Tomb Raider

I brought this game years ago but Thank you Square Enix for free giveaways.
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Incredible game that was ahead of it's time and brought parkour, combat, and single player all together perfectly. I highly recommend this game, it had no flaws and despite it coming out in 2013 it was easily one of my favorite single player games I have ever played. Definitely worth the price with or without the sale.

Thank you so much for giving this game away for free right now. It is much appreciated. Hopefully, you are all staying safe as much as possible. We are pretty much holding up at home at the moment since new cases of corona are popping up closer and closer to us. So far, our town "appears" to be ok. I pray it stays that way. You all have fun playing this game and you and your family stay safe.

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Tomb Raider is a fantastic game. This game goes from a bold and engaging story to a sense of adventure, action and emotion that pushes one to want to play some more.
This game is able to display hair very beautifully with the new Pantene TressFX shampoo. It almost looks like each strand of Lara Croft's hair is moving with the rules of physics.
If your down with killing hundreds of men with a compound bow and climbing mountains with your climbing axe, well then this game is for you.

This time reviewing a perfect rated game. First of all, I have completed overall 100% of this game (not by achievement side) means all collectibles, challenges and everything. So let's start.
★ Gameplay ➜
Tomb Raider is an Action, adventure,puzzle-solving third person game based on an open-world environment. There is only one map in this game and enough to explore the whole world. There is no mini-map. By its name, the game series should be more focused on searching for tombs, artifacts, relics, historical interest, puzzle, traps, etc. I was expecting that but it doesn't exist properly here. The thing is something different. First 80% of gameplay gonna be end by saving your friends and learning the survival tactics which makes this game more enjoyable but doesn't judge its name properly. But the developer arranged the whole trilogy successfully like the next sequel is going to be more tomb searching rather than learning survival tactics and the main protagonist of this game Lara Croft going to be a great adventurer and experienced.
In this game, the gameplay is mainly focused on using environmental stuff properly, learn survival tactics against some crazy enemies and weak animals. So hunting is a part of this game but not so much enlarged. There are some RPG elements I have found. The skill tree was really good but expecting some more useful skills. Combat is based on weapons bow and cover as well as playing stealth is important to success in Lara's opinion. Bow, Weapon and it's customization is also great, you have to explore for parts which are really enjoyable. Here searching for collectibles is interesting because every time you have try something new, so never felt bored and reveals interesting information. Climbing is my favorite part in this game because it is not only restricted in 'W and Space' but also using equipment is also necessary as there are climbing-axe,rope ascender, rope arrow etc . Enemies are crazy, they do everything to get Lara. So every time searching for something new is required to survive their ambushes. Quick time event and close quarter combat were like an action movie. I think this part made this game famed. Besides insane fighting with enemies, there are some optional Tomb which is not so much puzzled in my opinion. Lara has got a great instinct, you have to use it to progress in this case. Using fire torch in dark caves thrilled me. There is no repetitive content so I never felt bored. But I have felt some lacking like there is no underwater part as Lara is on an island. There are no survivors without Lara and it's team so there is no side mission in this game. Lara can't climb trees etc.
★Story ➜
Story is really cool, some people suggested me to explore it's story. After completing the story, I am fully satisfied by story progression. Basically, Lara wanted to be an explorer and adventurer from her childhood, wanted to explore the beauty of this world. So as part of his dream, she was in a team traveling by ship intending to find the lost kingdom of Yamatai which is the Island of Japan. There is a famous archaeologist in that team but the whole team always listens to Lara as she has got good instincts. According to Lara's speech, they changed directions and their ship crashed by a dangerous storm. So they stuck on a mysterious island as there is no escape for dangerous weather and separated from teammates. Now the journey starts from here.The story was full of mystery and suspense, related to their whole team like a Hollywood movie.Story was large enough to enjoy.
★★ Graphics, Optimization, Soundtrack and Miscellaneous ➠➠➠
As a game of 2013 graphics designing was really cool. Design of Character, Environment, Jungle, Tree, details, texture, shadow, water, bloom, lens and flare, sky, cloud everything was fine. Not best but fine. The combination of shiny and stormy weather was amazing. Optimization was quite well. But I was expecting better sound quality and more music. Faced a lot of bugs like I have executed jumping upward but Lara jumps on right or left and dead. The animation and movement screen during the quick time event like escaping a collapsing cave was up to the mark. I was amazed by their story representation.
★Multiplayer ➠
So many don't know about the multiplayer of this game. Multiplayer is actually quite fun. It is totally PVP and has got a match instantly. Ping was Under 150 which means totally playable, PVP rewards are good, can be used in single player.
Multiplayer of this game is also recommended if anyone wants to spend time.
Personal Overall Rating -19/20
As a Tomb Raider rating -6/10 (Less historical stuff and puzzles, more action,adventure and RPG)
By the way, Lara is one of the greatest female thief in this world.
Sorry for any mistakes If I made any

Tomb Raider 2013 Review - November 2019 (Spoiler Free)
Edition - Normal (not GOTY)
Price Paid - 3.49$ (Usually goes for sale for that price)
This was my first time playing a Tomb Raider game, and I have to admit, I was left with taste for more.
Graphics 8 / 10
for a 6 years old game, it didn't disappoint. Textures are crisp, and realistic. Models and characters look real, and Lara is greatly detailed, even in today's standards. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the lighting, it was too grayish and gloomy for my taste. For an island in the middle of the ocean with jungles, mountains and ancient buildings, I think they could have done better. I understand it kinda suits the theme of game (depressing), but I found myself playing with a reshade to truly enjoy the beautiful island.
Performance, Stability and Bugs 8.5 / 10
Performance was great - Playing at 1440p Everything Ultra except Shadows and SSAO which I set to Normal and AA set to FXAA, my Gtx 1070 was on 40% usage without the Reshade and around 70% with the Reshade. My i5 7600k (4.8ghz) was on 20% - 25%, so Overall, performance is great and you can play it on older PC's as well. I did notice FPS drops tho, when using TressFX Hair, so I disabled it.
I encountered two bugs , solving the first one was easy I just restarted the game and it worked. In the second bug, the game asked me to Mash the E button, but no matter how hard I pressed the E button it just didn't do anything. I found that disabling fullscreen and lowering the resolution to the lowest during that part solved it. Nothing Gamebreaking but definitely annoying.
Story and Characters 7 / 10
Took me 10.5 hours to finish the main story
On one hand, Lara is a very interesting character, we learn her personality through her choices, murmuring at herself, and the relations with other characters. On the other hand, I wish I could know the other characters on the same level as Lara. They weren't much detailed other than a sentence here and there. There were some interactions between Lara and the others however, it lacked some depth. I strongly believe it's a missed opportunity to make the game much more fascinating.
A.I and enemies felt very dumb, hiding behind walls with their head peeking out, killing an enemy and his friend who is standing 2 feet away, doesn't notice anything, and when he does notice after a while he aims like an eye-blinded grandma.
Gameplay and Progression 7.5 / 10
there is nothing more satisfying than sticking a burning arrow in the head of your Enemy, or sneaking behind with silenced pistol and headshoting some Brainwashed Idiots. There were some mini games like jumping from ropes or avoiding obstacles while "surfing" down a river.
Gunplay is average, and there are only 4 weapons available, but you can upgrade them by progressing the storyline.
I found myself not really using the skill progression system, as I didn't feel much of a difference with the skills mastered.
Sound and Music 8 / 10
The Soundtrack was nice, but didn't make me hum it all day, it was a nice addition, but nothing memorable. Voice acting was of a good quality, except for some enemies which felt out of place.
Level Design and World Design 8 / 10
Some levels made me really paranoid, I felt that at any given moment something could jump at Lara, and scare the **** out of me. There were some really disgusting levels and caves with bodies, human flesh and rivers of blood. Furthermore there were also some hard to watch moments, people with a weak heart - you were warned.
One of the best parts of the game was the puzzels, some of them easy, and some of them a bit more complicated, and require some thought. definitely a huge win here!
However, the world design felt too linear, and you didn't really have a choice but to go in one direction, yes, you can go hunting, and yes, you can explore secret tombs, but I have never found myself doing either, as I felt this was the least important thing to do in that situation.
Summary and Final Thoughts
Tomb Raider 2013 was a great experience for me. The graphics were good, Lara's character was rich and detailed, but the others lacked some depth. Gameplay was fast paced and interesting, and the puzzels were a great addition to the Adventure of Lara Croft.
Final Rating - 8 / 10 ;D