Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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  1. Bigwillyhaver69
    Jul 21, 2023
    7
    Good graphics but not as good gameplay wise as other tomb raider games.....
  2. Kostas_Spirou
    Jul 17, 2022
    7
    The Black Sheep of Tomb Raider.
    Unfortunately it's indeed the weakest game in the trilogy but it's still a pretty good game, just lacks the charm and the things that made the previous games iconic.
    The game repeats itself many times, you'll climb and swim a lot in this game... A LOT, to the point where I got exhausted. There are barely any gunfights, most of the game is either exploring    The Black Sheep of Tomb Raider.
    Unfortunately it's indeed the weakest game in the trilogy but it's still a pretty good game, just lacks the charm and the things that made the previous games iconic.

    The game repeats itself many times, you'll climb and swim a lot in this game... A LOT, to the point where I got exhausted. There are barely any gunfights, most of the game is either exploring or killing enemies from the shadows, and the pacing felt weird, it takes way too long for the game to pick up which is a shame because the core gameplay is great, and the stealth mechanics are very fun.

    The story is quite nonsensical, similarly to the previous games it's just another adventure, but I enjoyed the dark atmosphere, and there are some scary moments which actually creeped me out.

    The puzzles are even better than before, and the game mostly focuses on raiding tombs instead of fighting hordes of enemies. There are also actual side quests you can do, which aren't anything special but they're a welcome addition.

    And lastly, this game contains the single best moment in the entire trilogy in my opinion, Lara Croft's development really shows here, and yet again, she is the star of the show.

    Overall, I think I prefer this game more than the first game (Rise is still my favorite one though), I like how the trilogy ends, it could have been better but still, the game has some very strong moments, its highs are pretty high, but sadly the lack of innovation is disappointing.

    Final Rating: "Good" ~ 7/10.    … Expand
  3. tanonero
    Jun 4, 2023
    7
    The game appears to intentionally blend elements from Uncharted 4 and Assassin's Creed Origins, taking inspiration from these titles but falling short in terms of execution. Shadow of the Tomb Raider doesn't excel in any particular aspect, but it still offers an enjoyable experience worth playing, especially if you can overlook the forgettable plot.
  4. Alex_Pilgrim008
    May 28, 2023
    7
    Not the best Tomb Raider installment, but very underrated. There is less action and more emphasis on exploration and puzzles. The change in direction recalls the original PS1 games which should please some fans. However, the controls are a bit iffy and none of the side-quests are too exciting. After a solid beginning, the game's pace slows down. Still, there is more good than there is bad.Not the best Tomb Raider installment, but very underrated. There is less action and more emphasis on exploration and puzzles. The change in direction recalls the original PS1 games which should please some fans. However, the controls are a bit iffy and none of the side-quests are too exciting. After a solid beginning, the game's pace slows down. Still, there is more good than there is bad. I liked the addition of the grappling hook and all the fancy upgrades. Like Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Horizon Zero Dawn, "Shadow" is a must play for action fans. I would rate this with a 7.7 out of 10.… Expand
  5. paradagon768
    May 27, 2023
    7
    The gameplay is the same as in the other series, but there is one annoying detail: Lara Croft walks slowly when talking on the walkie-talkie or talking to someone, and this slows down the game.
  6. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    6
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  7. aczinoepc
    Dec 18, 2022
    5
    This is a game that feels so bad in the gameplay, It's like it does a lot od things wrong, and nothing great, just good. The story is a very reused story with nothing interesting. Only recommandable to the lovers of this saga.
  8. trinovatic
    Nov 27, 2022
    7
    Muy divertido el uncharted en mujer xd, la neta esta perro, historia muy genérica de exploradores pero me encantó la neta.
  9. Jattaman
    Oct 5, 2022
    7
    Discreto capitolo, a mio parere però il meno riuscito della nuova trilogia.
    Ad ogni modo godibile e da giocare per chiudere la trama avviate con i precedenti due capitoli.
  10. AESHOFF
    Sep 7, 2022
    5
    2013 Tomb raider was the new breathe for series. Rise of The Tomb improved it to become better. And this messed up with both. There is no good gameplay,improvment,story as a fan of series i think u wont enjoy it much. Gameplay is copying last two game but worst. Not enjoyable. I am just playing it to say its done.
  11. CnPx98
    Mar 9, 2022
    7
    The new Tomb Raider games have been quite good but we have been gradually getting worse. The 1st one was awesome, then rise of the tomb raider was good but I thought maybe they took feedback into account and its improved in this one. Nope it gets worse again. They finally added swimming under water. Well you could do this in rise of the tomb raider but it hardly counts because there was noThe new Tomb Raider games have been quite good but we have been gradually getting worse. The 1st one was awesome, then rise of the tomb raider was good but I thought maybe they took feedback into account and its improved in this one. Nope it gets worse again. They finally added swimming under water. Well you could do this in rise of the tomb raider but it hardly counts because there was no vertical movement. But now you can swim under water properly its way to over used and just annoying. Also STOP TELLING ME HOW TO DO EVERYTHING. Its annoying and I wanna learn myself. Il be there looking at something then Lara just blurts out "I need to climb that wall" or I will shoot a rope with my bow and she will say "That needs to be timed". Why make a puzzle and then tell people how its solved. Imagine if you paid to go to an escape room and then when you was in there someone over an intercom was like the key is in this box, that opens this door which gives you a combination to... You would want your money back. Well some goes for a puzzle game. Maybe have an option to disable it. Ive turned off Tutorial hints but she still keeps opening her mouth when I am trying to think.
    The shooting in this game in minuscule and I could probably complete the game without even using a gun or bow in combat scenarios. Also when I use survival instinct can Lara shut the hell up. She keeps repeating herself like a broken record and its annoying as hell. Maybe she should only repeat it once every 5 minutes and not everytime I press the button. I found myself muting my TV until the puzzle was finished. The graphics in this game slightly improved from previous games which is nice. The attention to detail in these games has been under whelming. Things are just rushed and made to work but closer details are left untouched which is a huge shame as I think it would part really well in a game with such a nice atmosphere. Just small things like when climbing if you left marks in the rocks where you climbing axe had penetrated the wall, when tying a rope if there was an actual knot rather then a rope rapped around something just appears, skinning an animal actual leaves a skinned carcass (They already have the texture for this aswell because you see them in wolf dens of previous games), Or the worst one yet when you fire an arrow into something there is no arrow left stuck where you shot it? Like seriously if I fire an arrow into wood why can't I see the arrow. Its things like this that make a game feel real and when they are not present it really does let the game down.
    Way to many collectables. The hole point in collectables is the are more fun to collect when they are rare. In this game they are found everywhere and I mean everything. Sometimes in a single building there is 2 or 3. At this point they are just a nuisance and if I spent time reading them all then this would take 2 maybe 3 times as long to complete the game so most people like myself will not bother reading them making it a waste of time adding them to the game. Maybe the time you wasted making these collectables could have been spent adding extra attention to the details of this game???
    The story isn't terrible but it could be better. I found it generic and more of a placeholder just so you could sell the game with a story rather then just be a series of levels and tombs.
    I seriously hope Tomb Raider 2 they do a huge over haul and ditch this basic crap. I mite sound a bit harsh but a company this size can do much better. They are rushing games out left right and centre to make quick cash. What they don't realize is that if they spent time perfecting less games then these would be far more popular and make more money. 1 great game is better then 2 rushed small games. In 12 years they made 9 tomb raider games. Wouldn't it be better if they made less but those were amazing games instead?
    If you see this game on sale I would say grab it. I got all 3 games for £15 so I am happy with my purchase.    … Expand
  12. Ihonestlydontkn
    Mar 8, 2022
    5
    A disappointing end to the trilogy. Honestly slightly regret spending time on it.
  13. jorge1102
    Mar 7, 2022
    7
    Adventure treasure hunts are very fun.

    The scene is very well made.

    The difficulty of solving the puzzle is neither too difficult nor too easy.
  14. Uarabei
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    The game has amazing graphics, Lara is beautiful, but the series hasn't moved forward in the entire last trilogy.

    I felt that I was playing the same game, although beautiful, but towards the middle it got boring. There are practically no differences from the previous parts.
  15. DRplayer
    Feb 10, 2022
    7
    This game doesn't feel like a proper end or with a story that ends with a bang. First off, the story is fine but feels rather uninteresting. I tried my best to be invested in it, but idk the story just didn't make me care for it. The characters are ok. Lara and Jonah are good, but the villain was just horrendous, boring and so forgettable. The graphics have improved a lot from the RiseThis game doesn't feel like a proper end or with a story that ends with a bang. First off, the story is fine but feels rather uninteresting. I tried my best to be invested in it, but idk the story just didn't make me care for it. The characters are ok. Lara and Jonah are good, but the villain was just horrendous, boring and so forgettable. The graphics have improved a lot from the Rise game. The emphasis on the puzzles were good too, but again the encounters just weren't fun and didn't have proper level design. Overall, it was a fine game but a step down from Rise.… Expand
  16. TonyBoyBR
    Jan 18, 2022
    5
    I've been trying to understand why this Tomb Raider "Reboot" trilogy was half-assed for me, after playing them again I noticed the reasons, which are: Lara Croft is almost a demigod, everyone loves her, apparently the game producers joined the wave of SJW and in the game the main characters that help Lara change the world for the better, of course they are women, men play the supportingI've been trying to understand why this Tomb Raider "Reboot" trilogy was half-assed for me, after playing them again I noticed the reasons, which are: Lara Croft is almost a demigod, everyone loves her, apparently the game producers joined the wave of SJW and in the game the main characters that help Lara change the world for the better, of course they are women, men play the supporting role or a bad villain, Lara is so badass that even she talks to you same in third person, but at this point the game is terribly wrong, because she is victimizing herself with everything around her, 'Lara it's your fault', Lara you let them die, blah blah blah...' The characters are scripted, everything seems like a fairy tale, she talks to people as if she were a monk, once she kills like a serial killer, the scene in which she is attacked by the jaguar, remembering that it has the strongest bite of the felines and if gets up refusing help from his friend and still lifting a log, it's just p To show female power, it's just ridiculous and totally takes the immersion out of the game. Unfortunately nowadays there is this disgusting policy in movies, series and games. Almost everyone has to attack Christianity, the family, the male figure, and praise left-wing policies. While they are concerned with this, they leave aside the true essence of the game, which is to entertain, then the game has a horrible story, empty characters, a protagonist with a double personality, I miss Lara from Playstation One, where her focus was adventure and entertaining the player and not pass on a subliminal message of feminists and all the seals we see in games today. No more pre-orders, and I stopped buying at full price. Crystal Dynamic stops SJW because you guys ruined The Avengers, take advantage of Naught Dog's preference for Neil Druckmann's mediocre and hire Uncharted creator Amy Henning for the next Tomb Raider, because your narrative is tiring.… Expand
  17. HSuke
    Jan 16, 2022
    6
    This was a lot better than the incoherent plot mess that was Rise of Tomb Raider. Lara Croft returns as a mass murderer and historical site destroyer with auto-healing, god-like powers and probability-manipulation super powers from X-Force's Domino. The bad guys have 100 chances to kill Lara Croft, but they keep leaving her alive simply for plot. It's so over-the-top illogicallyThis was a lot better than the incoherent plot mess that was Rise of Tomb Raider. Lara Croft returns as a mass murderer and historical site destroyer with auto-healing, god-like powers and probability-manipulation super powers from X-Force's Domino. The bad guys have 100 chances to kill Lara Croft, but they keep leaving her alive simply for plot. It's so over-the-top illogically ridiculous. The action and tomb diving is also very repetitive, and I kept wanting for the game to end.

    But it's still better than Rise of Tomb Raider, which is a 4/10.    … Expand
  18. Kai112
    Jan 5, 2022
    6
    the story is a mess. control is okay. most of the time you are just climbing and jumping around and doing fx#$ all. try uncharted 1, 2, 4 and the standalone dlc, they are much much better in story telling.
  19. Grismar
    Jan 2, 2022
    5
    The environments look nice and the game is clearly written by a team that knows what is expected of a Tomb Raider game. However, much of the story feels a bit flat and the progression and resources system is silly.

    An example: the only limiting resource in the Definitive edition is hardwood, there's corpses piling up everywhere but the only thing stopping you is a lack of wood. In a    The environments look nice and the game is clearly written by a team that knows what is expected of a Tomb Raider game. However, much of the story feels a bit flat and the progression and resources system is silly.

    An example: the only limiting resource in the Definitive edition is hardwood, there's corpses piling up everywhere but the only thing stopping you is a lack of wood. In a forest. It's like dying of starvation in a well-stocked supermarket, because you don't know how to open food packaging.

    Another example: you just traversed a dangerous ravine, killed murderous animals, making leaps that would impress Circque de Soleil and you've reached the inner sanctum of a tomb - a chest beckons. However, you haven't found a lockpick yet, so you're just going to have to come back later. Even though you hand-crafted a knife you've used to skin over a hundred creatures and built an Olympics level bow from feathers and twigs. Fashioning a lock pick is beyond you though.

    A game can only make you go "really? that's f***ing stupid!" so many times before it becomes a bad game.    … Expand
  20. TheGoldenEye23
    Dec 26, 2021
    6
    A decent enough game with massive problems. Chief among which is the fact that it can be quite boring. The characters are not interesting. The story is needlessly convoluted whilst being an all-mighty slog to get through. The gunplay is dreadfully weightless. Shootout situations are not fun at all and on a moment to moment basis, there isn't much excitement here.

    But this game does have    A decent enough game with massive problems. Chief among which is the fact that it can be quite boring. The characters are not interesting. The story is needlessly convoluted whilst being an all-mighty slog to get through. The gunplay is dreadfully weightless. Shootout situations are not fun at all and on a moment to moment basis, there isn't much excitement here.

    But this game does have moments when it shines. Particularly when it gives you a big open area with enemies and allows you to get stealthy. It can make you feel like a predator hunting its prey and it can be so satisfying pulling off a good stealth section. But the issue is the fact that scenarios like that are few and far between. Most of them come in the final quarter or so of the story. Besides that, exploration is fun and the puzzles in the tombs are very interesting to navigate. There were also some smaller moments in the main story that i found quite charming.

    Generally, the game is just fine but i think i preferred Rise more.    … Expand
  21. Pietrovish
    Oct 6, 2021
    6
    Creo que lo que mas me decepciona es repetido que se siente todo, aparte la jugabilidad no esta a la altura de las entregas anteriores.
  22. HaloFever
    Oct 3, 2021
    6
    There is something wrong with Square Enix as an organization. You can see the effort of the developers that is wasted on this game. Although small, the playable areas are lush with details. The tombs are filled with glittering detail and artifacts have detailed backstories. And all of it is wasted on this game.

    A great example of wasted potential is the unlockable ability of    There is something wrong with Square Enix as an organization. You can see the effort of the developers that is wasted on this game. Although small, the playable areas are lush with details. The tombs are filled with glittering detail and artifacts have detailed backstories. And all of it is wasted on this game.

    A great example of wasted potential is the unlockable ability of simultaneously hitting three marked targets with silent arrows. You might imaging perching above a group of enemies, strategically picking your three targets, and winnowing down the enemy numbers three at a time. You will rarely if ever have that opportunity. Enemies are sparse. Enemies wear helmets which have to be knocked off like some kind of Mario game. Lara Croft can always resort to mowing down enemies with a machine gun.

    This iteration of the Croft saga adds an additional stealth tactic, covering Lara with mud and hiding her in a wall of vegetation. Lara can wait for enemies to walk by and stealth kill them one by one. While it is nice to have options, the level design takes this to the extreme. Areas will have too many enemies clustered together to take them out silently. Or areas will have the other extreme of all enemies with their back to Lara and taking them it is as easy as moving forward. Each area is also quite small, as if we are still in the PS3/Xbox 360 era. This game would have sung as a true open world with roving squads of threats to avoid.

    Crafting and hunting are back for better or worse. Unlike “Rise of the Tomb Raider”, the trees look like trees, so there’s an improvement. Hunting wild animals is more of side show. Lara can buy animal hides at vendors and certain abilities abrogate the need for animal hides. (Why does Lara even need a particular animal hide to make wrap for her pistol handle?) The first craftable outfit has so much more utility than all the other that I had Lara wear it for the entire game. Some of the most important items in the game have to be bought from a vendor, assuming you have Lara find that vendor.

    The star of the game should be the tombs. You know, tombs for raiding. The “Tomb Raider” reboot had some ingenious puzzles. “Rise of the Tomb Raider” had two few puzzles, with some of the best coming from DLC packs. (Thank you PS+ for the 25th Anniversary collection.) The tombs in “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” are a shadow of their former selves. The visual design is outstanding. Square Enix has great artists. The execution is terrible. Unlike physics based or knowledge based puzzles, the puzzles in “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” make no sense. I simply ran through them and pushed every lever I saw. The tombs were a bigger letdown than the combat.

    Lastly, the story is just awful and I hated almost everything the characters had to say. If you despise cutscenes that make a mockery of player effort, then get ready to hit the skip button. If you can’t stand having the protagonist yell for no reason, then get ready to hit the skip button. If you don’t want to hear an isolated tribe in the Amazon jungle speak perfect English, smash that skip button. The evil archeologists from “Rise of the Tomb Raider” return like Spectre in a Bond film. I still have no idea what their purpose is. Step one, get powerful world changing artifact. Step three, profit. Meanwhile, Lara is running around, ex-aspirated, and yelling at everyone. The effort that was put into the backstory of each artifact needed to find its way into the main story. Or maybe the writing team was trying to hard. Perhaps my gripes are borne from comparisons to the Uncharted series. The team at Naughty Dog makes good dialogue look easy. Maybe Xbox players will rate Tomb Raider higher because they don’t know what they are missing.

    Full disclosure, I played this game as a PS+ “free” game on a PS5. Square Enix optimized this PS4 game for next gen, and I enjoyed 4K at 60fps with improved load times on PS5. Even with all that, ”Shadow of the Tomb Raider” is no “Uncharted 4”, but it was a big improvement over “Rise of the Tomb Raider”.

    All in all, my 12-14 hour adventure had a few good moments. I enjoyed the setting and seeing an Aztec village in action. Ultimately, Square Enix needs to put more effort into their games. If they ever bring Lara back, do right by this character.    … Expand
  23. ToshLichev
    Sep 19, 2021
    6
    Shadow of The Tomb Raider is a decent if not too notable farewell to the new Lara Croft trilogy. It's never bad per say but it also never really manages to hit any high points - it always just works.

    From a gameplay perspective everything is sort of ok with space for improvement being present in just about every aspect. Climbing mechanics don't feel tight enough and sometimes you end up    Shadow of The Tomb Raider is a decent if not too notable farewell to the new Lara Croft trilogy. It's never bad per say but it also never really manages to hit any high points - it always just works.

    From a gameplay perspective everything is sort of ok with space for improvement being present in just about every aspect. Climbing mechanics don't feel tight enough and sometimes you end up with awkward camera angles which force you to take a guess at where you should be going. Combat is fairly rare which is good because the mechanics don't exactly feel great, a bit too floaty on consoles. Graphically the game holds up well, but once again - never really impresses. I did have odd lip sync problems and some fps drops but nothing too jarring.
    The torture porn aspect of the game however is too much - it's funny when it happens to someone like Nathan Drake but when it's Lara you just feel bad - her character is written in a way that makes these situations feel like she is constantly being beaten down by everything around her.

    Storywise Shadow Of The Tomb Raider ends up being derivative and unmemorable. It never presents us with anything new or interesting. You just go through the motions of a cliche "stop the prophecy" storyline. You can tell what's going to happen every step of the way and the ending fails to serve up any real closure for this part of Laras life. The only reason to keep going is because the protagonist is fairly sympathetic and you want to go on with the journey for her sake.

    Not a bad game, but ultimately bland and forgettable.    … Expand
  24. TI_ProJecT
    Aug 24, 2021
    5
    Проходная игра, для меня худшая в серии.
    Основная причина низкой оценки - слабый, глупый и предсказуемый сюжет, а также совершенно нелепые диалоги. Геймплей приелся за три части, часть механик сильно устарели.
    Если оценивать игру обособленно от серии возможно стоит поставить оценку выше, но в рамках серии и единой истории рука не поднимается ставить что-то больше 5.    Проходная игра, для меня худшая в серии.
    Основная причина низкой оценки - слабый, глупый и предсказуемый сюжет, а также совершенно нелепые диалоги. Геймплей приелся за три части, часть механик сильно устарели.
    Если оценивать игру обособленно от серии возможно стоит поставить оценку выше, но в рамках серии и единой истории рука не поднимается ставить что-то больше 5.
  25. Lwkasmax
    Aug 14, 2021
    7
    good story. gameplay okay, but nothing innovative compared to the predecessor.
  26. Bernard_18
    Aug 6, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game had EVERYTHING to be awesome, but the lazy developers prevent the game from reaching that level.
    If we compare Shadow of the Tomb Raider with the first Tomb Raider trilogy (2013), we will see that the way Lara screams, the way she jumps and the way she walks are identical. Not to mention that her personality is very poorly crafted. In gameplay, she's a tough woman who uses a rifle, pistol, and coolly kills, but in dialogue and cutscenes, the way she talks and acts comes to seem like she's a fragile little woman. She looks like a simple university student who took a tourist trip in latin america. It's as if in gameplay she was one person and in dialogues and cutscenes she was another. I sincerely hope they work better on Lara Croft's nature and personality in upcoming Tomb Raider's projects.
    A really nasty thing about the franchise's games are the bosses. A man who wants to take over the world or misuse a powerful relic of the gods. The boring eternal sameness. But in Shadow of the Tomb Raider it went a long way. The boss became a demigod on earth and had to take 300 arrows to die. Then comes Lara Croft and uses the power of the gods too and... aff.
    I feel an immense disgust to see a franchise that could even win GOTY's being led to such negligence. Lazy Square Enix!    … Expand
  27. TediPik
    May 7, 2021
    7
    That's an OK game, that's it. Story-wise it's beyond average, but way too many unnecessary cutscenes, I felt like I was watching a movie or something. Not replayable.
  28. tharikleo
    Apr 19, 2021
    7
    É muito bom quando estamos explorando os mitos da região em que o game se localiza, mas as sequências nas vilas são tediosas e desnecessárias, além de quebrar o ritmo visceral do jogo.
  29. ArkLovecraft
    Apr 17, 2021
    6
    More of the same.
    Beautiful but easy game, which abuses the imitation of the cinema as Naughty Dog did with its Drake.
    In the most frenetic sequences, trial and error is abused, which is little fun and frustrating. The plot is bland and the main character, Lara, is so upright, heroic and noble that it is impossible to empathize with her: that Lara is a pedantic and super nice young woman    More of the same.
    Beautiful but easy game, which abuses the imitation of the cinema as Naughty Dog did with its Drake.
    In the most frenetic sequences, trial and error is abused, which is little fun and frustrating. The plot is bland and the main character, Lara, is so upright, heroic and noble that it is impossible to empathize with her: that Lara is a pedantic and super nice young woman capable of causing countless casualties without a hint of remorse. I do not believe that. I do not like it.
    Next reel, please.    … Expand
  30. Chubac
    Mar 24, 2021
    5
    This game has an identity crisis. Most of its perks are combat oriented yet there are barely any action. You can loot stuff around the world yet you can't use them to upgrade your best gear. This game is full of puzzles yet most of them are just brainless and not fun. The only saving grace this game has is the beautiful graphics.
  31. Yorwhor3
    Mar 22, 2021
    6
    Never really been into tomb raider and I really always preferred uncharted to this series. But I wanted to give it another try with the new trilogy and really enjoined tomb raider 2013 but the other two this one and rise. Are just so bad uninteresting characters and story and weird gun mechanics maje the games just genuinely unfun the upgrades and outfits lara can equip are really cool andNever really been into tomb raider and I really always preferred uncharted to this series. But I wanted to give it another try with the new trilogy and really enjoined tomb raider 2013 but the other two this one and rise. Are just so bad uninteresting characters and story and weird gun mechanics maje the games just genuinely unfun the upgrades and outfits lara can equip are really cool and the highlight of this trilogy and the only thing it has over uncharted other than that it's not even close in anything else but exploration. The graphics are also very underwhelming even compared to games that came out before it rdr2,yakuza6 and uncharted 4 all look more like a 2018 game than this.… Expand
  32. kc0321
    Mar 21, 2021
    7
    Since when lots of death traps and 1 stone plate makes it a challenging old tomb?
  33. MRayhoon
    Mar 2, 2021
    6
    A weak copy of uncharted. Mostly jumping from cliff to cliff, swimming, and gathering resources for weapon upgrades that were not necessary at all (Due to lack of enough combat).
  34. Perixa23
    Feb 20, 2021
    6
    When I finished the game I was left with 1 brain cell! More boring and I would be dead!
  35. yertre
    Feb 15, 2021
    6
    Just like the previous games (and, by extension, the Uncharted games), Shadow of the Tomb Raider has some great setpieces, nice visual, and some fun but shallow gameplay. Unfortunately, these games have always had mediocre stories, and this one is no exception. Lara Croft is unbearably shallow. Somehow, the writers thought that making her get hurt a lot would add some depth to herJust like the previous games (and, by extension, the Uncharted games), Shadow of the Tomb Raider has some great setpieces, nice visual, and some fun but shallow gameplay. Unfortunately, these games have always had mediocre stories, and this one is no exception. Lara Croft is unbearably shallow. Somehow, the writers thought that making her get hurt a lot would add some depth to her character, which is honestly a stupid idea. And unlike Uncharted, you can't argue that the story being shallow is the point. The writers clearly tried here, and failed miserably. As she is now, Lara Croft is whiny, unsympathetic and overall just unlikable.

    If you've enjoyed the Uncharted games or the previous Tome Raider games, you'll probably like this one. If not, avoid it like the plague.    … Expand
  36. RyNo95
    Feb 5, 2021
    6
    There were elements to this game that I enjoyed but I'm never a fan of when developers combine story-driven games with an open world, Id rather just play one or the other. All the crafting and pointless little side missions that take time away from progressing with the main story get on my nerves. I like how they're starting to bring Tomb Raider back to its origins by focusing moreThere were elements to this game that I enjoyed but I'm never a fan of when developers combine story-driven games with an open world, Id rather just play one or the other. All the crafting and pointless little side missions that take time away from progressing with the main story get on my nerves. I like how they're starting to bring Tomb Raider back to its origins by focusing more attention on puzzles and and exploration, but for me they're going about it in the wrong way.

    The mechanics were okay but could be quite glitchy at times, there's definitely room for improvement there; also, the feel on the stick when moving Lara around felt a bit too light, like I was moving around a helium balloon. The combat was so-so. The story was pretty bland, could have been a lot more gripping. The graphics were pretty good, but for 2018 even they felt lacking in certain areas (the character models for example). The main highlights for me were the puzzles and some very beautifully designed environments, could tell how much time and effort must have gone into them.

    Overall, I found Shadow of the Tomb Raider an average experience at best.    … Expand
  37. miccael
    Feb 3, 2021
    7
    Shadow of Tomb Raider, reviewed on PS5 with PS4 edition.
    The Goods:

    Overall animations of looting/playing in general is good. I noticed some subtle animations added to Laura which makes the game feel better. Having 60FPS option is great and so is 4K, but I have to select only one, and 9/10 times I select frame-rate. Sadly I lose amazing 4K graphics that game designers worked on!    Shadow of Tomb Raider, reviewed on PS5 with PS4 edition.
    The Goods:

    Overall animations of looting/playing in general is good. I noticed some subtle animations added to Laura which makes the game feel better.
    Having 60FPS option is great and so is 4K, but I have to select only one, and 9/10 times I select frame-rate. Sadly I lose amazing 4K graphics that game designers worked on!
    Amazing visuals even in cutscenes!
    Crafting improved a lot!

    The Bads:
    Story is by far the weakest, but the setting is SO GOOD! Good side characters but somehow story does not feel well made.
    Character animations aren't great on Lara, this does not feel like 2018 game.
    Hair, mouth animations and quality also could have been better.
    Fire effects are straight up from 20 years ago, have you seen them!?
    Lost of things are added for sake of adding it, like upside down scaling cliff, I think it's a gimmick and does not work well on several occasions where I was doing everything correctly, yet I died.
    Game is heavily inspired by Uncharted series and I can tell. This is good, but when you compare, controls are way better in Uncharted.
    Also game clearly can handle 4K/60 but somehow we have to choose one or another :(

    Would I recommend? YES    … Expand
  38. Clonears
    Jan 31, 2021
    5
    Есть отличные идеи и механики, но их воплощение среднее. Акробатика совсем плохо после uncharted
  39. repcakbo3
    Jan 21, 2021
    5
    Game has decent, typical plot for this type of games etc. but for a person who was trying to play it at the first time it was horrible experience. I got used to uncharted franchise so I needed to learn mechanics from the start. Gosh... Mainly game doesn’t show u tips I need to lower the difficulty level. But when u “see” tips they are always too early or too late so on 5 attempts of newGame has decent, typical plot for this type of games etc. but for a person who was trying to play it at the first time it was horrible experience. I got used to uncharted franchise so I needed to learn mechanics from the start. Gosh... Mainly game doesn’t show u tips I need to lower the difficulty level. But when u “see” tips they are always too early or too late so on 5 attempts of new jumping skill you fell off 6 times. There is the same thing with crafting. As a single game I could give it maybe 7 because of plot but I had to compare it to Uncharted so at least I can give 5… Expand
  40. danield80
    Jan 17, 2021
    7
    Shadow of the Tomb Raider is probably and hopefully the last instalment in this reboot saga.
    Shadow is loyal to its predecessors. Super long jumping, map overflowing with useless collectables in Ubisoft style, Lara's uncanny English accent, Lara's plot armour thicker than Drake's and Ellie's combined. The story is a recycled Rise of the Tomb Raider's story, just relocated from Russia to    Shadow of the Tomb Raider is probably and hopefully the last instalment in this reboot saga.
    Shadow is loyal to its predecessors. Super long jumping, map overflowing with useless collectables in Ubisoft style, Lara's uncanny English accent, Lara's plot armour thicker than Drake's and Ellie's combined. The story is a recycled Rise of the Tomb Raider's story, just relocated from Russia to Peru. I really don't understand the "voice-over immersion". Why have NPCs talk in their native languages when Lara always answers them in English? Nothing lost in translation.
    Overall, the gameplay is slightly more enjoyable than in Rise. It has craftable outfits which give you slight advantages when worn. The game forces you to wear two outfits for ¾ of the game. Well done, devs.
    The whole series lack good characters (the only one being Jesus from Rise) which makes Tomb Raider look like a weak alternative to Uncharted.
    I'm glad journos (except for Lucy the virgin-shamer) finally realised these games are not extraordinary in any way and lowered their scores from 9/10 to 7/10.

    Stop making one hour long DLCs and bring the old Lara back.    … Expand
  41. vgolev
    Jan 16, 2021
    5
    I liked first two games of this reset series. Both this game is kinda odd. It copies previous games, but boing it 1. not as good from technical perspective 2. Multiplied all the grinds part of the game by 5. Also, the story is weak. And, the worst the stories are finished in dlcs.. I still think you might like it, if you like prev games, and it has some positive stuff, but for me it was aI liked first two games of this reset series. Both this game is kinda odd. It copies previous games, but boing it 1. not as good from technical perspective 2. Multiplied all the grinds part of the game by 5. Also, the story is weak. And, the worst the stories are finished in dlcs.. I still think you might like it, if you like prev games, and it has some positive stuff, but for me it was a disappointment.… Expand
  42. adam_carl
    Jan 14, 2021
    7
    This is not what I espect after rise of the tomb raider...I loved the new gameplay ideas and some fun action scenes but this weak story telling about Lara Craft was total clashed and again new place again new treasure hunting...come on guys you can do so much better
  43. Denniro
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    What I like is that You actually do more exploring than gun-fighting. What I don't: Laura's voice acting and character itself, it's just not her.. and the flashlight is buggy.
  44. alank8704
    Jan 11, 2021
    7
    the story was not as good as rise of the tomb raider but for some reason i felt way more interested in exploring the tombs and also the side missions were pretty decent. the game is not as good as rise of the tomb raider but for me this game was more fun in exploring the tombs which was a lot of fun the game is probably more like a 6.5
  45. Yuvinz
    Jan 9, 2021
    7
    Quite beautiful game with a nice atmosphere.
    Well, the story itself is quite naive, gameplay mechanics are very-very simplified, though done well. It feels like a kids movie a bit. But everything is designed so well, i almost felt like I am really inside the jungles. And there definetely is a sence of adventure!
  46. CoreGamer1408
    Jan 9, 2021
    6
    Another free drop on the PSN+ paid service. The new Tomb Raider series always came across as way too scripted in places. More a movie that a game in a lot of parts. Looks nice enough and plays mostly the same at the other modern TR game with some tweaks. Simple action adventure with basic survival mechanics. Personally I find the scripted stuff and QTE events mostly annoying. They could ofAnother free drop on the PSN+ paid service. The new Tomb Raider series always came across as way too scripted in places. More a movie that a game in a lot of parts. Looks nice enough and plays mostly the same at the other modern TR game with some tweaks. Simple action adventure with basic survival mechanics. Personally I find the scripted stuff and QTE events mostly annoying. They could of just turned this modern TR series of games into animated movies and it would of worked fine and probably better.… Expand
  47. Ruless
    Jan 5, 2021
    6
    The game fails to innovate on pretty much everything. The pacing is very different from the previous games, which might be a welcome change, or not.
    Combat is bad, not fun, stealth is ok.
    The graphics are pretty, however they are a bit dated for 2018, and that is also the case for the animations which were recycled from the previous titles. The story has its highs and lows, but overall    The game fails to innovate on pretty much everything. The pacing is very different from the previous games, which might be a welcome change, or not.
    Combat is bad, not fun, stealth is ok.
    The graphics are pretty, however they are a bit dated for 2018, and that is also the case for the animations which were recycled from the previous titles.
    The story has its highs and lows, but overall it's just average, specially to wrap up the trilogy, it's kind of a bummer.    … Expand
  48. angelknives
    Dec 11, 2020
    6
    A painfully average game. This reboot franchise already wasn't taking any risks, but this one is even more tamer somehow. It's enjoyable at points, but utterly replaceable and forgettable. I have trouble remembering the main story already. Honestly, this one is like a microwave burger. You would never choose it, but if you're really hungry, it'll do.
  49. Dr_Unk
    Oct 12, 2020
    7
    Not a bad game. But I had the same problem I did with the last game. I get to a point in the game and I would just get bored with it. This reboot had a lot of potential but feel a lil flat with the third game
  50. Esteven
    Sep 3, 2020
    6
    Graficos: 6.5
    Historia: 4
    Personajes: 6 puzzles: 7 Jugabilidad: 6.5 Mundo abierto: 7 Dificultad nivel más alto: 9 IA: 7 Música: 7 Sensación game tomb raider: 8 Jugué los 3 primeros tomb raider en PC y sentí muchas veces durante el juego en especial en las tombs el alma de aquellos tiempos jugando con sus puzzles pero la historia es lo peor del juego,no te dan ganas de saber o descubrir    Graficos: 6.5
    Historia: 4
    Personajes: 6
    puzzles: 7
    Jugabilidad: 6.5
    Mundo abierto: 7
    Dificultad nivel más alto: 9
    IA: 7
    Música: 7
    Sensación game tomb raider: 8

    Jugué los 3 primeros tomb raider en PC y sentí muchas veces durante el juego en especial en las tombs el alma de aquellos tiempos jugando con sus puzzles pero la historia es lo peor del juego,no te dan ganas de saber o descubrir por si mismo mas de la historia del juego Despues de las 4 primeras horas del juego. no te sumergues deseas terminar rápido.
    Creo q lo mejor del juegos son sus puzzles y las tombs, su jugabilidad es buena pero aveces falla no es q sea muy fiable.
    La verdad esperaba mucho más de este juego pero la verdad lo único q los salva es la sensación de perderce en la selva buscar tombs y superar sus puzzles ya q ese es el ADN de TOMB RAIDER. Espero les sirva mi opinión Saludos.    … Expand
  51. Entertainer
    Sep 2, 2020
    7
    + Some very good graphics, and an ok story, brilliant environments and a lot of different things to explore and enemies to take down in different ways. Climbing that gives you a feel of Uncharted and ok mechanics! Without the puzzles, would have been a 9/10

    - The puzzles. My god the f-cking puzzles. Someone please let me skip them. They ruin some parts of the game completely and lowers    + Some very good graphics, and an ok story, brilliant environments and a lot of different things to explore and enemies to take down in different ways. Climbing that gives you a feel of Uncharted and ok mechanics! Without the puzzles, would have been a 9/10

    - The puzzles. My god the f-cking puzzles. Someone please let me skip them. They ruin some parts of the game completely and lowers the allaround score.    … Expand
  52. KenshinX
    Aug 26, 2020
    7
    The Playability is good, a lot of exploration, tons of collectibles, i did enjoy reading the stories left here and there from time past, and YES finaly we've got more Tombs to explore.
    The Graphics are well done, they could do better for a 2018 game.
    The Sound, average, nothing that i ll keep in mind. The Story and the writing are good, how they mixed real and fictional attrait of    The Playability is good, a lot of exploration, tons of collectibles, i did enjoy reading the stories left here and there from time past, and YES finaly we've got more Tombs to explore.
    The Graphics are well done, they could do better for a 2018 game.
    The Sound, average, nothing that i ll keep in mind.
    The Story and the writing are good, how they mixed real and fictional attrait of history is very interesting.
    The Characters are ... mmm we've got a mature Lara, becoming The Tomb Raider and that's good, aside her, pfff nothing, i mean they could do better, a lot better, Jonah, Unuratu.. i felt more for Xaakchil queen than those 2 who are more involved.
    There is few combats than the precedent games , that's not bad in itself but when you see all the weapons, you ask : why all this ? hihih
    At the end the game deserve a 7.5 for me.    … Expand
  53. harmit900
    Aug 20, 2020
    5
    finally i now realised whats wrong with new tomb raider games . old tomb raider games till year 2000 and anniversary are beautiful and the sites she visit have historical value they are not fictional places and enemies have guns rarely most enemies are supernatural lara croft was more awesome and confident most importantly those games are beautiful
  54. 22schrosa
    Aug 4, 2020
    7
    The bad
    Slightly better gameplay, but as far as action games go, it just doesn't cut it.
    The story was doing alright, until the end, the end feels rushed and poorly thought out. No interesting side characters. It says something when the first game in the trilogy, is the best This is also Lara's third big adventure, she shouldn't act like she is clueless and has no idea what to do.    The bad
    Slightly better gameplay, but as far as action games go, it just doesn't cut it.
    The story was doing alright, until the end, the end feels rushed and poorly thought out.
    No interesting side characters.
    It says something when the first game in the trilogy, is the best
    This is also Lara's third big adventure, she shouldn't act like she is clueless and has no idea what to do.
    Raiding tombs still isn't really a major part of the game.
    Even on the hardest difficulty it was still to easy.
    Sometimes it seems like Lara just knows what she needs to, even if she shouldn't know it, and other times she seems to forget crutial information

    The good
    Great atmosphere
    Had some really fun moments
    Fewer human enemies was a nice touch
    Graphics were good but not great    … Expand
  55. GarthTakei
    Jul 27, 2020
    7
    A great return to "original" form for the potentially last installment of the series.

    I finished all 3 of the rebooted Tomb Raider series. I can safely say this third installment of the game does not disappoint. Is it an amazing Tomb Raider game? No, far from it. But it sure is great. Gameplay? As much as you can expect from the previous 2 Tomb Raiders, the same great platforming,    A great return to "original" form for the potentially last installment of the series.

    I finished all 3 of the rebooted Tomb Raider series. I can safely say this third installment of the game does not disappoint. Is it an amazing Tomb Raider game? No, far from it. But it sure is great.

    Gameplay? As much as you can expect from the previous 2 Tomb Raiders, the same great platforming, puzzle-solving and combat mechanics are brought in and fine tuned in this last installment. Platforming is still awesome due to the fact that they have indeed improved Lara's animations. She glides, swims, rappels with great ease and you feel great controlling her due to the fluid controls. Combat has been put to the backseat in this installment, and it's not a bad thing. The only issue I have is the stealth kills could be more violent and impactful. Tomb exploring has been put into more emphasis now. And you will be invested in alot of it due to its great design.

    Graphics? Great, very impressive. The environments have been vastly improved. Foliage,dirt,mud,surfaces and lighting has been improved. I played on very high graphical settings and its just a visual bliss. SOTTR world and its tombs is a great time to spend time in.

    Story? Mediocre to be honest. Crystal Dynamic opted for a "apocalypse is imminent and we must stop it" thrope and its not exactly the most compelling story arc to be invested in. I do enjoy the flashback segment and also more character development for Lara.

    Overall, Crystal Dynamics played it safe, and well. Not taking to much risks but also not exactly innovating. Its no Uncharted 4. But for a Tomb Raider game, its great and a blast to play. A solid 7.8!    … Expand
  56. mpdlord
    Jul 26, 2020
    7
    there's almost no combat. As someone who has completed the first two games, I find this game disappointing.
  57. morannon07
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    What a wasted opportunity! Lots of weapons to use, very few enemies to encounter.
  58. DOLLAR_376
    Jul 14, 2020
    7
    Good installment, although it pales in comparison with its predecessor.
    - The gameplay, world design and technical aspects (graphics, sound, etc) are great, though not better than Rise of the Tomb Raider. The mechanics of blending in with nature do not seem completely utilised.
    - The story is a bit more bland and less interesting (and is told worse), with fewer action sequences and way    Good installment, although it pales in comparison with its predecessor.
    - The gameplay, world design and technical aspects (graphics, sound, etc) are great, though not better than Rise of the Tomb Raider. The mechanics of blending in with nature do not seem completely utilised.
    - The story is a bit more bland and less interesting (and is told worse), with fewer action sequences and way more puzzles and tombs, with tons of secondary content. This makes the game a bit repetitive at times.
    Overall, the game is okay and gets the job done closing a trilogy remarkable for its 2nd installment. Worth buying for 20-30€.    … Expand
  59. RealMuthaF
    Jul 7, 2020
    7
    Shadow of the Tomb Raider, unfortunately, is yet another more-of-the-same type of sequel.

    The game's strengths are, still, its graphics (I even took some screenshots during gameplay) and tomb exploration. Tombs are more numerous this time, and generally well-designed, with better ones reserved for DLCs. Combat and climbing are serviceable, but nothing special. The addition of a rope is    Shadow of the Tomb Raider, unfortunately, is yet another more-of-the-same type of sequel.

    The game's strengths are, still, its graphics (I even took some screenshots during gameplay) and tomb exploration. Tombs are more numerous this time, and generally well-designed, with better ones reserved for DLCs. Combat and climbing are serviceable, but nothing special. The addition of a rope is welcome, but its uses are limited throughout the game, sadly.

    The main weakness is, also still, the game's story, which largely mirrors Rise's, starts out in an intriguing way, but slows down to a halt promptly. Croft mostly acts like a whiny b**ch, her "lost my parents" backstory still doesn't make you care, Jonah is still an annoying friendzone type ("R U OK, LARAH?" constitutes 50+% of his dialogue), Trinity is a lame antagonist, and the aboriginal allies are forgettable cliches. The franchise continues to suffer from an identity crisis, with its gameplay mechanics more honed towards open-world style, while the levels are mostly tight limiting corridors. Plus, there is a strong imbalance in favor of exploration at the expense of combat, so you spend the majority of the game unlocking combat skills only to use them a handful of times. The game tries to stretch itself, as that's what AAA games are expected to do nowadays, unfortunately, so we also get a number of side missions, which are split into alright tomb missions and horrendously boring fetch quests, where only the strongest won't skip through the cringy dialogues and free 4 prisoners / talk to 5 natives / read 3 murals / etc.

    The Tomb Raider reboot started out strong, but took a step back with its sequel, and a new developer studio couldn't shake things up. It's just an alright game worth picking up at a discount with all the DLCs included, which is a shame, as the potential to be something greater is still there.    … Expand
  60. Kaustabh999
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    This was so bad than the other tomb raider games. I feel like the first tomb raider was genuinely awesome. Rise of the tomb raider was the best in terms of both the graphics and gameplay. Shadow felt terrible tho the visuals and environment aren't bad but the story seemed less interesting and it was too short and lacked a lot of stuffs than the other two tomb raider games. This game isn'tThis was so bad than the other tomb raider games. I feel like the first tomb raider was genuinely awesome. Rise of the tomb raider was the best in terms of both the graphics and gameplay. Shadow felt terrible tho the visuals and environment aren't bad but the story seemed less interesting and it was too short and lacked a lot of stuffs than the other two tomb raider games. This game isn't the worst but is probably a 6 or 7 out of 10. I don't why some are rating this 9 or 10 maybe they haven't played the first two games but please play the first two instalments before jumping into this one. You will feel the difference. I'm not gonna lie I'm a fan of this series but seriously this one was a disappointment.… Expand
  61. BrandoNation23
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    Shadow didn't improve on anything from the first two games, if anything it took major steps back.
  62. Sagnol
    Jun 28, 2020
    7
    I just finished it and i enjoyed every aspect of the game.
    Yes it is not a huge improvement over their previous games and that's why they did not delay it but still they made some changes here and there which made it an amazing cinematic single player experience!
    ( I don't know if this is right to say it here but i hate seeing people saying that it is like Uncharted... You know that    I just finished it and i enjoyed every aspect of the game.
    Yes it is not a huge improvement over their previous games and that's why they did not delay it but still they made some changes here and there which made it an amazing cinematic single player experience!
    ( I don't know if this is right to say it here but i hate seeing people saying that it is like Uncharted...
    You know that Lara existed before Drake, they are both archaeologists searching for treasures,ruins. Of course they have their similarities and yes i am a fan of both games and i still enjoy them!)

    The only thing that i hated was their decision to make the game kinda short (about 12 hours) and make you purchase the Season Pass if you would like more adventures of Lara... Aside from that it deserves every penny, especially if you have an RTX GPU. And believe me, they made a very good job with the performance which makes it run butter smooth!

    I know they did their best to market this game enough with all those trailers but i still think that it could get a bit more recognition from players that enjoy Single Player games...    … Expand
  63. kkimchenyn
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    I think 70 score is completely representative of this game. The plot of the game does not stand out with something extraordinary and continues the story that the two previous parts of this series started. It’s all the same flat and time to time stupid, but sometimes game can still surprise with really beautiful action elements. Characters, the world, gameplay are also at an average level.I think 70 score is completely representative of this game. The plot of the game does not stand out with something extraordinary and continues the story that the two previous parts of this series started. It’s all the same flat and time to time stupid, but sometimes game can still surprise with really beautiful action elements. Characters, the world, gameplay are also at an average level. I would say that Shadow Of The Tomb Raider is the game that you can unobtrusively complete in a couple of evenings, but if you miss it, then you absolutely will not miss anything.… Expand
  64. lemon1921
    Jun 24, 2020
    5
    After how much i loved the first two games in this series, I was disappointed by this one. I found it to be, by far, the weakest plot in the series. The graphics are strong, but that's about the only big positive I have for this game. It is the epitome of a forgettable game.
  65. GabriMH19
    Jun 3, 2020
    6
    Esta tercera entrega de la saga literalmente perjudica a la saga entera. Las mecánicas son prácticamente idénticas a las entregas anteriores, la historia pudiendo ser interesante esta mal contada y de una manera absurda. Como mínimo es entretenido mi nota un 6.
  66. InviePlay
    May 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Не очень, сюжет скучный, в городах просадки fps мне не зашло… Expand
  67. samstylle
    May 5, 2020
    7
    I just finished it and nothing impressive for me 7 score that's all, uncharted out of doubt it's better though. it's a good game
  68. tibzoid
    May 5, 2020
    6
    I’ve played this game a million times before. Can we move on to new experiences please? And there is nothing that takes you out of the game more than having to repeat encounters where you failed to grab a specific ledge or whatever and fell to your death. I tried it out via PlayStation Now but deleted it after the tsunami scene. Did I mention that I’ve played this game before?
  69. TheBear
    Apr 23, 2020
    7
    A strangely imbalanced game. Much like the last two, this is stunning to behold with a grit that keeps you playing as Lara once again leaps, climbs and slides across a vast, barren landscape that is just ripe for exploration. I say imbalanced because I think the in game collectible content, which is admittedly large and encourages exploration, hardly matters when the majority of game isA strangely imbalanced game. Much like the last two, this is stunning to behold with a grit that keeps you playing as Lara once again leaps, climbs and slides across a vast, barren landscape that is just ripe for exploration. I say imbalanced because I think the in game collectible content, which is admittedly large and encourages exploration, hardly matters when the majority of game is more about exploration and discovery over combat. The combat itself is varied with a mixture of weapons and custom ammunition and is challenging fun when you actually get some. There is nowhere enough combat content to justify the amount of collectibles and skills which in turn left the game feeling imbalanced. A big shout out though to the couple of playable set pieces that occur throughout the game.

    The biggest let down however is the story here which is simply boring. Compared to the bases and facilities of Trinity in the last game which made them seem like a genuine threat, here we have none of that and all we get is a primitive South American jungle village with no memorable characters. Billed as the moment when Lara Croft finally becomes the Tomb Raider we know and love, frankly I don't see it happen here. It is so focused on the main storyline that anything personal seems to be lost except for a moment at the end. To be honest I thought the ending of 2013's Tomb Raider did a better job at establishing Lara as the Tomb Raider we know her to be.

    The game play is familiar and fun and of course the gorgeous visuals will keep you playing and exploring and collecting all these items. For me however this is a bit of a disappointment and a step down from the outstanding two preceding games.    … Expand
  70. NXT
    Apr 16, 2020
    7
    If the first 2 were a solid 8 this one is a 7 because the story is horrible. The gameplay is good and the graphics are superb as usual. Still enjoyable.
  71. Dogger13
    Apr 13, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O A sua história não e interessante.e por isso não merece uma nota tão boa… Expand
  72. Descole
    Apr 6, 2020
    7
    Ia an okay game. Its really short, around 10 hours. At the end it felt rushed but its ok. Unfortunately not the satisfied ending of the reboot trilogy
  73. VirgonoShaka
    Mar 22, 2020
    7
    Having finally the time to finish this trilogy, I can definitely say tha I enjoyed this game, and that I feel glad to have taken the journey beside Lara for all these games. The gameplay is good, the setting looks gorgeaus and the mythology is very interesting. But all in all, I can't give this game more than a Good as an adjective because it really never does anything that surprises me,Having finally the time to finish this trilogy, I can definitely say tha I enjoyed this game, and that I feel glad to have taken the journey beside Lara for all these games. The gameplay is good, the setting looks gorgeaus and the mythology is very interesting. But all in all, I can't give this game more than a Good as an adjective because it really never does anything that surprises me, the mechanics, gameplay, abilities, quests, all of it feels like an expansion of Rise, and not really a new game. It never veers off or does something new. So I recommend for fans of the series or if it is at a sale, but if you are tired of the same action gameplay, maybe its not for you. Good game, but I would have liked for a little more risk than safe.… Expand
  74. Destruct_
    Mar 20, 2020
    6
    Downloaded it on ps now the graphics are pretty good but the story and the facial expressions are pretty average
  75. sergio123456
    Feb 19, 2020
    7
    El juego esta muy bien gráficamente, aunque no me acabó de convencer del todo. Es entretenido para pasarlo una vez, pero para mi gusto no lo rejugaría.
  76. ElleryHQ
    Feb 15, 2020
    6
    Мне очень понравились предыдущие части, настолько, что я закрывал глаза на многие недостатки. Но эта игра недопустимо кривая. Абсурдный и глупый сюжет, слабый ии противников, нелепые анимации, все это сильно раздражает.
  77. kaancag
    Jan 2, 2020
    6
    I think this is the weakest addition to the series and as it is the finale I'm a bit disappointed.

    The story is much less intriguing compared to first two installments. Gameplay is more or less the same and adds nothing much. The setting is not very impressive and the atmosphere is lacking. The first two games had A-HA moments and I think this was missing in the last game. All in    I think this is the weakest addition to the series and as it is the finale I'm a bit disappointed.

    The story is much less intriguing compared to first two installments. Gameplay is more or less the same and adds nothing much. The setting is not very impressive and the atmosphere is lacking.

    The first two games had A-HA moments and I think this was missing in the last game. All in all, I really like the series, I wouldn't mind a continuation but it clearly needs a new direction gameplay-wise as well as storywise.    … Expand
  78. inbetween
    Dec 24, 2019
    7
    Nice setting and nice graphic. It's more focused on exploring and adventure than combat so all the levelling up is almost pointless. You may easily walk trough the game with no skill points spent since you never feel it makes a difference. To me this is a huge shortcoming. Also no need to buy other weapons and upgrade them since you hardly get to use them. I did all of these throughout theNice setting and nice graphic. It's more focused on exploring and adventure than combat so all the levelling up is almost pointless. You may easily walk trough the game with no skill points spent since you never feel it makes a difference. To me this is a huge shortcoming. Also no need to buy other weapons and upgrade them since you hardly get to use them. I did all of these throughout the game just for the sake of it but never saw the reason for it. I also find that those thousands of collectibles spread all over the world break the fluidity of the game since you need to stop every ten seconds to collect something. Of course, you can just give up on most of them but with some items they are needed to upgrade the language skills that will open some small sidequests.… Expand
  79. TRScion
    Nov 26, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, I’m an extremely huge fan of Tomb Raider, I do Lara Croft cosplay and I played every game more than one time, it’s my favourite serie of all time and I’m a fan since I’m 3. But this game really disappointed me, I loved Tomb Raider (2013), because it was a new kind of experience in the Tomb Raider serie, yeah tombs were laking but they were trying to shape Lara, to tell her what she went through to become that bad a** that we know. But I think that message got lost somewhere. Rise was good, but not amazing, I think the story was pretty weak and not memorable. For Shadow, nothing really work in my eyes. First the story is more bad than Rise’s story, second the glitches, third the character development is not there. Yes during the first half of the game they do kind of a good job to develop a bit Lara, but after it stopped. But the thing that made me the most mad is the fact that they used “the defining moment that she becomes the Tomb Raider” because I don’t know if it’s me, but I didn’t see the moment that she becomes the Tomb Raider. I was expecting Lara to become more strong emotionally, but she still cries and blame herself a lot:/, I was just expecting something more similar with the old Lara. Also I tried really hard to play the game more than twice but I couldn’t, I really get bored and it makes me sad because it’s Tomb Raider and it’s the first game in the serie that made me feel that way. I’m honestly scared with the future of the serie, let’s just hope that It’s good:(… Expand
  80. Peacecraft01
    Nov 13, 2019
    5
    Of the 3 reboot games for tomb raider, IMO this one was the worst. For the reboot games I played through the original Tomb Raider 2-3 times, Rise of the Tomb Raider twice, and this one I dont think I will ever come back to. I dont know what they were thinking. There were awesome moments in the game that took me back to the older tomb raider games, but those moments were few and farOf the 3 reboot games for tomb raider, IMO this one was the worst. For the reboot games I played through the original Tomb Raider 2-3 times, Rise of the Tomb Raider twice, and this one I dont think I will ever come back to. I dont know what they were thinking. There were awesome moments in the game that took me back to the older tomb raider games, but those moments were few and far between. Long gone are the solitary days of the original Lara Croft exploring and tomb raiding all by herself. In this new installment there are so many other people and characters who rather than adding to it take away from the game. This game brought in elements of horror, and its very graphic. Much of the game felt like a horrific nightmare rather than the wonder of exploring and solving puzzles and finding artifacts. Its like they are trying to expose the player to more and more shocking and gruesome material with each tomb raider game. They must think, “Well we had the bodies hanging and wading through blood and bones in the first 2 games, lets have dismembered body parts laying all over and human sacrifice going on all around Lara to make the experience more shocking. And lets use all the blood from all the people getting slaughtered left and right for the puzzles. Cool!” And Lara doesnt seem to care one bit in some of the situations where people are being sacrificed. Lara lets out her anger and hatred, she shows a lot of emotion and becomes extremely violent herself, but she also loses some of her humanity. Lara is in a crisis during this game, doubting, being careless, trying to figure out who she is. My only hope really is that this game is setting us up for the Lara Croft we came to love (in a new series).. the sassy fun, sure of herself character where things weren’t so dark and gloomy. Honestly, This game is dark, overly violent and gloomy and to me for the most part was not fun at all. I just tried to finish to get it over with. Uncharted: The lost legacy feels more like Tomb Raider than this. The main character in the lost legacy feels more like Lara than the Lara Croft of Shadow of the Tomb Raider. I recommend playing that instead of this if you a a lover of the original Tomb Raider games.… Expand
  81. davideAwesome
    Oct 23, 2019
    5
    The game is just mediocre.
    The story is mostly non engaging, and the characters are entirely forgettable, including Lara herself. She actually leans towards the annoying and dislikeable side, and to be honest one the least charismatic leads I've ever seen in a videogame.
    It's great from a technical standpoint, but it doesn't offer much variety in terms of scenery. There are basically 3    The game is just mediocre.
    The story is mostly non engaging, and the characters are entirely forgettable, including Lara herself. She actually leans towards the annoying and dislikeable side, and to be honest one the least charismatic leads I've ever seen in a videogame.

    It's great from a technical standpoint, but it doesn't offer much variety in terms of scenery. There are basically 3 locations: the initial Mexican village, a oil refinery, and a generic "jungle" with some settlements here and there. Combat is fine especially after unlocking some power-ups, but there's quite little of it. The game is filled with climbing sections, but be prepared because your grappling hook will randomly fail you for no apparent reason, and when playing on the hardest difficulty, that will mean having to replay long stretches with unskippable cutscenes over and over because the damn thing just won't hook to some place it's supposed to.

    Also, gravity is basically non existing in this game. Lara jumps so high and so long that after a while it stops being funny and it starts being stupid. She will jump from hanging to a ceiling to another, and gravity will just stop gravitying because she just won't fall down. Except when you're throwing that damn grappling hook, because then she WILL.    … Expand
  82. Mafiabrett
    Oct 16, 2019
    7
    Played the game on PS4 Pro. If you loved the two prior Tomb Raider games then you'll like this one. Its more of the same. While I believe the first one was the best, this game is about the same as Rise of the Tomb Raider. One of the major problems i had with the game was the lip syncing and voices. You can change in the settings whether you want everyone to speak English or have NativesPlayed the game on PS4 Pro. If you loved the two prior Tomb Raider games then you'll like this one. Its more of the same. While I believe the first one was the best, this game is about the same as Rise of the Tomb Raider. One of the major problems i had with the game was the lip syncing and voices. You can change in the settings whether you want everyone to speak English or have Natives speak their own language. Both seemed to have same issue with voices not exactly syncing up with their lips and for most of my playthrough it left me a bit distracted.

    In my Ratings:
    0-4 Games that I wish I hadn't spent money on
    5-7 Games that I enjoyed but probably wont play again
    8-10 Games that I loved and will definitely play again    … Expand
  83. Elucidate
    Oct 3, 2019
    7
    I enjoyed this more than ROTTR, although only slightly. As before, the graphics are great and the tombs are even better. By focusing on exploration, stealth, and using the bow and arrow instead of constant gunfights, the game manages to be more unique and memorable instead of just being an inferior Uncharted. There's also less grindy collectable crap, which is a plus.

    The story is    I enjoyed this more than ROTTR, although only slightly. As before, the graphics are great and the tombs are even better. By focusing on exploration, stealth, and using the bow and arrow instead of constant gunfights, the game manages to be more unique and memorable instead of just being an inferior Uncharted. There's also less grindy collectable crap, which is a plus.

    The story is pretty mediocre, but I wasn't too bothered by that. Most side characters are rather lame, but I did appreciate how Jonah was given a bigger role than in Rise. Lara's voice acting is great, even if some of the lines feel cheesy.

    There was also a little too much swimming for my liking.    … Expand
  84. Jacknew
    Sep 29, 2019
    7
    The story is not so interesting as the previous games, in fact the game forget some aspects of the initial story to introduce a small one
    The game introduced new mechanics in the gameplay, but don't have you so muchs oportunitie to use it, because the Combats are very few Graphically the game is beautifully
  85. Faxthtax
    Sep 29, 2019
    6
    I am going to give it a generous 6. Here is why..
    1: Common for all these games is that the world Lara finds herself in, i have a hard time trying to feel the scenery properly. Although beautiful, all games seems to much set in a fantasy fictitious world. In Uncharted to compare with, you know what part of the world you are trekking trough, In Tomb Raider you are not. I think this is a    I am going to give it a generous 6. Here is why..
    1: Common for all these games is that the world Lara finds herself in, i have a hard time trying to feel the scenery properly. Although beautiful, all games seems to much set in a fantasy fictitious world. In Uncharted to compare with, you know what part of the world you are trekking trough, In Tomb Raider you are not. I think this is a thing with Japanese produced game, especially like Square who is a pioneer in making fantasy worlds. They have a hard time creating something authentic on that real level.
    2: The game plays too nice to you. Its rolling out the red carpet for you and off you go. The game pretty much TELLS you constantly where to go, what to do, and what to press. Just dont bother playing this game on easy, because it is. Crank that difficulty up from the start
    3: In terms of content, new features and other stuff, it has little. It borrows so much from the previous two games that it is scary. This game is falling hard into the Ubisoft/ Assassins Creed franchise where things are much of the same, just different packaged together.
    The Instincts feature should have been removed. I think i pressed L3 about fifty thousand times while playing this trough. You get that dependent on it that you feel like cheating each time you press that L3. It totally breaks fluidity of the game and you get too addictive to use it..
    4: Like the locations. The story also feels distant. And is not really that interesting. Come on, you enter a populated hidden city deep in the bush and everybody speaks perfect english? I lived in South America for a year and i met two people who could speak english.
    5 Luckily this is the final game in this trilogy that wraps up the early years of Lara´s career. It needs to end now!

    So what is good?
    Well, graphics are gorgeous, and there finally is more Tombs to raid, But boy do the rewards really sucks. but none of them are that challenging really. I always wanted this game to pay some more focus to what Lara is known for and that is raiding tombs.. I get it, 3 games in and Lara is starting to find her inner self rather thank ancient artifacts, Tomb Raider.. It is the title of the damn game anyway.
    Controls are good, Maybe too much auto assisted.

    Overall, i think this game needs a new direction, possibly a new developer. I think Square has exhausted this franchise enough.. Square Enix, who is known for RPG and Fantasy games, has a hard time authenticating this franchise. To me all three games has provided me with plenty adventure, but i feel that they all are set in a world i have a hard time to feel and attach myself too.
    After three games in, they have not developed so much in terms of new features, movements, design, story and gameplay. It feels rehashed now and its time to end it. Pass on the torch and start something else.
    I did not bother with a New Game Plus.. You play this game once, collect the **** for achievements and move on.    … Expand
  86. ulizamanje
    Sep 4, 2019
    7
    Its a 6.5 for me and here is why.
    Its not a bad game to kill time and relax your brain waiting for something good to come out.
    Story and game play where fun at start but at the middle to end got predictable and repetitive. Linear if you follow objective markers. Spamming the Lara senses button makes exploring the world for secrets an easy task. And the worst part is you cant stop, every    Its a 6.5 for me and here is why.
    Its not a bad game to kill time and relax your brain waiting for something good to come out.
    Story and game play where fun at start but at the middle to end got predictable and repetitive.
    Linear if you follow objective markers. Spamming the Lara senses button makes exploring the world for secrets an easy task. And the worst part is you cant stop, every few steps hit that key, set your marker, go get stuff, rince and repeat. Tomb puzzles easy, and rewards for them are meaningless. No real boss fights. Ammo everywhere. Graphics and overall look are ok. Some fun shooting action moments. Finished with 91% completion, and not even thinking of doing another play trough, ever.    … Expand
  87. dag05
    Aug 20, 2019
    5
    Tomb rider (2013) - was a really action game.
    Fast! Nervous, adrenaline, sometimes exploring , sometimes hope - all bad will end soon.

    This game is too boring.
    You are like Rambo - killing everybody from M4 Carbine, can take 10 bullets, like Terminator.
    Action - 0.
    Exploring - 100%.
    Boring game, especially if you loved first game.
  88. JSagittarius
    Aug 18, 2019
    7
    Predchozi dily mi prisly lepsi. Tahle hra byla takova..... divna. Porad zabavna to ano ale pusobila "dolepene". Pribeh byl fajn. Vizualne hra take vypada pekne ale celkove cut sceny a jak to bylo za sebou poskladane pusobilo zvlastne.

    Hadanky byly fajn. Průzkum světa také. Co me nebavilo byl combat. Ten mi prisel takovy prkeny. V podstate hodnoceni je takove... 3,6 Not Great Not    Predchozi dily mi prisly lepsi. Tahle hra byla takova..... divna. Porad zabavna to ano ale pusobila "dolepene". Pribeh byl fajn. Vizualne hra take vypada pekne ale celkove cut sceny a jak to bylo za sebou poskladane pusobilo zvlastne.

    Hadanky byly fajn. Průzkum světa také.

    Co me nebavilo byl combat. Ten mi prisel takovy prkeny.

    V podstate hodnoceni je takove... 3,6 Not Great Not Terrible.    … Expand
  89. rquant
    Aug 4, 2019
    6
    There were some pretty cool moments in this one, but overall i felt this entry was just not nearly as good as the other two (especially the first). I've also played every Uncharted game, and this doesn't come close to any of those either. The story/writing/characters just feel bland and is missing the soul of those games.
  90. Lockwood
    Mar 23, 2019
    7
    As someone who love the Tomb Raider franchise, I'm a little disappointed with this one. Besides the story I really liked, the combat is missing, it's almost a explorable open world with 2-3 fights to get you some action, but that's it. The trilogy comes to an end and still glad I had the pleasure to play, but this is my last favorite.
  91. LifeHistory
    Mar 16, 2019
    7
    The environment is incredibly beautiful and alive and combined with the great graphics you just want to enjoy the beauty of its world all day long. So many magical views.

    WHATS GOOD! -incredibly beautiful and alive world. -Good voice acting as always. -Good controls. -Good optimized. WHATS BAD: -Short campaign as always. -Almost non existing side quests that have story or    The environment is incredibly beautiful and alive and combined with the great graphics you just want to enjoy the beauty of its world all day long. So many magical views.

    WHATS GOOD!
    -incredibly beautiful and alive world.
    -Good voice acting as always.
    -Good controls.
    -Good optimized.

    WHATS BAD:
    -Short campaign as always.
    -Almost non existing side quests that have story or anything.
    -Collectibles are boring to collect and have no meaning.
    -Totally useless Upgrade tree and useless weapons that you won't use because lack of fight encounters in the game. Most of the game you are running free and no enemies to be found.
    -Game is very easy and there are hits allover the place.
    -Lack of content.

    It still a good beautiful and enjoyable game but not worth the 60$ because of lack of content and combat with very poor useless upgrading tree. 25$ or less would be worth the pick.

    What I want to see from future TR-Games. I would like a lot of side quests to do here and there instead of brainless collectibles. Also I would like a longer campaign and A LOT more enemys encounters so I can enjoy some action so that the skill tree would mean something.

    They put such hard work in creating one of the most beautiful environment I've seen in a game yet the lack of content is disastrous and makes me sad as hell.    … Expand
  92. SimonExMachina
    Feb 21, 2019
    7
    + solid gameplay mechanics
    + beautiful visual presentation
    + great voice acting + abundance of smartly designed tombs / puzzles - weak story (plot holes, confusing narrative, weak villain) - poor pacing - combat/action is sparse - documents/murals/artifacts are a bit of a letdown - design elements at odds with each other (e.g. extensive combat skill tree/unlocks yet almost no    + solid gameplay mechanics
    + beautiful visual presentation
    + great voice acting
    + abundance of smartly designed tombs / puzzles

    - weak story (plot holes, confusing narrative, weak villain)
    - poor pacing
    - combat/action is sparse
    - documents/murals/artifacts are a bit of a letdown
    - design elements at odds with each other (e.g. extensive combat skill tree/unlocks yet almost no opportunities to use said skills, switching to/buying new weapons is pointless because starting ones are already upgraded and much stronger)

    Overall it's a bit of a let down when compared to the excellent Tomb Raider & Rise of the TR, certainly the weakest of the trilogy.    … Expand
  93. Chowjust
    Feb 20, 2019
    6
    I played the 2013 Tomb Raider, but before that never touched any other Tomb Raider games apart from the odd Tomb Raider on the PS1 demo disks. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a average game. Game-play is your classic third-person stealth action. The story has semi open maps which you get to explore filled with side quest and tombs to raid and the story is a classic save the world scenario butI played the 2013 Tomb Raider, but before that never touched any other Tomb Raider games apart from the odd Tomb Raider on the PS1 demo disks. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a average game. Game-play is your classic third-person stealth action. The story has semi open maps which you get to explore filled with side quest and tombs to raid and the story is a classic save the world scenario but there aren't any big story twist and when I finished, my response was "well that was algood" and moved onto the next game and in a week I had already forgotten everything in the story. Honestly I got this game free with my PS4 pro but if I hadn't I probably wouldn't have brought it.… Expand
  94. Wander22
    Feb 17, 2019
    7
    Gameplay/Mechanics: 8
    Sound/Music: 8
    Graphics/Art: 9
    Story/Atmosphere: 5
    OVERALL: 7.5/10
  95. nandika
    Jan 22, 2019
    7
    Nice finish to something that I hope is staying a trilogy. A bit more openness to the world with a lot more sidekicks, nice visuals, but nothing extraordinary that we haven't seen before in the two Tomb Raiders before this. Finally a good female protagonist that's not just there to suck up to feminists or to wank off misogynists.
  96. El_Hyena
    Jan 18, 2019
    5
    Everything here has been done before in another game and done a lot better.
  97. scruffy_77
    Jan 3, 2019
    7
    For me, this is probably the best of the reboot in the series although I cannot help but feel I am playing a version of uncharted. In its own right its a good game there is no doubt but it doesn't have the complete Tomb Raider feel for me as an original 1996 fan. The action outweighs the puzzles, not once was there a time where trying to figure a puzzle proved tricky, and when Lara ends upFor me, this is probably the best of the reboot in the series although I cannot help but feel I am playing a version of uncharted. In its own right its a good game there is no doubt but it doesn't have the complete Tomb Raider feel for me as an original 1996 fan. The action outweighs the puzzles, not once was there a time where trying to figure a puzzle proved tricky, and when Lara ends up once again battling a military helicopter fitted with sub machine guns with waves of enemies pouring in gunning them down I just felt like I was playing a diluted version of the uncharted series. I am not sure why the puzzles and intricacies of working a tomb out are second par when you consider we live in a world where people are locked onto mobile phones with puzzle apps as a primary focus. I hope they one day reboot the original, from memory there was only one other human in most of the original game, a guy called 'Pierre' who was always one step ahead and the enemies were wildlife not military grade Navy Seal teams. Lastly the setting as graphically nice as it was, it was all the same location - not scouting the world for some secret treasure which did become repetitive.… Expand
  98. wey-yu
    Jan 2, 2019
    7
    Crystal Dynamics created Lara Croft as a great character in the 2010's trilogy but failed to achieve the greatness of Rise Of the Tomb Raider in the latest entry of the series.

    I hope that Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics review Shadow Of The Tomb Raider very carefully and give the franchise the time to develop further.. My final rating is: Almost good but not great. Ask Naughty    Crystal Dynamics created Lara Croft as a great character in the 2010's trilogy but failed to achieve the greatness of Rise Of the Tomb Raider in the latest entry of the series.

    I hope that Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics review Shadow Of The Tomb Raider very carefully and give the franchise the time to develop further..

    My final rating is: Almost good but not great.

    Ask Naughty Dog how they clone Tomb Raider and make the clone better than the original :D    … Expand
  99. FriDayXVI
    Jan 2, 2019
    7
    I really dont know what to thing about Shadow of the Tomb Raider honestly. On one side i want to like it cause i really like the reboot of the Tomb Raider Series, on the other side SOTR is so full of plotholes and things that are not though to the end that it makes it hard for me to stay on Laras side.
    The Game itself is flawless, Dungeon and Level Design are good. But the plot is way way    I really dont know what to thing about Shadow of the Tomb Raider honestly. On one side i want to like it cause i really like the reboot of the Tomb Raider Series, on the other side SOTR is so full of plotholes and things that are not though to the end that it makes it hard for me to stay on Laras side.
    The Game itself is flawless, Dungeon and Level Design are good. But the plot is way way behind something i would like to had for a series finaly.    … Expand
  100. MaxiRE123
    Dec 25, 2018
    7
    I really enjoyed this game, but I still ended up a bit disappointed by it. We are a the third installment of the reboot and the control, while good, still feel clunky from time to time, and the jumping feel even more hand holding to the player than before. It's also very difficult to know whre you can and can't jump as the game decide if you can climb it or not, even if Lara could easilyI really enjoyed this game, but I still ended up a bit disappointed by it. We are a the third installment of the reboot and the control, while good, still feel clunky from time to time, and the jumping feel even more hand holding to the player than before. It's also very difficult to know whre you can and can't jump as the game decide if you can climb it or not, even if Lara could easily climb it in real life. The story is still not so great, with characters barely getting developments, other than Lara. Graphically, It is gorgeous and I love the scenery in general. Overall, I love the fact that the game throw less action at you, and focus more on adventuring, and I love the exploration as I did in the previous one. It is enjoyable and I recommend it if you like the previous one.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

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  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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