#12361401, By WoodenSpoon Shadow of the Tomb Raider

WoodenSpoon 31 Dec 2018 16:34:28 12,360 posts
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Just finished this myself and quite enjoyed it.

+ Props for having less combat; the previous games were criticised for having too much but I didn't see any reviews that really picked up SotTR having fixed this.
+ Lara is well animated and the controls usually feel responsive.
+ Nice graphics.
+ Some really good tombs.

- Why do all video games have the illuminati in them?
- The semi-open world didn't really work for me, as in the previous games - how can you have an essentially uncontacted medieval city within walking distance of an oil refinery?
- I think her bow is silly given that she's also got an AK.
- The crafting and skill trees felt very superfluous.
- Piranhas were irritating in 1999.

Overall I rate the latest trilogy, but think piranhas aside it's let down by too often being like all the other video games this decade.

I'd like them to get back to the sense of isolation and exploration of the older games... maybe they could do a metroidvania style one where Lara's stuck in one huge tomb and has to escape with an artefact?