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A number of times I thought I’d exhausted all options before adjusting my thinking just a little, only to have the solution snap into place. Whether it be ‘light four mirrors’ or ‘climb this spindly tower of death’ or ‘explore a giant freighter’, each one has its own mechanics and personality and, most importantly, is genuinely tough. Its puzzle-based story missions, optional crypts, and nine challenge tombs are giant, intricate affairs where ideas are rarely reused, forcing you to figure out their rules afresh each time.
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Perhaps more significantly, Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s impressive world features the best puzzles in the series. In this regard, it feels more in step with the spirit of the original Tomb Raider games of the 90s and early 2000s, and it was a joy to feel so small and insignificant among such beautifully crafted spaces. The actual practice of tomb raiding takes the front seat here, and story missions feature fewer firefights than the past two games and more lonely traversal across cavernous, ancient architecture. Powerful PuzzlingFor the most part, however, Lara spends her time alone. Jonah has always been a reliable voice of reason to Lara’s flights of fancy, but he, too, evolves in this iteration and the subtle shifts in their dynamic are fun to watch.
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She’s well supported by series veteran Earl Baylon’s Jonah, who is her only regular confidant this time around. The tonal jumps the script demands might be jarring in lesser hands, but Luddington manages to convey empathy and introspection in one breath while believably talking about a magical artefact that can ‘remake the world’ in another. It helps that Lara’s voice actress, Camilla Luddington, treads the tightrope between the vulnerable and the ridiculous with such ease. A playable flashback sequence, in particular, does a wonderful job at illustrating Lara’s home life before she became a cold-blooded killer, and adds more poignancy to the finale. Her obsession is put into question, but we’re also reminded of the reasons behind it. Shadow of the Tomb Raider also skillfully hits all the emotional moments needed to satisfyingly wrap up Lara’s quest that began in 2013. It’s a surprising and delicately-told development for the character and adds a shade of warm humanity that was not there in 2013’s Tomb Raider or 2015’s Rise of The Tomb Raider (and certainly not in this year’s dud of a film adaptation).
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Lara isn’t so much narcissistic as awkward and introverted, only really comfortable when alone in her dangerous element. It’s Lara who is obsessed this time, of course, and while the first act suggests a descent into narcissism (which could get tedious across 25 hours), her character is handled with a lighter touch. Beneath that, though, the nature of obsession is once again the well-crafted underlying theme. Moments of big, blockbuster-style scripted action return skin-of-your-teeth action sequences that hurtle Lara across crumbling earth and bullet-peppered buildings, and feel like wonderfully orchestrated roller-coaster rides. This time it’s centered around an impending apocalypse and the search for the ancient item that can prevent it that propels Lara through the dark guts of South America. There are all sorts of opportunities for badass wallpapers, so we’ve compiled some of our favorites HD screenshots and key art that we think should totally be your new background.Shadow of the Tomb Raider tells a great story that continues the series’ tradition of high-concept, Indiana Jones-style mumbo jumbo. Good thing, then, that the game’s photo mode is awesome, allow players to manipulate Lara Croft into position for some spectacular, background-worthy screenshots. In fact, thanks to clever lighting effects and some serious attention to detail, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is by far the best-looking game in the series.
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Clambering around crumbling cliff edges and wading through the thick undergrowth of Jurassic-looking forests is about as exotic as Tomb Raider has ever felt. In our review playthrough, we thoroughly enjoyed our time with the game and were particularly impressed with just how gorgeous the lush outdoor environments were to behold. Shadow of the Tomb Raider launched last week and fans of the series will likely be trekking their way through the Peruvian Jungle toward the finale of Lara Croft’s rebooted trilogy story.