6/21/2023 0 Comments Tomb raider 2013There are coats and coats of polish on the game, making me praise things I’d otherwise overlook such as the dynamic camera, the attention-to-detail in the setting, and the fact that while all of this takes place in one locale, no two areas feel the same. ![]() The fluidity in the animations contributes to the deep immersion spectacularly. ![]() If you are to fail, you’ll be met with a gruesome death cutscene. Almost every encounter feels like a fight for your life and getting from point A to point B is never a breeze. It always seems like you’re walking on thin ice with bridges breaking and countless enemy forces. On the cursed island of Yamatai, Lara must embark on steep climbs, and face off against other shipwrecked inhabitants and highly-violent environments. Like Uncharted, there’s a steady mix of combat and platforming. As the game progresses, Lara can rest easy at campfires as she earns a variety of upgrades to her survival instincts, combat actions, weapons, and more. There’s a huge emphasis on survival in the early-goings, requiring the player to get their bearings by hunting and making do with minimal resources. This extra time benefitted the game greatly, as it’s a highly-visceral, engaging romp that has a breakneck pace in its action. Luckily, Crystal Dynamics had plenty of time to work on the rebooted title, including a delay, as the game ended up releasing at the end of the 360/PS3 life cycle. There were several ups and downs under the series’ belt at this point, with dozens of iterations appearing to the point of oversaturation. Tomb Raider is an effective reboot for the series, which was stagnant for half a decade after Tomb Raider: Underworld in 2008. My response after completing it is, “Boy, did I miss out!” ![]() To this, I say better late than never as it was nestled in my backlog for quite too long in 2020. Since then, Shadow of the Tomb Raider released and Tomb Raider (2013) was offered for free on Steam. When I worked at GameStop, I was running through the Uncharted series and my store manager urged me to play the newer Tomb Raider titles once I was done.
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