It's weird because my first encounter with Tomb Raider were the classics & I love The Angel of Darkness in spite of all its flaws too *BUT* but Legend felt so refreshing and different at the time. I felt so excited about the future of Tomb Raider after I played the demo for the first time back in '06. I loved the new direction, the whole cinematic atmosphere the game had. The graphics were stunning and I still say to this day that Legend had one of the best soundtracks of any TR game period.

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

Its got a special place for me too :,)

@THENGSandSTUFF

2 жыл бұрын

You are sooooo right about the soundtracks

In the Nepal level, Lara's comment on how the snow leopards weren't there the last time is not really a nod to the Barkhang Monastery level, but a reference to the fact that she was trapped in that area with her mother when she was a child (in this game's story arc). You even find her childhood drawings at the end of the level. But anyway, great review.

@TheGameStatistic

7 жыл бұрын

That's definitely it, but the design coincidence and the fact Nepal and Tibet neighbor each other quite closely seems like some kinda vague Easter egg to me anyway. :/

@Rounexplainedvidsp

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameStatistic will you review shadow of the tomb raider

@TheGameStatistic

5 жыл бұрын

@@Rounexplainedvidsp Now that all the DlC is out and its a finished product yes.

@Rounexplainedvidsp

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameStatistic can't wait to see you rip into it, but in case you don't know the last part of ending was changed in the one patch.

@b0ltun0

4 жыл бұрын

yall core lara, lara from the LAU triology and the last version are completley different characters but with the same name, crystal dynamics wanted their own version of lara, all 3 of them have no connection whatsoever and neither are the stories, also their biographies are different too, i agree with that too that its just a easter-egg

These reviews bring back so many memories, it's like reliving my childhood through late teens. When it comes to Legend, I feel like I'm the only person alive who really appreciated and liked the team's banter during the gameplay...

@BLHAIRsammich

6 жыл бұрын

you're not I still love it today

@akaunderdog4223

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah zip is the man!

@deoxysoverlord8710

4 жыл бұрын

I did too!

@axelsparks21

4 жыл бұрын

I love it

@ValerieSparrowW

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Someone who gets it, Zip was the man i miss him

Okay legend isn't perfect but my 13 year old dramatic self was living for the "WHERE💥IS💥MY💥MOTHER!" bit at the end.

@marzblaq7267

4 жыл бұрын

“As of this moment, your every breath is a gift FROM ME.....”

@b0ltun0

4 жыл бұрын

amanda where is my mommy waa waa im so upset that my mum is gone

@theneedforspeeder9575

3 жыл бұрын

You’re wrong the game is perfect

@OneTrueNobody

3 жыл бұрын

@@b0ltun0 Legend Lara wasn't so much one to whine about the things that made her emotional as she was one to shove a gun in your face though. By the end of Lara's Shadow she's just so done with everything that she intentionally liberates her doppelganger from control under the full knowledge that it was very likely going to go back to its master and unleash a world of agonizing revenge on her (which it does). They managed to integrate these "humanizing" elements well with the essence of the character as we understood her before this point, so that's a victory in my book. Wiiiiish I could say the same for the other reboot.

@liamsundin5553

3 жыл бұрын

I have even finished the game and I know that line

Man, do you not know that Kazakhstan and Russia are two bloody different countries?

@RedBonkleMan8534

4 жыл бұрын

This dude cant even geography Smh

@mainsmain

4 жыл бұрын

Kazakhstan used to be part of the Soviet Union

@Aleksandr017

4 жыл бұрын

@@mainsmain So did Estonia, that doesn't make us part of Russia. Details matter.

@trblemayker5157

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aleksandr017 Off to gulag for you.

@dponly

3 жыл бұрын

But do you not know that THEY WERE TWO BLOODY DIFFERENT SWORDS!

"hello Mr Nagasaki, I'm ready for mer sushi..." STAHP STAHP IT

for a 2006 game, lara's lip sync is really well done. her lips match the words exactly. or maybe i am crazy...

"What I will do, however, is showcase the many new outfits included in the game by having Lara wear the most inappropriate one for her mission."

Got this for $0.97 on Steam yesterday lol. They had a massive sell on Tomb Raider games over the weekend.

@Jane_of_Us

4 жыл бұрын

I got it for 0.75

That small sequence at 7:24 made me almost cry with laughter.

"Good thing these weren't here last time I came." That line had 0 to do with TR2. In Legend, she was in a plane crash with her mother, and that was where her mother got zapped to Helheim. Although, that would involve not glossing over every cutscene, sorry if that sounds a bit venomous

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

Already been corrected by hederae. She is talking about the plane crash. but Nepal and Tibet are neighboring countries and the design pays heavy homage. It just seems like some light easter egg stuff.

I grew up with the original Core tomb raider games, and I consider this the best representation of Lara Croft to date. I hope shadow of the tomb raider has Lara fully matured like this

“From this moment, your every breath is a gift from me.”

TR Legend is my fan game in the series. I've spent sooo many hours playing it xD

I'm really enjoying all of your TR videos. Great job!

I just played this game for the first time recently and while it's definitely more pleasing aesthetically in terms of design, voice acting and controls, the game as a whole is unchallenging and felt like a giant tutorial. Great video!

YAAAAAS IM SO EXCITED THIS IS HERE! WATCHING THIS ON MY TV NOW :) thanks ! roll on anniversary :)

@derpyllama1857

3 жыл бұрын

OMG are you a Gaga fan too!?

@jaimegermanotta8831

3 жыл бұрын

@@derpyllama1857 yeppppp changed my name legally :)

I replayed this trilogy when the pandemic hit. Played it on the PS3 remaster 3-pack, music, puzzles and the feel of exploration is still the best and Legend was a solid entry looking back. Love your reviews!!

I love long and in depth reviews of games. But most of the time these take really long to come out. I have no idea how you menaged to get the first 5 and the last 2 out with so little time in between, but it's impressive. For someone who calls himself Game Statistics, the review are pretty subjective most of the time. That's nothing bad though. I just prefer a more analytical view personally. The other thing that let's your reviews stand out is the humor you pack into it. This makes the video very enjoyable even for people who already know pretty much everything about Tomb Raider. It's a shame that channels like yours, who have somewhat consistent high quality output get so little attention. KZread prefers marketable, high quantity content. It's admirable that you still produce review of this magnitude dispite that. I wish you best of luck for your future videos and i hope your videos continue as strong as they already are! Since we have only 2 games left in the series, Anniversary and Underworld, do you have anything in mind for a new project after this one, or are you doing whatever comes to mind when Tomb Raider is done?

@TheGameStatistic

7 жыл бұрын

lol. i see what you did there. And as for afterwards? It's a surprise >:)

@gd7022

6 жыл бұрын

The Game Statistic Resident Evil series please! Fantastic work man.

Man great review! For me Legend was a solid game, dont get me wrong it was short but for me better short that dragging... Keep up the good work

Legends was my first experience with tomb raider, watching my father play it on the family PC and when he let me play the motorcycle sections it was just amazing

Great job my dude. Im not sure if its just my end but it sounds like your voice quality is changing while youre talking. Sometimes it sounds great then it just changes to a lower quality. Not sure if its just you moving in and out with your mic thats causing the difference.

i did enjoy this one at the time, i didnt replay it much though, the first one i played to death, it will always be my favourite, i was so hyped when tomb raider anniversary was announced, but i didnt like it in the end, finishing it was a chore and i never went back to it

Playing this on my gamecube when I was 8. Ah memories

Not sure why you have so many issues with next-generation content, for my retail version once I installed the 1.2 patch I encountered no issues at all.

@TheGameStatistic

7 жыл бұрын

Noble Alfred not sure, but mine didnt go away :/

This is my my favorite Tomb Raider I like everything about it except the very short length and the new Lara attitude, also I never played the game with new generation stuff turned on for me the game looked uglier. I have watched your Tomb Raider 3,4,5 videos multiple times they are so re-watchable.

Hi, every Tomb Raider game of the first reboot is really really buggy if you dont enable the v-sync.... the problem is the option to enable is not ingame ... you need to use the launcher to enable it ... but after this there are normaly less bugs (like the grip bug). This is a common bug with poor console ports.

@TheGameStatistic

7 жыл бұрын

V-sync is on during all of this.

One question in croft manor how are you playing with Amanda before you can unlock her?

@TheGameStatistic

2 жыл бұрын

it was probably a mod

helloo, mr. nagasaki... I'm ready for my sushi.....

In Nepal it's not a callback to Tibet the plot clearly shows this is the temple she was in when her mother disappeared.. She was there as a child, not there in a previous game.

I never played this one, Chronicles, or Underworld. Time to see what I have been missing I suppose.

@cartermoth6447

Жыл бұрын

Chronicles has the best gameplay of those mentioned. Legend and Underworld have the Crystal Dynamics shallow "no substance, all spectacle" approach with no skill required & very little player agency (freedom basically). The world they created is just linear with unsatisfying wannabe Prince of Persia style platforming. And with all those games now having dated graphics, Legend and Underworld have aged far worse than Core Design's games for that reason.

AWESOME

Despite the more modern climbing controls and very action-focused gameplay, I really loved this game. Not only did it manage to retain the soul of Tomb Raider in a modern setting (significantly surpassing what AoD tried to do), but it gave us a new narrative that somehow managed to connect to the very first game by way of the Anniversay, Legend, Underworld Trilogy. Kinda reminds me of how Doom Eternal tied into the very first Doom game story also. As for the negatives, I think although there are a lot of unnecessary cuts to cinematics, the story weaves itself appropriately into the game's levels. The bike sections can go to hell, absolutely, the physics of it too. The QTE's however, there I cannot agree with you....They 100% exist as a way to fulfil the desire of all Tomb Raider players to murder Lara in the brutal ways possible. Why else would the game itself contain a fucking 'bails' video of a few of the fails? Crystal knew what they were doing XD

Did you use debug trl mod for legend to play as Amandas outfit in the flashback.

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

I did some kind of wacky tabacky. Sounds right.

@ryan-bj2tc

4 жыл бұрын

DazAnimeBoy !!! He did a time trail

Having that Amanda outfit looks so funny. It's like Amanda wants to find Laura's mother. which Amanda is the best one?

I was obsessed when this came ouy

Not guna lie... this is probably my fav tomb raider game... i got it when it came out for 360 and i couldn’t put it down and played through it over and over

I can't take Amanda seriously knowing she's the voice of Phil & Lil 😂

@PS2GAMER100

5 ай бұрын

Phil and lil from rugrats?

@lilissupafly

5 ай бұрын

@@PS2GAMER100 yes 😂

Tomb Raider Legend is my favorite in the series I just love it's story characters soundtrack tone and gameplay it's everything I want in Tomb Raider game the main villain has a sympathetic motive and so too does our main protagonist and the support characters are also I just adore this game

Is it still level-based and linear?

The gba Version I brought off of eBay literally came in today

Whatever happened to her mum? I’ll never get why it ended that way lol I was real excited for the next game to see if you find her mum lol but it ended up being anniversary and it’s crap lol

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

Uh...her mom's dead.

@dantan7881

5 жыл бұрын

Amelia's fate is explained in Underworld, not Anniversary.

@b0ltun0

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameStatistic she finally got over the death of her mom in underworld but then crystal dynamics was like "oh nooo this is bad, *WE NEED TO REBOOT HER AND KEEP THIS SHITTY STORYLINE GOING AND SHE NEEDS TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT HER P A R E N T S*

@Jeymez

8 ай бұрын

​@b0ltun0 in my opinion the 2013 reboot should've been it's own game as a prequel, because the two sequels that followed don't have much in common. instead the survival timeline feels like two separate stories they tried to shoehorn into one whole series, but as far as im concern, Roth in the first game was the only parent father like figure to me than whoever her parents were. in Tomb Raider Chronicals for example and Last Revelation, Von Croy was kind of like the Roth in the classic timeline but a little different. i think what they should've did was, keep what you did in the 2013 reboot, but axe the whole im doing this because my father was right. because that's what they continued with, so instead of being the mom this time, they switched it to let's talk about dear old dad lol. what doesn't make sense to me though, is how they portrayed her father as a guy who didn't have much time for his own daughter. so how am i supposed to believe that Lara is doing all this because her father happened to be right about something, we didn't know much about Lara's original parents in the classic timeline, other than she was disowned by them. but even if they were into some research, Lara still made the decision herself to carve out her own path in life. in the reboot Roth was more like a father to her than her dad, but before Rise, by the end she became the dual welding pistol badass we remember from the classic timeline, and what we saw with Lara using two pistols, they should've carried that forward. that would be a great way to move the series forward in a direction, by introducing the classic Lara look to a modern generation. but unfortunately this is where Crystal messed up, they teamed up with Square, and that's why the series played out the way it did. i hope with the remasters coming soon, that maybe it could be a sign that some form of the classic look will return, but i won't hold my breath just yet. because the Lara that was added to COD as a dlc character doesn't count.

best tomb raider game imo. played them all except chronicles and the 2 latest lara's creed and un-crofted titles.

19:34 Amanda time travelled to meet younger Amanda ;P

They really need to port Legend,Anniversary and Underworld on the Switch

14:23 in Romania, that's how we talk all the time. For example, a helicopter would be gender neutral.

*REMEMBER ME?*

@TheGameStatistic

4 жыл бұрын

fuck you

I never played this when it came out, I just recently tried it on the PS2 emulator. I've heard about how revolutionary it was, what a giant leap forward it was, etc. Honestly, I just find it extremely frustrating. While the camera in the original games could be annoying, at least it was predictable. The camera in this game seems to bounce around at random. I'm constantly having to stop and manually adjust it just to see where the hell I'm going and when you get in a tight space, you still can't see a damn thing, just like in the original games. Usually when you're on a ledge or narrow corridor and you want to pan the camera around and get a better look at an area, you can't. It refuses to move where you want it to for no apparent reason. The analog stick isn't really that precise so I often end up jumping at a slightly angle and missing the platform, when I meant to jump straight forward. I hate the in-level cutscenes and I fucking hate quicktime events. I'd like to castrate the son of bitch who thought that it would be a good idea to put those in games. It sucked in Laserdisc arcade games and it still sucks. While the graphics look nice, it's not al all apparent where you can go and where you can't. The game is full of areas that look like they should be climbable, but they're not. In the following game, Anniversary, I found my way to the gym in Croft Manor, but I'll be damned if I can't figure how to get anywhere. I climb up an obstacle and then there's nowhere to go. I jump off, fall to the floor and take damage. You're obviously supposed to be able to get to some of the higher platforms, but there's nothing to grab onto. At one point I jumped off, and it flashed the square button, but no matter how quickly I hit it, I just fell to the floor. The original games were predictable, but the Crystal Dynamics games seem to be based on luck. I suppose if this was the first Tomb Raider game I'd ever played, or the first third-person 3D game, I'd be impressed by it, but comparing it to the original games, I don't like the changes at all. It never really feels like I have true control over Lara.

@maneocollector9726

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you even prince of persia games are better than tomb raider legend at least you can adjust the camera and you can see where you going on platforms

@lurkerrekrul

3 жыл бұрын

@@maneocollector9726 To be honest, I didn't like the modern Prince of Persia games very much either. I thought they would be like Tomb Raider in that you would be free to explore the levels, but they're strictly linear. Even the original PoP had more exploration to it. I also got annoyed at the constant cutscenes showing you every new portion of the path that opens up, every single enemy you're going to encounter, etc. I found the combat awkward and I hated that he automatically puts away his sword at the end, like you're not smart enough to decide if you want to put it away on your own.

@maneocollector9726

3 жыл бұрын

@@lurkerrekrul I hear I don't like the sand of time remake at all

@lurkerrekrul

3 жыл бұрын

@@maneocollector9726 I liked the original Prince of Persia. I HATED the second game with the hard to see traps and respawning enemies (plus some of the small enemies were next to impossible to hit). I actually liked Prince of Persia 3D, although I'll admit that it could have been better. I don't really like any of the games that came after those. Sands of Time, Two Thrones, etc. Because of the linear paths, the constant cutscenes, messages telling you what keys/buttons to press even with tutorial messages turned off, etc. I also found the combat itself annoying. All your moves feel drawn out. Like you initiate a swing and you have to wait for him to finish it before you can do anything else, even if you suddenly realize that the guy side of you is winding up for an attack. You're frantically pressing the button trying to do something, but your character hasn't finished his last move yet and you get hit.

I actually really hate the analogue control scheme of the Legend-Anniversary-Underworld trilogy. It was faster and more responsive, yes, but incredibly clumsy and imprecise. I would rather play any of the Core-era games (yes, even AOD) before playing any from this trilogy again. The 2013 reboot at least did this control style justice.

@TheGameStatistic

4 жыл бұрын

faster and more responsive while simultaneously clumsy and imprecise. cant back you on that one cap.

In this trilogy Lara is slippery to control. I prefer the old movements.

Tomb Raider Legend stands as one of my favorite games in the series. The banter was consistently amusing, the tombs were beautiful, and the King Arthur stage was quite memorable. I loved the QOL and graphical improvements, but the game also felt less dangerous and thus less rewarding to explore than the first five games. Probably because it was too short and hand-holdy. I also disliked the QTE elements, and of course the constant banter robs the feeling of isolation and tension that the earlier TR games achieved so well. Crystal Dynamics got lucky with this title because it only got worse from here, from Anniversary's flippant reinvention straying too far from the original title, to Underworld's bugginess and irritatingly seamless world. AND it only got (even more) worse from there, with the reinvention of Lara now as a simpering crybaby of a woman, nowhere near as confident or competent as "classic" Lara, opting for an Uncharted ripoff rather than focusing on what set apart Tomb Raider from other series. While Chronicles was certainly not good, and Angel of Darkness was a total mess, both were the results of rushing a very skilled team on an impossible development schedule. In the end, seeing how things turned out, I believe it was a real mistake going with Crystal Dynamics over Core Designs.

@takoshihitsamaru4675

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, whoever wrote the banter with her "guys at the desk" absolutely nailed the brief, they feel so believable, like Lara's just doing her heroine shit and can hold a great conversation simultaneously because of how good she is at her job hahaha.

good vid bro

Stat uses the "Remember Me?" clip so much because it reminds him of his dad.

@TheGameStatistic

2 жыл бұрын

When you're right. You're right

I love your videos. While I hate to compare content creators with one another, your vids feel like matthewmatosis as fuck, which isn't bad, I love both him and you. keep up the good work my dude

@TheGameStatistic

7 жыл бұрын

We both know what this is.

@super2001boy

7 жыл бұрын

+The Game Statistic i know it not legend but iam talking about tomb raider angel of darkness because my comment dosnt show up . can you check those deleted stuff in the game : - this video is from anciant tomb in the beta game : watch?v=oTg4Ph2TkZI - deleted scene how she survived egypt . thanks to peter conelly ( who manged the sound and music ) : watch?v=HL_cBh8T5mw then the gameplay from the parisian backstreet ( she is really responsive in this video ) : watch?v=95ZawYJdRgw + they are supposed to be 2 countries in this game they are germany and turkey . we could play eckardt too .

@807D14M0ND5

4 жыл бұрын

His humour and delivery reminds me much more of Ross from Ross's game dungeon series. (Also highly recommended)

I like the puzzles in Legend and underworld just enough to make me happy without making me frustrated anniversary was much tougher but the core game had me at a loss after tomb raider 2 got to hard imo, not everyone is good at them, but the new tomb raider games puzzle are a joke seriously every puzzle in those games involves using your BOW no critical thinking or variety

All we had to do was follow the damn train

Loved the gif insert lollll

Can you please control your volume. You speak quiety but gameplay segments are so loud. Its the most frustrating thing on what would be a really good video

@TheGameStatistic

4 жыл бұрын

You're the only one with this complaint thus far

@mview4843

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to the volume change where you're talking at 25:20 until 25:26 with the bike sequence. You have a good voice that helps me relax but then that triggered and shook me up

The mirror issue is an impossible paradox. How is she going to be the grown up Lara (and Amanda) who asks Lara's mother to pull out the sword before actually done it when Lara as a child?

Horrendous experience.

“Inappropriate...” Well, that Rayne’s dress turned to be similar copycat when her dress comes out in 2003 (from BloodRayne 2 squeal video game) while Laura from LAU Trilogy takes and change the look of that dress (2006.) The dress itself was already boob showing inappropriate anyways...

okay where's the video with the 9/11 millennium joke???

@TheGameStatistic

3 жыл бұрын

Code veronica i wanna say

Oh! Laura has white hair in some scenes. I thought you could play as Amanda.

first, you managed to make me see the flaws of this game. I feel bittersweet now. second, am I the only one who noticed an eerie similiarity between the main theme of this TR and the music that plays in Okami when (SPOILERS) you're going to fight Rao?

I just played this game for the first time and stopped once I got past the first area. There was literally 1 puzzle int he first tomb and it was super easy. Then there's like 20 guys to kill and the gun fights in this game are boring. So when I got to the desert town and all the sudden another like 20 guys ambush me and I just shoot them and theres no puzzles I stopped playing. bad tomb raider game

@MrFartyman44

5 жыл бұрын

@Super Retro Play Land They started to get back after angel of darnkess

CHARACTERIZATION

"Team tells you to go to Kazakhstan next, so guess were going to Russia" Bruh what lol

Kazakhstan (a country) =/= Russia (a different country) 🤷🏼‍♀️ I thought her comment about being in Nepal before was when she crashed there with her mother? Isn't that where Amelia disappeared?

7:31 what game was that

@TheGameStatistic

7 жыл бұрын

Heavenly Sword

But Kazakhstan isn't in Russia

Had the game been longer/more difficult/less intrusive with comments/intros.. I really enjoyed it but I preferred anniversary over this

Remember me?

"Amanda flashes back about how she couldn't save herself in the past." Is he acknowledging the skin? 😂😂 And also, I think the reason people like the motorcycle segments, and why certain people implement it into their games, is because it gives the sense of action, and makes the player feel as though they are in a movie, as opposed to just a mere distinguishable videogame. Even in movies, when they're riding a motorcycle, they're not using it just to simply explore and look around. They're usually using the source of transportation in most movies to catch up to and fight enemies, overcome obstacles, or run away from something that is chasing them, with two of the three giving them no option to turn back or "explore". So in my opinion, QTE, and this mechanic in the game are actually good. If...you're looking for a cinematic experience.

I used to judge tomb raider games by whether she had actual fingers and not a block for a hand lol. I KNOW I’m not the only one

Everybody Loves Raymond.

I used to own the Tomb Raider trilogy for ps3. The games do not run very well. Plenty of frame drops. I haven't played the pc version so I can't speak for that.

My goodness, i had forgotten the jazmine bond intro of this forgettable game

Legend is the best release, its highly enjoyable and graphics are perfect. Anniversary is not bad but its annoying at times, a failure imo. AOD is a very good concept but they failed at many things. Her ridiculous slow sprint is ruining the whole experience. i never finished AOD, i quit playing it because it was just awfully boring and annoying to play with a Lara that moves as if she has to take a big sh!t but holds on lol... the responsive movement of the classic games is what made the old classic games great. After The Last Revelation they turned Lara to some disabled b!tch, her flexibility disappeared. The classic games were much more realistic. You could move her as you wanted, the jump really felt as a real jump and you could almost jump and grab literally everywhere, you could even made a glitchy jump and get on places you normally could not get that easily. We had full control of her movement in the environment and were able to experiment with it and that is what made us all love the game. Core Design did a perfect job with that. in AOD they destroyed it but they brought back her original movement in their version of Anniversary...unfortunately they never finished the game because it was sold to another developer. Since then Tomb Raider games were getting worse and worse until in 2013 they murdered her and replaced her with some annoying b!tch who's is nothing like Lara. They even replaced her iconic Pistols with a ridiculous BOW, wtf. Lara died after The Last Revelation.

I want this on my Xbox 1x

@mikeo5079

5 жыл бұрын

your dream come true

I enjoy a lengthy review because it's nai impossible 2 sum up a great game in 3 minutes or less 4 y or y not.

I didn't know Crystal Dynamics was based in the US. The Legacy of Kain series was one of the finest games ever developed. But this, and the games that came after it are just a dumbed down version of the original Tomb Raider concept. Everybody just wants fast-paced gameplay these days. That's not Tomb Raider.

Another thing. No real reward for exploration. No finding weapons, health packs. 2 weps, pick off many, many dead enemies. Boring weps. Health packs drop off enemies. It sucks.

@TheGameStatistic

3 жыл бұрын

define "real" reward. Because you get outfits and weapon upgrades for adding to the secret total. No you dont find weapons. you do find health packs you just cant carry 99. I did miss the weapon wheel. boring is pretty subjective, all weapons function the samein that lara points, you fire and flip and it kills at relatively slower or faster rates. theres just no explosives and the sword doesnt come til the last stages. theres less content. wouldnt go so far as sucks.

@MrBoBoTom

3 жыл бұрын

Don't need weapon upgrades like, at all. Being constantly overloaded with grenades, cancels out other weapons, especially the grenade launcher which, on hard is limited to 3 shells. Basically just have a linear path with set combat encounters where the player is most likely going to use pistol/rifle/gren. With limited weapon pick-up to discourage any mixing up, not that it's required. The original games rewarded exploration through ammo, additional weapons and health kits with level design and deprivation to accommodate it. Here? Walk in a line, weapons, ammo and health kids dropped like Christmas presents. One of the strongest aspects, akin to something like Doom, was that exploration was as critical to the gameplay as the combat. I'd argue more so. Legends almost wholly combat with 0 management with overuse of checkpoints to really remove any semblance of tension. If you die, just minor inconvenience, like, 5 feet away. The suits? Yes. That counts. Sure. But it's not vital or personally something I care about. The simple act of finding a shotgun or a medkit with a "aha" was as exciting as blasting a gun in the og games.

@TheGameStatistic

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrBoBoTom No you don't need upgrades. No tomb raider game requires that you have all the weapons You can beat the classics with just the pistols, and you only need the base guns here. Nothing has changed in this regard. The weapon drops and balancing could've likely used some tweaking. Yeah the legend is more linear comparitively. it takes until Kazakhstan for paths to even diverge. even then relative to the old dungeons they're not as sprawling. i wouldn't even call them dungeons. they're more room for room puzzles. solve a room. move to next. solve a room. carry on. Yeah the old games gave you ammo, health, and weapons. This one drops outfits, upgrades, and art. The rewards are just different to account for the design shift. Nothing is really "vital" they're just rewards. How much you care is up to the person. This prety much just a lite version of what came before. The puzzles don't spread out or demand more until the end. Even then relatively the bar is lower. The most challanging thing to do explroaton wise is getting all the secrets which requires the most comphrehension of your space. Legend is definiely more main stream friendly. The graphics dont allow for situations like in chronicles where you're supposed to decuded a painted vent texture can be hung from, or TR3 where you're suppsoed to deduce that you can just jump through certain textures. It saves often, i'd wager because the platforming is less in the players control and the game just wants to cut out the trip to attempt the platforms again. The last point is subjective. But yeah. Legend is def TR lite.

@MrBoBoTom

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameStatistic True, you can just use a pistol in the original Tomb Raiders, but you can do it in practically any game. Where Legends differs in how it approaches it. Which is to give the player the best weapon and full resources consistently to make anything granular non-existent. Part of the fun in games like Tomb Raider and Doom wasn't just the shooting but the exploration combined via resource. Extending the tools available. Legends is basically Rifle/grenade from the very first level. Not that Tomb Raider doesn't have OP weapons, but their is at least a semblance variety, deprivation the level working in tandem to reward players who take the initiative. Like, the costumes ultimately mean nothing to me, if the game is so shallow an nature, which the problems mentioned in your video, that I will have no intention of revisiting it again. Even just getting past Kazirstan felt like monotonous work where "1" playthrough was being questioned.

@razu_gif

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrBoBoTom this is not a valorant or cs go game if you really wanna play core's level design was super complicated to play people almost getting bored of playing spending a week to finish a level go play tomb raider 2013 if you want extra weapons tho

remember me?????

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck You.

Bs game. Lots action no puzzles the ones in 3 and 4 to make u cry like this dude who made the video did lol

I grew up with the Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld trilogy as well as the original and second games in the series. That being said, I was only 14 when the reboot was released and 17 when Rise of the Tomb Raider was released. The reboot holds a special place in my heart (I know you dislike this game and I understand). I do miss this Lara sometimes, but I ultimately think the transition to the more recent Lara was a better choice.

@jorjevanelle9879

7 жыл бұрын

go play classics child.

@jhot2477

6 жыл бұрын

what's a good game for me? i used to play the originals on ps1, and jsut bought a ps3, i think angel of darkness looks so cool how it's dark and rainy and in france or whatever but i heard it's terrible

@Tismeabbie

5 жыл бұрын

I fail to see how, I can't stand the fact that Lara now needs parents as a story line and a drive to do what she does. In the originals the story that was found in the manual in the game box was that she found archeology a passion and turned to travel photography to fund it, her parents thought it too crass an occupation for a lady and cut her off. So in the originals she did things just for her and to do them, not to line up with any parents. And let's be honest here, who but a small percentage follows in their parents footsteps nowadays? Not many since upward social mobility was a concept first termed in the 50's.

@Tismeabbie

5 жыл бұрын

@@jhot2477 the ps1 games (except Tomb Raider 2 for some reason) all play on ps3. There is also the 2013 reboot available and you can get Legend, Anniversary and Underworld as a trilogy disc for the ps3. Hope that helps and happy gaming

@vindifference

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tismeabbie The thing is they needed to latch onto some element of Lara's past to expand on and give her a more sentimental motivation. Cause to be honest, while her original motivation was fine it could only take her so far. It took her through 6 games, after which the general population got bored of her cause she just did things to do them and ultimately became a blank tool with which for the player could do platforming and gunplay. Not that there's inherently something wrong with that as a game, but a protagonist like that can't even hope to retain a spot as a prominent video game character when nowadays game are flanked with all these dramatic stories that propel other characters beyond what Lara was. The only thing that would set her apart is a story of her own, and "parent" is the only word in her original bio that really had anything to expand on emotionally. Otherwise they'd have to make up other things like....add a love interest....or a child.....or friends.....or make her actually have serious mental issues to address. Pick your poison, cause otherwise the formula of Lara going on arbitrary adventures just cause she wants to, is best suited to mobile games and smaller $20-$30 titles.

Speaking of bad pacing, you went on for like... way too long repeating yourself and repeating yourself and repeating yourself about how many cutscenes there are. You really didn't need to go on for quite so long about the same complaints. It gave me flashbacks to the worst of the Star Wars lore video community, where people feel inclined to make daily videos about anything they can possibly do a "video expose" on and then, upon realizing there isn't much to talk about, pad the video length out to seven or so minutes by saying the same thing multiple times in a row and in five or six different ways.

I like every thing u hated in this game

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

masoud omer i dont really hate anything about this game. Its one of the ones im nostalgia blind for. But its got some objective things wrong with it. Thats all.

@abcdoooabcd

6 жыл бұрын

The Game Statistic hi actually i think we just have a diffrent taste about what we are looking for in a video game you hate cutscenes quick time events and you seems dont like depth in stories of video games i think you perfere less complicated stories just enought to puch gameplay forword unlike me i like games that give me a movies vibe iam actually play just to see what happen in the story next so it is just a diffrent taste also iam actually enjoied playing vechicles in this game

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

masoud omer not really. I just dont like them done poorly. I love silent hill shattered memories which was definitely just a movie in game form. It has a lot of cutscenes between gameplay but i sit through them every time i play, cause they meshed game and story very well. Its not that i inherently dislike that kind of stuff. It just takes more work to make it work well with the game. In this instance the two arent blended very well for whats ultimately an average story. Ive pointed out why it doesnt mesh well. Im down for debates cause it can only ever help you. So hit me. How is this pacing objectively fine? If your just saying youre okay with it i actually am as well. I liked the support team. Laras sass and all that. Im just trying to be objective. Even though i personally like it, i cant objectively defend it :/.

I think that they lost a lot by not continuing with this series. I guess it's the best version of Lara. I don't like what they did with the story in Underworld... but, I guess that this Lara is the best one between the unrealisticly badass cares for nothing from the classic and the whinning prick from the last one. And I don't know why you had so many glitches...

Is it just me or is this game more brown and gray than the classic tomb raider games?

Was never a fan, let alone played any of the installments when TR 1-AOD came out. I bought Underworld when it first came out, then Legend but not Anniversary (though I have ordered it recently). Have never touched the reboot at all. All I can say is I was lucky to get into the golden age of TR (Legend, Anniversary and Underworld). To me it's like a preserved time capsule that hasn't lost its charm.

@user-gt3ph7ru1u

4 жыл бұрын

how can you say that you haven't been a fan if you haven't even played the games?

@b0ltun0

4 жыл бұрын

you say that was the golden age of TR and never played the previous titles, i am bored to death by this triology and i have played all games exept for anything that was after 2013, esspecially the ps1 titles are more challenging and have some humor, anything since crystal dynamics happend is boring and just too seriuous, the gameplay is okay i guess but i cant care less about laras character and her parents being her only motivation since 2006, i cant connect with her anymore and its just sad

great video, but the audio mix is absolute garbage, your voice is quite soft and uncompressed but you added meme shouts and explosions from films in which are compressed to fuck, meaning i have to turn it way up to even hear you talk but whenever you crack a joke it woke my housemates up with random bangs and screams 😕

I tried playing last month because it was 0.97 euro on Steam. I didn't like the controls, personally. I am a not a ''gamer'' and I never found other 3d platformers interesting to get familiar with the controls they have, so that contributes to that. The controls of the old Tomb Raider games have flaws but you can play the game with just a keyboard. Legend seemed unplayable to me without a mouse to readjust the camera constantly because camera placement is in my opinion not smart. In certain cases the camera placement makes unclear what the 'correct direction' is. I think people who are used to readjusting the camera constantly do not understand how often they are doing that. Other than that the things that I disliked about the moveset were the lack of backflips and sideflips during platforming segments. The combat moves seem interesting on paper but it takes some time to master them and since I didn't like the game overall, I did not really, so to me Lara was not ''satisfying to control".

@samz8691

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you're expected to use a mouse nowadays in pretty much every 3D game.

@apo.7898

3 жыл бұрын

​@@samz8691 There are racing, fighting or sports video games where you don't have to control and constantly readjust the camera. But every 3D third peson game is a crappy shooter. Using the mouse to control the camera, aim and shoot makes sense for that genre ofc. But I had no experience with that genre before trying TR Legend. Either way I rarely play video games. It is a waste of time. * I remember I had played Super Mario Galaxy 2 on Wii many years ago. It had camera relative movement but I don't remember having to readjust the camera. Ofc, the enivronements are different and I don't remember the details.

This is the prototype for TR 2013. Voice over that just won't shut up. Murdering hundreds of dudes. Stupid QTEs. No feel of exploration. Weak villain.

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

Paced much better, but yeah. Has the light version of 2013's issues.

@Eszuran

6 жыл бұрын

Never heard of it. Sounds interesting. Crystals recognized their mistakes in Legends and the were about to make them again in Ascension?

@Eszuran

6 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Zelda game. I don't know. Open worlds are usually empty and boring. I don't know if this is the direction I'd want TR to go, but still - probably it'd be better than the 2013 game. I just wish they remade TRs 2-4 the way they did with the first one in Anniversary.

@Eszuran

6 жыл бұрын

I saw a video where Lara rode a horse through what looked like a gigantic open area. Podeślij inne jeśli jakieś są. ;)

*Too often you're comparing a 2006 game with games such as Firewatch and Heavy Rain, games that simply had more advances - this would have been more fair to compare with games during that time. I respect your thinking, but your expectations were too high with current games many times.*

@jeffamunoz

3 жыл бұрын

*Also your're trying to jokingly make it look like the viewer of this video see's outfit/character changes throughout your review. like they're actually part of the video. (For viewers that haven't played the game - after you play through the game you can adjust Lara's outfits/character to change. This reviewer tried showing you gameplay and said the Japan outfit after Lara starts combat that she changes into a cat suit - she does not, she rips her dress for combat. Bruh this isn't good.* 🙄

@TheGameStatistic

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah....thats the joke. thats not serious in the slightest.

@jeffamunoz

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameStatistic *hahaha?*

@TheGameStatistic

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the spirit?

Kasahstan ain’t Russia ya tool

I have one thing to say about the legend trilogy which also included anniversary and underworld; the whole legend trilogy was turds I mean the core and reboot games were better. I mean I really enjoyed TR's 1-AOD plus 2013 and rise compared to the legend trilogy. The legend trilogy was an utter train wreck.

@TheGameStatistic

6 жыл бұрын

You definitely haven't played a lot of games if this is what you call a train wreck.

@oleirishdragon

6 жыл бұрын

The Game Statistic Says you. -_-

Tank controls > new controls.

0:33 Why the fuck they hate AOD after since they added AOD Lara on TRL opening screen? It still doesn’t makes any sense at all... Edited: 0:38 ... Zip from TR5 was better than Crystal Zip. Zip from TRL was nothing but a Bryce wannabe version and good gosh, I hate that annoying Alister more often than Crystal Zip and wannabe Lara version.

In 2007 I bought Anniversary and my friend bought Legend. We completed our own games and then swapped for each others. After completing Legend my thought was how lucky is my friend to step up his experience from his mediocre game to my and how shitty was my position going from interesting Anniversary to a 6 hours long straight up mindless action "call of duty" and nonexistent puzzles with no involvement whatsoever. I was really upset back then. I didn't know any other Tomb Raider games and thought that I struck gold with this one but than I realized that Anniversary was the only good game Crystal Dynamics made.

Like a Hollywood movie? That’s more of a personal point of view rather than a review. Movies are shitty this days and make Barney fun. The Tomb Raider movies r lame too. Sure Angelina was cool but still