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Originally Posted by Evil Doggos
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Ok. I am not here to troll or to bait anybody here. To those that like TR 2013, why? Now I must confess that this was my first Tomb Raider game and I bought it on release day. Enjoyed it and completed it 100% on hard within 2 days.
As unexpected I immediately regretted it. There was no incentive to come back and do it all over again. Pointless xp. Useless skill points. Very little tombs to raid. Hand holding and auto crouch because the game thinks you are completely stupid. And my conclusion to this day is that it deserves a 4/10 as a Tomb Raider game simply because it is a bad survival horror game with little to no tombs. Only Tomb Raider in name. There is nothing Tomb Raiding about it.
As for an average game it is a soulless 6/10 rental experience. For a modern single player only game that consists of point, shoot, cover and heal when hurt, this fits the definition of a stale 3rd person shooter like Gears of War except Gears was aware of how ridiculous it is and at least fun. Sound track was a copy paste bore fest of the same **** I hear in any other high budget Hollywood garbage.
To not add gasoline to a fire a may have caused, why do you like this game? I am thankful I experienced Tomb Raider the original after this one as I realized what makes this franchise special. Now I did recently finish the reboot trilogy and I am on my way to completing Underworld and the original. And I have to say I am sadden that Tomb Raider came back as a bland 3rd person shooter game that greatly deviates and devolves to what it once was. Rise and Shadow did improve but no one will care that these games existed. They will be forgotten.
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Honestly, it’s hard to give a definitive answer. For me personally, I need a good solid story that spikes my adrenaline through gameplay and story and keeps me interested. And to me, that’s exactly what Tomb Raider 2013 had to offer. I’ve played most games from every era of Tomb Raider, and I appreciate each of them for what they are. That’s not an exception for TR2013. I like the set-pieces, the action, Lara’s character arc, Lara herself, the style and aesthetic. The music is kinda bland, but it doesn’t ruin the game for me. Neither do the dull survival elements. I can see past all of the ****ty parts of the game, so to me, it’s not bad at all.
After playing shadow I really recognized how important complex gameplay is for Tomb Raider. Platforming, puzzle solving etc. It would’ve been nice for TR2013 to have those elements, but I don’t despise it because it doesn’t. It’s still a solid game to me. Every reason you have for not being fond of the game are completely valid, but TR2013 is far from boring to me and that’s what matters the most imo.
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