A solid conclusion to this rebooted franchise. Decent (though underwhelming at times) story and atmosphere, but not much is new here.
While this game did not wow me, it was a solid conclusion to this new trilogy, albeit not as epic as I was hoping for. I enjoyed the characters, world building, and atmosphere, but something was missing. The mechanics didn't really offer anything new, but were a bit more streamlined.
The game mostly takes place in Peru, so we get a major change of scenery from the frozen lands of Siberia in the second game. It is once again semi open world with numerous zones you can fast travel between. Lara's goal is to stop a Mayan apocalypse that gets set in motion. You travel through Peruvian jungles and villages, as well as numerous Mayan ruins. All of which are a site to see. Making allies along the way you have to solve the mysteries and riddles that will prevent this Mayan apocalypse from occurring.
Gameplay-wise there wasn't really anything new here. You have the main quest line as well as side missions, challenges, and collectibles in most zones. It really is more of the same in a new setting, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but would have been nice to see something new here. Like previous game you start will next to no weapons and gear and must collect them as you go. You can still upgrade your weapons and gear as you with items you collect or purchase along the way. Traversal and the puzzle mechanics are more of the same which are mostly satisfying, but again nothing that wowed me. Combat was again passable like the prior game, but did not feel as engaging. The stealth mechanics were ok, but not really able to be used effectively most of the time. All of this to say the gameplay and mechanics were almost a copy and paste job from the prior game with some updated graphics and a new environment.
I played the game entirely on Steam Deck and it ran pretty well. I set it to high settings with 40hz/40fps. It dipped a little in some of the bigger zones/villages and during some cut scenes, but was by no means impacted gameplay.
Overall, I am glad I played the game, but it was not as good as the first two, and did not have the epic conclusion I was hoping for. Not a bad game by any means, just not quite what I was hoping for. Definitely recommend if you're a Tomb Raider fan and played the prior two.
While this game did not wow me, it was a solid conclusion to this new trilogy, albeit not as epic as I was hoping for. I enjoyed the characters, world building, and atmosphere, but something was missing. The mechanics didn't really offer anything new, but were a bit more streamlined.
The game mostly takes place in Peru, so we get a major change of scenery from the frozen lands of Siberia in the second game. It is once again semi open world with numerous zones you can fast travel between. Lara's goal is to stop a Mayan apocalypse that gets set in motion. You travel through Peruvian jungles and villages, as well as numerous Mayan ruins. All of which are a site to see. Making allies along the way you have to solve the mysteries and riddles that will prevent this Mayan apocalypse from occurring.
Gameplay-wise there wasn't really anything new here. You have the main quest line as well as side missions, challenges, and collectibles in most zones. It really is more of the same in a new setting, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but would have been nice to see something new here. Like previous game you start will next to no weapons and gear and must collect them as you go. You can still upgrade your weapons and gear as you with items you collect or purchase along the way. Traversal and the puzzle mechanics are more of the same which are mostly satisfying, but again nothing that wowed me. Combat was again passable like the prior game, but did not feel as engaging. The stealth mechanics were ok, but not really able to be used effectively most of the time. All of this to say the gameplay and mechanics were almost a copy and paste job from the prior game with some updated graphics and a new environment.
I played the game entirely on Steam Deck and it ran pretty well. I set it to high settings with 40hz/40fps. It dipped a little in some of the bigger zones/villages and during some cut scenes, but was by no means impacted gameplay.
Overall, I am glad I played the game, but it was not as good as the first two, and did not have the epic conclusion I was hoping for. Not a bad game by any means, just not quite what I was hoping for. Definitely recommend if you're a Tomb Raider fan and played the prior two.