okay so ive already started a bit of the second game in this series, so a lot of the complaints i had, i already know get better. i went into tomb raider craving what uncharted had. i was pleasantly satisfied that the combat and puzzle solving was just as fun! i honestly think the combat was more fun, but it did not have as much parkour or puzzle solving. the puzzles were more logic based than based in any sort of journal, which i actually kinda prefer. all but the first one were pretty fair in my view, even if some were a bit tricky at first.
now onto my first specific complaint, i dont think this game had a great opening. the first puzzle is genuinely so confusing it drove me away from the game for so long. i had to look it up, and i was like damn theres no way i wouldve ever figured that out. that is kinda ridiculous for so early in the game. i thought all the puzzles would be like this, but nope.
another complaint i had was that the voice acting just isnt great, and very distracting. laras screams and grunts are just too animated and repetitive, that it got annoying. none of the characters really had great voice acting, though. at least in my opinion. the plot being lackluster is kind of expected because the super fun and strategic gameplay make up for it, (although it couldve been sm better!) but i do draw the line at bad dialogue and plot points. i was pretty much anticipating death after death and none of it really fazed me. this couldve been fixed with a slower story, and better, more drawn out dialogue. but yk, i had fun so who cares
other things i didnt enjoy was just how clunky everything felt. picking up some artifact didnt feel smooth at all. it opened a million menus and check lists i had to close out of. in uncharted, he just picked it up and you had the option of expanding the info. tomb raider needs to not assume the player is super interested in all that stuff, bc it just takes me out of the game when i have to hit escape 30 times bc i dont care!! i just wanna jump from things and shoot!
anyways, overall i hope to see more plot in the series and just some better dialogue! otherwise, i had a lot of fun and would replay just for the combat alone. finally a game that has a cool bow
now onto my first specific complaint, i dont think this game had a great opening. the first puzzle is genuinely so confusing it drove me away from the game for so long. i had to look it up, and i was like damn theres no way i wouldve ever figured that out. that is kinda ridiculous for so early in the game. i thought all the puzzles would be like this, but nope.
another complaint i had was that the voice acting just isnt great, and very distracting. laras screams and grunts are just too animated and repetitive, that it got annoying. none of the characters really had great voice acting, though. at least in my opinion. the plot being lackluster is kind of expected because the super fun and strategic gameplay make up for it, (although it couldve been sm better!) but i do draw the line at bad dialogue and plot points. i was pretty much anticipating death after death and none of it really fazed me. this couldve been fixed with a slower story, and better, more drawn out dialogue. but yk, i had fun so who cares
other things i didnt enjoy was just how clunky everything felt. picking up some artifact didnt feel smooth at all. it opened a million menus and check lists i had to close out of. in uncharted, he just picked it up and you had the option of expanding the info. tomb raider needs to not assume the player is super interested in all that stuff, bc it just takes me out of the game when i have to hit escape 30 times bc i dont care!! i just wanna jump from things and shoot!
anyways, overall i hope to see more plot in the series and just some better dialogue! otherwise, i had a lot of fun and would replay just for the combat alone. finally a game that has a cool bow
Reviewed on Mar 18, 2023