Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Rise of The Tomb Raider was top.

This one feels like, something is not right. So unfinished, so not complete.

You know what I mean. Everything is okay. But not a single thing is great.

Lara as character development wise, went backwards. She is more spoiled more fragile than ever. C'mon girl you are an adult woman capable of destroying armies with a single bow. You're an experienced scientist. You're smart, brave.... And this game. She acts like a 16 year old girl with daddy issues.

Graphics wise, I played on 1440p maxed settings and I can say okayish at best. Maybe I expected more I dunno.

Animations feel so empty. Lip syncing is still a problem. Facial expressions are weird.

Writing and the story adds nothing new to lore.

Some level-map design choices are odd. Upgrade and leveling system is so unnecessary. Side missions were fine but side-side missions were so shallow. Not very rewarding.

Tombs are okay tho. I mean I gathered most of the things, enjoyed my time playing it bu I couldn't find myself going for %100 percent completion. After 15 hours game became so repetitive and dull. I did many side quest almost all tombs but in the end I just went for main missions.

7/10 at best. Wasted potential. We could have had our Nathan Drake PC version.

Better than Rise, but still not my kind of game. With games like the Tomb Raider reboot series and Uncharted, I used to think that the sum of the parts is greater than the individual pieces, but I think I'm changing my tune. Now I just feel like all parts are subpar experiences loosely stitched together.

• Rappelling and being able to throw the climbing axe early on makes traversal and level design more interesting.
• Expanded skills make combat and exploration better than in Rise.
• Improved shop system. Now it's possible to unlock gear without needing to hunt.

• I do not like the story or any of the characters. I could not care less about Lara or any of her companions. It doesn't help that the interactions are really boring. If I have to see another shot/reverse shot to show a conversation, I will be unhappy. Also, this game feels like it's supposed to be the end of the trilogy because of Trinity, but it also feels like it doesn't matter if you played the either 2 games since the reboot since they're so disjointed.
• Side content like tombs, collectibles, and exploration feels disjointed from the main game. They feel more like padding than anything else. I do not care about the history of a random artifact that is loosely connected to the region, it isn't enhancing my enjoyment or investment in the current game events.
• A lot of scripted sequences and interactive cutscenes disguised as gameplay.

Like others, I thought Shadow of the Tomb Raider was "OK" (though certainly not as satisfying on my initial play-through as the two earlier entries).

The most annoying thing about this game though is how Lara can still channel John Rambo one moment, mowing down dozens of enemies with gunfire, arrows or mountain climbing axes to their heads...and then break down the next minute, to sob about loved ones, lack of self-confidence or other things that pale in comparison to the mayhem she unleashes.

In the 2013 reboot, it made sense that she was a young explorer learning how to fight in a strange world out to kill her and her friends, but by the 3rd game, I don't think anyone would dispute that she was already a stone cold killer.

Whatever happens with the next installment in the series, I really hope they can at least drop that.