The PS4 Tomb Raider that just came out a month or so ago is going for 40% off or 49.99 for Black Friday this year. This game has been on my list for a while but not a must play. Should I just wait for FFXV and pick this up next year when its in the cheap bins or is it worth a look now?

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It's a good game, if you liked the last reboot it's better. I own the pc version though

If you played and enjoyed the first one, this game is a much improved sequel. They took everything I loved from the first game and expanded upon it. If that sounds alright to you, then I say go for it. It's a really well made game and I had a lot of fun with it.

It's less focused than the reboot, but still a super great game.

Some of the open-world stuff seemed like filler, but the combat and puzzles are a good time. Looks great, surprisingly engaging story, and the PS4 version includes everything so I wound up getting it again.

If you skipped the first, start with the Definitive edition on PS4 before getting Rise.

I thought it was more fun than Uncharted 4 strictly from a gameplay perspective.

It's funny you say that because I'm going through the same dilemna (well I'm not considering buying FFXV... but you know...)

It's been a weird Black Friday for me because I bought a nice Samsung SUHD TV before the sales began (and to be fair the price of the TV hasn't actually dropped at all) and now you'd think I would be buying big budget games to play on it. But I just can't get excited for any of them... Watchdogs..hmmmm nah...Battlefield...meh...COD...yawn...

Out of all of the games being flogged on sale it's only really Tomb Raider and Dishonored that are even remotely interesting to me, and even then I'm not super excited about them.

I was really hoping Sony would do a deal on some of the indie lines...like I really want Enter the Gungeon and Hyper Light Drifter, but every time I see a £20 price tag I just end up putting off the purchase in hope of a price drop down the line.

But anyway, in answer to your question, it does seem like Tomb Raider is an excellent game. I enjoyed the previous game a lot at least so if it's an improvement on that then it must be good.

It's the first game refined, it's paced well and avoids the QTE trap it fell in early during the first game. It's like the first game, but more, in the best way possible

@yesiamaduck: Yeah that seems to be the concensus. I will probably end up picking it up closer to Christmas. And I've heard good things about it on the Pro too... Hmmm... I'm not going to buy a Pro!

Had I played it in 2015, it would have likely made my top 5 GotY. I definitely say it's worth it.

I thought the story stuff and Lara as a character was better as a whole in the first game, but the second game is an improvement in all other respects. It also has some of the most fun combat out there and more proper tombs this time around. The DLC (the first wave stuff, haven't played the other stuff that came out when this collection did) is short but fairly fun. The Endurance mode was especially note worthy since I dig survival stuff but it's wrapped in the already fun game mechanics.

@csl316: yah that's my take on the game as well - a refined if not less focused version of the reboot. Personally I thought the first game was a bit better because of its more streamlined pacing. Rise is a bit monotonous with its environments as well - but overall still an excellent game. It Certainly out-did Uncharted in terms of gameplay in every single way (in my opinion anyway).

its worth 80 bucks let alone whatever the sale price is. yes

I think the story is weaker than the 2013 game (seriously, Crystal Dynamics, what is up with the writing in this otherwise masterful game). They both play similarly and have an open-ended exploration structure to the hub areas and environments.

I noticed the season pass is on sale for $6 on Xbox One btw, in case you only own the base game. Includes all the extra DLC in the 20th Anniversary Edition. I've only played the non-combat Croft Manor and Baba Yaga ones and they were both good. Hopefully will get a chance to try out the co-op survival mode to see what it's all about.

Yes, this game is worth it.

I think it's cheaper than that on PSN? Or at least it is in the US. It's a great game, I definitely recommend it.

Yeah, it's $40 on US PSN. Though, I guess if $50 is "40%" off you've got to be in Canada or somewhere, so I dunno!

I don't know. It doesn't feel cheap to me. I hate how deva think they can move something to a new platform and suddenly charge a day 1 price again. Ignoring the platforms, this game came out last year. Doom came out this summer and it's 20 bucks.

Agreed, I preferred the first but part of that might have been my surprise at how well done it was. Expected a half-assed Uncharted after 3 really good Crystal Dynamics TR games in a more classic style. Then the reboot came out, it was secretly a Metroidvania, and I did every single thing in it.

Problem with Rise is that I couldn't stop clicking the Lara-vision button. Constantly, to make sure I didn't miss a thing. And side-missions like "shoot some drones!" weren't particularly great.

@csl316: they executed that metroidvania part beautifully. Also man, I played Uncharted directly after Rise and the controls felt so sluggish in comparison.

I'll probably wait until it costs like twelve dollars. The sequel to the mediocre reboot isn't worth any more than that to me.

Ye, I was shocked when the credits roll and the same writers were involved. It seemed like Rise totally forgot about why character development was a good thing and would rather paint with such broad strokes that you meet basically Jesus in an Assassin's Creed parody. And then it won a load of awards for the writing and I felt like I was starting to lose my mind.

It's a good game, takes the mechanics that worked in the last one and expands upon them - if you want more of that then this has you covered. But if it was the characters that got you through the last game then maybe this is one to wait for the deep discounts.

I liked the story, character progression, pace, and sense of urgency of the first reboot better overall, but this game has more tomb raiding and puzzling and that's a good thing too. I am planning on rebuying it on PS4 at some point (probably once it hits sub-$40 in Canada).