Man between this spidey and Dragon quest I hope EA eating those words that single player games are dead, mp games are fun don’t get me wrong but nothing resonates with me like a good single player story 💯
+Aarsal M Activision, EA, and Konami-- all thrown under the bus even when they do good stuff. Some news channels are basically stalking them for whatever dirt they can find-- even if its a not so smart customer going overboard with their stuff. There people throwing shade at EA even over that madden tournament shooter disaster. Like, take a break. Also.... why on *earth* do people take this stuff seriously? Mobile games haven't overtaken the console market, we still have discs, play used games, No genre is missing-- even turned based RPG's... like, what have we actually lost here?
The vanilla reboot had 1, the definitive edition for the ps4 had another, then another for rise and now it's only slightly changed but different nonetheless. She had 4 different faces already.
This is the worst Tombraider ever. Ripped apart for dlc. Story is predictable and boring. The endless swimming is annoying as fuck. Laras design dosent look good and graphically downgraded from Rise.
david Maloney Can you or anyone else tell me why people are bothered by these things? Story? Who gives a hoot about the story in the Tomb Raider games. They have always been bad but not in a bad way so to speak. Think of it like a Mario game or an action game. It's only there to put you in crazy situations which I am fine with. It isn't trying to be anything special and they don't last that long. Endless Swimming is a bit of a stretch. Vast majority of playtime is on land. Lara looks practically the same as before The game may be graphically inferior (I personally can't tell) but ...who cares? It still looks great and runs at a smooth 60 FPS. It's the same complaints over and over again and I don't get it. To me you'd have to be crazy to actually play these games for the story. And all your other complaints are incredibly minimal.
To be honest, I am in the mood for some casual shooting, climbing and intense set pieces. I knew this game wasn't going to be a GOTY contender, but I always seem happy sinking a bunch of hours into the exploration, and then when I have had enough I am happy to call it a day and beat the story. This isn't my cup of tea to get a platinum in, but I am sure I will hit around 70-80% completion. Thanks for the review lads! Great work as always.
Well in the previous one it wasn't really about that. Yeah the evil organisation that seeked power was there, but the main villains wanted the artifact for *Spoilers* heal Anna from a deadly disease she had (I guess cancer?).
Yeah just look at what Marvel Studios did with Thanos, they took a two dimensional whack-a-doodle comic baddie who wanted to end all life because he's in love with a skeleton and turned him into such a complex and interesting character who, after killing half of the universe, still had half the audiences rooting for him and thinking what he did was the right decision. That's how you do a villain.
As much as I tried I couldn’t get invested in Rise of the tomb raider. This looks like more of the same which isn’t a bad thing but I think I’ll wait for a black friday sale on this one. For everyone getting this week hope you have a blast playing it 👍
8.5 is a good score. It matches what you were stating about the game. Excellent work, at least you were honest in score and delivery, not like other sites.
So I noticed you guys had no complaints on the game have issues, which means it plays near flawlessly on the One X. Even though the game was gorgeous on the Pro, I had so many technical issues, its not even funny. I'd be walking or running and my camera would start to spasm. Aside from that I couldn't really get into the narrative, nor the gun play. The game needs some serious work on those ends. The stealth mechanics were the best so far for a tomb raider game. Wish there was a larger variety of weather effects. More downpour and so on. I still give the game an 8, but wish there was more.
Great review Brad :D Stellar editing Ian :3 Killing it as usual guys ^_^ Now I just gotta beat DQ11 & Spidey before I tackle this game... Soooo many good games!!!
My review :) ifya interested....This game is utterly gorgeous I can't gush enough, the textures, the lighting, the shadows, the particulates in the air, the rain that splatters the screen, the detail is insane, (were in the jungles of South America this time around as opposed to the frozen tundra of rise, but if you compare the greenery of say the geothermal valley to this game it blows the socks off of it hands down, beautiful improvements) it's all lush and utterly immersive, it's captivating and scintillating eye candy galore, some points I'll stop playing and just stare at the scenary like it's a painting, I zoomed in on the ground I was standing on with the bow or the photographer mode in menu examining the bizarre amount of detail in every rock and leaf expecting it to blur at that zoom but no, I was totally hooked in the first 15 minutes, and by that time I already gave this game a 10, I mean it's a 10 on visuals alone, but same great mechanics with a couple clever additions on top of it, it starts with a great Terrantino style entrance, with blazing action on the brink of disaster, cut away and a callback to two days earlier, and the rust of the time between games immediately dissolved and I was back on the bike again, the water in game is absorbing, you almost feel wet when your in it, clever use of controller vibration with her faster strokes to add to the immersion, a lot of the game has full 360 underwater sequences, and they look and feel great, searching for air pockets avoiding piranhas, collecting resources, it's all a really well fleshed out callback to the original, stellar sound effects to boot is the icing for the visual treat this is, the guns and bow have a real punch to them and alongside everything is a subtle haunting and immersive soundtrack, all this with tremendously deep and nuanced voice work too, the relationship between Lara and Jona feels really organic and genuine this time around, and it was smart to focus in on these 2, it feels believable, and the game play of Lara's childhood was utterly engrossing, really takes you back to suddenly become a kid again on your childhood swingset, head full of imagination and unburdened possibilities with the horizon always on the brink, very clever show of Lara's childhood background inclinations, very reminiscent of her manor you can play through in the original, speaking of which you can play as the original polygon model of her, I mean it looks ridiculous, but a nice wink from the developers paying homage to the source material, but they gave Lara a blue top this time around more reminiscent of her in the origin days, a clever callback of days past nostalgia, really reminded me of the old games, especially with the jungle environment and jaguars, the jaguar scenes were utterly jaw dropping, totally flustered by those sequences, great throwback and wink to the fans and the new features were super cool too, including repelling and swinging, where you have to gauge the distance to jump and appropriate amount of slack on the rope, and the mountain climbing looks and feels naturally great, also you got mud mechanics, where Lara slathers herself in realistic looking mud, predator style, and when you hear her unsheathe her blade when an enemy is in kill distance, covered in mud eyes popping out behind the vines.... dude, so bad ass, and hence the greater focus on stealth, and the mud in game looks freakin amazing trudging through deep patches of it, seriously it's all these little details that make this enthralling and dare I say a masterpiece, and there is an upgrade in laras skill sets where you can for a sizable window of time warp to bullet time while aiming!!!! very helpful and slick in those super hairy situations, to aquire this there are focus plants in the wild or at merchants to purchase (*helpful sidenote - it has a bullet time meter which length can be upgraded in skill sets and once initiated the meter runs down on the use of the focus in general and a separate meter while aiming, once the general plant wears off there's a visual on screen cue, or in menu a color like clock meter that runs down if you want to check before, and wherever you left off with it while aiming and release you have to wait for it to refill full to use again or once it runs out or you get hit it also stops it and you can either let refill before you use it again,*** or (and here's the trick) immediately use another focus plant to refill the meter, keeping it slomo without skipping a beat, you'll thank me later... maybe, I had to figure that out on my own, you gotta be quick on your feet for the slomo, and usage is a little tricky, but no problem once you understand it, and my god blowing back those clamoring cave creatures slomo in those eye catching caverns with a shotgun,....just a blast,(pun not intended, but I'll go with it) Get your Max Payne on!!, Awesome, also to boot the cover mechanics along with the combat look and feel fluidly intuitive...I mean and there's so much to do on top of all this, and I know this is long winded but I have to refute the unconscionably negative reviewers out there, so I'll just run through and elaborate on some of the core gameplay elements and content on top of it for those perhaps unfamiliar, a lot of things have been carried over from the last installments, but it feels more fluid and enhanced, it's all very well done, and it really encourages free exploration, it's as close to open world as you can get, I mean you got the story campaign, which is well executed for the source material and region, but more subtle and in the background where the game play and environments are the real stars here, I've never been a fan of the stories of tomb raider but having it more subtle I preferred as its more about the journey of unfolding clues and archeological riddles rather than the destination, but between the main story and it's adrenaline inducing sequences, (those cave creatures and there echoing wails in the caves are spine tingling), to just exploring the jaw droppingly beautiful landscapes, to collecting resources or hunting wild animals, which you can use at the scattered base camps to upgrade weaponry and outfits (which are really great looking for the south American region and have their own benifits like allowing access to certain restricted temples or ability to carry more resources or prolong bullet time or move quieter, whatever your playing preference or visual style... .all well done, relevant and engrossing), or collecting hidden treasues, arifacts, architecture (which your still able to view and analyze 360 and by doing so uncover deeper secrets or realities behind them occsssionally which reveal the history and culture of the regions bringing a feeling of discovery and appreciation more to life), believable journals, fallen travelers backpacks which reveal map secrets and hidden treasures, analyzing religious structures, which sharpen your deciphering of monoliths which reveal secrets within a specific radius on the map with an associated environmental riddle that you have to seek out, or completing challege tasks like seeking out hidden treasure chests in piranha infested underwater area etc. etc. both of which garner more xp points that contribute to expanding Lara's skill sets at the base camps which are all helpful and gameplay enhancing thus even more incentivising, i mean all these great collaborating gameplay elements along with discovering and raiding tombs and crypts, filled with ancient puzzles of physics and death and wits which are gorgeous and practically on there own worth the buy, to perusing the vast and alive villages, specifically Paititi, it all feels credible and well fleshed out with tons of characters to talk to which look and sound great as well, and from some of them you can venture out on engrossing and fun sidemissions that they inquire of you that offer their own rewards in the the form of information or access to other merchants in town where you can buy items and trade resources, that upgrade equipment that give access to previously inaccessible tombs or areas, which absolutely encourages great replayability and exploration..... ugh, let me take a breath, it's just soo rich and we'll done, the best visuals in a game to date I'd say along with all these tremendously well fleshed out characters and intertwining gameplay elements..... this is the truest yet to the originals and this game is a must have, and I'm really baffled by the negative reviews that almost made me question my purchase, and that was being a fan of the series,.... hands down glorious game and just a well crafted blast, Peace out, and happy hunting ; )
*Tomb Raider IS NOT ... "freakin' Rambo"!* I wish Crystal Dynamics would somehow understand that and stop trying to evolve TR into "Call of Duty" ;) I must say the new TR games look stunning visually and the set-pieces, like in Uncharted, are great fun to traverse in, to explore and generally enhance the adventure to be had a lot. But the "shooting-gallery" which Tomb Raider HAS BECOME is no longer "enhancing" anything. It is destracting from pretty much everything TR should be focused on: Hiking, climbing, exploring, solving puzzles, making archeological finds and progressing through an adventure story. In the old titles shooting some "baddies", animals, or dinosaurs was alright because it only came up here and there. But NOW ... I really wished it would be optional rather than ... *"IT IS RAMBO TIME !!! ... YOU WILL NOW KILL AT LEAST 30-50 DUDES IN A ROW. WATCH OUT FOR THE GRENADE LAUNCHER GUYS, THE TANKS AND HELICOPTERS! ... THEY REALLY WANT TO KILL THE LITTLE LARA GIRL ... FOR ... REASONS ... YOU KNOW !?!"* Ugh ... Is it just me, or are they actually planning to send Lara Croft to North Korea, in the next title ... to take out "Kim Jong-un"?
Have you played Shadow of the Tomb Raider? I think it mostly fixes your criticisms. It’s significantly more focused on the puzzles and exploration than the previous two games were. It has by far the best Tombs of the trilogy in terms of both quality and quantity. Combat is much more occasional.
I might actually check this one out with Eidos taking main control. That customization on exploration difficulty is something ive been waiting years to see. Seems like there’s a lot more thought into how to manage exploration and combat a long with a darker tone... also Laura doesn’t sound so whiny anymore.
you guys have always made the best reviews! i miss the ol gametrailers days.. and that voice! it really is perfect! this channel deserves millions of subscribers!
I just finished it and it only throws tool tips in an obnoxious degree in easy everything mode, play on normal or hard to not have them pop up so often (they only popped up once per new thing for me)
Graphics and performance wise do you think it's worth me getting an Xbox one x. I already have a ps4 pro, is the difference noticeable on most cross platform games?
Everything about this review is pretty much what I wanted to hear about the new game lol. Might be a while until I get to playing it, but excited to see all the improvements for it.
A review written by Brad!!! Yeah!!! ... Still gonna let this one sit for a while though. Spidey, Valkyria and Dragon Quest are more than enough for now.
I am not a fan of Puzzles, i am very interested in this game, so my main concern are there many puzzles in this game and are they hard? or only a few and are easy? or what kind of comments can you give me about the puzzles. Also how long is acctualy the story mode? I have seen revies that said you can beat the whole game in 15 hrs
Xhodan Xeus You can adjust the puzzle difficulty. You can turn it down to easy so that Lara will give you instructions on what to do next. The puzzles in the main game aren't long or that hard, especially on easy. The optional Challenge Tombs are much harder but like I said, they are optional. Overall game time is around 15-30+ hours depending on difficulty. Completionist game time would probably be around 50 or so hours if played on Easy. There are also new game modes coming soon which will add more trophies.
@@purvdragon-sensei Halo 5, Gears 4, Horizon 3, Cuphead, Sunset Overdrive, PUBG, Ori and the Blind Forest, Sea of Thieves, State of Decay 2, and Quantum Break. These are ones that I've liked and that are not in the same franchises as others. I'm assuming you meant console exclusives so I kept it to that too. Name 5 Playstation Multi-player exclusives.
I really appreciate and enjoy your reviews EZA, however I don't understand how sometimes you guys will just skip certain categories in your essays like (in this case) graphics or sound design. Back at Gametrailers you had clearly defined sections in your videos, making it more easy to grasp your opinion and how one subject transitioned to the next. I miss that.
Nice all around, but wanted to echo others and say that this is just about as well-edited a review as possible. Ian has got to be one of the best out there at this point.
Just completed the game. I have been a Tomb Raider fan and having played the previous two games, I have to say this game was not up to the mark, especially in terms of game mechanics and overall polishing. The developers should have spent some more time enhancing the traversal and combat. I had some gameplay footage recording of Rise of the Tomb Raider in my PS4 which I saw again while I was playing this and I have to say, Rise looked better than this. While Environmental design was great and it was fun to explore Crypts and challenge Tombs, I was expecting a certain level of polishing compared to previous titles which this game did not deliver. But that shouldn't deter fans from picking this up. Its a Good game. Just not great, which it should have been.
Gamespot highlighted a ton of little flaws in the game's mechanical design, like the way Lara can grab onto some ledges but can't grab others. Or how you can literally role in front of an NPC and not get detected if you're wearing mud. It's all valid. Every single game has flaws you can point out. Whether or not it's fun is up to you. I've been sold on these games for a long time, I know what to expect, and I'm all for it.
Man between this spidey and Dragon quest I hope EA eating those words that single player games are dead, mp games are fun don’t get me wrong but nothing resonates with me like a good single player story 💯
They never said that... They mentioned that single player games are not as lucrative. This EA bad narrative is getting crazy.
Still false man they’re the hottest sellers of the year so far that’s profitable in my eyes
Hottest sellers of the year still don't make as much as a multiplayer game + accumulated microtransactions over the course of years.
+Aarsal M Activision, EA, and Konami-- all thrown under the bus even when they do good stuff. Some news channels are basically stalking them for whatever dirt they can find-- even if its a not so smart customer going overboard with their stuff. There people throwing shade at EA even over that madden tournament shooter disaster. Like, take a break.
Also.... why on *earth* do people take this stuff seriously? Mobile games haven't overtaken the console market, we still have discs, play used games, No genre is missing-- even turned based RPG's... like, what have we actually lost here?
SOOO TRUE..#SAVEPLAYERONE
If you EVER spot Lara Croft in the same plane as you, IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE PLANE RIGHT AWAY.
I wish they would just settle on Lara's face. She looks different in all 3 games of this come back.
I’m sitting here literally playing Rise of the tomb raider and holding my ipad with shadow’s Lara next to her. It’s virtually the same lmao.
The vanilla reboot had 1, the definitive edition for the ps4 had another, then another for rise and now it's only slightly changed but different nonetheless.
She had 4 different faces already.
Yes....because graphics improve over time....
Sam Lindsay Xbox one X says hold my beer
I still like her face best on the last gen versions of TR 2013.
3:57
"at first they can include pretty dull tasks"
[cut to Lara violently stabbing a man in the neck with a hunting knife]
That quest is very dull actually XD
This is the worst Tombraider ever. Ripped apart for dlc. Story is predictable and boring. The endless swimming is annoying as fuck. Laras design dosent look good and graphically downgraded from Rise.
"sure it is"😆
david Maloney
Can you or anyone else tell me why people are bothered by these things?
Story?
Who gives a hoot about the story in the Tomb Raider games.
They have always been bad but not in a bad way so to speak.
Think of it like a Mario game or an action game.
It's only there to put you in crazy situations which I am fine with.
It isn't trying to be anything special and they don't last that long.
Endless Swimming is a bit of a stretch.
Vast majority of playtime is on land.
Lara looks practically the same as before
The game may be graphically inferior (I personally can't tell) but ...who cares?
It still looks great and runs at a smooth 60 FPS.
It's the same complaints over and over again and I don't get it.
To me you'd have to be crazy to actually play these games for the story.
And all your other complaints are incredibly minimal.
To be honest, I am in the mood for some casual shooting, climbing and intense set pieces. I knew this game wasn't going to be a GOTY contender, but I always seem happy sinking a bunch of hours into the exploration, and then when I have had enough I am happy to call it a day and beat the story. This isn't my cup of tea to get a platinum in, but I am sure I will hit around 70-80% completion. Thanks for the review lads! Great work as always.
I wish they did more with the villains than just “evil organization that wants to destroy the world for no reason.”
Well in the previous one it wasn't really about that. Yeah the evil organisation that seeked power was there, but the main villains wanted the artifact for *Spoilers* heal Anna from a deadly disease she had (I guess cancer?).
It was a tame plot since 2013 and since it's an origin story, doesn't serve that much meaning behind Lara except being a by the numbers motivator.
The second game was super forgettable, story wise. This one seems to at least be bringing back the grit and is giving Lara an arc.
Trinity are wannabe Templars.
Yeah just look at what Marvel Studios did with Thanos, they took a two dimensional whack-a-doodle comic baddie who wanted to end all life because he's in love with a skeleton and turned him into such a complex and interesting character who, after killing half of the universe, still had half the audiences rooting for him and thinking what he did was the right decision. That's how you do a villain.
Gamespot gave it a 6
IGN gave it a 9
Gameinformer gave if a 7.5
And Easy Allies gave it an 8.5
I'm still sold
PCGamer gave it a 8.4/10 too.
79 in metacritic
Ryan Howe and this is why video game Dunkey made a great video about reviewers. Especially IGN. You enter the lottery with the outcome.
J M Having finished the game and done most of what it has to offer, my rating would be around 7.5/10. I was quite disappointed with this sequel.
Sam Lindsay just don't believe Gamepot. They only rate 9 to Sony exclusives. Many times even ignoring the flaws.
Best game reviews on UA-cam.
Robert Hayes they’re good but I think angry centaur gaming is better
They didn't thank you though.
Those difficulty options are fantastic.
Great review Brad! Not to into this series myself but so happy for the fans of the franchise that this is a good third installment to a strong series!
Your comment makes me happy.
Anthony van Rooyen It made me want to strangle her. His name is Brandon Jones.
Jones is the narrator... The review is written by Brad.
This is actually a really nice comment. I'll tip my hat for you.
Congrats on pronuncing Lara correctly for the entire review Brandon! Your non-American watchers thank you! ;)
Hear hear!
So the American viewers don't care? I'm from the US and know her name is Lara not Laura.
I KNOW!! Im sick of hearing LAURA or LAARA...
In the United States there is almost no one named "Lar-rah." But there are millions of people named "Lor-rah." In case you wonder why:)
I know more Lara's than Laura's. This is not a foreign thing.
Loving these difficulty options!
As much as I tried I couldn’t get invested in Rise of the tomb raider. This looks like more of the same which isn’t a bad thing but I think I’ll wait for a black friday sale on this one. For everyone getting this week hope you have a blast playing it 👍
Given Brad had similar problems with Rise to me, I'm considerably more hyped on this now.
Wait until you play its awful. The end just sets up the next game as lara stops the castrophe. But not trinity. Worst story i have ever played.
no it isn't.
The editing is off the charts, Ian!
My biggest complain about the previous entries was about the character development. It seems like they have handled it better this time.
Adem Recber too little too late for most
This game series is super underrated. Yall need to buy this game and support this incredibly talented developers.
Danny Foglesong If only they knew story and character writing as well. Btw this game was developed by a different developer team.
Never doubted Eidos Montréal. They are the reason I had my eye on this game.
THERE ARE TOO MANY GOOD GAMES COMING OUT!
Best problem to have :D
I agree, my ps4 only has so much storage and i only have so much time.
3:26 "hey ! you wanna know my... secret identity?!" xD
I really hope she doesn’t get stranded and separated from Jonah for the THIRD time...
We know it's bound to happen 😂
That plane scene at the beginning was amazing! I was busy paying attention to that instead of hearing what Brad had to say.
8.5 is a good score. It matches what you were stating about the game. Excellent work, at least you were honest in score and delivery, not like other sites.
So I noticed you guys had no complaints on the game have issues, which means it plays near flawlessly on the One X. Even though the game was gorgeous on the Pro, I had so many technical issues, its not even funny. I'd be walking or running and my camera would start to spasm.
Aside from that I couldn't really get into the narrative, nor the gun play. The game needs some serious work on those ends. The stealth mechanics were the best so far for a tomb raider game. Wish there was a larger variety of weather effects. More downpour and so on. I still give the game an 8, but wish there was more.
Dragon quest, spiderman,valkyria chronicles. I do not have the time or the money 💀💀
Great review Brad :D
Stellar editing Ian :3
Killing it as usual guys ^_^
Now I just gotta beat DQ11 & Spidey before I tackle this game... Soooo many good games!!!
Haven't bought a console game since 2017,this game and a batch of others will be the first few I beat
Mike Wxlf On XBox?
@@kraenk12 Not Xbox just ps4
"they really feel like best friends.." poor jonah :(
Congrats on the writing and editing, Brad and Ian. Cheers!
My review :) ifya interested....This game is utterly gorgeous I can't gush enough, the textures, the lighting, the shadows, the particulates in the air, the rain that splatters the screen, the detail is insane, (were in the jungles of South America this time around as opposed to the frozen tundra of rise, but if you compare the greenery of say the geothermal valley to this game it blows the socks off of it hands down, beautiful improvements) it's all lush and utterly immersive, it's captivating and scintillating eye candy galore, some points I'll stop playing and just stare at the scenary like it's a painting, I zoomed in on the ground I was standing on with the bow or the photographer mode in menu examining the bizarre amount of detail in every rock and leaf expecting it to blur at that zoom but no, I was totally hooked in the first 15 minutes, and by that time I already gave this game a 10, I mean it's a 10 on visuals alone, but same great mechanics with a couple clever additions on top of it, it starts with a great Terrantino style entrance, with blazing action on the brink of disaster, cut away and a callback to two days earlier, and the rust of the time between games immediately dissolved and I was back on the bike again, the water in game is absorbing, you almost feel wet when your in it, clever use of controller vibration with her faster strokes to add to the immersion, a lot of the game has full 360 underwater sequences, and they look and feel great, searching for air pockets avoiding piranhas, collecting resources, it's all a really well fleshed out callback to the original, stellar sound effects to boot is the icing for the visual treat this is, the guns and bow have a real punch to them and alongside everything is a subtle haunting and immersive soundtrack, all this with tremendously deep and nuanced voice work too, the relationship between Lara and Jona feels really organic and genuine this time around, and it was smart to focus in on these 2, it feels believable, and the game play of Lara's childhood was utterly engrossing, really takes you back to suddenly become a kid again on your childhood swingset, head full of imagination and unburdened possibilities with the horizon always on the brink, very clever show of Lara's childhood background inclinations, very reminiscent of her manor you can play through in the original, speaking of which you can play as the original polygon model of her, I mean it looks ridiculous, but a nice wink from the developers paying homage to the source material, but they gave Lara a blue top this time around more reminiscent of her in the origin days, a clever callback of days past nostalgia, really reminded me of the old games, especially with the jungle environment and jaguars, the jaguar scenes were utterly jaw dropping, totally flustered by those sequences, great throwback and wink to the fans and the new features were super cool too, including repelling and swinging, where you have to gauge the distance to jump and appropriate amount of slack on the rope, and the mountain climbing looks and feels naturally great, also you got mud mechanics, where Lara slathers herself in realistic looking mud, predator style, and when you hear her unsheathe her blade when an enemy is in kill distance, covered in mud eyes popping out behind the vines.... dude, so bad ass, and hence the greater focus on stealth, and the mud in game looks freakin amazing trudging through deep patches of it, seriously it's all these little details that make this enthralling and dare I say a masterpiece, and there is an upgrade in laras skill sets where you can for a sizable window of time warp to bullet time while aiming!!!! very helpful and slick in those super hairy situations, to aquire this there are focus plants in the wild or at merchants to purchase (*helpful sidenote - it has a bullet time meter which length can be upgraded in skill sets and once initiated the meter runs down on the use of the focus in general and a separate meter while aiming, once the general plant wears off there's a visual on screen cue, or in menu a color like clock meter that runs down if you want to check before, and wherever you left off with it while aiming and release you have to wait for it to refill full to use again or once it runs out or you get hit it also stops it and you can either let refill before you use it again,*** or (and here's the trick) immediately use another focus plant to refill the meter, keeping it slomo without skipping a beat, you'll thank me later... maybe, I had to figure that out on my own, you gotta be quick on your feet for the slomo, and usage is a little tricky, but no problem once you understand it, and my god blowing back those clamoring cave creatures slomo in those eye catching caverns with a shotgun,....just a blast,(pun not intended, but I'll go with it) Get your Max Payne on!!, Awesome, also to boot the cover mechanics along with the combat look and feel fluidly intuitive...I mean and there's so much to do on top of all this, and I know this is long winded but I have to refute the unconscionably negative reviewers out there, so I'll just run through and elaborate on some of the core gameplay elements and content on top of it for those perhaps unfamiliar, a lot of things have been carried over from the last installments, but it feels more fluid and enhanced, it's all very well done, and it really encourages free exploration, it's as close to open world as you can get, I mean you got the story campaign, which is well executed for the source material and region, but more subtle and in the background where the game play and environments are the real stars here, I've never been a fan of the stories of tomb raider but having it more subtle I preferred as its more about the journey of unfolding clues and archeological riddles rather than the destination, but between the main story and it's adrenaline inducing sequences, (those cave creatures and there echoing wails in the caves are spine tingling), to just exploring the jaw droppingly beautiful landscapes, to collecting resources or hunting wild animals, which you can use at the scattered base camps to upgrade weaponry and outfits (which are really great looking for the south American region and have their own benifits like allowing access to certain restricted temples or ability to carry more resources or prolong bullet time or move quieter, whatever your playing preference or visual style... .all well done, relevant and engrossing), or collecting hidden treasues, arifacts, architecture (which your still able to view and analyze 360 and by doing so uncover deeper secrets or realities behind them occsssionally which reveal the history and culture of the regions bringing a feeling of discovery and appreciation more to life), believable journals, fallen travelers backpacks which reveal map secrets and hidden treasures, analyzing religious structures, which sharpen your deciphering of monoliths which reveal secrets within a specific radius on the map with an associated environmental riddle that you have to seek out, or completing challege tasks like seeking out hidden treasure chests in piranha infested underwater area etc. etc. both of which garner more xp points that contribute to expanding Lara's skill sets at the base camps which are all helpful and gameplay enhancing thus even more incentivising, i mean all these great collaborating gameplay elements along with discovering and raiding tombs and crypts, filled with ancient puzzles of physics and death and wits which are gorgeous and practically on there own worth the buy, to perusing the vast and alive villages, specifically Paititi, it all feels credible and well fleshed out with tons of characters to talk to which look and sound great as well, and from some of them you can venture out on engrossing and fun sidemissions that they inquire of you that offer their own rewards in the the form of information or access to other merchants in town where you can buy items and trade resources, that upgrade equipment that give access to previously inaccessible tombs or areas, which absolutely encourages great replayability and exploration..... ugh, let me take a breath, it's just soo rich and we'll done, the best visuals in a game to date I'd say along with all these tremendously well fleshed out characters and intertwining gameplay elements..... this is the truest yet to the originals and this game is a must have, and I'm really baffled by the negative reviews that almost made me question my purchase, and that was being a fan of the series,.... hands down glorious game and just a well crafted blast, Peace out, and happy hunting ; )
Definitely getting this after I complete Spider-Man. Which could take awhile.
Peruvians speaking perfect English in the middle of the jungle 🤯
5:54 BOOM! Right in the Desire Index!
*Tomb Raider IS NOT ... "freakin' Rambo"!*
I wish Crystal Dynamics would somehow understand that and stop trying to evolve TR into "Call of Duty" ;)
I must say the new TR games look stunning visually and the set-pieces, like in Uncharted, are great fun to traverse in, to explore and generally enhance the adventure to be had a lot. But the "shooting-gallery" which Tomb Raider HAS BECOME is no longer "enhancing" anything. It is destracting from pretty much everything TR should be focused on: Hiking, climbing, exploring, solving puzzles, making archeological finds and progressing through an adventure story.
In the old titles shooting some "baddies", animals, or dinosaurs was alright because it only came up here and there. But NOW ... I really wished it would be optional rather than ... *"IT IS RAMBO TIME !!! ... YOU WILL NOW KILL AT LEAST 30-50 DUDES IN A ROW. WATCH OUT FOR THE GRENADE LAUNCHER GUYS, THE TANKS AND HELICOPTERS! ... THEY REALLY WANT TO KILL THE LITTLE LARA GIRL ... FOR ... REASONS ... YOU KNOW !?!"*
Ugh ... Is it just me, or are they actually planning to send Lara Croft to North Korea, in the next title ... to take out "Kim Jong-un"?
Agreed 100%.
Have you played Shadow of the Tomb Raider? I think it mostly fixes your criticisms. It’s significantly more focused on the puzzles and exploration than the previous two games were. It has by far the best Tombs of the trilogy in terms of both quality and quantity. Combat is much more occasional.
man this looks alot better than i anticipated
a little bit off topic, is there a pre-download when you bought it on pc before the 14th? thanks!
@@NoBodysGamer thank you sir
Should i get the season pass now or just the base game?
Wait a year for the complete edition.
Do what i did, get the base game now. Wait for all dlcs and then buy the season pass in sale.
So you don't miss out. Did the same for Rise.
I might actually check this one out with Eidos taking main control. That customization on exploration difficulty is something ive been waiting years to see. Seems like there’s a lot more thought into how to manage exploration and combat a long with a darker tone... also Laura doesn’t sound so whiny anymore.
This is a good review. Brad writes good reviews.
happy to see that eidos montreal haven't dropped the ball, now if only they could patch the tooltips out of the game :)
Michal 79 on MC. Debatable
@@kraenk12 judging by what I'm seeing, not numbers
you guys have always made the best reviews! i miss the ol gametrailers days.. and that voice! it really is perfect! this channel deserves millions of subscribers!
Always go to you guys for my reviews
Jonah in the friend zone again I see.
Adam Etherton,
Yeah, they need to get Witcher 3 and show Jonah banging and wrecking Lara to help her blow off steam.
i don´t want to sound annoying but why does he have to? xd maybe he has no interest in her, and just sees her as a friend
Not every male and female character have to be together, but people love forcing it lol
She’s knows he’s all balls
#ForeverAlone
well i'm sold. I enjoyed both the previous games so i'm definitely getting this one as well. Nice job guys! Love the opening edits of the review.
Great review, brad!
amazing review
Downloading it now. Loved ROTTR, so I think this will be right up my alley.
Can't wait to play this! Loved the last two and have this preloaded!
Do you need to have played the previous games to enjoy it?
I just finished it and it only throws tool tips in an obnoxious degree in easy everything mode, play on normal or hard to not have them pop up so often (they only popped up once per new thing for me)
how long did it take to complete the game with doing most of the side missions?
I like the tribute to Predator at the end.
Graphics and performance wise do you think it's worth me getting an Xbox one x. I already have a ps4 pro, is the difference noticeable on most cross platform games?
Nice! I really enjoyed my time with Rise so this looks good!
I went from not giving two bits about this game to completely in ! Looks amazing !
Everything about this review is pretty much what I wanted to hear about the new game lol. Might be a while until I get to playing it, but excited to see all the improvements for it.
The puzzles in this game are so good
A review written by Brad!!! Yeah!!! ... Still gonna let this one sit for a while though. Spidey, Valkyria and Dragon Quest are more than enough for now.
Still deciding whether to get SOTTR.. hmmm, I played the 1st two games
Solid Review Brad, this looks to be more of the same and while I enjoyed the first two games, I don't need to jump on this day one.
I just found you guys i thought gametrailers gone forever glad i saw comments there miss you guys
Thank you Easy Allies for a great review. Eight is a great score.
I am not a fan of Puzzles, i am very interested in this game, so my main concern are there many puzzles in this game and are they hard? or only a few and are easy? or what kind of comments can you give me about the puzzles. Also how long is acctualy the story mode? I have seen revies that said you can beat the whole game in 15 hrs
Xhodan Xeus
You can adjust the puzzle difficulty.
You can turn it down to easy so that Lara will give you instructions on what to do next.
The puzzles in the main game aren't long or that hard, especially on easy.
The optional Challenge Tombs are much harder but like I said, they are optional.
Overall game time is around 15-30+ hours depending on difficulty.
Completionist game time would probably be around 50 or so hours if played on Easy.
There are also new game modes coming soon which will add more trophies.
Ill get it for Christmas i can see myself playing this on christmas morning up until new years :)
I really hope the reviews open the developers eyes for the next successor, the graphics are clearly not the issue
Great review mate! Now im pumped even more! And i patches them all haha, i just love me some quality tomb raiding.
Please tell me this coming to xbox because I got nothing to play
TheButcher DS,
Dude, the Xbox sucks. Sell it already, never buy another, buy a PS4 and Switch like a smart person.
Yes it is, and there are tons of games to currently play on Xbox.
Copiondor 93
Name 10 good games on XBOX.
@@purvdragon-sensei Halo MCC , Halo 5 , Gears of war , Forza 6 , Forza 7 , Forza horizon 3 , Forza Horizon 4 , Quantum break
@@purvdragon-sensei Halo 5, Gears 4, Horizon 3, Cuphead, Sunset Overdrive, PUBG, Ori and the Blind Forest, Sea of Thieves, State of Decay 2, and Quantum Break. These are ones that I've liked and that are not in the same franchises as others. I'm assuming you meant console exclusives so I kept it to that too. Name 5 Playstation Multi-player exclusives.
I really appreciate and enjoy your reviews EZA, however I don't understand how sometimes you guys will just skip certain categories in your essays like (in this case) graphics or sound design. Back at Gametrailers you had clearly defined sections in your videos, making it more easy to grasp your opinion and how one subject transitioned to the next. I miss that.
@@EasyAllies thanks for the cool and honest reply, keep up the good work!:)
i WOuld totally give it a 7, the first one will always be the best
This is a pretty nice comment section!
This month is gonna keep me occupied with spidey and this
AND DRAGON QUEST XI BABYYY
Same bro and dragon quest I’m already back and forth between that and spidey in my free time lol
mine are dragon quest 11 and divinity original sin 2
Eww assassin creed no spiderman tomb raider Red dead 2 bf 5 for me
Is it the same as the last one?
Nice all around, but wanted to echo others and say that this is just about as well-edited a review as possible. Ian has got to be one of the best out there at this point.
Dang, Brad, you're getting pretty damn good at this.
It’s like she’s a different actress in every game but they have the same voice.
Loved every game of this series. This is a day one buy for me.
its 7/10.
Crystal should have developed it. its a fact
Well done guys!
great review. subbed.
This and spider man,who can blame us if we start robbing banks😎
Just completed the game. I have been a Tomb Raider fan and having played the previous two games, I have to say this game was not up to the mark, especially in terms of game mechanics and overall polishing. The developers should have spent some more time enhancing the traversal and combat. I had some gameplay footage recording of Rise of the Tomb Raider in my PS4 which I saw again while I was playing this and I have to say, Rise looked better than this. While Environmental design was great and it was fun to explore Crypts and challenge Tombs, I was expecting a certain level of polishing compared to previous titles which this game did not deliver. But that shouldn't deter fans from picking this up. Its a Good game. Just not great, which it should have been.
Do you consider this game better than Rise? Because I enjoyed Rise a lot.
It's an improvement over rise, so it's essentially a better game.
Yes and no.
As far as trilogies go, it’s Empire, Star Wars, Jedi for this series huh?
Unffortunaly It isn't selling enough, it is a amazing game!
Looks great but don’t really have time to play it atm. Will definitely pick it up at some point though.
This Game is Awesome 😍
I didn’t know this game was this close to coming out! Looks great.
Thanks Brad.
Another good review!
Thanks Brad
Great review!
Yo I was stoked to see this review posted! Good stuff! Also for the first time ever. First.
It's my GOTY 2018 - yes, against Red Dead 2 and God of War!!!🔥🔥🔥
So am I right here to say these last 3 games have happened before tomb raider 1 was released?
I'mma buy this for my queen. She loves Lara croft.
There are thing i dont like after watching some videos: animation and how the face the lara is perfect after the shit se goes through
Awesome adventure game :) nice job :)
Great review,as usual.
Gamespot highlighted a ton of little flaws in the game's mechanical design, like the way Lara can grab onto some ledges but can't grab others. Or how you can literally role in front of an NPC and not get detected if you're wearing mud. It's all valid. Every single game has flaws you can point out. Whether or not it's fun is up to you. I've been sold on these games for a long time, I know what to expect, and I'm all for it.
It does seem like a 80 game. 70 would be short and 90 would be too much cuz it aint perfect. Good job GT.. uhh.. EA :P xD