The plot of Tomb Raider is heart-pounding and, at times, heart wrenching as you see Lara adapting quickly to survive. The first hour of playing as Lara is filled with terrifying near-death experiences and heart-stopping quick-time events, which you will soon learn to love as you venture deeper into her story. The powerful opening scene pulls you deep into the heart of Lara’s visceral and trying journey that will put Ms Croft’s survival skills to the ultimate test. The beginning of Tomb Raider is a marvelous introduction of what’s to come in the story progression. That’s what we like most about Lara and her inspiring ways, and helps greatly in strengthening the game’s plot. Wise words of her mentor echoing in her ears seemed to keep her pushing, keep her going. But despite all the hardships she endured, the courageous Lara did not seem ready to throw her hands up and give up. At times, yes, she seemed helpless and left with no hope. Her tough personality alone is beautiful. But as the plot unfolds and thickens, we see her attitude toughen up as she becomes a ‘survivor’, to the point where she’s not afraid of venturing back into the depths of the mountains and taking on enemies.Ī lot’s changed and this Lara proves that she doesn’t need an oversized buxom like her counterpart from the 90s to be attractive. At first, she’s confused, scared and desperate to find her mates when she wakes up in captivity by unknown assailants. We see her briefly listening to music aboard the Endeavor cargo ship, with absolutely no clue about the forthcoming events that will change her life forever, before disaster strikes and a freak storm at sea leaves her and her crew shipwrecked and separated from each other. They want to start out and develop her character from a blank slate. Tomb Raider starts out telling you nothing about Lara for a good reason. Crystal Dynamics has given Lara Croft a fresh change for the better. Forget about the Lara Croft that was an Angelina Jolie doppelganger. Forget about stereotypical Indiana Jones style ruins. Aside from the carryover of her name, Lara bears little resemblance to her original counterpart, not even in looks, personality or mannerisms. In Tomb Raider, we’re reintroduced to Lara Croft, a young archaeologist on her first expedition in search of the mythical Yamatai Island. Tested on PC with screenshots from actual gameplay. Tomb Raider was reviewed using retail copies independently purchased by us. The game is a reboot of the series a fresh story, new characters, a new setting, completely overhauled graphics and a new direction. Tomb Raider, the 2013 game, is an exception to this. It isn’t often that you see a video game from a huge publisher that isn’t a sequel or prequel to yesteryears’ titles.
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