Classic Platforming, Mud Physics And 6 More Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Features You’ll Love
3,703Shadow Of The Tomb Raider pretends it’s all dark and moody, but our new gameplay says otherwise. From the return of proper platforming to the amazing jungle world, this feels like a rollicking Tomb Raider of old. Has good mud, too. Here are eight features I think you’ll love.
Just a bit of setup for you: in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara has triggered the end of the world. The only way to fix it? Shooting a jaguar in the face, apparently. Despite all the doom and gloom, in the hands of Eidos Montreal - they of Deus Ex fame - this actually feels more like classic Tomb Raider than the series has for some years. It’s got tougher platforming, a more exotic setting and some stunning mud physics - all this and more awaits you as we tour the best features in the game so far.
I love the platforming in this new game - by turning up the difficulty you remove the painted platforms that appeared in the last two games, forcing you to really read the environment, like you used to in old Tomb Raider. They’re calling it Treacherous Traversal and they can call it what they like, as long as it delivers the classic acrobatics we enjoyed in Underworld and Anniversary. As a big fan of those earlier games, this is a great mix of the old and new.
I also look at the new stealth combat - check out the dual kill stolen from Deus Ex’s Adam Jensen - and see how much of the wildlife I can wipe out. I still feel bad about the howler monkey. Sorry, monkey friend. Elsewhere in these Shadow of the Tomb Raider impressions we explore the new hub area and go on a side quest, that takes us into a short combat challenge. It’s a bit Batman, and a bit good.
Our Shadow of the Tomb Raider gameplay takes place in the first four hours of the game and was captured on Xbox One X, set to high resolution mode over high frame rate. It will be coming to PC on 14th of September, where we will be making lots of lovely videos about it. In order not to miss our future PC coverage of the game, why not subscribe to the channel before we proceed? I’ll also answer any questions you have if you pop them in the comments below. Thanks for reading and watching.
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