Shadow of the Tomb Raider

The feeling of trespassing in an ancient, cursed place is palpable, and hearing the stone door scrape open when you finally solve that puzzle is always a satisfying feeling. And it’s these moments, not the exploding refineries, helicopter battles, or expensive cinematic set-pieces, that make this worth playing.

Attention to detail in environments and structures is phenomenal. Gorgeous graphics and soundtrack. Strong characterization backs a tout narrative with solid pacing. New mechanics augment the already compelling movement and combat. Challenge Tombs are some of the best yet, providing the perfect combination of puzzle solving and platforming. Difficulty adjustments provide new-found freedom for tailoring one's experience.

With a story that manages to satisfactorily tread the line between high-concept fun and grounded character exploration, Shadow of the Tomb . I would have liked a little more incentive to explore the beautiful world Eidos Montreal has created, but I’d much prefer too much content than too little. There’s so much to enjoy elsewhere in a game that’s stuffed to the brim with ideas and devilishly challenging puzzles. I can’t wait to see where Lara goes next.

I have to believe more Tomb Raider games will come, but the Lara Croft character in those releases will likely be very different from the one we’ve seen transform from neophyte to master in this series. This Lara Croft memoir ends in a good way, and I’ll miss this version of Lara more than any of them.

So Lara has changed this time around, but you're still going to get all the things you want from her. Battling man and beast with a bow and arrow (or a gun, if you want to be a basic bitch about it), doing some serious business with a climbing axe, a grappling hook and increasingly ridiculous rock formations, and puzzles that will poke at the grey slimy stuff between your ears. It'll be interesting to see where Square Enix can take my girl next, but they've done her proud this time around.

Thankfully, the parts of Tomb Raider that make it really fantastic--uncovering the mystery of ancient ruins, solving impressive challenge tombs, and exploring exotic environments--are still here in Shadow, and they are just as outstanding as they have always been. But the core mechanics that have been with the series for half a decade are starting to show their limitations.

This Tomb Raider trilogy has been full of ambition and missteps, but never failures, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, despite its problems, ends things on a high note that reminded me both why I loved the 2013 reintroduction so much and why Rise of the Tomb Raider left me wanting. It lies somewhere in-between, and I’m glad the Trinity story has concluded so we can move on to something new again.

We've compared it to the previous games a lot and that's for good reason, as it retreads much of the same ground while offering minor tweaks to the existing formula. Tomb Raider fans will like it, but with the significant story moments not landing as well as they could have, we don't feel like we've Become the Tomb Raider after this.

There are some flaws, but Shadow of the Tomb Raider is never less than a thrilling adventure, which is exactly what it needs to be. Yes the storyline never makes sense and the big world-ending threat never feels truly threatening, but at least Lara’s character gets examined, and the game’s other elements make up for this. The setpieces are all exciting, the puzzle rooms are amazing, and the challenge tombs are the highlight.

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider might not surprise from a gameplay perspective, but why mess with a formula when it works so well? The freedom to experiment more with stealth is a nice one, but these instances are too few and far between to be considered truly revolutionary. Where Lara’s latest outing does innovate is in how it continues to develop the personal roots initially planted in the previous chapter, coming to the fore as the famed treasure hunter finds herself forced to solve the biggest puzzle yet: herself.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider es un gran juego con el que nos lo hemos pasado genial. Eidos Montreal ha hecho un muy buen trabajo, aunque sospechamos que no ha tenido el presupuesto que tenía Crystal Dynamics para el anterior, y ha tenido que hacer algunos sacrificios para ofrecer un buen puñado de horas de contenido en una época en la que la gente se revoluciona en internet si un triple A se puede terminar en 20 horas.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider se basa en las bases fijadas por Crystal Dynamics y las amplía en algunas direcciones propias para, sin explorar nuevos horizontes, sí lograr algo más de profundidad en los que ya conocíamos. Así que el debut de EIDOS Montreal no es una revolución, ni mucho menos, pero sí un juego de acción y aventuras realmente notable.

Die Entwickler haben die Chance verpasst, mich als Spieler in den Gesprächen "meine persönliche Lara" prägen zu lassen. Dafür belohnt Shadow of the Tomb Raider mit einem actionreichen Finale und mir bleibt nur noch zu sagen: Shadow of the Tomb Raider ist der spielerische und erzählerische Höhepunkt der Reboot-Trilogie – und das völlig zu Recht.

Und nachdem mir die Kämpfe zwischenzeitlich zu einfach wurden, habe ich die Kampfschwierigkeit nach oben geschraubt. Daran dürfen sich die Genre-Konkurrenten in Zukunft gern ein Beispiel nehmen. Mit all diesen Verbesserungen ist Shadow of the Tomb Raider für mich eindeutig der beste Teil der Origins-Trilogie.

Plus grand, plus beau, plus vivant, bien équilibré mais beaucoup plus dévoué à l'exploration, présentant des environnements vibrants et captivants, bourrés d'activités qui motiveront les explorateurs du pad, cette aventure en terre sud-américaine est sans conteste l'un des meilleurs épisodes de la série. Elle clôt à merveille le premier grand voyage de la nouvelle Lara Croft. Puisse-t-elle revenir vite pour nous en faire vivre d'autres.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider s’en sort très bien grâce à son atmosphère, plus proche de celle des épisodes originaux que des derniers opus en date, tout en clôturant la trilogie débutée en 2013. Profitant d’une somptueuse direction artistique, de séquences de plates-formes mieux pensées et de Tombeaux construits autour d’énigmes plus intéressantes, le titre perd malheureusement un peu pied quand il s’agit de raconter son histoire ou d’immerger pleinement le joueur.

Le pire, c'est qu'on ne passe pas franchement un mauvais moment ; certains passages, qu'ils soient purement contemplatifs, immersifs ou qu'ils essaient de creuser la psyché de l'héroïne, valent même leur pesant de cacahuètes. Mais au final, on se retrouve face à un titre relativement oubliable, et dont on ne retient presque rien.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider mérite son nom plus que jamais et nous emmène beaucoup plus loin dans l’exploration au détriment de combats plus rares mais néanmoins sauvages. Si le jeu n’invente rien et puise beaucoup dans la compétition tout en conservant les gros mécanismes de survie de ses prédécesseurs, il n’en reste pas moins la culmination de la splendide carrière d’une Lara Croft mature et définitivement charmante.

Porém, em termos narrativos, Shadow fica uns degraus abaixo dos jogos anteriores, desaproveitando um setting e um tema interessantes, sofrendo também de problemas claros de ritmo. É um jogo que não deverá apaixonar os fãs de Tomb Raider e Rise of the Tomb Raider, mas que vale a pena ser jogado, nem que seja para ter uma noção das possibilidades que abre para o futuro da franquia.

Avvincente, intrigante fino all'ultimo segreto da scoprire e migliorato sotto tutti i punti di vista, Shadow of the Tomb Raider è lo sforzo produttivo di un team di sviluppo che ha saputo come gestire al meglio un passaggio così importante all'interno della serie, regalando ai giocatori il capitolo finale di un trilogia che chiude un periodo della vita di Lara senza nessun elemento fuori posto, consegnandoci il personaggio che ci aspettavamo di avere ma con la complessità e lo spessore che il mercato moderno richiede.

Тем не менее в Shadow of the Tomb Raider по-настоящему интересно играть, если сконцентрироваться на гробницах и чудесных джунглях. При условии частичного игнорирования сюжета и принятия того факта, что это всё та же Лара. Та же Лара, но другая.