Indiana Jones but if it was a videogame and also all the antagonists are braindead bullet sponges and the protagonist is the most athletically undynamic oaf the world has ever seen. Also, the higher the difficulty, the more unbearable these issues become. It is still mostly fine though.

The story is quite fun and the characters are very charming.

Fundamentally, this game has the same structure that every subsequent Naughty Dog game until today would have, meaning linear level design with combat encounters, puzzles, varying companions and cutscenes. Unfortunately, it is not able to realize that structure's full potential.
It is interesting however, to see this lackluster version of the game design philosophy, which would go on to lay the foundation of one of the greatest runs of video game releases a developer studio ever managed pulled off.

Reviewed on May 20, 2023


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