Okay I know I'm late to the party but I literally just finished this game and as a long time Tomb Raider fan, here is my mini review.
First of all, I enjoyed the game to a degree. I felt that Crystal Dynamics should be applauded that they managed to create a solid game from start to finish. And the shooting mechanics and controls are some of the best I've ever experienced in a third person shooter. I can shoot people with arrows all day.
The graphics are stunning even on current gen consoles and the sound design is brilliant, the surround sound of this will knock your socks off.
Here's what I felt what's wrong in this game, it feels not much more than an Uncharted clone. There were way too many similar moments that ended up taking me out of the game. All the nonsense of structures collapsing works well in an Uncharted game because there's always a humorous aspect to what's going on. In TR, it never felt natural or needed, and taking itself seriously makes it unintentionally funny.
The plot is average at best and the characters are just there to show how awesome Lara is. While Tomb Raider suffers from the "been there, done that" syndrome, I still stink that any gamer should buy and play this, as like I said it's a very good game. It's just unfortunate that the gameplay, atmosphere and sense of wonder of the old games are probably gone for good.
Tomorrow I'm off to play Anniversary, the TR game that no one played.
