Tomb Raider 1 Review (Tomb Raider I - III Remastered) | Is It Really A Good Game ?

[@RybatGrimes]

What a fantastic video!!! As a lifelong TR fan it almost brings a tear to my eye when someone actually takes the time to learn these controls and doesn’t just give up and call them trash. Once you learn these controls, the game and challenge is fun. I’m so happy you were able to get the hang of it and really appreciate them! Now it’s time for you to give RE a try! Those are incredible games as well! 🥰

[@Grimpachi]

@@RybatGrimes glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah, I'm definitely going back to RE at some point.

[@kclink1579]

I hope they do a new grid based Tomb Raider game again. And I hope RE1,2 and 3 get a remaster like this.

[@RybatGrimes]

@@kclink1579 I’m DYING for Capcom to do this! They’re leaving so much money on the table!

[@SethMcKenzieTV]

Great video, proper nice to see a newcomers perspective 😊 Regarding Lara (not Laura) supposedly being a boss chick, she's hard edged and confident WITHOUT being obnoxious and miserable. A lot of strong female characters these days are that but often also have a chip on their shoulder and a nasty attitude

[@Grimpachi]

@@SethMcKenzieTV thanks for watching

[@timpea9766]

"Great games last forever." Well said sir!

[@Grimpachi]

@@timpea9766 thanks

[@TheGlovener1985]

18:36 "she probably put down half the earths population of animals" 😂. Great video lad. Loved your take on it. Well done for learning the tank controls, makes the games better to play. Modern controls don't teach new comers how to actually play the game, which also would turn them off from playing it and appreciating a classic. Games are supposed to be challenging, makes you want to get good.

[@Grimpachi]

@TheGlovener1985 thanks for watching

[@LS353]

Thank you!!!!!! This is such a great video. There are so many modern gamers who say these games are unplayable because of the controls… no. You need patience and you need to understand how to play them. Older platformers kind of prove how streamlined games have become. Games used to have challenges in all aspects and I’d love for that to come back. It kind of is with remasters of old games which I love.

[@Grimpachi]

@LS353 yes I agree. I'm working my way through Tomb Raider 2 as well. These games will come across harder than new games because they don't hold your hand. Thanks for watching

[@LS353]

@ awesome!! I hope you enjoy TRII 😊

[@MegabyteUnleashed]

The walk to the front edge, then hop back to do running long jumps is one of the things she teaches you in the manor training level. She goes through all three styles of forward jumps (short standing jump, running jump, running jump with ledge grab). But glad you were able to figure it out. Great video, glad you enjoyed this classic.

[@runarvollan]

Yup and then you can skill up from there, like taking running jumps from a few steps walking first so you don't need a full square etc. Brilliant how the more patient and precice you are, you'll always succeed, so only stressful moments break it and you gotta keep your head cool.

[@mondily]

"Do it again." Amazing. Facts. Loved your analysis and experience with the controls!. Great video!!

[@Grimpachi]

Thanks 😊

[@benjaminsecrist9747]

I grew up with this game and still play it today. I've seen multiple breakdown videos of this game and its sequels. But your take was interesting, thoughtful, and detailed. Thanks for sharing.

[@Grimpachi]

@@benjaminsecrist9747 thanks for watching 😁

[@adamrobertscreative]

when it first came out i think i was like 8 years old reading the walkthrough magazine while he was playing... such good memories and what an amazing series of games

[@stevencresswell2519]

I loved the video and watched the whole thing!! As a lifelong fan of TR1 it was fun to hear about you discovering it now. I was really impressed how you learned to understand and love the tank controls!! Most gamers today and even back in the 90s just don't understand the controls! They are based on the original prince of Persia game where every movement is deliberate and has weight. Please enjoy the next remaster when it comes out!! The levels in TR4 are even bigger!!

[@Grimpachi]

@@stevencresswell2519 thanks for watching. I'm definitely getting the next collection

[@caoimhinmccann4449]

Excellent video. You analyised the game brilliantly and made lots of great points that many newcomers wouldn't realise.

[@Grimpachi]

@@caoimhinmccann4449 thanks 😁

[@runarvollan]

The way you get TR this well, you're allowed to call her Laura imo😎

[@Grimpachi]

@runarvollan 😂 thanks

[@mrjorenasuncion]

You deserve more viewers and subscribers! Great job!!!! ❤️❤️❤️😊

[@Grimpachi]

Thank you 😊

[@SLRModShop]

Kudos for the work here, your video is very well organised, you jump from topic to topic, skip some things to avoid bloat and then mention them later when it makes sense to do so. It all flows very naturally. You also always show what you're talking about, too.

[@Grimpachi]

@SLRModShop thanks. Glad you liked it

[@leksontheundead1688]

9:22 i think it would be a better demonstration of tank jumping if you just did regular forward>right>back>left>forward jumps without any rotations to reach the top of that room. 12:50 you're not supposed to time jumps correctly. After hopping backwards and getting perfect 1 square distance between Lara and edge, you just hold forward and almost immediately press and hold the jump button. Lara automatically jumps from the edge. It is actually what Lara says in tutorial level. However, the video is great!

[@Grimpachi]

@leksontheundead1688 thanks. Yeah I realized that as I was playing tomb raider 2.

[@kclink1579]

5:15 Resident Evil did use tank controls properly, perfectly in fact.

[@Videomaster89]

As a Brit I commend this video. Tomb Raider was first released on the SEGA Saturn (not a lot of people know that) before PlayStation, I remember seeing a friend play on Tomb Raider on PS1 and remember later on PS2 (which I had). Interesting that the re-mastered versions have been released around the same time at Tomb Raider 1 to 3 has been released on the Evercade console (the PS1 versions). I believe two Tomb Raiders were also on the Dreamcast too.

[@vadimref6716]

Great review and thanks for studying tank control. Glad to hear that new player's generation enjoys classic TR and Lara Croft. That means that her legacy goes on!🎉😂😂😂

[@Grimpachi]

@@vadimref6716 glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching

[@Arkaner3]

Great video. The way you pronounce Lara slightly bothered me lol. It's Lara not Laura.

[@Grimpachi]

@Arkaner3 As I'm reading this I'm saying both the same way in my head 😭😂. I'll try to say her name right with the next video. Thanks for watching.

[@Arkaner3]

@@Grimpachi Haha that's no big deal. Thank you for the great content.

[@mrcheeky1987yt]

Ironical the devs was going to call her laura but thought americans would have an issue saying her name. Bwhahah but the issues is sayin lara bwhahah

[@runarvollan]

The review itself is so well written that this is the first time I completely forgive it;D

[@runarvollan]

​@@mrcheeky1987ytLaura Cruise but wanted her more British

[@xenthejackal]

Love that you gave the tank controls a chance. Modern controls are fun, but tank just feels right to me. I've played these games for as long as I remember, and put over 650 hours into these remasters alone. Before they came out, since I'm a PlayStation main, I played a lot of Uncharted to kinda fit that hole. While Uncharted are also great games, coming back to them after TR Remastered is extreme jarring. I've actually grown to detest the autograb mechanics as they're so finicky, and they really frustrate me. I'll die on the hill where I feel classic TR controls are damn near perfection. They're mostly consistent and just really give you a feeling of satisfaction knowing it was YOU that got Lara on top of that really tall structure, not an automated system. Having full manual control of the main character is something games today really lack.

[@azzaell]

Thank somebody that express my opinion of tomb raider whith deaph.

[@Grimpachi]

Thanks for watching

[@eeveequeen25]

I've got such nostalgia for these games, I played them growing up. While I don't like her hyper-sexualisation in media, within the games she's a badass explorer who also happens to be gorgeous. Such a legend ❤ Loved your analysis!!!

[@Grimpachi]

@eeveequeen25 thanks. Glad you enjoyed the review

[@CoopBurrito]

I wanted to get in here while my thoughts on the controls are still in my head, but as someone who grew up with the original games, I actually prefer the modern controls. Tank controls are something I actually think work better in Resident Evil than Tomb Raider. Lara's movements are either very quick or very slow, and there's no real in-between, while Resident Evil tends to feel just right for me. For me, the modern controls had their own learning curve, but I stuck with them, and I much prefer how tightly I can platform with the modern controls. It's also a nice bonus that the modern controls no longer require you to hold action the whole time. Saving my thumbs. X3 But honestly, I think keeping the d-pad as tank no matter the active control scheme would've been the best thing to do. Being able to hop back by pulling out your guns is... nice, I guess? But actually being able to just tap back on the d-pad to do a hop back would be much better.

[@mickyjgreen]

'Art is for the people.' So true.

[@TheBigGofy]

Its La-ra not laura

[@Grimpachi]

@@TheBigGofy thanks for watching

[@SAMKOZ]

Really? Rude 😮

[@BerryNiceToMeetYou]

​@@SAMKOZit is Lara. How is correcting someone rude?

[@ppgranja3]

Americans always pronounce her name that way...I'm so used to it by now

[@romeostruedude]

Thanks for representing the worst part of the fandom.

[@TheBenAppleby]

Great video, but it’s Lara (not Laura), as is said in the FMVs and text within the games :)

[@Grimpachi]

@@TheBenAppleby thanks for watching

[@Skylerjones624]

There was the odd occasion where you had to switch controls to tank controls then back to modern

[@onceortwiceooh]

Your video convinced me to go back and try it with tank controls. I hadn’t played anything with that in awhile when i played this so I chose the other controls and I wasn’t feeling it at all so I moved on. But I’ve played some ps1 games recently so I’m back to being comfortable with tank controls, so I might enjoy this a lot more

[@Grimpachi]

@@onceortwiceooh that's cool. Hope you enjoy it this time around. Thanks for watching

[@jaranowska]

Great video!

[@Grimpachi]

@@jaranowska thanks for watching

[@gamerowl9934]

9:21 When you pull your guns out, her jumps in the Modern Controls turn back into the Tank Control jumps. Even as a Tomb Raider fan from long ago since my childhood, I'm gonna be honest here. The Tank Controls work, they were made for the game, it was designed as a Tank Control game. HOWEVER, after playing the TR Remasters with the Modern Controls only, I definitely think they are much easier, faster, convenient and fun to play with. I would only play with Modern Controls from now on.

[@Grimpachi]

@gamerowl9934 No wrong way to play. I know her flips come back, but I still think having to pull guns out to do that isn't a well thought out design choice.

[@gamerowl9934]

@Grimpachi Well it was the best they could've done I think. Having to hold one button down for another control style isn't a big deal to me at least. But hey, as long as people have fun with Tomb Raider and see what a great franchise it is, I am happy. 😁 Great review by the way!

[@Grimpachi]

@gamerowl9934 thanks 😊

[@ShMartinJo]

0:09 wait hold up WHERE did you get that KEYART?!

[@Grimpachi]

@ShMartinJo I googled Tomb Raider wallpaper

[@aaronwilliamson7242]

The jump roll was from the second game I think remaster just included it great video

[@Grimpachi]

@aaronwilliamson7242 I wished they explained all the changes. They don't tell you that you can quickly swap weapons either. I learned playing Tomb Raider 2. Thanks for watching

[@mrcheeky1987yt]

Correct

[@croft28]

Good video. Curious to see what you think of part 2 and the very hard part 3…

[@Grimpachi]

@croft28 almost done with 2. Thanks for watching

[@Leopard911]

Great video! Deserves more views. African queen Lara cracked me up. And I love your take on her being a heroine first, and how she would be treating by modern day outrage-baiting media. You nailed it!

[@Grimpachi]

@Leopard911 😂 Thanks for watching

[@armorvil]

Another thing I think you didn't mention (I watched it all) is that, just like in DOOM, your resources are kept from one level to the next and if you aren't careful you could be kinda screwed in the later levels when the difficulty ramps up and medkits get rarer. I really like this side of the game - a bit like a rogue-like. I don't remember if it was in TR1 or TR2 but I felt I had to restart the entire game back in the 90s because I ran dangerously low on medkits. I wasn't mad one sec because the games are so fun, I just thought I'd have to be more careful this time. In TR2 especially since it's full of gun-users that deal a lot of damage to you, you really need to have a good strategy when fighting them (either get farther away after you start to shoot them since you have infinite range while they don't, either get behind cover between two quick salves, or on the contrary when they're close, run towards them to get behind their backs asap since they have tank controls too and it's easy to stay behind them while unloading your clips on their backs haha) and to use your medkits wisely (big medkits give you full-life so only use them when you're REALLY low on HP - I've seen so many streamers underestimate the games, gulp big medkits at half-life and ending up not being able to finish the game lol). It sounds rough having to restart an entire game, but it feels right to me since a good game should also be challenging. Great video btw, though I feel you spoiled the story a bit much haha. IMO, TR1 & 2 are both masterpieces but it may take a replay + some time to get to this conclusion about TR2 (ending kinda sucks and I bet some confusing level designs WILL wear you down in your 1st playthrough - Maria Doria says hi).

[@Grimpachi]

@armorvil thanks for watching. I'm currently playing TR2 now and yeah it's a bit different from TR but overall I'm liking it.

[@SAMKOZ]

Thank you for a great review ❤🎉

[@Grimpachi]

@@SAMKOZ thanks for watching

[@tonypragz]

I normally get irritated when Americans mispronounce Lara's name but your review of this game and the controls is really amazing, so ill let you off 😅

[@Grimpachi]

@@tonypragz 😂 thanks

[@asddw4998]

Oh God I just know when he gets to TR3 he's going to hate it so much. I agree in TR1 deaths are almost always your own fault but in 3 it's the complete opposite, it's a 15-hour-long masochism session carefully crafted by the devs.

[@Grimpachi]

@asddw4998 😂 I'm almost done with TR2, so I'll see soon.

[@Peterpumpkineater-ry8on]

lol thanks for the vid. I was just a dumb 6-7 year old when this came out, trying to play it on my big brothers sega Saturn. Now I’m a dumb 35 year old and this game is still kicking my a$$.

[@Grimpachi]

@Peterpumpkineater-ry8on Yeah, it's challenging, but just wait till you play Tomb Raider 2 😂

[@basseman4239]

a thing with laras long jump is that it´s kind of automated. meaning that it always require one square to do nothing more nothing less. and that you don´t have to time the button press at all, as long as you follow the one square rule. believe it is the same if you run a longer distance pressing jump within that last square makes her jump the optimal. i could remember it wrong but i don´t think i do. so to do the long jump 1 square distance, run press jump immediatly. and she still jumps at the edge.

[@Grimpachi]

@basseman4239 they could have changed it in this version but she has to take enough steps or she won't jump. The tutorial tells you if you hop back then run forward that gives you just enough build up to long jump. Funny I'm actually playing 2 now and yeah if you run and immediately jump she won't.

[@basseman4239]

@@Grimpachi yeah, it is one square.. if you have one square. you run and press she will jump. it is very mechanic. and based on the square. what i mean is that she won´t jump when you press, just at the end of that square if done correctly mainly on points where you are supposed to jump off. it all depends on the grid the whole game is based on. but to be fair i am not sure, the other mode besides tank actually follow these rule.

[@Grimpachi]

@basseman4239 I'm not sure. I know if you run to the edge but don't have enough build up she will just fall when I try.

[@Grimpachi]

@basseman4239 actually I'm playing TR2 and I think I see what you are saying. If you run and hold jump she will jump at the edge of each square. Never knew that cause I would press square. That's pretty cool. Thanks for telling me. I will add that into my next review

[@MrAsh1989]

I like your voice. It's soothing.

[@Grimpachi]

@@MrAsh1989 😂 thanks

[@liskeke]

@@Grimpachi yup. kinda hot too. i like older men

[@AegisDier]

If you die in stage you can restart lv so no need to load if its at the beginning of a new stage

[@makiss29]

If you play the other games in the trilogy then you should try the Walk Jump. Take a step, leave the walk button and Lara will be able to jump way sooner than usual

[@Grimpachi]

@@makiss29 cool. I'll try that out

[@baffledbrandon3132]

This is easily one of my all-time favorite games. I hated the sequels.

[@DannyB_2099]

Good video but she's British. It's said La Ra. Not Loora. It really grates when people say it incorrectly. It's all Americans who seem to say Looraaa not just this guy who's clearly put a lot of effort into this video. Thanks for that. Miss Croft sounds better.

[@DannyB_2099]

Pleased you like tank controls. It's how the game was designed to be played. Nobody was complaining about the controls of this in 1996.

[@Grimpachi]

Yeah. When I was younger I just didn't like tank controls at all so I'm glad I gave them another chance

[@DannyB_2099]

Tomb Raider was the first game that made me think the PlayStation was here to stay. It debuted on Sega Saturn but PS1 version was better. Sure we had Tekken first but you can't explore in that game.

[@charlesclark3886]

They renamed her Laura for the U.S. release, apparently

[@kathylingerfield9836]

Did you know new game + keeps thre save point to the old school game. In ps1 tomb raider we could only save once at those crystals originally. A lot of gamers rages quit because of this so you had an easy time 😅

[@Grimpachi]

@kathylingerfield9836 yeah I saw that in my research

[@teslastream]

it's Lara, not Laura

[@MarcoDallO-i5p]

Sorry but if you call her Laura you can not play it

[@Grimpachi]

@@MarcoDallO-i5p lol

[@gamer-px5cu]

Analogic destroys tank controls here.

[@mrglasses8953]

It's Lara, not Laura.

[@romeostruedude]

I don’t know. Lara moves great in Modern Controls. Every action in Classic mode is present but only with the guns. Every jump can and will look good if you hold guns. Press square take a step back. And just run. All the mechanics are still present. However emphasis is placed on where the camera is. Not where Lara stands. It’s a matter or perspective. Literally and figuratively. I was able to beat all of TR1 and part of TR2 with modern ONLY controls because I can play rank but I wanted to see if it can be beaten only with modern and it can. (Now I prefer them).

[@Grimpachi]

@romeostruedude that's fine. I still think having to hold your guns to flip is not an intuitive solution. If I remember correctly, you have to hold down the button right ? I can also see a situation where you want to flip around without your weapons out cause it could cause her to lock on when you really just want to by pass certain enemies with flips

[@yungj0ningames621]

What tomb raider story are you following.

[@Grimpachi]

@yungj0ningames621 the one in the first game

[@Videomaster89]

As a Brit I commend this video. Tomb Raider was first released on the SEGA Saturn (not a lot of people know that) before PlayStation, I remember seeing a friend play on Tomb Raider on PS1 and remember later on PS2 (which I had). Interesting that the re-mastered versions have been released around the same time at Tomb Raider 1 to 3 has been released on the Evercade console (the PS1 versions). I believe two Tomb Raiders were also on the Dreamcast too.

[@TombRaider_Remastered]

I would argue the modern controls are the best and how modern games should done. ✅ I was an OG fan and obviously loved tank controls but I didn’t realize I wanted modern until I started using them now I can go back. I just like that their is auto option like auto grab for example but you CONTROL when it happens. You can even change the layout to have almost identical layout to tank controls but still have that modern feel She can move like butter once you have a full understanding of how combat and the level design works! Also the example you used with the flips with tank vs modern like you said you can do the flips with modern just gotta rework your mindset to take out your guns when you flip Modern is better too with those particular flips because tank you have to STOP to start the flips while modern since she moves like butter you just take out your guns and boom she’s side flipping and backflipping

[@Grimpachi]

@TombRaider_Remastered modern just wasn't for me. I know you can flip with the guns out but it didn't feel right. Plus overall she feels looser like I said. I just preferred the stiffer feeling. Made her feel weighted. Glad you enjoyed it tho. Either way you play is fine.

[@torontoclarinetist]

lol Lara black. Good review. Very thorough

[@Grimpachi]

@@torontoclarinetist thanks for watching

[@drtydawg73]

her name is LARA L.A.R.A NOT Laura! why can no american pronounce her name properly??

[@Grimpachi]

@@drtydawg73 Thanks for watching. Here, that name can be spelled either way but pronounced differently. Some say Law-Rah, Lore-Uh, La-Rah. 😁

[@drtydawg73]

@@Grimpachi her name is Lara, spelt Lara. and it is pronounced Lar ra. not Laura. Thats just basic English. but we all know you Americans like to make up your own version of our language. lol

[@Grimpachi]

@drtydawg73 👍

[@AdamDawson3]

Tomb Raider 3 is the easiest of the trilogy I have played every Tomb Raider game in the franchise the hardest of the original trilogy is Tomb Raider 1. The reboot games are awful except for Shadow of the Tomb Raider which feels more like the older Tomb Raider games although the franchise did not need a reboot. I played TR1, 2 3 remastered on PS4 and got the Platinum trophy for all 3 games and used Tank Controls for all 3 games the Modern Controls are awful.

[@Grimpachi]

@@AdamDawson3 it sucks that there is no platinum on ps5

[@AdamDawson3]

@ I only bought a PS4 in February 2024 to play the remasters of Tomb Raider 1, 2 & 3 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider

[@throughthelookingglass5973]

For a video over 40 minutes long, you've kept my attention from beginning to end! Great job! I agree with everything you've pointed out in this video. I love that you notice things about the gameplay that only the biggest fans would take note of or speak of. I've been playing the classics for over 25 years, so a lot of what you said made me nod and also took me back to some of my common mistakes when I began playing. LOL. I also really appreciated your lengthy speech about why Lara is iconic and still relevant. Even covering people's misconceptions of her. As a feminist myself, a real one because I believe in equal rights, not this stupid men vs women arguments common today, I would never been a fan of Lara if I felt that Lara's only value was to be an object for men to drool over. If Lara undressed herself as a tease to a male character or the players, I would've lost respect for her. Thankfully, her sex appeal never mattered in the games. The games focused on her intelligence, tenacity, and skill sets. That in itself is a positive message to women that women could be both attractive but not measured out by their sex appeal. That's why when Crystal gave her a common body type in the Survivor games, I felt it took away the good message that a supermodel-type woman like Lara could be taken seriously by her skills. As for Lara being black, I don't know if you know this, but Lara was originally supposed to be a South American woman named Laura Cruz. But later they wanted to give Lara a more British background, so they changed her name from Laura Cruz to Lara Croft. I think they either didn't want or had no time, to make Lara look more like a British character. That's why she has darker skin, a big booty, and full lips. They never changed her Latina look.

[@Grimpachi]

@throughthelookingglass5973 thanks for watching. I thought 40 minutes might have been too long, but I'm glad I kept you entertained.

[@DannyWhittingham-yk9oq]

Laura?

[@lionelbulgin1739]

Wait Lara Croft is a mix chick 😭

[@Grimpachi]

@lionelbulgin1739 I know right 😂

[@lionelbulgin1739]

@@Grimpachi Did u kill that big T-Rex

[@Grimpachi]

@lionelbulgin1739 yeah but you don't have to