Tomb Raider GOTY

Game deserves 4.5 Stars. Plus Feral-Interactive is doing a great job on Linux-ports. Most of their games run natively under Linux. And you know, when done right (and they do), native ports perform better, than Wine/Proton wrappers. So where is that Linux option on GoG, that Feral has worked so hard on? In general, GoG, albeit beeing my favorite joice due to DRM-freedom, lacks Linux options ... a lot. Granted, it's not too bad with Tomb Raider GOTY, since that is a DX9 game and the port relies on openGL. And yeah ... not as good. So it runs better here with Proton, DXVK and game mode. But please, try to offer a Linux version, if the game does supprot it. (You can see many of the games here that are also available on Steam,, taht on there, they DO have the other ports). Other than that, great game. Hope the rest of the bunch also makes it to GoG. We need ALL the Feral games here ;)

I'm surprised the older game is better than Rise. (I haven't buy Shadow yet because i hate the new character design). The storyline is much better and the camera view is quite well designed. Lara is more like a human than the killing machines in later games. The only annoying thing is the long QTE, which is much shorter in Rise. The game occasionally freeze when played long time but not a big issue because of the checkpoints.

This game could be more grittier. Lara is taking bullets and just automatically heals after a few seconds with no treatment. She makes jumps and survives falls that would at minimum, break bones/disable someone. She does this repeatedly without blinking.

If you expect the puzzle- and dexterity-oriented gameplay of the first 3 (to 6) Tomb Raider games of the 1990s era, this game will probably disappoint you, because everything was dumbed down enough (on 'normal' difficulty) to be sold well to the masses in 2013. Nevertheless, the basic gameplay (e.g. bow and arrow shooting), story and visuals are quite nice and entertaining. On the story side the transition from the completely innocent Lara to the cold-blooded killer Lara within the first hour of gameplay appears a bit too abrupt, but this can be forgivng by realizing two things, namely: - Developing several modes of 'transition' gameplay (between inncocent Lara and killer Lara) would be very challenging, if not impossible, for the developers. - If you really want to, it is possible to sneak through quite some (but not all) parts of the games without the need for killing enemies, although this way of playing is never incentiviced to the player. All in all, a solid and entertaining entry to the Tomb Raider series, with some points for improvement.

Great game all round - good story, nice levels, good graphics, fun gameplay. Only issue is the camera 'jank' which comes in now and then to 'add challenge' but is actually just annoying. The same happens with character controls where the player controls become slowed and/or unresponsive - intended to make some situations challenging but really just feels annoying. Also, the quick time events are guaranteed to give you carpal tunnel. Still, definitely a worthwhile game.