Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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  1. 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.
  2. ReniferZiolo
    Oct 28, 2018
    6
    Mediocre. As much as I liked the secret tombs scavenging and the intro of the game in general, the plot proved to be weak, alot of clunky aniamtions, ugly npc with even worse facial animations not to mention a terribly cliche final battle. Next time give script writing to someone else.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. vigoroth0402
    Oct 24, 2018
    6
    This game, quite honestly, just looked like a reskin of Rise of the Tomb Raider, doing more of the same from the last installment. Also, on side quests, Lara looks quite inanimate in the dialogues. But, there are definitely positives. The puzzles are once again stimulating and the third person combat is fairly fluid.
  6. VasuBangera
    Sep 16, 2018
    6
    If you have played the previous two Tomb Raider then there is nothing new here other than location and Story. Everything else is same, tombs are equipment locked,if you dont own it you cant go ahead. Same set of skills to upgrade again. Same set of bonfire to upgrade and fast travel.
  7. empe
    Sep 18, 2018
    6
    Putting credit where credit is due if you're a fan of Tomb Raider series this one will give you 10+ hours of pretty decent fun. The setting is great and it keeps all the good gameplay mechanics from the last instalments adding new ones on top of that.

    On the other side: story is pretty mediocre and the pacing is really bad. I felt like the narrative just pushed me through the locations    Putting credit where credit is due if you're a fan of Tomb Raider series this one will give you 10+ hours of pretty decent fun. The setting is great and it keeps all the good gameplay mechanics from the last instalments adding new ones on top of that.

    On the other side: story is pretty mediocre and the pacing is really bad. I felt like the narrative just pushed me through the locations sucking out the joy of what tomb raider was about. I recall maybe one memorable moment from the game and the rest was pretty really shallow in comparison to the first game in series - I expected way more from the 3rd instalment, as the engine was already in place.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. oulala
    Sep 24, 2018
    6
    yes, this game is beautiful, but I never felt any empathy for characters, they sound and act superficial and artificial. The difficulty is stupidly bad managed on some scenes like the first "arena" with Yaaxil. When on hard mode you have good chances to be taken down within 2 seconds after the begining of the scene...
    Maps are almost small and the corridor effect is quite strong.
  10. jumpman93lp
    Oct 1, 2018
    6
    I feel like the End of Laras Origin Story could've been so much better.
    I'm completely fine with the story, the main problem imho. is the outdated gameplay. Climbing feels as clumsy as it felt back in Tomb Raider Legends, Enemy Paths are clearly scripted and the Stealth Mechanics are way too basic. I always felt like there's only one way to get through an area without alerting every enemy    I feel like the End of Laras Origin Story could've been so much better.
    I'm completely fine with the story, the main problem imho. is the outdated gameplay. Climbing feels as clumsy as it felt back in Tomb Raider Legends, Enemy Paths are clearly scripted and the Stealth Mechanics are way too basic. I always felt like there's only one way to get through an area without alerting every enemy on the map and since there's a lot of combat/stealth in the game everything seems to be pretty linear for a semi Open World Game. The Worst part about the Gameplay is probably the Close Combat System, it only requires random Button Mashing instead of quick reflexes and seems to be a bit buggy. I often punched my way through several enemies without even dodging once.

    I guess the game has a good amount of content but it just didn't manage to keep me interested long enough to play through the additional tombs and side Missions.

    It's a pretty average Game overall but it just reminded me too often that i'd be better off playing Uncharted 4 instead, which is the better game in pretty much every aspect.    … Expand
  11. Khnemu
    Nov 27, 2018
    6
    Um bom jogo, mas entediante. Tem gráficos bonitos, mas um péssimo sistema de evolução e batalha, quanto a exploração, não foi tudo isso que eu imaginava. Venderam que seria um jogo muito maior, mas senti que foi menor e mais raso do que o jogo anterior.
  12. KnightofPeace
    Dec 6, 2018
    6
    I finished playing this game a few months ago and I still feel disapointed with this final part of the trilogy. As a die hard tomb raider fan I really wanted to love this game. I found the world to be beautiful, the initial exploration alone with Lara to be enjoyable and refreshing. The beginning of the game is very dramatic and exciting when Lara takes the dagger, though it felt a bitI finished playing this game a few months ago and I still feel disapointed with this final part of the trilogy. As a die hard tomb raider fan I really wanted to love this game. I found the world to be beautiful, the initial exploration alone with Lara to be enjoyable and refreshing. The beginning of the game is very dramatic and exciting when Lara takes the dagger, though it felt a bit rushed and left me with questions and wanting more context and back up story. My enthusiasm for the game started to diminish around the halfway point and just decline all the way to the end until I just wanted the game to be over already. So much towards the end was very boring, and the story was not that interesting. It felt kind of like wild goose chase at times and sloppy. The villages were boring and they reused the same character models for most of the villagers. The side quests in the villages were excruciatingly tiresome. It was definitely dark, Laras mood was dark, parts of the game were like a horror nightmare which imo was too much. I miss playing as Lara who is confident and fun. I miss being alone with Lara and vast places to explore where there’s not so many people and not so much talking. If you talk to a villager in this game it can feel like they go on for 5 excruciating minutes.... not interested! Theres nothing really to explore here either. Even on the highest difficulty its not hard to see where to go and almost impossible to get lost or wonder where to go. I only got stuck on one puzzle, and remember only one other puzzle being pretty amazing, most of them were too easy, didn’t even have to really think about what to do most of the time. I miss having to really use my noggin to figure out where to go and what to do with Lara! One really nice part was playing with young Lara, its really the only part of the game where you see a different side of Lara before the end of the game. It is my hope that coming out of this adventure Lara becomes the old Lara we all remember and love. If theres any redemption out of this dark painful story hopefully there will be a new series for Lara that will do the Tomb Raider franchise justice. Out of the 3 games in the reboot this one is definitely the weakest, and though I see what they were aiming for in growing Lara through a difficult time it was not very enjoyable to play as this tormented confused and struggling Lara. In this game Lara is a cold hearted killing machine, and at times feels more like a villain than a hero. After playing and enjoying the first 2 games of the franchise very much I was super excited for the 3rd game. Overall dissapointed.… Expand
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. Perixa23
    Feb 20, 2021
    6
    When I finished the game I was left with 1 brain cell! More boring and I would be dead!
  20. BrandoNation23
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    Shadow didn't improve on anything from the first two games, if anything it took major steps back.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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).
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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.
  32. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    6
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  33. norse
    Sep 25, 2018
    5
    A solid meh. I loved the Rise of the Tomb Raider episode of the reboot, but this one is an unappealing rehash at best. The graphics are ok, but the mechanics are nothing new and the story is a disgrace. Jumps in pacing, deus ex machina moments, poorly written motivations and overall unempathetic and forgettable characters. This is in stark contrast to the first installment and a cryingA solid meh. I loved the Rise of the Tomb Raider episode of the reboot, but this one is an unappealing rehash at best. The graphics are ok, but the mechanics are nothing new and the story is a disgrace. Jumps in pacing, deus ex machina moments, poorly written motivations and overall unempathetic and forgettable characters. This is in stark contrast to the first installment and a crying shame, IMHO.… Expand
  34. JAGUAR10
    Sep 19, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Slight spoilers. I'm about half way through the second area (Peruvian Jungle) and I'm bored already. All the 10's and 9's you see are not true! I can't even remember how or why Lara was in Mexico the story is that boring & they try to tell you the plot in one or two sentences that you miss. Lara is a Miss Know it all, she's mean to Jonah, game doesn't even say why Jonah is tagging along in the first place - it's like he's her servant. I loved the other two games but I'm not impressed with this one. Stupid stuff like Lara calling out 'Is someone there?" if she hears a noise inside a dark, scary tomb. Right! We'd all do that, wouldn't we? Figures out the main baddie is the head of Trinity by overhearing one very short conversation between two other baddies and other unrealistic stuff like that. I'm still confused on that whole dagger thing and what it is? Story is very confusing and not explained well at all. Camera is really clunky as well on PS4 - fell numerous times just across a hanging wall because I did not have camera perfectly turned against the wall. The lighting sucks in many places making it hard to see what is around or where you are supposed to go. One section in the beginning almost made me quit the game as the forced button mashing device (QTE) would not work until I turned the game down to Easy! Tried about 20 zillion times before that. So far no interesting places - just a cave and a jungle. Big whoop! Also, when you find any treasure or stuff it's hard to tell what's in it as the icons are very small on screen. I'll keep going but I don't remember being this bored or pissed off by the first two games.… Expand
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. Grishagromov
    Dec 13, 2018
    5
    The worst game on trilogy.
    The graphics and gameplay is filling old after game like Red Dead Redemption II or event any PS4 exclusives of this year. The game starts really well. But I don’t want to see the cheap open world game in this series. The side-quests reminds the the awful dlc to Alan Wake.
    I like the first game so much! And the second game was not great but good one. But after    The worst game on trilogy.
    The graphics and gameplay is filling old after game like Red Dead Redemption II or event any PS4 exclusives of this year. The game starts really well. But I don’t want to see the cheap open world game in this series. The side-quests reminds the the awful dlc to Alan Wake.
    I like the first game so much! And the second game was not great but good one. But after that crap I must to admit that I don’t wait the new The Tomb Raider games anymore. There are so many great game this year to play and this is not one of them.    … Expand
  38. 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.
  39. Sergio97costa
    Sep 14, 2018
    5
    Nada de especial.
    Os gráficos são os piores de sempre, parece que voltamos para a ps3.
    O jogo anterior supera este em todos os aspetos.
  40. Hernan21
    Oct 9, 2018
    5
    un juego con pros y contras , lastimosamente con mas contras .
    me gusto mucho la forma que mejoraron el sigilo en esta entrega pero también perdieron algo de su identidad que lo caracterizaba desde su reboot ademas que tenían bugs que asían de la experiencia de juego algo imposible
  41. CitizenCane
    Dec 21, 2018
    5
    This is a game that ended up being boring, with little action, lots of cut scenes and dialogue with NPC's you don't care about, and tombs with pointless and boring puzzles. Lara is a character with flaws but no redeeming qualities, you wonder if you should side with her at all. Mostly, this is a game I felt like I was going through the motions with, rather than being excited to play. I gotThis is a game that ended up being boring, with little action, lots of cut scenes and dialogue with NPC's you don't care about, and tombs with pointless and boring puzzles. Lara is a character with flaws but no redeeming qualities, you wonder if you should side with her at all. Mostly, this is a game I felt like I was going through the motions with, rather than being excited to play. I got all the way up until the final "Once you talk to character (X) you can not fast travel until the story ends" and realized I just didn't care. Good graphics, but that's really all there is to this sad entry into the Tomb Raider franchise.… Expand
  42. 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.
  43. goldspiegel
    Dec 8, 2018
    5
    After playing this game for about 3 hours, I have to say, I'm not very pleased with the change of developer studios. The controls aren't intuitiv and every NPC has a better facial rendering than Lara Croft. Which brings us to the graphics. Rise of the Tomb Raider was very pretty (nothing in comparison to Horizon Zero Dawn or God of War, but very nice). But concerning this game there is aAfter playing this game for about 3 hours, I have to say, I'm not very pleased with the change of developer studios. The controls aren't intuitiv and every NPC has a better facial rendering than Lara Croft. Which brings us to the graphics. Rise of the Tomb Raider was very pretty (nothing in comparison to Horizon Zero Dawn or God of War, but very nice). But concerning this game there is a step down. As mentioned before Lara has no shadows in her face! The surroundings are okay but not breathtaking as other games which came out that year. Gameplay wise I have a few problems as well. Why does this game have to stream content? It happened already two times before another part of the story, that it had to stream the content, which meant at least 10 sec of freeze frame! I cannot recall anything like this in the prequels. It is still fun to play, but I expected a higher standard (at least as high as the last game or on the same standard as other competitors...).… Expand
  44. El_Hyena
    Jan 18, 2019
    5
    Everything here has been done before in another game and done a lot better.
  45. Clonears
    Jan 31, 2021
    5
    Есть отличные идеи и механики, но их воплощение среднее. Акробатика совсем плохо после uncharted
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. Ihonestlydontkn
    Mar 8, 2022
    5
    A disappointing end to the trilogy. Honestly slightly regret spending time on it.
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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.
  52. 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.
  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. 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
  55. 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
  56. 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
  57. 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.
  58. 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.
  59. Ghoster
    Sep 30, 2018
    4
    Not bad Tomb Raider, but didn't like it as last two games. Look more like walking simulator with really no fight at all! There is much more searching and climbing. Clearing levels for platinum trophy is boring and frustrating. But, still nice and fun to play. And not to forget.... Tombs are mostly fun this time!

    EDIT: First review was score 8, but until I finished and tried to    Not bad Tomb Raider, but didn't like it as last two games. Look more like walking simulator with really no fight at all! There is much more searching and climbing. Clearing levels for platinum trophy is boring and frustrating. But, still nice and fun to play. And not to forget.... Tombs are mostly fun this time!

    EDIT: First review was score 8, but until I finished and tried to platinum things changed! First for 100% completionist game glitched 1 stash and stuck on 99.92%. Internet research showed that glitch is common. Second, on hardest difficulty combat is not hard. It's same as on easy. Mode is hard only cause it's annoying. You can save only on camp fire and there is parts of game which are really silly!

    ETC... You start at campfire, must pass 3 waves of enemies, solve 10 minute puzzle, swim and then after 20 minutes you must dive through lake full of piranhas which attack random. If they kill you you must play everything again and again because there is no save.    … Expand
  60. 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.
  61. jcasetnl
    Mar 18, 2022
    4
    There are other reviews saying Shadow is the best because it's most like the original games, with less emphasis on action and greater emphasis on tombs and puzzles. I disagree. This is a REBOOT series, and the first two reboot games were massively successful based on their new, fresh take, which included a greater emphasis on combat.

    Yet, despite that Shadow took the less-combat route,    There are other reviews saying Shadow is the best because it's most like the original games, with less emphasis on action and greater emphasis on tombs and puzzles. I disagree. This is a REBOOT series, and the first two reboot games were massively successful based on their new, fresh take, which included a greater emphasis on combat.

    Yet, despite that Shadow took the less-combat route, that didn't have to be a deal breaker. They just had to make up for it in other areas. They didn't, and that's the problem with this game.

    But where Shadow really went off the rails was by rug-pulling nearly all combat from the game and confusingly not removing other systems related to it. The skill tree, for example, is mostly composed of combat, gathering and hunting abilities. You hunt and gather to acquire crafting items to upgrade weapons or make potions that enhance combat. So all hunting, gathering and direct combat skills are of almost no value BECAUSE THE GAME HAS VERY LITTLE COMBAT.

    This could not possibly have happened without a lot of copy and paste from Rise's source code. I can imagine the meetings: SENIOR DEV: "Well, that was already done in the last game and it works. Just copy it over."

    JUNIOR DEV: "Uh... but we're de-emphasizing combat, so shouldn't we pare this down a bit?"

    SENIOR DEV: "Did you hear what I said? Copy. And. Paste."

    But you're thinking, "Fine, just ignore them, then." However, they're something like 70- 80% of all available skills! It's a total bait and switch. I spent several hours grinding skills, exploring, getting XP and investing in skills, only to realize nearly all of it was pointless.

    At the very least, if Shadow wanted to switch focus they needed to massively improve exploration, puzzle-solving and platforming, and change the leveling and progression to support it. There could be multiple ways to solve a puzzle, for example but some approaches require certain skills. Shadow gutted a working part of the reboots (combat) and replaced them with slightly better tomb raiding. And then left a clunky, broken skill tree "hanging around" that just served to confuse and raise the hopes of all the fans of the previous two games.

    If they wanted to make such a dramatic shift in gameplay back toward the originals, they should have saved it for the next reboot, not created this confusing, disappointing mess.    … Expand
  62. Slava_Antonov
    Aug 31, 2019
    4
    It looks like low budget project. Most of man npc with same face. Bad storyline.
  63. 36thDisciple
    Nov 1, 2018
    4
    Wonky mechanics, outdated character graphics, weird facial animations, bland level design, cliché story and villain, uninspiring puzzles, unsatisfying combat.. all make for quite a boring game indeed. And that's after downloading an 11GB patch. If you were hoping for something even remotely close to the quality of the 2013 installment, let alone an Uncharted game, you will be sorely disappointed.
  64. kidon0011
    Feb 26, 2019
    4
    If the dialog doesn't make your eyes roll, the dialog delivery of many of the NPCs will. I know this remote village in Peru does not all speak perfect English. I'm fine with reading subtitles because that at least makes the game feel less cheap. I like learning about the mythology through finding items but this just feels like all digging around and no story.
  65. 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.
  66. Malef
    Feb 27, 2021
    4
    The Tombs are great visually and mechanically, most of them. All else is somewhat normal if not bad. Action sequences are worst part of the game.
    Changed score to 4 after playing DLC.
  67. Picciu
    Dec 28, 2018
    4
    Ho aspettato questo capito con grande entusiasmo peccato che lo abbia trovato di una noia assoluta e per nulla coinvolgente, tra l'altro anche molto corto. Non è lontanamente paragonabile ai due capitoli precedenti. Grandissima delusione.
  68. 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
  69. 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
  70. 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.
  71. 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
  72. Lord_Khey
    Mar 31, 2019
    4
    Prepare to die.

    A lot. In what is easily the worst of the Tomb Raider reboot ("Tomb Raider" / "Rise of the Tomb Raider"), "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" somehow takes a major step -back- on its mechanics. It's awful to the point where you stop caring if you die because you don't really feel like it's really in your control, anyway. Pretty much every    Prepare to die.

    A lot.

    In what is easily the worst of the Tomb Raider reboot ("Tomb Raider" / "Rise of the Tomb Raider"), "Shadow of the Tomb Raider" somehow takes a major step -back- on its mechanics. It's awful to the point where you stop caring if you die because you don't really feel like it's really in your control, anyway. Pretty much every escape/run-from-the-impending-disaster scene will take multiple attempts, though somehow I managed to do the Oil Field escape without dying. Also, the scramble button is rendered almost completely useless in melee - you get hit most of the time, anyway.

    For contrast, the game I played before this, "Assassin's Creed Odyssey," I played for 120 hours. in 1/3 or less of playing time, Lara died approximately 5x more than Kassandra did. Dying's part of any game, of course. After playing through the entire Uncharted series and all the other Tomb Raiders, I'm fairly convinced that no single person could take on an entire private militia by themselves and win in real life. And as frustrating as dying can be, players are generally ok coming back for more -if they're having fun.- The ridiculous final battle (where there are plenty of places to hide but it doesn't seem to matter because they see you no matter where you run/jump/climb) is one of those moments where if you weren't so close the end, you'd just quit out of spite. You just don't -care- to come back and do better/different.

    Yausarl's review (currently listed as most helpful critical review) also hits upon some major flaws - combat content is greatly reduced, making the offensive upgrades and skills you acquire another "so what?" about this game. As an example, one of the trophies you can get is "20 headshots with arrows." I love the silent bow-play from the last two games, but those opportunities do not exist here unless you force it. You can't stay hidden for long. The AI is bad along the lines of "Assassin's Creed: Unity" where you'd be blended with crowds and the guards would still see you do things.

    The tombs aren't even that fun. I TRIED not to look up walkthroughs, but in the 8 or so challenge tombs that exist, I needed a walkthrough for 3 of them. Two because I never would have found the path to the next step, and one I just never would have figured out, so not very satisfying there, either.

    Finally, if you insist on playing this title, just set up the audio for English voiceovers. I get what they were going for with the immersion of having locals speak to you in their language, but the language spoken in the Hidden City, especially, is either the most inefficient language ever (like saying "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" as slowly as possible only for it to translate to "ok") or the subtitle is the extreme Cliff's Notes version thereof. Oh, and I would highly recommend "cheating" when you're setting the brightness and the gamma toward the "bright" side. I was honest about it, unfortunately, and battles with the "never miss" Yaaxil were pretty much a grind (refer to useless scramble mechanic above) as half the time I couldn't see them (even with Survival Instincts) or see where I was going when running for breathing room.

    Positives - Camilla Luddington's voicework as Lara is once again quite good, despite the poor writing, and Carlos Leal as the self-righteous villain, Amaru/Dr. Dominguez, does his best to make his character multi-faceted. There's also a lovely cut-scene of a revenge-bent Lara emerging in silhouette from flaming water after she's been told to retrieve a friend's body and she's in full predator mode (currently top match on youtube with "lara flaming water"). But I have very little positive to say about the gameplay here. A huge disappointment after two fairly interesting predecessors. This feels like a thrown together money-grab because, goddammit, we've got to finish a trilogy!    … Expand
  73. Scebol
    Jan 9, 2020
    4
    Da fan sfegatato della serie, devo dire di essere rimasto estremamente deluso da questo capitolo: i minimi cambiamenti effettuati si rivelano completamente inutili, il 90% delle abilità sbloccabili non hanno un'utilità, il sistema di shooting è terribile, tant'è che ci si ritrova più volte a "combattere" corpo a corpo. mi è capitato più volte che, durante un combattimento, la telecamera siDa fan sfegatato della serie, devo dire di essere rimasto estremamente deluso da questo capitolo: i minimi cambiamenti effettuati si rivelano completamente inutili, il 90% delle abilità sbloccabili non hanno un'utilità, il sistema di shooting è terribile, tant'è che ci si ritrova più volte a "combattere" corpo a corpo. mi è capitato più volte che, durante un combattimento, la telecamera si "incastrasse" tra i muri e le piante rampicanti su di essi, rendendo impossibile la mira. I dlc sono una presa in giro e, come se non bastasse, la storia è confusionaria.… Expand
  74. ghosttoyou
    Aug 16, 2021
    4
    Хз, были у меня хорошие(не знаю почему) ожидания на эту игру, но совсем дерьмовинькая она, скучный банальный сюжет, не интересный геймплей, уебищный крафт, мало экшена, совсем мало, в целом игра вышла даже хуже прошлой части, никак не ожидал что мне она понравится меньше чем та, но как есть, серия медленно умирает как по мне и все покупки только изза имени, не было бы имени, в это бы никтоХз, были у меня хорошие(не знаю почему) ожидания на эту игру, но совсем дерьмовинькая она, скучный банальный сюжет, не интересный геймплей, уебищный крафт, мало экшена, совсем мало, в целом игра вышла даже хуже прошлой части, никак не ожидал что мне она понравится меньше чем та, но как есть, серия медленно умирает как по мне и все покупки только изза имени, не было бы имени, в это бы никто не играл бы, жалко.… Expand
  75. 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.
  76. Burattix54
    Jun 26, 2020
    4
    The worst in the trilogy BY FAR.

    The game is more of the same but with way less enemies and a lot more piss easy puzzle sections which feel boring to play through. Also the story feels very rushed, full of uninteresting characters and mcGufinns.
    The game looks good, expecially the tombs, which makes raiding them better, but playing it feels like a chore, I stopped playing it about 70% through.
  77. willyfenoll
    Jun 25, 2021
    4
    Stunning graphics, disappointingly boring story. I never found it interesting. Clunky and graceless gameplay.
  78. 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
  79. strangebrew123
    May 22, 2022
    4
    Wow, talk about tedious puzzles...just so boring. And I didn't care at all about the story or what was going on as there is so little to engage with. Massive disappointment after previous instalments. Also, that accent on Lara...simply awful voice acting. Where is the excitement of working out how to get through the tombs, and where are the battles? I'd advise to avoid this one.
  80. johnson1912
    Dec 24, 2020
    4
    Poor story telling and voice acting.Poor rpg elements poor crafting inventory elements.Even if u wann craft somethıng it feels like u doing it for nothing.You never feel anything about anyone.Scenario is a dissapoitment. Gun fight is totally useless. Therefore upgrades is feel useless. Total dissapoitment
  81. ScorchedApollo
    Jan 13, 2021
    4
    Just all around bad. The open world is wasted because its presented as a linear level type progression. The stealth is terrible and buggy. Exploration isnt even that fun either as it's all just the same design. The final level puts it all together. Bullet sponge bosses to combat with your ineffective weapons, and addthar are just as equally bullet sponges
  82. Bizancio_Askatu
    Jul 17, 2023
    4
    A monotonous stroll through the Peruvian jungle, with little action, clunky platforming, repetitive puzzles, a forgettable plot and an insufferable Lara that is just a shadow of her better times.

    This game takes 2 steps back from Rise in terms of combat and rhythm and it's miles away from the 2013 reboot in terms of Lara's charisma and appeal. Let's start with Lara, changing the    A monotonous stroll through the Peruvian jungle, with little action, clunky platforming, repetitive puzzles, a forgettable plot and an insufferable Lara that is just a shadow of her better times.

    This game takes 2 steps back from Rise in terms of combat and rhythm and it's miles away from the 2013 reboot in terms of Lara's charisma and appeal.
    Let's start with Lara, changing the face/body from Megan Farquhar to Camila Luddington was an atrocious mistake already made by Crystal Dynamics on Rise under the excuse of "allowing better motion capture" although we all know the reason behind it. Now it seems that was not enough and Eidos uglyfied her even more, messing with her body proportions and designing the most hideous clothing ever present on a video game, clothing that is mandatory during long sections of the game even if you have purchased DLC outfits! This results in a Lara with 0 charisma, super weird facial expressions, no agility or gymnastic skills, it feels like handling a space marine, and an utterly monotonous voice acting. On top of that they give her a dislikeable and selfish personality. The legendary iconic Lara is gone.

    Eidos also stripped most of the combat from the game mechanics, making 2/3 of the skill tree useless, but forgot to replace it with something else apart from collecting garbage to upgrade the weapons that you will rarely use. The writing is atrocious and the history has a lot of obvious plot holes. The enemy AI is also very poor, being most of the time just lemmings that can be taken care of one after another on a corner.

    On the positive side, I liked the dark tone of the game a lot, like Indy and temple of doom, some scenarios are gorgeous, especially a couple of tombs and the executions are brutal.. On PS5 there is a free upgrade to play it on 4K and it offers impressive moments, except the NPCS, they still look consistently terrible. Another nice feature is that if you have save data of the previous Cristal Dynamic tomb raider some outfits will be automatically unlocked, even the 2013 PS3 Lara skin.

    I recommend playing it on "one with the jungle" difficulty and doing all tombs and side quests, this makes combats more frequent and gives a reason to upgrade Lara's skill tree, also removes the white painting on the platform sections.

    In summary, if this would be a new franchise I think it would deserve around a 6-7 score but being a Tomb raider with circa 100M budget (the 3th part of a trilogy!) the result is really disappointing. As a fan that has purchased and completed every tomb raider since 2006, even the isometric ones, it leaves me really worried about Lara's future.    … Expand
  83. Star_Enios
    May 4, 2021
    4
    Story that doesn't make any sense
    Short game in total (which I'm unsure if it for good or bad)
    Indifferent as to what weapons to upgrade, you just do them all
    Some skills you never manage to use them in the game

    It's just all wrong. There are so many games out there that set a high standard and TR failed to even reach it
  84. Reekum
    Dec 4, 2021
    4
    Could even bother myself to finish it, story it’s just too stupid. Previous two games stories also were bonkers but this one just blew it right from the beginning with apocalyptic bs. Trinity it’s supposed to be the most secret organization and yet they use trucks with their logo on it, damn how can writing be so bad. Also I couldn’t care less about Jonah. Game looks pretty but I was justCould even bother myself to finish it, story it’s just too stupid. Previous two games stories also were bonkers but this one just blew it right from the beginning with apocalyptic bs. Trinity it’s supposed to be the most secret organization and yet they use trucks with their logo on it, damn how can writing be so bad. Also I couldn’t care less about Jonah. Game looks pretty but I was just rolling my eyes the whole time. Uninstalled it after a month of couldn’t get myself to give it another try.… Expand
  85. Random-Player
    Jun 16, 2021
    4
    Don't play this crap, go re-play Rise instead. I finished all the dlc's so i dont feel like i wasted my money LOL
  86. PS4isbest
    Jun 27, 2021
    4
    lento, molto lento da tomb raider non ti aspetti questo. devi esplorare risolvere enigmi e qualche volta combattere. la grafica è nella media ma nulla di straordinario

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  87. Godudu
    Aug 16, 2022
    4
    This is weird. The first two entries were extremely good. Awesome pacing and story and the setup from the second game was really good. We were supposed to face the leader of the Trinity, which is a organization that seeks the entire world for mystic relics. But this leader is just a generic antagonist, whose plot is just centered around the mythos of the entry. Game focuses too much onThis is weird. The first two entries were extremely good. Awesome pacing and story and the setup from the second game was really good. We were supposed to face the leader of the Trinity, which is a organization that seeks the entire world for mystic relics. But this leader is just a generic antagonist, whose plot is just centered around the mythos of the entry. Game focuses too much on stealth, there is little action.… Expand
  88. 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
  89. Spidor
    Feb 23, 2019
    3
    Every. Single. Misstep. And water levels, too! This game takes every feasible misstep for a Tomb Raider game. For the first time since the series was rebooted, you can see the true ugly roots of TR in this new adventure: the incredibly stupid plot, the incoherent script, the ludicrous premise, the straight up fear of any sort of change to the character of Lara or the world she inhabits.Every. Single. Misstep. And water levels, too! This game takes every feasible misstep for a Tomb Raider game. For the first time since the series was rebooted, you can see the true ugly roots of TR in this new adventure: the incredibly stupid plot, the incoherent script, the ludicrous premise, the straight up fear of any sort of change to the character of Lara or the world she inhabits. Then there's the ugly, dark, muddy environments, the regurgitated gameplay and setpieces that fail to excite - and even when they do excite, they feel UNEARNED, like the crowning of the Queen of the Damned scene, for example.

    The first two got by on a plot of less is more, environmental and inferred story telling whilst here... it's as much magic god lasers and bright lights as the series ever had, making any semblance of mystery disappear in the cackle of the players' laughter. And don't get me started on the damn towns - who thought THAT was a good idea?! Because you saw them in Uncharted 4?! Uncharted 4 has them as a momentary setpiece, a backdrop to make the world feel lived in, not going on fetch quests for children and buying top of the line guns from tribal merchants! What were you thinking?!

    Technically, the game is a true marvel - highly detailed environments, effects, particles, mud, facial expressions, tesselation - all to display a world that is just plain, unimaginative, flat, monochrome and, for a VERY large part of the game, way too dark to even play through properly without squinting and falling to your death in the dark. Yes, I adjusted my settings, but apparently nobody playtested this on a OLED television.

    Mechanically, the controls are wonky, with the highly detailed and diverse terrain never quite meshing with the characters floating on it, or through it, resulting in a lot of accidental deaths, slips, and plain getting stuck - but mostly, just not looking quite as convincing as in previous games.

    Finally I want to make one suggestion to Crystal Dynamics - find the person who said "diving sections are a staple of the older Tomb Raider games", and boil that person alive until done. It's 2019. It has NOT been long enough for game designers to forget that EVERYBODY HATES WATER LEVELS.

    Let me repeat that - DO. NOT. PUT. DIVING. LEVELS. IN. YOUR. GAMES. It's not a fun mechanic, it was not fun in the 90's, it wasn't fun in the 00's, and it's not fun now. It's dead for a reason. Do not bring it back.

    This game is bland, boring, ugly, and a massive disappointment.    … Expand
  90. IIIAHMIII
    Aug 5, 2019
    3
    Alright i played this game on the hardest difficulty and the only reason you are gonna die is because of the sloppy input. Lara wont grap the rail. Lara hits an invisable object. Horrible. And the cutscene that arent skippabel. Enjoy 8 hours of trash story over and over and over again. F THIS GAME. Last tombraider for me.
  91. Martinakara
    May 22, 2019
    3
    Muito abaixo do esperado, não chega perto de seus antecessores. O game se desvirtuou da sua fórmula que o consagrou em 2013.
  92. 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
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. cirospm
    Feb 10, 2023
    3
    Square Enix Ruined Lara. Too much "humanization". 1st, Tomb Raider is a Platform-Action-Adventure game. This one is another interactive-movie (the plot is also very bad) and the gameplay is something like 80% pre-scripted. You don't need to look at your surroundings and think where to jump or parkour to find a way. No. There's always that specific texture almost saying "Climb Here". AfterSquare Enix Ruined Lara. Too much "humanization". 1st, Tomb Raider is a Platform-Action-Adventure game. This one is another interactive-movie (the plot is also very bad) and the gameplay is something like 80% pre-scripted. You don't need to look at your surroundings and think where to jump or parkour to find a way. No. There's always that specific texture almost saying "Climb Here". After you find that texture, just follow the unique way possible. The combat is mediocre. Then comes another explicit cutscene, and more mediocre combat, or find again that Climb-Here Texture. There's some random puzzles in the way. The graphics are cool (better on the cutscenes, of course), and Lara's teeth are so beautiful, but not enough to compensate the mess they did with Tomb Raider and Lara herself. You need to watch Lara talking with her psychologist or something. LoL. Nobody's perfect and Lara has some kind of mania with rare archeological arctifacts and her therapy is travel to the Egypt pyramids to steal pharo's stuff because she likes these objects. Very dangerous. It's called Exposure's Therapy. More than Brave, she's also a good person because she's not satisfied with staying at her family's huge mansion with all the servants doing the job while she takes selfies for instagram etc, no!!!, she has (had) social conciousness, very cool Patty... Also she was very athletic. Now, when she falls on the water is something odd and even ugly to see, she crafts the arrows crouching like a monkey... wtf happened to you, Lara?! You need to be in better shape, Lara. If someone is reading this, don't be fooled by the first 15min of this game, this part is very well done, you can see the oranges rolling on the floor individually when you hit them individually, accidentally or not, also the general ambience of that mexican party is great, really beautiful, but the quality for the rest of 95% of this game is simply bad and is very nameless what they are doing with Lara's Character.… Expand
  96. 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
  97. DeathSurgeon
    Jan 28, 2021
    3
    As a trophy hunter I find this game an absolute trash for trophy hunting. Playing on Deadly obsession difficulty. You go through one hour of playing then you somehow die because of a stupid bug.
    you have to go through it all over because it doesn't have checkpoints. what a waste of time.
  98. 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
  99. IbnAlmary
    Jan 21, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It Is the worst game of the Trilogy by far Where do i start When you see lara holding freking Machine gun
    And switch to lara the mercenary and start to kill Literally anyone you think your self oh maybe i ran doom by mistake And the story oh the beloved story It is full with mistakes lack of motivation and dialogue was just bad plus there’s no character development at all it like you want to feel bounding with the other characters but you can’t cuz there no character development like for the queen **** dies i dont feel anything cuz i dont know her i just met this chick and lara start crying about it and when the son know about mothers death no freaking Emotion like non and switch from the 9 year old kid to the 9 old king with like second an there meny freaking flew like that But at least when you have a **** story you must have really good gameplay but that when square anix Come along with Repetitive gamplay from 2 games before it Literally the same you will Repeat everything you did from the last two hours to the rest of the game you remember the bear from last game yeah let’s get creative and change it to a Jaguar But lets go the good side
    The graphics and the sound from the music and the sound design it was literally the best thing in the game overall it’s a **** repetitive game with a **** story with great graphics and sound but does not worth it you waste your money or your time    … Expand
  100. spaghettiwest
    Jun 27, 2023
    3
    un passo indietro rispetto i predecessori. poche sparatorie, gioco noioso, la storia è brutta. si salva solo la bella grafica. aspetto il prossimo tomb raider sperando che sia come rise e il primo.
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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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