Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1996 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,491 out of 1996
  2. Mixed: 363 out of 1996
  3. Negative: 142 out of 1996
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  1. RGames2k
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    اللعبه جيده
    رح تحس بالملل في بعض الاحيان ولكن بشكل عام جيده
  2. Bigwillyhaver69
    Jul 21, 2023
    7
    amazing story , good graphics and overall a good game, had lots of fun with it
  3. FangRu
    May 9, 2023
    7
    Really nice graphics and gameplay good as in previous one. Story was bit weaker but we got nice flashback on Lara past. Overall 7/10 as of 2023.
  4. zidfrit
    Mar 27, 2023
    7
    La segunda parte de la trilogía de Tom Raider llega, el cual tenemos un nuevo misterio por resolver y proteger , la historia es aceptable , pero es muy predecible por lo cual no esperes que te envuelva mucho en ella, el gameplay se siente muy parecido a su versión anterior, mejorando un poco la calidad de los graficos y con mas acción y dificultad que el anterior, si eres un fan de losLa segunda parte de la trilogía de Tom Raider llega, el cual tenemos un nuevo misterio por resolver y proteger , la historia es aceptable , pero es muy predecible por lo cual no esperes que te envuelva mucho en ella, el gameplay se siente muy parecido a su versión anterior, mejorando un poco la calidad de los graficos y con mas acción y dificultad que el anterior, si eres un fan de los juegos de acción, este juego es para ti.… Expand
  5. SoldierOfGod
    Feb 28, 2023
    5
    This game has been a true disappointment. I have played it cause I really enjoyed the previous game. This game is the generic open world game 546#. The gameplay is not bad at all, the gameplay is the same as the previous game but it includes some sneaking mechanics. The story and the open world is the worst part, the world has no essence, it feels premodeled. The story is mediocre allThis game has been a true disappointment. I have played it cause I really enjoyed the previous game. This game is the generic open world game 546#. The gameplay is not bad at all, the gameplay is the same as the previous game but it includes some sneaking mechanics. The story and the open world is the worst part, the world has no essence, it feels premodeled. The story is mediocre all times and very bad sometimes, there are a lot of inconsistencies.… Expand
  6. hileger
    Dec 27, 2022
    5
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  7. hector_bcn98
    Nov 17, 2022
    7
    Siento que copía demasiados elementos de Uncharted, con la diferencia de que la historia y personajes de Tomb Raider están a un nivel muy, muy inferior.
  8. drlowdon
    Aug 7, 2022
    7
    A sequel to the 2013 reboot of the series, Rise of the Tomb Raider follows Lara Croft as she ventures into Siberia in search of the legendary city of Kitezh which promises the secret of immortality. She soon runs into a mysterious military organization known as Trinity, which intends to take the secret for their own nefarious means.

    While I personally quite enjoyed the 2013 reboot many    A sequel to the 2013 reboot of the series, Rise of the Tomb Raider follows Lara Croft as she ventures into Siberia in search of the legendary city of Kitezh which promises the secret of immortality. She soon runs into a mysterious military organization known as Trinity, which intends to take the secret for their own nefarious means.

    While I personally quite enjoyed the 2013 reboot many fans were understandably disappointed with the increased focus on combat rather than exploration and puzzle solving. This follow up certainly redresses the balance by not only introducing better stealth mechanics, but also through the inclusion of optional challenge tombs that each offer a reward or upgrade for solving the contained puzzle.

    There are still plenty of faults with this game of course, from the unnecessary hand-holding, intrusive cut-scenes and poor melee combat but as with the first title in this rebooted series I largely enjoyed my time with it and I think fans of the older games will find this more to their liking as well.    … Expand
  9. Ramses29pha
    Aug 1, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's the best and worst at the time bc the reason
    The best:
    1. the story was great and the huge plot twist where ana betrays Lara
    2 the gameplay was free roam and good like solving puzzles is the best except for some confusion (check on the worst)
    3. The modes like cold darkness is sometimes addicting
    The worst:
    The puzzles are sometimes confusing to you until you search it up or memorize it will be hard    … Expand
  10. Madbert
    Jul 9, 2022
    7
    Nov 30, 2019

    A diferencia de su predecesor, este videojuego empeora todo un poquito, sin ser dramática la caída, no logra igualar y mucho menos superar a su predecesor. Mecánicas que empeoran, intentos de innovar que consiguen todo lo contrario, mecánicas de armas empeorada, repetitivo en numerosas ocasiones que te hacen plantearte si deseas que el juego termine lo antes posible o    Nov 30, 2019

    A diferencia de su predecesor, este videojuego empeora todo un poquito, sin ser dramática la caída, no logra igualar y mucho menos superar a su predecesor. Mecánicas que empeoran, intentos de innovar que consiguen todo lo contrario, mecánicas de armas empeorada, repetitivo en numerosas ocasiones que te hacen plantearte si deseas que el juego termine lo antes posible o quieres alargarlo un poco más, es decir un juego que se sitúa en el centro, no es malo pero tampoco es cojonudo es de un simple siete si no tienes opciones mejores ya que en numerosas ocasiones te hace plantearte si deseas que el juego termine lo antes posible o quieres alargarlo un poco más, es decir un juego que se sitúa en el centro, no es malo pero tampoco es cojonudo es de un simple siete si no tienes opciones mejores llega a entretener.    … Expand
  11. Mrpiax
    May 2, 2022
    7
    En general es un buen juego, la historia es bastante interesente, los gráficos están bien, y la jugabilidad es buena.
    No obstante, al no tener mucho sentido las partes secundarias del juego, la principal se hace repetitiva sobre todo en el final del juego, un poco pesado también la ansiedad por conseguir la vida eterna por parte de Constantine y Anna. Es una buena continuación pero nada    En general es un buen juego, la historia es bastante interesente, los gráficos están bien, y la jugabilidad es buena.
    No obstante, al no tener mucho sentido las partes secundarias del juego, la principal se hace repetitiva sobre todo en el final del juego, un poco pesado también la ansiedad por conseguir la vida eterna por parte de Constantine y Anna. Es una buena continuación pero nada sobresaliente.    … Expand
  12. Andrevery
    Apr 21, 2022
    6
    Незапоминающаяся и максимально обычная игра-приключение, которую проходить не слишком интересно, но вполне возможно. Сюжет - сплошное клише, а геймплей просто нормальный. Нет в игре изюминки и она почему-то жутко переоценена.Незапоминающаяся и максимально обычная игра-приключение, которую проходить не слишком интересно, но вполне возможно. Сюжет - сплошное клише, а геймплей просто нормальный. Нет в игре изюминки и она почему-то жутко переоценена.
  13. CnPx98
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    Note: You do not need to have played the previous game in order to understand this one.
    This is a really good game and I would highly recommend check it out. I rated 7 out of 10 because it doesn't bring anything outstanding to the table. At times the movement feels a bit janky and the developers haven't done anything that new comparing to the 1st game. I wish they would just pay a little    Note: You do not need to have played the previous game in order to understand this one.
    This is a really good game and I would highly recommend check it out. I rated 7 out of 10 because it doesn't bring anything outstanding to the table. At times the movement feels a bit janky and the developers haven't done anything that new comparing to the 1st game. I wish they would just pay a little attention to detail rather then having it just work and then leaving it as that.
    Even small things like when your climbing rock walls leaving marks where the climbing axe was, actually tie the rope to the post rather then slapping it against it and then it appears on, leaving a knife mark on an animal you just skinned instead of it being completely untouched and the list goes on. The overall movement in this game is responsive but maybe a little too responsive. This just comes down to opinion but I would prefer it if everything wasn't instant. If I looking in 1 direction Lara is facing the opposite it's weird how she can turn around in a split second. Overall the mechanics in this game have been rushed. They got to the point where it worked well enough and left it without a bit of extra polish to make it feel as real as possible. Not to say they don't work but a company the size of Crystal dynamics I know that can do better.
    The underwater was garbage and had no vertical movement.
    Puzzles in this game are great and I can't flaw them. Overall they weren't so easy that I would solve at 1st glance but I would be able to solve them after 5 to 10 minutes. I never felt frustrated and needed to look up a guide.
    Sadly there was no where near as many puzzles as the 1st game. Some tombs were replaced with crypts which annoyed me. (Crypts are just caves that don't have a puzzle or anything and have a unique in).
    I am not sure if its just me but this game felt allot smaller overall compared to the 1st one (Tomb Raider DE). I found myself spending allot more time in the same area and there was allot less missions. But in that case they made up for it elsewhere right?
    Ummm no, you get some crap multiplayer mode with these cards and stuff. I played it once for about 15 minutes and it bored the hell out of me. These cards work as power ups or handy caps. Power ups remove score bonus and handy caps increase it. You shoot enemies and need to find your way through the area by findings keys and stuff. Sounds fun but it's not. Its rushed and its basically a game mode the devs have created as a way to incorporate micro-transactions into the game as of course they wouldn't be able to do this with the single player campaign. It mite be for some people but it really isn't for me. The worst part is the cards are basically essential. You get tons for free thou as they give you packs with the DLC which comes with the game now. The thing is there is plenty of better multiplayer experiences on different game so why am I going to play this.

    Overall its a good game. I just wish they spent more time making a better, longer story rather then cut a huge chunk off the campaign for some generic, boring co-op mode in order to plunge micro-transactions into the game. That seems to be the way now thou. Make a solid game that gets good sales. Expand upon the series with a game thats monitized but sacrifice parts of the game in order to meet deadlines.
    Also why the hell has this game only got bronze trophies? No gold, no silver, just bronze (And of course platnum). Was so confused when I seen this. Trophys are quite common in this game. I got around 30 or something after completing the game along side the baba yoga side story DLC.
    I haven't played shadow of the tomb raider yet but I am going to now. So I can not speak yet on what has improved and what's stayed the same.
    They may have fixed some of the things I have mentioned.    … Expand
  14. lwg1103
    Feb 4, 2022
    7
    Better than previous one. Well designed levels and good gameplay dynamic management.
  15. TonyBoyBR
    Jan 15, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game doesn't evolve much from its predecessor. The gameplay is nice and the graphics are good, however the game's story is a total fiasco, whoever wrote this script seriously needs to relearn how to do it, Lara is constantly talking about herself in third person, apart from the tiresome lamentations ' it's all your fault Lara and blah, blah, blah... In her lines she sounds like a priest in her meekness, yet in action she doesn't think twice about blowing an enemy's head off with her shotgun. Constantin already does the opposite, the scene where he blinds the guy with his own hands is terribly pathetic, because the person would never bear such pain and would be totally submissive, even in cases of suicides where people hang themselves their necks are found with multiple scratches due to extinct subconscious survival. I hope the producer improves this aspect of the game and knows how to dose and give personality to Lara, because sometimes she is a mother, sometimes a serial killer, sometimes a staunch survivor, sometimes a crybaby regretting everything.
    O jogo não evolui muito em relação ao seu antecessor. A jogabilidade é legal e gráfico esta bom, entretanto a historia do game é um fiasco total, quem escreveu este roteiro precisa seriamente reaprender a faze-lo, a Lara fica a todo momento falando de si mesma em terceira pessoa, fora as cansáveis lamentações 'é tudo culpa sua Lara e blá,blá,blá...Em suas falas ela parece um padre em sua mansidão, todavia em ação não pensa duas vezes em explodir a cabeça de um inimigo com a escopeta. O Constatin já faz o oposto, a cena em que ele cega o cara com suas próprias mãos é terrivelmente patética, pois a pessoa jamais suportaria tamanha dor e ficaria totalmente submissa, até em casos de suicídios em que as pessoas se enforcam os seus pescoços são encontrados com vários arranhões devido ao extinto de sobrevivência subconsciente. Espero que a produtora melhore este aspecto do game e saiba dosar e dar personalidade a Lara, pois ora ela é uma madre ora uma serial killer, ora uma sobrevivente ferrenha ora uma chorona se lamentando por tudo.    … Expand
  16. Dan9el99
    Dec 27, 2021
    7
    Spannendes Action Adventure mit toller Graphik und wuchtigem Sound. Das relativ gute Gameplay zieht jedoch im Vergleich zu Uncharted den Kürzeren, während in einer soliden Story wenig erinnerungswürdige Momente bleiben (7/10).
  17. Cyrus666
    Dec 20, 2021
    6
    Number of playthroughs: 1
    I didn't have hopes for the game since the previous game didn't blow me out of the water.
    The game is very similar to The Uncharted series (which weren't fun either) you take cover, shoot. It has some material-gathering elements and upgrade mechanics and an open world which makes it very much better than Uncharted game but overall it wasn't a fun game for me. I    Number of playthroughs: 1
    I didn't have hopes for the game since the previous game didn't blow me out of the water.
    The game is very similar to The Uncharted series (which weren't fun either) you take cover, shoot.
    It has some material-gathering elements and upgrade mechanics and an open world which makes it very much better than Uncharted game but overall it wasn't a fun game for me. I started playing the game and it was so boring for me I stopped playing and came back a few years later only because I had no other game to play. I can't say the game is bad but it was it got very boring after a while.
    The character of Lara isn't a very well-written character and you can't help but think that she is arrogant, stubborn and spoiled. I couldn't sympathize with her.
    The graphics are nice I guess
    Also, the version I got had the word Prophet censored and it was extremely annoying.
    To summarize, Rise of the Tomb Raider is very similar to Uncharted but has some new elements such as item gathering, stealth, upgrade mechanics and an open- world. So if you enjoyed Uncharted, you might like this game too    … Expand
  18. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
    It's better than the other two reboot games, but that's not saying a lot.

    It would be hypocritical of me to criticise the story since the older Tomb Raiders never had anything interesting anyway, but all of these new tomb raider games just feel like soulless corporation products instead of a video game done by passionate people. The package is good and includes some content, most of    It's better than the other two reboot games, but that's not saying a lot.

    It would be hypocritical of me to criticise the story since the older Tomb Raiders never had anything interesting anyway, but all of these new tomb raider games just feel like soulless corporation products instead of a video game done by passionate people.

    The package is good and includes some content, most of it boring, but if you want a mindless shoot at things and climb scripted walls game, go for it, there's not much better than this at the moment.    … Expand
  19. vvv123
    Oct 17, 2021
    7
    Enjoyed the gameplay a lot more and the scenery vs the previous installment. Very action packed! The story is just ok though but again better than the first game. The boss fight was hardly a fight, probably the quickest one I've ever played.
  20. 22schrosa
    Jul 10, 2021
    5
    The bad
    Worst story in the trilogy
    Clunky and samey gameply (For a game where the main draw is gameplay, okay but not good gameplay just doesn't cut it) Over priced DLC Didn't really care about any of the side characters One of the worst finales I've ever played Vilians are laughably poorly written The good Climbing is good (but not Uncharted or assassin's creed good) good    The bad
    Worst story in the trilogy
    Clunky and samey gameply (For a game where the main draw is gameplay, okay but not good gameplay just doesn't cut it)
    Over priced DLC
    Didn't really care about any of the side characters
    One of the worst finales I've ever played
    Vilians are laughably poorly written

    The good
    Climbing is good (but not Uncharted or assassin's creed good)
    good graphics
    Good sound design
    Lara was a good and likeable character
    Nails the atmosphere    … Expand
  21. glenwithonen
    Feb 24, 2021
    7
    I really enjoyed the first entry to the reboot trilogy, Tomb Raider. This second entry feels like the even bigger budget sequel with frantic and elaborate escape sequences, but didn't add much substance. Lara's set of weapons and skills is tiny, so each upgrade feels negligible. Many upgrades felt like more of a gameplay quality of life improvement than an unlocked skill (unlock / heal /I really enjoyed the first entry to the reboot trilogy, Tomb Raider. This second entry feels like the even bigger budget sequel with frantic and elaborate escape sequences, but didn't add much substance. Lara's set of weapons and skills is tiny, so each upgrade feels negligible. Many upgrades felt like more of a gameplay quality of life improvement than an unlocked skill (unlock / heal / reload / etc faster), which would have made the game feel more enjoyable from the start.

    I loved the beautifully designed tomb puzzles, and of course the scenery and level design is spectacular. However, the climbing got a bit samey after a while.

    The 3D model artefacts are engaging, but the narrated documents were tiring. I thought the back stories they told were fantastic, but I sped read through the dialogue instead of listening to the decent voice acting, as there were SO many of them to listen to. It just really broke up the pacing too often. Why couldn't the narrations play in the background while exploring? They could be strategically placed so as not to interfere with other in game sounds.

    Great looking action puzzler that needs more puzzles.    … Expand
  22. Valkyrje
    Feb 11, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, I had a blast with this game over the course of 3 or so days but it's not without its flaws inherent to the genre and open-world trend. While the gameplay is mechanically almost perfect and the story well-paced, intriguing and engaging, I feel (and it's not a feeling exclusive to Tomb Raider) that overwhelming amount of meaningless collectibles cheapen the experience and artificially make it too long.

    SPOILER. This feeling is especially present in the game's final area that opens up when the feeling of urgency should be dominant. END SPOILER

    Not hating on the documents though, they were very well made and add flavour to the world. I also loved little nods to original series, especially with wild animals encounters. Another baffling flaw is dropping framerate on PS4 Pro in performance mode.

    Full disclosure, the game came with PS+ subscription which made it totally worth the spent time. I wouldn't pay the full price though.    … Expand
  23. Daemon20
    Jan 25, 2021
    5
    While the characters. lore and story are very engaging, every other aspect of the game is either unmemorable or bad. The main gameplay loop does as little as possible to differentiate itself from every other 3rd person shooter out there, and the open world elements feel forced in to get you to engage and spend more time with a game that hasn't gotten the polish and work that it wouldWhile the characters. lore and story are very engaging, every other aspect of the game is either unmemorable or bad. The main gameplay loop does as little as possible to differentiate itself from every other 3rd person shooter out there, and the open world elements feel forced in to get you to engage and spend more time with a game that hasn't gotten the polish and work that it would require to make that process fun, it could've been a great game if it was more ambitious and focused with what it wants, but as it stands it is nothing more than an unmemorable third person shooter with good writing.… Expand
  24. alank8704
    Jan 10, 2021
    7
    the story is great but I was not into the game enough to explore and go back for all the side stuff. Also whenever I tried to do some of the side content I would just get lost and would take to long to find my way there. But I really enjoyed to the dlcs which didnt have a lot of side stuff besides some collectibles which idc about.
  25. Crist13
    Dec 17, 2020
    5
    It's a good game but it has some collectible trophy bugs and they haven't been fixed yet with so many updates
  26. Steyraus
    Dec 6, 2020
    6
    The Tomb Raider reboot was one of my favourite games of the generation. After the rain high praise from critics and decent sales of this game I really tried hard to like it full stop but it ended up taking me 3 years to actually finish the game. Where the first game was an amazing action-packed adventure that blended old and new together perfectly this game is a slow trudging experienceThe Tomb Raider reboot was one of my favourite games of the generation. After the rain high praise from critics and decent sales of this game I really tried hard to like it full stop but it ended up taking me 3 years to actually finish the game. Where the first game was an amazing action-packed adventure that blended old and new together perfectly this game is a slow trudging experience trying to coffee Uncharted rather than being its own thing. Lara went from being an absolutely beautiful badass to being an annoying whining little princess in this game. The overall experience feels far too long there's hardly any combats most of your time is jumping around and solving stupid puzzles.… Expand
  27. CoreGamer1408
    Nov 10, 2020
    6
    Play one of the new Tomb Raiders played them all type of vibe. More of the same as the first game. Yeah it looks nice, but the "game" alternates between overtly scripted BS and/or QTE events for that cinematic look. Or copy/paste survival mechanics in small limited zones. The combat was easy I hardly used any health. Some of the jumping sections kind of glitched out now and again.

    I'd    Play one of the new Tomb Raiders played them all type of vibe. More of the same as the first game. Yeah it looks nice, but the "game" alternates between overtly scripted BS and/or QTE events for that cinematic look. Or copy/paste survival mechanics in small limited zones. The combat was easy I hardly used any health. Some of the jumping sections kind of glitched out now and again.

    I'd rather watch this as Lara Croft the animated movie. It is boring in its predictability gameplay wise. I had the chance to play this before (and the third game) via family, but I passed. This one was a free drop this year on the paid PS+ services.    … Expand
  28. Talabeer
    Sep 17, 2020
    6
    Tomb Raider es un Uncharted mal. El primero está guay y se salva. Esta segunda parte no hay por dónde cogerla.
  29. danield80
    Sep 17, 2020
    7
    Just the title "Rise of the Tomb Raider" says enough about the game. It's utterly bland, generic and overall mediocre. It do look good, play well and run well but it lacks a plot, good characters and a spark. Its broken semi-open world certainly isn't worth going through for a second time.
    Rise didn't stand up to the 2013's instalment and it will easily blend with other mediocre games and    Just the title "Rise of the Tomb Raider" says enough about the game. It's utterly bland, generic and overall mediocre. It do look good, play well and run well but it lacks a plot, good characters and a spark. Its broken semi-open world certainly isn't worth going through for a second time.
    Rise didn't stand up to the 2013's instalment and it will easily blend with other mediocre games and eventually will fall into the abyss of oblivion.
    The franchise can only dream about its long gone fame while being an Xbox exclusivity, smh.    … Expand
  30. ToshLichev
    Sep 8, 2020
    7
    For me Tomb Raider has never been much more than the starting-off point from which a much better franchise took notes and was born (Uncharted) but when I played the 2013 reboot I felt like the devs might be on to something - and they were... sort of. Rise of The Tomb Raider is a decent sequel that manages to do everything a sequel should techincally, it manages to fix gameplay problems,For me Tomb Raider has never been much more than the starting-off point from which a much better franchise took notes and was born (Uncharted) but when I played the 2013 reboot I felt like the devs might be on to something - and they were... sort of. Rise of The Tomb Raider is a decent sequel that manages to do everything a sequel should techincally, it manages to fix gameplay problems, gives you more options, takes you to new and (kind of) interesting locations and it serves as an evolution of it's predecessor.
    So why did I end up feeling like the game was just "Fairly good", despite liking most of the gameplay, the locations and the mechanics. Easy - the story and characters. The game's story is filled to the brim with every Indiana Jones-esque cliche known to man. There isn't a single plot point which you don't see coming a mile away, and the few twists it tries to pull never get the chance to make an impact because of how little you care for the characters and what happens to them. Not wanting to see Lara fall to her death aside, I couldn't give less of a **** about what she felt, what she wanted or the whole "father-daughter" plot they did (I swear I zoned out every time that came up).

    RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER: 20 YEAR CELEBRATION is a great game gameplay-wise and you can have a lot of fun with it, but it just feels hollow, it lacks any emotional pull. You'll find yourself trailing off into side-activities constantly because they just feel far more interesting than the campaign itself.
    That is why I'm rating it a very light 7/10./    … Expand
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#9 Best PS4 Game of 2016
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#26 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 55
  3. Negative: 0 out of 55
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2017
    90
    The game did not age a bit while it awaited its PS4 release. It’s still fantastic and looks stunning. [13/2016, p.71]
  2. Games.cz
    Nov 28, 2016
    90
    One of the best modern action adventures has finally arrived to PS4. Except a few small issues this version is a success, moreover, you will get all DLC along with the game; you can play in co-op and you will experience and extraordinary trip to Lara's home –  even with the support of VR. Set high difficulty, turn off auxiliary indicators and enjoy the Tomb Raider with everything that goes with it.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Nov 27, 2016
    90
    All combined, you’re looking at the biggest and one of the most enjoyable Tomb Raiders yet. Here’s to 20 more years. [Christmas 2016, p62]
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