![]() Every location has countless collectibles and treasures to find, all nicely laid out for Lara! There’s a satisfaction to be had knowing you’ve 100% cleared an area, having fully mastered the jungles and caverns and so on. Pretty fishes!įurther enhancing exploration, just like the prior two games, each location can be returned to via Fast Travel to fully explore and locate all the fun treasures and goodies. The underwater elements actually play fairly well, unlike most games. Although there are linear paths for progressing the story, the inter-connected zones are large enough to feel impressive and believable but never overwhelming. World design allows for a positive sense of discovery. I honestly think using the photo mode was the most enjoyable part of the entire game…which is probably yet another indication the game isn’t up to par…but look at my fantastic photos! Here Lara comes to save the day, looking mighty fine I must say! Thank you photo mode for letting Lara have some fun! If only she was really this happy… Since the actual story is such a downer, it’s pretty hilarious how you can put a funny smile on Lara in the most absurd situations. Given that Shadow’s visuals are phenomenal, I absolutely loved using the photo mode to take a bunch of really quirky and interesting captures. More could be said on the truly outstanding visuals (Lara’s silky hair!), but you get the point. Everything is so expertly crafted! The artists have done a truly brilliant job creating one of the most gloriously attractive adventure games! There’s some really fantastic architecture and environments in this game! The finely detailed stonework and carpentry. This game is stunning, the pinnacle of years and years of technological progress. Now that you know my feelings, let me prove my case to you, starting with the good things.īy far the best thing about Shadow is the visuals. If only the whole game was a nice enjoyable stroll through the jungle with best buddies! Buy it for very cheap because it feels like a cheap imitation of the truly creative and inspiring first two games. The bottomline: the game is very playable but uninspired. – A native mother parenting…maybe she’s kidding? ![]() “Clean behind your ears or I’ll cook them up for supper.” What should have been Lara’s triumphant time to shine turns into a muddled mess…a (forgive the pun) shadow of the prior Tomb Raiders. ![]() Not only is the overall pacing and platforming inferior, the story and characters are unfocused. Lara’s sad, despairing face would fit right in on one of those anti-depressant commercials. It fails to build upon the strong improvements of the critically acclaimed second game and feels like a lesser developer made a big jumble of everything…because they did. Then for some crazy reason, Square Enix handed over this beloved franchise to Eidos Montréal.Īs a natural result, Shadow feels out of place and inconsistent. The 2013 reboot, Tomb Raider, and 2015 sequel, Rise of the Tomb Raider, were both made by the very talented Crystal Dynamics. How did Shadow turn out so badly? The answer requires delving into the development details. Rather, we end the trilogy with a truly lamentable Lara and a very mediocre mess of a game. Lest you think I’m some sort of hater, let me emphatically say I loved the first two games and was so hoping this game would bridge the gap between the young, apprehensive reboot Lara and the confident, witty Lara of the 1990s. If she sees a gun she wants, she takes it. Shadow is a technically competent game with fairly solid gameplay ruined by ineffective writing, dreadful storytelling, and a very unlikeable protagonist. ![]() How’s that for a review introduction? Now that you already know things aren’t going to be very positive, let me summarize my feelings. Do you have too much happiness in your life? Are you tired of uplifting adventure? Then have we got the game for you! Shadow of the Tomb Raider delivers non-stop frowning, pouting, and despair mixed with a whole heap of incoherent storytelling! Oh, and there’s a totally lame season pass! Act now and you too can witness Lara Croft go from gaming legend to insufferable whiner! Awesome, right!? ![]()
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