Discussing the merits and challenges of Rise of the Tomb Raider, the second game in the reboot trilogy. Opinions vary widely on the mechanics, story, and Lara’s evolving journey.
Rise was definitely the best of the trilogy IMO. It expanded on the first in meaningful ways without getting bogged down like Shadow. Also, Lara finally gets to warm up a bit in Shadow, so there’s that.
@Pierce
Completely agree. Rise was a fantastic game.
@Pierce
I found it disappointing. The survivor mechanics felt reused, the story was weak, and Lara’s redesign was jarring. Also, hearing her yell ‘JONAHHHH’ constantly drove me nuts.
The first Tomb Raider was so intense my mom thought I was watching something… inappropriate.
Just finished the first game, now diving into the second. It’s hard on my RX 6800 GPU, hitting lows of 50 FPS at 1440p ultra settings. I thought we’d be done with snowy mountains, but here we are again.
@River
Lara doesn’t go where she wants to go, she goes where she needs to go.
@River
That performance seems odd for a 6800. Could be a game engine issue rather than your hardware.
I’m playing the trilogy too! Just 100%-ed the first one. Running the second on a 4070 Super at 1440p, getting 70-90 FPS maxed out.
Atlas said:
I’m playing the trilogy too! Just 100%-ed the first one. Running the second on a 4070 Super at 1440p, getting 70-90 FPS maxed out.
Are you running factory settings? I’ve undervolted my RX 6800, which might explain the difference.
I’ve always wanted to play Tomb Raider, but aiming with a controller gives me headaches, and I just can’t get into the story. I think I’d have enjoyed it more when I was younger.
The whole trilogy was amazing. I just hope they don’t mess up if they decide to make a new one.
This game was terrible, IMO. I couldn’t even get past the snowy mountain village early on. It felt so different from the first game in all the wrong ways.
Am I the only one who found this game lacking mechanically? The visuals are stunning, but it wasn’t enough to keep me hooked.
Finished the trilogy this year. All three games were a good time, but Rise stood out for me.
This is like the 20th post about the Tomb Raider trilogy this week. Is it the same person farming karma?
I’ve played Indiana Jones and Uncharted. Is Rise of the Tomb Raider worth trying?