7.0 Rise of the Tomb Raider is available now on PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC and Switch 2. Reviewed on Switch 2. A copy of Rise of the Tomb Raider was provided by the publisher .
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Crystal Dynamics · Oct 11, 2016
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Featuring epic, high-octane action moments set in the most beautiful hostile environments on earth, Rise of the Tomb Raider delivers a cinematic survival action adventure where you will join Lara Croft on her first tomb raiding expedition as she seeks to discover the secret of immortality.
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- 7.0Rise of the Tomb Raider is a game still worth playing ten years later, but it also deserved more effort in the porting process.
- 7.1A visually stunning adventure with exceptional exploration and memorable tombs. Its cinematic excess and uneven storytelling hold it back, but Lara's journey remains thrilling, atmospheric, and undeniably worth experiencing.
- 8.4Setting foot in Croft Manor is an enjoyable afternoon experience, doubly so if you're an early adopter of PlayStation VR. While not integral to the Tomb Raider story, there's something to celebrate if you've already waited this long for the complete experience.
- A worthwhile follow-up to Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration is also an incremental improvement over its predecessor, with more spectacular sites to explore and sights to behold, alongside a slew of awesome bonus content. And tombs! More tombs!
- 9.0None of these additions feels like entirely tacked on experiences, except for perhaps Lara’s Nightmare, which serves little purpose or replay value. In fact, in many ways they almost make the main game feel like the side content. That’s the most important aspect of the 20 Year Celebration. Just squashing content into a release for the sake of saying it has a lot of stuff is a weak strategy that gets outed pretty quickly, but Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration doesn’t have that problem.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration
I already mentioned in my previous review, but I went back to playing Rise of the Tomb Raider after finishing Shadow. This one seems to have received better reviews and seems to be considered by a lot of people to be one of the strongest entries in the franchise. My take on that: I can see why that would be the case. By all means as good as Shadow is, the improvements in gameplay 3 years later were somewhat minor. Graphics are slightly better in the sequel, controls got an overhaul and there are a couple more mechanics like muddying yourself up to increase stealthiness, wall running to gain more jumping impetus and I guess some unique battle options in the later game are new, but otherwise Shadow does it's name justice by being in the Shadow of Rise of Tomb Raider in the sense that it just didn't provide much inovation. Heck, Rise of the Tomb Raider even had a similar plot progression, similar continuity for acquiring new power ups (almost the same power ups as Shadow) and a similar character arc for Lara, that I hope they can put to rest after Shadow's resolution in a potential 4th game. If this intro discourages you from playing any of the two games, don't be. Both games are fantastic in their own right, I just feel like I could give Shadow a bit more flack retrospectively after playing Rise. Like the sequel Rise comes at you with a combination of 3rd person shooting action, some interesting puzzling, platforming sections to test your skill and exploration. Story is pretty solid, but like I said it just hits very similar notes to Shadow. Even though I have complained about Shadow a bit in the intro, I'd probably still pick it over Rise, even though it's a somewhat safer and perhaps less innovative game. Reasons being it has a more interesting setting. It feels bigger. It has these nice quiet towns with big secrets that are a joy to explore as opposed to Rise which gets a less exciting gulag that is part a warzone and boring village with wooden huts which is also on edge for some spoiler-related reasons. The chase and run sequences also feel much grander, so even though Shadow plays a formulaic game, it does get to me on a superficial level more. Anyway, sorry for perhaps making this more about Shadow than Rise. Rise is still a good game that's as good as it's sequel in most gameplay aspects, but if you are fresh to the series it could be recommended to not start with the latest game. It's also a better introduction to the character of Lara Croft.
Lara is too damn hot !
I can still remember the days when I was a kid having a hard time playing Tomb Raider on my Playstation 1. Who else enjoyed locking the butler inside the kitchen? hahahah Anyways, this reboot took me years to finally decide to try it on. It was awesome. The storyline of this new generation Lara Croft is way too different in many ways. I enjoyed this. Having Lara Croft on-screen controlling her is an unforgettable experience alone. Mechanics are great! Especially the story. **VISUALS** _Artistry: 12/12_ _Technical Merit: 8/8_ **SOUND DESIGN** _Music: 9/12_ _Sound Effects & Vocals: 6/8_ **INTERACTION** _Control & Interface: 6/8_ _Player Agency: 7/8_ _Accessibility: 4/4_ **MECHANICS** _Feedback & Fun: 8/10_ _Depth: 5/5_ _Variety: 5/5_ **CHARACTER** _Narrative: 8/8_ _Heart: 5/6_ _Originality: 6/6_
Amazing game, Great characters that you care about, Fun challenge tombs, Good story
Rise of the Tomb Raider takes what makes its predecessor so great and improves it on every way added a compelling story that digs deep into lara's past makes this game a worthy sequel.
very good story and adventure experience. Great improvement from previous Tomb Raider game, with more tools and mechanics.
This is a beautiful semi-open world game. The environment is huge and stunningly beautiful. The story connects with the last game and you finally find out about Trinity. The puzzles are tougher than the last game and lengthier. The tools and weapons have been upgraded with a lot more variety which makes running around the world and trying different combat really fun. The antagonist are strong and have strong determination which makes them a good villain.
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