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New tomb raider game ps312/16/2023 ![]() ![]() The overall level of detail is frequently amazing, and few games offer outside vistas as sweeping and beautiful as this one.Īnd when the game zooms in on Lara, with her remodelled face and all-important sub-surface scattering effect on her skin, it can produce some breathtaking results. ![]() Wind, rain and snow effects are noticeably more dramatic, while the lighting seems richer and more vibrant. Dynamic lighting and particle effects add atmosphere and tension to creepy torchlit tombs and burning buildings alike. The combination of more – and more animated – vegetation in the outdoor areas helps make the island setting come alive, with swaying grasses and trees everywhere you look. Pay attention, though, and you soon notice a whole lot more. The hair effects still aren’t entirely convincing, though there’s a lot more movement in a breeze, and a shell-shocked Lara with a more realistic dirt and gore-streaked face isn’t a huge advance on the older Xbox 360 and PS3 model. Xbox One and PS4 owners effectively get an enhanced take on the already fantastic-looking PC version, with the ‘Tress FX’ hair animations in place and working better, high-resolution textures and 1080p output, all running at 30fps on the Microsoft console and an unlocked 30 to 60fps on the PS4.Īt first the differences seem minor. The main advantage of the Definitive Edition is a visual overhaul. You can now pick up the old console versions for under £15, or the PC game for under a tenner. The question is whether it’s worth replaying on a whole new console – and paying £40 to £45 for the privilege. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – Value and Graphics For every part that’s annoying – later battles – or ridiculous – Lara’s antique-collecting side-quest – there’s an awful lot that’s just sublime. If, like us, you loved Tomb Raider before, then there’s little doubt that you’ll still love it now. This makes Tomb Raider an enjoyable game to return to, and more exciting than you might expect. True, some of the ideas are under-exploited, particularly the hunting and survival aspects that are introduced early on, but there’s no shortage of stuff to find, stuff to collect and extra goals to complete. ![]() Meanwhile the main game does its bit to reward new strategies, giving you the chance to play stealthily or go for all-out blasting, with enough exploding barrels and flammable areas to make the environment work for you at times. While this might break up the flow and make little sense in such a fast-paced narrative, it’s well worth tracking down the collectibles or raiding the optional – and more puzzle-packed – hidden tombs. While you’re always being dragged from one event to the next, the island opens up as you move through, and there are always options to return to previous areas with new equipment and discover items or areas that were previously blocked off. Whether it’s your first or second go, you might also notice how the game mixes linear storytelling with real player choice. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – Gameplay and Style The new Lara is a hugely likable heroine, even if the switch from near torture porn victim to gun-toting bad-ass feels sudden, and the storyline has enough mystery and intrigue to keep you hooked for the duration – even when you’re on your second play through. We can criticise it for its over-reliance on cinematic quick-time events in the early sections and shooting gallery combat in the later part, but it still packs in the thrills, spills and scares, along with stretches of superb jumping and clambering exploration and a feast of big action set-pieces. It begins with Lara struggling to survive on an inhospitable Pacific island, and then chronicles her journey from ingénue archaeologist to action heroine as she faces depraved cultists, supernatural forces and fearsome terrain.īeing the same isn’t necessarily a bad thing: the reboot worked last year and it still works now. Otherwise this is fundamentally the same game with the same single-player campaign. We get a new hidden tomb near the start of the game and some alternative costumes and multiplayer maps bundled in. What’s new with the next-gen version? In truth, not a lot. ![]() Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – What’s New? ![]()
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