Tomb Raider GOTY

As written, the Game has too much Teenie Crying Stuff and broken Quick Time Events. I am absolutly no Fan of this Game. Rather play Anniversary, Legend and Underworld!

First off, I want to say that I really enjoy this game. I think it's really great and cinematic. Sure, it has a lot of the typical 2013-era style QTE's, regenerating health, x-ray with the survivor's instinct, and all that stuff, but the graphics and exploration really made this game stand out for it's time. The GOG version is great cause it removed all the multiplayer garbage and the achievements that came with it, but in return, the actual achievements themselves don't actually unlock. I've killed and harvested almost 300 deers in the forest and have yet to get the achievement for killing and harvesting 10 of them. I really hope this gets patched because I really enjoy this, and want to have this version as my singluar version of it, but until then, I don't think I'll be playing it for now. For those who don't care about all the Galaxy stuff, jump right into the game. It runs well and looks great. I haven't tested it on Windows 11, nor do I care, and I am a bit salty that Square didn't include the Linux build of TR2013 in this, but there's always a catch when it comes to Square, eh?

It's a 3rd person action game, it's not a TOMB RAIDING game. It's not too bad, quite decent, but not really that memorable.

I had almost no experience with the series prior to this - watching a friend adjust the camera to get the best shot of the goods in a demo on one of those Playstation Underground discs doesn't really count - and this made a very good first impression. I usually don't like Third-Person Shooters, because the controls never feel like they were programmed by a sane person, but these work very well. I can't aim very well with a gamepad, but using WASD to control Lara in a 3-dimensional environment with complex platforming puzzles was much easier than I could've hoped! What starts out as a series of quick-time events and a lot of spectacle over substance gradually gives way to a very solid experience. You have experience, but instead of just gaining it from killing enemies, you also build up from solving puzzles and finding artifacts; they remembered that she's a badass action heroine, but an archeologist, first and foremost. Finding relics was neat, too, because she'd give some historical context, and you could inspect them, sometimes finding additional information. Experience is used to learn different skills, and though you'll have them all by the end, you have a chance at some customization until you get there. You also salvage scrap, which can be used to add parts onto your weapons to enhance performance; though you only have 4 weapons, they're all fun to use and build. That said, I killed most of my adversaries with archery, because it works very well; yes, I was a basic bow. Combat isn't super common, but it often unfolds something like a puzzle; there are plenty of solutions, often involving environmental elements. Puzzles can be challenging at times, but only once did I need to consult a walkthrough, because there was a thing I didn't even know I could do, and it was never explained; everything else was pretty intuitive.

The devs seemed to get so caught up in telling a story that they forgot to actually add the actual game. To me gameplay is more than hammering a few keys when instructed. The graphics are very good, voice acting is good, animation is good etc..I probably need to give it more of a chance, but I'm not off to a good start with it after an hour or so of playing.