Rise of The Tomb Raider

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Rise of the Tomb Raider: Tomb Raider is a legendary game series and extremely successful when recording many imprints in the hearts of fans and around the world. In 2013, Crystal Dynamics released Tomb Raider – a reboot of the entire series, marking the strong return of Lara Croft in the gaming world.

Not only was it successful in terms of revenue, but the reboot game also received a series of praise from critics.

And of course, Crystal Dynamics has quickly started to develop the next game for Tomb Raider, called Rise of The Tomb Raider, which debuted on the Xbox One in November last year and now officially set up the PC system.

Is there any new development in Lara’s journey to discover the ancient tombs?

How will the process of maturing and creating an archaeological legend Lara Croft shape?

Please read with Biareview to explore through the following reviews.

The story of Rising of The Tomb Raider takes place about a year after the events of Tomb Raider (2013), when Lara Croft continues his father’s unfinished journey, partly because he wants his efforts not to be abandoned, in part because of finding the way for yourself.

During the search for the antiquities of The Divine Source and the lost city of Kitezh, Lara Croft will meet reluctant companions and confront the Trinity organization.

At the same time, the story will gradually evoke the past about Lara Croft’s life and the truth behind the death of her father.

Everything will gradually be portrayed through each page, making the plot of Rising of The Tomb Raider more interesting and emotional than ever.

I must say, the human side of Lara is portrayed very properly and truthfully in this version.

Rise of The Tomb Raider has extremely glossy graphics, possessing extremely diverse scenes, enchanting, majestic, large, and beautiful.

Lighting effects and shadow effects are extremely good, making the atmosphere and angles of the game become more “film” than ever.

Not to mention the PC version also applies many advanced graphic effects such as Ambient Occlusion HBAO +, Soft Sun Light (for the ability to smooth shadows, not harsh), higher anti-aliasing ability. Help capital graphic background Rise Of The Tomb Raider’s luster, now even more beautiful and deeper.

Also, in this version, the characters from main to secondary are elaborate, carefully, especially our key character and star: Countess Lara Croft.

Actress Camilla Luddington was the one who performed for Lara since the reboot (2013) version and now continues to put that god in the Rise of The Tomb Raider excellently.

Thanks to state-of-the-art motion capture technology, as well as when stepping on the Next-gen generation with a new engine, Lara Croft once again continued to “revive.”

You will see the anger, the mood, the pain, the sadness, the crying! It’s like you’re watching a movie, not playing a game.

Besides, Lara is also provided with Pure Hair “conditioner” (actually Tressfx 3.0), but this version is better optimized when the hair can completely get snowy, get wet when it gets wet consume fewer hardware resources than before while ensuring the necessary beauty!

As for the sound, this is the “soul” of many games.

From the dramatic soundtrack to the end of the game, players will always be impressed with the soundtrack and the atmosphere that Rise Of The Tomb Raider brings.

Everything is carefully taken care of in every aspect: from the sound of Lara’s footsteps in the snow, the sound of animals, to the sound of gunshots, and the sound of the natural environment, Crystal Dynamics has been carefully invested.

The voice acting is also nothing to blame; all the characters leave an impression on the writer.

The upgrading of skills and weapons in Rising of The Tomb Raider becomes more necessary and practical than ever because to explore and complete the game 100%, players need to spend time to hone. Gives Lara Croft the essential skills and easily finds clues and positions in the rather complex environment of Rising of the Tomb Raider.

Lara Croft will divide skills into three categories: Survivor, Brawler, and Hunter, and each possesses 17 different skills, not only helping Lara in finding items but also making it easier for her to work fight.

Unlike the previous version and wolves, Lara also has to face many other wild animals such as bears and leopards, not to mention the animals. Lara will confront guards and those who protect the affected land. Missing Kitezh.

If in the previous version, the fans “scolded” for the lack of “secret tombs” as well as the difficulty of the puzzle “yes and no” or the location of other objects such as relics (antiquities), documents are still mixed and unreasonable. The story takes place a little in-depth, shooting too much now; in Rising of The Tomb Raider, everything has changed.

Crystal Dynamics knows to listen to the fans, learn, but at the same time retains the strength of the previous version to reform in this version strongly.

The world in Rising of The Tomb Raider is now more open, diverse, and challenging than ever, requiring Lara Croft’s superior climbing skills as well as the player’s ability to observe.

The battlespace also has many paths and almost completely open; players can even dodge an opponent without worrying about being detected – however, some segments require players to fight, but not much and just right.

The “Survival Instinct” skill is also useful when helping players easily and conveniently locate places of need or find hidden objects scattered throughout the map.

In addition to documents, relics, the company now adds coin caches, survival cache, ancient scrolls, and platforms. Stone characters are scattered throughout the map and game screen.

In addition to the purpose of stimulating the player’s ability to explore, the game also gives the feeling of being “learned” to become an adventurer rather than just playing as usual, or as well as Lara himself will become more experienced to become a true adventurer.

While fighting, players can freely apply all tactics to overcome opponents: you can be a true “Rambo” or become a ghost.

It all depends on how players want to customize their play style.

This bow of Lara Croft is equipped with a new super skill: poison arrow and arrow “cling.”

The poison arrow is extremely suitable for those who like to be a ghost, can immediately defeat any soldier in absolute silence.

And the “stick” arrow has a function to help players climb higher (but only in the following segments will be useful).

To upgrade weapons and new clothes for Lara Croft, players also need to find enough materials scattered throughout the game’s map, even in caves, monuments, large iron tanks, or even hunting. Large, small, ferocious animals such as wolves, leopards, and bears often appear near areas of caves, and some only appear depending on the time of days, such as morning or evening.

Lara Croft’s climbing skills have also been upgraded this time.

Lara can climb trees, swim, or even throw ropes.

These skills help Lara in her adventure, not just “making scenes” or adding colorful colors.

Not to mention, Rise of The Tomb Raider also owns many side questlines, which are not diverse yet exciting enough for players to perform.

The player cannot go to certain locations at the beginning of the game; then, after “unlocking” the new skill, you can use the Fast Travel feature to return to the previous camps.

Every upgrade skill for Lara herself and weapons is through these camps, and depending on each camp, there will be different stories of them.

Quite interesting if you are someone who wants to learn everything about the game!

Yes, the puzzle in rising Of The Tomb Raider is “good” than the previous reboot version.

I like the difficulty that Crystal Dynamics developers put into their games; they are not too difficult like the Anniversary version, not as easy as Legend and 2013 version, but not too dense as Underworld.

They are both difficult enough, just enough to make it difficult to play.

Besides, the number of “Challenge Tombs” is also a lot. Of course, the difficulty of puzzles and challenges are separate, rich, and require the ability to observe and apply the skills of Lara in almost every respect.

Not to mention, throughout the journey and Challenge Tombs, players will solve puzzles in the story segments of rising Of The Tomb Raider as well.

Besides, another good point is that when solving puzzles and finding out the secrets of Challenge Tombs, our Lara will be rewarded with a certain “divine” skill.

Very worthy and reasonable for her!

And after completing the game, players will have additional “Expeditions” – including Chapter Replay (replay levels), Chapter Replay Elite (replay the level, but Lara possesses all the skills the player ” unlockable “), Score Attack.

In this mode, Rise of The Tomb Raider also provides additional Expeditions cards to increase the humor or increase the challenge for players like Lara Big Head (Lara’s head will grow). The card completes the level at a certain time. That contributes to the increased replay value and increased excitement when comparing scores between players with international friends.

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