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  1. Oct 30, 2018
    3
    Убога как и первая часть. неужэли кто-то и правда считает это конкурентом Драке?
  2. Oct 11, 2016
    4
    Quite boring about all kinds of collectables, antiques around the corners, medals dangles the tree branches,what‘s the point except making the shallow game even more redundant?
  3. Nov 11, 2016
    8
    High quality game, but first part after series rebot like me more. Lara looks fantastic, _________________________________________________________8/10
  4. Aug 28, 2018
    0
    The most overrated game since Undertale! I loved, the first reboot of the Tombraider (TR) series, however this one fell flat repeatedly. I feel the developers must have been force to implement the "open world" aspects of this game because of the success for Witcher 3. This game is complete $hi% compared to Witcher 3. Combat is few and far between if you don't directly follow theThe most overrated game since Undertale! I loved, the first reboot of the Tombraider (TR) series, however this one fell flat repeatedly. I feel the developers must have been force to implement the "open world" aspects of this game because of the success for Witcher 3. This game is complete $hi% compared to Witcher 3. Combat is few and far between if you don't directly follow the storyline. If you seek to complete all objectives you will be forced to follow extremely boring puzzles repeatedly. However, side quest are pretty much worthless because upgrades are pretty much worthless. I bought this game for 75% off and still feel ripped off. If you should accidently be forced to play this game. Focus one the story, don't bother with stealth and bring the best guns you can to each fight. All the BS that comes with it (you know the TOMB RAIDING) is pointless!!! Expand
  5. Jul 13, 2020
    0
    It was a very, very nonsensical game

    .The game's graphics were really awful
  6. Oct 11, 2016
    6
    Quite boring about all kinds of collectables, antiques around the corners, medals dangles the tree branches,what‘s the point except making the shallow game even more redundant?

    Besides,very disappoint about the sneaking part, with poison arrows you can just pass every carefully carved scene within 2 mins, no exaggeration, this kind of mechanisms ruins all the fun of sneaking which I
    Quite boring about all kinds of collectables, antiques around the corners, medals dangles the tree branches,what‘s the point except making the shallow game even more redundant?

    Besides,very disappoint about the sneaking part, with poison arrows you can just pass every carefully carved scene within 2 mins, no exaggeration, this kind of mechanisms ruins all the fun of sneaking which I expected the most from this game before it launches.

    Can you believe you can shoot a rifle to put a near enemy down like you are using a shoot gun? Yes you really can do that because the weapon system is so unbalanced and without any necessity of selecting in different situations. Just blow every far and near enemies with your god blessed rifle, babie!

    Do you believe you can kill any legendary fierce animals with repeated X evading and △ fighting back?Yes, you can do that becaues there is no tatics in that. I eliminated 6 wolves in a cave with this single move, you get hurt from time to time but not a single blow can really waste you, so you will kill'em all just with this stupid move.

    Sure there are some shining moments in this game, but from my point of view, 9-10 is not a score this game deserves. If I am a new tomb comer I can give it 8, but as a tomb raider serial player, when comparing with the exciting tomb raider 2013(I will give 9 to that game), I wll give this game 6-7, which I think is proper.
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  7. Oct 12, 2016
    0
    Why can't I just buy the core game for $20?

    What if after the core game, I am good, and don't need/want any additional content. What is the worth of the DLCs and others that I will not play? As a PS4 consumer, I don't have the option to just have the core game and decide later if I would like additional content. Why make it a bundle, just to justify the $60 price tag.
  8. Oct 22, 2016
    7
    Against my better judgement, I didn't wait to buy this used and went full impulse buy because I loved the first one so much. I didn't want to spoil it for myself so I avoided watching it on YT and spoilers. I've just finished and am going through it again in hopes that I will find it more enjoyable the second time around, but I can't help feeling like it's missing something prettyAgainst my better judgement, I didn't wait to buy this used and went full impulse buy because I loved the first one so much. I didn't want to spoil it for myself so I avoided watching it on YT and spoilers. I've just finished and am going through it again in hopes that I will find it more enjoyable the second time around, but I can't help feeling like it's missing something pretty substantial. First, what I enjoyed:

    - Croft Manor - Very well done, decent storyline, creepy effects done well. I enjoyed this little side story more than the regular game.
    - Premise for the story, the mythology behind the main plot was intriguing
    - The animals
    - Baba Yaga - Totally enjoyable and in line with my expectations. Decent little story even though I guessed the plot pretty early.
    - No QTE. THANK YOU!
    - The main antagonist was well written and balanced.
    - The tombs has rewards of substance, unlike the first game
    - Lara's character was obviously more mature after Yamatai, I appreciated the character development

    What I didn't like:

    - When collecting ammo or other loot, have to press square twice before it picks it up. I thought it was only my controller but apparently it's an issue others are having as well. While it is merely annoying when scouting, it is infuriating when fighting.
    - Very, very little content and time spent in at the first location. Story/plot was barely engaging and pretty cursory.
    - Environment was pretty bland for both Syria and Siberia
    - Getting additional weapons felt like it took forever. I don't know if that is really the case, or whether I noticed it because of the lack on engaging story
    - I loved the main ally. Unfortunately he's the only one I ended caring about. Didn't really connect with the rest of the group despite talking to everyone.
    - Combat wasn't as interesting or exciting save for a couple of locations.
    - Many of the puzzles were just boring and tedious
    - Really didn't care for having to craft the special ammo or being in control of the lighting in dark places. I find these to be artificial constructs and just end up being annoying and adding nothing to the experience

    All in all, I would have spend $30-$40 on this game. It's not as good as the first one, but definitely better than Uncharted 4, which was a HUGE disappointment, IMO. I'm not sure if this is a keeper yet, but I am definitely going to buy the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition for the PS4 because I LOVE that game.
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  9. Oct 27, 2016
    7
    This is going to be a very subjective review, but here it goes. Back in 2013, I was blindsided by Tomb Raider and gave it a 10. Uncharted with rpg elements, my mind was blown. Now we have the sequel to that game, and while it is safe to call this a good game, I wished it would've been more "fresh". After all it is literally more of the same of the 2013 game, but with a newThis is going to be a very subjective review, but here it goes. Back in 2013, I was blindsided by Tomb Raider and gave it a 10. Uncharted with rpg elements, my mind was blown. Now we have the sequel to that game, and while it is safe to call this a good game, I wished it would've been more "fresh". After all it is literally more of the same of the 2013 game, but with a new story/characters and a tad-bigger open world. First the positives. The action set pieces in this game are wonderful and a treat to play when it triggers. The open world is bigger and there are more tombs to explore, collectibles to collect, an even a few side quests thrown in to mix things up a little. I enjoyed all of these elements,although to an extent. The rpg elements and general gameplay are carbon copy of the 2013 version, so in my book it's also good. And that's when my complaints about this game arise. There is literally nothing new about this game, except for a couple gadgets and story which in my opinion was generic, made worse by the fact there were no character development in this game at all; everyone you meet was just to push you toward the next objective. The game felt soul-less in the story and character standpoint, and my second time around with Lara, I realized how devoid of personality she has throughout the game. Without a good story, and game play that felt actually like the same in 2013, not to mention the animals and rpg level up system is about an 90% copy and paste job from 2013, I just wished there were more new things in this game. It's an bigger open world, but we do the exact same thing in the 2013 reboot. Yes, there are more tombs, but they were all very simple, ok at best. The worst part is the rewards were unsatisfying. To end, it may seem like I hated this game, but I enjoyed it, although not to the extent of an uncharted or even its 2013 counterpart. I just really wished it added on from the 2013 game for this one, and seeing as I didn't enjoy the story, the game play just felt too similar for me to enjoy it as much as I did in 2013. Probably a high 7 in my book. Expand
  10. Nov 26, 2017
    7
    Yeah, just a 7 out of 10 for me. There are moments of brilliance in this game, and in particular, I actually enjoyed a lot of the Challenge Tombs. The other open world stuff though was pretty lame and bloated, and at times this game just feels unsure of whether it wants to be an Ubisoft Open World Game, an Uncharted Game, or to actually have an identity of it's own. I preferred the firstYeah, just a 7 out of 10 for me. There are moments of brilliance in this game, and in particular, I actually enjoyed a lot of the Challenge Tombs. The other open world stuff though was pretty lame and bloated, and at times this game just feels unsure of whether it wants to be an Ubisoft Open World Game, an Uncharted Game, or to actually have an identity of it's own. I preferred the first one to this. Expand
  11. Aug 15, 2017
    7
    An amazing sound design (would play again just for the procedural percussion in this game). A solid combat system. A weak story and lame bosses. Last 2 hours of the game really sucked.
    Plus a star for a Lenin statue within the game :)
  12. 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.
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  13. Nov 28, 2016
    7
    Like many here I loved the first Tomb Raider game. Although the setting is now frosty Siberia It plays more or less the same. Unfortunately I found the experience largely forgettable, as it lacked the "wow" moments from the first game. It's pretty much the same thing, a solid experience, just not as exciting as the original.
  14. Nov 18, 2016
    7
    By no means awful, Rise of the Tomb Raider is just the most normal, benign sequel out there. It's a retread of Tomb Raider with fancier graphics, slightly less polish and a lot less excitement. It's a diminishing return, though, which makes me worry a third installment will have to try a lot harder to impress.

    The story this time around is much more predictable and cookie cutter - if
    By no means awful, Rise of the Tomb Raider is just the most normal, benign sequel out there. It's a retread of Tomb Raider with fancier graphics, slightly less polish and a lot less excitement. It's a diminishing return, though, which makes me worry a third installment will have to try a lot harder to impress.

    The story this time around is much more predictable and cookie cutter - if you can't see what's coming you're just not paying attention. Lara herself is really not quite as interesting as she used to be, with her only growth as a character is the coming to terms with her father's mysterious suicide, offering a lot less than its predecessor. Gameplay is what you'd expect, with all too familiar set piece moments and gunplay/platforming. RPG elements are back, adhering to the school of "forgot every little thing I knew just in time for the sequel"; and there's the odd design choice again where Lara can encounter droves of armed enemies only to ever receive specific weapons she already encountered much later, so long as it's part of a cutscene.

    Excitement from this game is greatly diminished since the original. Set pieces are identical often, puzzles are even easier this time around, enemies behave exactly the same and even colorful and painful looking death scenes are somewhat absent.

    If you're seriously hurting for more Tomb Raider, it isn't awful. But if you want something a little more groundbreaking and exciting then just more of the same and not quite as good - you can afford waiting for it to hit the bargain bin or give it a rent.
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  15. VTL
    Dec 21, 2019
    9
    Es creo decir sin pelos en la lengua el MEJOR Tomb Raider de la Historia. Nada que envidiarle a Uncharteds... para mi es mejor que todos... es sensacional. lo unico malo es que se acaba...
  16. Oct 30, 2016
    7
    I bought Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration from another retailer because I had approximately $20 promotional credit to spend before it expired. What I have to say is this game is not worth $59.99. Not only because it's one year old due to the Xbox One 1 year timed exclusivity, but because of the season pass included. Firstly, the game was advertised on TV as having over 50 hoursI bought Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration from another retailer because I had approximately $20 promotional credit to spend before it expired. What I have to say is this game is not worth $59.99. Not only because it's one year old due to the Xbox One 1 year timed exclusivity, but because of the season pass included. Firstly, the game was advertised on TV as having over 50 hours of gameplay, but the story campaign is only about 5-8 hours long. My play time was 21 hours and 27 minutes with 100% game completion including collectibles meaning the other 10 or so hours were just hunting animals to upgrade skills and gear, collectibles as well as solving puzzles in optional tombs. I felt the vanilla version is worth about $39.99. Here, it's $59.99 with the inclusion of the season pass on the disc.

    And so here's where I evaluate the season pass. For the extra $20, only about 2 of the add-on were worth playing for me: Baba Yaga and Croft Manor. And even those missions each were only about 2 to 2.5 hours long. Endurance/co-op endurance, I would never have chose to purchase these. And the Cold Darkness Awakened, played 3 min. of it last night and pulled the disc out right away. I did get the Platinum, but you're required to achieve a par score to gold star each stage. That's just not replay value. It does provide a different experience, but you can really tell it's a really cheap way by the developers to extend the game and make you hold on to it longer before it gets passed on as a used game.

    I'm getting rid of this. My experience won't necessarily be the same as yours and I'm sure there are others that will enjoy all the extra content that you're required to buy now. I'm just glad I paid only $40, but I wouldn't have paid $60.
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  17. Dec 17, 2016
    7
    Starts off good maybe a little bit too much action and Explosions love the setting until you get to the open world area where its all just snow story line is not too bad but not as good as the first one way too many collectables but having it on PlayStation 4 it's nice to get all the DLC for free the multiplayer is addictive and fun for a while
  18. May 13, 2020
    9
    Bought this on sale on the playstation store for only $8.99 and yeah I'm almost four years late, but better late than never for this one I overlooked. What an excellent game...I'm not done yet but at the sale price I got, I'm just blown away by this. Definitely still holds up in 2020, no doubt about it. Exciting story and mechanics, satisfying gunplay and great voice acting make thisBought this on sale on the playstation store for only $8.99 and yeah I'm almost four years late, but better late than never for this one I overlooked. What an excellent game...I'm not done yet but at the sale price I got, I'm just blown away by this. Definitely still holds up in 2020, no doubt about it. Exciting story and mechanics, satisfying gunplay and great voice acting make this one of the best PS4 titles that I never knew I needed. I could have gotten it at $60 and still would have been just as happy. It gets a 9 instead of a 10 because of some very minor visual bugs, but they are so rare, and the game overall looks absolutely stunning. Expand
  19. Feb 12, 2018
    9
    An excellent game, I would rate 9.5 if possible. It captures the fast paced action and platforming of an Uncharted game, with standard gunplay, using cover, stealth takedowns etc. The platforming is also great, there are some frustrating/glitchy moments, but it is mostly easy, seamless, and fun.

    There are many tombs in the game as well, which contain challenging puzzles. Gathering
    An excellent game, I would rate 9.5 if possible. It captures the fast paced action and platforming of an Uncharted game, with standard gunplay, using cover, stealth takedowns etc. The platforming is also great, there are some frustrating/glitchy moments, but it is mostly easy, seamless, and fun.

    There are many tombs in the game as well, which contain challenging puzzles.

    Gathering resources for weapons, crafting and upgrades is a nice touch as well.

    It is a little slow at the beginning, but is definitely worth sticking out, because Rise of the Tomb Raider is just plain FUN.
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  20. Dec 5, 2019
    7
    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 unA 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
  21. Dec 1, 2019
    9
    In my opinion this might be the best episode of all Tomb Raiders so far with only Shadows of the Tomb Raider being en par. Although the story is not too deep and the gameplay gets a bit repetitive after a while it is still a well rounded action adventure with decent mechanics, good graphics and surpreme sound implementation.

    I ve been playing this title on a PS4 Pro with SSD and
    In my opinion this might be the best episode of all Tomb Raiders so far with only Shadows of the Tomb Raider being en par. Although the story is not too deep and the gameplay gets a bit repetitive after a while it is still a well rounded action adventure with decent mechanics, good graphics and surpreme sound implementation.

    I ve been playing this title on a PS4 Pro with SSD and encounter only slight frame drops during 2 or 3 small cut scenes, beyond that the game ran flawless. Loading times are okay. The fast travel good be faster but it is still acceptable in my opinion. Graphic wise the title delivers stunning visuals and very good effects after all.

    The world in Rise of the Tomb Raider is based on a semi open world setup which opens up during the main course of the story but lets the player wander off if he likes too. The controls are pretty much polished and enhanced from the 2013 gameplay. The skill trees, weapon sets and movement is extra ordinarily good and gives room to each personal playstyle. The puzzles are way more enhanced then 2013th establishment and enriches this game quite a lot.

    Difficulty wise there is enough room for casual play, regular play and also hardcore veterans, although I found that the regular mode was performing solid might be too easy for more advanced players though. For people that like action adventures such as Uncharted I can only encourage to buy this title. It is from time to time on sale and pretty much a steal for 10 bucks or less. Regular story will take around 10 to 15hrs whereas main play plus or completionist will take you to around 20hrs of gameplay.
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  22. Nov 17, 2020
    8
    This game really blew me away. The amount of graphical detail shows the time and love the devs put into this title. The combat feels punchy, brutal, quick and deadly (on harder difficulty). The puzzles are also a great change in pace, and though there aren't many of them, they can be quite challenging. The only downside to this game would be the plot, it's incredibly weak to the point ofThis game really blew me away. The amount of graphical detail shows the time and love the devs put into this title. The combat feels punchy, brutal, quick and deadly (on harder difficulty). The puzzles are also a great change in pace, and though there aren't many of them, they can be quite challenging. The only downside to this game would be the plot, it's incredibly weak to the point of questioning the villain's motivation.

    All in all this game is absolutely worth checking out
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  23. Nov 13, 2018
    7
    A good game. Not great or awesome, but 100% worth playing through.

    GREAT: Visuals - this game, although somewhat crippled by the ps4 pro being still rather very weak - are very beautiful; I've had people pop in and immediately say how pretty it was. Also, after finishing the game, the map is split into zones, which tell you how much % complete each one is -- I find this awesome (hear
    A good game. Not great or awesome, but 100% worth playing through.

    GREAT: Visuals - this game, although somewhat crippled by the ps4 pro being still rather very weak - are very beautiful; I've had people pop in and immediately say how pretty it was.

    Also, after finishing the game, the map is split into zones, which tell you how much % complete each one is -- I find this awesome (hear that 2k ? mafia 2 anyone ?).

    SO-SO: the gameplay dynamics, while quite enjoyable, could have been a bit improved, on the 2nd difficulty level (1 above the easiest), it's a bit too easy I found (and the 3rd one up was a bit too hard for a very quick play-through (I had bought rdr2)).

    On the easiest you could literally finish off almost all opponents with the melee weapon (which in select cases literally got you stuck - for example the mission "Survive the Ambush by the D******* Ones", if you would melee kill everyone, the gates wouldn't open and you'd literally be stuck - you need to shoot with weapons there). I got very pissed off when I wasted a good hour on that mission ... other stuff like the bow are indeed very fun to use, and make for very interesting stealth approaches in select areas.

    BAD: honestly the voice active for Lara I found incredibly annoying - she has a very artificial and forced British accent; I'm not a native speaker and truly love all accents, texan, canadian, australian, scotish british -- you name it I love it -- but when 90% of your energy goes into faking me a posh british accent ... I don't know ... really pissed me off -- you either get used to it or it gets better as you progress through the game. It pissed me off enough to write .. what .. 5 6 lines on it so ... yeah. The divinity and god and what not was also not my favorite topic, but, meh, that I didn't take points away for.

    CONCLUSION: especially at what it costs now - it really shouldn't be a game you didn't play - it really is good fun
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  24. Apr 28, 2019
    8
    This game is great. I enjoyed almost every aspect about it. The combat was satisfying because the ai used tactics to try to flank you. The stealth was also good, but not perfect. The locations were quite nice and the puzzles were challenging. My issues with this game are the story: It wasn't boring but the characters were mostly one dimensional, at least the villains had better motivationThis game is great. I enjoyed almost every aspect about it. The combat was satisfying because the ai used tactics to try to flank you. The stealth was also good, but not perfect. The locations were quite nice and the puzzles were challenging. My issues with this game are the story: It wasn't boring but the characters were mostly one dimensional, at least the villains had better motivation than in most video games. And i liked that Anna was in relationship with Lara's father although they didn't really do anything with this. The combat sometimes felt repetitive because you can only shoot when aiming. Overall a good experience, easy 8 points out of 10. Expand
  25. Oct 6, 2020
    2
    Looks great, plays out very boring. Where to jump to next, what stupid puzzle to solve next. Like uncharted 2 with less shooting
  26. Aug 1, 2020
    10
    So much talk about Uncharted, not enough about the new Tomb Raider.... Maybe its the lack of marketing, or rather the beastly marketing team of Naughty dog, who knows

    Fantastic game, similar to Uncharted ,but let's remember its Uncharted that was inspired on Tomb Raider. This game has most of uncharted good parts but also adds a lot of non-linear stuff, its a semi-open world that you
    So much talk about Uncharted, not enough about the new Tomb Raider.... Maybe its the lack of marketing, or rather the beastly marketing team of Naughty dog, who knows

    Fantastic game, similar to Uncharted ,but let's remember its Uncharted that was inspired on Tomb Raider.
    This game has most of uncharted good parts but also adds a lot of non-linear stuff, its a semi-open world that you go back and forth to discover new things once you get new items and upgrades. Puzzles are far harder than uncharted but not too hard.
    Also, why not... Lara is REALLY LOT. Lol
    In general its a fantastic game that any hardcore game will enjoy. Strongly recommended.
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  27. Aug 10, 2020
    8
    Phenomenal semi-open world game! For me, gameplay vise it is an easy 9/10 (mele system needs some improvements) But the game has some gamebreaking bugs that is incredible frustrating to encounter. Otherwise it is 9/10 and must play for everyone who likes exploration of the semi-open world with upgrade systems of the abbilities and weapons! Amazing experience!
  28. Jul 13, 2020
    0
    PS4 still does not support HDR which makes this entry in the series unacceptably limited. Fairly annoying that they may have wheeled and dealed for an xbox exclusive.
  29. Aug 8, 2020
    9
    I was mad at this game for awhile because of the Xbox exclusiveness **** But I can't stay mad at my girl for long. This game was great.
Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 55
  2. 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. 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.
  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]