Review - Tomb Raider Remastered

My full review of the Tomb Raider Remastered series. THIS is how you bring an old franchise and its main character into the present day.

[@nathanddrews]

"We are so sorry that we made Lara heroic, competent, *and sexy*. We realize that modern audiences are only able to handle two at any given time as long as it's not the third one."

[@printisdead1983]

"yes we realize now that your insecurities,are now the worlds problem and we should all know exactly who you are and what you want without having a clue who you are, (bending knee to brown nose anyone)"

[@LeonardoStupidKenway]

I mean, she wasn't neccesarily heroic, but that was part of why i like her.

[@_MiniBoss_]

True, and they censored a pin-up girl in the villain's jacket, the remastered version has bikini.

[@Guzmania]

They were able to keep all three qualities in Tifa of FF7 remake

[@Streetrocker28]

That’s basically the tagline for todays generations …..

[@anubusx]

The apology at the start is a clear sign that our society is becoming the one in The Demolition Man.

[@TheFinnishTechie]

With the housing prices we’d probably be in the sewers begging for pizza hut in a few years too 😂

[@TheDalisama]

@@TheFinnishTechie I was going to say it was Taco Bell, but apparently it was actually changed to Pizza Hut for the European version. I had no idea. I guess Taco Bell isn't very popular over there. It leads to some probably unintentional memory conflict like this. So in the US, the joke was they were getting pizza at Taco Bell. I guess is Europe that line didn't stand out. Funny enough, we started getting Taco Bell/Pizza Hut combo stores around that time.

[@TheFinnishTechie]

@@TheDalisama Actually, I didn’t know about that either. Taco Bell actually didn’t exist here in Finland in the 90s and still barely even has a presence now, with just 10 stores as of writing this (first one opened in 2017). But the funny thing is, Pizza Hut didn’t exist here back then either, with the first restaurant opening in 2017 as well, with just 20 locations, so I suppose the change wasn’t necessarily made for us.

[@ayara8157]

I am so sick of woke rubbish! How do we fight back???

[@NKWittmann]

It is a sure sign that Crystal Dynamics won't be able to make any true TR game and that the series ended at the Core Design ones. It's also very discreet and I never paid attention to it before I was told about it.

[@MrSTVR]

I was astounded that the remaster renders actually enhanced her cleavage. They actually cared to be faithful to the spirit of the original instead of sanitising it for "modern audiences."

[@Dogs.Are.Better.Than.People]

...because this remaster isn't for the modern audience. They hired people from the tomb raider community to make it. It's a love letter from old fans to the old fans ❤

[@UnchainedEruption]

What is wrong with you that you judge a game based on Lara's breasts? Smh

[@buntado6]

They were flagelating themselves while doing it, hence their apology, "Forgive me Deity of Undetermined Gender, for I have sinned"

[@AllardRT]

@@buntado6 The ones making the remasters and the ones making the apology were two different companies.

[@AshPrimeDCFC]

Fun fact: Lara Croft and those first six games were made in my hometown. We even have a street named after her.

[@JedEgan35]

Nice, I've always wanted to live on Big Tits Close.

[@philipsheppard4815]

What town is that?

[@AshPrimeDCFC]

@@philipsheppard4815 Derby, middle England.

[@prettynice786]

1 thing derby done right

[@9sunskungfu]

Yeah Core design never get the recognition they deserve for they created the game and character. I guess Eidos owned everything they made and now Crystal dynamics owns the rights to it.

[@ExodusF1nale]

As a quick note, I too also bitched about those damn keys in the Cistern. Good news though, there has a patch that makes those keys much mor visible in the new graphics, so that's not an issue anymore.

[@Iron.Historian]

This is one of those franchises that was hard to play as a kid. Now that I'm older and played tons of games in my life I have the skills to tackle it now.

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Proud of you for growing up, hope you remember to do your taxes big guy

[@stevenmcburney8167]

A lot of the challenges in tomb raider don’t really take skill at all. Just sometimes getting lucky you clicked on the thing you were supposed to interact with

[@passyourielts]

I thought the same till I hit Tomb Raider 3. I've gotten hopelessly stuck close to 10 times now. The London levels design genuinely sucks.

[@stevenmcburney8167]

@@passyourielts same, I’m stuck in Aldwych trying to find one of the secrets, to get the bonus level at the end of the game ‘all hallows’. Aldwych is genuinely one of if not my favourite level in the game but I gotta admit the design isn’t great

[@passyourielts]

The level is in multiple pieces, and you've got no idea in which order you need to complete anything. That red box room needs visiting 3 times with absolutely no telegraphing.@@stevenmcburney8167

[@McFinnigan]

They actually updated the pickup visibility recently. Great remaster.

[@AlexD-os8hw]

RIP 1994-2006: The Golden age of gaming.

[@runarvollan]

2 more years and you can include gtaiv best entertainment product ever

[@timmaxwell2783]

Mass Effect came out in 2007 so your comment is completely fuckin invalidated automatically lmao and that’s just ONE example.

[@alfstewart22]

1986-2002

[@macdaddysteeze1659]

You legit nailed the timeline dude, after 2006 these disgusting corporations came in and destroyed everything

[@NKWittmann]

​@@timmaxwell2783if you push it to mass effect then you prolly havent started from 94 and therefore have no clue of what OP is talking about

[@buffalodebill7986]

The original trilogy (and IMHO this might be said for the other three Core Design era installments as well) had balls to leave the player on their own, trusting that they are smart and patient enough to figure out where to go, what to do and how to achieve each level's goal. The grid-based design of the game made all the in-game rules absolute, with no exception. The developers had courage to present a unique female protagonist, who was both sexy, determined and set on her goals. I played these games with no walkthroughs or strategy guides and I admit, there were moments when I felt lost and clueless. But in the end, completing each game gave me quite the pleasant feeling of achievement. And then again, when (after multiple replays) I could find all the secrets in each. Quite the feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment. This remake's strength lies in the updated graphics and updates to Lara's movement, especially in regards to the first game - and I appreciate, that the expansions are there too, as now it really feels like a complete trilogy.

[@Crazy_Gamer_OG]

The thing I've noticed, is a lot of gamers are actually really stupid. Just look at the achievement percentages of games you buy. Most players don't even get past the first few hours of every game. The attention span of players has seriously dwindled to toddler levels.

[@dadou193]

Now let's just hope for a physical copy of especially for us fans it's more satisfying than a digital version 🙏

[@buffalodebill7986]

@@dadou193 I'd like to have that too, but only after all the patches & fixes are out and tested - yeah it's a sad fact, that we're no longer getting finished products like back in the day, when there was no internet - and also a few reasonable gameplay updates, like making the saving & loading user-manageable (I'd really love to see standard, separate, locally stored savefiles be brought back again), adding NewGame+ mode for the expansions as well as removing the double or triple hitpoints for enemies for this mode (or making it an option only), as it makes that particular gameplay mode either boring & tedious or (close to) impossible and just not fun. A man can always dream.. 🙂

[@buffalodebill7986]

@@Crazy_Gamer_OG My feelings & my thoughts exactly.. In this particular franchise, I think the LAU trilogy was the first to target such an audience, as when I played through these games, I noticed that I needed a maximum of one, two and four replays (respectively) to get all the extra-collectibles and even finish the time trials. Here I considered two options - either the devs could read the audience so well that they "dumbed down and sped up" those games to speak to as many modern gamers as possible - or they were just so dumb and shallow themselves, that such a gameplay style was the best they could come up with. And here I have to say, that since listening to audio commentary in the Anniversary game, I strongly lean towards the latter. BTW also all the complaints about tank controls just piss me off. To me, it's a plain admission of one's over-reliance on modern control schemes, where the game does a lot of things for the player, not requiring the level of 3D thinking and precision the tank controls do. And I have a strong feeling, that the "ADHD gameplay" and "only modern controls" groups of gamers are actually one and the same, for the most part. Quite a coincidence, isn't it? 🙂

[@scoorpioon19]

I've completely givin up on seeing the REAL ICON Lara Croft again so you wouldn't believe how I almost cry in several moments when playing this lovely remasters. I hope we'll get TR the last revelation and TR chronicles some day. In the meantime, I"ll keep modding and replaying these three perfect games.

[@tristangoodfellow9180]

The Tomb Raider I-III Remaster trilogy is phenomenal! I've seriously enjoyed replaying these games. It maintains the atmosphere and aesthetics of the late 90's! Bring on The Last Revelation & Chronicles!!! The best Lara!!!!!

[@CHamlin86]

Offense is taken and never given. The apology when starting up the game is a perfect example of this. Did the developers really think at the time when these games were made that audiences 25 to 30 years later might be offended? It wasn't offensive back then and it isn't now.

[@Stogiewise]

Besides wtf is even offensive? A tribe of black cannibals? Chinese characters with Chinese accents and Italian characters with Italian accents? Like holy crap

[@oldhamer111]

Well said CHamlin

[@LalaDepala_00]

I hope you realize that they just do that to avoid any lawsuits or people being offended etc. They don't believe it themselves.

[@maxsommers6843]

@@LalaDepala_00 Crystal Dynamics absolutely do believe it themselves.

[@LalaDepala_00]

@@maxsommers6843 Nah. Just started the game up myself and in my country (Netherlands) the message is different. This tells me that it's a legal thing.

[@QvartzEDM]

Now we pray for Legacy of Kain to get a similar treatment next.

[@Loathsome_Lynx]

HELL YEAH!

[@exiogloupanagiotis7318]

Hallelujah!!!

[@DarcsenHero]

Tell me how that works out, mate.

[@kevinoneil5120]

Can't wait to spend four hours figuring out how to advance in that Mansion (Defiance) again 😂

[@Wazza555]

Great shout

[@DracoNobilis]

This is my Lara. This is the suave, sexy, badass that I fell in love with as opposed to that whimpering, snivelling one legged puppy of an atrocity in the 'modern' games. I wish the lighting was better in the remaster though. 80% of the time I cannot see anything and have to revert to the original graphics. Same problem with the analog stick. I'm actually playing with the d-pad after two decades.

[@PetrisonRocha]

Analog sticks never feel right with tank controls. Gladly, I also have a PS4 controller for my PC. Using the d-pad on the Xbox controller would be rough.

[@DracoNobilis]

@@PetrisonRocha Absolutely. Realized that in 2 minute. Sigh. Playing with the d-pad wasnt as problematic as I feared it to be , thanlfully. Thumb is still getting sore though.

[@Dopafiend88]

Played through all three remastered games, and was pleasantly surprised by how much fun I was having. They hold up really well, and I wish these types of platforming games would make a comeback.

[@superspecky4eyes]

I agree. I love how methodical and lethal the platforming is. You mess up, you die. It makes being up high genuinely mean something. Rather than your character spidermaning automatically to every surface. It feels like actually climbing.

[@TheDalisama]

I'd recommend checking out Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine. It's basically a Tomb Raider clone with the story and cast of the 90's LucasArts games.

[@hitmonkey4726]

In terms of platforming, I hope they bring the Prince of Persia trilogy to modern consoles. Ubisoft has a lot of great games pre Assassin's Creed. I'm surprised they don't remaster them. Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, Brothers in Arms, and King Kong. The best game based on movie.

[@superspecky4eyes]

@@hitmonkey4726 There was supposed to be a Sands of Time remake in the works for some time but it got cancelled.

[@firenze6478]

@@TheDalisamathe issue is perma poison from snakes

[@tylergoodman3560]

You can't beat a classic, and Lara Croft is a crown gem of a game. Great review, drinker. 🎉

[@Karifi]

They even put the gold levels who are a Pc exclusive. It´s a nice remaster. Hope for a IV-V-VI in the future.

[@__MPires__]

I think it's way more likely to have iv and v. As much as I'd love Angel of Darkness to get a nice treatment, to the controls at least, I highly doubt they will ever touch it.

[@SSJ4Vegiito]

@@__MPires__I think they will. They would probably use the “Definitive Edition“ that Reborninshadows is making

[@tupello9]

These game are fantastic and also include the DLC which wasn’t available to consoles. There is so much content here- I’ve just played through TR2 and I’ve spent 35 hours with it (I know you can complete it faster) so 3 x TR games is a lot to play!

[@mstrofunloking7736]

I cannot wait to play this, Tomb Raider was my first PS1 game. Love the original CORE design, at this point with the state of gaming, I’m just happy at least we still get good remasters and remakes like RE4

[@skylerrutherford9870]

This is probably the best remaster I've ever played. Absolutely loved the graphical overhall of it and the way you can switch it to the PS1 graphics and back with the push of a button is Absolutely fantastic!!

[@jaysanj152]

I am still in shock how this trilogy is so well done and remastered where as the Battlefront games didn't get the same treatment considering it's done by the very same people..Aspyr.

[@josephbrown9685]

I played the original in 1996. I remember it came in that weird shaped box on PC. I guess it was supposed to look like an old fashion coffin. My mind was blown by the 3D environments at the time. Good memories.

[@Cornelius9013]

God, I love those boxes! Always stared at them hardcore every time we passed in the store. You know, back when they had demos and actual consoles to play in stores. The fun times 😮‍💨🫂🕹️🎮🏪💯

[@smokedaddy3d_]

They did what Halo MC Collection did with the new and old graphics. You can swap between OG and New graphics in all of those games. I think Remastered games should do this all the time, because the enhacements overall work perfectly with the old graphics, and makes it feel like a Perfect port instead of a Lazy port with almost no changes (Star Wars BF Collection)

[@UnchainedEruption]

Every time you see one of these features though it's lying to you. They always make the "old" graphics look worse than they actually were. For e.g. Tomb Raider 1 has the option, on PC anyway, to play with bilinear texture filtering, which effectively smooths out the rough pixels. It's subjective whether you prefer the blurrier look or the rough pixelated look, but I don't think you get to make that choice on the Remaster version. Dark Forces did a similar thing. Their "old graphics" mode is a lot worse than what the original game actually looks like.

[@SSJ4Vegiito]

@@UnchainedEruptionyou are nitpicking

[@Treebsquire]

As much s I hate getting older, one thing I am very grateful for is growing up in the 90's, from both a film and especially a gaming perspetive. Experiencing VR games, after growing up with the like of N64/PS1 has been an increidble experience. A group called Team Beef even made a VR mod for the orginal Tomb Raider with motion controls. It's such an amazing nostalgia trip!

[@iamsuzerain3987]

Loved these games so much. I'll never forget the real horror I felt first time I ran into that giant T-Rex...man I just turned around and ran for my life! Great review Drinker👍

[@Punisher6791]

Love this collection. Hope they give TR IV and V the same treatment.

[@SSJ4Vegiito]

And VI. Why do you idiots forget about VI… that’s rude

[@misanthrophex]

Hmmm, somehow they used to be able to make strong female characters without turning them into *strong female character*. As a little boy I found Lara very cool. She was competent and cool, not someone obsessed with their gender and how capable they are...

[@goonggoong6619]

How have I not seen this channel until now man, this is like a dream come true

[@retrobutiongames202]

Still have yet to see any video review of the game with the March patch installed :>. Some things have changed since then. The lighting has improved in many areas. The keys are now visible. The wavy mud effect in TR3 has returned. For new players, modern controls have been fixed. Those really good ceiling aesthetics introduced in St. Francis Folly and Palace Midas from the Epic Games version that were removed before were added back in. I've got to agree with Small Medipack though: my favorite entry, TR2, still didn't receive as much love as 1 and 3. If there'll be another patch that will fix those textures in TR2, I'd love to see that happen.

[@zoddlander]

a game where the player have to think? wow! what a new idea! LOL Good review Drinker! It made me think back to the time when I played the game on PC when it came out!

[@christamu2]

Look up cringe in the dictionary and you'll see an image of that Crystal Dynamics "apology". So I guess PETA should get involved for all the dinosaurs harmed in these games?

[@Mirthful_Midori]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that pathetic popup said it was "harmful". Nobody was harmed by these games and that whole popup thing is asinine.

[@TheHiaira]

These remasters were way more than I hoped for. It’s great to see what they were trying to show us back in the 90’s. I’ve been in nostalgia heaven.

[@MrToontastic]

Having Lara back was the best gift ever given.

[@DreadNawght]

crazy how it has the same disclaimer as a south park episode, all because of lara's curves and because foreign npcs aren't artificially elevated

[@BrokenControllerClub]

The 90's was the best era of gaming. It was the birth of tons of classics, women were still women, gaming journos just wrote about gaming, no microtransactions or DLC, and no updates, patches or anything like that unless you had a PC in the last half. Modern gaming is a hollow, dead shell of what it used to be.

[@blakecasimir]

Blame corporatism, capitalism and narcissism. I do.

[@TheDalisama]

That's true for most console games, but even they had patches. For example: Pokemon Red and Blue were patched versions compared to the originals. The Tomb Raider had a few differences on the Japanese version, and PC games had plenty of patches. It was very common for expansion packs (the precursor to DLC) to include patches, even on console games. FWIW, all three TR games in this video had patches, revisions, and expansion packs. The expansions were PC exclusive.

[@vladpiranha]

This is why I've always treated the Xbox as an invasive species. American corporate greed very nearly killed video games in 1983. Things were better with the Japanese in charge.

[@Streetrocker28]

@@blakecasimirit is , I saw it coming as soon as the suits entered the Industry . It has to go bust before it’s great again

[@jeffw5733]

Don’t forget the couch coop

[@swagcitydrips2hard930]

As of their most recent patch (1.2), they have apparently censored some of the game post release. Particularly in the “Sleepinging with the fishes” level where in the updated graphics they removed some posters of Lara that were above some lockers. In another part of the game, on the back of one of the character’s jacket they censored a woman in both the new and old graphics. Kinda sucks that they are tampering with such a cool game even after it’s recent success.

[@Thorn_416]

"When did game companies get so humourless and self important?" Unironically, When we let women strong arm their way into the field and overpower the creative, silly nerds that actually loved gaming.

[@jetbreak]

This was a long winded way of saying you’ve never given a woman an orgasm.

[@gnarwhal7562]

We should clarify that said women are all insufferable activist types. There were plenty of women in gaming before this that had genuine passion for what they were doing (such as Amy Hennig, Dona Bailey, and Carol Shaw)

[@Thorn_416]

@@gnarwhal7562 those women are cool but they were exceptions, there wasn’t “plenty”.

[@Jadty]

This goes back to the suffragettes. Mistakes were made by weak men DECADES ago. The power of the NO should always be exerted.

[@DaveCollins_88]

This is the type of remaster that I would like to see for Final Fantasy VII. The current remakes of FFVII are good, but I want to play the original with marginally improved graphics.

[@kevinoneil5120]

Not a Tomb Raider player myself, but I'm glad to hear you guys got a good remaster!

[@InvictusIIKhan]

I envy your childhood, mighty drinker. You had The lord Of The Ring, Revenge Of The Sith, and cool male action heroes. I got Rey Palpatine, and weak losers dominated by Mary Sues.

[@Soup-man]

Me too. The 90s and 2000s look awesome.

[@benjamintodd5637]

Oddly enough, I disagree with the open-air change. The black void and the feeling of being underground adds to the often-overlooked scare factor of the game. It reminds you how isolated from the rest of the world you are and turns the game into more of a survival horror than your average adventure game.

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

I'm not a gamer, but I always enjoy your entertainment reviews so I thought I would give this a try. Nice to hear a positive review! Even nicer to know that there are still competent people working in any facet of the entertainment industry. "Cistern level" 😂 Just wondering if there are any people who are outraged that the remaster wasn't woked up?

[@SanguinaryBlade]

Nah just people complaining that there's an easily missed and skippable message when you launch saying some parts haven't aged that well but they didn't wanna alter it and sanitise it.

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

@@SanguinaryBlade thank you for letting me know!

[@Victorcolongarcia]

Love these games. Huge fan since 1996. I love how the hud is empty and the game makes you think and explore on your own. I think 1 is the best of the 3, but 3 has india/pacific and ❤ those a lot

[@Cafeman_2D]

I waited for the patch before buying this on PS4 ( on sale as well!) The Cistern is still confusing, even though I've played through it before,but the keys do show up now. I'm thoroughly enjoying TR1 again.

[@EagleLeader1]

Absolutely loved going through the remasters again. I recommend using a video walkthrough though as it is frustrating without it.

[@LalaDepala_00]

Playing with a video guide? You are no true Tomb Raider

[@EagleLeader1]

@@LalaDepala_00 I never said I was.

[@matthewsan78]

This remaster trilogy has been a dream come true for me! I hope they do the last two PS1 entries.

[@embracerodusk2537]

Yep this is what a remaster should be when it comes to PS1/Saturn/N64 titles. Just enhance what's already there. Give me more of it!

[@uros.u.novakovic]

I already spent over a 100 hours in these remasters. Mostly because I was hunting achievements on Steam. A wonderful remaster, truly. Hopefully they'll do the same for TR4, 5 and even 6. Altough for 6 it might be better to do a remake or a sequel instead. EDIT: The key issue has been fixed in the first patch for the remasters.

[@sergjim2377]

I loved these remasters ive been having fun and being frustrated with some of the levels wondering how the fuck i passed them when i was a kid 😂.

[@ProbusVerus]

You know before this game released I was in a crisis with gaming and thought I have overgrew the media by not having fun with a single modern game but nowadays playing this in my late 30s made me realize it was not me, it is modern gaming that sucks. Hope for the Last Revelation remaster!

[@UnchainedEruption]

The issue with modern gaming is precisely that people are stuck in the past and willing to pay money to re-buy the same old games all over again instead of demanding new experiences.

[@AntonSlavik111]

I did not mind the Tomb Raider Trilogy from late 2000 i still remember diving into the water for the first time at the start of Underworld and Lara looking smoking doing so. Crystal Dynamics just had to put their fingerprints on the remasters even though they did not make it and hate the OG Lara.

[@normanbarud]

If only battlefront was this well treated

[@bluecorp8557]

I actually prefer the modern controls. I’ve grew up playing the tank controls and after playing around modern controls, you realize it feels way better. Not only the freedom of 360 movement, you can make better jumps and if you hold the action button while running off a ledge you can save yourself cuz Lara will turn around and grab onto the ledge. Its the best.

[@yetanotherspuart3993]

Wish we had a physical release. Now may they do the next 3 games.

[@DragonOfTheMortalKombat]

Remastering AOD and chronicles ? Just not happening.

[@TheDalisama]

I'm still holding out hope that they did it for two reasons: to make sure it has enough interest to justify the cost of a physical release, and to make sure the physical version has patches preinstalled to fix the most critical bugs. The latest patch fixed the key issue, broken textures (making some secrets impossible to see), and even improved the modern controls. They're actually usable now.

[@Pyke_]

@@DragonOfTheMortalKombat Chronicles could happen eventually. AOD needs a remake, not a remaster. That game is broken

[@Streetrocker28]

Exactly , 4 is already being worked upon , some Easter eggs has been found , Chronicles is a given if they remaster 4 , so AOD is something special , I would want them to RE make it and expand it but with Core designs cooperation and vision . I also want them to makethe scrapped Bermudan triangle expansion for TR 4

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

Chronicles lacked the same level of passion put into the first four. The Last Revelation is a must, and I swear if they give us a proper *working* version of Angel of Darkness, they will be worthy of all the praise.

[@cuccooverlord9812]

Great review and sad that they had to apologize as if they were ashamed to be involved with this game.

[@PetrisonRocha]

They're jealous. These games were produced by Core Designs and remastered by Aspyr, and they know fans love them much more than the cringe-fest Crystal Dynamics themselves produced in recent years.

[@AlexConnor_]

Tomb Raider series is a great and iconic part of gaming history but there are a few parts that haven't aged well. What's the big deal about acknowledging that?

[@PetrisonRocha]

@@AlexConnor_ there's nothing offensive on the original trilogy, nothing at all.

[@AlexConnor_]

@@PetrisonRocha Not massively so but there's some pretty questionable voice acting/stereotypes in TR II and especially TR III.

[@greygorygaming]

I'm loving it so far. I'm only at the beginning of the first game and it's as good as I hoped it would be.

[@danhectic5629]

i love the ability to swap graphics on the fly! the original was my first 3-D game & few since have outdone the feeling of exploring some of those levels.

[@FlashDaggerStudios]

I actually bought this having watched you stream it, really enjoying it 💪

[@Whydoibother943]

I loved the temple sounds in this. Used to drift off into a state of meditation. Usually after my heart had slowed down again after a nr death experience!

[@Expialidocious46545]

I think I’m one of a few people who loved Tomb Raider Anniversary, and the entire Legend trilogy!

[@brianmarotta991]

For the love of liberty, do a helldiver 2 review. Spread that freedom.

[@nathaliagreen1013]

Yesss!!! Nostalgia. I love me some Tomb Raider.

[@paulnoel1383]

Had so much fun with TR first time and the remaster. Once I remembered how to use the Tank controls!

[@DarcsenHero]

As soon as a physical version hits the shelves, I'm getting it.

[@Nagtloper431]

Don't know about a real physical release, but you can get it from GOG.

[@SSJ4Vegiito]

Like said above, buying it on GOG is the only way to actually own the game

[@DarcsenHero]

@@SSJ4Vegiito I'll wait for the physical version, thanks.

[@IIDynamoDuckII]

It was funny giving my son a go on this game, he was like "where do i go, what do i do"? Getting frustrated by how hard it was but that makes the pay off some much better, the satisfaction of figuring something out or completing a challenging section. He did like it and it wasnt long before he got the hang of it. He said there's something about it that made him want to keep going, and i said thats because the game isn't holding your hand like modern games

[@RedBeer]

6:47 that's what I like of old games (and some modern ones), they are not afraid of you missing something or gettingost for a bit. Exploring and finding my way around a level is always going to be more rewarding than following a marker on a screen or some yellow paint scatter all over the walls and ledges

[@largesmallworld]

Aha. A game remade for nostalgic gamers.

[@tonybeayno]

A fantastic tribute to these masterpieces.

[@gentlesirpancakebottoms6692]

I got to experience gaming back in the late 90s and 2000s. I only wish that I was a little bit older so I could afford, experience and partake in even more games at the time. Luckily both Steam but especially GOG are doing great work in making older PC games accessible and playable on modern systems. And I started to collect PS2 games before retro gaming became ridiculously expensive. But all of this is still just a droplet of what I missed and I don't have as much time for endless gaming sessions anymore as I would have if I was just a little bit older in the early 2000s:P

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

It was an awesome set of games. The title themes to BOTH TR1 and TR2 are also absolutely gorgeous. Just perfect pieces that fit the mood super well. The only thing I disliked about the originals is that there was no music during actual gameplay. Such a shame.

[@paulhamon1770]

This is how a remaster should be done. Well done 👍

[@upduckie9643]

Tomb raider and resident evil absolute timeless classics 👌

[@Maharvel]

I was on the fence about this, but you've convinced me to get it. Thank you!

[@noodlekaboodle4002]

Been watching Drinker for years. Never knew he had a gaming channel. Glad I found this. Love your content, Drinker!

[@OuhPii]

Only problem I have with this collection is the lack of a physical version.

[@cikame]

You know what's crazy? The way things are going, this remaster might contain the first and last intentionally beautiful 3D woman in western developed AAA video games.

[@IOSALive]

The Critical Gamer, This is awesome! I subscribed because I want to see more!

[@dr.loomis4221]

I was on the fence and this review sold me. Got it for $22 on PS5.

[@oroszgabo]

Do not forget that Team Beef is working on the VR port of thr first game. Awesome!

[@peposo7]

6:50 - Actually, Lara's pigtail moves. Usually pointing in a general direction of were you need to go. But the 1st Lara game were actually they don't give you ANY idea were you need to go, is The Last Revelation. The cutscenes were barely audible, and didn't give you a hint of what is your/her goal wherever she went.

[@mikeokeeffe4692]

This game series is one I can not wait to introduce to my nephews, and now that The Drinker himself has happily endorsed its execution, that is all I needed.

[@Bibliophilo]

Nice review. As an old man and retro gamer I of course prefer the original but I am playing on an CRT television and thus don’t get the pixel mess you get on cinema sized screens of today.

[@darthtater4655]

Loved Tomb Raider back in the day

[@AzraealGamer]

I got into this back in the day because she used 2 45 pistols. Funny how she was thought up. 2 creates drunk taking turns drawing her in the most sexiest way their drunk minds could come up with. They never thought it would take off the way it did when they made the game.

[@sheppertonstudios8253]

Remakes like this are great. They allow us to play the games we remember in the ways we think we remember them lol

[@richperez2168]

I'm all for these remasters and remakes so the classic games can be played on modern machines.

[@8-bitbenzu529]

nice one will you be reviewing Stellar Blade?

[@lnoname2332]

I can only hope this game was successful enough to get an original RE trilogy remaster where we get the original PS1 games with the same minor QOL improvements. I like the remakes of both Tomb Raider and RE, but the originals are just different, but still great games. People shit on the controls of the original TR games but only because they don’t understand them. Once you get good at certain sections you really do feel like a badass jumping from ledge to ledge. Because it actually takes some planning/skill.

[@leex187]

It’s finally here there were a few bugs but overall it’s great I’m liking this game. I first bought them back in 97 with my brother for the PlayStation this brings back a lot of memories for me. I’m gonna be taking my time with this so I can fully enjoy it.

[@beat_avenger]

I never played Tomb Raider. I’m glad this was made the way it was so I can finally play it.

[@Johnny-Thunder]

I was a fan of the early Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider games Legend and Anniversary (the reboot not so much) and now that I have played Tomb Raider Remastered I see why people idolize the Core Design games so much: they kick ass indeed. Modern games restrain themselves so much by trying to stay realistic and not offend the Twatter users but these games just let you blow up yetis with grenade launchers and kill the Men in Black in Area 51 because it's awesome. The modern controls were pretty bad initially but after the patch they're okay.

[@poip202]

The remaster looks like how i remembered it looking when i was a kid watching dad play this

[@rustynail6363]

Ahhh! Memories :)) Trial and error. Love to play it again but at my age I don't think my muscle memory goes back that far lol.

[@badforgiven1]

I love this remake. Taking my time and enjoying it since day one. A few levels in on tr2

[@tomasburian6550]

When it comes to remaster, I'll just say it for all of us: "smooth byooobs!"

[@charmingpeasant9834]

Tomb Raider Anniversary (the remake of the original) is actually pretty great. One of gaming's most underrated remakes.

[@SSJ4Vegiito]

Overrated remakes*

[@yakovsoloo4241]

I bought it when it came out and I agree with you, it fun and I have to admit that they make Lara as we all want her to be :)

[@AO968]

They patched the game to solve the issue with the keys. Still some bugs still remain, but the dev team is listening to user feedback, so if enough people complain, they'll probably be fixed eventually. From what I've seen from various players, the modern controls work fine once you learn how get used to them, but the difficulty comes with the action command now split across two buttons that do different things, and the camera being horrible when you're in tight corners, making it virtually impossible to know where you're going. But, at least they give the option to switch between controls, so those who grew up with tank controls will largely ignore the modern ones. My only real gripe is that the FMVs weren't remade, but that might have been a budget issue or time constraints. Plus, it's mostly a problem with the first game, as they were already looking quite good from the second game on.

[@tbk2010]

I think the visuals are bit too dark, so I installed a mod to fix that. Also, in some cases they really could have gone a bit further with the graphical updates, too many decorative elemens are just baked in to the wall textures when they could be 3D without impacting the gameplay. Otherwise it's a perfect remaster.

[@captaintoyota3171]

Also glad i grew up with the home PC got to play so many great games. Wish i kept all those old pcs n games