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Originally Posted by Greenapple968
Chronicles is my 5th favourite TR game out of the Tomb Raiders that I've played; I rate Chronicles above AOD, Legend, Anniversary and Underworld but I rate Chronicles below TR1, TR2, TR3 and Last Revelation.
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Chronicles above Underworld and Legend: Good.
Chronicles under TRIII and TRII:
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I certainly don't worship Chronicles but I don't dislike it either. I used to have a much lower opinion of the game but then I started to like it more as I came to realise that my reasons for disliking the game weren't as valid as I initially thought.
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You should though.
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1) I considered the gameplay to be poor and didn't enjoy the game much. The reason why I felt that way was because I thought lowly of the game when comparing it to the first 4 Tomb Raider games. However, by thinking about Chronicles as a game of its own, I realised that I liked the game more than I thought.
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So Chronicles has a place deep in your heart. ^.^
Poor gameplay? At least you don’t get busted by goons at every corner (looking at you, TRII).
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2) I didn't consider the secrets to be rewarding. The secrets are just flowers which don't help you during the game; you don't gain healthpacks, weapons, ammo or anything like that which you did in the previous TR games. I do still feel this way, although the secrets in Legend don't appear to help you during the game and there might be other TR games where this is the case.
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Collecting the secrets unlock concept art for Angel of Darkness. Plus, there’s a trailer for Angel of Darkness on the PS1 version.
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3) Collecting items didn't seem worthwhile since you would always lose everything at the end of each section. This is kind of annoying, but I suppose it does make sense since all the sections were years apart.
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It made sense story-wise. That’s what matters. At least Lara doesn’t abnormally start the game with a shotgun (TRII) or finds a shotgun at the first two seconds of the game (TRIII).