Tomb Raider

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  1. pani
    Jun 21, 2013
    9
    A reboot that's done right. It's an emotional experience that has already taught me some lessons through this heroic tale of a brave, young woman. It's gore is a little too over-done for my personal tastes and the game doesn't go quite smoothly especially at the Quick Time Events. The controls are excellent though but you still might want to use a controller.
  2. Confubulous
    Jun 20, 2013
    10
    I don't usually play games with a set protagonist but boy am I glad I made an exception here. This game is great the characterization is deep and compelling, you really see the emotions everyone is going through and god is it refreshing to play a set protagonist game with a female character, a WELL DONE female character. In fact all the female characters in this game were well written. TheI don't usually play games with a set protagonist but boy am I glad I made an exception here. This game is great the characterization is deep and compelling, you really see the emotions everyone is going through and god is it refreshing to play a set protagonist game with a female character, a WELL DONE female character. In fact all the female characters in this game were well written. The combat is well done, particularly the stealth kills and close up brawling and the way you move around the environment is really fluid and interesting I never got bored. I had occasional irritation with a couple of the more difficult quick time events but other than that a perfect game. I look forward to the next installment.… Expand
  3. Basem101
    Jun 20, 2013
    8
    This game was great in every aspect i played all the previous tomb raider but i didn't have this much fun ever the story the gameplay the graphics every thing is great in this game i also love the new lara croft she is sexy and i loved here accent i highly recommend this game and i wouldn't be surprised if it got the game of the year award and last thing to say in the credits they sayThis game was great in every aspect i played all the previous tomb raider but i didn't have this much fun ever the story the gameplay the graphics every thing is great in this game i also love the new lara croft she is sexy and i loved here accent i highly recommend this game and i wouldn't be surprised if it got the game of the year award and last thing to say in the credits they say "thank you for playing Tomb Raider" and i wanna say thank you for making this awesome game"… Expand
  4. PhantomLeader
    Jun 19, 2013
    2
    Tomb Raider has decent graphics, some puzzles, and TONS of quick time events. The entire game feels like it is on rails. The PC version especially has problems where the QTE's won't even tell you what button to press. Guess well, or wiki ahoy! If quick time events and walking down hallways sounds appealing to you, this is your game Mr. Casual gamer. If not, screw this game.
  5. Necrosis23
    Jun 18, 2013
    6
    Fun enough. Short duration, poor difficulty. Nothing great, but good enough to invest your time to play. The most interesting thing in the game in my opinion is the evolution of the character of Lara.
  6. tenmuter
    Jun 18, 2013
    3
    Alright so out of 10, 1 being crap, 5 being average, 10 being the best thing ever since air became breathable, I'd give this game a 3 because in my opinion it is below average. The game advertised itself as a survival adventure kind of a game but in reality, there was very little surviving and the adventure was so linear it gave the player this feeling like the game was playing the playerAlright so out of 10, 1 being crap, 5 being average, 10 being the best thing ever since air became breathable, I'd give this game a 3 because in my opinion it is below average. The game advertised itself as a survival adventure kind of a game but in reality, there was very little surviving and the adventure was so linear it gave the player this feeling like the game was playing the player instead. I'll admit that I found the bow and arrow system kind of cool at first, but then I started to use guns and realized how incredibly overpowered they are. Everything about this game has been done before in other video games in better ways. If you compared this game with Batman: Arkham City, Hitman: Absolution, or even Dead Space 2, you will find that these games are superior to Tomb Raider in all aspects of a game. The length of the game is also total crap. The puzzles are too few and way too easy and the main story line didn't offer much of a challenge (Even on the highest difficulty). Also, the fast travel system sucks because I find it highly inconvenient that I have to climb all the way back to where I started to find one collectible at the end of the map I had missed earlier. All in all, I am disappointed with my purchase of Tomb Raider and I consider it a waste of time for people who wish to pursue quality gaming experiences.… Expand
  7. gerszom
    Jun 18, 2013
    9
    I really enjoyed this game. It is a true come back of Lara Croft. And it is better than recently productions. I always wanted Tomb Raider to be like this. More realistic, more dramatic. Gameplay is really good. Plot is someway good and crazy. Collectibles are nice and graphics and music are amazing. I had a good time with this game and every Lara fan will like it too.
  8. HDFR
    Jun 17, 2013
    4
    For a game with so much hype surrounding character portrayal the supporting cast is weak. Sassy black chick serves as the critical voice to all the Lara’s concerns over the islands supernatural qualities. Cute Chinese girl functions as a plot device by being kidnapped like that guy who always disappears in The Hangover films. Large framed and even larger hearted Hawaiian guy keepsFor a game with so much hype surrounding character portrayal the supporting cast is weak. Sassy black chick serves as the critical voice to all the Lara’s concerns over the islands supernatural qualities. Cute Chinese girl functions as a plot device by being kidnapped like that guy who always disappears in The Hangover films. Large framed and even larger hearted Hawaiian guy keeps everyone’s spirits up while the island’s indigenous shower them all with fire based projectiles. The supporting cast is a too wide and nobody gets enough screen time or engaging dialogue to make a real presence, the main protagonist included. Lara isn’t well fleshed out either. She displays brief turmoil following her first kill, but she soon goes on to find new and outlandish ways to expose the inner craniums of hundreds more men without showing any further remorse or having the excuse of being drugged up to the eye balls like Far Cry 3’s Jason Brody. The writers attempt to book end the narrative with mournful references to her dead dad, but everything in between reads like the script of your average cookie cutter action flick.

    A lot of the narrative’s credibility has been tied to the portraying of Lara in a vulnerable light, but this doesn’t instantly make for thoughtful characterizing. If someone rewrote Mansfield Park and recast Fanny Price as a busty gun toting whore I doubt it’d be met with such appraisal, or perhaps it would; Pride and Prejudice and Zombies did alright, but I digress. While we’re talking literature, it’s worth mentioning that Tomb Raider attempts to embellish it’s narrative with collectable diaries and documents la Bioshock, but they don’t embellish it so much as contain every scrap of what could have made this story interesting. Additionally they’re so monotonously voiced and lengthy that players are like to harvest them for xp and swiftly move on. In further regard to the vulnerability aspect of Lara, it’s a tone that fails to resonate when she’s brushing off twenty foot drops every few seconds like some sort of human bouncy ball.

    Average writing aside game play isn‘t particularly jaw dropping, not to say that it‘s altogether poor as it functions fluidly, but remains uninspired. The box art is tag lined “A survivor is born” although survival elements are sparse. An opening tutorial has Lara murder and cook Bambi for nourishment. Later a heavily injured Lara has to abandon aggressive modes of combat, instead making use of throw able objects, bow kills and takedowns. However such scenarios were gimmicky and fleeting when instead they could have been more intricate and permanent features.

    More often or not oppurtunities to employ stealth are scripted and conclude with forced fire fights in which players need to hunker down in the same spot to pick off foes from behind cover. You can’t give a player the option to approach combat in their way for so long only to snatch it away. That’s like being invited to a dinner party where the first two courses are comprised of lobster and caviar, but turns out that desserts a massive un-optional sandwich.

    A.I isn’t too intelligent, take out one enemy by yanking him with rope and arrow from a platform and his buddy two feet away will assume they’ve went for a spontaneous paraglide session. Enemies endlessly gravitate towards flammable barrels like they were full of winning lottery tickets and the island’s rigged with more explosives than a Wile. E. Coyote cartoon so combat soon becomes pretty, but stale.

    Environments make impressive use of vertical spaces, but routes for dispatching enemies are persistently linear. Camera angles are occasionally an issue in woodland areas resulting in the player’s view being obscured by more shrubbery than if they were being tea bagged by a tree beard from Lord of the Rings. Woefully enemies can make better use of the vertical spaces than the player during combat and anytime the opportunity to perform impressive manoeuvres arises the game has the nasty habit of cutting to a cinematic or QTE, alarmed that the players satisfaction levels may be spiking.

    Out with combat, tomb raiding is optional activity and when the ’tombs’, read ‘small caves’, are encountered they’re usually preceded by long needless crawls towards an area containing remarkably simple puzzles. The purpose of these is supposedly to give the player a long look at Lara’s arse so there goes you feminist angle.

    The undeniably present lack of free will displayed in the game’s set pieces leads to the theory that it may have been Crystal Dynamic’s wish to produce a Tomb Raider movie. The abundant use of slow motion, cut-aways and the way the screen goes film noir when Lara takes damage would certainly suggest so. This in mind here’s the alternative to buying the game. Watch one of the old Angelina Jolie films with controller in hand and press the trigger every time Lara wastes some guy.    … Expand
  9. JMDubya
    Jun 15, 2013
    5
    Tomb Raider is less a game and more an interactive movie. The only action you have exclusive control over is the uninspired fire-fights. Waiting for enemies to pop their heads out or mashing Shift in close combat. All other actions that could have been used to give you a sense of achievement or at least involvement is at best quick-time events and the rest to cut-scenes. I had to stopTomb Raider is less a game and more an interactive movie. The only action you have exclusive control over is the uninspired fire-fights. Waiting for enemies to pop their heads out or mashing Shift in close combat. All other actions that could have been used to give you a sense of achievement or at least involvement is at best quick-time events and the rest to cut-scenes. I had to stop playing at one point when I walked into yet another shooting gallery populated with enemies who are immune to my learned skills. The combat is tedious. The puzzles are mindless and only difficult when the developer decides not to highlight certain ledges that in other areas of the game would be highlighted. Personally this game has zero replay value. The main story is surprisingly intriguing with most of the characters being adequately developed. Though Uncharted has done everything this game has done only Uncharted did them better. Instead of quick time events Uncharted had mini-games and it didn’t try to pretend that its puzzles were anything more than filler. Tomb Raider is at times a fun ride, 5/10.… Expand
  10. enrogae1
    Jun 15, 2013
    5
    I really want to like this game, but I'm having a hard time. The voice acting is good, the visuals stunning, and so far the story seems interesting. However, I hardly ever actually feel like I'm getting to play the character. Instead, I'm hitting a button or two in a QTE. This would've been so much better as a sandbox survival game, with platforming puzzles thrown in (it's freakingI really want to like this game, but I'm having a hard time. The voice acting is good, the visuals stunning, and so far the story seems interesting. However, I hardly ever actually feel like I'm getting to play the character. Instead, I'm hitting a button or two in a QTE. This would've been so much better as a sandbox survival game, with platforming puzzles thrown in (it's freaking Tomb Raider, folks). What makes even the good elements difficult for me to enjoy is the ridiculous amount of camera wobble/bob/spasm. I hated movies like Cloverfield and The Blair Witch Project for this very reason, and I dislike it in games even more. Instead of making it more realistic, it just gives me a headache. At least in the movies the perspective is first person. In third-person, it is just plain awkward and immersion breaking.… Expand
  11. Vidyafan9999
    Jun 15, 2013
    6
    I honestly don't care much about the previous games, this is a reboot after all, so I'm reviewing it for what it is, a mediocre Uncharted clone with a touchy feely girly protagonist that goes from frail scared little girl to female Rambo by the end of the game. My main problems with it are the gameplay, which is derivative, very similar to Uncharted but less polished, underdeveloped meleeI honestly don't care much about the previous games, this is a reboot after all, so I'm reviewing it for what it is, a mediocre Uncharted clone with a touchy feely girly protagonist that goes from frail scared little girl to female Rambo by the end of the game. My main problems with it are the gameplay, which is derivative, very similar to Uncharted but less polished, underdeveloped melee and stealth, grimdark graphics, and story that conflicts with the gameplay and the premise of the game.

    The gameplay is basically third person shooting with regenerative health, with platforming and stealth elements. It's enjoyable but very derivative. The game has some light RPG elements, such as weapon upgrading, which is not that fleshed out and nonsensical (how do you craft a modern day tech bow starting from a caveman style bow using just scrap metal?). You also get experience points, you can upgrade your abilities and gain more moves, and later on, some really over the top, Rambo style takedowns that make the game very easy. There are no survival elements, outside of one tutorial session->cutscene in the beginning, you don't need to get food or anything, so really, this game has zero survival elements, even though the game's tagline is "a survivor is born". The game also has some minor "metroidvania" elements, as you can backtrack and explore areas you already completed in search for upgrades and other hidden stuff, but it's mostly pointless considering how easy the game is. This game also has hidden tombs that you can raid, which are basically one-room puzzles, very easy and not rewarding at all, they only give you exp. There are collectible artifacts and other stuff, but again, no reward other than exp.

    The story is very mediocre and the supporting cast is awfully clichè. There are some heavy supernatural elements that don't make much sense. Also, by the end of the game you kill so many people it's pretty crazy. You will get to single handedly destroy an ancient army of undead samurai by yourself, which is pretty crazy. The game also has many set pieces with QTEs, it doesn't really go overboard but they are pretty uninspired, Uncharted did this much better. Finally, there are some very gory areas just for the sake of being dark and gritty. I'm not a big fan of the setting of the game, which is a really bleak, brown island with skulls and skeletons everywhere.

    Voice acting is good for Lara, decent for everyone else. Music is unremarkable and sound effects are alright.

    The graphics on PC are pretty good, the game sports some advanced graphical effects not present on consoles (on consoles this game looks much worse than Uncharted), such as TressFX hair, which is cool. If only the game wasn't so brown and bleak for no reason, I'd be ok with the graphics. On release though, it had a lot of glitches and crashing issues.

    Overall, a mediocre action third person shooter, which is very derivative and uninteresting, with poorly executed mechanics, you play it once and forget about it.    … Expand
  12. JabberWookie
    Jun 14, 2013
    8
    This game is deceivingly awesome. It starts off very on-the-rails and cluttered with cutscenes and QWE moments; however, it only gets more and more fun the quicker you just get the beginning over with. I wasn't sure I liked it when I started, but I had to replay it the second it was over (Not surprisingly considering it only takes about 15 hours to beat). The story is mediocre, but theThis game is deceivingly awesome. It starts off very on-the-rails and cluttered with cutscenes and QWE moments; however, it only gets more and more fun the quicker you just get the beginning over with. I wasn't sure I liked it when I started, but I had to replay it the second it was over (Not surprisingly considering it only takes about 15 hours to beat). The story is mediocre, but the exploration, environments, and gameplay are pretty solid. It definitely deserves an 8/10.… Expand
  13. mRon12
    Jun 12, 2013
    6
    This is a fun game for the first 5 or 6 hours of gameplay. The visuals are stunning if your pc can handle them. The environment looks great and it is fun to see the different locations in the game.

    However, after the first 5 or 6 hours of playing, I found that the gameplay became very repetitive, both combat and puzzle solving. Because of the repetition, I think I lost a quicker    This is a fun game for the first 5 or 6 hours of gameplay. The visuals are stunning if your pc can handle them. The environment looks great and it is fun to see the different locations in the game.

    However, after the first 5 or 6 hours of playing, I found that the gameplay became very repetitive, both combat and puzzle solving. Because of the repetition, I think I lost a quicker interest in the story line. Granted the story line is good and dramatic, but not my favorite. Had I written my review after only four hours of gameplay, I would be praising every aspect of it. But I lost interest in the game overall, even though I did finish it.

    I was also disappointed in the puzzle-solving within the game. I have never played any Tomb Raider games before, and, knowing the franchise to having a reputation for being a puzzle-solving type genre, I was looking for puzzles that grew to be difficult towards the later part of the game, like Legend of Zelda type puzzles: challenging and fun. However, the Tomb Raider puzzles were consistently pretty easy and straightforward in an uninteresting way.

    The game was beautiful, fun in the beginning, and worth playing only if Steam drops the price to maybe $25.    … Expand
  14. KrunkTX
    Jun 11, 2013
    9
    This game never really caught my eye, nor did I have any initial interest in it. I've played a couple of the original Tomb Raider games on the PS1 growing up and enjoyed them no doubt, but the series was never etched into my memory banks as one of my best gaming experiences. That aside, I will admit that Steam sales are the bane of my existence, and never in my life will I catch up onThis game never really caught my eye, nor did I have any initial interest in it. I've played a couple of the original Tomb Raider games on the PS1 growing up and enjoyed them no doubt, but the series was never etched into my memory banks as one of my best gaming experiences. That aside, I will admit that Steam sales are the bane of my existence, and never in my life will I catch up on completing all the games in my Steam Library.

    So considering how amazing the deal was, I figured "why not" and purchased Tomb Raider. I never got around to actually playing the game until weeks if not a month after the purchase, and boy was I pleasantly surprised. This game has been a blast. The graphics are top notch, the rpg element is just right, and the story is definately engaging. Even though the combat mechanics are a little easy, and the puzzles are much easier than the originals, this game (for me) has been an absolute blast.

    I'm not going to write an elaborate review about why this game is good piece by piece, and what is wrong with it in the same fashion. This game really boils down to the type of gamer it will appeal to. If you like interactive story driven rpg'ish games, this is for you no doubt. If you're a button mashing, pvping, shallow type of gamer, move along.

    My score stands, based of my own opinion and experience.    … Expand
  15. poloman
    Jun 9, 2013
    6
    A well polished mediocre experience all around. Whether you enjoy shooters, puzzles, or a good story, you will be uninspired all around.

    I wasn't as annoyed by the various quick time events as some, mainly because they were not difficult but I would have rather just watched a movie in those sequences and enjoyed the visuals than missing those parts to hit a couple of keys at the right    A well polished mediocre experience all around. Whether you enjoy shooters, puzzles, or a good story, you will be uninspired all around.

    I wasn't as annoyed by the various quick time events as some, mainly because they were not difficult but I would have rather just watched a movie in those sequences and enjoyed the visuals than missing those parts to hit a couple of keys at the right time and pretending I was taking part in some way.

    It is still worth a run through but wait until it is on sale for $15 or less. I waited until it was on sale for $29 and should have waited longer. The content was way to short for the original asking price. Maybe 12-15 hours if you complete all side content.    … Expand
  16. Ehsanlol
    Jun 8, 2013
    0
    they have turned this franchise into a shooter game. Tomb raider have never been about shooting it was about sulving puzzles. yes there was some shooting sequences, but its not the main game. there are no puzzles in this game the only puzzle you find are the one that you have to shoot things. if the title of the game was´nt Tomb raider i would give it an 8 10.
  17. Sardoc
    Jun 8, 2013
    3
    I just don't get WHY the hell TR 2013 keeps getting 9/10, 10/10 and 5 star ratings. You only ever do 3 things in the game: 1) shoot at human enemies with low AI all the time, 2) watch QTEs, 3) watch how the devs injure Lara more and more. The funniest thing is people call this 'the best TR to date'. Oh please.

    Old legends say Tomb Raider franchise once had actual tombs in it (I know, I    I just don't get WHY the hell TR 2013 keeps getting 9/10, 10/10 and 5 star ratings. You only ever do 3 things in the game: 1) shoot at human enemies with low AI all the time, 2) watch QTEs, 3) watch how the devs injure Lara more and more. The funniest thing is people call this 'the best TR to date'. Oh please.

    Old legends say Tomb Raider franchise once had actual tombs in it (I know, I know, sounds unbelievable, doesn't it? Blows your mind away, yeah?). You won't find them here. I swear even Angel of Darkness had more of those. Hell, you won't find any traps at all, no rolling boulders, no spikes, no Shiva statues suddenly waking up... This game is literally try-hard Uncharted on the island from Lost. The only good points are graphics and sound, but then again, there's no code optimisation whatsoever. Who needs it, right?

    Whatever happened to good taste?    … Expand
  18. skinybarf
    Jun 8, 2013
    4
    You are looking for a skill-based pc game? Don't stop here. There is very little game to be found. Pressing forward, tapping repeatedly on the keys flashing on the screen and participating in a string of quick-time events are the extend of the Tomb Raider reboot.
    Looking for a nice story, good graphics and excellent presentation? Not bothered by lowest-common denominator console-style    You are looking for a skill-based pc game? Don't stop here. There is very little game to be found. Pressing forward, tapping repeatedly on the keys flashing on the screen and participating in a string of quick-time events are the extend of the Tomb Raider reboot.
    Looking for a nice story, good graphics and excellent presentation? Not bothered by lowest-common denominator console-style mechanics? You might be satisfied by this production.    … Expand
  19. Sevvy88
    Jun 7, 2013
    9
    It's hard to not like this game. It's really great to look at, the story is fun, the narrative clicks along nicely, and the gameplay is engaging. What makes it shine though is the revision of Lara Croft from a fan service brain on boobs to a believable and real young woman. She is still sexy, but she is sexy for the right reasons: because she is fierce, intelligent, capable, and faces herIt's hard to not like this game. It's really great to look at, the story is fun, the narrative clicks along nicely, and the gameplay is engaging. What makes it shine though is the revision of Lara Croft from a fan service brain on boobs to a believable and real young woman. She is still sexy, but she is sexy for the right reasons: because she is fierce, intelligent, capable, and faces her fears. She's awesome. Definitely a must play.… Expand
  20. AussieBloke
    Jun 7, 2013
    9
    I had never played a previous Tomb Raider game, and went in with low expectations, but I don't think that's a big factor in my high score. This game just has bucket-loads of fun factor. It's like getting caught up in an adventure/horror story where you get to make the key choices (or at least feel like you do), and fire off the head-shots.

    Graphics: really great, Story: although    I had never played a previous Tomb Raider game, and went in with low expectations, but I don't think that's a big factor in my high score. This game just has bucket-loads of fun factor. It's like getting caught up in an adventure/horror story where you get to make the key choices (or at least feel like you do), and fire off the head-shots.

    Graphics: really great,

    Story: although it's hard to accept this little woman surviving through the torrid sequence of nightmarish encounters, cut, beaten burnt and betrayed if you suspend your disbelief, I found the story to be quite fun and fulfilling kinda like watching an 80s B Action movie leave your brain at the front door and crank on the adrenalin. Taking it for what it is, I found the story to be quite entertaining, regularly hitting me with little "WTF Are you -SERIOUS- moments.

    Atmosphere: Although it's on rails, it's quite a roller-coaster, I found the atmosphere to be great.

    Gameplay: I had a lot of fun with all of the game aspects, fighting with the various weapons (and crafting to improve them), climbing, hunting, the platforming everything is served up in a good balance that remains fun until the end I didn't at any stage feel bored or grind-y with the gameplay.

    Replayability: Zero once you've beaten the game, I reckon you'd shelve it and get on with your life

    Fun Factor: this is intangible and varies person to person, but I'd call this game a bucket-load of fun    … Expand
  21. dumle
    Jun 6, 2013
    8
    Tomb Raider is a neatly packaged game. The visuals are great and the animations are nice and fluid. The environments are nicely designed and quite varied. The game also sounds great with enjoyable voice acting and the production values of the game is overall quite nice.

    I personally really enjoyed the setting of the game and i liked the way the handled the story and character    Tomb Raider is a neatly packaged game. The visuals are great and the animations are nice and fluid. The environments are nicely designed and quite varied. The game also sounds great with enjoyable voice acting and the production values of the game is overall quite nice.

    I personally really enjoyed the setting of the game and i liked the way the handled the story and character interactions. The shooting and jumping in the game is quite satisfying and i thought that it was varied enough for its appeal to last throughout the game. There are some annoying quicktime events here and there and the game is from time to time very much scripted and linear. But they do pull this off reasonably well and i found myself not hating the scripted nature of some of its gameplay.

    But the game do also have some areas with more freedom which is a nice change of pace. The jumping puzzles in the game have taken a back seat for the shooting stuff and stylished jumping sequences. Personally i didnt mind since i am not a big fan of jumping puzzles but i do believe its worth mentioning. There is also a whole less tomb raiding than you would expect from a Tomb raider game. The tombs in the game are however quite enjoyable even though the puzzles aren't all that challenging.

    The action in the game is quite enjoyable and i enjoyed that you could tackle different situations in a number of ways. The upgrade system is also a nice touch with unluckable silencers and stuff like that. The bow is also a fun weapon to use and it very much fits the setting of the game. One complaint i do have on the combat is the enemy variety. The humanoid enemies are varied enough but i believe that the game really would benefit from having more animal-based enemies. It would also really fit the setting to have stuff like big bears or some water based enemy in the game.

    And while we are on the topic of the wild life. I do think that it is sad that the developers didn't expand on the hunting and gathering options in the game. That would have been a ton of fun and fitted the games setting. I did however enjoy the different collectibles a great deal.

    Tomb Raider is to sum it up a pretty good game. It hardly reinvents the wheel and the scripted nature of the game and the way its quite action oriented may piss some people of. The game do however contain a quite good and meaty campaign and its definitely worth picking up if you are looking for a fun around 10 hour long campaign.    … Expand
  22. FeedTheMonkey
    Jun 6, 2013
    8
    So for Tomb Raider Fans of the first hour this game was propably looked foreward with mixed feelings.
    And as it turned out this mixed feelings will probably be remaining on playing the reroll of the Tomb Raider series. I want to keep it short:
    Tomb Raider is a very nice game standing for itself. Compared to the older titles there is a lack of raiding tombs in general due to this    So for Tomb Raider Fans of the first hour this game was propably looked foreward with mixed feelings.
    And as it turned out this mixed feelings will probably be remaining on playing the reroll of the Tomb Raider series. I want to keep it short:

    Tomb Raider is a very nice game standing for itself. Compared to the older titles there is a lack of raiding tombs in general due to this element has been build in more optional then as part of the main game. Mainly Tomb Raider plays more like a nice polished Uncharted (at least on PC its polished) So the general survival mechanics, by hunting animals and the scripted (escape) sequences this game focuses more to get the story told. From my opinion this was a pretty good idea because it fits more to the new Tomb Raider concept.

    Technically I would say it is the best Tomb Raider game by far!    … Expand
  23. Zakstudio
    Jun 5, 2013
    8
    Je viens de terminer le fort sympathique Tomb Raider.

    Après avoir délaissé la série, comme beaucoup, depuis l’épisode 3, j’ai apprécié ce reboot calqué sur le modèle de Uncharted ou Resident Evil 4. Une jolie héroïne, un bon gameplay, de beaux graphismes, un petit coté RPG et un autre collectionnite font un très bon **** La voix française d’Alice David ne m’a pas choqué    Je viens de terminer le fort sympathique Tomb Raider.

    Après avoir délaissé la série, comme beaucoup, depuis l’épisode 3, j’ai apprécié ce reboot calqué sur le modèle de Uncharted ou Resident Evil 4.

    Une jolie héroïne, un bon gameplay, de beaux graphismes, un petit coté RPG et un autre collectionnite font un très bon ****
    La voix française d’Alice David ne m’a pas choqué contrairement certains. Mis part un scénario un peu bateau on se laisse porter par l’histoire de cette jeune Lara Croft qui n’a rien envier Batman, les sanglots en plus.    … Expand
  24. The_Reckonist
    Jun 4, 2013
    7
    The game has dragged Lara into this century. Takes A good chunk of the old Lara and adds it to modern action game formula. Its worth it. V.heavy on QTE. Fantastic Graphics. Optional Tomb puzzles for some nostalgia. Good Voice actors. You will fall in love with Lara again.
  25. Jakovas
    Jun 3, 2013
    9
    Only just bought and completed this in the sales, I must say the reboot is fantastic, I never really got into the original series but playing this with the amazing graphics, sound, animation and decent voice acting I found myself getting really drawn in.

    The puzzles are fun and the action is satisfying, levels are linear, but I like the fact it does not try to do what it does best in an    Only just bought and completed this in the sales, I must say the reboot is fantastic, I never really got into the original series but playing this with the amazing graphics, sound, animation and decent voice acting I found myself getting really drawn in.

    The puzzles are fun and the action is satisfying, levels are linear, but I like the fact it does not try to do what it does best in an open world setting as it would lose a lot of the the story focus and atmosphere. The game goes from a survival thriller/horror into an action adventure and I found myself missing some of the early tension later on.

    The fact that I completed this by playing it straight for a week is testament to the developers, great game, great story with an above average helping of multiplier.    … Expand
  26. Stealthgear
    May 31, 2013
    5
    This game is a generic Japanese-style survival horror created for an imagined world market. Lara Croft is not really in the game, as this one has nothing to do with what makes her Lara (attitude, weapons, and James Bond style adventure). The character doesn't act like Lara and barely looks like her. Plenty of cutscenes interrupt the gameplay. Grostesque and bland environments are litteredThis game is a generic Japanese-style survival horror created for an imagined world market. Lara Croft is not really in the game, as this one has nothing to do with what makes her Lara (attitude, weapons, and James Bond style adventure). The character doesn't act like Lara and barely looks like her. Plenty of cutscenes interrupt the gameplay. Grostesque and bland environments are littered with junk, al-la Silent Hill. You can navigate the first areas holding down a single key. For long time fans of Lara, this is NOT a must buy. While not as crummy as TR2, I can say that the Japanese Square Enix ruined the series. TR: Legend, Anniversary, and the original game for the playstation are still what Lara Croft should be. This one is rebooted crap! The controls are ok, but compared to other 3d survival games, this one misses the mark, or is barely fun. Not a Tomb Raider game.… Expand
  27. mosconstein
    May 30, 2013
    4
    It would have been a very good game, but:
    -Quick-time events are just too frequent, and they are actually the only cause of player death.
    -AI is very poor -Game dynamics looks similar to far cry 3 but levels are very small. It just looses the magic -The main character (Lara) whines could really get annoying (as long as you are not a kind of maniac) -Why is so hard for Lara to die if    It would have been a very good game, but:
    -Quick-time events are just too frequent, and they are actually the only cause of player death.
    -AI is very poor
    -Game dynamics looks similar to far cry 3 but levels are very small. It just looses the magic
    -The main character (Lara) whines could really get annoying (as long as you are not a kind of maniac)
    -Why is so hard for Lara to die if a wolf stabs her throat, but so easy if I struck the wrong button during a QTE??    … Expand
  28. lolfactor100
    May 29, 2013
    8
    Tomb Raider is a cinematic piece of gaming beauty. This game focusing on telling the origin story of Laura with many in-engine cut scenes and QTE (quick time events). The game play gets boring over time, but the story keeps you pulled in till the very end. I personally loved how the story would push you along and constantly change Laura's appearance. This is a game for those that playTomb Raider is a cinematic piece of gaming beauty. This game focusing on telling the origin story of Laura with many in-engine cut scenes and QTE (quick time events). The game play gets boring over time, but the story keeps you pulled in till the very end. I personally loved how the story would push you along and constantly change Laura's appearance. This is a game for those that play games for story and not for game play.… Expand
  29. lupy
    May 29, 2013
    9
    I liked this game enough that i actually upgraded my graphics card just so i could render laras hair with tressfx turned on. Graphics wise, lara looks very good and its possible to upgrade her outfits with DLC. It was fun replaying the game with lara dressed differently. Generally, the graphics are both artistically and technically good and textures are high res at the highest or nearI liked this game enough that i actually upgraded my graphics card just so i could render laras hair with tressfx turned on. Graphics wise, lara looks very good and its possible to upgrade her outfits with DLC. It was fun replaying the game with lara dressed differently. Generally, the graphics are both artistically and technically good and textures are high res at the highest or near highest settings. I would contrast this with bioshock infinite that is artistically very good but technically quite ordinary with mediocre texture res. Tomb raider has plently of fine detail in its realistic environments, although there are occasional places that lack detail and realism.

    What i liked:
    1. Realistic and detailed graphics
    2. Great menu system.
    3. Combat is fun. As you accumilate salvage along the way, you can upgrade your weapons.
    4. Skill points allow you to upgrade your abilities, and improve your combat skills etc.
    5. The use of natural gas to produce explosions to take out enemies.
    6. Creating your own zipline
    7. Burning arrows
    8. Can light things with burning torch
    9. Rock climbing.
    10. Burning buildings and fire in general looks excellent.
    11. No load screens, and most cutscenes can be skipped
    12. Lots of exploring, and fast travel to any previous level.

    What i didnt like or wish for:
    1. Laras companions
    2. Some QTEs
    3. The wolves
    4. It would have been nice if lara could swim like in the previous tomb raiders.
    5. At times, the wind can get annoying.
    6. Not many puzzles to solve, and too easy
    7. If you run out of machine gun ammo, u cant use ur grenade launcher
    8. Water was more realistic from memory in the previous tombraider.
    9. I miss the huge underground caverns, and magical creatures of underworld.

    Overall, this game is certainly a good solid reboot to the series.    … Expand
  30. Razv
    May 28, 2013
    10
    I like the previous Tomb Raider games also, but this one... this one tops them all. Before, the foundation of Tomb Raider was it's game-play, caring much less about story, characters or even graphics. However, this one has them all. The story is well written and though out, the characters are interesting, the game-play is much more complex and witty, and the graphics are beautiful. AmazingI like the previous Tomb Raider games also, but this one... this one tops them all. Before, the foundation of Tomb Raider was it's game-play, caring much less about story, characters or even graphics. However, this one has them all. The story is well written and though out, the characters are interesting, the game-play is much more complex and witty, and the graphics are beautiful. Amazing game. By far 10/10.… Expand
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#18 Best PC Game of 2013
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#8 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#17 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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86

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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