Rise of the Tomb Raider

The presented part of the game compares favorably with a number of previous versions, it is not framed in the form of a solid action movie, at the same time it pleases with modernity, entertainment, but retains a special spirit for which Tomb Raider was loved.

Rise of the Tomb Raider storyline

The creators continued the theme of Lara's transformation into a real tomb raider, this time she goes in search of the Source of Life. In the correctness of his father, who spent a considerable part of his life in search of him, was convinced by the mysterious events on the island of Yamatai. According to legend, the Source can give immortality.

The search for the artifact is important for Lara, since her father was never able to find a unique artifact, as a result he was ridiculed and went to the point of suicide. Now the girl intends to end his endeavors and atone for her distrust in her father's research.

New heroine look

The script has been significantly improved, instead of tearful stories and pressure on pity, a more "live" woman with real emotions awaits us. She shoots well, fights well, spits in the face of the enemy and can swear dirty. At the same time, Lara remains as compassionate and intelligent.

During the game, you can not only run, shoot and climb, but also admire the beautiful views along the way. To do this, the camera is moderately shifted, you have to visit Syria, Siberia. During the gameplay, the player is supported, sometimes Lara says when to jump, gives hints for solving puzzles.

Legendary Source of Life

The story develops, new places are shown. The legend has been changed and instead of being flooded, the legend about Kitezh-grad tells about burial under a glacier. The plot was moved from the Nizhny Novgorod region to Siberia. The changes are justified, because the scenery is really amazing, the players will see the vast territories of the mining plant, where the unwanted ones were exiled. A really interesting atmosphere was created and maintained: Lara examines banners and Orthodox frescoes, reads the Cyrillic alphabet. Domestic players will appreciate the beauty and color of Rise of the Tomb Raider, it makes them proud of their homeland.

Features of the passage of Rise of the Tomb Raider

The passage takes a lot of time: only side quests with a short length, the storyline and optional tombs take over 20 hours. From the Siberian forest, the game takes you about in the middle, the player finds himself in a valley by the lake. Here you can act in a standard way or secretly, if you wish, you can watch the animals, some are visible at certain times of the day. Most of Rise of the Tomb Raider is devoted to exploration, acrobatics, and dynamic battles in about third place.

Thought out a large number of tombs and a lot of primary and secondary puzzles. For the passage, sometimes it is enough to take into account the simple laws of physics. Opening the passage, removing obstacles and solving the next task is simple, while the process is satisfying with the work done.

Is the plot still entertaining?

Rise of the Tomb Raider maintains a pleasant balance, there is no overstaging, but you will have to face squads of enemies. The pace grows closer to the final part, in contrast to the first, everything here is much more harmonious and logical.

We have retained everything that fans of the series liked: the ability to collect food, improve equipment, get skins and other equipment. Lara makes her way on ice with a pickaxe, pulls cable cars, climbs bushes and trees, overcomes abysses with a rope, jumps, moves objects.

New Rise of the Tomb Raider Equipment

A hook has been added to the standard items, it comes in handy on high ledges, and special arrows are created to climb. For all types of equipment, certain places are allocated, when choosing any path, the character will reach the goal, but the variety of paths gives the illusion of freedom.

Gradually, the arsenal is replenished, and the opportunity to get to more secrets is growing. You can also return to the old levels and get to previously inaccessible places. The rest of the plot is linear.

Battles or Puzzles?

During the battles, there are not enough own fists, you have to improvise, Lara drags the soldier into the ice hole, swims under water and so on. She also unleashes streams of burning oil on enemies. These levels are very interesting and add fun, as opposed to spending time behind cover.

The level is chosen by the player, it is better not to avoid difficulty, otherwise the enemies will disappoint during the battle. At a difficult level, you have to be treated only with homemade bandages, you also need to cope with a lack of ammunition and arrogant opponents. It takes up to 4 hits to kill an enemy.

Unique features and tricks

Experiments are available in Rise of the Tomb Raider, for example: you can always look for high cover and take off the sentries with arrows, an alternative would be to fight with rivals in turn. Weapons are assembled almost on the fly, from improvised means:

• a petrol can becomes a bomb;
• the enemy's radio becomes a mine;
• a glass bottle will become a Molotov cocktail;
• a jar can become shrapnel or a smoke bomb.

Tricks are justified, because opponents with shields, armor, flamethrowers gradually appear.

Rise of the Tomb Raider retained physics, including counterattacks, rolls. There is also a minus, you cannot pick up weapons from defeated enemies.

Plunging into Taiga is quite interesting, the plot is romantic, beautiful, reflects the Russian spirit, attention is paid to details, and the scenery is colorful. The walkthrough will not cause much difficulty, but it will be interesting.