Alright I'm 14 hours deep on normal. 82% after storyline complete. The story is well written to keep me on the edge of my seat wanting to see what happens next. Honestly tried to beat this game in one sitting.

10/10 masterpiece. This was a wild adventurous ride and I'm very thankful to have watched her story unfold. This is a classic and the building blocks to Lara Croft becoming a Tomb Raider.

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After having played previous Tomb Raider games, this version of Lara is very "shy, needing to find courage, doubting herself - yet over time...growing." It doesn't feel like Lara Croft who knows what she's doing as a Tomb Raider. Yet the longer you play, she's building up constantly towards the Hero we all know and love. At some point you completely fall inlove with the character.

The more I venture, Laura is found to be developing. It's hard to believe she can do as much climbing in this adventure since she's simply not in her prime - not to mention she has gone through enough physical trauma thus far. She's a tough girl to crack, perhaps she has been Lara all along....

I love the character development, but it's crazy how she feels just like Sarah Connor in the first Terminator Movie compared to Sarah Connor in Terminator 2....I find it strange she's so out of tune with herself yet can easily climb a vertical wall with one pickaxe as if she's the skilled Croft we all know.

The graphics are phenomenally good for 2013, almost 12 years later. I'm a sucker for good lighting.

Absolutely sick of the repeating noises you hear in the gear menu. I'll constantly turn my sound off. This game holds your hand when it comes to survivability yet when it's time to do a quick action you are left needing to go check your button menu options or suffer watching constant death scenes. Also can someone explain to me why you get skill points, then it doesn't really feel you're building a skill tree? Too much hand holding.

Overall I'm loving the storyline and the character development. Lara Croft having a different origin story is nice - if anything, this style of damsel turning hero makes her more human that we can relate to. Predownloaded the next game to jump right in after this.

Alright I'm 14 hours deep on normal. 82% after storyline complete. The story is well written to keep me on the edge of my seat wanting to see what happens next. Honestly tried to beat this game in one sitting. 10/10 masterpiece. This was a wild adventurous ride and I'm very thankful to have watched her story unfold. This is a classic and the building blocks to Lara Croft becoming a Tomb Raider. --------- After having played previous Tomb Raider games, this version of Lara is very "shy, needing to find courage, doubting herself - yet over time...growing." It doesn't feel like Lara Croft who knows what she's doing as a Tomb Raider. Yet the longer you play, she's building up constantly towards the Hero we all know and love. At some point you completely fall inlove with the character. The more I venture, Laura is found to be developing. It's hard to believe she can do as much climbing in this adventure since she's simply not in her prime - not to mention she has gone through enough physical trauma thus far. She's a tough girl to crack, perhaps she has been Lara all along.... I love the character development, but it's crazy how she feels just like Sarah Connor in the first Terminator Movie compared to Sarah Connor in Terminator 2....I find it strange she's so out of tune with herself yet can easily climb a vertical wall with one pickaxe as if she's the skilled Croft we all know. The graphics are phenomenally good for 2013, almost 12 years later. I'm a sucker for good lighting. Absolutely sick of the repeating noises you hear in the gear menu. I'll constantly turn my sound off. This game holds your hand when it comes to survivability yet when it's time to do a quick action you are left needing to go check your button menu options or suffer watching constant death scenes. Also can someone explain to me why you get skill points, then it doesn't really feel you're building a skill tree? Too much hand holding. Overall I'm loving the storyline and the character development. Lara Croft having a different origin story is nice - if anything, this style of damsel turning hero makes her more human that we can relate to. Predownloaded the next game to jump right in after this.