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Game Guys review - Lara Croft makes triumphant return in 'Tomb Raider'

Lara Croft's comeback is now complete.

Square Enix and developer Crystal Dynamics breathe new life into one of video game's biggest action franchises with their reboot of Tomb Raider, a fantastic adventure and arguably one of this year's best games thus far.

aquamala4062d ago (Edited 4062d ago )

Loving it so far, and looks phenomenal on pc, Definitely a goty candidate . Great job CD

xPhearR3dx4062d ago

Agreed. This game is really giving Uncharted a run for its money. So far I'm enjoying this more than any Uncharted game. Haven't played 3 though since the second one bored me to death.

RTheRebel4062d ago

TR is way better than Uncharted 3 imo.
But, Uncharted 2 reigns supreme in this genre :)

BXbomber4062d ago (Edited 4062d ago )

better than any uncharted? really? lmaoo!! funny i borrowed the game from a friend since he had it 2 weeks earlier before release and after I beat the game I was no where near impressed as i was compared to the uncharted series. This game appearance wise was as brown as an actual browny, the game overall tried too hard to be dramatic and there was the whole been there done that since i have played the uncharted series only this is drake didn't get abuse by mother nature on a daily basis.

xPhearR3dx4062d ago

@BXbomber

You really need to work on your English, that was painful to read. "Been there done that since I played Uncharted"? Uncharted copied everything Tomb Raider stood for. So unless you happen to be like 13-15, Uncharted is a been there done that game for people who use to play Tomb Raider well over a decade ago.

Sorry pal, but Uncharted 2 (I liked the first one) didn't impress me one bit. The story was bland, the characters were dull and it was an utter bore fest. Tomb Raider actually has some depth to it instead of, shoot this guy, jump around a bunch of action scenes, solve mini puzzles and repeat until game end.

starchild4062d ago

Yeah it looks amazing on PC. I love the exploration, the graphics, the gameplay, the atmosphere, the animations, etc. It's a really nice game.

MEsoJD4062d ago

It's ok... so far it's been far too simplistic to me.

aquamala4062d ago

and of course there's a nude mod for PC already

HarryMasonHerpderp4062d ago

@xPhhearR3dx

Ill have to stop you there, I've had TR since last week and played about 90% of it and it copys a lot of things from Uncharted.
Saying Uncharted copied the old TR games though is insane, one is an action shooter and the other is a platform puzzle game. Yes TR did the whole raiding tombs thing first but gameplay wise they are completely different.
The new TR however completely rips off Uncharted's action sequences, I've played all 3 UC games and most of the action had me rolling my eyes with a sense of been there done that.
The game has clearly taken notes from Uncharted.
Now when tomb raider isn't being an all out action game and you're platforming, stealthily killing enemies and solving puzzles in the tombs it feels much more like a TR game and that's when it's at its best. It's a great game and people should buy it, you can tell a lot of work has gone into it.
I loved just exploring the semi open world and finding hidden tombs.
It just didn't need the action sequences because TR was never about that.

Darth Gamer4061d ago (Edited 4061d ago )

@BXbomber

I personally think your crazy. I also have played every Uncharted title including the Golden Abyss and Graphically speaking, I believe TR has trumped it. Don't get me wrong, the Uncharted series is top notch and some of the best graphics i've every seen in a game but they are way over saturated IMO. The level of detail is top notch in both Titles but is a bit more realistic in the New TR game. Either way though, I love both series. I have followed Tomb Raider since 1996 when the first came out.

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TheSoundDefense4062d ago

Wow, I don't think I've seen a perfect score from this website before. Though a 4/4 scale is probably more forgiving.

PhoenixRising374062d ago

I don't think this game deserves a perfect score considering the multiplayer is a poor clone of uncharted 2's. Not to mention that lara croft's dialogue is VERY weak at points in the story.

BXbomber4062d ago

I agree 100% with you, if it was any other game with a tacked on mp it would of been deducted a lot of points but i don't know why people are so amazed with this title. i beat the game and it honestly felt average AT BEST. I give it a 7/10 overall tho not bad but nowhere near as good as the reviews are portraying it to be.

HarryMasonHerpderp4062d ago (Edited 4062d ago )

Yes some of the dialogue from Lara Croft is really awkward at times. I think the voice actor is terrible to be honest.
On saying that I would still give the game 9/10 it's very well made and the scale is impressive.

Infamous24062d ago

There no way this game can get a perfect score lol, If anyone played the multiplayer and still consider giving this game a perfect score. I can't call that person a true gamer. The story so far is pretty good but for god sake they just added the multiplayer at the last min.

optimus4062d ago

I don't really play multiplayer if at all on ANY game and rate them on single player experience only, and i have yet to finish it, but as a stand alone game and from what i've played thus far i would give it a 9 and my game of the year including last year as well.

Infamous24061d ago

What is it that you like so much about tomb raider? For the story mode you are mostly looking for her friends almost the whole game and trying to find salvage parts lol.

optimus4061d ago (Edited 4061d ago )

Really?? Aren't you the one that said "...the story so far is pretty good."?... The way you break it down makes it sound dull and boring. If that's the case then i can make every game sound dull and boring... Why play sports games when all you do is run the ball to the other side like in madden? shoot the ball in the basket like in nba2k,...why stop there? In the batman games all you do is run around a city and beat up villains... In 1st person shooters you go from one level to the next shooting everything that shoots at you...

Going back to tomb raider i simply like the play mechanics, i love the detail, i like the voice acting, i like the way you can upgrade your weapons where you have to decide if you should do this or that 1st to facilitate your progression in the game...i like the way the story is told, sure you have to rescue her friends, but who is really her "friend"? ...

i like that she seems vulnerable and helpless at 1st but slowly she becomes stronger, mentally and emotionally...
through excellent pacing she draws us in on how she becomes the kick ass lara croft that we've always known her as...
i like the different ways you can approach a level and the enemies change their tactic...it just makes me look forward to playing it again once i finish it. (i can't remember the last game that made me want to play it again). Not to mention the many ways lara can die...sometimes i die on purpose just to see what it looks like...

i played the 1st tomb raider in my 20's and it was a game that kept me playing til the wee hrs in the morning, now that i'm waay past my 20's not many games have given me that feeling since then...until now...
keep in mind i said "not many", so there have been some great games since then but they have been few and far between...

This tomb raider gives me a lot of hope for the future in that it will only get better for gaming...at least for THIS series.

Totoro174062d ago

I like the game. I do. But there's no way in hell it deserves that score. I was hoping for some deep character development and it just feels forced, rushed and for the ADHD crowd that just need its injection of adrenaline every other second. Recommend it, but like I said...no where near 100/100.

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Sonic188154d ago (Edited 54d ago )

I do agree that Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness was the worse one 😂 I remember playing some of it and I took it back. That game was just awful in every way. I bought it used at gamestop and glad they had that 7 day return policy for used games 😂

Pyrofire9554d ago

Would it be worth saying why?

ZeekQuattro54d ago

Simple. He's been hating on the Tomb Raider reboots for years. I can't imagine seeing them at the top of a best TR game list let alone being on the list in general sitting well with him because of it.

-Foxtrot54d ago

Zeek

“Hating”

No no, just pointing out how TR mutated into a generic action adventure game losing the appeal of what it once was when it was more about puzzles and platforming over going Rambo, slaughtering waves of enemies

But hey, continue being a dick and speaking about me like I’m not going to see the comment.

MeatyUrologist53d ago

Foxtrot, I'm curious if you have played the most recent games. Sure the 2013 reboot was hugely focused on combat, but each follow up became less and less about combat to the point where outside of a few large scale story missions I don't even remember combat being a part of shadow of the tomb raider. Shadow was so puzzle focused it actually was a bit much for me and I love the TR puzzles.

I still feel like Rise was the best of the series and I was a huge fan of the originals. To me it struck the perfect balance of exploration, platforming, puzzles, and combat. Not saying your opinion is wrong I'm just curious what you think they should have done different. Games do need to evolve somewhat to stay relevant. Would you prefer small linear jumping platform levels like the original?

RavenWolfx54d ago

I would agree Rise for 1 and the reboot as 2. Shadow is a bit high, though.

Sonic188154d ago (Edited 54d ago )

I think Shadow wasn't even develop by crystal dynamics. I thought it was the worse in the new trilogy

Pyrofire9554d ago

That's right. Shadow was developed by Eidos Montreal who who went and made Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy next. (Great game)
Meanwhile after Rise of the Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics made Marvels Avengers. (bad game)

MeatyUrologist54d ago

Agrees. First two are correct but Shadow should be around 5-6.

terstomp54d ago

For me, Legend should be alot higher (along with the other two ). Shadow, I enjoyed it, but has too much has fluff, as modern games tend to do. Playing the remastered series, and apart from the controls, is very good.

jznrpg54d ago

I really enjoyed the first 2 games, Legend and the first of the reboots and the rest I didn’t get into so I never finished.

robtion54d ago

Completely subjective list. I really liked Underworld, I preferred Lara's design. That said I loved the horror/uncharted feel of the reboot. I think all the TR games have strengths and weaknesses. None are objectively better in every way.

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