Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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  1. Yausari
    Sep 17, 2018
    4
    Why is this getting 10s and 9s? Maybe the fans of the series are not seeing the flaws, or maybe despite the flaws, they find this game that much enjoyable nonetheless. As someone who has completed the first two games, I find this quite disappointing.

    I mean, I see what were the developers going for. They put more "tomb raiding" and less shooting. And I don't know why people think this    Why is this getting 10s and 9s? Maybe the fans of the series are not seeing the flaws, or maybe despite the flaws, they find this game that much enjoyable nonetheless. As someone who has completed the first two games, I find this quite disappointing.

    I mean, I see what were the developers going for. They put more "tomb raiding" and less shooting. And I don't know why people think this is a good thing. Why not more of both? There's no point of upgrading your weapons, you won't be using most of them. Tomb raiding side quest rewards you with combat moves or crafting materials which you rarely use.

    The game mechanics are so similar to the previous games. The only thing new about it is that Lara can camouflage herself by smearing mud all over herself. Don't expect that you'd be doing this quite often, you won't. The encounters with enemies are cut down by 3/4, at least. So, if you're looking for combat as it was advertised, (like a predator) those moments will be brief and you won't miss it.

    The animations are the same ones as the previous titles. I had hoped that they change the dodging animation. It's the same one since the first, crawling like an ape. If you're trying to get back to the roots, keep in mind that Lara is acrobatic, not a wild animal!

    I'm not finished with the flaws. At some point in the game, you are required to be in a specific outfit to talk to people. And this makes my blood boils. It's so annoying going back and forth to the camp just to change clothes. I hated this mechanic. Who thought this was a good idea? This was the worst thing about this game.

    I'm still not finish with the criticism. It's the story. I don't care that the characters are uninteresting. But it's about Lara. The first two game had moments where Lara just snapped, going berserk to seek out vengeance. And after that fallout, she had to deal with that transformation, by going all emotional. This is good and a believable transformation... the first time. There is no reason for this to happen again! She already killed a lot of people in the last two games. When are we going to see Lara Croft The Tomb Raider rather than Lara Croft "becoming" the Tomb raider?

    The good thing about this game. I did enjoy the stealth section, despite it being so brief.    … Expand
  2. OnlyOneHere
    Sep 14, 2018
    0
    This game is the worst Tomb Raider from the Reboot series. This is basically the developers attempt at making a critic bait 10/10 walking simulator with a "deep" narrative. It failed to get any 10s, and the reason for that is the awful story. The physics are terrible and the pacing is horrendous. The puzzles are boring and the level design is bad. The lighting looks horrible compared toThis game is the worst Tomb Raider from the Reboot series. This is basically the developers attempt at making a critic bait 10/10 walking simulator with a "deep" narrative. It failed to get any 10s, and the reason for that is the awful story. The physics are terrible and the pacing is horrendous. The puzzles are boring and the level design is bad. The lighting looks horrible compared to the previous installment. This game is just a cheap version of Uncharted 4.

    To make matters worse, there is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is not a reason to touch this game again. Charging $60 for a game without replay value is a cashgrab. Speaking of cashgrab, the Co-op multiplayer is locked behind a paywall in the upcoming DLC. This is a greedy move from Square Enix. I recommend you wait for the game to drop to $10.before picking it up.    … Expand
  3. Pawlikowsky
    Sep 12, 2018
    0
    Most overrated game I played. Graphics looks 2012, mechanics too, Lara has **** character, story is bad and this is the worst TR I played. The worst money spent in my life.
  4. dannygards
    Jan 28, 2021
    4
    Poor little rich girl Lara Croft white knighting her way around South America saving the indigenous people while pilfering any relic that isn't nailed down. Mechanically solid, but the narrative is at best dull, and more often cringe worthy.
  5. memus
    Jan 12, 2020
    3
    Lara is genuinely a genocidal **** in this one.

    The storyline of this series was problematic from the first game. And boy oh boy, it deteriorated quickly. This game is like Batman vs Superman compared to Avengers (where Avengers would be Uncharted obviously). So the basic storyline of all TR games is Lara gets into the tomb, destroys it, then slays all the Trinity archeologists    Lara is genuinely a genocidal **** in this one.

    The storyline of this series was problematic from the first game. And boy oh boy, it deteriorated quickly. This game is like Batman vs Superman compared to Avengers (where Avengers would be Uncharted obviously).

    So the basic storyline of all TR games is Lara gets into the tomb, destroys it, then slays all the Trinity archeologists (because she should be the only one to get it) and then slays all the indigenous people too. And has zero remorse. And she isn't even sacrificed in the ending to be redeemed (I'm not sure she could be redeemed, but it would make at least some sense to try).

    Wow. These game developers are trying to steal Uncharted formula by just copying gameplay elements w/o adding any good writing to the mix. And it sucks so badly.

    The drums are still excellent, though.    … Expand
  6. meowyiii
    Apr 28, 2020
    4
    Confusing plot and boring gameplay. There is so much potential to Lara’s story and character but the game threw it away.
  7. waelthepro115
    Apr 1, 2020
    1
    Awful disappointing trash worst tr game ever.. DONT BUY IT! The game is extremely boring and horrendous story
  8. guimaster90
    Dec 25, 2020
    0
    This is not only the worst Lara Croft game this game is the one of the worst games I played in years. It is basically a walking simulator.
  9. Dan007553
    Aug 10, 2020
    2
    После второй части казалось,что разработчики понял в какую сторону им стоит двигаться в плане геймплея,а когда стало известно,что поменяли сценариста, а к команде добавились eidos monreal,всё стало слишком хорошо. Что на деле? Сюжет куда слабее второй части,как и персонажи,диалоги. За ним совершенно неинтересно следить и хочется скипнуть все кат-сцены. Разнообразия локация нет.ГрафикаПосле второй части казалось,что разработчики понял в какую сторону им стоит двигаться в плане геймплея,а когда стало известно,что поменяли сценариста, а к команде добавились eidos monreal,всё стало слишком хорошо. Что на деле? Сюжет куда слабее второй части,как и персонажи,диалоги. За ним совершенно неинтересно следить и хочется скипнуть все кат-сцены. Разнообразия локация нет.Графика осталась такой же,зато изменили геймплей и стелс. А вернее,сломали окончательно. Прокачка абсолютно неравномерная,напихали всё,что было в одно дерево и отдали. Всё то,что Лара умела во второй части просят приобрести ещё раз. Из новых механик убийство с дерева и говницо,которым можно обмазаться.Каеф. А вместо этого мог бы выйти( начать разработку deus ex'а нового),эх.… Expand
  10. gamemaster1960
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    huge disappointment. you need to play in order to find some good moments, most of the game is dull and extremely uninteresting and boring. a lot of nonsense talking, purposeless missions and a lot climbing.
  11. SonofYevon
    Feb 4, 2021
    0
    This game is aids. The puzzles in this game are god-awful. Horribly designed.
  12. fabgo
    Apr 20, 2021
    3
    The first two tomb raider reboot games are awesome. This third installment falls way short. It's much more challenging than the first two. It's much more tedious. It has these weird gameplay choices, where despite getting better weapons you are forced to fight with bow and arrow. You are frequently fighting meelee type enemies with only ranged weapons (your axe is useless in this game).The first two tomb raider reboot games are awesome. This third installment falls way short. It's much more challenging than the first two. It's much more tedious. It has these weird gameplay choices, where despite getting better weapons you are forced to fight with bow and arrow. You are frequently fighting meelee type enemies with only ranged weapons (your axe is useless in this game). The ongoing story about fighting Trinity is becoming trite. I absolutely loved playng the first two games, but this one was a real chore to finish, and I could not wait for it to end.… Expand
  13. Sylvanearth
    Dec 22, 2019
    3
    Okay I can’t even begin to explain the absolute train-wreck this game is After the first “Act” I immediately checked this games metacritic score and was chuckling when I saw the current 77% The first major problem this game has is giving you all this sweat gear and repeatedly ripping it off you for a totally bogus story trope - Speaking of Lara Croft is an absolutely cold, heartlessOkay I can’t even begin to explain the absolute train-wreck this game is After the first “Act” I immediately checked this games metacritic score and was chuckling when I saw the current 77% The first major problem this game has is giving you all this sweat gear and repeatedly ripping it off you for a totally bogus story trope - Speaking of Lara Croft is an absolutely cold, heartless murderer in this game - even to the point where the bad guy calls her out on it. Which she responds with “I’m coming to kill you” and proceeds to kill thousands more nobodies. Just so she can get past the door which has an invisible wall there until she murders all the people in her wake. Story is absolutely bland and literally hangs off of Lara’s ability to coincidentally know everything when she needs to. Don’t play. It’s nowhere near worth 70% in the real world… Expand
  14. leemmon
    Apr 25, 2019
    0
    This game is terrible. I played previous two instalments, which where objectively very well crafted games. This feels like a reskin of Rise Of Tomb Raider, but with all the fun bits stripped away. The puzzles are boring and uninspired, the graphics are downgraded, the lightning is horrendous and there's almost no combat. Lara is an amazing protagonist. In Rise of Tomb Raider they did aThis game is terrible. I played previous two instalments, which where objectively very well crafted games. This feels like a reskin of Rise Of Tomb Raider, but with all the fun bits stripped away. The puzzles are boring and uninspired, the graphics are downgraded, the lightning is horrendous and there's almost no combat. Lara is an amazing protagonist. In Rise of Tomb Raider they did a great job, conveying what Lara is going through her face, using an advanced MoCap technology and highly detailed facial models. You could feel for her, empathise with her. In this game facial animations and the models in general somehow look worse than in the first game, you feel completely thrown out of the immersion. The worst thing is the critics that defend this game as though it's a well made product. For the next instalment, I hope to see Crystal Dynamics taking back the charge of their franchise, instead of passing it off to another studio, and restoring it back to its glory.… Expand
  15. mosabbir
    Dec 20, 2018
    0
    Absolute Garbage. Progression bugs, graphical bugs, platforming glitches, this game is so buggy that even Fallout 76 might look polished in comparison. Lara's character arc is dreadful, the game's writing is so bad. Every single character is badly written. The Hidden City has to be one of the worst open world game HUBs of all time.

    Eidos Montreal inherited a successful series from    Absolute Garbage. Progression bugs, graphical bugs, platforming glitches, this game is so buggy that even Fallout 76 might look polished in comparison. Lara's character arc is dreadful, the game's writing is so bad. Every single character is badly written. The Hidden City has to be one of the worst open world game HUBs of all time.

    Eidos Montreal inherited a successful series from Crystal Dynamics and completely botched the conclusion to Lara's Origin Trilogy. Stay away from this game and save your 60 bucks.    … Expand
  16. mainzmom
    Nov 17, 2020
    4
    nonsensical story with clunky gameplay and ugly graphics, the sound is horrible and the game has a lot of bugs
  17. canadian1969
    Nov 27, 2018
    4
    Absolute failure by comparison to the previous two games. Simple as that. I so eagerly awaited this release only to be profoundly disappointed. The visuals and art are great, but beyond that a waste of money. It is drastically shorter, felt like I was on rails the entire time, puzzles sucked, story had so much unrealized potential it is sickening. I think this may be the end for Lara. LastAbsolute failure by comparison to the previous two games. Simple as that. I so eagerly awaited this release only to be profoundly disappointed. The visuals and art are great, but beyond that a waste of money. It is drastically shorter, felt like I was on rails the entire time, puzzles sucked, story had so much unrealized potential it is sickening. I think this may be the end for Lara. Last time for me. I am a huge fan and played pretty much all the games right from the beginning, this is an epic failure. No idea why anyone would score this above a 5-6 and that even is overly generous.… Expand
  18. phosgene
    Jul 22, 2020
    0
    Terrible, wonky mechanics. Atrocious melee combat. Laws of physics are so non-existent that Lara might as well levitate throughout the entrie game. Awful game desing. On DO last mission when I die I have to wait out a 2-min loading screen to return to the campfire and then start a **** 5-minute cutscene to load the **** mission all over again? The person who though that was "fun" deservesTerrible, wonky mechanics. Atrocious melee combat. Laws of physics are so non-existent that Lara might as well levitate throughout the entrie game. Awful game desing. On DO last mission when I die I have to wait out a 2-min loading screen to return to the campfire and then start a **** 5-minute cutscene to load the **** mission all over again? The person who though that was "fun" deserves to be executed on the spot.… Expand
  19. Hackslashshoot
    Oct 11, 2021
    0
    So many games trying to be movies with tons of cut scenes and slow gameplay here is another one. People if you want a story read a book if you want a movie watch some bs from Hollywood. But please people stop encouraging this **** in gaming. This game is garbage. Not Fun at all
  20. OrphanTwin
    Jan 1, 2022
    0
    Haha. Who made this? Some of the worst story telling ever made. I mean, I LOVE bad fiction but this story is ridiculously horrible. At least that made it funny before I stopped playing. Lara loved her father. He was a bad ass and Lara wanted to be just like him. There weren’t any “secrets” about her mother like this. But, we all know what you were trying to do. But I laughed when it wasHaha. Who made this? Some of the worst story telling ever made. I mean, I LOVE bad fiction but this story is ridiculously horrible. At least that made it funny before I stopped playing. Lara loved her father. He was a bad ass and Lara wanted to be just like him. There weren’t any “secrets” about her mother like this. But, we all know what you were trying to do. But I laughed when it was all conveniently behind an actual secret room with puzzles! Also, this scene just makes Lara’s mom look like a huge b. The ol “yoU’Re AwAy aLl tHe tIMe”. Yeah lady, he’s working. Looks like Lara grew up just fine and followed in his footsteps. Another hilariously overdone subversive story that didn’t work the way it was intended. It’s just too bad to see this bad fan fiction made it through. Rehire the people you replaced. Never make another tomb raider please.… Expand
  21. RepentantSky
    Oct 22, 2018
    0
    Regardless of the controversy about this game going on, it is just laughably bad. It tries too much to borrow elements from Uncharted, which is annoying because Uncharted originally borrowed elements from the original Tom Raider and it wouldn't have to be that way.

    Another big issue is that this game plays too much like the last two, because it's the Crystal Dynamics way. The formula    Regardless of the controversy about this game going on, it is just laughably bad. It tries too much to borrow elements from Uncharted, which is annoying because Uncharted originally borrowed elements from the original Tom Raider and it wouldn't have to be that way.

    Another big issue is that this game plays too much like the last two, because it's the Crystal Dynamics way. The formula seems be, reboot Tomb Raider, use as many elements from that new reboot in the next game as is possible, repeat until people stop buying the game as the expected rate, and reboot it again, then repeat the whole process over. Lara deserves better, people like myself who have been fans of Tomb Raider for the last 22 years deserve better, and Crystal Dynamics isn't interested in giving us that.

    Finally, the game's story is boring, the acting is stiff, the characters are boring, uninteresting, and pretty much the same as they've always been, and it's hard to sit through. I ended up watching most of the game get played because it bothered me so much. Also, the puzzles are the worst in the series as well. This game simply put, is just bad, but mostly, it's disappointing.    … Expand
  22. Haterxxxllll
    Jan 4, 2019
    0
    Please do not make games from this series anymore. Do not disgrace the great franchise. This game is not worthy of being called Tomb Raider. But the shadow could be a good game, you had the budget Eidos!
  23. anonymousnerd
    Oct 23, 2018
    4
    This game feels like someone got an uncharted script, immediately shredded it, tried to glue it back together from the shredded pieces, and then got a tomb raider fanboy, who only played the ps1 version of the games, to fill in the gaps.
  24. DimaFidel
    Jan 23, 2019
    0
    худшая в трилогии перезапуск серии. сюжет скучный и банальный. может с дополнениями игра станет по-лучше, но на старте конечно одно разочарование.
    если SE будут делать продолжение, очень надеюсь что его отдадут другой студии.
    CD явно не тянут игры такого масштаба.    худшая в трилогии перезапуск серии. сюжет скучный и банальный. может с дополнениями игра станет по-лучше, но на старте конечно одно разочарование.
    если SE будут делать продолжение, очень надеюсь что его отдадут другой студии.
    CD явно не тянут игры такого масштаба.
  25. jerkbot10000
    Oct 9, 2018
    4
    This game suffers from poor controls, frustrating design, bugs, and is honestly just boring.

    To start off, let me say I quite liked the previous two entries to the series. Unfortunately this third entry seems to have lost a lot of it's polish. Here are a few of the things I'm talking about. If these things frustrate you, then avoid this game: 1 - Too much insta-death. By itself,    This game suffers from poor controls, frustrating design, bugs, and is honestly just boring.

    To start off, let me say I quite liked the previous two entries to the series. Unfortunately this third entry seems to have lost a lot of it's polish. Here are a few of the things I'm talking about. If these things frustrate you, then avoid this game:
    1 - Too much insta-death. By itself, this isn't necessarily bad. After all, uncharted does this in action sequences as well. The problem here is that you can end up playing the same section dozens of time because the game has buggy controls, or because it doesn't do a good job of showing you where to go.
    2 - Which brings me to the bad sign-posting. This game hides the path from you all the time, not just in puzzle sequences. You can spend minutes just trying to figure out where to go, only to see that the next ledge was just camouflaged for no reason.
    3 - Voice acting. Lara is extremely monotone. To be fair, this was never strong in the series, but it gets really annoying since she'll talk every time you use survival instincts.
    4 - Bad camera/controls. The camera will often rotate around to prevent you from actually looking at where you are supposed to move to next. Also, about 20% of the time the controls crap out so you can't use your climbing gear.
    5 - Boring side quests - fetching, fetching, and more fetching.
    6 - Broken combat. Even with aim sensitivity set to the maximum, your reticle moves slower than most enemies, making it just a game of luck that you were pointing the right way when attacked, because you'll never be able to adjust in time.
    7 - Boring story.

    This game is so flawed that it really isn't worth the money. I wish I could get my money back. Spend your money on a better game instead.    … Expand
  26. yumex85
    Sep 17, 2018
    3
    Worst Tomb Raider game I played. Horrible gameplay, the mechanics for stealth and shooting are just unacceptable. Also, I have no idea what happened to Lara Croft personality in this game that I just wanna punch her in the face all the time.
    The puzzles are boring, the story feels like a very cheap rip off of Uncharted, which is sad, because Tomb Raider is supposed to be the original    Worst Tomb Raider game I played. Horrible gameplay, the mechanics for stealth and shooting are just unacceptable. Also, I have no idea what happened to Lara Croft personality in this game that I just wanna punch her in the face all the time.
    The puzzles are boring, the story feels like a very cheap rip off of Uncharted, which is sad, because Tomb Raider is supposed to be the original "archeological puzzles" game. Very disappointed.    … Expand
  27. glib
    Oct 17, 2018
    3
    Loved the first two reboots. Anticipation followed by total letdown. One word review: lazy. Facial expressions robotic, acting is monotone, animation clunky. Previously engaging Lara looks like a dimwit. Just watch a pool fill or look at skin-covered necks of decapitated bodies, and you're reminded of a rushed all nighter to make a deadline. Woof. If you need a nap, just engage any NPC inLoved the first two reboots. Anticipation followed by total letdown. One word review: lazy. Facial expressions robotic, acting is monotone, animation clunky. Previously engaging Lara looks like a dimwit. Just watch a pool fill or look at skin-covered necks of decapitated bodies, and you're reminded of a rushed all nighter to make a deadline. Woof. If you need a nap, just engage any NPC in conversation.… Expand
  28. Behrouz07
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You think its funny that every damn time you get something by hard work, hand it over to your disgusting enemy? No its **** annoying and the story totally sucks!!!… Expand
  29. Borgoros
    Oct 13, 2018
    4
    I think this is a step back after the first two of this trilogy. The story and pacing is not good...Nothing new to the gameplay, and without those huge jawdropping scenes the other games delivered. Rise of the Tomb Raider had it all right and progressed everything from the first game, that I also loved. But Shadow are just weak in comparison, and it makes me sad.
  30. Lestatman
    Sep 17, 2018
    3
    God I hate fanboys so much as they are the biggest problem in the gaming industry right now by looking at the scores this poor attempt of a game is getting or either that standards have dropped so much that games like this keep getting high scores. Poor story, characters, gameplay (yawn) nothing new or exciting with same recycle rubbish from the previous 2 games. Glad this bad reboot isGod I hate fanboys so much as they are the biggest problem in the gaming industry right now by looking at the scores this poor attempt of a game is getting or either that standards have dropped so much that games like this keep getting high scores. Poor story, characters, gameplay (yawn) nothing new or exciting with same recycle rubbish from the previous 2 games. Glad this bad reboot is over and maybe we can get back to the real Lara Croft and Tomb Raider games.… Expand
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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 63
  3. Negative: 2 out of 63
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 11, 2019
    60
    Shallow story aside, Shadow of the Tomb Raider has the best tomb exploration in the series, and that’s what it’s all about.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    60
    Still very good, but in some ways weaker than the previous game. Still, fans shouldn’t miss it, just because it is the conclusion of the trilogy. [Issue#289]
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Oct 22, 2018
    74
    Shadow of the Tomb Raider should leave us wanting more from the rebooted Lara Croft game, but with some clunky controls and a lazy combat system, what saves the game from being below average are beautiful visuals, fantastic puzzles and tomb layouts along with true adventuring. It’s as mixed up of a bag as one can get.
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