Tomb Raider GOTY

I was sceptical at first, I wasn't very interested in a young Lara who is always crying and near a mental break down. But a friend lent me his Steam for a week and I got around to play it. And it was so much better than I expected. The Tomb Raider feeling was there, though there were too many shoot outs for my taste, but at least it made sense storywise. The crafting was fun and useful, and I started looking for secrets which I usually ignore in these games. But here the exploration itself was reward enough, the world design is so well done! I don't buy games on other platforms than gog because I want my games DRM free, so this is a wellcome surprise, I hope the next two games will also pop up very soon so I can start the whole trilogy! That is something I wanted to do for a long time!

This game is probably for people from the tik-tok generation - great special effects, good graphics, many actions, you don't need to think too much, short, no logic, easy to finish. The idea of this game is excellent, but the level design and mechanics don't. Alone Lara Croft, a young archeologist, can kill almost the entire army containing experienced soldiers? Really?

Although the game is scolded, but I like it ... it is good in its own way ... of course it's very bad that the last two parts were not added ... and thanks for this game.

I haven't played any of the other Tomb Raider games, so I am completely new to this franchise. I really wasn't expecting a lot, partly because a lot of reviews mentioned how the gameplay was watered down and scripted most of the time. Although I can confirm there is a certain level of handholding in this game (even on the hardest difficult), the game is still nothing short of spectacular. The storytelling and environment design are especially remarkable. Travelling across the island really does feel like an adventure in a way many other open world games fail to do so. The story itself is pretty mature and the cast is pretty solid. Lara herself is pretty kickass and the way she moves while traversing makes it doubly so. The combat is quite unlike other shooting games I've played and is really engaging. The only negative thing I have to say about is the lack of tombs. The tombs in the game were really fun and I really wished they could have added more of those puzzles to the game. There's also no "New Game Plus". Anyway, I recommend this game for anyone who enjoys survival action-oriented stories with a dash of puzzle solving.

This is my favorite of the new Tomb Raider games. Very happy to see it on GOG. Now to add the other two.