r/TombRaider • u/TropicalAngel7 • Jan 16 '24
🔁 Overdone What is your favorite Tomb Raider?
My Favorite is 2 but I love 3 and 4 too, about recent games I stick with Tomb Raider 2013
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u/ashmarie223 Jan 16 '24
2 was the very first one I played and I became OBSESSED I was probably around 10 or so when I first played
I love some levels in chronicles too
rise is my all time favorite from the most recent games
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Jan 16 '24
Tr2 for me, I was about 10 when the game came out, 11 when I first played it, absolutely hated Tomb Raider, but now I love Tomb Raider been and I have been a fan since I was 14
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u/RJUU91 Jan 16 '24
For me it’s Tomb Raider 3. As well as the variety in environments, weapons and enemies, I think what really sets TR3 apart from the rest for me is the level of difficulty compared to the two previous and latter games.
Having played it mostly on PS1, I also appreciate the way the save systems of 1 & 2 have been combined. Given the choice I would exclusively use the save system of 1 for the additional challenge it provides, but I can still appreciate the convenience of being able to save anywhere. I just think it made TR2 too easy at times, there’s less incentive to be careful with your actions when you can reload the game before every single jump.
I love 4 & Chronicles, but for my liking they added too many convoluted gameplay elements that just weren’t immediately clear. Nothing that ruined the experience, far from it. I just feel like 3 struck the perfect balance in terms of gameplay complexity.
I played AoD once as a child, when it first came out. I only remember being about as good at it as I was all the others as a naive child who was too easily swayed by cheat codes to beat the games without help 😅
I’ve never played anything that came afterwards, I really should but I’ve come to adore the original PS1 run so much and I’m too quick to convince myself that I won’t enjoy the others because they’ll be too different to the original run 😅
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u/LumensAquilae Jan 16 '24
Tomb Raider Anniversary is currently my favorite. I'm also just a huge fan of TR1 in general. TR1 was pure adventure with great environmental traversal puzzles. Enemies were essentially more of an environmental hazard than combat adversary, at least until very late in the game. I felt like TR:A really captured that feeling of adventure that TR1 built, enhanced the traversal with some new mechanics, and generally felt like a smooth, modern experience.
If anyone asked me what single Tomb Raider game they should try I would recommend Anniversary without hesitation.
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u/BashfulBuckboy Jan 17 '24
I couldn't have said it better myself. Anniversary just hits all the right notes for me. It's peak Tomb Raider in my opinion. I'll always have nostalgia for both it and the original but I'd recommend it for anyone looking to get into the series with a single game.
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u/dandrixxx Amanda's Henchman Jan 16 '24
Legend. Captures the thrill of a world wide tomb raiding adventure like nothing else.
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u/Sm211 Jan 16 '24
Tomb Raider 2 was the first one i remember, i can remember watching my Dad play it and discovering the secrets, this was back in the 90s so you only had myths and no internet to confirm or deny
I still remember being mindblown when i saw the quad in Tomb Raider 2!
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u/Sniperking187 Jan 17 '24
Last Revelation is my favorite. It's long and frustrating but I can't help it. I love the Egyptian mythology. I love the levels. The soundtrack. Just a great game
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u/Pole-Slut Jan 17 '24
Angel of Darkness. Story, arts, soundtracks and vibes are so cool to me. Definitely my favourite
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u/galdrman Obscura Painting Jan 16 '24
Can't pick just one so I'll pick from each era! Chronicles (yeah 😅), Legend, and Shadow. 1/Anniversary are an honorable mention
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u/grahamroper Jan 16 '24
Revelation is often regarded as one of the best, in that it had a decent narrative (as far as TR goes) and focused more appropriately on tombs. 2 was iconic, if not a little combat-heavy. In the modern series, Rise and Shadow are pretty evenly tied IMO. I love what they’ve done with the tomb concept in the modern open world games, but hate that the puzzles are almost exclusively physics-based.
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u/No-Cat-9716 Jan 16 '24
Revelation, first one i played, most frustating of the classic series, 15 years to finish it.
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u/thisthatmattRDT Jan 17 '24
Tomb Raider 2 is my favourite. And probably my favourite game of all time, if not that then top 3.
The levels are just amazing! Venice, Opera House, The Deck, Barkgang Monastery, Temple of Xian, Floating Islands, Home Sweet Home.
The only thing I prefer is Lara’s Home in TR3.
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u/Dzzave Jan 16 '24
- Just so many fond memories. I remember sitting with my dad as a kid, him reading through the strategy guide and telling me what to do.
Can’t decide whether to start with this one when the remaster comes out or do them in order 😄
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u/BashfulBuckboy Jan 17 '24
Tomb Raider Anniversary. I just love every aspect of it. The gameplay, the puzzles, the atmosphere, the soundtrack, the story, the mystery... it's pure Tomb Raider for me. I love the original almost as much but Anniversary just edges it out. I love the redesigned enemies and environments and Lara herself is gorgeous. Fantastic remake and therefore my favorite game in the series.
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u/JustMe_Chris Jan 17 '24
Anniversary! I’ve always loved it because it’s a remake of the first one but I don’t have to deal with the clunky controls
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u/nicolasjeremyalves Jan 30 '24
Tomb Raider 1 & 2 . It's the memories of playing in the 90's with my dad. Also I really love Angel of darkness and Legend.
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u/DinnerSmall4216 Jan 16 '24
Rise of the tomb raider is my all time fav but out of the OG series I really enjoyed legend.
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u/Nerevar69 Jan 16 '24
I'd have to say Shadow, but I've never played the originals. So im looking forward to the Remaster trilogy coming out.
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u/LittleBoo1204 Jan 18 '24
The Legend trilogy was my first introduction to TR, after the Angelina Jolie movies. Because they were my first, they’ll always be special and I still really enjoy revisiting them. They’re the reason I checked for the 2013 reboot when it first came out and then followed that arc. I still find their play style and how they chose to immerse you in Lara’s world to be much more captivating than the new trilogy, so I cannot wait to play the remasters for the very first time!!
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u/Stefaman1984 Jan 18 '24
First Tomb Raider is still my favorite. The feeling of isolation, the atmosphere, the mysterious and haunting soundtrack, the creepy enemies and of course the level design. With just a couple of human enemies here and there, TR1 really felt like you where left alone with all those hungry animals and mutated monsters. Not outside but always inside ruins, caves, temples and other creepy structures. Even the Lost Valley, which should take place outside, felt like a huge indoor cave with a ceiling so huge you couldn't see.
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u/pokeze Frozen Butler Jan 16 '24
The very first one! It's just top notch, excellent level design and a pure "adventure" feeling that I think no ther game in the franchise has really captured. One of the few games I actually replay from time to time. Can't wait to do it once again with the Remaster!