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    Tomb Raider

    Game » consists of 22 releases. Released Mar 05, 2013

    A young and inexperienced Lara Croft is shipwrecked on a mysterious island in this reboot of the beloved action adventure franchise, which departs from the mood of prior games in the series.

    esquisse's Tomb Raider (PC) review

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    A great game with a not so great story

    Tomb Raider is Uncharted. The similarities can be seen with every step, from the movement and traversal of the protagonist to the action set pieces. Where Tomb Raider fails to deliver is the lackluster story, which at first promises a gritty look into how some unforseen circumstances cause Lara to come out of her shell and become the hero that she did not think she could be. This is completely discarded in the first half of the game, and by the time you're using a grenade launcher to kill your generic bad guy #100, you can feel the disconnect between the story and gameplay. If you can look past this shortcoming, the gameplay can be at times breathtaking, and the visuals are also really nice.
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      The Will to Survive 0

      Tomb Raider(PC) by gamer_152 on January 24, 2014

      It’s hard to ignore the deep impression that the Tomb Raider series and its rough-and-tumble protagonist have made on gaming, but it must be admitted that Lara and her adventures seem closely bound to a bygone era of excess crate puzzles and comparatively rudimentary characters and environments. The series carried on long after its original reign during the Playstation One generation, but it’s felt like it’s never quite managed to find its footing as part of the modern action-adventure genre. Th...

      4 out of 4 found this review helpful.

      A reboot that completely ignores what Tomb Raider represents. 0

      Tomb Raider(PC) by ropn on April 16, 2013

      Spoilers are PresentTomb Raider has always been about free form puzzles that encourage the player to use their knowledge of the game mechanics and design to solve obstacles with little input. This produced both satisfying and engaging game-play that lead to the huge success of the original games. While the lack of narrative was a weak-point, they tried to rectify this with the next gen releases. Tomb Raider: Underworld being their last attempt before they wiped the slate clean and started over. ...

      3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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