Shadow of the Tomb Raider vs Rise of the Tomb Raider | Direct Comparison

[@Notfluffy7]

Is it just me or do her clothes, equipment, face/hair, etc look more detailed in rise?

[@montserratvillanuevacortes7909]

lol I thought I was the only one

[@777residentevil]

Her face was more detailed in Rise because they used a face capture tech called MOVA. Her skin details, the facial expressions etc were realistic. But there was an issue about MOVA's ownership or something like that, saying it was stolen or illegally used whatsoever by companies. So now, they need to ditch that wonderful tech. Lara's still looking awesome here in shadow tho

[@brosplit]

You missed one detail on rise and tr2013. Between cutscenes & gameplay, those details are missing unlike the SOTR which is constant.

[@jamessalvatore7054]

Doesn't matter because Rise was a laggy, stuttering, boring, grey, deppressing game with easy as fuck uninteresting story / tombs to explore. Ill take an "arguably" minor graphics downgrade in favour of improvement of those aspects....anyway.

[@VeerMaratha]

Same here

[@zeerakkhan8943]

Rotr:- her face is still a bit naive, innocent, cute. Sotr:- her face got matured, aggressive and full cold blooded

[@HeresVasilias]

More like became a boomer in SOTR

[@khoavo510]

@@HeresVasilias guess you don't know what boomers looked like huh

[@HeresVasilias]

@@khoavo510 I can, if you send me a selfie : )

[@khoavo510]

@@HeresVasilias y'know, funny thing was I thought about trying that exact same joke that you did about how you'd know how a boomer would look like if you would only take a look in the mirror but that was just really low effort

[@user-marco789]

Yeah but she did become more cold blooded

[@majinboo6377]

Tr2013 : best story Rottr : best character design Sottr : best environmental design Conclusion (after i have played all of them) : all of them are great and are really highly recommended to play at least once !

[@connor2015]

I don't remember how many times I have replayed TR13

[@ahmadbasrawi1672]

Rise best story so lovely

[@scott9083]

All great games but rise was the best story for me.

[@tiiiefff2011]

I love them all.🙂

[@TheArtOfKrieg]

Rise had a good story???

[@R00ZBEH]

*"Hmm. impossible, can't carry anymore"* That annoys me the most.

[@flareboy166]

*I don't have enough space for that*

[@MiSt3300]

@@flareboy166 ive stopped even clicking because of that

[@flareboy166]

@@MiSt3300 Lol honestly

[@flareboy166]

@Gusthavo de Morais I take it u don't like games that have inventory/storage or space capacity

[@flareboy166]

@Gusthavo de Morais Yeahhhhh I get what u mean it annoyed me more in Rise Of The Tomb Raider than in Shadow Of The Tomb Raider. Also inventory space never really bothered me in RE2 or RE3 only in RE7 did it bother me.

[@maniaxxx2984]

Lara's face is more beautiful in Rise...

[@howtogitgud]

Aging I guess?

[@LoyaltyasHonor]

@DaBBeo TBR same, I'm baffled by the hundreds of people saying she looks better in Rise or 2013. I thought she looked significantly better in Shadow compared to either of the other titles

[@LoyaltyasHonor]

@DaBBeo TBR I mean you spend longer looking at that than her face!

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

Marcus Halloway i jack off to rise of the tomb raider a lot

[@Rjey45ForteFev]

In part 3 she goes buff girl.

[@Brubarov]

Everything looks better imo except... her face. She looks prettier in Rise, don't you think so? Her new face is a bit weird.

[@ZOMGILOST]

She man I suppose

[@critical-thinker666]

shes getting uglier and uglier,she was best looking in first.

[@djghostface292]

Rise literally looks better than Shadow, you people are blind

[@critical-thinker666]

can be,but she was best in first,now shes getting fatter and uglier,more puffy if you like.

[@ranjeet.singhreawalsahu9278]

Yeah you are true

[@ihatestairs9034]

Why does she look so much better in rise?

[@silverxst]

LMNOP QRS that’s funny because the girl who voices lara looked exactly like rise’s lara model. they used her face, so it’s not cartoonish.

[@theholyfireministry375]

Eustace Bagge Because she does so also in tomb raider 1 on ps4

[@marcusmoore1542]

LMNOP QRS You sound butthurt the fuck is your problem?

[@creep4415]

She does look better in Rise.

[@fyrinx4945]

I think she looks rather similar.

[@Faithful-Preservation]

The campfire smoke from Rise looks great, and it feels a bit of an oversight that it is missing from Shadow. Shadows looks very impressive though. I love the beautiful foliage, (volumetric) lighting, explosions, and gun sounds in Shadow.

[@TheFibrewire]

that is why it is called shadow of the tomb raider

[@RobertMartino98]

Agreed and Hope vettel pulls thru in Singapore

[@Faithful-Preservation]

@Crucial :D

[@elliemay1748]

Real camp fires don’t let off that much smoke usually though, if at all, depending on what you’re burning. I think overall they were trying to have more realism. IE The grass doesn’t move around anymore because there’s very little wind in those heavy forest tropical environments, whereas in the high mountains there’s a ton of wind

[@rafifbanisandya6628]

Hey there vettel fan

[@Androlaxy95]

1:59 Kendall vs Kylie

[@tudythegangster]

Her face still looked better in the first game.

[@SellingSouls]

Nah. I liked her more in Rice of Tomb Raider.

[@SellingSouls]

I don't know... she looks more innocent? And she looks more mature, in the first game she looks like a teenager.

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

@@SellingSouls wow rice of the tomb raider huh?!😑🙄

[@ladyfreyja7686]

Nah she looks way more realistic now... In the first game she looked like a model/Anime drawing

[@ladyfreyja7686]

@Random internet troll But it wasn't realistic at all! 😂 Better to look at a real woman then a plastic one

[@DInfXsMD]

I fell in love with lara on the rise of the tomb raider. her facial expressions are just gorgeous.

[@mohamedansary3478]

I though I was being weird, thank god I'm not the only one lol

[@simorq6685]

Everyone felt in love with her 😄 I did since the Tomb Raider Legend......

[@AudreyLudlow]

Her face keeps getting pudgier since the first game. She looked really good at the beginning, don't know why they keep messing with her face so much. You would think they would like to keep her looks consistent.

[@jane1975]

Doodles They are aging her, did you look the same at 26-27 as you did at 20-21 years old? People get older and so is Lara Croft.

[@AudreyLudlow]

@Papa Burgundy - oh stfu...

[@AudreyLudlow]

@@jane1975 - Only a few years has passed, not a whole decade. And while I did change a bit, I can tell you my bone structure stayed the same...

[@Floydthefuckbag]

Yes. I looked the same at 26/27 as I did at 20/21. Most people I know haven't changed much in that time unless they let themselves go or decided to totally change their look.

[@LoyaltyasHonor]

I think she looks way better in Shadow than rise or 2013. I didn't like how she looked in 2013 hardly at all.

[@lucasmatos5503]

Tomb Raider 2013: full combat game Rise of the tomb raider: balace between combat and exploration Shadow of the tomb raider: full exploration game

[@masterlee1988]

Yeah this is pretty much spot on.

[@ericwei1637]

The very start of the Rise of Tomb Raider that the snow scene when Lara and Jonah was climbing up the mountain, the feeling that it gave me is absolutely amazing

[@rcole134]

In my opinion I would have to give the better sound award to Rise over Shadow. The reasons are in Rise you can actually hear the shotgun shells hitting the floor which are missing in Shadow. I also noticed that the weapons sound a lot more punchy in Shadow making them sound less realistic. The barrel exploding only made me realise that Rise definitely sounds better overall.

[@rcole134]

@King Croft I know what your trying to day. It's a shame then that the guns in Shadow still sound like crap.

[@KirkRedgate]

Her face looks better in Rise, just saying.

[@JohnRyder-]

More cartoonish in Shadow, yes

[@prufan]

No

[@redi6460]

Yup

[@prufan]

still NO

[@KirkRedgate]

The game is still gorgeous. I completed it. Just prefer Lara's look in Rise.

[@moradsharm]

Her face in both Rise: anger Shadow: sadness

[@aprillewis1878]

Makes sense though bc when you're angry you rise and when you're sad you're in a shadow

[@marciocouto3543]

She's deeply sad.

[@arx117]

Murad Sharm because in rise, she want revenge while in shadow, she miss her parent.

[@asterfield02]

Legend: confidence

[@dantezambelli8098]

it make Sense. un 2013: fear and sadness. a Lot of changes for her and lose friends. rise: betrayed, fooled and hurted (In Underworld happened something similar) Shadow: misses her father and feels guilty

[@mihraj4937]

Rise of Tomb raider s story was great it gives a feeling of reality

[@aunko5709]

sottr is like fighting gods lol

[@IndranilRC]

Apparently, fighting zombie Mongols is realistic. Anyway, that is one of the coolest parts of the game and I love it.

[@grandpadoomslayeralsomars2264]

Yeah, except for the deathless

[@milkyrafael5860]

@@IndranilRC Every Tomb Raider game has supernatural elements. Since the first PS1 game.

[@IndranilRC]

@@milkyrafael5860 I know that. I'm just saying the story doesn't give a feeling of reality.

[@KittyBoom360]

It's just weird tho how every time they update her face, they change her features slightly, and previous Laura always looks better, starting with the original. But it's no biggie, just funny to note.

[@toastbrot97]

Just finished watching the review and already a new direct comparison, what a perfect timing :D

[@michaelenochs4033]

I personally loved Shadow of the Tomb Raider. They absolutely increased their skills of Lara's eye movements. In fact all the characters seemed to have increased, life-like eye movements and facial expressions. It's pretty cool to see them focus on the little detail. Aaaaaaand I'm in love with the new Lara... The thirst is real...

[@OMjosh123]

Bruh…. Playing shadow of the tomb raider 4K ray tracing on an rtx 3080… sheesh no question look too freaking amazing!!!

[@craftingranger7552]

@@OMjosh123 Shadow is the best of this reboot in every aspect and its sad that very few can see that.

[@abcdefgh6121]

How is the definitive edition of the tomb raider (2013) compared to the original? I think lara looks slightly expressionless in the definitive edition.

[@unal.05]

@@abcdefgh6121 I think it struggles with the same issues as the Spider-Man Reamaster for the PS5, they wanted to change to face so that it'd fit in better with later installments but ultimately ended up feeling less expressive

[@aminedbgt]

Shadow of The Tomb Raider feels like you're watching a documentary when you're running freely in the jungle. At full max graphics on PC, I always find myself amazed at the quality and the beauty of the design and the work done by the devs. I had a similar strike with Uncharted 4 on PS4 and The Witcher 3 at its time. God of War 4 also had outstanding graphics. Shadow has everything to be up there with the best ever graphical beauties of this generation of gaming.

[@hocineted7594]

Shadow is better ? Which version has more cold and snowy wether ? Because and don’t like cold weather in the game

[@mohamedfaghloumi2639]

@@hocineted7594 rise of the tomb raider

[@abdallahalmahmud4289]

0:24 well something got better XD

[@LS-tk7hp]

i think lara looks more detailed in rottr because her skin isnt super sterile like clean like it is in sottr

[@dibbstar3984]

Rise looks beter !!

[@SeiyaDLuffy]

Yeah, Lara looks a lot better on Rise Of The Tomb Raider

[@AYoutubeUser0]

yeah, its just your thought

[@sindevil1142]

@@AKZbinUser0 nope lara looks much better in rise.

[@jackholiday-gaming]

Too bad you didn't show us a comparison of assault rifle sounds. In SOTTR they finally made it sound like a real rifle.

[@brxton7410]

I must be the only one that likes her face in Shadow better.

[@jeffreygamer32]

I never really saw a difference with her face between both Rise and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, I love both games!

[@milleniumillitia]

IN MY OPINION.. Rise of the tomb raider story is better than the Shadow of the tomb raider.. FYI.. played both and finished both

[@gajescreations2857]

same here.. i think rise is better also in gameplay

[@sherwood2603]

Same. Rise is also what got me into tomb raider and is still my fav

[@gerritbosch5269]

Rise was good shadow was ok

[@flaviobarbosa110]

I think the same

[@Varookz]

Shadow is my favorite personally

[@Doamino41]

I have been following Tomb Raider for years and these two games are my favorites. They both are excellent in their own ways.

[@MinosDaedalus]

Why aren't there any dirt texture on her anymore when rolling/dodging over the ground? I don't know why they couldn't keep cool features (like the sound of the shells dropping in Rise which they don't in Shadow) but expanded on it with the new features. Also her face texture was in higher resolution than in Shadow.

[@MarioSniper]

All settings cranked except Motion Blur is off. Good man.

[@Nick930]

Motion blur doesnt improve visual quality, it degrades it. With high refresh rate displays, theres zero sense in using motion blur

[@xONYXo1]

Nick930 he agrees with you. Thus the “good man.” At the end.

[@Nick930]

@@xONYXo1 i can't tell if he was being sarcastic. I had a similar comment in my last comparison video complaining about the same thing

[@xONYXo1]

Nick930 no worries, it’s hard to tell over text. Anyways, keep up the great work man, best comparison videos out there.

[@Hawky2947]

Personally this is the first thing I do in games. Turn the Motion Blur off. Refresh rate is no matter to me.

[@APEABOUTSIMS]

Rise of The Tomb Raider always had that “PS3/Xbox 360” feeling, probably due to the AA being poor. But the lighting etc reminded me of that era so much. I know the devs said that Rise wasn’t held back by the Xbox 360 at all, but so many of Rise’s graphical shortcomings (even on PC) were things the 360 handled badly (AA, Complex Lighting, Shadows, # of NPC’s, Reflections/Water Effects. Tomb Raider 2013 & Shadow are beautiful games for their time. Rise just reminds me of an Xbox 360 game with uncompressed textures and a higher res & frame rate.

[@thesexyskywalker3283]

Lara's look and voice acting was better in Rise. Shadow is very good too, but Rise really had something special going!

[@markuax5046]

Is it just me, or did Lara have more of a depressed voice in Rise when talking about relics and documents compared to Shadow... This is pretty random, but her voice was more *sexual* (?) In Rise, and the worse part was that it turned me on- like😳.

[@thesexyskywalker3283]

@@markuax5046 I actually agree with you and won't say it is a bad thing. Camilla Luddington (Lara voice actor) gave more emotional performance in Rise. Also, Lara is extremely beautiful to me in that game, more than Shadow, and I dream of her so much.

[@_itseskay]

@@thesexyskywalker3283 yeah, she's so so beautiful and sweet in Rise that i have a crush on her. even she's the reason i always play Rise. followed by the Story and Gameplay.

[@BeatGoat]

@@markuax5046 Her sounding depressed was the reason I didn't like the voice acting in Rise. Lara's supposed to get a kick out of raiding tombs and finding relics, but she sounded jaded and over it most of the time. I considered her more energetic portrayal in Shadow a vast improvement.

[@Jeymez]

bout the same

[@dunggg]

Playing this with a Dolby Atmos sound system is a treat. I played this on the series X and it’s so amazing when you see the graphics and experience immersive sound.

[@matman000000]

Shadow's environmental design is insane. It's got the best-looking jungles I've ever seen in a videogame. The only downside is that collectables blend in with the environment more than in 2013 and Rise.

[@irfanthakur6094]

Red Dead redemption 2 ?

[@IliterateFoo]

Uncharted 4 has the best looking Jungle imo it’s almost like a picture it’s so vibrant

[@sixdegreesofgaming4719]

​@@irfanthakur6094????

[@avellomania1]

I hate that they use a different face for Lara, for me, its likr its not lara anymore, its like someone else, some sad latina or something, which is sad cuz you want to see lara grow up over the adventures and you care about her safety or something, its like connecting with the character, but if they change it, its really hard to

[@HCIbn]

thumbnail alone Lara looks hotter in Rise of the Tomb Raider

[@howardlam6181]

Only because of the lighting. Her face still looks weird 99% of the time.

[@JR-cj6km]

Rise is a pos. Rent before buy

[@craftingranger7552]

The bitch is constantly shocked😂

[@craftingranger7552]

@@howardlam6181 yeah those eyebrows and mouth😂

[@DingbatToast]

I'm playing Shadow right now and Laura looks plastic with her hair being made from about 4 polygons and cataracts for eyes. the lighting is nice but bright sunlight makes too much bright pastel lighting flair. The game play is good though, with the ability to turn off all puzzle and searching help and tweak the difficulty balance to taste - feels like a true adventure and exploration game.

[@LuchoJax187]

Lara in Rise is so beautiful, in Shadow is a doll raider.

[@seankurt24ematong3]

Rise of the tomb raider best graphics for me

[@lllCANDYMAANlll]

Looks like its down to personal perception but this new game looks more cartoony to me. It must be lower quality as it performs better.

[@SeiyaDLuffy]

@@lllCANDYMAANlll Yes, the New Lara looks cartony

[@dvm24]

Yes but colors are now stronger which is better for me

[@AYoutubeUser0]

yeah, for you. not for all

[@v1kt0us]

Skin textures and facial animations are better in Rise!

[@_MaZTeR_]

That's funny because she has absolutely no facial animations or they're really janky during in-game dialogue outside of the cutscenes, in Rise compared to Shadow where she has quite good animations in every case.

[@hreshi3085]

The Lara from Rise looked better in my opinion . (But also in both games you cannot see the arrow going through the air .)

[@redrooster8075]

You mean the arrow?? Not the bow.

[@hreshi3085]

@@redrooster8075 oh yes. you're right . my bad.

[@ferno1ogy]

everyone's saying her face looks weird in Shadow, but imo i think it looks more realistic. that's why it isn't as pretty as Lara's face in Rise.

[@crossrays5016]

she was hotter idiot

[@bigmoisture69]

@Funny Dojyaaan yeah wtf?

[@MarcBR1]

LOL

[@ninja_wolfofficial]

@@bigmoisture69 🤣🤣

[@Jack-ji8kr]

Sorry to break it to you but pretty girls exist in real life too. Just because you’re probably ugly doesn’t mean everyone else is too.

[@Mitsurugi2424]

Personally, I thought Laura looked better in Rise. I'm talking about detail, clothing detail, all of it. Shadow looks like a step back tbh.

[@Cotivity]

Great comparison, also of note: Since the preferred API this go 'round is DX12 (compared to a patch) , the overall experience seems to be more fluid as a result.

[@anibananii8818]

i agree the animations and scenerys were amazing in shadow🤩🤩🤩 i feel like each game is amazing in its own way

[@reng935]

Rise does look more cinematic. I cant wait to play Shadow though!

[@GuyFromJupiter]

I would like to point out that you actually did not have rise maxed out, you were missing VXAO. While most people seem to agree that its visual benefit is pretty small, especially considering the big performance hit, I think it actually helps fix one of the biggest issues I have with the graphics in the game, which is the way lighting just looks too flat and fake compared to a lot of other games. It is often a subtle effect, especially outdoors, but in a lot of indoor areas it helps provide more contrast to the lighting in a very natural looking way, which is something both games desperately need. This problem is even bigger in shadow, where things seem to be lit indirectly more often than not. I'm a little disappointed by the lack of the feature in Shadow, though I do understand why it wasn't included as nobody seemed to care for it with the performance cost it had in rise. I do think it would have helped with this issue of indirect lighting just looking too flat though. While the ray traced shadows in shadow of the tomb raider do look pretty good, I really don't think they are what ray tracing in the game should have been used for. I think the global illumination system from metro exodus would have benefited the game much more by adding this natural contrast to the lighting. Shadows were already such a big focus from these developers that the benefits are just hard to see with ray tracing, but I think the impact from global illumination would be very noticeable.

[@abcdefgh6121]

How is the definitive edition of the tomb raider (2013) compared to the original? I think lara looks slightly expressionless in the definitive edition.

[@wubbalubbadubdub4991]

Guess I’m the odd one out cause she looks 10x better in Shadow compared to Rise, first thing I noticed was her face looked much more appealing

[@matthewpauls2498]

personal preference i guess. i dont like how they gave her a smaller, almost pouting mouth in shadow. also her eyes are more squint y and her face is a little too round for me

[@WarlordRising]

Shadow has the best shadow, lighting, and post fx work this generation. Plus, the jungle environment is more complex, and the environments are mire colorful. There's some instances where I felt like I was in a big budget CG film.

[@ThelovelyFox]

She looks better in Rise of the Tomb Raider 0:23

[@himeistrying]

Damn I really love the color in Shadow, I haven't played it yet but I think it would be fun to just run around looking at the environments

[@MichaelReznoR]

Have you tested if it performs similarly in DX11? There seems to be some confusing info about it in the performance tests. Overall, this is a nice comparison, it seems that although some features are objectively better in SotTR, I still like some graphic effects and sounds from RotTR subjectively more. I also noticed you didn't enable VXAO and didn't show any interiors, where RotTR and VXAO really shine the most.

[@vladimiraltuve]

I find Shadow a lot more optimized. It seams to run smoother and with lower temps on the same machine. Mine is just 3rd gen i5 with 8GB and RX 570.

[@ROrneli]

for people complaining about her face and body. It is obvious that there is an attempt to de-sexualize Lara as she looks more like what an attractive 20 year old would look like instead of an anorexic GQ model with a boob implant. To be fair, someone that is constantly body building by climbing rocks and running around and lifting heavy stuff would probably be built a bit puffier than a starving model. she is not fat by any means, look at her hips and legs for example. just buffed up ! Also another thing to consider is that now a days in the new TR games they use real life actresses and actors with motion detection suits. it is possible that Lara's face is closely resembled to the actress playing her.

[@henforr]

6:30 that shotgun sound is awfully familiar sounding, can't make out where i've heard it before.

[@barnsbarns]

Warzone or gta for me 😂

[@Daemon1995_]

i cant stop watching at her in rise man damn so beautiful

[@Hellesis]

Her hair in shadow looks so clean that it doesn't feel right. I like the old somewhat messy cause she explores around.

[@okiemokie3357]

People are saying Lara is more beautiful in Rise but in Shadow in every cutscene and even when Lara talks to side quest characters her facial expressions and lip syncing is drastically better and more expressive. She has much more body language and personality in Shadow. She might not be as pretty and I realize thats what a lot of Tomb Raider fans love about the franchise, but I feel her expressiveness makes up for it. Shes still pretty in Shadow, Lara almost always is. One thing I can say is worse in Shadow is her hair. It has much less detail and character. It doesnt sway underwater and Lara doesnt do little things like squeeze the water out of her ponytail after swimming in Shadow. But imo thats the only downgrade in Laras model compared to Rise.

[@CrossOutBryce]

Lara looks relatively the same face wise in Shadow. They just gave her more of a sharper jawline making her look even more like her motion capture actress. It works for me because it makes her look older, like she's 25 in Rise and like 30-31 in Shadow.

[@detectivemolasses1980]

She's 27 in Shadow actually.

[@sahilsatishpandit4083]

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is Incredible with the Environmental Graphics! The Lighting and Details in SOTTR are just INSANE! I just Love the Graphics in SOTTR. The story is also incredible. Both Games are a Big W. ROTTR was incredible in itself but SOTTR takes it to another level. Great work by the Devs

[@harukaashi]

This is fantastic, how did I not find your channel sooner? I think there is a softness on SoTR that makes Laura feel less defined at distance, but close up it does overall look like improvements were made. I completely understand the AA issue you're talking about in RoTR, eventually I just tried to tune it out. Thanks for making this comparison video. Very excited for the 12th now :D

[@Nick930]

Im sneaky that way :P

[@RupertTheOctopus]

i loved Rise and was excited for Shadow but im slogging through it and not really enjoying myself as much

[@HooXAzizam]

same bro

[@desertrose1226]

That liquid puzzle really pisses me off.

[@dajuiceman8870]

I think Rise had a better overall story but Shadow’s Lara was a better character; her downfall into a legit murderer was really interesting to see.

[@idrinkmilk282]

shadow is definitely better environmentally, lighting, shadows etc. something about lara in rise just makes her look better to me. idk

[@Blazeofthecentury]

I mean the outfit in this video for Shadow is one of the worst looking outfits in the game. I personally found Lara to look better overall in Shadow.

[@waczze]

Lara's new face seems really tired and stressed. Poor Lara.

[@ChikoChonny]

Maybe because she is more stressed and tired...and older?

[@arx117]

Willy Anugrah Cahyadi did you play shadow? She is nissing her parent while jonah mad at her.

[@desertrose1226]

27 isn't "older" she is a 27 year old young woman.

[@waikitho]

rise of the tomb raider color looks nature while the shadow of tomb raider color looks yellowish just like cartoon.

[@craftingranger7552]

That's only her skin texture in game and not cutscenes in some areas. It's better in some areas like San Juan and the oil field

[@Killernaut16]

As usual people pretend the older version of a game looks better just to play devil's advocate.

[@desertrose1226]

Rise is my fav. The old 1990s Lara was really ugly.

[@reedified6514]

I see a big upgrade 😏 1:39

[@masterlee1988]

I see a big upgrade at 1:35

[@eunillee5977]

Rise is much better in terms of both graphic, game play, and her look.

[@cigonasesu]

Graphics? Did you see the shimmer?

[@Sinister80s]

@@cigonasesu yeah the shimmer that happens in rise looks terrible.

[@Marcel-ne1ew]

You're just silly mate shadow of the tomb raider is a step up in every way

[@nerd4181]

@@Marcel-ne1ew except for Lara's look, the rest goes for shadow.

[@zeynepsude6037]

I think ROTTR has one of the best graphics of last few years and I'm sure SOTTR is good but it's, like, more plastic? It's look like they removed some of the details, especially on her face. And in ROTTR everything was more realistic but SOTTR absolutely look like a game, I hope you understand 😅 well whatever, I care more about gameplay and the story sooo...

[@kraenk12]

Zeynep Sude It looks way more cartoony now.

[@zeynepsude6037]

@@kraenk12 yes definitely

[@prufan]

"sure it does"

[@andsribeiro]

Maybe it's because ROTTR ran like shit even in high end pcs.

[@PhaseGamer]

ran fine in 4k maxed out on my pc

[@user-ds5jd5zy2d]

I've just finished RotTR on high graph settings, and the game looks way better than in your vid.

[@raunakchawla2862]

True that's what i was thinking. Been playing the game (ROTR) on very high and the game looks too good. Wayy better than what he showed.

[@thesexyskywalker3283]

She has very sweet beautiful and young face in the first one. Her face is perfect in Rise. But in Shadow she looks really good but something went down in terms of quality.... but the environment in that game is amazing!

[@otita2488]

Face looks so much more detailed in Shadow of the Tomb Raider

[@guythatmakessense2033]

“Lara has a new outfit this time around with her character starting to match up more closely to the original Lara Croft character design from the 90s, and she...” “Fantastic! How’s the rack? “ me in master rochi’s voice.

[@flockelocke2297]

The character model in Rise is so much better.

[@amirranjbar1995]

shadow of the tomb raider with HDR is out of this world though, specially when you're in the amazons

[@WYIT0]

Lots of things are context related as for smoke, grass movement and fire haze. These things will be more present in RotTR because the area is in the valley of a huge mountain range, so it's colder, more open and windier. In Shadow, it's in the middle of a hot humid forest so there will be no wind and fire won't be as impacting on the warm location. Same goes for sound as the Geothermal Valley is a wide open area surrounded by cliffs so the reverb and echo will be higher compared to a dense tree-filled jungle. Still interesting stuff though!

[@ioandragulescu6063]

it's a change in style and personally I don't like it. In Rise, the devs went for a more realistic look, especially texture detail and texture color while in shadow they look less detailed, even having a bit of a drawn/"toon" shading and the colors are also more vibrant and rich rather than being true too the real world. Too each is own I guess but I like the realistic approach of Rise better.

[@mrkenzo21]

Hmm? Most of comments here says that her face looks different compare to Rise. But from my perspective, she looks just the same, either in Shadow or Rise. Especially in cut-scenes or when you access the skills window at base camp (you can view her face closely there).

[@redi6460]

Sound of explosions is amazing in shadow

[@gibbs-13]

I like Shadow because in Rise it takes so much time to upgrade the weapons and have to do so many nonsense side missions

[@aoyaibaba3090]

The biggest problem I have with SoTTR is that they beefed up her arms...without changing the rest of her body proportion to fit it, making it feels genuine like she gone to the gym and worked out her arms ONLY! Without training any other body parts, so she looks muscular but not in a good way. They should've studied some fitness model body types better.

[@prismatic9890]

So many people say they dont like her new face and thats fine but i like her new face because her face looks more realistic now.

[@Xmanics]

Her new face looks tired.

[@76marex]

Your genes are tired

[@fantasticbaby8957]

its hard to be archeologist tho

[@UnRec0gnizabl3]

isn't she tired for almost 24 years now lol

[@Die8]

Completly! In Rise she was so much interesting and focus.

[@jenesis27]

Maybe because she has been through more then u will ever be through...

[@Venserql]

I liked Lara's face the most in 2013 basic (non-definitive edition) game for some reason.

[@7783alfonso]

Best story too

[@dirk9787]

Yes, that was my favorite face too. Then they kept making it worse every iteration.

[@rockandrolldude22]

This sounds weird but every time I looked at her head it look larger. Also her hair did not move well underwater.

[@dumankedi517]

its her face shape, she has a square face which a lot of women have

[@marissawestlake8622]

The water in shadow looks beautiful

[@LivRogers-tw6oe]

Lara's character has more muscle and fat in this series which I love. I found it quite difficult doing the puzzles in this game as the environmental textures were completely different from the previous game. I am a big fan of the latest game

[@maiachilvers7842]

Her hair has had an extreme down grade if you ask me. The flow of her hair in rise is so amazing, it has me obsessed. But her hair in shadow is stiff with barley ANY movement. I love running around in rise just looking at her hair flow so nicely. But in shadow it’s as stiff as a stick. It kind of ruined some of the experience for me. But the environment is nicer in shadow. I have played both from start to finish, and I personally like rise most.

[@AG97_]

The best Lara face is from the previous trilogy, Anniversary, Legend and Underworld.

[@tysoon3000]

Yes, the real Lara is gone.

[@goro_majima98]

She looked more like an alien than a person tho

[@desertrose1226]

She looked like an alien . Or Lana Parilla… or both together.

[@theonlinething1039]

I've got both games on Xbox and as amazing as rise of the tomb raider looks, shadow of the tomb raider is just plain damn awesome with its stunning graphics!

[@crashpal]

Wtf

[@7gquake]

I just beat ROTTR last week for the 1st time. I bought the game when it first came out in 2015 but did not finish it and traded it in. I re bought the game with a xbox X and 4k tv and honestly i can say this game is one of the best looking games i have ever seen.

[@anthonyking9495]

I'm currently working on rottr. How long did it took you to beat it?

[@7gquake]

@@anthonyking9495 Well to be honest, about three months due to work. I also like to 100% the game and not just run through it. I searched every nook and cranny before completing the game. I beat the game but im only 97% done. Just need a couple documents. I also downloaded the dlc. I beat lara's nightmare but not baba yaga. Once i beat that, its off to SoTTR

[@anthonyking9495]

@@7gquake nice I'm doing the same. Trying anyway. Kinda takes the fun away to just blast through the story

[@LurchyScott]

The sound effects sound much better in Rise compared to Shadow minus the explosion noise which sounds better in shadow. When Lara is firing her shotgun and hand gun in Rise, you can hear the shell casings hit the ground. You can't hear that in Shadow mind you it might be because of the environment (she's standing on softer ground in Shadow. Maybe doing a firing test on solid ground would've been more proper for the comparison?). The sound effects of the arrow sound better in Rise as well. You can hear the whizzing noise it makes when she shoots it and the sound it makes when it hits the wall sound much better. In Shadow you don't hear that noise and the impact sound is like a dull thud.

[@ferdyhoshigakitube]

I just realize i play Shadow first then Rise I was like. Why this look like a downgrade, no underwater chest, no mud warpaint, and the graphic worst

[@shadowofwar9164]

Rise Of The Tomb Raider is better,i love it,and I've already Completed the game .

[@eranirvana4]

The new face looks awful, it reminds me trinity from matrix, i think, Lara Croft tomb raider 2013 looks better.

[@bobbyfischer604]

The hottest she ever was

[@dirk9787]

Yes, she looked so much better.

[@rosabeltabares8065]

I like her better in rise for me

[@rosabeltabares8065]

@@BoraniumArt i dont like her face as the game progresses well she looks pretty when shes on the ship in the beginning

[@Shadowx011]

Finally decided to download and beat Shadow...Rise is far better in every way possible. Shadow made it feel like a chore to play where Rise is a wonderful experience that I plan on playing over again. :)>

[@brandonstevens5628]

Why does the bow in shadow sound weird. In shadow theres no audio for the arrow cutting through the wind, it's in there in rise and 2013.

[@jonathanmichael3609]

I like the anti aliasing in Rise of the tomb raider.

[@jyabriel08]

I appreciate the progression. She looks older and swoler