Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Sep 24, 2018
    10
    The presentation side of the game is absolutely incredible and both the visuals and sound design had no faults within them whatsoever. I found the story to be amazing and not once did my interest dwindle because it was compelling throughout my time with the game. There is more than enough content to keep you satisfied for quite a while and without a doubt you will find the game veryThe presentation side of the game is absolutely incredible and both the visuals and sound design had no faults within them whatsoever. I found the story to be amazing and not once did my interest dwindle because it was compelling throughout my time with the game. There is more than enough content to keep you satisfied for quite a while and without a doubt you will find the game very difficult to put down. I loved tackling the challenge tombs because everything about them is intricate and unique and this of course made tackling them rewarding as well. Exploring in the game always felt rewarding because there is so much to collect and collecting all of the different items was always fun and exciting.
    There are different mechanics this time around and these different mechanics feel great and definitely add an extra dimension to the game. The gunplay could be a little better because it doesn’t always make an impact and it doesn’t always feel as responsive and fluid as it should. Rise of the Tomb Raider was my game of the year back in 2015 because everything about it was pretty much perfect and in my opinion it made Tomb Raider relevant and exciting again. As you can imagine then Shadow of the Tomb Raider was a game I was extremely looking forward to, and thankfully it didn’t disappoint. From the moment I started the game I fell in love with it because the game looks and sounds incredible and it immersed me right from the get go. This immersion didn’t dwindle either and that was thanks to the excellent story that accompanies the awesome visuals and sound design. You’ll also be pleased to know that the gameplay is also absolutely fantastic and the new mechanics that have been implemented make the game stand out even more. In terms of problems the game only has one in my opinion and that is the gunplay. This though is only a very small problem and everything else is basically perfect so I can’t recommend Shadow of the Tomb Raider enough. In fact it’s that good that this new Tomb Raider is once again going to be be my game of the year.    … Expand
  2. gabrievin
    Sep 12, 2018
    10
    Simply the best adventure of Lara Croft so far. If you have played the previous ones, know that this is a great homage to the classics, in addition to following the tradition of quality that came with the reboot. Be sure to play!
  3. odysseus420
    Sep 14, 2018
    0
    A terrible follow up to Rise of the Tomb Raider that forgets every lesson that game learned from the original reboot. The level design is boring and dull, the game keeps interrupting with cutscenes at the worst times, controls are sluggish (that one is baffling, why didn't they just keep the controls from Rise?) and the art direction is all over the place as if several parts of the sameA terrible follow up to Rise of the Tomb Raider that forgets every lesson that game learned from the original reboot. The level design is boring and dull, the game keeps interrupting with cutscenes at the worst times, controls are sluggish (that one is baffling, why didn't they just keep the controls from Rise?) and the art direction is all over the place as if several parts of the same levels had been contracted out to different people without any design guidelines. It honestly feels like Core got their B-team making this, it's the Andromeda of the Tomb Raider series.… Expand
  4. Dr_9658516
    Sep 12, 2018
    0
    The most disappointing game of the year.
    First game is good, but Shadow of the tomb raider just so bad.
  5. DrZomboid
    Dec 2, 2018
    6
    Worst Tomb Raider since 2003. Boring, nothing new, too much Uncharted copy paste. Few steps back since great Rise of TR...
  6. rrafemi
    Jan 16, 2019
    7
    Juego pasable sin más. Es tremendamente continuista respeto TR2, pero incluso así todo se desarrolla de una forma tremendamente simple. No tiene absolutamente nada destacable a nivel jugable ni narrativo. Mas bien parece un DLC de Rise of the Tomb Raider. Las tareas resultan repetitivas, más aún si has jugado a los anteriores. Básicamente es el mismo pero en otro escenario.

    Un producto    Juego pasable sin más. Es tremendamente continuista respeto TR2, pero incluso así todo se desarrolla de una forma tremendamente simple. No tiene absolutamente nada destacable a nivel jugable ni narrativo. Mas bien parece un DLC de Rise of the Tomb Raider. Las tareas resultan repetitivas, más aún si has jugado a los anteriores. Básicamente es el mismo pero en otro escenario.

    Un producto con una calidad muy inferior a lo que se espera de esta saga.    … Expand
  7. Guilhem96
    Dec 12, 2018
    7
    Nada mal la verdad, este Tomb Raider tiene mucha exploración y una buena historia pero corta, tiene mucho contenido para buscar como objetos, documentos, tumbas etc, que la verdad es mucha y a veces te enfada. Yo si lo recomiendo si te gustaron las entregas anteriores es lo mismo solamente diferente zona y en este juego hay menos acción casi siempre tienes que ir en silencio y asesinarlos.Nada mal la verdad, este Tomb Raider tiene mucha exploración y una buena historia pero corta, tiene mucho contenido para buscar como objetos, documentos, tumbas etc, que la verdad es mucha y a veces te enfada. Yo si lo recomiendo si te gustaron las entregas anteriores es lo mismo solamente diferente zona y en este juego hay menos acción casi siempre tienes que ir en silencio y asesinarlos. Eso si hay mucha agua y eso a mi me molesto mucho ya que le tengo miedo a nadar haha.… Expand
  8. Erendar
    Oct 11, 2018
    6
    I really liked the previous two Tomb Raiders and was really hyped for this one. It turned out to be a slight disappointment though. To keep it simple:
    PRO'S:
    + Graphics. Simply stunning environments, characters and facial expressions. Also runs really smoothly. + Exploration is enjoyable. For a while... + Voice acting is good. + Gear/costumes crafting is well done. I liked that some    I really liked the previous two Tomb Raiders and was really hyped for this one. It turned out to be a slight disappointment though. To keep it simple:
    PRO'S:
    + Graphics. Simply stunning environments, characters and facial expressions. Also runs really smoothly.
    + Exploration is enjoyable. For a while...
    + Voice acting is good.
    + Gear/costumes crafting is well done. I liked that some costumes give minor buffs.
    + Sneaky peaky part of the combat.
    + Tombs. They weren't very hard but well designed.

    CON'S:
    - Story was boring and bland
    - Collectibles are a tedious task and have no purpose at all. Also a bug prevented me to 100% the game.
    - Some clunkiness in climbing
    - At some points the game felt like running, swimming and climbing simulator which is all about holding your thumbstick forward. Boring? Yes.
    - After being spotted by enemies combat turns bad.
    - Skill points didn't feel impactful enough.
    - My inventory was full for almost the whole playthrough even though I upgraded all my weapons and crafted all the costumes I found.

    For me the game was a disappointment. It's really beautiful but boring gameplay drags it down. If you're a fan of the series or the genre, grab it from a sale.    … Expand
  9. VladPasquale
    Oct 13, 2018
    3
    Worst part of Tomb Raider. Gameplay: awful(2/10) Characters: terrible (3/10) Plot: absolutely 0 (0/10) Graphics: great and fantastic (9/10) I really dont now how people like this game. 20 hours of wasting time. I like Tomb Raider, but this is awful, pity to see what such a series has turned into...
  10. Kenmei
    Sep 20, 2018
    6
    The ending to the Tomb Raider reboot trilogy, a decent story and wonderful performances by the main characters, both in voice over and mocap, is dragged down by some completely stale gameplay that even for the time it came out was showing its age. Alot of people will also probably be upset that the combat was both toned down a ton, with the emphasis on stealth, and alot of it was cut fromThe ending to the Tomb Raider reboot trilogy, a decent story and wonderful performances by the main characters, both in voice over and mocap, is dragged down by some completely stale gameplay that even for the time it came out was showing its age. Alot of people will also probably be upset that the combat was both toned down a ton, with the emphasis on stealth, and alot of it was cut from the previous game. I'm more upset that literally nothing new was added to the gameplay. It's the same stuff from the previous two games, with almost literally nothing new added to it. I'm severely disappointed with Crystal Dynamics that they didn't add at least something new like a new weapon or new mechanic. It's an extreme let down.
    The story is ok, even if there are a few plot holes here and there. Basically if you've come this far with the new reboot, you almost have to finish the story up. Even if it's not the best story to begin with. The main draw to playing this game are the challenge tombs as they are easily the most refreshing part of the game. The puzzles are very well done and the environments in the puzzles are about as different as the game gets since its all set in central and south america. It got to the point with me that I only played to get from tomb to tomb and slogged my way through everything else. Its a shame too because I thought a couple of amazing performances by both Lara's and Jonah's actors were a bit wasted by the setting and the story in general.
    I don't know where Tomb Raider is going to go from here. I personally feel like its time for Crystal Dynamics to move on from the franchise. However, no matter who is in charge for the new game in the series, it needs a drastic refresh in terms of gameplay. They pushed this system as far as it would go, maybe even a little to far with this game. They've rebooted her story now they need to reboot her gameplay mechanics.    … Expand
  11. Stinky_Winky
    Oct 20, 2018
    8
    Out of the last 3 games in the Tomb Raider reboot this is my favourite of the 3, i really enjoyed playing through it. I played on the Xbox One X and the graphics look brilliant. The sound is also good, very atmospheric. Some of the levels gave me a real nostalgic feel as they felt just like old Tomb Raider levels back in the 90's games. The feeling of squeezing my way through a tightOut of the last 3 games in the Tomb Raider reboot this is my favourite of the 3, i really enjoyed playing through it. I played on the Xbox One X and the graphics look brilliant. The sound is also good, very atmospheric. Some of the levels gave me a real nostalgic feel as they felt just like old Tomb Raider levels back in the 90's games. The feeling of squeezing my way through a tight cave to suddenly reach a big beautiful tomb surrounded by masses of open space and water wondering where on earth i have to start just reminded me so much of the old Tomb Raider games. However in this game you have choices on how to play. You can go old skool and not ask the game for help. Or you can ask the game to help and point you in the right direction. The choice is yours. You also have options to select how hard enemies are, puzzles are, way points are etc. You can set each of them up individually as you wish. For example. If you want hard puzzles and easy combat, you can select this. Or if you want easy puzzles and hard combat, you can select that too. Personally i set everything to just above medium and turned off all the navigational help and tips. These are real nice features to have. The gameplay is a good mix of tomb raiding and exploration like older games. There are also huge safe areas bristling with life where you can chat to all the locals, trade and sell equipment and ammo, clothes etc, or explore and find hidden trinkets and such. Or you can just ignore all that and go straight to your story missions. There are also some big action sequences like in the last 2 games. Some combat segments where you can use stealth or go in all guns blazing. Alot of under water segments in this one. Some beautiful open waters to real tight claustrophobic segments that make you panic. Everything is well spaced out throughout the game. You also have lots of extra challenge tombs along the way. These are basically side quests but they work well, especially if you like raiding and solving puzzles. Puzzles are also well done. While still not as hard as the original games, they are well done. And you can turn off all help and tips to make things harder for yourself. The story is also quite good and well done but i won't spoil that for you. Enemies are nice and varied. From leopards, piranhas, giant conger eels, various soldiers ranging from easy grunts to hardened soldiers with armour and better weapons than the easy grunts. There are also, i'm not sure what they are, kinda like mutated animal humans like in the movie The Descent. Pretty gruesome creepy, savage creatures. Quite a bit of the game has a dark and gruesome tone. And the atmosphere, sound and art direction play a big role in that. It is very well done. Then some levels are outright charming. Like getting to play Lara as a little girl at Croft Manor and meeting her parents. The only gripes i had with the game are minor. I don't like Camilla Luddington voicing Lara, because even though Camilla was born in Britain she was raised in America and has an American accent. Her British accent holds for the most part but sometimes her American accent slips through. It took me a little while to get used to the underwater controls. In the last game Lara had cool glow sticks when exploring and they looked brilliant in HDR. This time she has just a basic chest torch. It still looks good though. I just prefered the cool glow sticks. HDR is another thing that looks good here. Especially if you have an HDR premium TV. I encountered just 1 bug where a character Jonah lost both his arms for about a minute. I think this has since been patched now though. Quite surprised i only encountered 1 bug. Normally modern games have quite a few bugs that need to be ironed out. But Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a very polished game from start to finish. It took me a week to complete btw. Don't know how many hours as i wasn't clock watching, i was too busy enjoying the game. I played every night for a week though.… Expand
  12. snake2045
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    Great Tomb Raider, Really Atmosphere based on the game, very envolvement. very good gameplay
  13. Beto544X
    Sep 14, 2018
    6
    Average, more or less the same as previous tomb raider games nothing revolutionary. Would recommend waiting for a price drop before buying.
  14. solidsnakenet2
    Sep 13, 2018
    10
    Epic chapter to end the Reboot Trilogy, Shadow of The Tomb Raider returns in a dark way to face Lara's Evolution.
    Great Graphics, but the Sound Effects with Dolby Atmos is awesome. A must have you owns a Xbox One X.
  15. SIPPIO
    Sep 23, 2018
    4
    I try to be HONEST with my reviews...And a 1 or 10 isn't honest= it's anger or being biased.....
    ****Tomb Raider needs a break. not a 1 year break LIke Assassin'sCreed but a long break...
    ~Crystal Dynamics didn't do anything in this new game at all.... Where is the innovation... if it aint broke don't fix it mentality doesn't apply gere because Rise of TR had hiccups w/ boring outside    I try to be HONEST with my reviews...And a 1 or 10 isn't honest= it's anger or being biased.....
    ****Tomb Raider needs a break. not a 1 year break LIke Assassin'sCreed but a long break...
    ~Crystal Dynamics didn't do anything in this new game at all....
    Where is the innovation...
    if it aint broke don't fix it mentality doesn't apply gere because Rise of TR had hiccups w/ boring outside of the main quest..
    *THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR ME= Lack of fun playground.. it tries to be like a lot of games w/ stealth & unsuspecting badguys waiting to be stealth got.. but it's not fun. it's a choir..
    *I noticed this in the original TR 1st reboot game..the playing about is missing & it's onto the next part..
    ***I would play around in Skyrim,,MetalGearSolicV,,Farcry,,ShadowWar/Mordor for days ignoring progressing the story. FOR FUN..it's fun to sidequest & level you're character without even trying.....

    ***this game is 1/2 the game Rise of was & that screams CASH GRAB..if it's not a cash Grab then something MassEffect Andromeda like is wrong @ CrystalDynamics..
    ***if you are really into Gameplay ! & story 2nd then skip this & watch the cutscenes on youtube..

    *I got very VERY lucky that I was able to rent this game..i probably woulda wasted my money if I didn't get lucky by it being available on day 1 to rent...

    To Fanboys~ im one of you & have defended this series ALOT.. we we're let down and we deserved more...    … Expand
  16. jmason86
    Sep 26, 2018
    5
    Really lacking polish. The voice acting and graphics were still excellent just as they were for the first two games. The animations and transitions were pretty helter skelter though. The overall plot was decent in concept but the execution left a lot to be desired. There were lots of hints at depth of character but they just didn't spend the time to really guy buy in from the gamer. It allReally lacking polish. The voice acting and graphics were still excellent just as they were for the first two games. The animations and transitions were pretty helter skelter though. The overall plot was decent in concept but the execution left a lot to be desired. There were lots of hints at depth of character but they just didn't spend the time to really guy buy in from the gamer. It all sounds compelling when you listen to those who worked on the game describe it and I saw what they were referring to in my playthrough, but again they were only hints, which was really unsatisfactory. The final boss battle was almost laughable in its simplicity. Really, that was the conclusion to a 3 game AAA arc? I felt let down, similar to how the ending to Mass Effect 3 made me feel. Much of the game has also not evolved since the first in the series came out. It was amazing back then but left me wondering what took so long to produce this game if they just relied so heavily on what they already had from previous games. I agree with the professional reviewers that the jumping felt super floaty and unrealistic. The AI for the enemies was really dumb. I always had to use survival instincts to tell whether the game though an enemy was in sight of others or not because it did not follow common sense. What drove me to great frustration, however, was repeated failures in platforming due to lack of refinement in the response to controls. I jump from a ledge and throw out my rope to grapple onto a ledge and fall to my death. In the same spot. Over and over and over. I do seemingly nothing different, and it catches. This was right at the end game when I'd already gotten a good handle on the controls but all my trust in the system and my immersion in the game were shattered.
    I really wanted to like this game, and there were definitely aspects of it that I did, but mostly I was compelled to finish by a sense of duty to the overall story more than enjoyment of the game itself.    … Expand
  17. HMF_47
    Sep 15, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a pretty solid game until it suddenly takes a hard turn into the white colonialism it's supposedly criticizing. More specifically, it's rather racist in its depiction of pre-Hispanic civilizations. There's a secret indigenous army that are savages unable to talk and whose only purpose is to kill. Maya, Aztec and Inca cultures are treated as if they were basically interchangeable. Religious rituals (human sacrifices) are played for shock. Not to mention the fact that it's a story about a white British woman saving brown people from themselves.… Expand
  18. Joellemm
    Sep 23, 2018
    7
    I loved the others in the rebooted Tomb Raider series, and this game doesn't disappoint, but it does fall short of the hopes i had for the third in the trilogy.

    The games is beautiful. When the gameplay flows alongside the visuals there are not many better experiences in gaming. Traversing the environments, exploring the fantastically designed tombs and crypts, stalking and possibly    I loved the others in the rebooted Tomb Raider series, and this game doesn't disappoint, but it does fall short of the hopes i had for the third in the trilogy.

    The games is beautiful. When the gameplay flows alongside the visuals there are not many better experiences in gaming. Traversing the environments, exploring the fantastically designed tombs and crypts, stalking and possibly gunning your way through enemies. It can be just what i was hoping for. However, everything in between; the side quests, hunting, the bombardment of collectables, are less inspired.

    I realised about half through that i was getting caught up in activities that were ruining my experience of the game as a whole. All of which offered little benefit in progressing through the main campaign. The items and skills that i acquired were never necessary to proceed (very little use of the stealth and combat mechanics). It had ruined the pacing, or i had ruined the pacing. Either way my play through was damaged. This is without noting the bugs that often halted progress.

    I wanted to love this game, but I felt that there was so much tapped-on stuff for the sake of more stuff, i couldn't. Its still a good game though, with a mildly interesting narrative, the best puzzles in the series, and some really remarkable set-pieces. Always visually stunning. I just wish it flowed better.    … Expand
  19. MovieFiend0
    Sep 13, 2018
    7
    Rise of the Tomb Raider was the peak for me. Where is all of the combat in this game? They replaced most of the combat with larger tombs, crypts, and NPC interactions. People who enjoy the tomb raiding aspect will love this game. And people like me who mostly enjoyed the combat will be very disappointed.
  20. lager96
    Sep 25, 2018
    7
    Crystal Dynamics made an amazing game with the rebooted, Tomb Raider, in 2013. The sequel, Rise of the Tomb Raider was still great but couldn't quite live up to that original game. Sadly, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is another step down. Don't get me wrong, the mechanics that have worked well in the previous two games also work well in this one. However, the things that haven't worked stillCrystal Dynamics made an amazing game with the rebooted, Tomb Raider, in 2013. The sequel, Rise of the Tomb Raider was still great but couldn't quite live up to that original game. Sadly, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is another step down. Don't get me wrong, the mechanics that have worked well in the previous two games also work well in this one. However, the things that haven't worked still don't work in the game. The climbing has always been clunky but I expected this would be improved. The amount of times I die because of the bad climbing mechanics is far to high for a third game in a trilogy. The exploration is still great and the feeling of killing someone from the shadows is as satisfying as ever. Once you get detected the gameplay falls apart. Luckily, you can break line of sight and hide but still, the combat should have been improved. The stories have always been great but this time around it was very generic and uninteresting. It was by the numbers and at some points it didn't make sense. Graphically, the game looks amazing and runs well. I played on a 4K HDR tv and I had no issues. I think this franchise should take a break and come back when they have a great story to tell and a studio that is willing to fix the issues that have been present since the first game in 2013.… Expand
  21. keellyxoxo
    Sep 28, 2018
    10
    Really well done, not too many mandatory gun fights which I personally find takes away from the Roots of Lara Croft. Story is very intriguing and the world is full of things for you to do (especially if you love hunting for collectibles). Not to mention it looks stunning ALL of the time.
  22. Spaceacer2012
    Jan 17, 2019
    9
    I pre-ordered Shadow of the Tomb Raider Croft Steelbook Edition and picked it up a few days before the release date of 9/14/18. I enjoyed it for about a week, then lost interest completely. It seemed like too much to do, it overwhelmed me, and it felt like a chore to collect everything in sight. Almost everything had an X to pick it up. The map was cluttered with soooo many collectiblesI pre-ordered Shadow of the Tomb Raider Croft Steelbook Edition and picked it up a few days before the release date of 9/14/18. I enjoyed it for about a week, then lost interest completely. It seemed like too much to do, it overwhelmed me, and it felt like a chore to collect everything in sight. Almost everything had an X to pick it up. The map was cluttered with soooo many collectibles and places to explore. Plus, it seemed like this game was 99% puzzles and exploration and very little combat. I needed something simple, scary and fun (with Halloween approaching) so I started playing Doom, some RE games and so on. A few days before Christmas I reluctantly decided to give SOTTR another shot, after all, I paid over $100 for it. Wow… I’m glad I did because what seemed like a chore and “too much” before turned into a massively fun and exciting game. The abundance of exploration and stuff to collect became fun and challenging. I liked the new mechanics and story. Today is 1/17/19 and I’m at 92%, and I’ve played it a lot since Christmas so that’s how much content there is. Not to mention all the DLC (extra tombs) that I keep getting due to having the season pass. Story-wise I’m at the point of no return that leads you to the final ending. I avoid finishing the story until I get everything else that I can possibly get.

    My only big gripe are the outfits. There are many of them, maybe too many. Some give advantages, and some are just cosmetic without advantages. There’s a lot of reading involved to know what is what. It reminded me of the clothing perks in BioShock infinite. A lot of mixing and matching. There are 2 outfits that require a lot of jaguar fur and while I have fought a few jaguars in the story, I don’t have nearly enough jaguar fur to craft the remaining 2 outfits. I have searched for respawning jaguars in the open world but none respawn. This includes the areas marked on the map with the jaguar symbols indicating they should respawn, but thus far they haven’t. If these 2 outfits keep me from obtaining 100% like I achieved in the 1st 2 games, that will suck. But I’ll keep the faith that a couple of jag’s will respawn at some point, so I can finish up the outfits.

    A small gripe is the lack of combat, but it picks up as you keep playing. I’d like to see a little more of it though, since there is a lot of upgrading weapons and such.

    Do I recommend buying this game? Yes! Just hang in there and keep playing. I hope it wins many people over like it eventually did for me. There’s a ton of content and I’m having a blast! 9 out of 10…    … Expand
  23. SlidingSiv
    Nov 16, 2018
    9
    Don't listen to the naysayers, this game is great and is a fitting conclusion to a great trilogy, I just finished the main story with 74% completion rating and at no point was I not enjoying the game.

    Best story, though I admit I am a grimdark, best puzzles and best exploration. I do have to concede graphics to Rise, but that one was in a class of it's own. For the purposes of    Don't listen to the naysayers, this game is great and is a fitting conclusion to a great trilogy, I just finished the main story with 74% completion rating and at no point was I not enjoying the game.

    Best story, though I admit I am a grimdark, best puzzles and best exploration.

    I do have to concede graphics to Rise, but that one was in a class of it's own.

    For the purposes of this review I played this on an X1X.    … Expand
  24. bhussain
    Oct 17, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Although I loved the entire trilogy, Shadow of the Tomb Raider closes the franchise in a sort of disappointing fashion. The jungle environment is the best setting of all the tomb raider games is utilised poorly and really only the first third of the game was interesting as you were really invested in making it out of the jungle alive with hungry jaguars. Lara Croft caused a chain of disasters but you were only invested in the first disaster of the tsunami but the game forgot to show Lara Croft fighting a volcano or an earthquake which would of made the game awesome, and once again why did they not show LARA'S FREAKIN' DOUBLE PISTOLS IN THE FINAL GAME! What a wasted opportunity!!!!. However this game gets high marks on its combat system which is polished to perfection and the beautiful scenery. This game is just like Batman Arkham Knight closing the trilogy of with a certainly good game but in a disappointing fashion.… Expand
  25. DXHelios
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    I have played previous 2 games. Rise of the Tomb Raider was very good. But this one - this one is probably a perfection. It is if you combine what best from other games:
    - DeusEx stealth and attack planning mechanics
    - God of War mythology and ancient environment - Far Cry foliage density and precision - CoD WWII facial animation and cinematics - add good story on top - add excellent    I have played previous 2 games. Rise of the Tomb Raider was very good. But this one - this one is probably a perfection. It is if you combine what best from other games:
    - DeusEx stealth and attack planning mechanics
    - God of War mythology and ancient environment
    - Far Cry foliage density and precision
    - CoD WWII facial animation and cinematics
    - add good story on top
    - add excellent execution by graphics engineers on top
    - add game design suitable for casual and hardcore gamers
    - and of course stunning, higher than Hellblade level, soundtrack
    and you will get Shadow of the Tomb Raider. I played first 3 hours without getting up.

    It is amazing high quality game. Bravo Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal. This is how it is done. I was playing this on Xbox One X, though highly recommend it to PlayStation owners as well.    … Expand
  26. Byrne2020
    Sep 12, 2018
    10
    Gotta say that this is an amazing game. The graphics are beautiful and the story is fun if not a bit over the top but what do you expect from a Tomb Raider game :) loves the previous games and this one is even better. A must buy.
  27. TerraSave
    Sep 13, 2018
    10
    Finally, a next gen Tomb Raider game. The environments are gigantic, you actually feel like you could get lost in the jungle. Every tree has an animal attached to it, there's so much life in the jungle and it looks amazing, the graphics unlike anything else on Xbox One X. The tombs are epic and beautiful, I took about 50 screenshots over the course of the campaign. I completed the game inFinally, a next gen Tomb Raider game. The environments are gigantic, you actually feel like you could get lost in the jungle. Every tree has an animal attached to it, there's so much life in the jungle and it looks amazing, the graphics unlike anything else on Xbox One X. The tombs are epic and beautiful, I took about 50 screenshots over the course of the campaign. I completed the game in one day, I didn't want to stop playing and I already want to start over again which I will do tonight. Seeing is believing 9.5/10… Expand
  28. jamiezhiu
    Sep 17, 2018
    5
    A average game, but better than other 2. If rate this fairly it can be up to 6 and 7. But the greatest letdown was keeping the core same. Same way to play throw, same storytelling and same weak Tomb ( DLC ONLY). The only improvement might be the graphic,'
    Fanboys are pushing developer become lazy, like cod, AC and this one, nothing new, nothing interesting but got great SALE.
    Let's    A average game, but better than other 2. If rate this fairly it can be up to 6 and 7. But the greatest letdown was keeping the core same. Same way to play throw, same storytelling and same weak Tomb ( DLC ONLY). The only improvement might be the graphic,'
    Fanboys are pushing developer become lazy, like cod, AC and this one, nothing new, nothing interesting but got great SALE.
    Let's assume the publisher is EA how gamer will review this game?'
    "EA is destroying a great IP"    … Expand
  29. SteauaFortza
    Sep 12, 2018
    10
    This is going to be legen......wait for it.....dary, legendary!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  30. awokengenius
    Sep 15, 2018
    10
    Bigger and better than Rise, practically gave us everything people have been asking for minus the cargo shorts and duel pistols. Graphics on the XB1X are superb. Must have for true Tomb Raider fans.
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Awards & Rankings

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#31 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
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#10 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018
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#6 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 56
  3. Negative: 0 out of 56
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2019
    80
    It’s a very solid game, lacking any surprises or a wow factor, but boasting outstanding level design, very satisfying exploration and beautiful graphics. [11/2018, p.68]
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Nov 21, 2018
    60
    Solid yet underwhelming, shadow fails to send Lara out on a high. [Dec 2018, p.75]
  3. The Sydney Morning Herald
    Sep 26, 2018
    85
    Dark and dirty but also full of fun and discovery, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is rife with jungle mysteries, embellished history, gratifying puzzles and Lara Croft's personal struggles. With more open world exploration, more climbing, more tombs and more options for combat, it's a familiar but improved adventure and a gripping conclusion to the trilogy.
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