Why tomb raider is good

Welcome back, Lady Croft! The reboot of the series, Tomb Raider , saw Lara at the very beginning of her journey. She was relatively green, with many of her skills lacking in refinement.

But the latest installment in her journey sees her taking a decidedly darker path. With an attack style that is unquestionably more brutal and survival-based, Lara fights for her beliefs no matter the cost. What is refreshing about Lara Croft as a character is she is extremely well-rounded, brave, quick-witted and brutal.

Rise of the Tomb Raider sees Lara as vulnerable, not in the typical way video games make their female characters, but morally and ideologically. Core principles are questioned and we see her early idealism fade into a moral gray area. She gives Nathan Drake and Indiana Jones a run for their money, and she throws one heck of a barbecue.

While Xbox owners rejoice, PlayStation owners will have to wait a year before they lace their adventuring boots. Maybe they can take all those sour grapes and make a nice wine to help ease the wait?

The different skill sets allow players to customize how their Lara interacts with her world and the many foes she faces. What makes this tip more towards a con is the fact that players must commit for the most part to one of the types if they want to unlock more higher level skills increased damage or health regeneration.

Without this commitment Lara will only gain a bunch of mid-level skills which, in turn, renders her mediocre. Expedition Mode is the latest play style to be added to Rise of the Tomb Raider , replacing the multiplayer, but neither option has really felt like a hit yet.

In Expedition Mode players can customize their environment using a variety of cards to modify play. However, gamers must complete their modes solo with the goal of besting their last effort or the efforts of their friends. The developers openly admitted to suffering from a severe lack of leadership with too much ambition for the project leading to many production issues thus resulting in the game players were given in The developers at Core Design had already become fatigued by Tomb Raider , hence why they attempted to kill off Lara Croft in the previous game but Eidos was determined to keep the franchise going as a cash cow which led to the final game for Lara on the original Playstation.

With a mixed reception, the general consensus is that Chronicles was nothing bad but very uninspired, forgettable, and with little to no difference to distinguish it from previous installments. Even the developers were not fond of the game. Swapping from a third-person adventure to a Zelda -esque overview , Lara jumped to the Nintendo Game Boy Advance with a mildly successful title that was praised for its impressive graphics and sound for a Game Boy Advance title.

However, it received criticism for its dull gameplay, little to no story to drive the repetitive action set pieces, and various other complaints. It all led to a title that even most Tomb Raider fans have forgotten had existed over the years. This spin-off took its liberties to present the series to a casual audience. All things considered, Relic Run is a great way for casual fans to be introduced to the series, even if it is too one-dimensional.

The series tried its hand at the arcade-inspired gameplay to present co-op as an option. The Temple of Osiris accommodates up to four characters including Lara and all of them have their own special abilities and traits. It has a top-down view of the action, which takes away some of the charm of the series since the camera is so limited. Apart from that, however, the game is good fun for multiple players to make it a small-scale but enjoyable entry in the series.

The third entry in the rebooted Tomb Raider series by Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics was one that had positive reviews for bringing Lara back to a more visually appealing jungle setting along with the gameplay that made the previous two games classics in gamers' eyes.

Though it pleased fans, it didn't rise to the bar that the previous entries set so well due to a disappointing story and formulaic gameplay that felt very "been there, done that.

After the series had returned with Anniversary and Legend , Tomb Raider made its biggest comeback with Underworld which mixed classic and new mechanics with the pleasing visuals from the era of Xbox and PS3. It led to an entry that fans felt was a satisfying ending for the classic Lara Croft. The game was not considered perfect, however. Players agreed that the combat system felt dated, the game was surprisingly short, and much like with Angel Of Darkness , could not quite get a proper grasp of the camera.

While not as beloved as the first two games in the series, many gamers agree that Tomb Raider III was a solid threequel that made everything bigger than ever despite the loss of most of the mystery of suspense of the prior entries.

There was also a severe lack of innovation that caused the game to feel more akin to an expansion pack to the second game rather than a big-budget sequel. Still, the game was received mostly positively and would lead to The Last Revelation, which currently has no Metascore. Tomb Raider is an action-adventure game from following Lara Croft, an archaeologist, in her search for an ancient treasure called the Scion of Atlantis after being hired by a businesswoman named Jacqueline Natla.

The reviews are filled with people that are sinking in nostalgia with an absolute love of the game. Most comments only really mention how much of a classic the game is, with very few really giving any insight on how it feels to play the Steam port, much less how it actually feels to play. Honestly, is it worth trying if you are a fan of the Tomb Raider franchise? Outside of that, however, Tomb Raider kind of shows its age in other aspects.

I wish I could recommend the game with more certainty because I did personally have fun playing the game, but the controls and the combat felt very clunky. The thing Tomb Raider did best was its level design, where you truly feel like you have to explore to find the secrets and find your way around sometimes. The biggest factor for me not recommending the game, however, is its absolutely abysmal Steam port. Hello… Log in or sign up. Artura Dawn Staff Writer.