But then alongside that you have the puzzles of the challenge tombs and these are phenomenal to play containing must-not miss pieces of gameplay. It’s a very good one and quite obviously is the big focus on a chunk of the game. The story sets out its path and takes you on a journey across countries, fighting bad guys, solving puzzles and exploring ruins. There is one specific sequence in a flashback to Lara’s childhood that is a brilliant bit of storytelling, setting up the tragic nature of her life and giving an idea of the drive and purpose behind why, and how, she became who she is. You will without a doubt like Lara and will easily buy into her plight with her friend Jonas, becoming engrossed in the believable world you journey in.
What it does well is to mix religion, magic and evil greed together in a believable tale, one that delivers great characterisation. The story is top notch as well, developing around the bad guys – Unity – and concerns that an ancient artifact that Lara is looking for could prevent an upcoming apocalypse. The lush jungle environment, dotted with Mayan and Peruvian ruins is a great new playground for Lara and harks back to some of the wow moments found in the original games.
Nice easy start as per usual then, yeah? The adventure then starts proper and takes you through tombs and onwards to Peru where the events from the plane crash take hold. It then backtracks back to find her trapped underground. Shadow of the Tomb Raider starts with Lara in peril, situated on a plane falling to bits. I haven’t been disappointed one little bit. It must be said, I loved the first two games and the direction they were heading and so have been eagerly awaiting this instalment. Yes she was exploring tombs again, but in an open world environment, with RPG type upgrading and skill collecting. Lara was broken, vulnerable and learning her trade.
The first two games by Crystal Dynamics were brilliant brutal game changers. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the final part of the trilogy for the newest incarnation of Lara Croft.
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