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_Seth 31-10-18 19:07

Rank the Tomb Raider Games, Now Including: Shadow!
 
I think Shadow's been out long enough for people to find where to put it on their order of favourite to least favourite.

Here is mine. :)
[LIST=1][*]Angel of Darkness[*]Tomb Raider 3[*]Tomb Raider 1[*]Tomb Raider 2[*]Rise[*]2013[*]Chronicles[*]Last Revelation[*]Legend[*]Anniversary[*]Underworld[*]Shadow[/LIST]

Yeauxleaux 31-10-18 19:43

1 - TR3
2 - TR2
3 - TR4

The above change around every week depending on my current mood, but invariably they're the top 3.

4/5 - Anniversary and TR1 tied
6 - Legend
7 - Shadow
8 - Chronicles
9 - AoD (would be much higher if it was fully realised)
10 - Underworld (would be higher if I wasn't a mortal arachnophobe)
11 and 12 - 2013 and Rise tied. If both games had a combination of 2013's conceptual/story ideas and Rise's gameplay, both would be a little higher.

Chamayoo 31-10-18 23:00

#1 - TR2
#2 - TR1
#3 - The Last Revelation
#4 - Anniversary and Underworld (tied)
#6 - Legend
#7 - TR3
#8 - Rise and Shadow (tied)
#10 - The Angel of Darkness
#11 - Chronicles
#12 - TR 2013

trfan16 01-11-18 01:08

1. TRII
2. TRI
3. TRIV
4. TR2013
5. TRL
6. Shadow
7. TRIII
8. Rise
9. Anniversary
10. Underworld
11. TRV
12. AOD

klona 01-11-18 01:35

I have so many ties. :p

1. TR4/TR5
2. TR1/TR3
3. TRA
4. TR2
5. TRL
6. AOD/SOTTR
7. TRU
8. ROTTR
9. TR2013

Johnnay 01-11-18 03:59

1.TR3
2.TR2
3.TR1
4.Legend
5. Anniversary
6. AOD
7, Chronicles
8, TR4
9, Underworld
10, Shadow
11, Rise
12, TR2013

Girafarig32 01-11-18 04:19

[LIST=1][*][B]Tomb Raider 3[/B][*][B]Angel of Darkness[/B][*][B]Legend[/B][*][B]Last Revelation[/B][*]Chronicles[*]Anniversary[*]Underworld[*]Tomb Raider 2[*]Rise[*]Tomb Raider 1[*]Shadow[*]Reboot[/LIST]
Bolded are my absolute favorites in the series.

Johnnay 01-11-18 04:33

[QUOTE=Girafarig32;8007167][LIST=1][*][B]Tomb Raider 3[/B][*][B]Angel of Darkness[/B][*][B]Legend[/B][*][B]Last Revelation[/B][*]Chronicles[*]Anniversary[*]Underworld[*]Tomb Raider 2[*]Rise[*]Tomb Raider 1[*]Shadow[*]Reboot[/LIST]
Bolded are my absolute favorites in the series.[/QUOTE]

Why don’t you like TR1

charmedangelin 01-11-18 04:44

1.TR3
2.AOD
3.TR1
4.TR4
5.TR2
6.TR5
7. Anniversary
8. Legend
9. Underworld
10. 2013
11. Shadow
12. Rise

laracroftswest 01-11-18 05:42

Alright I think Shadow has settled enough in my mind.

1. TR2
2. TR1
3. Shadow
4. TR3
5. Legend
6. Anniversary
7. AoD
8. Rise
9. 2013
10. TR4
11. Chronicles
12. Underworld

Ranks 3 and 4 could interchange a lot as time goes on.

Ahmier 01-11-18 05:45

Gonna have a marathon and see if my ranking changes.

moodydog 01-11-18 13:03

3
A
2
1
S
4
U
R
Re
L
5
6

NoahCrofRaider 01-11-18 13:22

1. TR3
2. TR1
3. AoD
4. TR4
5. TR2
6. Anniversary
7. Legend
8. Underworld
9. Chronicles
10-12. Reboot Trilogy (Haven’t played any of these games yet)

xdesperado_ 01-11-18 13:25

1) TR2
2) TR1
3) TR4
4) TR3
5) SOTTR
6) ROTTR
7) Anniversary
7) AOD
8) Legend
9) TR2013
10) TR5
11) Underworld

3-9 does often change a little. But this is my current ranking.

Avalon SARL 02-11-18 11:53

1. Tr 4

2. Tr 2

3. Tr a

4. Tr 3

5. Sotr

6. Tr l

7. Tr c

8. Tr 1

9. Tr u

10. Tr 2013

11. Rotr

12. Aod

CroftManiac05 02-11-18 12:03

1) Legend
2) TR3
3) TR2
4) Anniversary
5) TR1
6) TR4
7) Underworld
8) Rise
9) TR2013
10) Chronicles
11) AOD

Haven't played Shadow yet :specialsnowflake:

fondantcookie 02-11-18 12:22

3
2
1
4
AoD
5
TR13
Shadow
Rise
Legend
Anniversary

:wve:

Although I enjoyed the newest trilogy, nothing come close to the classics and the CORE games. Their half finished vision of AoD is still better than anything Crystal have delivered upto this point!

_________

Would be interesting if the results could be tallied somehow...

Ivy Valentine 02-11-18 12:25

4
3
2
Underworld
Legend
AoD
Chronicles
1
Reboot
Rise
Shadow
Anniversary

tomee 02-11-18 12:49

1, Tomb Raider II
2, Tomb Raider III
3, Tomb Raider Anniversary
4, Tomb Raider I
5, Shadow of the Tomb Raider
6, Rise of the Tomb Raider
7, Tomb Raider Underworld
8, Tomb Raider (2013)
9, Tomb Raider Chronicles
10, Tomb Raider Legend
11, Tomb Raider The angel of darkness

N/A: Tomb Raider 4. I never completed this game, so I can't rate it yet.

Portugalraider 04-11-18 00:33

1. TRI
2. TRIII
3. RotTR
4. TRA
5. TRL
6. TReboot
8. TRU
9. TRII
10. TLR
11. AOD
12. TRC

Still haven't played SotTR, but considering everything I know about the game, I see it definitely cracking my top 5, maybe my top 3 (though I doubt it will top TRI and TRIII)

Legends 04-11-18 01:26

[FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4][COLOR=#003F7E][I]1. Tomb Raider III
2. Tomb Raider II
3. Tomb Raider
4. The Last Revelation
5. Legend
6. Anniversary
7. Underworld
8. Chronicles
9. Guardian of Light
10. Temple of Osiris
11. Angel of Darkness[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

OrangeJuice 04-11-18 02:29

1. TR1/Anniversary
2. Shadow
3. AoD
4. 2013
5. TR3
6. Legend
7. TR5
8. Underworld
9. Rise
10. TR4
11. TR2

lance6439 04-11-18 04:22

TR:AOD
TR:5
TR:II
Legend
TR:I
Underworld
TR:2013
TR:III
Shadow
Anniversary
Rise


havent played TR4 in full

sheepman23 04-11-18 04:43

I've answered this question so many times now, and I'm pretty sure my rankings change a little bit every single time... :vlol:

1. Tomb Raider III
2. Tomb Raider
3. Tomb Raider II
4. The Last Revelation
5. Anniversary
6. Rise of the Tomb Raider
7. Chronicles
8. The Angel of Darkness
9. Legend
10. Shadow of the Tomb Raider
11. Tomb Raider 2013
12. Underworld

This is the first time I've ever ranked TR2 lower than #2. I've finally just accepted the fact that TR1 and 3 do everything better than 2. TR2 may have the best 6-level stretch in the entire series (Tibet and China), but that's not enough to carry the entire game and its big flaws with combat and puzzle scarcity. It's still a great enough game that it rises well above everything below #3, however.

The Last Revelation also seems to be pretty cemented at #4. It's good stuff, but will never really reach the quality of the Top 3 for me.

Anniversary and RotR are proof that Crystal can make good (but not great) TR titles and I won't hear otherwise.

After that, it gets messy. Let's face it, Chronicles is not a good game. Angel of Darkness is definitely not a good game. And Legend is basically a novelty-value side adventure that lacks any kind of substance despite being kind of fun. All three of these titles are not good, but all three maintain the feel of a Tomb Raider game well enough to the point where I will probably replay them in the future.

I'm unclear on where Shadow stands at the moment since I'm in the middle of a playthrough, but so far I'm disappointed.

And then there's TR2013 and Underworld. TR2013 isn't one of the worst games I've ever played, but it has so few redeemable qualities that I really can't see myself picking it up again. Underworld... Underworld is just terrible. There's not a single level of the main game that I could say I really enjoyed. I liked Beneath the Ashes a lot, but it's an XBOX360 EXCLUSIVE. Not a good sign when your DLC one-ups everything in the entire game.

Patrick star 04-11-18 17:56

1# Tomb Raider 4 + The Lost Artifact
2# Tomb Raider 2
3# Rise of the Tomb Raider + Tomb Raider Legend
4# Tomb Raider 2013
5# Shadow of the Tomb Raider
6# Tomb Raider Anniversary + Tomb Raider 1
7# Tomb Raider 3
8# Tomb Raider Underworld
9# Tomb Raider Chronicles
10# Angel of Darkness

Grimaldi 04-11-18 19:37

It’s good to see you back, Patrick! :D

In terms of personal preference:

TR13
Underworld
Shadow
TR1
Guardian of Light
Anniversary
Legend
Rise + TR4
Chronicles
TR2
Temple of Osiris
TR3
AoD

Patrick star 04-11-18 19:39

[QUOTE=Grimaldi;8008263]It’s good to see you back, Patrick! :D
[/QUOTE]

Thank you :hug:

Soma Holiday 07-11-18 17:37

AOD
TR4
TR1
TR2013
TRUnderworld
RISE
TR3
TRLegend
Shadow
TRChronicles
TR2
TRAnniversary

jackraider 08-11-18 19:47

Oh Gosh! This is hard. I haven't played Shadow, but my favorites in the series are probably III, Chronicles, and Angel of Darkness. However, I love the original, II, and TLR as well. Very tough.

1. TRI
2. TRIII
3. TRII
4. TLR
5. C
6. AOD

ELEN 13-11-18 18:34

It's very interesting to see classic games on top. Here is my TOP10:

1) TR4
2) TR3
3) TR2
4) TR1
5) Reboot
6) Shadow of the Tomb Raider
7) Rise of the Tomb Raider
8) Anniversary
9) Legend
10) TR5

Hazelphoenix 13-11-18 22:52

TR2
TR3
TR4
TR1
TRAOD

TR5

[B]Shadow[/B]

Legend

Underworld
Anniversary

TR2013

Rise

New Dwight 13-11-18 22:57

[B]1. Tomb raider II
2. Tomb raider III
3. Tomb Rider V
4. Tomb Raider 1
5. Tomb Raider IV
6. Tomb Raider Legend
7. Tomb Raider Anniversary
8. Reboot 2013
9. Tomb Raider Underworld.
10. Rise
11. TR AOD[/B]

charmedangelin 22-11-18 19:46

[QUOTE=charmedangelin;8007171]1.TR3
2.AOD
3.TR1
4.TR4
5.TR2
6.TR5
7. Anniversary
8. Legend
9. Underworld
10. 2013
11. Shadow
12. Rise[/QUOTE]

Revised

1. Tomb Raider 3
2. Angel of Darkness
3. Tomb Raider 1
4. Tomb Raider 4
5. Tomb Raider 2
6.Tomb Raider 5
7. Rise of the Tomb Raider
8. TR 2013
9. Anniversary
10. Legend
11. Underworld
12. Shadow

Chamayoo 22-11-18 22:41

[QUOTE=charmedangelin;8014943]Revised

1. Tomb Raider 3
2. Angel of Darkness
3. Tomb Raider 1
4. Tomb Raider 4
5. Tomb Raider 2
6.Tomb Raider 5
7. Rise of the Tomb Raider
8. TR 2013
9. Anniversary
10. Legend
11. Underworld
12. Shadow[/QUOTE]
What a change ! Rise was your least favourite ever and now it's your favourite post Classic games. :eek:

JsotoTRSaga 23-11-18 00:42

TR4
TR3
TR1
TR2
TRV
TRU
TRA
TRAOD
TRL
LCGOL
TReboot
ROTTR
SOTTR
LCTOO

Patrick star 23-11-18 00:52

[QUOTE=Chamayoo;8014979]What a change ! Rise was your least favourite ever and now it's your favourite post Classic games. :eek:[/QUOTE]

That's nothing compared to the user above me whose list in the last ranking thread before this one featured Rise at the top spot :whi:

I'll never understand such dramatic changes , I get that people's rankings change with mood/taste/second thoughts etc , but people who suddenly jump between extremes (from deep love to severe loathing and vise vera) have always puzzled me . It's like me suddenly ranking TR4 last and AOD first , it makes no ****ing sense whatsoever :vlol: My list has mostly remained the same over the years . A game might go 1-3 spot higher or lower, I might make more ties etc , but it's mostly consistent .

JsotoTRSaga 23-11-18 01:13

I'm not falling for that^

By the way, it's my opinion and everybody's list is subject to change drastic or not. Tastes change. Tastes evolve.

Is it bad to love Classic Tomb Raider and prefer it over ROTTR? It is not. It is my opinion and lately many people tend to share a similar opinion.

I have made lists similar to this one so the lists you are referring to are probably very old, old enough that I still had faith in the reboot when I made it.

Patrick star 23-11-18 01:27

[QUOTE=JsotoTRSaga;8015007]
By the way, it's my opinion and everybody's list is subject to change drastic or not. Tastes change. Tastes evolve.[/QUOTE]

Which I've acknowledged . Just expressed bewilderment over the drastic changes (in general) and questioned the philosophy behind them. It's something that I've applied to myself , I tried to think of a logical reasoning that would abruptly make me place TR4 which has always been my favorite game at the bottom of my list , and I couldn't find one :ponder:

As in , how could a game I once viewed the absolute best for years [I]suddenly[/I] (not gradually) become the trashiest and most insufferable ? :ponder:

Anyway , that's just a hypothetical question , an observation . I'm not seeking any answers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

TR-Freak 23-11-18 15:00

Tomb Raider IV
Tomb Raider I
Tomb Raider III
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider V
Tomb Raider AoD
Tomb Raider Underworld
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Tomb Raider Legend
Shadow
Rise
2013

TR1249 23-11-18 19:23

Mine changed a lot over the past 2 years lol

1. TR4
2. Rise
3. TR3 (this used to be like the last one on my list lol)
4. TR1
5. Shadow
6. TR2
7. Legend
8. Anniversary
9. TR2013
10. Underworld
11. TR5 (shes cute but nah)
12. AOD


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