Tomb Raider Rankings
Ranking the Tomb Raider games, having replayed most of them recently. It's generally a consistently good series, with the dips being just generally uninspired minus the one notable exception. The quality gap between the final 3 and the rest is more substantial than the others.
I have had to revise this list as I think I was too harsh on the LAU trilogy while being far too kind to Last Revelation, which upon replay is incredibly mediocre compared to the more solidly built Legend and Anniversary.
I have had to revise this list as I think I was too harsh on the LAU trilogy while being far too kind to Last Revelation, which upon replay is incredibly mediocre compared to the more solidly built Legend and Anniversary.
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I gotta know straight from the expert, what is the best way to play Tomb Raider III these days?
@HenryVines Remastered. the remastered graphics aren't amazing and you'll need a reshade pack for the lighting, but the QoL additions make going back to TR3's original PC release or the Ps1 version near impossible.
@HenryVines i do recommend playing 1 and 2 extensively first, as 3 is a sequel that assumes you have those games whipped and are ready for a meatier challenge.
Absolutely will do, the first game kicked me ass plenty when I was a youngin and I don't intend to go any further with the series until I've given it another proper shake. I was just curious if the bugs you describe in your review are to such a detriment that there was a better way to go about it, when I eventually get to 3.
@HenryVines Oh! are you talking about Underworld? That one I'd recommend just picking up on Xbox. Compatability with mid-2000s games on Windows 10/11 is terrible, and the LAU trilogy run fine on the Xbone.
Sorry, I should have been more clear. In your review of the 2024-remaster version of Tomb Raider 3 you mention it being a super buggy / unlikely to be fixed remaster and it just got me wondering what the best version to play is at this point. I really should have asked you under that review!
But thanks for all your advice!
gruel
2 months ago