Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider is a cult series of games and the ancestor of the third-person shooter genre. It has considerably influenced the development of this genre. The eternal protagonist of the game, Lara Croft, remains one of the most recognizable symbols of computer game culture.

Rethinking the personality of the protagonist

Lara was the primary point of review: the image of the femme fatale and brave treasure hunter was redesigned. Instead, there is a fresh concept of the main character: Lara is now fragile, feminine, and maximally unprotected.

However, this does not mean we will never see Lara Croft, as everyone knows and remembers her. New Tomb Raider is an attempt to tell how the famous tomb raider became powerful, decisive, and strong-willed. This is the story of the transformation of an inexperienced child into Lara Croft, who won the hearts of millions in 1996. The developers solved this task at a high level.

Storyline

The story begins when the ship where young and inexperienced archaeologist Lara Croft and her team sail to the Dragon's Triangle to solve the mystery of the mythical Empress Himiko crashes. The developers immediately let players know there would be no handouts and endless luck this time, unlike in previous games.

Lara gets ashore and sees the members of the ship's crew who managed to escape. It seems that a reality show in the best traditions of "Lost" begins, but it does not. An unknown person stuns the lady, and she loses consciousness.

After waking up, Lara finds herself suspended by the legs in the middle of a mysterious cave filled with burning candles and painted with ritualistic inscriptions. This is where the most exciting events begin.

Gameplay

In early previews of Tomb Raider , the developers promised to give gamers a vast island with open areas to explore. They have partially delivered on their promise. The game starts when the player gets to their first camp, set up under a cliff. The base will be a place to rest after all the adventures and a station where you can improve weapons and distribute skills. Now the game has a full-fledged ability tree, represented by three branches: "Brawler," "Hunter," and "Fighter."

Equipment

In Tomb Raider , you can make numerous modifications to your equipment. Parts for modifications are scattered around the island. Moreover, the "Bone Collector" perk allows you to get details for upgrades even from the bodies of killed enemies; in the case of the bow, the fire and damage rate increases. Firearms have an increased magazine and reduced recoil. Some improvements have several levels.

Quizzes

It is difficult to imagine Tomb Raider without quizzes and artifacts. Lara has to climb ledges and rocks and wade through underground rivers to get to the hidden places and tombs. To entertain the player, the developers scattered documents, notes, and mini-tasks to help them find out the storyline of the game on the map. Mini tasks are different for each place. For example, you must destroy ten totems in the forest, light a fire on ten statues, and steal the eggs from five bird nests in the mountain village.

Graphics and design

As for the design of the project, the developers have done a great job. The game is full of moments of solitude with nature when Lara goes out on some cliff, with a beautiful view of the coastal cliffs and waves crashing against them, or when she wanders into the woods, surrounding herself with wild animals and tall trees with dense foliage. All this, combined with the non-linearity of the locations, makes the game very interesting to explore.