@@danieldavis8998 No kidding. From young to old, Drake looks the same, just vastly more detailed with each installment. Another area of which this developer lacks. Graphical improvement is almost non-existent here. Some say the last Tomb Raider game looked better.
Im 10+ hours in and this game is hella fun. The pacing btw puzzle, action, climbing and calm moments is done really well. Def. one of my favorite TR games so far. Gamespot gave this game 6/10? SmH
Erase well they’re a bit brain dead then. Shadow of the tomb raider is probably my favourite. Makes it even better that the graphics are absolutely stunning
It's great apart from Paititi, I remember seeing the trailer for it before the game's release and thinking "That place is gonna ruin the game's pace" and I was right..Hope the next game ditches the pointless semi open world areas where you do tedious side missions and collectibles
@@xslee4186 the story is dogpoop though, like what actually got resolved with trinity or laras dad lol? Nothing really "ends" in this game and yet the end of this trilogy, kinda sad.
While it was a given that we'd get a new special enemy type just like in the last two games, still odd of them to rob us of learning about these things during the course of the game.
So Lara discovers the lost city of Paititi and there's folks all over the place. They're all like "We're not lost. We've totally been here the whole time. Got WiFi and everything. They're building a Starbucks next to the Whole Foods. It's gonna be rad."
2013 is an excellent game that you should definitely pick up. It and Rise are two of my favorite games in the last decade. By the time I finish Shadow I have no doubt it'll join the list too.
@@Hagsrn is it really worth the play? I played rise of tomb raider and it took me from july to September to finish it. I found it extremely boring and the characters are definitely not interesting
@@AG-xg2lz Well gameplay is best in series but doesn't have enough action and story is unfortunately a downgrade imao compared to previous installments, but choice is yours. If you are a fan of tomb raider, then go ahead but don't set your expectations too high
@@1nfamous76 that's probably why this game is my favorite in the new trilogy lol, I mean the old tomb raider games were basically just portal meets indiana jones with a sprinkling of combat. I kinda hate the sequences in this game where you are just a one man army mowing down hordes of trinity soldiers though
If jonah doesn't atleast get a kiss on the cheek this time around I'll be severely dissappointed, brother has been endangering life way too much for the froendzone
I absolutely loved this whole trilogy (the first from 2013 being my favourite ☺️). I liked this installment too but it could do without the attempt at RPG with all the side requests 😑 it totally took the flow out of the main story line for me. I guess you could completely ignore them and come back to them later after finishing the game 🤷♀️ Also I liked the more simplistic upgrade/skills system from the 1st game so much better.
cori that’s true but I can imagine Tomb Raider won’t get the marketing it deserves. Whereas games like Black Ops 4 and RDR2 will get a ton of marketing.
8.5 because it'll be micro transactioned to death, trusting rockstars recent work. Just think of all the cowboy hats you can spend the in game money on with red dead dollar packs
I just finished the campaign today (bought the Croft Edition on PC with early access), and IT'S A MASTERPIECE, just like Tomb Raider (2013) and Rise of the Tomb Raider!
I also rushed a bit through the story and only completed a few side missions. The story is long and great and after you finish it, there is still A LOT to explore like side missions, upgrades, "new game +" and so on. The game is worth full price in my opinion, but waiting for a sale is totally up to you of course.
Wouldn't call it a masterpiece. It's still amazing game with the best story out of the three, but it was shorter and the ending was rushed, which is a shame. There were some nice plot twists after point of no return, which could have been used in much better and more epic way. Talking only about the campaign now.
Definitely deserved its rating imo. Awesome game. Had alot of fun playing it and figuring out the puzzles and not too mention the graphics are outstanding 👍
This has to be one of the best game in the series. You can actually feel that Lara is growing into something you're expecting for her to be. This game may not be as rewarding as the first and the 2nd installment but boi those recipes and skills were worth the shot. Something reminds me of a movie quote in the last Indiana Jones movie "the greatest treasure is not a thing but knowledge itself." Couldn't agree more to this quote. It's actually life changing 😁
Honestly Tomb Raider 2013 was the most action and bloody game, it has shown how Lara was rly a beginner to all the new stuff that happened with her, the voice acting ,the facial expressions it was all well done! But, the best graphics were in Rise I mean Lara’s face, the environment, Jonah’s face they were all amazing also the events of Rise were rly awesome that she went to Syria and Siberia trying to discover the secret of immortality. I didn’t try Shadow yet, I honestly got disappointed seeing Lara’s face and Jonah too they r both so different than in Rise. Even though people r happy that she’s more confident in Shadow I rly miss how she was in Tomb Raider 2013😂😂, but after seeing this review I am gonna buy it I got excited!!
This game is absolutely stunning graphically and full of stuff to do. Its a long game imo if you do all secret tombs etc. My only complaint would be if they really changed the way some of the treasures were or how the monoliths looked cos they all look the same with different colours, specially after doing a whole session of climbing etc. Just doesn't feel rewarding enough for all the effort of looking for tombs.
I was thinking the same thing... turn off that white stuff to show you where to climb and push all 3 difficulties to the max... meaning survival instinct is also disabled... that would make the game more challenging as the classic games was...
Just finished playing 100% complete and have to say it was an amazing game, brought me back to the original tomb raider with an upgrade !! Worth the play !!
Just played it myself i dont think its a nine. Story is all over the place. The game mechanics conflict one another and or inconsistant. Not a bad game, but a nine? I think there is bias here. The first game was the peak of the series.
The fact that they keep changing her face makes me feel that the developers don't see Lara as an individual, as if almost any fit woman with long dark hair would suffice.
@@TheJosephPrice nah she looks different. I played 2013 and rise straight after and the first cut scene of rise I seen a character that I thought was new but it was Lara 😅
At the end of the game Lara looks a childhood drawing of her and her family and a dinosaur with a pyramid. I took this as a hint that Lara is going back to Egypt... and maybe fighting dinosaurs :P
Damn, if there was more combat or sneaky missions it would have been of the best games of all time. It feels boring at places sometimes but overall it s a great gaming experience
On its own, Shadow is somewhat lacking due to less combat gameplay and combat being too easy bc Lara is overpowered. However when judged as a trilogy, Shadow makes a lot of sense showing the progression of Lara into a killing machine. When there is combat, it feels sophisticated, emotionally cinematic and fun to play albeit easy. Overall a very suitable wrap up to the trilogy. The whole trilogy is 10/10.
erhe etrherh that’s not true lmaooo I see men supporting other strange men all the time on social media. Coincidentally, it’s usually to try and prove a woman wrong, or negate/ downplay her opinion
The part of this review that excites me the most is at 5:22. This scene feels different I know it’s simple But I want more stuff like that. Really embraces the jungle setting and makes it feel different from Uncharted.....
One of the things that I kept on saying for my playtest of this game in a very early stage of development when they only had the first 3 hours made is to keep the difficulty. No more "rambo" Laura, hard puzzles, minimal hand holding etc. Im happy that it turned out to be a challenging game, makes me happy. Bring back difficulty in games!
I'm disappointed to hear there's less fighting. Always seemed to me that the the 2013 reboot has had the best balance between adventure and fighting. Also I miss the simplicity of how weapons & skills were upgraded in the 2013 version as in RotTR I'd end up lost trying to pick which upgrade to use next.
Thank you CD+Eidos and most of Sony's triple A games for NOT including MP Online trophies! I hope AC: Odyssey will do the same like what they did with Origins.
Just finished this game ❤️ Makes me sad to wrap up the Tomb Raider series. I truly hope Square Enix considers making another game in the near future. Also, a score of 9 is perfectly reasonable. While this game was fun, challenging, and well acted, I don’t think it had quite the emotional touch as Born or Rise
The only real issue I have with these games is that it might as well be a on rails shooter. Everything is way too laid out and easy to follow, but then again, so are most games nowadays.
I would have liked a few more action sequences, but other than that this game, like Rise of the Tomb Raider before it, is a masterpiece. A strong story, a well developed and fleshed out lead character, and challenging puzzles makes for an extremely fun adventure.
The reviewer mentioned that in the combat sections that the baddies naturally break off from each other and are easily picked off. I did not find this to be the case. The enemies appearing as red if someone else can see them and yellow if not proved to be a frustrating mechanic that annoyed me so much that it tainted the positives in the game. Here is an example. You see a guy by himself and think you've got your stealth kill, then you go into explorer mode and find he's marked red. Then you check the character animations and can see no one is looking at him. If you take the kill anyways you suddenly get rushed by the guys not looking at him plus three more guys from the next stage of the map show up too. As the reviewer said, they can take you out in a few shots. So you find yourself constantly checking explorer mode and getting kicked out of it once you start to move. I prefer playing stealth-based characters in games but this mechanic just frustrated and annoyed me to a point that I could not wait to finish this game and move on to something else.
@@wodahs4200 yeah dude i mean, it is worse than previous 2,they were fine,but how could they mess up the third one so bad,they improved the graphics and that is just it.I am so disappointed with this game.
It's almost a week, i always played spiderman 5 hours a day and haven't completed yet. The map is really huge, offers a lot, a really lot of side mission that makes me kinda addicted and yeah, it's longer than 15 hours. So much longer.
I’m 30% into this and to be honest I’m finding it pretty boring.. Not had hardly any action in it so far. It’s all climbing or swimming and doing dull boring small puzzles. If you really enjoyed Rise of the tomb raider I’d say rent this or borrow from a friend before you buy.
This was such a great game ❤️ just finished it tonight. As someone who’s first game I ever play was tomb raider on ps1 this game was reminiscent of the past Lara and just made Lara feel more human and the game was genuinely fun, scary and interesting. some of the puzzle confused me finally 🙌🏻 my only critique is it was very similar in some parts to the past two games that kind of annoyed me. Hopefully the next one veers away from a undead army of warriors protecting a ancient artefact and maybe instead dinosaurs.
I prefer the Tomb Raider Trilogy series the graphics wasn't great but Lara still had her sexiness and thats kinda missing in these recent games no catchy lines and cheeky humour.
I actually missed this game because it came out like the same time as marvel’s Spider-Man and there was no way I was gonna miss that. Looking forward to playing this on PS+ though
Kids commenting why it got a 9 as compared to Spider-Man's 8.9. Don't compare that bright kiddy game to this excellent art of storytelling. The previous lara croft games were masterpieces too and it has nothing to do with having a female protagonist. Uncharted lost legacy also had girls but I don't see it getting a 9. This game is going to be phenomenal and a legendary ending to the Trilogy
Among the new games, I loved the 2013 version the most. They wrapped the series up but there are plenty of loopholes. Still nothing compares to tombraider 2 and legend.
Let's see Spiderman got 8.7, I understand why and agree. This Tomb Raider gets a 9, I feel 8.7 to 8.5. The 9 doesn't match with the critical statements made of this game by the reviewer.
They always did gameplay better, or rather more than Uncharted but this time is probably the first time they actually rival Uncharted at what they do best, cinematics and action scenes.
I finished 2 and 3, now I'll finish 1. The only thing I didn't like so much about this game is that I felt they could have done more with the stealth combat. There's too little of it and it's amazing. I also wanted more hunting/animal combat. Fighting snakes or crocodiles would have been awesome.
The Tombs and Crypts are challenging, but the rewards are crap. The characterization for Lara feels better than in Rise, but that's probably because she's focusing on that Box macguffin instead of her daddy issues. Also, Jonah gets a love interest and damnit, he TOTALLY deserves it after dealing with Lara's adventures.
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The same lady has reviewed every Tomb Raider game since 2013,
and she does an awesome job every time.
I read this exactly when she said 2013
They should always have _one_ person to review a franchise, it's way more consistent
@Inti Cheveyo She played the game and wrote the review. I don't know what you mean by the first part.
And yet she rated Shadows lower than Rise, even though her main wish from reviewing Rise was delivered in Shadows: less gun combat, more puzzles.
She definitely enjoys playing as a female character. Gave Uncharted 4 campaign an 8.8, but she's gonna love Last of Us 2.
Is it me or does her face keep changing every game ?
Yeah kind of, much different from the 2013 version
It does. Consistency isn't this developer's strong suit.
I think it's to show her aging
D. E. Bodiford well, Uncharted pulled it off seamlessly.
@@danieldavis8998 No kidding. From young to old, Drake looks the same, just vastly more detailed with each installment. Another area of which this developer lacks. Graphical improvement is almost non-existent here. Some say the last Tomb Raider game looked better.
Tomb Raider 9.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider 9.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9.0
What a series!
only the first one deserves a rating in any way close to 9, other 2, especially rise are boring and dull. Its IGN, cant expect much.
armensog87 Really? I'm actually currently playing Rise for the first time and I think it's so much better than the first.
armensog87 rise is a great game
kbg12ila you spoiled the review for me maaannnn lol
@Leon Flames 10???? Dude, are you serious?
Im 10+ hours in and this game is hella fun. The pacing btw puzzle, action, climbing and calm moments is done really well.
Def. one of my favorite TR games so far.
Gamespot gave this game 6/10? SmH
Idk I haven't played it yet but I've heard lots of people saying the first two were great but the third was terrible.
Erase well they’re a bit brain dead then. Shadow of the tomb raider is probably my favourite. Makes it even better that the graphics are absolutely stunning
@@erase4473 in my opinion the 2013 is the best, followed by shadow. I like rise too, but the world and characters in shadow is better.
It's great apart from Paititi, I remember seeing the trailer for it before the game's release and thinking "That place is gonna ruin the game's pace" and I was right..Hope the next game ditches the pointless semi open world areas where you do tedious side missions and collectibles
@@xslee4186 the story is dogpoop though, like what actually got resolved with trinity or laras dad lol? Nothing really "ends" in this game and yet the end of this trilogy, kinda sad.
Idk if it just me but lara face looks really weird compared to before
I was thinking the exact same thing
It changed in every game of the new trilogy
She look like a school girl.
She's still portrayed(voice and motion capture) by Camilla Luddington though
She's been through alot you know.. shits taking a toll on her 😂
Tomb Raider 2013 is one of my favourite games ever
Same
Me too
Played it and it was instantly my favorite, every moment is extremely epic! Sad to know Shadow of the Tomb Raider barely has any of that..
same simply outstanding
@National Bolshevist
played all
Wow IGN gave it a 9/10 and Gamespot a 6/10. Huge difference.
7.5 from game informer
The diiference between someone who likes TR games reviewing it and someone who hates them but is forced to do it because it's their job.
IGN can't be fully trusted, they gave even average COD games 8+
FusRoGame IGN’s review is probably more accurate than Gamespot’s tbh. They’ve been worse reviewers than IGN for years now.
It's almost like people have different opinions...
"This game really makes you feel like Lara Croft" 10/10
@videogamedunkey
If that game have coop mode it is perfect
I actually agree with this, didn’t want to comment till I was done with it, I rate this trilogy a 9/10 across the board
Wow...cant belive you spoiled the "secret" enemy type you will encounter in the game. Sloppy work IGN.
It's not their first time slipping spoilers in a review... Smh IGN
that why i stop watching to much spoilers
While it was a given that we'd get a new special enemy type just like in the last two games, still odd of them to rob us of learning about these things during the course of the game.
Pfft. There was more than one twist/secret right? Right???
It was in the trailers and talked about before...damn
So Lara discovers the lost city of Paititi and there's folks all over the place. They're all like "We're not lost. We've totally been here the whole time. Got WiFi and everything. They're building a Starbucks next to the Whole Foods. It's gonna be rad."
Underrated
If that game have coop mode it is perfect
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the best one! I loved every second of it.
Lara Croft for Smash! They put Snake & Bayonetta in, so why not her?
If Negan is in Tekken... Then you never know.
I don't think she would be that unique tho.
ZER0lPT B-but.. She has dual pistols!.. Right?
If anything, she's more of a PlayStation character.
Zero Sponge Not since the mid 90s
Joseph Yu You already have Bayonetta for guns tho.
Most emotional and story telling game of the trilogy... Nice voice acting and theme
Didn't play the 2013, but loved Rise. I'll be getting this regardless of what reviewers say.
2013 is an excellent game that you should definitely pick up. It and Rise are two of my favorite games in the last decade. By the time I finish Shadow I have no doubt it'll join the list too.
Phoenix Remnant I do own the definitive edition of the 2013, i just haven't gotten around to playing it yet. I do really want to play it though
You're in for a treat man, I hope you like it!
2013 was better than rise
Abradolf Lincler You're definitely gonna like the 2013 game better
who’s installing it from game pass right now?
🤣🙂
I'am now!
Crota The Hive Prince Game is amazing dude
I'm playing now on the Game Pass
Yeh ngl🤣
Ps+ members, 2021 looking bright!
I played through the whole thing in 2 days. Loved it
I didn't get it on PS Plus but the definitive edition was on sale for 15 bucks, Plus I've played this on Xbox One
@@Hagsrn is it really worth the play? I played rise of tomb raider and it took me from july to September to finish it. I found it extremely boring and the characters are definitely not interesting
@@AG-xg2lz Well gameplay is best in series but doesn't have enough action and story is unfortunately a downgrade imao compared to previous installments, but choice is yours. If you are a fan of tomb raider, then go ahead but don't set your expectations too high
@@Zuzhi44barzz ok thanks and no im not a tomb raider fan i was just gonna play it. I'll spend my time with something else then
Too much tomb, not enough raider
-IGN
SPOT ON, it's actually highly annoying the overkill of nonstop puzzle after puzzle
@@1nfamous76 that's probably why this game is my favorite in the new trilogy lol, I mean the old tomb raider games were basically just portal meets indiana jones with a sprinkling of combat. I kinda hate the sequences in this game where you are just a one man army mowing down hordes of trinity soldiers though
@@1nfamous76 For nonstop shootouts you can buy Uncharted. This puzzle game is much better!
@@1nfamous76 can't agree more!!
@@fqrasUncharted? The two I played are 80% climbing, puzzling and video sequences....and above that no gore
In my opinion “Rise of Tomb raider” was the best to date.
All are rubbish, interactive movies not games
@@Mr.Kumar1 "Interactive movies" is precisely why they're great games!
@@piratesmvp lol true
No
@@Ballistic-vn6em Yes
If jonah doesn't atleast get a kiss on the cheek this time around I'll be severely dissappointed, brother has been endangering life way too much for the froendzone
if Jonah getting a kiss on the cheek that means he is dying, better wish that he is pounding those little pusseh lol
Haha no.
A kiss on the cheek? What are you, 5? Aim higher.
@@Independenceday95
The forehead? no way that's too dirty
@Jared Armes I agree.
I absolutely loved this whole trilogy (the first from 2013 being my favourite ☺️). I liked this installment too but it could do without the attempt at RPG with all the side requests 😑 it totally took the flow out of the main story line for me. I guess you could completely ignore them and come back to them later after finishing the game 🤷♀️ Also I liked the more simplistic upgrade/skills system from the 1st game so much better.
She nailed it. A great review once again with an accurate account of the strengths and weaknesses of this title. Its a great game and I love it.
I really liked Jonah in this game I’m glad we got to see more of him
Anyone here in 2024…?
Bro shut up
Yup
Me just purchased the trilogy.
@@marceloalicea2012 Phenomenal games. In some ways, I prefer the tomb raider games over Uncharted.
Just beat rise yesterday, picked this up at GameStop today
The game looks amazing, shame its come out at a time where it will be overshadowed by the big games like RDR2.
The Illuminati Red dead doesn’t come out until October
cori what he meant was that once RDR2 is out people will forget about this game and hopefully fortnite to
cori that’s true but I can imagine Tomb Raider won’t get the marketing it deserves. Whereas games like Black Ops 4 and RDR2 will get a ton of marketing.
Ruvik By the time red dead come out people will be finished with the game
It's overshadowed by the behemoth that is Spider-Man PS4
LOL IGN just saving there 10 for Red Dead Redemption 2 we all know it ....
*EDIT* Thanks for all the likes and it turned out i was right ! xD
its obivios
Why so serious?
Knowing, IGN, they will give it a 8.5 because it had "too many horses"
8.5 because it'll be micro transactioned to death, trusting rockstars recent work. Just think of all the cowboy hats you can spend the in game money on with red dead dollar packs
I honestly don't understand all this hype for RDR2. I played Redemption on ps3, way overrated. It was boring just like most games Rockstar releases.
I bought the game couple days ago and it’s absolutely magnificent i love it ❤️
I hope hope they continue the series
@Shyam Dattani yes
Next game
Fall of tomb raider
Revenge of tomb raider
Risen't of tomb raider.
You forgot
"Tomb Raider Resurrection"
Don't give them ideas for free
Tomb raider forever
Tomb raider last stand
The raider of tombs' rise
Tomb Raidn't
I'm playing it again twice this year such a masterpiece wow what a closing part of the series!
I just finished the campaign today (bought the Croft Edition on PC with early access), and IT'S A MASTERPIECE, just like Tomb Raider (2013) and Rise of the Tomb Raider!
The fact that you completed it so quickly makes me skeptical. Imma hold off til its on sale.
I also rushed a bit through the story and only completed a few side missions. The story is long and great and after you finish it, there is still A LOT to explore like side missions, upgrades, "new game +" and so on. The game is worth full price in my opinion, but waiting for a sale is totally up to you of course.
Kush God30 your opinion is garbage, and has nothing to do with this thread.
Wouldn't call it a masterpiece. It's still amazing game with the best story out of the three, but it was shorter and the ending was rushed, which is a shame. There were some nice plot twists after point of no return, which could have been used in much better and more epic way. Talking only about the campaign now.
How much did Shadow of the tomb raider cost (PC)? I wanna buy it but idk how much it costs
Definitely deserved its rating imo. Awesome game. Had alot of fun playing it and figuring out the puzzles and not too mention the graphics are outstanding 👍
This has to be one of the best game in the series. You can actually feel that Lara is growing into something you're expecting for her to be. This game may not be as rewarding as the first and the 2nd installment but boi those recipes and skills were worth the shot. Something reminds me of a movie quote in the last Indiana Jones movie "the greatest treasure is not a thing but knowledge itself." Couldn't agree more to this quote. It's actually life changing 😁
Look at the graphics OMG!!!
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Ikr it's amazing. I'm currently playing through this on pc and I'm just amazed constantly.
yeah yeah, what about the gameplay?
@@keithm7004 amazing too
And still no dual pistols for her of course.
That's because this isn't Lara anymore...
B_Norman Yeah Lara Croft died as a character years ago sadly.
So "Origins" could mean it originated before she discovers the pistols. Or shorts.
Yeah I agree. I get that she first got them at the end of the first game, but then she should have had them for the second and now third game.
She wasn't even a character back then. What are you talking about? You're nostalgic for pixels.
Im glad they kept the cast down to just Lara and Jonah. The first game had a large crew of allies that Lara had that weren't all that interesting
Tbh Jonah isn't much better either. He was present in Rise for like 30 minutes.
Believe me, it's all the writing: 'talent' can handle.
that cause the writing and plot all over the place. rise plot was its weak point
@Sir Galahad or Reyes what the hell even happened to her
Story: 7/10
Environments: 8/10 (needed something other than jungle)
Tombs: 10/10
Gunplay / stealth: 9/10
Innovation: 9/10
Deus ex machina moments: ugh.
Overall: 8.6
Tell me we won't find a lost City with a bunch of undead Warriors Like in the Last two Games ...
Last 2.... try every Tomb Raider game.
They're not undead warriors, they're just regular warriors. It's a working city.
@@madmandonna1 Every? Tomb raider legend you don't find the undead. Unless you mean you find a lost city of some kind.
Lmao you pretty much called it. Doesn't mean it ain't fun. They added new monsters tho that makes it feel like a horror game.
@@madmandonna1
You haven't played every Tomb Raider game then.
Honestly Tomb Raider 2013 was the most action and bloody game, it has shown how Lara was rly a beginner to all the new stuff that happened with her, the voice acting ,the facial expressions it was all well done!
But, the best graphics were in Rise I mean Lara’s face, the environment, Jonah’s face they were all amazing also the events of Rise were rly awesome that she went to Syria and Siberia trying to discover the secret of immortality.
I didn’t try Shadow yet, I honestly got disappointed seeing Lara’s face and Jonah too they r both so different than in Rise.
Even though people r happy that she’s more confident in Shadow I rly miss how she was in Tomb Raider 2013😂😂, but after seeing this review I am gonna buy it I got excited!!
If tomb raider 2013's horror and gore level is an 8/10 - Shadow is about 1. Yeah. They really toned down the violence and gory death scenes.
This game is absolutely stunning graphically and full of stuff to do. Its a long game imo if you do all secret tombs etc. My only complaint would be if they really changed the way some of the treasures were or how the monoliths looked cos they all look the same with different colours, specially after doing a whole session of climbing etc. Just doesn't feel rewarding enough for all the effort of looking for tombs.
Since we’ve all played the first 2 games let’s all challenge ourselves by starting this game on the max difficulty 🤷♂️
kitso mangolele I was thinking that I 100% both games on normal. Might give this one a swing on the highest difficulty.
U r right 😁
I like this guy
You want to?! I'll do it 👍
I was thinking the same thing... turn off that white stuff to show you where to climb and push all 3 difficulties to the max... meaning survival instinct is also disabled... that would make the game more challenging as the classic games was...
Just finished playing 100% complete and have to say it was an amazing game, brought me back to the original tomb raider with an upgrade !! Worth the play !!
It’s free on Xbox one now too
shadow definetly looks to be a solid 9/10 game maybe even 9.5/10
Just played it myself i dont think its a nine. Story is all over the place. The game mechanics conflict one another and or inconsistant. Not a bad game, but a nine? I think there is bias here. The first game was the peak of the series.
Mediocre game.
Hmm it's a 7
Ps plus gang where you at
The fact that they keep changing her face makes me feel that the developers don't see Lara as an individual, as if almost any fit woman with long dark hair would suffice.
It’s the same actress. It’s just the graphics keep improving.
@@TheJosephPrice nah she looks different. I played 2013 and rise straight after and the first cut scene of rise I seen a character that I thought was new but it was Lara 😅
@@babyfood9537 it's because of the eye make-up. Plus the graphical improvement and her evolved expressions played a big part too.
He face has been changing since the first game came out. Lol
@@David-zn2hx Yes but this is a trilogy of games all from the same publisher and released within the same console generation. Roflmao.
The next Tomb Raider better be in Egypt. Ancient Egyptian puzzles are very difficult.
At the end of the game Lara looks a childhood drawing of her and her family and a dinosaur with a pyramid. I took this as a hint that Lara is going back to Egypt... and maybe fighting dinosaurs :P
You could look at it that way, but I saw it as a hint for the direction of the next game, back to the classic Lara. I hope so!
I dont know man, most people are talking about the next tomb raider’s setting will be in egypt
I love being in the pyramid
I just hope it goes back to its roots & actually solve puzzles & find artifacts. Not go on a complete murder spree.
Her and Nathan Drake (Uncharted) should do a crossover game. now THAT will be amazing.
Ew
Damn, if there was more combat or sneaky missions it would have been of the best games of all time. It feels boring at places sometimes but overall it s a great gaming experience
Being Lara is my favorite female character in gaming, definitely love the way the series came along since the rebot. I give SOTTR a 10.
Awesome games
Aloy is better than her
Bhavya Singh Chib that’s just your opinion. Personally I never liked Aloy that much and yes I do like Horizon Zero Dawn
On its own, Shadow is somewhat lacking due to less combat gameplay and combat being too easy bc Lara is overpowered. However when judged as a trilogy, Shadow makes a lot of sense showing the progression of Lara into a killing machine. When there is combat, it feels sophisticated, emotionally cinematic and fun to play albeit easy. Overall a very suitable wrap up to the trilogy. The whole trilogy is 10/10.
Why does it matter that the reviewer is a woman though? Lol does anybody use that logic when a man reviews a game with a male protagonist?
Actually yes.
That's because men rarely support a person simply because he owns the same genitalia as he does, women on the other hand do that a lot.
erhe etrherh that’s not true lmaooo I see men supporting other strange men all the time on social media. Coincidentally, it’s usually to try and prove a woman wrong, or negate/ downplay her opinion
This reviewer gave Uncharted 4 campaign 8.8
im a man and i personally dont care if its a man/woman reviewing, i only care if the review is honest, and it is.
I agree with this review, (IMO) it excels at everything but the story .
The part of this review that excites me the most is at 5:22. This scene feels different
I know it’s simple
But I want more stuff like that. Really embraces the jungle setting and makes it feel different from Uncharted.....
hmm very weird, the model in this game looks very plastic.
Thought she ran funny too. Like trying to make a mannequin run like a "girl".
Webbie It's not as realistic but it's still easier on the eyes. She looks great imo.
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Yea graphics are bad
One of the best games and trilogy of all time. Inspired me to study archeology
Is studying archeology cool? I may start too
Try uncharted. It's much better
@@dominicpozzani7226 its not lol
One of the things that I kept on saying for my playtest of this game in a very early stage of development when they only had the first 3 hours made is to keep the difficulty. No more "rambo" Laura, hard puzzles, minimal hand holding etc. Im happy that it turned out to be a challenging game, makes me happy. Bring back difficulty in games!
I've played every tomb raider ever made, this is my favourite
wtfff
Free on Epic Games right now
I remember playing tomb raider on ps1 there more puzzles than fighting that’s what made the game so popular. Back to basics
She looks weird compared to the previous Lara.
Barghest Gaming its the same character model as rise the game director confirmed it
She's a little off but wtf happened to Jonah? #NotmyJonah
She sounds more american than British too. I hate that
cgreene626 they made him look more Polynesian like he was meant to be
Ricky Spanish she sounds very American, noticed that in the trailer. Don’t know who’s idea that was
I've been a fan of tomb raider since the 2000's and its one of my most favorite franchises :D
Thumbs up if you're sick of all the PS plus comments.
Those are some stupidly amazing graphics. What a time to be alive!!
Youre joking right? The in game grapchis look so bad, i swear the old ones had better graphics.
@@blueboxgamestudios5349 You're blind bro
Even on max old graphics had that... "sharpened" effect.
I’m buying it
Nothing beats gameplay of tomb raider 2013
I’ll get it when it’s half off like the last one
Rachel Amber haha! Same here.
Same bought mine for $17
Bought Rise for $12.
Mike Rotch LiS 2? If you mean Last of us that’s a while away but yes RDR 2, Smash Bros, and Fallout have my wallet reserved
I’m pretty sure you were able to talk to the NPCs in Rise of The Tomb Raider
This is all I want from a tomb raider game ❤️
Damn! I watched this after watching gamespot's video. It's like two different games were reviewed. O.o
Do you even meme
It's an emoji
I'm disappointed to hear there's less fighting. Always seemed to me that the the 2013 reboot has had the best balance between adventure and fighting. Also I miss the simplicity of how weapons & skills were upgraded in the 2013 version as in RotTR I'd end up lost trying to pick which upgrade to use next.
No it was a dumbed down game with little to no puzzles
Thank you CD+Eidos and most of Sony's triple A games for NOT including MP Online trophies! I hope AC: Odyssey will do the same like what they did with Origins.
Gonna get this for sure.
Same here i can't wait.
Just finished this game ❤️ Makes me sad to wrap up the Tomb Raider series. I truly hope Square Enix considers making another game in the near future. Also, a score of 9 is perfectly reasonable. While this game was fun, challenging, and well acted, I don’t think it had quite the emotional touch as Born or Rise
The only real issue I have with these games is that it might as well be a on rails shooter. Everything is way too laid out and easy to follow, but then again, so are most games nowadays.
I would have liked a few more action sequences, but other than that this game, like Rise of the Tomb Raider before it, is a masterpiece. A strong story, a well developed and fleshed out lead character, and challenging puzzles makes for an extremely fun adventure.
PC, Xbox One X, PS4 Pro, Shadow of the Tomb Raider look amazing!! 😍
You can talk and interact to the mpc's in Rise too and even do quests and missions for them.
I really hate puzzles in my video games😢
I like games with stages and a list of objectives like Goldeneye and Perfect Dark on the N64.
The reviewer mentioned that in the combat sections that the baddies naturally break off from each other and are easily picked off. I did not find this to be the case. The enemies appearing as red if someone else can see them and yellow if not proved to be a frustrating mechanic that annoyed me so much that it tainted the positives in the game. Here is an example. You see a guy by himself and think you've got your stealth kill, then you go into explorer mode and find he's marked red. Then you check the character animations and can see no one is looking at him. If you take the kill anyways you suddenly get rushed by the guys not looking at him plus three more guys from the next stage of the map show up too. As the reviewer said, they can take you out in a few shots. So you find yourself constantly checking explorer mode and getting kicked out of it once you start to move. I prefer playing stealth-based characters in games but this mechanic just frustrated and annoyed me to a point that I could not wait to finish this game and move on to something else.
I just finished the game and came to check the rating ign gave.What?9.0? jeez,did you guys play the same game i did?couse i would give this 7.5 tops
Madao I gave it a 4. Worst tomb raider out of the reboot in my opinion. I really really didn’t like it very much.
@@wodahs4200 yeah dude i mean, it is worse than previous 2,they were fine,but how could they mess up the third one so bad,they improved the graphics and that is just it.I am so disappointed with this game.
25 hours is significantly more than the 15 hours Spiderman offers, but I'm gonna pick up both games when they go on sale this holiday.
Spider-Man is more than 15 hours. Maybe if you never die and just go directly from point A to point B it's 15.
NY Gamer lol tomb raider doesn’t even compare to spider man
It’s not 15 hours, insomniac themselves said it is at least 20 hours long with just the main story
It's almost a week, i always played spiderman 5 hours a day and haven't completed yet. The map is really huge, offers a lot, a really lot of side mission that makes me kinda addicted and yeah, it's longer than 15 hours. So much longer.
Never transport Lara Croft anywhere.
I’m 30% into this and to be honest I’m finding it pretty boring.. Not had hardly any action in it so far. It’s all climbing or swimming and doing dull boring small puzzles. If you really enjoyed Rise of the tomb raider I’d say rent this or borrow from a friend before you buy.
So you're here after getting the game for free eh? Me too lmao
This was such a great game ❤️ just finished it tonight. As someone who’s first game I ever play was tomb raider on ps1 this game was reminiscent of the past Lara and just made Lara feel more human and the game was genuinely fun, scary and interesting. some of the puzzle confused me finally 🙌🏻 my only critique is it was very similar in some parts to the past two games that kind of annoyed me. Hopefully the next one veers away from a undead army of warriors protecting a ancient artefact and maybe instead dinosaurs.
I prefer the Tomb Raider Trilogy series the graphics wasn't great but Lara still had her sexiness and thats kinda missing in these recent games no catchy lines and cheeky humour.
I actually missed this game because it came out like the same time as marvel’s Spider-Man and there was no way I was gonna miss that. Looking forward to playing this on PS+ though
Fool
Kids commenting why it got a 9 as compared to Spider-Man's 8.9. Don't compare that bright kiddy game to this excellent art of storytelling. The previous lara croft games were masterpieces too and it has nothing to do with having a female protagonist. Uncharted lost legacy also had girls but I don't see it getting a 9. This game is going to be phenomenal and a legendary ending to the Trilogy
NAMAN KHULBE you claim ROTTR as masterpiece? You must have very low standard. The story is mediocre at best. Most reviewer gave it around 7/10. LOL
Exactly
Spiderman got an 8.7 not a 8.9 get your facts right before commenting bud
dude spiderman has WAY better story
Among the new games, I loved the 2013 version the most. They wrapped the series up but there are plenty of loopholes.
Still nothing compares to tombraider 2 and legend.
Let's see Spiderman got 8.7, I understand why and agree. This Tomb Raider gets a 9, I feel 8.7 to 8.5. The 9 doesn't match with the critical statements made of this game by the reviewer.
The game has an 83 on Metacritic, it's a great score.
3:15 this isn't new. It was in Rise of the tomb raider too.
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One of the best games I've played in my life.
Better than Uncharted
*runs away*
So much x)
"runs away" 😂
They always did gameplay better, or rather more than Uncharted but this time is probably the first time they actually rival Uncharted at what they do best, cinematics and action scenes.
Ha you dead AF.
Uncharted 4 lyfe!
I finished 2 and 3, now I'll finish 1. The only thing I didn't like so much about this game is that I felt they could have done more with the stealth combat. There's too little of it and it's amazing. I also wanted more hunting/animal combat. Fighting snakes or crocodiles would have been awesome.
Why did they change her face ?
Pretty fun games. I just wish they made Indiana Jones game.
The Tombs and Crypts are challenging, but the rewards are crap. The characterization for Lara feels better than in Rise, but that's probably because she's focusing on that Box macguffin instead of her daddy issues. Also, Jonah gets a love interest and damnit, he TOTALLY deserves it after dealing with Lara's adventures.
I’’m addicted to this video game allll versions and stories everything is amazing about it