Rise of the Tomb Raider (Xbox One)
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26 years ago
Tomb Raider Review | Take A Bow
The Short Version: Boasting a dynamic platforming playground that reveals itself slowly but surely, the entire Tomb Raider experience is built around the (re)birthing of an icon in terms of action-adventuring.
Pros:
- Superb production values - the level of detail in visual and sound design is exceptional
- Excellent
- rollicking action-adventure story
- Combat is the some of the best we've seen from the genre
- let alone the series
- Yamatai is fantastically realised
- exploration encouraged to a huge degree
- Tombs
Cons:
- Less action
- more adventuring please next time
- Multiplayer feels tacked on and superfluous in spite of its solidity
14 years ago
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
One of the best adventure games on console, with a fantastic blend of action and exploration. The Definitive Edition really is definitive, but isn't worth a repeat buy for those who've already experienced Lara's story.
Pros:
- Lara Croft is a believable badass
- Wonderful
- varied setting
- An excellent sense of pacing
Cons:
- Side characters are dull stereotypes
- Has a slow start
- Definitive Edition offers few upgrades
14 years ago
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the follow-up to the popular Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light released a few years ago. Temple of Osiris delivers the same blend of puzzle solving and combat wrapped in a co-op shell, but is a little easier and shorter than its predecessor.
Pros:
- Satisfying co-op locally and / or online
- solid gameplay
- interesting puzzles
Cons:
- So-so story
- bland combat
- too easy
13 years ago
Tomb Raider review: Killer reboot gets (almost) everything right
Violent, scary, ambitious, inventive: a lack of tombs and unconvincing characters can't mar a blockbuster return to form for Tomb Raider.
Pros:
- The island is the star of the show
- Lara's world feels brutal
- dangerous and frightening
- Smooth combat married to DIY gadgets
- Inventive tombs that recall the original game..
Cons:
- ..
- it's just a shame there's not enough of them, The occasional unwelcome QTE, Clichéd characters, flat dialogue
13 years ago
Tomb Raider review
Welcome back, Lara; the survivalist hero we always wanted you to be. Tomb Raider is a resounding success and one of the best reboots this generation. It starts off slow, but once it hits its stride, Tomb Raider evolves into an emotionally rich adrenaline-fuelled quest for survival.
Pros:
- + Great origins story
- + Lara is a strong protagonist
- + Engaging combat
- + Plenty of tombs to raid
Cons:
- - Supporting characters are bland
- - Slow start with too many quicktime events
- - Enemies are way too good at tossing dynamite behind cover
13 years ago
Tomb Raider Review
In 1998, my mother and I went to Cash Converters to look for PlayStation games my father might like for his birthday. She was ultimately convinced by a man with a disturbing glint in his eye that my Dad would appreciate the platformer stylings of the original Tomb Raider.
13 years ago
If there was ever a heroine in desperate need of a reboot it would have to be Lara Croft. The once quintessential female adventurer has found herself on a precipice by way of her last few incarnations and their failure to capture a significant audience.
13 years ago
Tomb Raider Reviewed
Tomb Raider kicks off with a bang. A violent storm has torn apart the ship Lara was aboard, The Endurance. After being washed ashore, Lara is attacked and wakes up hung upside down in a cave. These early scenes are important, as they show just how fragile Lara is at this stage.
13 years ago
Tomb Raider Xbox 360 Review
Crystal Dynamics has now been making Tomb Raider games longer than the original developer, Core Design, and their three previous offerings in the series, whilst nicely refined and well executed did little to shake up the formula that was first introduced all the way back in 1996.
13 years ago
Tomb Raider review
A brief lapse through the thunder opens, the silence shattered by a single gunshot, then another and another in rapid succession. A young woman's scream is barely heard above the howling, shearing wind.
Pros:
- Brutal combat
- stunning audio
- lighting
- particle effects
- excellent reboot
Cons:
- Hand holding icon hints a pain
- multiplayer is instantly forgettable
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