The original Tomb Raider reboot was accused of being too linear. Related: Xbox One Elite Controller vs Regular Wireless Controller While this review will be spoiler-free, Rise of the Tomb Raider tells a tale of loss, betrayal, mortality and ultimately it all becomes a little otherworldly – as has been the case with past Tomb Raiders. Instead this is a Lara who’s learnt how to handle pain, command an arsenal of weapons and kill droves of enemies. Gone are the slightly horror movie-esque moments where Lara is weak and howling, along with the snuff-movie style deaths (apart from the occasional impaling). Since the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot, Lara has come a long way as a character, and the developers have too. It manages to capture what made the original Tomb Raider games so successful and iconic, and bring it into a modern era – with a modern Lara Croft. Available on Xbox One (tested), PC coming early 2016, PS4 coming holiday 2016Īlthough Rise of the Tomb Raider is the game that’s putting the tombs back into Tomb Raider, in reality this is a title that does so much more.
