring you pleasant emotions, but I think it could have been done much better. The developers should have worked more on the plot and characters, especially on Lara Croft. It was possible, for example, to add flashbacks of her childhood with her father or come up with something else to deepen this character.
  35. DreamOfHero
    Feb 20, 2022
    7
    This is the first chapter of the Lara Croft reboot.
    We follow a young and inexperienced Lara on a journey of fear.
    The game keeps you glued to the screen with a constant suspense and sense of danger. A title with very mature features, which leads you to progress together with the protagonist. Even after 9 years from its release it still manages to make itself playable, stunned by the    This is the first chapter of the Lara Croft reboot.
    We follow a young and inexperienced Lara on a journey of fear.
    The game keeps you glued to the screen with a constant suspense and sense of danger.
    A title with very mature features, which leads you to progress together with the protagonist.
    Even after 9 years from its release it still manages to make itself playable, stunned by the beauty of the plot
    Interesting optional objectives (with a bit of history inside, which never hurts)    … Expand
  36. FirstSpawn
    Jan 19, 2022
    7
    Игра крутая, конечно, но, к сожалению, не держит планку и заметно "падает" после 30-40% пройденного пути.
  37. Bodislav
    Jan 16, 2022
    6
    UI doesn't fit the screen .
  38. CoreGamer1408
    Jan 3, 2022
    5
    Free drop on the Epic Store. Lara croft the scripted movie with some really janky QTE. Had potential, but hand holding and dumbed down gameplay doesn't really do it for me.
  39. Joogurtas
    Jan 2, 2022
    7
    Action packed platforming and decent story-telling, too much fantasy for my taste.
  40. petrkozak13
    Dec 13, 2021
    7
    Surprisingly good reboot of the franchise. I feel like the second game is the best but this one definitely deserves some love.
  41. Edik191
    Dec 3, 2021
    7
    Играем мы за главную героиню Лару Крофт.
    Мне игра понравилась за свою атмосферу и уникальность геймплея. Рекомендую ознакомится тем кто не игра в Tomb Raider.
    Хорошый саундтрек не раздражающий и подходящий.
  42. vova22379
    Nov 26, 2021
    5
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  43. Gelaos
    Jul 12, 2021
    6
    I applaud the developers for rebooting the franchise and Lara Croft herself. The story is quite good. However, the game doesn't feel like a "Tomb Raider" to me, mainly for these reasons:

    1) the puzzles (and/or tombs) are either non-existent or incredibely easy, 2) combat itself is enjoyable but there's too much of it, 3) unnecessary RPG and crafting elements (skills, weapon upgrades)    I applaud the developers for rebooting the franchise and Lara Croft herself. The story is quite good. However, the game doesn't feel like a "Tomb Raider" to me, mainly for these reasons:

    1) the puzzles (and/or tombs) are either non-existent or incredibely easy,
    2) combat itself is enjoyable but there's too much of it,
    3) unnecessary RPG and crafting elements (skills, weapon upgrades)
    4) level design is too linear (previous Tomb Raider games were also linear, but the levels - unlike in this game - didn't feel like taken out of a FPS)
    5) Lara talks so much (to herself) that it's annoying. Hey, I want to figure out things myself and don't need to constantly hear Lara's remarks about every little thing.
    6) Too many QTEs and cinematic sequences.

    In short, new Tomb Raider feels and plays like a generic "Uncharted" adventure game. While that is okay and the game is fun enough, it's not fair to call it "Tomb Raider" because there really isn't much left from the original gameplay formula that made previous Tomb Raider games (both the original series and Legend series) so popular.    … Expand
  44. PaulKorsky
    May 13, 2021
    6
    Первая часть перезапущенного Tomb Raider хоть и является лучшей в трилогии, отнюдь не можно назвать хорошей игрой. Ужасной , не играбельной в прочем тоже. Это стандартный боевик который жутко косился на тогда популярный Ачартед и стремится копировать его. Где-то лучше где-то хуже. Стрелять по началу весело, но спустя пару часов запал иссякает. Боты даже на максимальной сложности невероятноПервая часть перезапущенного Tomb Raider хоть и является лучшей в трилогии, отнюдь не можно назвать хорошей игрой. Ужасной , не играбельной в прочем тоже. Это стандартный боевик который жутко косился на тогда популярный Ачартед и стремится копировать его. Где-то лучше где-то хуже. Стрелять по началу весело, но спустя пару часов запал иссякает. Боты даже на максимальной сложности невероятно тупые и никаких проблем не вызовут. Вау пробежек под взрывы и щепки всего что существует на планете дают стабильно по 5-6 раз на час геймплея, и это бы могло работать до сих пор, но увы визуал спёкся и давно не впечатляет, особенно на фоне очень красивой Rise of Tomb Raider. Резюмируя: пострелушка на 2-3 вечера. По скидке может и сойдет. Но , я бы на вашем месте приобрел бы Legend или классические первые 3 части.

    P.S: Поберегите здоровье , не следите за местным сюжетом, а то можно подгореть от глупости сценария.    … Expand
  45. dandalis
    May 9, 2021
    6
    Its easy to see why this reboot grabbed so many people, its streamlined, it puts focus on action above all else, its flashy and cinematic, made to appeal to the modern, action seeking casual gamer first and foremost, but as someone who got into TR series prior to 2013 reboot, i feel Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics hurt the idea of what a TR game is suppose to be with this reboot,Its easy to see why this reboot grabbed so many people, its streamlined, it puts focus on action above all else, its flashy and cinematic, made to appeal to the modern, action seeking casual gamer first and foremost, but as someone who got into TR series prior to 2013 reboot, i feel Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics hurt the idea of what a TR game is suppose to be with this reboot, something that even its sequels didnt quite recover from.

    The strongest parts of the game for me are its premise and setting. Yamatai is a well executed, mysterious, unsettling place, and uncovering its secrets, history, what is going on there, is very gratifying. Finding the documents, discovering relics, added a good deal to the historical enjoyment aspect. Thats where TR 2013 shines.

    The main story is fairly alright, but not without issues. Its reasonably satisfying to see Lara going from a insecure girl to a hardened 'survivor', but what makes that character growth seem almost comical to a degree, is the amount of bodies youre forced to pile up. As Lara contemplates her first kill for a moment, what follows next is her going on a killing spree of hundreds of men, it creates one hell of ludonarrative dissonance. Is she really a survivor ? Does she really struggle ? All the talk about how much more grounded, how much more 'realistic' she is now, those arguments kinda fall on their face, because she's basically a 1 woman army throughout the game. Why cant there be much fewer enemies and an option to avoid certain combat situations altogether ? That would've made her struggle feel actually believable, as there is very little to relate with someone who kills hundreds with a relative ease.

    And why are the sequences necessary where Lara is being ruffed up and injured badly ? That kind of stuff shouldnt happen to get the player to care about her, she's ship wrecked on an uncharted island, i already cared about wanting to get her off of it safely. You dont need to impale her with a rebar in the opening moments, its just so overdone, especially since she just pulls the thing out of her body and continues like nothing happaned a minute or two later, going against the whole 'realism' aspect even more.

    The cast of characters isnt anything super praise worthy, but they and their motivations are fleshed out just well enough. When some of them die, you actually kinda feel for them as the game succeeds in showing that they actually meant something to Lara.

    The biggest problem of the game has to be the fact that for a game called Tomb Raider, there isnt really any real tomb raiding involved. The closest thing are the 'Optional Tombs', dumbed down puzzle wise, mini challenges that reward you with salvage and XP. I mean really, Crystal Dynamics ? There was only one or two places in the mainline story that resembled actual tombs and thay didnt even involve any real puzzle solving, they were just cutscene/pass through/combat section areas.

    As it was suppose to be an origin story, i can understand the exclusion of dual pistols, but even without them the gunplay is just average, with barely any feel and floaty handling. Though the biggest insult are the gun sounds, theyre really weak.
    The choice to make the bow Lara's new go to weapon also gave me conflicting feelings, on one hand its the coolest weapon out of the bunch, its satisfying to use, especially when you upgrade it to the compound and competition variants, on the other, dual pistols are just much more bad arse. Though i do enjoy the bow.
    The platforming, compared to previous games, has been made very casual, even when the game isnt on rails, there's almost no depth to it, and it can be rough around the edges.
    The hand holding in this game is tiresome. You cant manually take cover or crouch on your own, its all automated. Survival instinct i dont mind too much, because if youre an experienced gamer, you barely have to rely on it.
    And the QTE's... Previous TR games only had them on rare occasions and they werent obnoxious, while this reboot constantly bombards you with them.
    And i dont get why they felt the need to progression-lock certain areas in early sections of the game, that you can only access later, going back to them during late or post-game is just so counterintuitive.

    Im also not exactly a fan of the visual design of this Lara. She used to have a distinctively great, athletic, feminine body build, the 'realistic' approach here now makes her look just average. Realistic character design =/= always better. Also her facial animations lack expressional variety, even in cutscenes her face comes off as wooden at times.
    Her wardrobe in the game is really bland too, really stupid decision to not include any of her iconic outfits.
    And Camilla Luddington's performance can be all over the place.

    While thats a fair amount of criticism, i do still think the game is decent enough, just wish it didnt scrap so much of what made Tomb Raider...well, Tomb Raider.    … Expand
  46. vocearo99
    Apr 21, 2021
    7
    In my opinion this is an overall good game. It does suffer from over the top action scenes and just a lot of shooting, but its all enjoyble. I would have liked to see more exploration which is btw almost non existent in this game. By far the best thing in this game is Lara`s caracther, even though her transition from a shy naive girl to a serial killer is almost non existent. Another flawIn my opinion this is an overall good game. It does suffer from over the top action scenes and just a lot of shooting, but its all enjoyble. I would have liked to see more exploration which is btw almost non existent in this game. By far the best thing in this game is Lara`s caracther, even though her transition from a shy naive girl to a serial killer is almost non existent. Another flaw I bealive are the other characters with the exeption of the villan which in my opinion is not good, but decent. I would still recommand this game for any fan of the Action Adventure genre. Thank you for reading this… Expand
  47. Lubo789
    Apr 11, 2021
    7
    Interesting and entertaining story, with beautiful world and amazing characters which you get really connected with throughout the game. Gameplay was quite alright.
  48. MairbekMagomed
    Mar 22, 2021
    7
    Приятный графон. Неплохой сюжет. Героиня очень хорошо кричит. На вечерок с пивком сойдет.
    Признаюсь пару раз были очень сильные моменты . Сочувствую людям с слабой психикой
  49. loveforfire
    Mar 15, 2021
    5
    I was a fan of the old Tomb Raider games, and also a fan of the Crystal Dynamic series. TR classic was all about encouraging non-linear exploration and critical thinking to solve puzzles. Now this series has become all too linear, action oriented and button mashing. Add to that the serious, over dramatic, self indulgent, tone and has way too many cutscenes.
    The older games had simplistic    I was a fan of the old Tomb Raider games, and also a fan of the Crystal Dynamic series. TR classic was all about encouraging non-linear exploration and critical thinking to solve puzzles. Now this series has become all too linear, action oriented and button mashing. Add to that the serious, over dramatic, self indulgent, tone and has way too many cutscenes.
    The older games had simplistic plots that were easy to follow and they only made you sit through a few short cutscenes. These newer games could take hint from them, as this plot is way to complicated and sounds as if the writers was made it up as they went along. Hint: Keep it simple

    I've also heard interviews with the developers cynically stating that this new Laura was (to paraphrase) 'pro feminist' or 'less sexual' than the older games, that the older games showed an oversexualization of Laura. This is a simple minded-tunnel vision view or her IMO, as she isn't exactly "modest" in this new game in her features. Never was I actually turned on by the old Laura for the record.

    In short: Tom Raider (2013) is another forgettable cookie cutter RE4- Uncharted clone. Stay away from it.    … Expand
  50. AshBornd
    Feb 8, 2021
    7
    Лара Крофт "нового поколения" очень специфична. Отличная графика, приятные пейзажи, занимательный сеттинг и неплохие экшен моменты существуют наряду с глупым сюжетом и неинтересными персонажами.
  51. apo-pa
    Jan 16, 2021
    5
    The art style is forgettable. I couldn't take the story seriously. This version of Lara is neither more humane nor more realistic and video game characters do not need to be more realistic than comic book characters either way. Roth is the only likable character, although all voice actors were bad.

    Gameplay wise it had too much shooting for my tastes. The qtes, in the beginning    The art style is forgettable. I couldn't take the story seriously. This version of Lara is neither more humane nor more realistic and video game characters do not need to be more realistic than comic book characters either way. Roth is the only likable character, although all voice actors were bad.

    Gameplay wise it had too much shooting for my tastes. The qtes, in the beginning especially, were annoying. For a person like me at least that is not used to them and doesn't like the concept.

    For me the initial impression was 'very bad' (the qte filled part), then it started to get better until it started becoming repetitive.

    PS. I bought it for 2 euro 69 on December 2020 on Steam and it is certainly not worse than what I expected.    … Expand
  52. Dzhani
    Jan 7, 2021
    6
    Tomb Raider is a very popular series of games as from the past as from the present. So I have finally decided to make a begin with it. I started my journey with the first part of the new Tomb Raider era.

    From the very beginning I was absolutely stunned by the incredible atmosphere in the game. The cursed/abandoned island got all of my attention for the first couple of hours. Snowy    Tomb Raider is a very popular series of games as from the past as from the present. So I have finally decided to make a begin with it. I started my journey with the first part of the new Tomb Raider era.

    From the very beginning I was absolutely stunned by the incredible atmosphere in the game. The cursed/abandoned island got all of my attention for the first couple of hours. Snowy mountains, rainy jungles, steep slopes, wrecked ships and airplanes made it one of the most significant places in games where I’ve ever been.

    The park our is a big part of the game, it’s very well executed. It’s all scripted though, but the cinematic which you get while doing all the acrobatics is insane!

    Unfortunately, the remaining aspects are less good of quality.

    The shooting system is in my opinion handicap. From all the weapons which you get during the game, the bow remains the only pleasantly weapon to use (and still, it’s not perfect, but good enough though, I really enjoyed shooting arrows with it). You won’t feel any of the automatic weapons, neither will you feel the enemies when hitting them.
    You really wouldn’t mind shooting some enemy’s now and then, but as you progress further into the game, you get more dumb bots to shoot.
    This leads us to another incident, there is a huge lack of enemy’s variations. The only ones you get to interact with are some animals (only wolfs actually, because they are the only hostile animal in the game), the fanatics (an unnatural amount of them spread over the whole island) and the crazy/corrupt sun nation warriors. Since there is that much of shooting in the game, why not add more variations of enemy’s?

    The story is very simple. It just could have been better, there is not very much to say about it.
    Characters on the other hand is a good topic to talk about. While playing the game we see the conflicts inside the group which we don’t care about at all and the scenarist are trying to implicate some dramatic losses in the story where over we won’t care either. All that because the characters were never personalised, we know nothing about them, even about Lara herself (and I want to remind you, this game is the very beginning of her adventures, it’s a chapter of her life where she got reborn). The game never creates any kind of emotional bond with the characters.

    As I’m playing this game years after it has been released I have thought about the limitations which I’ve just mentioned. It can be that the game just got to old. But then I have compared it to other games of early 2010’s, and funny things have occurred. This game indeed sucks at shooting and especially story telling.

    As a conclusion of this review I would suggest you to buy a newer chapter of the game (as the story of the listed one is not important at all) which will have better graphics and hopefully have better story telling/shooting system (I’m sure, it could not have got worse).    … Expand
  53. Daryl_Price
    Dec 12, 2020
    6
    Не знаю, почему всем игра так зашла. В ней просто самый тупой искусственный интелект врагов, который я только видел в видеоиграх. Куча визуальных багов и всратостей, которые реально на половине игры уже достают. Да, плюсом есть конечно же главная героиня, и общая картина игры - она красивая. Головоломки прикольные, но вот некоторые поступки персонажей и события - ну верх тупизма. Кароч яНе знаю, почему всем игра так зашла. В ней просто самый тупой искусственный интелект врагов, который я только видел в видеоиграх. Куча визуальных багов и всратостей, которые реально на половине игры уже достают. Да, плюсом есть конечно же главная героиня, и общая картина игры - она красивая. Головоломки прикольные, но вот некоторые поступки персонажей и события - ну верх тупизма. Кароч я не думаю, что игра заслуживает таких высоких оценок. Я лично на половине прохождения игру забросил, хотя не спорю, кому то это действительно понравится.… Expand
  54. Kaiserrollii
    Oct 10, 2020
    6
    Kai's WhoAsked Reviews..

    Tomb Raider: - Lara: fires one bullet - Game: here are ten more - Lara's ammo go up Things I liked: - That one stealth sequence in the dark forest - The skills and weapon upgrades - The shotgun - Getting headshots with the pistol Things I disliked: - There's this one part where you're supposed to jump onto a ledge and a cutscene triggers. But    Kai's WhoAsked Reviews..

    Tomb Raider:
    - Lara: fires one bullet
    - Game: here are ten more
    - Lara's ammo go up

    Things I liked:
    - That one stealth sequence in the dark forest
    - The skills and weapon upgrades
    - The shotgun
    - Getting headshots with the pistol

    Things I disliked:
    - There's this one part where you're supposed to jump onto a ledge and a cutscene triggers. But something went wrong, and no cutscene played when I reached the ledge. I was stuck there for ~10 minutes trying to figure out what I was meant to do.
    - Lara has three opportunities to shoot the main antagonist, but she does not
    - Some of the dialogue was cringe, and the character development for Reyes was wonky
    - Mash left and right to struggle
    - Mash E repeatedly to pry
    - Lara has over 9000 HP -- she is basically immortal. She is also female Nathan Drake.
    You can:
    - set her on fire
    - impale her with rebar
    - drop her off a cliff
    - drop her off a sky bridge
    - drop her down a sinkhole
    - shoot her in the arm
    - toss a live grenade 1 metre in front of her
    - etc.
    And she will survive because she has level 9000 grip strength and basically infinite ammo.

    Final verdict: 6.0/10    … Expand
  55. juanfrandegea
    Sep 15, 2020
    7
    Es el primero de una saga que nos ha dado momentazos. Si lo ves a 5€ píllalo, sino espera, lo van a rebajar así que juega a otra cosa. Y no te lo digo porque el juego sea malo, es un juegazo que te desafía con sus puzzles y entretiene con sus tiroteos pero si encima te ahorras unos euros, mejor que mejor.
  56. Kotofon
    Sep 6, 2020
    7
    «Tomb Raider» рассказывает напряженную и захватывающую историю о том, как Ларе Крофт, робкой юной девушке, пришлось столкнуться с враждебной средой и научиться выживать там, где другие погибали. Имея в своем распоряжении только чутье и инстинкты, Лара должна выйти за пределы человеческой выносливости, раскрыть темные тайны забытого острова, на который ее забросила судьба, и сразиться за«Tomb Raider» рассказывает напряженную и захватывающую историю о том, как Ларе Крофт, робкой юной девушке, пришлось столкнуться с враждебной средой и научиться выживать там, где другие погибали. Имея в своем распоряжении только чутье и инстинкты, Лара должна выйти за пределы человеческой выносливости, раскрыть темные тайны забытого острова, на который ее забросила судьба, и сразиться за свое право вырваться из мертвой хватки этого места и сбежать отсюда.… Expand
  57. Etwin
    Aug 27, 2020
    5
    Скучный, однообразный геймплей, зачищаешь локу, потом бежишь, потом снова зачищаешь район, эх... если бы это было еще интересно, но нет, все перестрелки однообразные и не интересные, в начале пытался проходить стелсом, убивая всех из лука, но потом просто выбегают море врагов и даже не надо экономить пули, на каждом метре есть пули, стрелы, грены. Прокачка лишняя, за всю игру раза 2Скучный, однообразный геймплей, зачищаешь локу, потом бежишь, потом снова зачищаешь район, эх... если бы это было еще интересно, но нет, все перестрелки однообразные и не интересные, в начале пытался проходить стелсом, убивая всех из лука, но потом просто выбегают море врагов и даже не надо экономить пули, на каждом метре есть пули, стрелы, грены. Прокачка лишняя, за всю игру раза 2 улучшал какие-то навыки, Заставлял через скуку себя играть… Expand
  58. Oswinoswald
    Aug 8, 2020
    7
    Really good and great game
    to me its 2nd best game of the new trilogy
    I would recommend it
  59. StylishMuttin
    Aug 3, 2020
    7
    Gameplay and graphics are quite good. The story of the island is pretty interesting, but the actual characters have have very little backstory or development and I just didn't care about them. There's an instance where one of lara's friends dies and its this heroic sacrifice and sad moment, but I didn't even know the characters name until that scene because no one is memorable.
    Fun, but    Gameplay and graphics are quite good. The story of the island is pretty interesting, but the actual characters have have very little backstory or development and I just didn't care about them. There's an instance where one of lara's friends dies and its this heroic sacrifice and sad moment, but I didn't even know the characters name until that scene because no one is memorable.
    Fun, but not memorable enough to make me want to play the sequels.    … Expand
  60. Denizarasgulle
    Jul 29, 2020
    7
    Just an OK game. There is nothing special about this game. Story is OK, but story telling is horrible. Gameplay is repetitive but good. AI is garbage. Action sequences are great and the game is very well polished. Graphics are stunning. Controls are a bit weird. Overall an OK game.
  61. AbhinavDasiga
    Jul 25, 2020
    7
    Lara Croft in an Uncharted game might work on paper, but it works exceptionally well in practice. The grittier tone of Tomb Raider makes for a enjoyable ride from beginning to end and Lara can comfortably claim her place among the third person action adventure protagonist pantheon.
  62. emilyratesgames
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    Score: 7
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  63. Mustaing
    Jul 17, 2020
    7
    Buen juego pero limitado en mecánicas , todo así marcó el camino para las secuelas que fueron exelentes.
  64. Vaeu
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    Tomb Raider is a fun action-adventure game with intrigue in the titular character at least and solid puzzle pieces. Decent graphics and sound and a competent story that defines Lara Croft. Overall, a credible distraction.
  65. Cevat
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    It is one of the rare productions I played on PC as a console gamer. His story was mediocre, but it made me have an enjoyable eight hours.
  66. Matusiowo
    Jun 13, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. + Strong and great intro to the game.

    +/- Small areas with an awful lot of useless collectibles.
    +/- Good but at the same time linear level design.
    +/- Sometimes cutscense seems to be prolonged.

    - Artificially making it impossible to return to the way already travelled (suddenly the fire starts to spread throughout the whole floor, "unexpected" 15th explosion).
    - Puzzle are not demanding, e.g. suddenly there is a corridor through which we have to go (there is no other way!) and gas escapes in it, so we just have to tighten the valve, which is literally in front of our nose.
    - Often the "sudden turn of events" feels poorly written.
    - Platform areas are dull and not challenging at all.
    - AI is often totally idiotic even on the hardest difficulty.
    - The last boss fight was dull.
    - The ending is unfullfilling.    … Expand
  67. bancandrei
    May 12, 2020
    7
    A surprisingly good game, I had some good time with it. It has lots of influences, lots of different elements, like horror vibe in the beginning, physics based puzzles, climbing, cover based shooting, bombastic set pieces. It could even have developed the survival or crafting mechanics. So it could go in a lot of directions, it shows a lot of potential, but they way it is, it feels a bitA surprisingly good game, I had some good time with it. It has lots of influences, lots of different elements, like horror vibe in the beginning, physics based puzzles, climbing, cover based shooting, bombastic set pieces. It could even have developed the survival or crafting mechanics. So it could go in a lot of directions, it shows a lot of potential, but they way it is, it feels a bit unfocused. Unfortunately my least favorite, the shooting seems to be the central mechanic from some point onwards. Story has pacing issues, and pretty much peaks when you reach the top of the antenna. You could at least stick with it until then… Expand
  68. theirrelephants
    Apr 22, 2019
    7
    Good game, not as good as Rise of the Tomb Raider but still pretty enjoyable. I rushed through it because I played the second one first and wanted to get to the third game... the tombs are almost entirely optional, so I only did a few, not that there were many to begin with.

    Story was neat, unlike the second game this one has more of a fantasy twist than scifi. A good first person    Good game, not as good as Rise of the Tomb Raider but still pretty enjoyable. I rushed through it because I played the second one first and wanted to get to the third game... the tombs are almost entirely optional, so I only did a few, not that there were many to begin with.

    Story was neat, unlike the second game this one has more of a fantasy twist than scifi.

    A good first person adventure game, I recommend it. If you like it, you'll enjoy the second one even more - as it improves on the first in every single way.

    Downsides:
    The side characters who aren't lara are all extremely irritating. Fortunately, you don't interact with them much at all.

    I figured out who was going to betray me before the end of the game in the PROLOGUE. Geeze.

    Combat can be a bit janky. Probably only noticeable if you've played the second one, which was much more smooth.

    In hindsight, if you play the games out of order, Lara's freakouts in the second game over murdering someone make zero sense. You're in the triple, if not quadruple digits as far as kill counts are concerned by the end of this entry.    … Expand
  69. Saiker
    Feb 17, 2019
    7
    This game was overloaded with cheap action, cliche dialogues and lacked any clever puzzles to solve. The levels were embarrassingly linear and the only challenges it provided were those where dozens of bad guys started attacking you and you had to shoot 'em all. Buckets of blood and piles of rotting dead bodies (literally) don't make it an adult game.
    The controls and graphics were good    This game was overloaded with cheap action, cliche dialogues and lacked any clever puzzles to solve. The levels were embarrassingly linear and the only challenges it provided were those where dozens of bad guys started attacking you and you had to shoot 'em all. Buckets of blood and piles of rotting dead bodies (literally) don't make it an adult game.
    The controls and graphics were good and it's still a decent action game, but definitely not a good TR game.    … Expand
  70. spjuut
    Dec 2, 2018
    6
    The story is good and i like the setting of the game, the gameplay feels kind of repetetive with jumping around cliffs and climbing things all the time. Otherwise i had a pretty good time and the weapon mechanics feels good.
  71. d_dymon
    Aug 25, 2018
    7
    Sincerely, I expected more from this game. It turned to be a pretty generic one. I could see the story developing from a mile away, with same idea as 90% of adventure movies.

    Lara's hair with TressFX enabled looks really good.
  72. kevinbrown
    Jul 15, 2018
    7
    That's gotta be THE BEST Tomb Raider I've ever played, all the way since the first one on Playstation.

    It's up par the Uncharted series with a more dramatic tale. In this game, we went back to Lara Croft's early years. A young woman shattered and struggling to survive. No more otaku looks; here's a normal sized Lara, dirty, bleeding more realistic than ever. The gameplay is    That's gotta be THE BEST Tomb Raider I've ever played, all the way since the first one on Playstation.

    It's up par the Uncharted series with a more dramatic tale.

    In this game, we went back to Lara Croft's early years. A young woman shattered and struggling to survive. No more otaku looks; here's a normal sized Lara, dirty, bleeding more realistic than ever.

    The gameplay is classic 3rd person mechanics with cover shooting, hiking, platforming and excellent puzzles. The side missions are adding extra fun.

    The arsenal is classic except the bow, which is by far the most fun weapon with authentic mechanics.

    The background is so well made. As you progress into the hostile island, you learn its history through cues, collectables and journals you earn, with several side stories.

    Graphically, Tomb Raider is beautiful, with all the merit going to its jaw-dropping artistic direction - you will never see ancient temples like those!

    + Good universe
    + great storytelling
    + Stunning artistic direction
    + Truly awesome realistic version of Lara Croft
    + open-world platform game
    + THE EFFIN BOW

    - animations make some moves tough to handle    … Expand
  73. GameStach
    Feb 21, 2018
    7
    Summarizing: I would say the game is decent. The story sucks, but it is not that big of a problem. It took me 11 hours to finish this game, which was just a bit too long for me, because it started to annoy me at the end. There is a multiplayer, but I didn't play it, because I didn't really feel like it. It's a decent game.

    Let's start with what makes this game good. Now, some games    Summarizing: I would say the game is decent. The story sucks, but it is not that big of a problem. It took me 11 hours to finish this game, which was just a bit too long for me, because it started to annoy me at the end. There is a multiplayer, but I didn't play it, because I didn't really feel like it. It's a decent game.

    Let's start with what makes this game good. Now, some games choose to let the player start off with all core mechanics available. For example: Far Cry. You can either buy new weapons, abilities or other utilities to upgrade your character, but that doesn't really add anything in terms of interesting mechanics. Sure, you can buy a skill that lets you chain stealth kills, but that is just the mechanic of a stealth kill being repeated. In my opinion, that makes a game boring, unless you've got some epic story or other gameplay to back it up.

    And then you've got other games, like Tomb Raider, that get it right and gradually give you new equipment which unlock new mechanics. You start the game with absolutely nothing.
    First you find a bow and you learn how to hunt, something you will (by the way) never ever do again in this game, but that is besides the point. You learn that you can only light your torch using fire sources, but then you find flint and steel to light up your torch without the need of those sources.
    You get a lighter to shoot fire arrows. You get this thing that lets you go - whooosh - up on ropes. That was my favorite item. In terms of weapons: you find a handgun, machine gun, shotgun and bow, which are all upgradable; nothing too fancy. You find crafting parts to upgrade weapons, but most of the time you don't even really notice the upgrades.

    Let's move on to the story. The story **** sucks. The story is about Lara traveling to Japan to find some hidden island, or something. You're ship ends up in a storm and as a result you're stuck on this island. Initially, you're separated from your group. When you find them, you find out one of them is kidnapped by other people, who are also trapped on the island and have been for some time.
    And the game basically revolves around rescuing her. The characters in this game are as boring as the game is predictable. I do not give a **** about them. Early on, a few of them, with whom you're probably supposed to have some kind of a connection die. And I couldn't have cared less when it happened. At some point later in the game, you try to escape the island, but you can't due to some kind of mystical power. Later you see these sort of zombie-samurai, which adds some tension.
    But then later on, you find out that you can just shoot these guys! AND that they're about as powerful as normal enemies!
    However, what the game does do well, is its epic sequences. Trying to escape a collapsing cave or dodging spikes when sliding down a cliff, is really cool. But, but ... They overdo it. Just a bit too many of those sequences.

    Now, except from the story: what can you do? Not that much that is actually fun. There are collectibles, but when playing they didn't really feel worth to find. Let's talk about tombs. They start off really cool: they have this small part where you slowly walk in, which sets the atmosphere really nicely. BUT the tombs only consist of one puzzle you have to solve. I have to admit though, they are harder than your average gaming-puzzles, but just having to solve one puzzle, makes it feel a bit too easy. So, what DO you get when you finish a tomb? Gold? Some ancient artifact? Nope, you get the same **** animation of her gasping and you get ... crafting parts. Waaaauw. Really worth it.

    Uhm, what else? You have the same animation over and over when you stealth kill someone. Enemies take way too many bullets to kill. You can take three clips before you die, even on hard-mode.    … Expand
  74. RagingPoet
    Feb 5, 2018
    7
    7.5 out of 10.
    Tomb Raider is an enjoyable game: visuals are amazing and exploring is very good(even climbing is decent), the puzzles are ok for the game without inventory management and the story is interesting despite being a bit stupid at times.
    But combat ruins a lot of the game for me: it's boring and there is way too much of it. There is no unique or even remotely interesting    7.5 out of 10.
    Tomb Raider is an enjoyable game: visuals are amazing and exploring is very good(even climbing is decent), the puzzles are ok for the game without inventory management and the story is interesting despite being a bit stupid at times.

    But combat ruins a lot of the game for me: it's boring and there is way too much of it. There is no unique or even remotely interesting mechanics in fights, it's just shoot, take cover, reload and repeat. And you will repeat it a lot, during the game you'll kill literally hundreds of men.
    It feels so out of place when compared to the story. In cutscenes Lara is just an ordinary person with extensive survivalist background, but in combat she is unstoppable killing machine that takes down dozen of armed enemies at once, soaking tons of bullets in process.

    Overall Tomb Raider is a good game, but i think that it could've been much better if amount of shooting was scaled down.    … Expand
  75. Aginagala
    Nov 5, 2017
    7
    I had never played the original tomb raider games, as I never had the console to play them on however with this game in particular I found the whole experience extremely enjoyable. I liked the subtle RPG aspects of the game which involved some sort of strategy when it came to combat, and the A.I. of the enemies was annoyingly okay as they responded to my movements and strategiesI had never played the original tomb raider games, as I never had the console to play them on however with this game in particular I found the whole experience extremely enjoyable. I liked the subtle RPG aspects of the game which involved some sort of strategy when it came to combat, and the A.I. of the enemies was annoyingly okay as they responded to my movements and strategies accordingly. However when it was coming to the end part of the game I found myself simply wanting to just finish the game rather than fully enjoying it as there was not enough variety in what was happening compared to the rest of the game. However I do find myself saying this was one of the more enjoyable games that I have played.… Expand
  76. TitaniumDragon
    Jul 1, 2017
    5
    Tomb Raider – or, as it more accurately might be called, QTEs and Shooting From Behind Waist-High Walls – is not a game about raiding tombs. There is only one tomb you “raid” to any meaningful extent as part of the story, and then only at the very end. If you were hoping for a large number of platforming puzzles and overcoming ancient traps and suchlike, you’re going to be disappointed.Tomb Raider – or, as it more accurately might be called, QTEs and Shooting From Behind Waist-High Walls – is not a game about raiding tombs. There is only one tomb you “raid” to any meaningful extent as part of the story, and then only at the very end. If you were hoping for a large number of platforming puzzles and overcoming ancient traps and suchlike, you’re going to be disappointed.

    Tomb Raider is, instead, a cinematic action game. Where the game excels is in movie-like action sequences – bits where you run through a burning building and fight your way out, or run across a disintegrating bridge, or maneuver around a boat which is being shot apart around you. It is in these scenes that the game excels and feels exciting, as Lara Croft makes her way through the environment.

    Sadly, this game offers very little else that excels.

    The game is ostensibly a “how Lara Croft became who she is” story, but at that, it actually doesn’t do a very good job at all. The biggest problem – which I’m afraid is kind of crucial – is that the game does a rather poor job of doing exactly that. Lara Croft apparently learned how to do many things before this game even started, as in the tutorial sections towards the beginning, she constantly refers back to things she learned from other characters. As such, this is really the first time she used those skills.

    Beyond that, I don’t know who Lara Croft is by the end of the game. She is, frankly, a generic power-fantasy action hero who is kind of whiny about it. When she kills a bad guy for the first time, she freaks out a bit and cries – but this is an event which has zero meaningful emotional impact on the audience. The problem is, we’ve all killed bad guys in video games before, and this particular rendition thereof is not particularly remarkable. Worse, Lara Croft herself is a certified badass – perhaps not at the beginning of the game, but by reputation, we know that Lara Croft is one of gaming’s Big Heroes. And indeed, throughout the rest of the game, Lara Croft kills many hundreds of bad guys, with pretty much zero impact.

    As such, the game is already undermining the idea that taking a life is a big deal here at all – mechanically, it isn’t, players have already done all this before, Lara Croft herself is reputationally someone who kills lots of people, and in the game she kills hundreds of people.

    She is scared for much of the game, until she resolves herself at the end, but this is simply not communicated mechanically – you feel powerful as you slaughter your way through hundreds of bad guys. When she starts shaking in the cutscenes after having escaped death and gone through numerous ridiculous movie setpieces, it just doesn’t sell itself to the audience at all emotionally.

    This results in a sharp disconnect between the audience and the character, and indeed, between the character in cutscenes and the character outside of cutscenes, as she is actually played. It just doesn’t work.

    And this means that the entire story falls flat on its face.

    The plot itself is a mess – numerous characters come in and out of the story, but the reality is that there is just no reason to care. There are at least two characters who are introduced to you and then killed off a scene later, negating any possible emotional impact their deaths might have had. The only good guy character who spends any significant amount of time with the player through much of the story is Roth, but his presence, too, is too ephemeral for the player to care about what happens to him, and his eventual fate is not something that the player feels in any way responsible for.

    It doesn’t help that the characters themselves are all extremely flat. Lara talks about her dad’s theories, but we don’t get a good grasp of who were dad was. Sam, the person you’re trying to rescue, is not someone you forge any sort of meaningful emotional bond with as a player – there are a couple of flashback scenes, which I thought were there to try and establish the bonds with the absent characters, but then they end and I’m left going through the rest of the story trying to rescue someone that I have no real emotional connection to. I mean, sure, you’re going to save them – you’re the hero – but as the player, you have no reason to care. Likewise with the rest of the surviving crew, who mostly only show up towards the end of the game.

    The bad guy himself is a standard crazy cult leader/survivalist, and the bad guys are dudes with guns, occasionally mixed up with dudes with machetes and a few dudes with riot shields. Almost everyone you confront throughout the game falls into those categories; there just isn’t enough variety. There’s a handful of wolves, who only feel threatening in any way at the beginning, and a tiny number of "boss-like" enemies - maybe two or three in the entire game, and none are particularly exciting.    … Expand
  77. arruu
    Apr 21, 2017
    6
    The good:
    -Good graphics and map design.
    -Tight controls. -Memorable action scenes. The bad: -Although the map design is rich and smart, it relis way too much in "going back or around things to get goodies". -Way too linear and scripted. -False sense of survival. It's just a straightforward action-platform game. -Optional, short and easy tombs in a game called "TOMB" raider.    The good:
    -Good graphics and map design.
    -Tight controls.
    -Memorable action scenes.
    The bad:
    -Although the map design is rich and smart, it relis way too much in "going back or around things to get goodies".
    -Way too linear and scripted.
    -False sense of survival. It's just a straightforward action-platform game.
    -Optional, short and easy tombs in a game called "TOMB" raider.
    -Lackluster story with a stupid plot, with many childish moments. Predictable and main stream.
    -Neither the character nor the other npcs are memorable or boast a strong personality.
    -Poor enemy AI.
    -Lost opportunity to clean the face of such a fan-favourite game franchise.    … Expand
  78. RivShiell
    Mar 5, 2017
    6
    Really stupid story, but interesting gameplay with some issues, but not critical. Story exist just as reason for gameplay features, but outstanding it's weak and empty.
  79. GAGMR
    Oct 19, 2016
    7
    This game treats you like you're an idiot, even on the hard setting of which I beat it on without dying more than a few times. It holds your hand & does almost everything for you, from sneaking to cover. Everything is automated. I wouldn't be surprised if the game didn't have a hidden aim assist because headshots are incredibly easy to get. I think I got more headshots in this gameThis game treats you like you're an idiot, even on the hard setting of which I beat it on without dying more than a few times. It holds your hand & does almost everything for you, from sneaking to cover. Everything is automated. I wouldn't be surprised if the game didn't have a hidden aim assist because headshots are incredibly easy to get. I think I got more headshots in this game than any other game I've ever played.

    The game isn't unfun, though, even if it thinks I'm a mouth breather. The story keeps you playing through it & it's pretty good overall. Some moments are down right stupifying, though. Like, the part where Lara saves her friends by EXPLODING them to safety. I wish I was joking honestly, as it's the absolute dumbest part in the entire game.

    The graphics are fricking gorgeous & the game is optimized incredibly well for how much detail was put into it. I have an old 1GB 5670 & I was running at a smooth 60fps on high, albeit 720 resolution. Just don't turn on the hair physics unless you have a top of the line machine cause it kills the FPS like no tomorrow.

    Dunno why this is called "Tomb Raider" either as there are only about 5 tombs in the whole game, most of which are solved with one puzzle in about 30 seconds. It's more like "Uncharted: Featuring Lara Croft". There are no real tombs or puzzles or anything that any child couldn't solve. The game is basically for babies, but it's a fun game for babies with blood, guts & head explosions. Just don't take anything too seriously & you'll probably have a good time.    … Expand
  80. ShodanSpectre
    Jul 14, 2016
    6
    This is a review from a person who is familiar with the Tomb Raider / Lara Croft franchise, but not a particular fan of the game series.

    The game starts out fairly good, the first hour or two of the game bring up some puzzle-solving, almost Portal-style, and a bit of combat which is appropriate for the setting of a sole young woman in the woods, not some one-man-army macho - you fight    This is a review from a person who is familiar with the Tomb Raider / Lara Croft franchise, but not a particular fan of the game series.

    The game starts out fairly good, the first hour or two of the game bring up some puzzle-solving, almost Portal-style, and a bit of combat which is appropriate for the setting of a sole young woman in the woods, not some one-man-army macho - you fight wolves with a bow or pistol and two wolves may be enough to kill you if you screw up. The searching for food and shelter quest was very nice, brought somewhat of a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. feeling, but with the protagonist being Lara and not some mysterious dude.

    But after the first couple hours - the game turns into a typical shooter with arcade jumping - now Lara can take out dozens of armed men (while 2 hours ago struggling against a couple wolves remember!). There's a mediocre backstory for why the guys are aggressive.

    There will be a few stupid/illogical quests aka "make something greatly visible from the air" - WHILE SITTING ON TOP OF 150+ m TALL RADIO TOWER WITH A RED LIGHT ON TOP OF IT! But no, go blow up barrels of gas to make a fire.

    What made me quit is coming to an area where there are houses attached to the side of a vertical cliff. Why would anyone build houses like that is beyond me. And of course they crumble and fall under the weight of Lara which is anything but fat, maybe 55kg by the looks. Oh yeah that should be more like 100kg with the guns and ammo, but still :-D Anyway this part looked like a very badly designed platform-jumping part with no backstory of why the heck must I jump through there now, of all places... So that was it for me.    … Expand
  81. ultravincent
    Mar 20, 2016
    6
    I bought this game after seeing the stellar reviews...
    I understand that they wanted to do a fast-paced action game, but they overdid it. Explosions everywhere, buildings constantly collapsing, thousands of enemies and so on.
    It just looks like a rushed Hollywood action movie.
    And, it's extremely linear, as unfortunately games tend to be today.
    It's a decent game, and nothing else.
  82. RathHood
    Feb 29, 2016
    5
    Good gameplay, fast paced, most of the quicktime events are ok - some are extremely tedious. Why low score? Because storyline, characters, dialogues and overall writing is worse than Mortal Kombat single player mode. It's so bad that most of the cutscenes /dialogues I was squirming and just want it to be over and get back to killing baddies. In most of the games cutscenes are this littleGood gameplay, fast paced, most of the quicktime events are ok - some are extremely tedious. Why low score? Because storyline, characters, dialogues and overall writing is worse than Mortal Kombat single player mode. It's so bad that most of the cutscenes /dialogues I was squirming and just want it to be over and get back to killing baddies. In most of the games cutscenes are this little rewards for progress in the game. Not here - it's like watching worst Hollywood action movie. I have no idea how they spend so much money/time to develop this game and there's clearly a lot of good in there and they can't hire 1 guy with decent writing skills. About midway point in the game I found myself just rushing through it just to get it over with - something I never do. Another thing (but minor in comparison) is stealth mechanics - very undeveloped and it's a shame because there was so much potential.… Expand
  83. Zaihum
    Jan 29, 2016
    5
    I've thought about this for too long, and finally I'll have to rate a 5

    Positive: • Great gameplay • Great skill tree • Awesome weapon mod system • Good graphic quality • So, so story And know, why 5 ? Well, Tomb Raider indeed is a good game, but I feel like this is not A Tomb Raider game. It's more like a generic version for people who don't even know what Tomb Raider is    I've thought about this for too long, and finally I'll have to rate a 5

    Positive:

    • Great gameplay
    • Great skill tree
    • Awesome weapon mod system
    • Good graphic quality
    • So, so story

    And know, why 5 ?

    Well, Tomb Raider indeed is a good game, but I feel like this is not A Tomb Raider game. It's more like a generic version for people who don't even know what Tomb Raider is to play it because It has a good gameplay.

    It lost the "Tomb Raider" essence. That old mistery and ancient puzzle games that got you stuck in a level for hours.

    That essence is gone. And I really miss it. So I'm rating this based on a personal value. But that's what users do.    … Expand
  84. CntrlAltDel101
    Sep 29, 2015
    6
    Great looking game. Fun combat and puzzle solving. Rediculous story campaign. Even though this game snuck in at just over 8 hours to finish the last couple of hours I felt like the game had overstayed its welcome.
    Good if you can pick it up cheap in the sales and looking for a something to sink a few hours over the weekend.
  85. Domesz
    Sep 21, 2015
    7
    The first quarter of the game was 10 out of 10. Amazing graphics (which stayed for the whole game of course) and an amazing FRAGILE character, who had no confidence whatsoever. For me this character made the game 10 out of 10.
    This character, however, quickly became this mass murderer, who you knew could take on 100 or even 200 people with no problems. I did not have to worry about Lara    The first quarter of the game was 10 out of 10. Amazing graphics (which stayed for the whole game of course) and an amazing FRAGILE character, who had no confidence whatsoever. For me this character made the game 10 out of 10.
    This character, however, quickly became this mass murderer, who you knew could take on 100 or even 200 people with no problems. I did not have to worry about Lara anymore, which brought the game down for my by the end.
    It is definitely worth playing though, and I am awaiting the next Tomb Raider game eagerly.    … Expand
  86. GolovA
    Jul 17, 2015
    7
    The game is good, but i'll start with the bad:

    - While the main plot of the game is interesting, albeit hackneyed, its execution - its writing - is lacking any force whatsoever. The characters are bland , unpronounced, and barely developed. The diary pages which Lara finds all throughout the Island are supposed to drive the story and move the plot, but instead they serve as unlinked    The game is good, but i'll start with the bad:

    - While the main plot of the game is interesting, albeit hackneyed, its execution - its writing - is lacking any force whatsoever. The characters are bland , unpronounced, and barely developed. The diary pages which Lara finds all throughout the Island are supposed to drive the story and move the plot, but instead they serve as unlinked distractions, which cohere together but at such a slow and not discrepant speed that they tend to get easily ignored and forgotten.

    - The action scenes are simply a disaster translated from the consoles onto PC's. I had to run through some of them for over a dozen times to complete. Much of the problem was the limited FOV (Field of View) and the very badly executed third-person camera (see below). Lara's deaths in such scenes is gruesome and uncanny. The game was designed by a sadist (see below).

    - Unmanageable third-person removed camera is not only a distraction, but an annoying obstacle. It's stuck to Lara as a bee on a spring, so each time i would move my mouse to see the surroundings (or enemies) while in motion, the obnoxious camera would return to the position it chose, which depending on the scene - is not necessarily static middle back to front. This recalcitrant camera made a game un-enjoyable and impractical - since i had to constantly fight with the angle of view, with no way of disabling the dynamics of the camera. (Once again - a blissful echo of the Console port).

    - The game was designed by a sadist. The morbid dying sequences are something else. But even when Lara does not die, the dynamics of a situation around her will hurt her, and hurt her bad. Just start the game, play for the first 2 minutes, and you will understand what i mean. Well, guess what - it gets worse :) Lara falls, rooftops crumble on her head, she gets burns, she is burned by explosions, knocked down by brutes, etc. - and she looks pretty torn up by the middle of the game. Wow! Wow - this game was designed or directed by a sadist.

    The above things are what makes the game bad, and steers it away from a score above 7. However, there are good things in the game:

    - Main plot, once again, is pretty good, although never fully developed or explored, and Lara's realization that she is on an Island where something controls the weather, and her inability to recognize the WWII subplot, make her a very imperceptive and unintelligent character, as opposed to her description (smart, cunning, intuitive). Really now, when you are looking at a WWII canon, dead soldiers lying around, and reading a diary which explicitly tells you in a German accent "The Russians are coming, we need to move the weather-controlling research away from them" - won't you be able to tie the things together into a Nazi Secret Project Theme? Well, Lara does not - instead she asks us - "What's going on here?!" Oh, come on!

    - Well, ok. Maybe it wasn't as good... :) Anyway, the leveling up system is pretty cool, and keeps the game dynamic but only up until the middle of the game.

    - Voice acting is mostly pretty good too, with just a few exceptions of inability to produce the proper emotion through over-acting and inexperience.

    - Combat sequences are fun, although repetitive.

    - Graphics are pretty good, and actually pretty well optimized for a port (although not completely - such as the low FOV).

    - Exploring is very fun, up until the point where you understand that all the artifacts you find have nothing to do with the story. And the confusion between Chinese and Japanese dynasties does not help the understanding of the whole story.

    Conclusion:
    7/10.
    Good game. 15-20 hours to complete on Normal. I did not play multiplayer. No replay value, unless you are a completionist and want to gain all achievements.    … Expand
  87. demondred79
    May 24, 2015
    7
    Very high quality game but if you're not a fan of button mashing (QTE gameplay), which I am not, you might want to look elsewhere for entertainment. The exploratory features, easter eggs, fighting elements, voice acting, character depth, etc, etc, etc, were fantastic and just the right level of difficulty.

    Gameplay: There are problems here. Many times I found issues where it was hard    Very high quality game but if you're not a fan of button mashing (QTE gameplay), which I am not, you might want to look elsewhere for entertainment. The exploratory features, easter eggs, fighting elements, voice acting, character depth, etc, etc, etc, were fantastic and just the right level of difficulty.

    Gameplay: There are problems here. Many times I found issues where it was hard to make an obvious leap and grab spot, for reasons unknown. Some of these were wall to wall jumps where you just couldn't connect, or she would jump in a direction you were not facing.
    QTE.....there were MANY frustrating "F THIS!" moments where i just want to get back into the core features and fun of the game and I couldn't until I mashed the crap out of a button or had perfect timing. Maybe some enjoy this, and there are games where it was executed tastefully, but by and large I think this is a game mechanic that just needs to die and blow away.

    BUGS:
    Unfortunately two years later there are bugs, but only two I encountered. One was hilarious and annoying at the same time, which involved NPCs talking while you were hidden, and they would suddenly walk too close to a cliff and fall off screaming. This was good fun except they would either respawn back in their original location (i.e. behind you), or not respawn at all when you might desperately need their loot.
    The final bug is literally the absolute last encounter in the game which involves QTE bullsh*t and it's a doozy. There are multiple forum complaints about this one where people had to go to extreme limits to try and resolve an issue where button mashing would not allow you to progress....resulting in playing that sequence dozens (apparently hundreds for some folks) of times. NOT OK!

    Overall, it's fun and don't regret playing it but the annoying gameplay and QTE nonsense eventually made me want to just B-line my way through the game instead of immerse myself in finding all the goodies.

    -death to QTE    … Expand
  88. smilzoboboz
    Mar 7, 2015
    5
    A game which plays itself. I'm a huge fan of games where the player has full control of the gameplay, possibly over the story too and this game (mostly interactive animation) is the exact opposite.

    Story is a complete joke: you're stranded with your archaelogical team on a supposedly desert island which turns out being filled with rogue assassins which you'll have to kill one by one...    A game which plays itself. I'm a huge fan of games where the player has full control of the gameplay, possibly over the story too and this game (mostly interactive animation) is the exact opposite.

    Story is a complete joke: you're stranded with your archaelogical team on a supposedly desert island which turns out being filled with rogue assassins which you'll have to kill one by one... originality and deepness are completely lacking on this compartment. Not to mention character developing or insight: is Lara Croft a screaming and crying helpless girl or a cold-blood killer who one-man (woman) slaughters the population of an entire island? She cannot be both, just saying.
    Not to mention that after a few hours I really got tired of Lara's continous panting, gulping and crying, you don't do that if you're in danger, you don't make any noise, think rationally and survive (or, well, you can also cry and scream, get cought and die)

    Gameplay is what disappointed me the most. Most of gameplay time (I'm not kidding, it's like a bit over 50%) you don't actually play. Instead you're offered cutscenes ending up in QUICK-TIME EVENTS and death... let me explain, when I see a cinematic/cutscene starting, I usually let my hands rest a bit, sit back and enjoy. Having QTEs on everything took back even that little enjoyment and relax I could get from watching graphically stunning cutscenes.
    Also just to add more, I didn't like how character turning animation/response worked, mice are not analogic levers.

    Now, on the technical compartment, graphic is stunning and music and effects are really good too. Same goes for photography, camera on cutscenes is always where it should be to get the best visual effect.
    Also, graphic is extremely well optimized so you actually need average-to-low specs to achieve stunning graphical results.

    So, if you like graphically stunning interactive cutscene manslaughter and you don't care what your character name is, you may like this game. Don't even think of buying it if you ever played one of the first tomb raiders, this will ruin your past experience even if it was a bad one.    … Expand
  89. Cuecuemore
    Jan 27, 2015
    6
    I suppose I enjoyed this game enough. The visuals are stunning, of course, and the gameplay is fine, BUT! This is not Tomb Raider. This is a cover shooter/adventure game that gives up 75% of the mechanics (and 90% of the puzzles) that made Tomb Raider what it was. For the first half of the game, the QTEs do outnumber the puzzles quite heavily, but even when there are "puzzles" they'reI suppose I enjoyed this game enough. The visuals are stunning, of course, and the gameplay is fine, BUT! This is not Tomb Raider. This is a cover shooter/adventure game that gives up 75% of the mechanics (and 90% of the puzzles) that made Tomb Raider what it was. For the first half of the game, the QTEs do outnumber the puzzles quite heavily, but even when there are "puzzles" they're really quite obvious. The game technically is open-world, but unfortunately there's no meaning to this, as the gameplay itself is almost completely linear.

    Pros:
    Facemelting graphics
    Some semblance of leveling/upgrade system

    Cons:
    QTEs abound
    Even more linear than originals despite open-world facade
    Movement kind of dumbed down, doesn't feel like Tomb Raider

    Meh:
    Combat/cover system
    Story

    The verdict:
    Despite not really having anything to do with the original series, this game did very well commercially and I'm hoping that the devs breathe new life from the old series into the sequel. Buy it on Steam when it's on sale for $5 to make that happen!    … Expand
  90. braindamage
    Jan 17, 2015
    7
    the story play out like a interactive movie, the graphics on pc even at highest setting were dated, the combat mechanics are like your average action game with god like ai that will know where you are even if they should'nt , some of the puzzles were frustrating(due to dated graphic's), I picked this up for 5 bucks on a steam sale and I cant complain really , the dev really poured theirthe story play out like a interactive movie, the graphics on pc even at highest setting were dated, the combat mechanics are like your average action game with god like ai that will know where you are even if they should'nt , some of the puzzles were frustrating(due to dated graphic's), I picked this up for 5 bucks on a steam sale and I cant complain really , the dev really poured their and soul into the game I commend them for that, so the story is good, , the rest im sorta mixed on though… Expand
  91. thefishslap
    Jan 12, 2015
    6
    this movey is just all of its where the hipe is. the skunked lady is stubbey and can even evelry barely run through the tooms themslevles! i coldnt even pass the turtrotrital because she was so stubbeyt! i shut the game off after the part where because really? they had of to do the add that part of into the other game? it just discussed me bee and after 4:00 o' clock, *sigh"*...
  92. Budget_Security
    Jan 1, 2015
    5
    A perfectly adequate game, but not deserving of the hype. About as linear and scripted as it is possible to get, but that's ok. The story is decent, if a bit formulaic and predictable. There is at times too much rambo firefighting and arguably not quite enough tomb raiding. If I wanted firefights, I'd play CoD. When you do get round to tomb raiding, the puzzles lack variety are too similarA perfectly adequate game, but not deserving of the hype. About as linear and scripted as it is possible to get, but that's ok. The story is decent, if a bit formulaic and predictable. There is at times too much rambo firefighting and arguably not quite enough tomb raiding. If I wanted firefights, I'd play CoD. When you do get round to tomb raiding, the puzzles lack variety are too similar and a bit easy, almost HL2 easy. Fortunately, this port only has mild consolitis, yes there is the usual horrible checkpoint save system, but there is no mouse lag or acceleration. The graphics are clearly optimized for consoles (low res textures, dx9 etc), comparable to Far Cry 2 (from 2008). The quick time events (mash keyboard to survive) are a bit annoying sometimes. Get it in a Steam sale.… Expand
  93. zzebelle
    Dec 23, 2014
    7
    As a long-time Tomb Raider fan, I had mixed feelings about this game.

    Pros *Amazing graphics *Pretty good storyline *Some interesting environments to explore Cons *Too many cut scenes/quicktime events *Too much conflict and gore - I think I killed thousands of men. It got a little tedious after a while. *There is hardly any actual tomb raiding - this is an option but not part    As a long-time Tomb Raider fan, I had mixed feelings about this game.

    Pros
    *Amazing graphics
    *Pretty good storyline
    *Some interesting environments to explore

    Cons
    *Too many cut scenes/quicktime events
    *Too much conflict and gore - I think I killed thousands of men. It got a little tedious after a while.
    *There is hardly any actual tomb raiding - this is an option but not part of the main game and these were simple and boring.
    *Not enough variety in the environment - they all began to feel the same - muddy mucky shanty towns. I miss the beautiful rainforests and crumbling ancient tombs of the old games.

    Overall I did enjoy playing the game, but would prefer more tombs and less mindless killing in further versions.    … Expand
  94. Tridus
    Oct 14, 2014
    7
    When you're actually allowed to play, the game is pretty fun. The problem is they have this nasty habit of throwing in awful QTEs all over the place, some of which just require flat out memorization of the sequence to get through. I'm docking points for that alone, because they should have known better.
  95. Skyketsu
    Sep 13, 2014
    7
    This game falls on the repetitive at points with it's cover shoot mechanics and gunplay but overall leads to an enjoyable experience. Visually it's a beautiful game with it's several inside and outside environments showcasing some pleasant graphics and wonderful scenery.

    The story is enjoyable but rather plain and uninteresting and the characters fail to grasp you in anyway, leaving a    This game falls on the repetitive at points with it's cover shoot mechanics and gunplay but overall leads to an enjoyable experience. Visually it's a beautiful game with it's several inside and outside environments showcasing some pleasant graphics and wonderful scenery.

    The story is enjoyable but rather plain and uninteresting and the characters fail to grasp you in anyway, leaving a slightly empty feeling in terms of character development. The voice acting is nothing above average but it doesn't impact on the game too heavily overall and the character of Lara Croft is decently played.

    The best aspect of this game is how much progress it shows gaming has made in terms of female representation and Tomb Raider 2013 is a brilliant example of it, this game is more revolutionary in terms of Feminism in gaming than design and that is why I have rated it as high as I have. Despite it's flaws this game is a good step forward.    … Expand
  96. praXis
    Sep 3, 2014
    7
    Like quick-time events? Goofy cutscenes? Button mashing? Over-the-top gore? This game is for you!
    Like pathfinding and puzzle-solving to gain access to... you know... tombs? You probably want to buy something else.
    Very pretty game with some nicely designed big maps, but gameplay is uninspired at best, and annoying as hell at worst. Combat and movement is laggy while the camera jerks    Like quick-time events? Goofy cutscenes? Button mashing? Over-the-top gore? This game is for you!
    Like pathfinding and puzzle-solving to gain access to... you know... tombs? You probably want to buy something else.
    Very pretty game with some nicely designed big maps, but gameplay is uninspired at best, and annoying as hell at worst. Combat and movement is laggy while the camera jerks around wildly. Very linear in many sections, and the hand-holding for the console kiddies (despite being a very rated M game) is blatant. Tacked-on terrible multiplayer is worth nothing. Single-player campaign has little to no replay value.
    It's amazing how much good content manages to shine through this though, and ultimately it's a mildly entertaining diversion - for those that can stomach its glaring problems.    … Expand
  97. Andante
    Aug 11, 2014
    7
    I am an old school Tomb Raider fan and have finished most of the old TR games. Technically the game is amazing and really had the potential to become a great TR. Sadly some critical aspects of it ruined the experience. First and foremost the game is holding all the time the player's hand telling him what to do, where to go etc. which comes in complete contrast with the original TR spirit.I am an old school Tomb Raider fan and have finished most of the old TR games. Technically the game is amazing and really had the potential to become a great TR. Sadly some critical aspects of it ruined the experience. First and foremost the game is holding all the time the player's hand telling him what to do, where to go etc. which comes in complete contrast with the original TR spirit. And this is only the beginning. The game is overloaded with hundreds of QT E's making it look more like a movie rather than a game and also there are no puzzles at all. And finally this is an overwhelmingly brutal game, feature that I didn't really enjoy. I was definitely expecting a lot more from this game. In my opinion this is a very good game but NOT a Tomb Raider game.… Expand
  98. JonAM
    Jul 12, 2014
    7
    Not the Tomb Raider game that I was expecting, but since it was more a reboot than a revisiting of the original ideas, maybe turning this game into an Uncharted clone was a fair choice. It still has very good moments where the exploration of the levels is very well performed, but so many combats and annoying quick time events just ruin the rest of the experience. Apart from this, the plotNot the Tomb Raider game that I was expecting, but since it was more a reboot than a revisiting of the original ideas, maybe turning this game into an Uncharted clone was a fair choice. It still has very good moments where the exploration of the levels is very well performed, but so many combats and annoying quick time events just ruin the rest of the experience. Apart from this, the plot is promising at the beginning, but it ends being a bad joke, so don't take this game too seriously.… Expand
  99. krenx
    Jul 6, 2014
    5
    I really want to give this game an 8. But the camera shake in INSANE! Make me throw up. I really wonder if they have a QA team on this. I really love everything else about the game. Beautiful environments, story, fighting engine. But Jeez. Can't enjoy it when I spend half the day recovering in bed from the nausea caused by the stupid camera tracking and shake. I had to close my eyes duringI really want to give this game an 8. But the camera shake in INSANE! Make me throw up. I really wonder if they have a QA team on this. I really love everything else about the game. Beautiful environments, story, fighting engine. But Jeez. Can't enjoy it when I spend half the day recovering in bed from the nausea caused by the stupid camera tracking and shake. I had to close my eyes during cut scenes just to prevent myself from turning green for god's sake. Darksiders II suffered the same issue too. It's' such a pity really.… Expand
  100. JusticeReview
    Jun 17, 2014
    5
    The amount of things I didn't like about this game can not compare to the things I did like. I'm a big fan of female protagonist games, particularly action adventure games. I was never a big tomb raider fan however, but my god did they make this game blow. Past titles I've played in tomb raider have taken the cake compared to this.

    Lara is significantly less badas* than ever before. And    The amount of things I didn't like about this game can not compare to the things I did like. I'm a big fan of female protagonist games, particularly action adventure games. I was never a big tomb raider fan however, but my god did they make this game blow. Past titles I've played in tomb raider have taken the cake compared to this.

    Lara is significantly less badas* than ever before. And her main weapon of choice is the bow instead of dual handguns (who decided this I have no idea). There is no way a bow is cooler than twin pistols. You can't even use twin pistols in the game, which is what I believe to be her iconic weapon choice. It's just corn on the cob every which way in this game.

    The combat in this game is well. It's boring. It's just like every other bad third person shooter game with absolutely zero substance. You don't feel in control of the character, you never get to do anything cool. Your dodge move is a fast crawl on the ground instead of a cartwheel or roll (unless you tap it twice then you roll, hurray?). The game is littered with QTE that punish you if you press the button too fast, you have to push it slower as if you had downs.

    Sometimes the fights are unfair, one time I was in a throne room with enemies coming from all sides and I could only hide behind destructible pillars, while the enemies lobbed grenades and used machine guns. The pistol, not only was it discarded as her weapon of choice, but is also the worst weapon in the game and nearly completely unusable. The enemies come in droves of 20+ at a time, but only 4-6 can be on screen at once.

    One of my biggest gripes is that only 4 corpses can be on screen at once. So if you kill 20 guys, you can only loot the four. Which forces you to scramble around like a mouse looting corpses mid fire fight if you want to collect the in game currency (which gets you nothing interesting btw). The entire leveling system is contrived and unnecessary (which is common of main stream titles these days).

    Also to be noted your always in danger. You can't even climb a ladder without a strong gust of wind cracking it in half. You almost never feel safe when traversing the world. Although it's meant to be dramatic or something, sometimes my eyes roll when a 2000 year old temple waits for me to show up before crumbling apart, despite being the home of a cult of samurai for the past 1000 years.

    Nearly everything is scripted. There are only 2 enemy models. Man and wolf. Later on you fight big man, and sometimes the enemies wear different types of armor (who cares). Was it too much to add a bear to the game, mountain lion, shark, or anything besides wolf and man. Even werewolf, a combining of the two might have been interesting. You just sit there fighting the same dudes with different armors and guns nearly the entire game, and it's incredibly boring.

    The story is pretty much nonexistent. There isn't a single plot twist or particular development that matters. Within the first hour of the game you've figured it out. Evil island, Jackass Backstabber Friend, Sun Queen, bunch of guys who want to solve the plot in a completely illogical way.

    A major theme is supposed to be survival. But survival is one thing, and killing an army with a wooden bow is a completely different story. The game introduces a ton of concepts and fails to deliver consistently on any of them. Combat, Platforming, Hunting, Survival, Tomb Raiding, blah blah, no single element shines in this game. It's just a mish mashed potato.

    So lets wrap this up with what I did like about the game. I liked the fire temple level, it was very well scripted for a scripted sequence and pretty to look at. Most of the game is pretty to look at, and the environments and levels have an interesting design. It offered an average level of entertainment, but was ultimately boring.

    So I'm giving this a 5. Because I didn't have fun playing this game but I managed to beat it anyways. I kept hoping it would get better, but it never did.

    If your bored or are tomb raider fan it's worth picking up if you have spare change.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Jun 10, 2013
    92
    The new incarnation of the iconic Lara Craft might very well be one of the best games out there right now. [April 2013]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Mar 30, 2013
    90
    Everything you could want from an archeological adventure, except having to press six keys to mantle. [Apr 2013, p.80]
  3. DarkStation
    Mar 19, 2013
    80
    While not every promising idea Tomb Raider has is pulled off successfully, it nevertheless turns in a tense and memorable ride that combines modern game design with its forebears’ adventurous spirit in some exciting ways. Some of its missteps may well come at the cost of your enjoyment, but most can’t hope to hurt the adventure in the long run. Although it never fully finds its identity, this is a game and a story worth seeing through.
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