Evolution of Tomb Raider Games [1994-2022]

The Tomb Raider franchise pioneered the action-adventure genre and continues to be one of the best in the genre!
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[@12max44]

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is really underrated. It is a great game that I really enjoyed playing.

[@nvm9110]

Agreed

[@Harryd06]

shadow fucking sucks, so many glitches, laras acts like a headless chicken, causes tons of catacalsims. combat sucks..

[@atcera8714]

@@Harryd06 I would have to disagree, the positives outweigh the negatives by a large margin.

[@nemopouncey3827]

funfact:you can make her shake it on the ladder in legend.

[@Toasty_Woasty12]

@@Harryd06 I personally think it's great! I never had any problems with it

[@crumbworks]

It's Lara, not Laura. It rhymes with Mara, not Cora.

[@djklink20009]

In other documentaries they say Americans back then couldn't say Laura so they named her Lara 🤣 now some of them they can't even say Lara correctly

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

cara loft the room invader

[@1Chasg]

It blows my mind how many Americans just don't understand this simple point.

[@Aina1054.]

i know. but if you play the game, everyone in the game call her Laura instead of Lara. i notice this in tomb raider 2013 & rise of the tomb raider 2016. i am playing this game yesterday.

[@makesparkzfly]

@@Aina1054. they don’t

[@Capymessibara]

I am playing Rise of the tomb raider right now , didn't knew it was out on 2013 , the graphics exceeds expectations

[@swagatbaruah7839]

I think the most unique of this game was how they smoothly give the player the controls from a cutscene. I could rarely notice when the cut scene happens and when i need to take over. Thats the best part ❤️

[@Smicheal]

Also Gta Series man

[@vineethbharadwaj8187]

Hmm. But Honestly, with respect to what you are saying, God of War (2018) does it better.

[@Ximantus]

@@vineethbharadwaj8187true, and rockstar studios have been doing it for a decade now at least, the art of in game cutscenes

[@SleepyKittyPaws]

"lack of innovation" that's a very lazy criticism, especially when you consider that new features keep getting added with each new entry in the series, including new ways to navigate and interact with the environment.

[@godsstruggler8783]

Played the original TR on the first PlayStation Christmas 1996. To this day it is the most extraordinary game to hit any market at any time. Every jump had to be pixel perfect, save crystals had to be employed with wisdom - even if it meant having to spend a whole day dying over and over because you didn't know how next to impossible the next room would be compared to the one you were currently struggling in. The puzzles were often fiendish and there was no internet to help you. Woven throughout this immersive experience was the best music ever to hit a video game - cinematic, emotional, memorable and fitting to whatever environment you entered for the first time. This game was the foundation and cornerstone for all that would follow; including the magnificent Unchartered series.

[@ammardormaiss7260]

M .

[@ammardormaiss7260]

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[@djklink20009]

The part where he says Lara was originally called Laura is hilarious because his pronouncing of Lara was exactly the same 🤣

[@LucasSample101]

I discovered this channel last week while starting to feel the fatigue of viewing the same content over and over, and I must say, these videos are highly entertaining to watch while also being informative. Keep up the good work!

[@redi6460]

My favourite video game series, love Lara more than anything.

[@taytayrazors9033]

Yes!! Mine's too 💯

[@dxshawn532]

Yall are sad

[@pika9752]

What's funny is I just watched this the other day then boom next day its announced a new Tomb Raider is being made lol

[@taytayrazors9033]

Yes!! Me too.😂

[@vracerv]

We need a new Tomb Raider game, now.

[@princessejulie6107]

I love these games! My favorites are : Tomb Raider : Underworld (even though I'm terrified of spiders and sharks), Tomb Raider Anniversary, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider 3. I was disappointed with the first game of the reboot because it was too different from the original games, and there were no decent tombs! But Shadow of the Tomb Raider has amazing tombs and the environmement is really cool.

[@heckyeah8292]

Shadow's tombs are some of the best, and the Aztec backgrounds are fantastic. I think they could've improved the story telling though, it was never a strong point of the trilogy

[@charliefen]

I find it difficult to rate the older games as I was too young to do anything in them other than Croft Manor. I do think the Legend trilogy was the best in my opinion, each instalment (even Anniversary, liked how they tied it in with Underworld) added something. Legend also had a lot of pressure put on it after Angel of Darkness.

[@princessejulie6107]

@@charliefen When I was young, I played to Tomb Raider 1, 2 and 3, but never finished any of them. I played to 2 and 3 again in the last years (bought them on Steam), and really enjoyed them! Tomb Raider 3 is a great games, with various environmements.

[@RacgoonGamer967]

You keeping my childhood alive.

[@xrslive]

I actually liked Chronicles, it was my first TR game and I fell in love with it. .. Now I've played all of them and still love how the series evolved and "tried" to adapt to new generation consoles until the realease of TR 2013 where they nailed it again until now where we are waiting to see what's next with the announcement of Unreal 5 and a TR game in development

[@manavalien2907]

These series came up from nowhere to a popular and deserves it Btw thanks for the video 💖💖💖

[@Josh1OD]

The voice actress that plays Lara is also really good in the last remake.

[@melissagamer9311]

Tomb Raider Legend, Anniversary and Underworld are the ones I play the most on Playstation 2, there's Tomb Raider on Playstation 3 that was released in 2013, I play a lot too. The movie based on the game, I liked it a lot, I don't even know why people criticize it so much. The rest of the games I only heard about, and I never played the others. The video was very good, I liked it, it has my support.😁👍🏻

[@sandihermana4873]

Yes... Finally the tomb raider Franchise it is actually my first game on ps1 1996 to 2022 Shadow of the tomb raider ps5 until Now Still Play🔥

[@zarvvv04]

crazy how tomb raider has evolved from start to today

[@themechbuilder6171]

@ADM don't

[@kalpneetbrar5690]

Please make an evolution of The Elder Scroll series. Really appreciate your content.

[@infamousArtem1s]

Yeah, that would be awesome!

[@49ER_EMPIRE]

I love this content. How doesn’t he have millions of subscribers yet? Keep up the great work.

[@johnmarston9262]

I wish someone said that to me but 100 subs

[@mrgamerguy9932]

Agreed

[@roberttimmothy]

Straight up !

[@farahshash2882]

Can you please do the evolution of DC super hero girls

[@jujudonscrimbly4872]

@@johnmarston9262 fr

[@AharonAchildiev]

As a huge fan of TR, you really did a great job here! One note: when you talk about TR3, the actual gameplay shown in the video is from TR2... But overall, great vid :)

[@princessejulie6107]

Some of the scenes were from India in TR3, but you're right, they also show Tibet and the Temple of Xian in TR2! And I'm not sure which levels it is when they show soldiers.

[@danijspakuls1004]

Not gonna lie, the 2013 rebooted series barely feels like Tomb Raider anymore. They feel more like amalgamations of popular video game trends, with watered down aspects that defined Tomb Raider previously. Also i think the sales numbers for TR Legend and Underworld are wrong, former has sold around 6 million copies, and latter over 3 million.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Does not matter... the Legend Trilogy just sold very weak, period. Hence, the Survival Reboot trilogy, which outsold the entire original 6 games by a mile (35.2 million vs. 28.9 million).

[@danijspakuls1004]

@@mr.sinjin-smyth Well yeah, if you gonna water it down for more mass appeal, masses are likely to buy it more. That said, sales =/= quality.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

@@danijspakuls1004 It's hard to maintain the "niche appealing quality" when you don't have the sales to back it up. I actually enjoyed the Legend Tomb Raider trilogy, with Lara Croft looking at her absolute best in those games. But it always amazes me how they sold so poorly, which is the reason why we ended up getting the more streamlined Uncharted-style Survival Tomb raider trilogy, which unfortunately also has Lara looking less appealing and the story & presentation infested with lots of modern "woke" feminist flavor.

[@talpatv512]

@@mr.sinjin-smyth "woke" you never felth the touch of a women f offf

[@SubscribePLS2]

Such an underrated channel u deserve atleast 500k subscribers for ur hard work

[@kostasspirou1010]

Rise of the Tomb Raider is my personal favorite in the series, what a great game.

[@norwegianblue2017]

I liked all three of the newer trilogy, but I think I liked Shadow the most. The first one, and especially Rise, were too combat focused. Shadow had a nice blend of exploration, puzzles and combat and the graphics were at their best. Also more mobility options for Lara's cliff climbing.

[@alexwebber04]

Tbh I felt like Shadows acting was a bit off… Laura felt kinda flat and tired, but what do I know? Maybe that’s what they were going for lmao

[@norwegianblue2017]

@@alexwebber04 Some of those missions within the Hidden City were a bit tedious. Just stick to the main mission and the tombs and I think the game is more enjoyable.

[@niektenhagen560]

Gaaf man! Heb gelijk weer zin om het te gaan spelen.

[@maskedbananavr910]

Yessir Yessir love your videos man keep it up flatlife

[@QTG128]

You should do History of Spider-Man Video Games. And see how it evolved for the last 40 years

[@MrNoobzGamer1998]

Hey, Flatlife. I love your Video Evolutions! This is so great! Oh, yeah? I have a request. Can you tell about Evolution of Batman Games? Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@Claego]

Awesome video! It really puts things into perspective with the ratings and how many copies sold. I had no idea the osiris one did so well. And wow Tomb Raider 2013 really sold those copies!

[@g0rz354]

i remember playing tomb raider underground when i was just 5, my parents just didnt care what i played and i still play it to this game

[@Damo_Kezz]

Tomb Raider is a great series

[@ryanpassmore5434]

played every one of them, brilliant games.

[@graceofclmao]

I love this content and it's so fun to hear his voice!

[@Flatlife]

That's awesome to hear, thank you!

[@gametime1783]

I love the tomb raider series and I hope that we will see more of it. :)

[@Wingedlight-nn4hl]

A new game is being made in Unreal Engine 5 but from the sounds of more recent articles Crystal Dynamics is just trying to rush through the development of this game so that they can focus all of their efforts into the Perfect Dark game which is being worked in collaboration with Microsoft. Also the script leak that happened in August really has a bunch of people worried as if this game fails then it could be years before Lara Croft resurfaces hopefully with a new developer working on the series.

[@xxopakivitoxx]

I can say this with confidence: This is gonna be a good one

[@InspeWave]

i love your videos!

[@matthewaguilar9576]

It’s amazing that game graphics improved so go

[@sword-and-shield]

In my youth climbing and exploring was all I did as a kid, for ME nothing in gaming touches this series, just keep it rollin somehow...thx for the vid

[@E.G.P.R.]

Yes!!! I love your evolution videos and your animations also the first video where i heard you swear

[@Jack-lz5nz]

Love your videos❤️

[@rodhester2166]

I never understood people saying something that is so fun stale and then when the makers change it, those same people complain about where did the game we loved go. If it isnt broke dont fix it. Shadow is an awesome game with a great story line. I sure hope they make another and leave the controls just the way they are.

[@Fatterfixer4385]

This applies to assassins creed franchise so well, people back then were complaining about the gameplay getting stale and now when they changed everything they are crying to bring back the old mechanics who they thought were stale, it's very hard to satisfy people.

[@Alyssaplaysstuff]

8:06 Greatest review of all time Also: 13:42

[@grand_admiralthrawn1767]

I was looking for this video

[@_N3bu1a_]

Your one of my favorite KZbinrs and you deserve more subs

[@Flatlife]

Wow that is awesome to hear!

[@milesbinder9387]

Facts

[@probxgamerbz3778]

Flatlife has very good animations So New Fan Of Flatlife :)

[@killerc2513]

YESSS I LUV THIS GAME SOO MUCCHH THANK U!!!

[@Spongemilk]

Keep up the good work

[@avishayafriat835]

Amazing video 🔥🔥 Please make an evolution of uncharted series 🙏🏻

[@tonyjames9929]

Thank you for the video

[@mustykaoje]

Lara croft paved way for badass female characters like Ellie and Aloy.

[@minecraftshiporama211]

Actually Samus was the first action-game badass female character

[@superflip1729]

I remember the time when this was a small channel This was like a year ago or something

[@LoneWolf-mp3pv]

You forgot about Angelina jolie played Lara croft.

[@projectember728]

8:10 never expected flatlife to swear Also I get flash backs from that 1 avgn video😅

[@minicraft4395]

Bro ur amazing

[@masindog]

Love the opening animation, where iMac is being the top notch evolution of gaming...very true

[@luxmia296]

i love the shadow of the tomb raider it is my favourite out of all tomb raider games

[@melissastonebreaker9287]

Thank you!

[@jrok4312]

I play Anniversary and Legend on PSP when I was little and I really enjoy the new trilogy

[@mcmike89]

21:17 Update: A second Tomb Raider movie is NOT happening, you can forget it!

[@Hussein20x]

I loved all the parts 😊especially angel of darkness ❤️🌚

[@shymeil8234]

The issue is Eidos they decided to try to release games every year which was Tomb Raider's downfall and then they decided to sell the franchise to a game developer company Crystal Dynamics, that didn't truly know what they wanted to do with Tomb Raider so their Tomb Raider games seemed to always come in mixed reviews by fans and critics and haven't yet mounted the same success of the first 3 original games!

[@TheEmanueleCastelli]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@misslinny6069]

I personally loved anniversary probably because it remember hours of gameplay on the PC with the first tomb raider and anniversary just enhanced the experience. I stopped playing after completing anniversary.

[@sanashams322]

I have played tomb raider so many times and it never gets pld

[@TheEmanueleCastelli]

Lara Croft 1996-2003, may she RIP! 💔

[@caleb_16]

Unified timeline is coming... She'll be back 😉

[@TheEmanueleCastelli]

@@caleb_16 too much trust in the wrong people… Hope you are right 🥶

[@TombraiderFanboy]

This. AoD’s ending was the real goodbye 😢

[@caleb_16]

@@TheEmanueleCastelli all I can do as a fan is trust what the devs are going to do, I honestly feel that the next era is going to be good... I hope 😅👀

[@cs.a.745]

@@caleb_16 The biggest question is how they will unify three different Lara, three different level and gameplay design? We don't need story because they don't know how to write one. I would love to see the Tomb Raider 2 remake as the next TR game.

[@Chuckc-xq3km]

hi i love your vids

[@inventorofsexreal]

Love these

[@Wawajohns]

Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld were the last games in the franchise that really stole my heart. The newest trilogy are too much the same as all the other single player story driven adventure games for me, with less of what made Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider over the years. I want the games that are more puzzle solving focused with the combat being there but not taking most of the gameplay time. Yes you can adjust the difficulty to reduce the number of enemies at the start of the game, but that doesn't change the tombs and puzzles to be bigger, more intricate and interesting.

[@bluehouseemilia3012]

When you mentiond there is a new TombRaider movie coming up i was like... OMG YESSSSSSSSSSS.

[@8lade606]

Hey, I feel like you should do a evolution of a game called "Uncharted" which is another Tomb-Raider-Like game, Love the work!

[@c0mplex_Ale]

Yeah, Uncharted is a pretty underground franchise, I wonder if he knows it...

[@loki5004]

Imagine a crossover between Uncharted and Tomb Raider 😱

[@donvalve2257]

@@loki5004 i imagine Sully flirting with Lara, and she get angry

[@davidricardorubio7]

The best documentary!

[@BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes]

Im glad you put the Saturn in there as many people gloss over the fact that it was on Sega's Console first.

[@vanessaramoroko2097]

Hi flatlife I love your video they are Soooo interested And can you please do an evolution of uncharted

[@Cl-Lego-Studios]

Flat life the first swear of the year!

[@mrinvincible6849]

Gotta try this franchise

[@easypianosongs2797]

GREAT VIDEO, PLEASE MAKE A *REMAKE* OF IT...

[@Satwix]

Flatlife = Underrated

[@elusivent]

Ive always wanted a Lara and Nathan crossover

[@jeetbhanushali7428]

Flatlife, can you please make "Evolution of Uncharted games"

[@AzyKaiju]

ah man that would be great!

[@tylermac0615]

Awesome

[@SuperKaKaMo]

Its honestly more sad seeing the new tomb raider games they have so much less puzzles and that was the good part about the older games for me not running around having to clear an area for 30 minutes before i get to backtrack to get everything i didnt pick up and do an easy mini tomb that really is bad compared to the older games, I get it had to evolve over time and i wish people didnt listen to game critics all that much because they have their own opinions and you'rs is gonna be diffrent from them so its not gonna make you wanna try it if they give it a lower score than you had hoped for, Anyway love the series just wish she didnt do as much shooting nowadays.

[@Wawajohns]

Yes!! I was so disappointed at the reduction of tomb exploring and puzzles. When I want to play an Indiana Jones-like shooter, I play Uncharted. When I play Tomb Raider, I want to explore tombs.

[@Rawzix]

Nah too much puzzles gets tedious, I think Shadow of the tomb raider had a good balance between everything. For example I didn’t like Anniversary because it was basically puzzle after puzzle, it should have some variety like Legend and Underworld had exploring and bike levels etc mixed with the tombs. Anniversary ONLY had the tombs with some complex puzzles, nothing else… Idk it’s just my opinion and I never played the PS1 games but I heard Anniversary was a remake of the 2nd Tomb Raider and that’s the one game I didn’t like so I guess I wouldn’t be a fan of the PS1 games

[@wattymain3483]

Did y’all know Camilla Luddington who played Lara Croft also played Jo Wilson on Grey’s Anatomy?

[@brandonlrushman2870]

The greatest hero who has no super powers! Minus that one time she had Thor’s hammer! 🤟🏻 I’d kill to see them continue with this new version and merge her old sassy personality and slight villain tendencies! 💋

[@Wingedlight-nn4hl]

Sadly that seems unlikely cuz the script for the next game got leaked and they give a bunch of emotional baggage like loneliness and depression

[@Logancermak2009]

Shadow of the Tomb Raider on the ps5 is like watching a irl video, it’s kind of scary

[@normal.knight]

I agree with the workers lora breats size fited well with her character ;)

[@ismameshan7133]

playing shadow of the tomb raider, just awesome

[@anjeeseo]

Tomb Raider Legend and Anniversary were my childhood. Tomb Raider movies with Angeline Jolie were the best! (Personal opinion)

[@chemaexplorando9817]

I love you vids

[@dominikwalter8382]

Once again a nice video Could you please make an Evolution video about the Syberia games?

[@kuboliznapolska7949]

1.Jak pan spędzi sylwestra? 2. Bede grał w gre. 1. A w jaką? 2 tomb rider. One of the most famous polish meme

[@bababooey8882]

Seems like polish meme are not funny😐

[@LiamLloydHOreto]

Can you make the evolution of call of duty please?

[@al3rgen]

Great content. Idea for next evolution of games: MORTAL KOMBAT

[@shakenmae]

Yesssss

[@govt9847]

Wow so much information! So nice. What about an evolution of Runescape?? 😍

[@SuperHitman55]

Hello fellow Scaper!

[@a50ftfall6]

I had never played tomb raid before but then they went on sale for steam or epic games I played the new trilogy tomb raider rise of the tomb raider and Shadow of the tomb raider I like them a lot except for some of the puzzles cuz I'm too stupid to figure them out so I have to look up guides

[@taytayrazors9033]

When Comes to A Channel with Lara Croft it deserves My like. I Will Always be a fan of Tomb Raider Games Forever.

[@MyHolyFye]

Can’t say how I’d feel about the Shadow Tomb Raider, just got it…it’s over 25 hours of gameplay so I won’t be bored I’m hoping

[@animeboy6009]

They should make a game like legend, anniversary or underworld I don’t like the new feeling

[@siafurler3781]

Angel of darkness is how I spent my childhood, idc about the rates, I love it and I'd play it again

[@RacgoonGamer967]

Please do the Evolution of Sonic the Hedgehog (1991-2022).