Tomb Raider: Legend (2006)

As a player of the original Play station Tomb Raider I was excited to try another installment on Xbox one. The overall game play and graphics are alright but tended to be dark or difficult to get a decent view based on the limited perspective options. This occasionally led Lara to get 'stuck' in a spazzing view if moved into a tight corner with the view angle 'wrong'. However, what shifted this game from average to below average for me was the build of the game play itself. The cutscenes tended to be long with no option to skip over them, which is not the worse thing in the world until you hit a challenging or unpredictable area. Then the obligatory scenes become annoying as you watch it over and over again. Navigating and figuring our how to get through several of the cut-scenes with mandatory action items was also a huge headache. There are no instructions on what is coming up and you have to figure out how to get past the scene by trial an error, which becomes maddening when you add a 3 minute long cute scene clip that you cannot skip. After several hours of total game play, I decided the game wasn't worth it and moved on. However, a more experiences gamer might find it less maddening and enjoy the game.