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Tomb Raider: Too much of a departure | The Age review

The Age writes:

I'd say this is a promising reboot, but I hope the revived series will return a little more to its roots in coming sequels. Let's see a few more tombs in future, eh?

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MysticStrummer4054d ago

"I hope the revived series will return a little more to its roots in coming sequels"

Amen. Get back to what made you great in the first place instead of copying another game just because it does well.

rocky0475864053d ago

I left you a PM but I can post it here as well.

I didn't realize you haven't played the game yet. You have to give this game a go because the experience is NOT like Uncharted and you will find that out once you play. It truly feels like the older games but better in every way. No it's not chock full of puzzles and whatnot, but the exploration is still there to be found in the midst of all the action going on and at least they did include optional puzzles and puzzles more towards the end of the game within the story as well.

The platforming feels NOTHING like Uncharted at all except in key set piece moments too, there's still a greater dependency on accuracy than there is on just auto-jump this and you'll make it no matter where you're jumping from because you're a magnet like Uncharted and Enslaved. Does this game have things in common with UC? Sure, they'd be foolish as hell to literally keep the same model from the first games and not change a thing to match what gamers are playing now. But it still is rooted in what made Lara Croft's adventures stand out from people like Nathan Drake from Uncharted and Monkey from Enslaved and other action-adventure titles as well.

Give this game a try and I severely doubt you're going to be as disappointed as you think you are.

aliengmr4053d ago

While it could have had more puzzles the ones it did have were interesting. Not complicated, but it did remind me of Half Life 2.

I'll be honest, I don't miss the "grid" from the previous games, at all. It retains many elements from previous games, but its much more organic.

Far and away the best part is Lara herself. I never cared much for her character in the previous titles. She lacked depth IMO. This is what the character needed and TR did that quite well. So well in fact, that it improves the Lara from the other games.

rocky047586 is right, give it a go. Save the harsh critique for the sequel. It will need to find its own identity. This was the introduction, so I'll be looking for more puzzles and exploration in the next time.

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Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered Review – To The Freezer ⏐ Nerdy Bird Games

Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Lara Croft is back in a classic remaster of the original PlayStation 1 hit title. Is the remaster any good though?

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The Best Tomb Raider Games Ranked

We've gone on many adventures with Lara Croft. With another reboot in the making, Wealth of Geeks felt it was a good time to go down the nostalgia rabbit hole and remember the best of those tomb-raiding thrills.

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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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The Best Video Game Reboots of All Time

Like the film or television industry, the world of gaming has seen its fair share of reboots over the years. While some of these video game reboots have had

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