Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Review - The Final Verdict

[@zinky240]

There is no input lag. The fact that you don't jump right away was designed that way on purpose. The game is designed around the tank controls. There is a delay so you jump after Lara runs over at least one square block. That way Lara will jump at the very edge of a platform making it so you cross the maximum amount of distance.

[@alansteel]

Is he talking about how, while making a running jump, you had to push the jump button slightly before the edge of the block?

[@systemmonitor5295]

Yep. The 'delay' was intrinsically part of the gameplay design. Same with Prince of Persia.

[@SWVNGGVNG]

She even explains it in the house tutorial lol.

[@igorpetry5050]

Yup, game was built in blocks, when you realize that its much easier to figure out what jumps you can make and which you cant

[@MrJemoederopeenstokj]

Nailed it@@igorpetry5050

[@CritStanley]

1:05 "The platforming suffers from input lag or straight up ignoring pressed buttons" I can't help but feel like this is due to the reviewer not getting the mechanics that Lara can only jump with her step and not whenever the jump button is tapped. That's why the ingame tutorial Lara across all 3 games states to _hold down_ the jump button. You're in essence que-ing Lara to jump on her next step. I don't know about the Modern scheme. But the tank controls are actually flawless when you *_actually know_* how to use them. You will literally _never_ miss a jump and ledge if you learn how the game functions.

[@feditissaoui5845]

Give this video a dislike

[@itsbwfilm]

Something a bit off about this review. For one, saying the camera misbehaves and ends up directly above your character sometimes is "exactly like the original trilogy of Resident Evil games" was hilarious as those games are famous for having a fixed camera. Secondly I had to chuckle at the "one level on the streets of Rome" over blatant / famously Venice footage. There's a lot to suggest that the reviewer is probably in their 20s and has had a quick Google of a few things to sound like they played the originals when it makes it pretty clear they didn't. The game looks to be like everything I wanted it to be and the team behind it seems to have done the impossible by pulling off the sort of remaster we're always asking for.

[@Voldemorts.Nipple]

What about when the guy was shooting a dead bat because he was still locked onto it while getting attacked by alive bats and he complained that because of modern controls he had trouble damaging enemies lmao

[@akvalues]

They should have had someone do the review who actually played the originals!!😂😂

[@angrywalrus6523]

Yea its painful tbh, but tbh if the reviewer was tasked with this and had no prior experience, i can see how the controls will be complained about

[@insanepykl3603]

You said it. As someone who grew up on ps1 with these classics I can safely say I’m thoroughly impressed

[@koosjuh75]

He doesn’t understand that the rigid grid based controls are on purpose. It’s a puzzle allowing you to always make a calculated guess if a jump is possible. Most of them lol definitely not all haha.

[@Agent47316]

Exactly was about to say the same thing absolutely pathetic review

[@j_biscuit9330]

The reviewer failed to understand how the game works control wise. It’s very easy and extremely fun once you’ve practiced and mastered them.

[@ekgoalie3429]

"I cant shoot the bats that are right in front of me"..... Is actively locked onto the dead bat in the back

[@MsOpportunity68]

Unless you release the gun, the game continues to track and target the now dead enemy.

[@mistersurrealist]

Exactly. I've seen so many new players making the same mistake over and over again.

[@HellHoKitty-s7d]

Use tank controls aka original controls.

[@Worldsgreatestgoldbergplayer]

No auto save or checkpoints is the best thing about the game! WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF REAL GAMING WHERE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR GAME! I can blatantly tell you did no more than 1 lvl on each game if you was lucky! I play it in ps1 graphics because it’s quality!

[@MrJemoederopeenstokj]

Calm your tits bro,checkpoints are not a bad thing. It's just a testament to these games that they don't need them@@Worldsgreatestgoldbergplayer

[@kierengallagher2851]

So its a real graphical upgrade of the classic games. And im so glad i got it 😁😁😁

[@Cxncxnz]

Love this! Wish FF7 would get done.

[@MrJemoederopeenstokj]

The combat in FF7R was dop but the rest felt like some Todd Howard shenanigans. Thaty being said, there's remasters of FF7 8 and 9. Literally just the old games with updated character models and some cheaty functions@@Cxncxnz

[@voiceinthenoise3357]

It's a great upgrade that honours the integrity of the original. But the water graphics could've been vastly improved to current console standards, with no loss to the original level design or controls. It's weird that they didn't even really try to improve the water graphics (they're just the TR4/5 level graphics) given how easily it would've been allowed.

[@kyleskinner7855]

You have to understand how to play the grid system and demands patience of the player. Modern gamers do not have patience like the reviewer.

[@SIMPLE-lp5st]

They are accustomed to the fact that the game guides them blindly, highlighting everything like in Ubisoft or Crystal Dynamics games

[@joedkat]

@@SIMPLE-lp5st A world where the path the protagonist needs to take is conveniently painted bright yellow so they know where to go at all times

[@SrNuno-tl5kc]

It's everything I remember and more. If you played the originals forget about reviews, it's a solid buy. A 10/10 for nostalgia.

[@critical-thinker666]

its a solid unplayable shit.

[@gordothewanderer]

Don't listen to the reviews. Those that played these games inside out back in the 90's you are all in for an absolute treat! It is so good! 👍

[@theresurrection6561]

The modern audience isn't going to like the outdated Controls, they should have really tweaked them for the modern audience. Its a lazy remaster if you ask me.

[@Thatirishbuck]

⁠@@theresurrection6561they literally have modern controls you can use, along with the old controls. the tank controls ARE tweaked aswell. Maybe actually play the game before you wanna shit on it

[@theresurrection6561]

@@Thatirishbuck reviewers say the "new" controls are terrible too. And they look terrible. So no I no im not going to spend money on a half assed remaster that controls bad.

[@cosmincoco3679]

I THINK IS THE BIGEST SHET THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN

[@gordothewanderer]

Well for us oldies that loved these games in the 90's, I'm glad it hasn't been changed too much. I'm just happy with the shiny new graphics. It's my opinion but I think the game is best played with the original tank controls. If you haven't played these games before, I would like to wish you luck. They're infamously tough games especially by today's standards. I agree that modern gamers will probably not give them the time of day.

[@MrChrisGrizzly]

Just like I remember…. A very tough game kids today would not understand lol

[@goopah]

I am SO glad these games can be played with original controls. I cannot imagine playing them any other way.

[@MrChrisferron]

the controls are shithouse

[@kostishasopoulos9816]

@@MrChrisferron when where you born ? This will be my answer to your ''shithouse' commment

[@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin]

@@MrChrisferron They absolutely are not. They are precise and perfect for the game - with a little practice, it becomes smooth and accurate.

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

​@@MrChrisferronGen z I assume ?

[@Zachery_]

@@julienfroidevaux1143I’m probably your same generation and it doesn’t matter, it’s like saying n64 goldeneye controls are good, if you like those controls good for you, if they included a more modern control scheme then everyone can play how they want

[@AncestorEmpire1]

Still protecting Crystal Dynamics ever since Marvel’s Avengers

[@Cyb3rpunk117]

After reading the comments, I'm not watching the rest of this review 😂

[@MrTact1]

You're a very wise person :-)

[@feditissaoui5845]

Give this video a dislike

[@ryuuotaku35]

This game is nostalgia for fans 😌

[@TheEmanueleCastelli]

Are we playing the same games dude?! 🤔 They did an outstanding job!

[@critical-thinker666]

XD amount of idiots in this comment section if over 9000. this remaster is utter dogshit. if they gona sell more than 1000 copies they will be glad.

[@AddRaider]

I don’t know if it’s just because I grew up playing the games in the late 90s and early 2000s but it honestly baffles me as to how so many people seem to complain so much about the tank controls being clunky or frustrating. I feel because the levels are designed using a grid system that requires a lot of platforming, the way Lara moves around the environment actually makes a lot of sense. If I could master the controls by the time I was about 6, I feel a lot of people are being a bit harsh perhaps 😂. All in all Aspyr has done a wonderful job of giving the classics a breath of new life whilst maintaining the absolute magic and nostalgia of the original Tomb Raiders. New game developers, take notes!

[@jamesclancy2688]

Grew up with the originals so the controls are exactly how I expected them to be! The tank controls I find are easier to use than the modern controls!I can see why people who never played the originals would be frustrated but I love the trip down memory lane! This trilogy in my opinion is better than the current trilogy

[@UltimateMoralizer]

Unfortunately, gen-zers don’t know real games haha. Millennials certainly do though. I too prefer the original controls. It’s nice to have a blast from the past.

[@snake2106]

Modern controls are better once u get the idea how to use them, it took my few minutes but i get a hang of them, sometimes camera gets stuck and look button fixes it.

[@rickyc4905]

Totally agree with you. Tank control is like second nature for me and it is easier because it provides 100% precision. No second guessing and you always feel like you are in full control of her every movement.

[@UltimateMoralizer]

@@rickyc4905I haven’t even tried the modern controls yet haha. The old controls are fine for me.

[@critical-thinker666]

last game with tank controls was released 25 years ago. gtfo with your nostalgia trips.

[@vanillaggl]

your rating is 6. the game is a solid 10. Because of that game that 3D games exists today. let that sink in

[@nathanrobinson6256]

Well....I'm absolutely loving this remastered collection and find the modern controls to be a decent step forward. Part of the charm is wonky systems with jumping and grabbing ledges or spanning big gaps. I love all those things that made me frustrated when I was a kid cuz it made me try harder and I can honestly say, made the games more memorable. This game shines in its puzzles and level design imo and us older gamers who loved this series, we aren't disappointed 😊

[@Frey_2026]

6:25 Rome? No wonder you can't figure out tank controls

[@Scorex7]

I stoped watching the video in the first minute, but nice catch😂 what an awful review...

[@medalgearsalad1419]

He's a Brit, cut him some slack 😂

[@Pugna-cz6gs]

@@medalgearsalad1419Are you autistic?

[@rockys201]

The level was literally called Venice, lol

[@SaithMasu12]

This remasters is a faitfully recreated experience where a lot of fans of thr old days were involved. Fans/Modders that actually know what they are doing. Giving it a 6 is so damn disrepectful for the work they have done.

[@silveriver9]

For those that want to know, it got a 6.

[@Lex_Nocturna]

So it's a 10 , got it 😊

[@sophieedel6324]

This is where you actually need to watch the review. The remaster is a perfect 10/10, the author just doesn't like the original gameplay. Some of the complaints also make no sense to anyone used to older games, complaining about having to "run and then jump" to increase jump range is kind of petty, as that (arguably realistic) mechanic is in tons of games, even now.

[@SWVNGGVNG]

lol they definitely got the wrong person reviewing the game.

[@alsdnsrl99]

ty!! got bored of the review one minute in lol

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

I,d giv it a10 for nostalgia/replay value

[@Turtlefunny]

Can’t wait to play especially now that it appears like the original in all its glory.

[@olivergaspar6729]

Horrible review, this is a remaster not a remake

[@ultimatejoe71617]

😂seriously!! It’s like bashing any game from the 90s Complaints… like it’s a remaster… chill papi All he could really talk to is the remaster… that would be the only thing I want to hear about. This game is a classic…!

[@gideonwaxfarb]

People are shitting on this review, but I think it's pretty spot on. The only people who are going to get into this remaster are those who liked these games when they were new, which didn't include me. They were janky then, and they're janky now. Everybody else should just play the newer games.

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

Ehhhh, I wasn't even born when these games came out, and I love them. Anyone like me, a young person who likes old school games, would also enjoy them. You don't have to have grew up playing them to do so.

[@rudolfvanderven]

"This game is bad because it’s a remaster of the originals which I never played and therefore don’t understand”.

[@critical-thinker666]

no game is bad bcs game is bad. its trash, it belongs to 1996.

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

@@critical-thinker666 Old games are not inherently bad simply for being old. That's honestly a very simple and reductionist view. Besides, I love these games, and I'm like 23 years old dude. You are allowed your subjective opinion that these games are bad, but that does not make them objectively so.

[@critical-thinker666]

@@ashwinnmyburgh9364 this game is objectively bad by todays standards. that you like ugly turd doesn't mean that its good. If mechanics in this game are so good, why they dont make games withthose controls today? hmmmm? you can always find some idiots which gonna tell you that games like GOTIC 1 are best rpg ever made, you just lunatics and our opinions are pure madness.

[@rafaelarnoni7955]

This reviewer is a bit dumb… the games are exactly the same. The controls are perfect for any fan of the originals. They are pretty easy.

[@MrTact1]

Same here. I don't understand the reviewer and all the next gen cry babies out there complaining about the Tank Controls. It's easy and perfect.

[@critical-thinker666]

thats biggest problem tho. 30 year old game doesnt deserve even 6 by todays standarts. garbage like this should be free on android. 1/10 trash.

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

@@critical-thinker666 Dude, why do you hate this game so much? lol

[@bigmouss919]

Practice in Lara’s home. Get good scrub. These are PS1 games. Next time get some one that played the originals.

[@CritStanley]

5:24 "The remaster also does nothing to explain the controls." Uh.... in your defense the game doesn't tell you to play Lara's home in Tomb Raider 1 before you start the adventures. But the tutorial for the controls are there. This reviewer clearly did not play Lara's Home in TR1, because they definitely tell you the controls there more than they do in the other games. And of course, nor did they return to her home-gym in Lara's home in TR2 or 3, because I'm pretty sure Lara covers controls there as well. This review is misleading and definitely not play the game in its entirety before giving it this undeserved score.

[@InfamousAsh]

Simple TIP: stop shooting for less than a second so the lock on enemy will change, holding action button won't switch target automatically!

[@Silsoe123]

The tank controls are part of the genius of the game

[@matthewhatherley3020]

5:23 There is actually a very thorough tutorial on the the controls via "Lara's Home" in the menu.

[@lowerclassbrats77]

Just remember that when these came out 3d games were virtually brand new. Devs were still working out how to setup controls and cameras. Also realize that it will be uncomfortable for modern gamers initially, but you will adapt after an hour or so and then you're off to the races.

[@77MyEsha]

I love the remastered TR games. I played them back in the day and got well and truly hooked. I tried playing with the modern controls but didn't like them. I much prefer the tank controls. I just love how they have visually improved these games. Still the same hilarious glitches etc, but that's what gives them their 90's charm. I've played many modern games since, The Last of Us being my favourites, but I will always keep coming back for more Lara. So pleased I bought the Remastered, loving the nostalgic joy ride!!

[@Sonicstillpoint83]

So glad we have something that is truly being faithful to the original. Unfortunately, the original reviewer was sick and had a down Internet connection so they had to grab the janitor told him to write and record a review within an hour.

[@angrywalrus6523]

Jumps aren’t ignored or delayed, she jumps at a particular time during her run cycle, it helps with the tank control. Its weird to explain to someone who obviously hasnt played them before. Thats not a criticism, i would feel sorry for anyone playing it the first time. No game moves quite like it, but its like that for a reason. I recommend doing the tutorials at laras home, itll slowly fall into place. Beware those controls tho if you have no patience

[@angrywalrus6523]

Also for anyone genuinely wanting to try this for the first time, use walkthroughs, 97.5% of us did 25 years ago, its fairly linear but the game can get very confusing sometimes without one. Id recommend using them only when genuinely stuck. Use laras home to learn movement, practice. When you become fairly confident with it youll find it a rather fun and sometimes even pretty frightening adventure game

[@jameslauder3984]

Are you able to make Lara move with the toggle sticks or is it like the original where you use the arrow buttons to move around because the toggles weren’t available yet?

[@Webofshadowsclips]

This is what I was afraid of with those modern control offerings. People will try them and think they're more comfortable at a glance. But not realize they're ruining core gameplay mechanics. Everybody needs to try it with tank controls, it's not just a purist thing. That's how the games are meant to be played.

[@angrywalrus6523]

@@jameslauder3984 you can use the sticks or the dpad and the sticks work really well, like with me it may take a bit of getting used to 👍

[@angrywalrus6523]

@@Webofshadowsclips when I reacquainted myself with the tank control i found the modern controls more frustrating, but maybe that was just an unwillingness to learn more than anything 🤷‍♂️ for me it felt really “off” but ive seen some reviewers (even old TR fans) say theyre a nice addition

[@lukea136]

Jeez, what a lot of moaning. I thought the point was to keep the experience as close to the 90s as possible, with remastered graphics, and I loved it! We managed in the 90s with the controls and camera, so kids should manage now anyway.

[@depthcharge123]

I've never heard a reviewer admit to mashing buttons before because they don't know which button does what.

[@AngryCosmonaut]

Yep. This guy plays like a games journalist alright.

[@critical-thinker666]

nah game is clunky mess. unplayable in 2024

[@Grandmastergav86]

That job title still makes me laugh.

[@pogal86]

To anyone who's never played these games. The reason why you'll be struggling with the "modern" controls is because the game was never built around that scheme to begin with. Use tank controls. If you're struggling to get your head around how they work just go to Croft Manor. Lara talks you through how the control scheme works and believe me it does work. These older games have a much slower more methodical pace than that of the newer entries and thus require patience and accurate timing. There is no auto grab so if you mess up you're going to fall and most likely die with the consequence of having to reload your last save. There's no check points, no way marker, no skill trees, no eagle eye button, no NPCs and thankfully no constant chatter from the protagonist basically spelling out what you have to do at every step. Nope, this is propper Tomb Raider.

[@macdealer7936]

Wow, just wow. Can't even finish watching this review. I played the game addicted the whole day, the remasters are amazing. Your review? Very bad, couldn't pass 3 minutes mark.

[@ahmedelsayed3133]

Me too. I stopped at 3:00, then disliked the video, and I am reading the comments.

[@existentialbread4746]

He lost me at "input lag" that doesn't exist. I think if you review something, you should perhaps pay attention to the tutorials that tell you this. Lara says "I won't actually jump at the last minute" for a reason.

[@macdealer7936]

@@existentialbread4746 Yup, Lara as any human before a big jump has to make a minimum of a few steps running. It is realistic, but these gamers want her to just fly around instantly lol. It is a mechanic of the game, but they are spoiled too much by modern games, and the modern trilogy where Lara even floats in the air for 2 seconds to grab edges lol.

[@gordothewanderer]

"Generation instant gratification" will never understand trial and error to platforming perfection. Best gaming trilogy ever made! Just picked up my Magnums in the Colosseum 😉 Can't put it down and genuinely the most excited I've been for game release in years!

[@macdealer7936]

@@gordothewanderer Me too! I'm addicted. I'm already have 11 hours of gameplay and when I'm not playing I'm checking streamers and youtubers runs and reactions!! I'm just in love with this remasters.

[@Timbermannetje]

Still a lot more enjoyable than the newer Tomb Raider games or Uncharted, for that matter

[@UltimateMoralizer]

I concur.

[@nikidelvalle]

I think this is a worthless comparison, the original Tomb Raider games and the Uncharted games are trying to do completely different things. Uncharted is supposed to be a playable action movie, Tomb Raider is meant to be a precision platformer. They're both great in their own ways because they both accomplish what they're trying to do extremely well.

[@Timbermannetje]

I never liked the killer-Lara direction they took by emulating Uncharted as a Tomb Raider game, TR should be all about exploration and Raiding the Tombs! Me against the ancient traps & tricks.@@nikidelvalle

[@nikidelvalle]

@@Timbermannetje I 100% agree.

[@Timbermannetje]

in fact, we never had a true exploration / climbing / adventure game since classic TR, now I think of it... It was all shooting & action games! @@nikidelvalle

[@Cxncxnz]

The guy who done the review needs to be fired

[@derrickhaggard]

Currently playing this game and loving it.

[@nikidelvalle]

My guy, the platforming and controls are what MAKE the original Tomb Raider games what they are. Precision platforming and puzzle-solving is the series identity and the original trilogy still does it best. The modern conveniences you want out of these games would take away what makes them special. Granted though, not having quick or autosaves does seem like a pain, but those are issues that can easily be patched.

[@Legion12Centurion]

The anniversary edition is pretty great way to remake the game for a more modern audience.

[@Atreyu-we6cj]

6:24 "Or traversing the narrow streets of..." what?? Where did he ever read Rome???

[@foofighter66625]

This is what a remaster should be. Anniversary edition lost the charm of the original. To me this is perfect.

[@zenkai271]

Playing theese again made me realise how shit the new tombraider games are.we need more of the old style tr games.

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

They we,re very popular in the early90,s

[@critical-thinker666]

ye running thru empty corridors and looking for levers is peak of the gaming. you realize you donkey brain,that if this style of games was popular they would still make them ?

[@SIMPLE-lp5st]

I've been waiting for such a remaster for a long time - bravo ASPYR!! Everything was done great! and don’t listen to people who don’t understand!

[@GamerPaul95]

Legend and anniversary are like Tomb Raider on training wheels. No real challenge and levels are short and linear af imo. But each to their own i guess 🤷

[@JsHutton10]

Take this review with a grain of corpo salt

[@AncientCS]

you missed the point, this is one of the best remasters ever made!

[@critical-thinker666]

🤣

[@monkeyma77]

Oh, picked the wrong guy for the review.

[@mrskeltal3281]

I played the original games when first released all those years ago. Magical experience back then with a huge leap in innovation that doesn't happen so often. But I've tried replaying them in recent years with mods etc... the gameplay just doesn't hold up. I'm older and don't have the patience. So I'll just keep my happy memories unspoilt!

[@Nightly-storm1968]

I played this game the other night & I just can’t seem to get on with it. I found it boring but in the 90s I absolutely loved it.

[@poetinacoma]

God.. The reviewer obviously didn't grew il in the 90s.. Or completely missed the classic tomb raider games.. Geez 🙄 growing up with the classics this is a amazing remaster and and as a gamer of tank controls this ain't no probs at all.. "No response on mashing buttons.." Just proves that the reviewer never played the classics... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@milanurlich4228]

Exactly

[@igrnja]

Omg, what is this review? You can't review what is basically an up-rezzed game from the 90's like its the hottest AAA title of 2024. Of course controls are dated, Playstation gamepad didn't even have analog sticks back when this game was made!

[@critical-thinker666]

how else you gona review it? its trash by todays standards. wtf would you review it any other way? lets give it 10/10 bcs it was very popular 30 years ago? gtfo

[@robchuk4136]

Gamers today are really spoiled by auto-save. Designated save crystals really forced the player to concentrate, and not mess up. These are what real stakes used to be. You can master the difficulty of Elden Ring, but can't handle Tomb Raider?

[@critical-thinker666]

nah,players just got older and cant play whole day. dunno if you noticed but games are ment to be fun. go in and out as you please. wtf are REAL STAKES in games? 🤣 hate to break it to you buddy, but elder ring have AUTOSAVE EVERY FUCKING TIME YOU PICK UP ANYTHING.

[@nightowl3582]

A 6? Really? Just a bunch of complaining on your part more than anything. This package is exactly what long time TR fans have always wanted, tank controls and all. We didn't want fundamental changes. Did you expect a map? Did expect her to constantly talk and tell you what to do like Aloy? Yeah, stick to the newer games, bro.

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

My favourite classic games of the ps1 era and great remastered

[@Eureka123]

Tomb Raider 's modern controls are an absolute travesty.

[@thefat400]

It's a remaster, not a remake. That's how the camera was back then. That's how the controls were back then. The original ps1 controller didn't have thumbsticks!

[@critical-thinker666]

sure thats why its 2/10 trash game.

[@thefat400]

@@critical-thinker666 Soo trash, it spawned about 12 sequels, a remake with 2 sequels, 3 movies, novels, comics, mobile versions etc. Yep trash

[@critical-thinker666]

@@thefat400 its trash by current standards. it spawned 12 sequels which were so fucking bad that tomb raider 4 killer franchise. than they remade first one again and tried some shitty mobile games. than ANOTHER REBOOT which went full woke trash after first part. lets be honest, non of the original games are even playable these days. its utter garbage. ive seen mobile games with more fluid movement/combat and platforming.

[@thefat400]

@@critical-thinker666 they released an almost 30 year old game with better graphics. Of course, by today's standards, it's not great. In the late 90's, it was amazing and the reason I got into games. And I am thoroughly enjoying replaying them

[@critical-thinker666]

@@thefat400 its almost like they remade first tomb raider in 2006. they milking brand hard. shame that no1 had balls in last decade to make proper tomb raider game.

[@Ayato666]

How did he play and review this? Without noticing the new deleted content and the trophies which revealed some pretty cool secrets? I refuse to trust any reviews who didn't lock the butler in the freezer.

[@ironbadger6988]

Grew up playing this with my old man… I was born in 02 but I have so many great memories with him in these games… he plays it religiously every year and it’s great to sit with him now as a man and enjoy the experience together… I will be getting this for him!

[@moogle140]

Sounds like this guy never played the originals.

[@macdealer7936]

Sounds like he never played games.

[@theunhappygamer1744]

You don't have to use the old tank controls, they did add in a more modern control system that you can swith to.

[@Amon_187]

What would you rank the gameplay without the tank control from 0 to 10? because that's the only thing putting me off from buying this.

[@mrskeltal3281]

surely the game would be far too easy with modern controls as it was never designed for that

[@theunhappygamer1744]

@@mrskeltal3281 Well... While you do jump around a lot, much of the game is spent looking for levers, trying to figure out where to go next and the puzzle to open up the next room.

[@theunhappygamer1744]

@@Amon_187 Its hard to rate game play because it is so dated. Control wise they have updated the controls, but jumping is probably still going to feel a bit dated to you.

[@Amon_187]

Ok thank's@@theunhappygamer1744

[@lazydgsf7429]

Crap review. I guess it is hard to find gamers with enough experience to handle some titles. Fair to point out the nature of these games being hard to approach, but this went clean over your head.

[@systemmonitor5295]

This reviewer is flat out unqualified to review these games.

[@systemmonitor5295]

"Would you know to press R2 to climb the wall?" Yes. Because in the level you have on the screen - Lara's Home - she TELLS YOU TO DO THIS. IT'S THE TUTORIAL. THERE IS NO TRIAL AND ERROR.

[@critical-thinker666]

why game cant tell you that in story? who the fuck plays tutorials?

[@systemmonitor5295]

@@critical-thinker666 Congratulations for making one of the dumbest comments I've ever seen on KZbin.

[@critical-thinker666]

@@systemmonitor5295 every game in past 20 years was able to show controls in actual game, there isnt such thing as tutorials in 2024. fact that 30 years old game needed SPECIAL LEVEL to EXPLAIN controls only shows how inept they were in 1996

[@lewbenzie6435]

Hi guys I’ve figured out how to back step using using modern controls. Press ‘look’ button. I’ve got mine assigned to LB (Xbox)… when you press the ‘look’ button again, hold back. She will do a back step. 😁

[@tahyo777]

Turn on flare, move left, move right, turn around three times, back jump. Congratulations you get all weapon 😂😂

[@Bullidom11]

This was painful to listen to. 6 year old me could play these games fine.

[@angrywalrus6523]

Were you on playstation or PC? I played on PC so it took me a little while to adjust to the controls on the PS5 but luckily theyre really good. Swap the action and jump button around though

[@angrywalrus6523]

Were you on playstation or PC? I played on PC so it took me a little while to adjust to the controls on the PS5 but luckily theyre really good. Swapped the action and jump button around though

[@crawdad19141]

The original games WERE aggravating at times, that challenging aspect was kind of the point and a lot of the fun.

[@joaomilao4230]

Terrible review, you just showed you have no idea what you're talking about! Just because you suck at the game and it's controls, doesn't mean the game is bad! These are not only great games but AMAZING remasters!

[@bassam6194]

Totally disagree with your video and review or maybe your impression. Tomb Raider well know has limited control functions, and the matter doesn't need explanation on how to use the controller, you have a Lara's Home so you can practice there and within a few minutes you will be able to master the whole things. With all due respect, it seems that you are not old school and that is not a shame, but if you use Tank Controls and NEVER use the right stick to view things or looking around then you will be very happy with press and hold LB/L1 with left stick to look around and view things. However D-pad with left stick is the way to play and enjoying the game. Respect sir.

[@critical-thinker666]

so it has garbage controls and we gona forgive that bcs its same as original? thats some donkey logic over here.

[@bassam6194]

@@critical-thinker666 I don't have any problem with the Tank control so I can't complain.. Also you have chance to custom your own control so you can't call it garbage because it's all up to you.

[@critical-thinker666]

@@bassam6194 whole game is based on squares, any movement is limited to be aligned with that system. thats why in the review you can clearly see that he cant jump on rocks,bcs hes not aligned. game is 30 years old garbo and no1 should play it. this is D- effort from devs.

[@bassam6194]

@@critical-thinker666 More than million copies were sold on Steam and more than two million on consoles. How on earth no one should ever play it when millions of players have spent years demanding to remaster it? However, i can understand your Your frustration due to such inaccurate reviews. Listen to my advice, put the controller on Tank, and customize it as the following: X jump Square action or shooting Circle to rolling Triangle for weapons L1 to hold it when you need to look around. R1 to walk. And give it good training at Lara's Homes or play the game to learn but not for progress. Also watch some walkthrough on YT to get inspired, you will love it and become a pro Tomb Raider gamer soon. We used to play it on the very first PS1 where the controller has no stick nore triggers and not KZbin or internet to learn something, it was big challenge and we beat :)

[@HellHoKitty-s7d]

Step Forward, Step Back, turn in a full circle counterclockwise three times, jump forward.

[@SIMPLE-lp5st]

We love these three parts of the game precisely for the excellent controls that are specially tuned for the square structure of the engine, the camera, the smart auto aim, the smooth transitions of animation, for example from running to jumping - you won’t see this in more than one game! helps to measure the distance for a jump, convenient inspection with a camera. The advantages can be listed for a long time... And they gave it all to an incompetent person who has no idea about this game!

[@UltimateMoralizer]

I’m really impressed with this trilogy remaster. However, it’s a bit disappointing that there isn’t an option to select levels. It looks like you have to manually save each level. Other than that, it’s very good. Unlike the PS1 ports, it includes the extra levels.

[@poetinacoma]

Well there is always the skip level code... 😉

[@UltimateMoralizer]

@@poetinacomaYup, that’s also an option. Are you satisfied with it overall?

[@poetinacoma]

@@UltimateMoralizer indeed just as I imagined it and brining me back to when I was a kid and woke up early on the weekend just to get further in the levels with Lara 🤣🤣

[@MoltenPlastic]

Reviewer sees a whole city with water instead of streets and calls it "Rome"

[@Mr.Eminem]

This game is for ogs.... it's not for modern audience..

[@rbguerreiro2466]

This guy clearly didn't play the tutorials, did not play the originals, did not learn the controlls, and got bummed cause the game was "hArD" and the controls were "uNrEsPoNsIvE". Imagine this guy playing darksouls 1 and getting sad cause he keeps storming at enemies in a hack and slash manner and dying.

[@critical-thinker666]

controls are garbage, when controls are garbage naturally game will be hard thanks to that. when you have garbage controls and save point created 1 hours ago and you die you get your "hard" game.

[@AngryWolverine316]

Modern controls screw up the camera so bad in spots that its often better to go back to tank as crazy as that sounds

[@Voldemorts.Nipple]

Doesn't sound crazy at all as tank controls are the superior ones for this game as it aligns all your jumps perfectly

[@fillus83]

just fyi there ain't no Rome in TR2

[@Richard_Bumblebee]

You lost me right away when you said the controls are a chore. Clearly this person never played the original games or at least not for more than 5 minutes.

[@critical-thinker666]

controls are utter garbage, that you like controls 3 decades old doesnt change anything on the fact that camera and controls are trash.

[@eli0h]

It was really painful to watch this review. He didnt even got to understand the controls 😂. There is no delay lmao

[@Voldemorts.Nipple]

Exactly when he talked about delay I facepalmed

[@MrJemoederopeenstokj]

There is but it's in his head

[@critical-thinker666]

characters moves so slowly that it feels like delay,but in reality game is just garbage.

[@kratos5548]

i am not sure why i am watching reviews on this game because will still buy it just to relive those memories playing this game on the PS1. However the biggest disappointment is they only did 1-3 when last revelation with that Egyptian setting was the best.

[@bluekewne]

Honestly surprised they didn't say "too much water" in the review, honestly

[@ichibanKawaiiOtoko]

Leave that to IGN. 😂

[@jynxiee]

this game a 10/10

[@aaronmilnthorpe8982]

Sorry, but this review isn't accurate. 60 seconds in and I've already heard enough. "Input lag" 😂

[@GraceToGrow-ob3nl]

I feel terrible for the reviewer! 9/10

[@Greasemonkey4540]

Are you kidding me try playing the first one on the sega Saturn.. Bro this generation just whines about everything.

[@rlacombe]

This reviewer is a joke. Clearly never pkayed the originals.

[@Pyke_]

It's a remaster dude, that game was made for people who want to replay the original games with some updated visuals. The mission was acomplished. If you expected a modern gameplay or next gen graphics you are in the wrong place, go play the survivor trilogy and you will be at home.

[@zinky240]

God bless this guy but he just doesn't understand this game. It's not for everyone but he makes out the controls to be unresponsive which just isn't true. The controls have a learning curve sure but they are completely responsive.

[@critical-thinker666]

controls and camera are trash, what exactly he doesnt understand?

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

@@critical-thinker666 Opinion. Not objective fact. Simply because you could not figure out the controls does not make it bad.

[@critical-thinker666]

@@ashwinnmyburgh9364 so why there isnt SINGLE game which using tank control since 1998? :DDDDD I could figure them out, that was the problem. bro i give you one advice, its not a sin to like a utter fucking garbage, but for a love of god never pretend that garbage is actually good.

[@jtgamer-nintendo-xbox]

Why are you lying to people? You should’ve mentioned the modern controls

[@ozymandrias]

Ffs i think that gamingbolt is not a tomb raider and is inexperienced to do this review. Its a shitty review.😢 Thanks to those guys/company's we dont have Core Design making tomb raider. And I blame them!!!

[@TR1PLE_6]

1:21 - "The hazards are a chore to deal with", he says as he runs straight out the window! 🤦‍♂ 4:33 - You're still targeting a bat you already killed. If you just let go of the shoot button, Lara will switch to another enemy. 4:43 - There's nothing wrong with the weapon tracking. 4:49 - "Lara will abruptly stop shooting". She didn't. The enemy went out of view of her guns meaning she won't shoot at nothing and waste ammo. 4:52 - The roll isn't used for dodging, it's for turning Lara quickly. 6:24 - "Streets of Rome". THE LEVEL IS LITERALLY CALLED VENICE! As for the rating, a 6 is downright disgusting!

[@Stillhung0ver]

Lol, the controls are some of the most precise controls ever made. All these complaints just filter out the scrubs.

[@pintrest6507]

An absolute blast for players of the original. The tank controls work exactly as designed once you learn them. Tomb Raider:Anniversary was great and more modern but this is truer to the original. No one under 40 should be reviewing this game 😂

[@critical-thinker666]

so they work like garbage? same as they did 30 years ago? got it

[@TonyEllen990]

Watched the video until the very end and ran to the comment section with a large cup of soda and popcorn in hand, waiting for the REAL entertainment to start!! This review was sure to receive a torrent of backlash from OG Tomb Raider fans. I truly consider myself privileged having grown up on the game with a healthy obsession for the title. I thank the true fans who know every nook, cranny and corner of the gameplay and mechanics for defending Lara's honor.