The gameplay in Tomb Raider 2013 is much like Far Cry 3.


I started my Tomb Raider journey by being on some science tour with a bunch of friends, but suddenly the ship wrecked, and everyone was stranded on this island that turns out to be unknown for most people, and the goal for the explorers. On the island there is some bad guys trying to kill the team, because they don't want anyone to get away from the island, at least not alive. The team get splitted apart and some kidnapped by the bad guys.

So as the girl Lara Croft, you have to fight your way around the island, against wolves, men, giants and more, doing whatever you can to survive untill you are able to get away from the island. Sometimes you meet some of the other persons, but you always get away from them because of problems and stupidity.

I did compare Tomb Raider to Far Cry 3 earlier, but in Far Cry there is a story, but you are still able to run around as you want to. In Tomb Raider you are more locked to the story, you can still run around, and catch food etc., but more limited than in other open world games.

You will regulary see both short and long cinematics and parts of the story that are made as video so you can't change it with your actions.

A cool thing about the game is the campfires where you can upgrade your survival skills, offensive skills and defensive skills. You can also upgrade your weapons so they do more damage, have increased fire rate, etc. etc. Which brings us to the next part, the weapons.

Throughout the game you'll find four weapons that you can upgrade and customize, as already said. Those four weapons are a bow, a pistol, an automatic rifle and a shotgun.
Other than that you will also find a bunch of tools including an axe that you can use to open chests, climb mountains and actually also fight with. A lighter and a torch is also some of the tools you will discover throughout the game.

The controlling of the game is very basic and feels natural, the only thing I miss is the possibility to sprint.
Clicking SHIFT will "just" make you dodge attacks.

Visual

The graphics in this version of Tomb Raider is amazing. I have yet to experience a graphical bug in the game. It's very realistic and it works really well in this game. Another cool thing is the effects, there is actual quite a bunch of those, for example the interactive menu, where it is raining and you are in a sea, when you click around, you'll be move to different scenes. It is hard to explain, you almost have to see it yourself, but it is cool nevertheless.

Advantages

• Worked trough storyline
• Great gameplay
• Beautiful graphics
• Easy controls
• Cool effects

• No sprinting
• A bunch of forced parts
• Not much freedom

Final comment

Afterall Tomb Raider 2013 is a really great game and I have enjoyed lots of hours and there will hopefully be more to come! The graphics are really a big part of the game, so be sure to have a okay graphics card. This is mainly a game for people who likes adventures and lots of stories, maybe a bit for the FPS and MMO players, but again, you have to like the campaign and singleplayer mode as the multiplayer clearly haven't been much in focus at Crystal Dynamics.

Rating: 8/10
Price: 30€
Release: Out now
Developer: Crystal Dynamics
Publisher: Square Enix
Buy it: www.cdkeynexus.com (5% off with coupon code KINGAN)
Game Link: www.tombraider.com