I forgot about the numerous QTEs. I always played with a controller which works well but I can imagine some of those moments doesn't translate to m&k well. I think I only played the game 1 1/2 times as I did 80% or so on the PS3 then bought it on PC later.

Here's an old screenshot of mine. This was one of my favorite outfits for Lara, with the aviator jacket. I also loved her hair physics rendering in the game. She looks pretty sharp and pretty cool with this jacket:

Just wanted to update that I'm maybe 65% through the game and it has been a lot of fun so far---unrelenting challenges, but still fun. I've had to stop playing to go to Youtube walkthroughs to help get through a particularly difficult or confusing section, but most I've been able to figure out on my own. A nice feature is that it does allow a bit of stealth for some missions at least up to a certain point. it also looks quite good for a port to PC of a 2013 console game.

Thanks again, Mark for the heads up for the free game.

Cheers

Sooo--I finished the first game and started a second playthrough, but then I decided to look at the 2nd and 3rd games of the trilogy. The sequel from 2015-- Rise of Tomb Raider was only $9.89 and included all of its add ons, so I popped for it. At the time the 3rd game from 2018--Shadow of The Tomb Raider was priced at like $18. I didn't buy it since I figured I would see if I grew tired of the gameplay after the second game. I thought the 2nd game equal if not better than the first. The graphics were much improved and it felt more open world and less linear than the 1st game. It also spanned some more diverse settings from the deserts of Syria to the icy mountains in Siberia. The first game is all set on a semi-tropical Island.

Anyway, I finished the second game last night and enjoyed it enough that I decided to pop the $18 for the last. I go to Steam to see that now the only available PC version of the game is called "Shadow of The Tomb Raider--the definitive version" for $59.39. It's a bundle with stuff that mostly got mixed reviews--maybe a short mission, but then some junk like extra outfits for Lara--none of them baring any extra skin at all.

I'm guessing that Square Enix noticed the uptick in sales of their subsequent Tomb Raider games after making the 1st game free and simply eliminated the offer for the 3rd base game at $18 in favor of a more profitable $60 bundle with no new production costs on their part. It just goes to show that as the old saying goes: "There is no free lunch". Oh, well, I simply put the 3rd game on my wish list and will get it when the demand and price drop back down in some future sale.

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