TOMB RAIDER 3 Has The BEST and WORST Levels! (Review)

[@the21stsergeant]

I had no idea this whole time you could stand still and the t-rex would leave you alone, or throw flares to distract it. That's such a cool detail!

[@obiromaniankenobi1136]

wait what???

[@GFrom]

32:49 😉

[@Tony-oh]

You can move in the water and the Trex won't detect you iirc. The flares are new to me as well

[@aidenpearse2940]

Lud's Gate is the worst level of all the tomb raider.

[@Hear.myvoice]

​@@aidenpearse2940It clearly isn't even if it's bad enough... Half of the levels in Tomb Raider 4 are worse.

[@SryBut]

The T-Rex drowned in the water . . . This is no joke. Non-Water enemies that get into deep water die instantly (Like the monkeys in temple ruins) And the puddle of water has actually a section . . . "deep enough" for the T-Rex to die.

[@GFrom]

That is...amazing 🤯

[@fenyxtales]

I cried every time i played Tomb Raider III. It's like a toxic relationship. It's so hard, but i love it so much.

[@kuracpickagovno]

im 38yr old and this phenomenal review made me emotional... i will never forget that special feeling that these games gave me... thank you.

[@GFrom]

You're welcome 🙌

[@HexHyte]

The Kayak part used to be one of my favorite experience in the whole series. I know i sound crazy but the way the kayak is so randomly presented was an incredible surprise to me, i never expected that coming. While using the kayak the controls are clunky as hell, i know, but this gave me a sense of realistic fatigue like i was myself piloting an improvised vehicle in the middle of very strong rapids, nature is scary! They way the water current pushed you out of your route was also stunning for the time... I have a lot of memories bounded to this game and i thank you so much for the video; i really liked seeing the footages being recorded on a PS1 instead of the PC port, i think the PC version is missing a lot of artistic touches that made Tomb Raider 3 so memorable on the PS1.. keep it up!

[@idr121]

Honestly I love the kayak scene for the reasons you described. Not only is the level very beautiful and full of marvel, but if it worked like a motorized vehicle, it would really take away from the kayaking aspect of it

[@FaustoMuniz]

I love Madubu Gorge! Is the best level of all as it has everything that makes a classic Tomb Raider : loads of traps, enemies, perfect and exciting soundtrack and a vehicle... Kayak's game play try to emulate the sensation of a real one, it would be too much easy if we just press the X. No, we have to manage in a different way, which is challenging and provokes difficult. The sensation of progress on this leves is awesome, you see different environments, lights, colors, textures... Crash site is a good one also, but mainly because of the innovative static gun at the end. I like the atmospheric also, is a mysteryous and ghosty.

[@frankbeans5921]

I loved the pacific island stages and early on I found out if you paddle the kayak onto or close enough to a low lying rock/platform you can just hop out and skip part the level anyway.

[@TongueHead]

I loved that I hated the kayak. it was scary in an exhilarating way.

[@mish375]

Mudabu Gorge was the closest TR3 level I played that reminded me of the joy I felt playing the first 2. It's just a pleasure to play even if the kayak controls are hard to master. Just a tip though: paddle down the waterfalls backwards. You take less damage and can re-orient yourself if needed more easily.

[@alfiowo]

I'm hyped af for the new remasters so I'm watching every review of the TR classics from every KZbinr that the algorithm brings to me. I'm glad I found your channel!

[@pimpdaddyfresh06]

Exactly how I ended up here too 😂

[@DAngelProductions]

Same! Lol

[@marclohnhardt6420]

Yep me too nice to met u guys 🎉

[@jagged-panda]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned already but I think there's a theory that Lara's cold-heartedness in this game (killing innocents as an example) is influenced by the artifacts she carries.

[@GFrom]

Interesting! 🤔

[@janpoelkamp4229]

@@jagged-panda Given the difficulty of some of the level I would be p****d off too.

[@Woody93185]

The ambiance sound in the lost city of tinnos is actually my favourite in the entire series it’s creepy and cool at the same time

[@trolololotrololo853]

it's the same ambiance from floating island Tomb Raider 2

[@joelm5509]

@@trolololotrololo853 It's a bit different from the TRII floating island theme, more deeper and the whispers are mostly absent

[@McChimpy1]

@@trolololotrololo853I think I read somewhere that the sound effects are the same but in reverse

[@BHM_Productions]

Love that you put my comment in the video asking for the TR3 review, and here I am GEEKING out because I see you posted this. Excited to start watching this through, now! 🤩

[@GFrom]

Enjoy! :)

[@BHM_Productions]

@@GFrom it didn't disappoint! You share many of the exact same feelings as I do about the game, especially on the Nevada and London levels. The Nevada chapter from TR3 is one of my all time favorite video game segments. I don't think it's possible to get much better pacing, atmosphere, and cool visuals in classic TR. Jungle is also my most replayed TR level as well 😉 and London is just not that fun, but unique visually. Thanks again for the content, this was a very enjoyable review.

[@GFrom]

Thanks for watching! It's fun to learn that other people feel the same way as I do about certain aspects of these games. Jungle is such a perfect opening.

[@BHM_Productions]

@@GFrom absolutely the perfect opening level! It was my first Tomb Raider level I ever played at the age of 6 and I still was able to thoroughly enjoy and complete that level in particular. I remember always thinking Lara could swing from that little 3D vine hanging from the big log with the monkey right at the start of the first big slope. I SWORE I made her do it but over time I learned it was just her grabbing the edge of the log and swaying 😂 I was deathly afraid of the tigers and piranhas, but now they're no big deal. It's a marvel how much work they put just into the amount of geometry in the Jungle level.

[@Blarglesnarfe]

I adore how you go over every level, and the little comments you make on things. Delightful

[@altralinguamusica]

I really hope that the developers have watched all your reviews so they catch these glitches, vehicles difficult to handle and unexplained changes (picking things up: I loved the "aha" sound and always wanted both a large icon *and* a name / description in words so I know what I've just picked up) so the remasters are a bit more uniform and more fun to play this time round!

[@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign]

Bro, the devs dont need to watch this vid to know the vehicles handle bad, they know bro THEY KNOW! 🤣🤣

[@thefelicityoffate6247]

That "Walla mach mal" had me laughing out loud like a maniac. 😂

[@Ytnzy250]

Time stamp would be cool 👍

[@thefelicityoffate6247]

​@@Ytnzy250 0:48

[@Thrillseeker8922]

Lud's Gate is a nightmare for the most part, but I think Aldwych is classic Tomb Raider. It's probably one of the levels that requires you to think the most, and save for a couple of hiccups I find it nearly perfect. Also, I must be one of very the few people that enjoys the cart in RX-Tech Mines.

[@GFrom]

You're the third person in the comment section that enjoys the carts. I'm starting to think I'm the only one who dislikes them 😅

[@rhyswhittington8759]

honestly the coin in the ticket booth is just unnacceptible game design for me and ruins it. nothing tells you the coin is for the booth and only one booth accepts it and nothing tells you that its that particular one. honestly some of the "puzzles" in the tomb raider games are absolute dogshit game design, still love these games though.

[@valkyrie4855]

​@rhyswhittington8759 honestly that level not bad I complete it there's a trick to it many times but certain level designs that are worst like lud gate I hate that level.

[@ThundagaT2]

@@rhyswhittington8759 The booth that accepts the coin is the only one with the 1 pence sign on the side of it. all the rest of them say 2 pence. SO they do clue you in that that particular booth is different from the others.

[@rhyswhittington8759]

@@ThundagaT2 its extremely obscure though.

[@bambi9935]

also what the hell- NEVER knew that flare/Trex distraction tactic! Love it

[@GFrom]

You're welcome! :D

[@JRDB93]

Ah the nostalgia..Myself and my sister used to play this all the time as kids. Good times!

[@gameroftheyear1000]

Hello my old friend, long time no see! I just got back into Tomb raider myself for old times sake and funnily enough this review popped up in my recommended videos! It was worth the 9 year wait and I’m glad to see you’re still around and doing well! TR3 is(depending on the day as it switches with TR2 for my favorite almost everyday) my favorite Tomb Raider game. It’s the one I have most memories with and it’s also my dads favorite Tomb raider game. Whichever day it is, if I’m feeling more of an action packed game, I go with TR2, if I want a challenge with a more back to puzzles and it’s the level itself that’s challenging as opposed to the enemies themselves, I go with TR3. TR3 essentially to me is the first game on massive steroids, TR2 focused more on combat and killing human enemies and it almost feels like they watered down the puzzles and level complexity in compensation as I found the levels in TR2 are the easiest in the original trilogy to finish. I wholeheartedly agree TR3 has the worst vehicles in the series which can sometimes take me out of the game and I take a day or two away from it to recharge to be able to finish it but still love the razor edged challenge TR3 brings to the table. It certainly does not hold your hand and as you said is only for the more experienced and advanced players up to that point. Great review man!

[@GFrom]

Hey man, I hope you're doing well! I'm glad you found my channel again. I've been uploading videos on a regular basis for two years now and I'm having a blast!

[@jimking81]

All you said in the intro is so true.. We saved money as kids from any possible source to buy a game.. Then that feeling of impatience to load the game, the nights we spent to finish one level, the fact that we had no internet connection and we waited a magazine to publish that game guide.. I don't now if nowadays players are able to feel all this.. About the game itself, I don't know but when I tried it for the first time as a kid I found it too confusing that I needed a guide in order to proceed the levels.. Too chaotic and open areas for my taste at time plus the fact that I couldn't save the game at any point, forced me to stop playing it (I don't remember if in the version of the game that I had the blue crystals were collectable or not..! I had the EU version and the blood colour was red) On the other hand the new mechanics, graphics and Lara's abilities was a huge step forward . TR3 is my less favourite PS1 game of the series and personally I don't think I ever stress myself to finish it. I think that Devs mixed too many elements and stories that at the end the game lost its character. Thanks again for your time, passion and the effort to upload and montage such videos ! 👍

[@GFrom]

It sure was a different time back then! I get your points. I used the guide back then as well (I was only 9 and couldn't figure most levels out by my own). Now I've played them so often I know them by heart (except London and bits of Antarctica). Oh no problem! As long as there are people who enjoy my efforts I'll keep making them :)

[@darkclod9]

@18:50 same thing happened to me when I played this as a kid. I would just restart the level, figuring it was a glitch or just bad game design. Ah, the memories

[@LeoGoodspeed]

Come for the nostalgia, stay for the wholesome dad anecdotes :D

[@ibvvjiug]

Ich finde es echt klasse, dass jemand aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum solch tolle Reviews zu der Spielereihe macht, die wohl mich und viele andere geprägt hat, wie keine andere. Ich mag deinen Humor total und deine Art wirkt sehr sympathisch. Ich will mir gar nicht vorstellen, wie lange du an diesen ausführlichen Reviews gearbeitet hast, aber sie schauen sich so schnell weg, es ist der Wahnsinn! Mein Abo hast du auf jeden Fall sicher. Ich hoffe für dich, es kommen noch einige mehr. Verdient hättest du es dir allemal! LG

[@GFrom]

Wow, vielen Dank für die netten Worte und das Abo! Das motiviert mich natürlich weiter solchen Content zu produzieren. An diesem Video habe ich gut 2 Monate gesessen. Definitiv das bisher aufwendigste 😅

[@ibvvjiug]

@@GFrom Das merkt man aber auch! Ich freue mich schon sehr drauf, wenn es demnächst irgendwann weitergeht 😊

[@GFrom]

@@ibvvjiug Nach dem Video brauche ich noch eine etwas längere Tomb Raider Pause 😅 Dauert also noch etwas. Aber Sonntag kommt mein nächstes Video, vielleicht gefällt das ja auch trotz dass es ein anderes Franchise ist :)

[@ibvvjiug]

@@GFrom werde da mit Sicherheit einen Blick drauf werfen 😁

[@cosmina.m.7570]

There's an extra secret in the Pacific level in case you miss the one from Gange river in India if you take the right path, not left. So, even if you take the right path, at the end of the game you'll still have all the sercrets in order to recieve the reword.

[@frankbeans5921]

English isn’t your first language is it? Where are you from?

[@GFrom]

Sweden ✌

[@Hirotoro4692]

It has nothing to do with India. The extra secret is just an oversight as they weren't intending the players to explore both paths in Costal Village

[@cosmina.m.7570]

@@Hirotoro4692 How do you know I'm wrong and you're right? In case you take the "wrong" paths in both levels, you will miss secrets at the end of the game. There are not two clear separate ways in Coastal Village. You can leave the one without extra secret in 3 possible ways, easily and obviously. In the case of River Gange it's nearly impossible to navigate from one path to the other if you don't make a particular and precise jump. Not in the case of Coastal Village. So if you miss the secret from River Gange you can make it up by finding the extra secret in Pacific, so I don't see why I am wrong and you are right just 'cause you want that.

[@cosmina.m.7570]

@@Hirotoro4692 By the way, I checked out the Stella's Tomb Raider site and it says basically exactly what I said.

[@almaelma11]

This right here is the game that really made me a fan of the series. I didnt play 1 till after 3 and started with 2 but, like the video game Unreal, the shear size and atmosphere of this game is absolutely amazing. Even at its worst I just loved being in the environments. London may be eh but that first level where your getting to the bell really sparked a lot of my imagination as a kid with how the surroundings looked.

[@SethMcKenzieTV]

Oh man I didn't know you could distract the t rex with a flare! I will definitely try that next time ☺ I think the rationale for pickup icons being removed is because in the PS1 demo they had a 3D icon like TR4/5 but it would glitch through the scenery. Guess they couldn't fix it in time ☺

[@GFrom]

We learn something new every day 😅 I only learned about it a few years ago. Interesting! That makes sense :)

[@skypemee4040]

Kenzie

[@skypemee4040]

Lol

[@KasumiRINA]

I found a mod for OpenLara that has 3D models for items (plus FMV style braid) going way back to first Tomb Raider, just need to find a good sourceport for 3 (shame there's no mobile version).

[@mikevaljus6771]

Literally the only thing I remember about this game from my childhood is me and my friend desperately trying to run away from the butler in the first level lol excellent review sir!

[@seanrea8281]

Got my PS1 in 1999 with Tomb Raider 3. Only finished it earlier this year.

[@parking-lotconfessions9526]

So I kind of discovered this by accident, but the soldiers, raptors and small green dinosaurs will attack the trex. One of the small green ones will get stuck in the corner and constantly attack the trex if you don’t kill them first. The small dinosaur probably died in the water chasing you

[@GFrom]

That's interesting! Could be the explanation 👍Thanks for sharing.

[@bambi9935]

Absolutely cannot wait for the rest of the series (if that is in your plans). Love watching your videos

[@GFrom]

You can expect more TR Reviews in 2023 ✌

[@OliDear-qv1xt]

I'm surprised nobody brought up the fact that Laura shot the helicopter pilot twice in the face with a 50 caliber Desert Eagle Overkill much

[@GFrom]

That guy is REALLY dead

[@l3esme568]

I love to see people enjoy the tomb raider games these and resident evil were my dads favorite, we weren't very well off but I distinctly remember him buying a ps2 one day to share his love of gaming with us

[@claudionosotti8812]

Watching those retrospective it always amazes me how it looks like I'm the only TR player that actually loves Aldwych and Lost City of Tinnos lmao I get the wasp thing and how long the levels drag on but I can't help but love how difficult those levels feel and I also always imegined Lara would actually loved them too bc they are the ones that feel the most like actual tombs and temples (along with Temple Ruins and Temple of Puna). To me they're all peak TR experience. (+ the ambient music of those levels is by far my fav, I remember how scared I was of those levels bc of the atmosphere they were able to convey)

[@GFrom]

Well that's great! I love that everyone has different preferences. Oh yeah the music in those levels is outstanding. Aldwych feels claustrophobic as hell.

[@claudionosotti8812]

@@GFrom Indeed, that's why I really like it, it feels dangerous at any given time :D I love the thrill those levels give off (btw, great reviews and videos, can't wait to see The Last Revelation since it's my fav in the franchise)

[@GFrom]

@@claudionosotti8812 Thank you! I need a little Tomb Raider break (worked on this video for 2 months) but it will come someday!

[@claudionosotti8812]

@@GFrom I look forward to it :) Take your time to recharge ofc, a well crafted video made with the right energy will be way more enjoyable than a rushed one made to appeal some request, it is worth to wait until you feel ready :)

[@vasaneff2253]

I see you love tr games! I make videoclips on tr engine. You may see in my channel. If interesting. :)

[@HeathenRenegade]

Cool review. I always love to see more people talking about these games, even the ones I'm not as into myself. I feel kinda bad about it, and I replay it all the time to understand it better, but I absolutely just can't enjoy Tomb Raider 3. I had it as a kid, but it's the only one I didn't really delve into (other than Chronicles, which I didn't have yet). I think my reason at the time was the graphics. I didn't like the changes that were made visually, so I didn't play it. When I did play it, I was a teenager and had a lot less patience for the kind of tricks this game likes to pull than when I was a kid. Things like the monkey bars always being so hard to notice, the bosses usually being a one-hit kill, the save system, Nevada taking your weapons, so many one-chance traps everywhere. It was all so frustrating, and for the life of me, I still can't find it fun like the others. I'll admit, I understand why some people like it. It's pretty much perfect to play right after Tomb Raider 2 if instead of wanting a break you want to up the difficulty and keep going. I also get why people who played it as kids are so nostalgic for it. It probably made them way better at video games in general and beating it was probably a real event. But, sadly, for me, it just hasn't clicked. I still prefer it over AoD or the reboot games, but neither of those really feels like Tomb Raider anyway. I think the main reason this game is such a bummer for me is that I primarily just played 1 and 2 growing up and expected levels that felt like those games. This game had all new level designers who then continued on through Chronicles (and maybe AoD), so this was their first game in the series. It was also right in the middle of their yearly release schedule, which probably hurt a lot. Development of Fighting Force 2 or Ninja Shadow of Darkness might have also hindered this project depending on how many staff were on them. Maybe one day I'll be able to appreciate the actual game more, but for now, I'll just continue to wonder why they thought putting a lever that sets you on fire was a good idea. I'm not saying anyone else shouldn't enjoy this game. Actually, I wish I liked it more. It's a wonder that any game made in one year is ever enjoyable at all, especially one as long as this. There are a lot of cool things about this game. I think I just got around to it too late. I'm too critical now to really appreciate it. Updates responding to the actual video on rewatch: I actually do like Jungle as a level. I think I prefer the first level of The Last Revelation to this one, but otherwise, it's probably the most interesting of the original 5 opening levels to me nowadays.

[@GFrom]

Wow, thanks for the long comment! There's no need to feel bad about your opinion. We all like different things for different reasons :)

[@mikerotch3158]

Nice review. I remember playing this with my brother back in the days. We actually loved the minecart in Antarctica. It was so much fun trying to make it go as fast as possible without crashing. And even the crashing was fun... it looked so goofy. I also remember actually liking the Kayak... sure the controls are not fluent but I always thought that was supposed to be the challenge there. It kinda controls like a real life Kayak. And the sense of adventure going down all those waterfalls felt kinda cool. ... But we all can agree that London just sucks. In my adult years, I even learned to love the underwater levels of TR2. But the London levels... no way. Whenever I feel the urge to re-visit this game again, I always have second thought when I remember that these levels are in the game.

[@GFrom]

It sure looks goofy! I agree that the feeling of adventure is really awesome with the kayak. But I personally struggle too much with the controls. When I concidered this to be my favourite Tomb Raider game for so many years, I simply ignored the fact that the London levels exist :D Did you play all of the classic TR games back then or just 2 and 3?

[@mikerotch3158]

@@GFrom I played 1, 2 and 3... and I think 2 is my favorite. It has so much variety.... and it was my first 3D adventure game ever :D

[@GFrom]

I can relate. TR1 was my first 3D adventure and it's probably my favourite now. Love TR2 as well though.

[@maximemarty8544]

So many memories from this game ! This video recaptures some of these old time feels for me so thanks !

[@mish375]

Just a tip for the Kayak and lessening damage: it's much easier to paddle down the waterfalls backwards or turn the kayak around and paddle forwards a bit to slow momentum. For the big hole at the end, I tend to have Lara paddle backwards and around the hole at an angle. It's slower but she won't fall and take as much damage that way. Personally, this is one of my favourite levels in the game despite the kayak controls being hard to master. Edit: I just want to mention that your hatred of Lud's Gate's second half is essentially how I feel about Lost City of Tinnos. That level fills me with blind rage that I never even knew I had. My least favourite level in all of TR.

[@TheBeird]

I was obsessed with this game for ages thanks to a big feature in one of the gaming magazines I read as a kid. But when I eventually played it, I dunno, it didn't do it for me. Probably didn't help that the way I played it was on loan from a friend who had everything unlocked, which probably took away the incentive. I saw every level but never saw ALL of the levels. Loved watching the cutscenes though, and that first time a Stealth Fighter flies past you has always stuck with me

[@michaeljoyce6766]

They may have been only a few tombs but that never mattered to me. I've always adored the change of scenery. I also really like the stages that didn't have tombs. All the chapters were fun to play

[@IQSim]

Depends on your definition of "tomb". Area 51 and the ufo have become tombs for the aliens. Many of Sophia Leigh's former experiments found a watery grave at Lud's Gate. And the antarctic caverns become tombs for the zombiefied RX Tech employees.

[@VitZ9]

The lack of tombs never bothered me to be honest. To me it was just a name, it doesn't have to be taken literally. This isn't direct at you btw, but while we're on the topic, it always bothered me when people criticised the games for not having tombs. It's not literally just about raiding tombs. It is, and always was designed to be, an adventure game. Lara travelled to different places in the world in search of ancient artifacts. Whether that took Lara Croft to _literal_ tombs or not is irrelevant. Defining it solely by it's tomb content is over simplifying what elements make up the game. And if TR had stayed in only tombs, people would complain it was repetitive and she should go outside. If it was called Relic Raider or Artifact Raider, people would complain she had to solve puzzles in a tomb. If it was called Puzzle Raider, people would complain about combat. Gamers are just fickle and complain about everything. Case in point, nobody complains about the zombies not technically living in residential areas in Resident Evil.

[@Bjontiss]

Ahh that cathedral key. I spent an eternity trying to figure out what to do with it. No Internet. Only to find out it did NOTHING!! That was bullshit lol

[@GFrom]

I feel your pain

[@Bjontiss]

Great video btw:-)

[@GFrom]

Thank you :)

[@skabliggum7313]

"I'll leave you be, my hairy fellow". For some reason this really made me laugh. Great review!

[@genuinesaucy]

7:58 It didn't happen until years after this game, but the International Committee of the Red Cross actually did start suing game developers for displaying red crosses on health pickups. Their reasoning was something like, "it stands for humanity all over the world and should show people where they can expect help and protection, and is being used inappropriately in video games," but that's fucking retarded, since it always appeared on HEALING ITEMS. A lot of games replaced it with a red and white pill icon, but personally I prefer Tomb Raider 3's approach of just using a green cross instead. It's also slightly funny because, at least in America, that's the symbol for medical marijuana, so I like to imagine that video game heroes now heal up by taking a bong hit.

[@CoolDudeClem]

The only 3 levels I cant stand are Madabu Gorge (which isn't so bad), Lud's Gate (pretty tedious) and most of all ... Lost City of Tinnos (it's just a nite-mare to play though). Levels I love though are RX Tech mines (the mine cart rides are fun once you get the hang of it) Nevada Dessert (the whole atmosphere of mystery combined with a wide open dessert area and lots exploring just resonates with me), Aldwych (I know not many people like this level, but I'm one of them)

[@Potkanka]

I consider TR3 my fave along with AoD and yes nostalgia plays a huge role for me too, but I think I'm more patient, which eases some things (such as mine carts) - oh and of course, I play on PC, meaning unlimited saves, limited wasps and actually being able to see without holding a flare at all times. I think that helps a lot in the enjoyment department. I agree that London is... less fun, but I relaized I actually don't mind Lud's Gate much on my latest playthrough after several years. The underwater section is fairly easy if you check all the openings first so you know exactly where to swim next time you pull a lever and also instead of the UPV, just swim by yourself, you won't get stuck in corners and actually end up doing it faster. Alwdych is an awesome location but yesss so easy to lose your way. And so hard to find it again when the level is so sprawling. But yeah I agree with lots of the points you made, and it was definitely fun to listen to. By the way, the dead bodies in the water in All Hallows - those are Sophia's experiments... The Damned you meet in Aldwych and Lud's Gate. Maybe it's those who didn't survive the experimentation? Or maybe... they are going to awaken later, immortal as the rest...

[@Baconlara727]

I grew up with this on the PlayStation and am now playing it for the first time on PC. TR3 was my second least favorite of the series for the past 20 some odd years. Now that I can see the levels, have better problem solving skills, and can save whenever it is one of my favorites. PC really gave me a new appreciation for this game and I can't wait to play the gold levels for the first time.

[@Potkanka]

@@Baconlara727 I wonder how I'd feel about TR3 if I knew it from PS... I'm glad you're enjoying it now! And yes look forward to The Lost Artifact, truly a brilliant expansion (haha some people even prefer it to the main game).

[@GFrom]

I'm looking forward to replaying Lost Artifact sometime this year!

[@Potkanka]

@@GFrom It sure is great, I should replay it sometime soon too!

[@WeeLin]

I used to work in a building right next to the real life abandoned Aldwych Tube Station. I did wonder what it was like down there - apparently it's lot lot more modern and with far fewer mutants :) It has also been used as a filming location many times, including V for Vendetta and the music video for Firestarter by The Prodigy. Also, the thing I like best about the jungle theme (which is brilliant - well deserved #1 on your list!) is that it reuses a melody from St Francis' Folly - it was years before I noticed, but it's there! Great retrospective, shame about the quality of the London levels, which I was so excited to play back when I first got the game.

[@DanDan115]

"Something spooky in that Jungle" is a remix of a track from TR1

[@GFrom]

Yeah someone pointed that out to me recently. I never made the connection 🙈

[@ricigri1242]

The end of the level song is my favorite of them all. TR III was the peak. Superb channel. Hope to see a review of the Chronicles! :)

[@GFrom]

Thank you! Someday 👍

[@TheGreatRuke]

"Did the red cross sue them or something?" Actually not far off. Core had a stern talking to. That's why the medi packs are green in the remaster.

[@foxetheler6233]

17:55 okay fine. Ya sold me. I haven't checked the channel as I just found this video, but I hope to find TR 4 and maybe chronicles 😂

[@KasumiRINA]

51:23 I remember this as everything wrong with PS1 cutscenes, from bobbing heads to simulate talking, through brick hands doing gestures that assume fingers, to spoon clipping through everything, low-poly octagon of a plate and rock solid borsch... but the bread was always the thing that got me! TR1-2 cutscenes looked better because they were minimalist and 4-5 had more or less decent animation, but this third game had this jank and looked bad even then! :3 I wonder if we can get a remaster of visuals for this game that at least stops them nodding all the time.

[@lolschrauber]

What I absolutely loved about the game, which blew my mind back in the day: You can walk through spikes, if you take it slowly. Always hated the nonsensical portayal of spikes in games. "You touch spike, you die"

[@philbecker4676]

All through my childhood I played Nevada first because I was worried I'd be left helpless with no ammo any other way, but I recently played the game out of curiosity doing Nevada last and you get more than enough ammo regardless to get to the end. In fact if you play Nevada first it breaks the game a bit because you're literally invincible with all your ammo 😅

[@AdamDawson3]

The correct order of Levels is India, Nevada, South Pacific, London & Antartica

[@philbecker4676]

@@AdamDawson3 I agree that's a fun way to play, but there isn't really a correct order.

[@VitZ9]

​​​@@AdamDawson3 What makes you say that is the correct way to play? True it's probably the best way to play from a natural difficulty progression. But in my opinion, the "correct" way from a logical/storyline perspective would be India, London, South Pacific, Nevada, Antarctica. Why? Well after meeting Willard, Lara would want to go home and prepare for her extended adventure. While she's there, she may as well drop by to see Sofia. Nevada has to be last because by the end of it, Lara has committed so many felonies, messed around with satellites, seen the alien corpses and spacecraft, stolen classified material from the US military, and launched an unauthorised rocket into space just to open a door. It's lucky she didn't accidentally start WW3. She'd be the most wanted terrorist on the planet, with nowhere to go except hide in Antarctica. 😆 Or maybe Nevada should be first, as that would explain why Sofia set out bounty hunters to catch Lara. The US government had already put out a huge reward for Lara, dead or alive? Or maybe South Pacific should be last because that's when she really gets a glimpse of how powerful the artifacts are, and it seems irresponsible for her to keep collecting them after South Pacific, where she's seen living dinosaurs and cannibal lizard gods that can shoot electricity. 😆

[@TalynFilms]

Tomb Raider 3 was my peek childhood game. love the Jungle and Nevada - was way too scared to open the door to the Alien. currently playing the remastered and love it even more, wasn't scary at all ;-)

[@crjimenez88]

My cousins got a PS1 and one of the first games we got to play was TR3. It was a loan from another boy in the neighborhood, with no instruction book. It was so hard but so amazing to play such a game. It was so difficult but we were always playing as a team... Trying to know what to do and getting scared at any moment, there was no hurry to play yourself... In the beginning, we did not have a memory card so we would always restart the level if we died. It took us a long time to realize that one can move the block to enter the Temple Ruins. We learned soon one cannot play this game without a memory card... The longest time stuck was in Aldwych, certainly more than one year. TR3 is a treasure for me and I am so happy to know this game touched other people's hearth. Best game ever made.

[@superspecky4eyes]

I loved Tomb Raider I and II but for some reason I just never clicked with Tomb Raider III. I found the levels overly confusing, frustrating and just not fun to explore.

[@Spionagebaum]

Danke für deine Videos. Ich liebe die Zusammenfassungen zu Tomb Raider. Habe früher immer meinem Dad beim Spielen zugeguckt und sie später selbst gespielt. Das weckt Erinnerungen ❤

[@rederickfroders1978]

That subway level still makes me mad. Me and my dad ran around that stupid level for pretty sure a week before we realized how to get the coin.. Garbage level. The water level after it was even worse. If they just deleted those two levels this game wouldve been so much better. I also love TR3 most of the originals because, well, it was my first TR game. I have a feel of nostalgia for the first jungle level simply because I remember it so well.

[@cjshields2007]

The T-Rex seems to die when it enters the deepest part of the water (or at least it dies in the same place). It's happening to me more often than not on my current playthrough, so it can't be that rare? 33:33

[@GFrom]

I don't recall seeing this before this recording, so I really don't know 🤷‍♂️

[@KasumiRINA]

Out of all things in this review, I was mostly shocked that in English, they say Gan-jeez to talk about river Ganges (pronounced like Gung in all other languages).

[@GFrom]

I had to look that up as well before I recorded my voice over :D

[@stephendonnellan]

This was great loved it...... but where's the Tomb Raider last revelation review at ?

[@GFrom]

No pressure, right? 😅

[@hollisterman06]

Dude thoroughly enjoyed this vid! TR3 holds a special place in my heart since it was my first one. You did it justice! Also love all things 007 too!

[@GFrom]

Thank you so much! Yeah I'm doing a 007 Mararhon with some friends atm. Octopussy is next 😁

[@qetoun]

This is pure nostalgia for me! Great work.

[@darkestfugue]

i played the first 2 TR games a lot back when they came out, the first one especially is magic for me as it looked mind blowing when it came out and was so immersive, the second one was a great effort and a worthy sequel but i didnt play it as much as the original and it didnt have the same wow factor, however i played through both of them without ever having to use a cheat code or walk through, that wasnt the case though with TR 3, what a nightmare, i would never have finished that game without walkthroughs and cheats from gaming mags at the time, i also chose the wrong way to progress through the game and constantly ran out of ammo and save crystals, i only played through it once and never went back to it again, to this day having played every TR game nothing came close to the original 1996 version.

[@MeanMrMustard1]

I'm the same way. Loved the first one and played it multiple times. Played the second one a couples of times. Played the third one on auto-pilot and I don't remember much at all except the horrible London level, the Area 51 level, and one nearly impossible secret to get in the Antarctic level that you had to do the twisty backflip thing to get. I was on auto-pilot so much that I forgot about the dinosaurs and the wasps. This review brought back memories I tried to bury. Definitely my least favorite of the first 5 games. TR4 is my favorite, even though some don't like it. I just love that the whole game takes place in Egypt.

[@wolfsatyr]

28:53 THANK YOU i always thought that was messed up

[@theguyinthere]

back in the 90's on the colosseum i always to get my dad to kill the first alligator cause i was scared back then cause those classic tomb raider level were scary as hell.

[@kapil4417037]

33:32 I encountered a glitch where TRex float up in a hole of cave,

[@aaron.biketrials]

The purple blood made me giggle. Never completed this one.

[@frogradar]

If I remember correctly, All Hallows was originally going to be in the main game as the bridge between Luds and Wharf and it makes sense given you find the river of dead bodies. However, they apparently made that level TOO hard so they replaced it with... Aldywch.

[@Leonard_Wolf_2056]

I'm pretty sure originally it was supposed to go: Thames wharf All hallows Aldywch Lud's gate City Five levels instead of four. Left as a secret due to limited time or due to too high difficulty, I am glad it was not put in "main game" as the London levels drag too long as it is.

[@rasantefalso]

Your number 1 song "Something Spooky in that jungle" is a new rendition of the song "A Friend Since Gone" featured in the first TR game, with some indian elements.

[@GFrom]

Never made the connection. Thanks for letting me know!

[@rasantefalso]

@@GFrom They have the same motif/melody.

[@vanillaggl]

TR3 was my 1st TR game ever. i remember seeing the main screen, where Lara is standing with one pistol in her hand and hehind her there is the meteor falling. the 1st level made me love the game and love video games in general. that's why i still, until this day, have a weakness for jungle biome. later I had a similar story like yours. I couldn't play the game regularly. my dad had the PC. so I went to his house only on vacation. and he has TR2 on his PC. so I stopped playing TR3, and I started playing TR2. so technically, TR3 was my first. but TR2 is the game that I played the most. so I love these two games dearly

[@MarcosSouza-rr5ns]

I'm currently playing the remastered version and got stuck on Lud's Gate underwater maze. Such a frustrating level But overall, this game's so colorful, and challenging and has some of the most challenging sessions of the franchise 😁

[@Cacolantern]

This is a great & detailed review, glad I discovered you!

[@GFrom]

Glad you found me! 🙌

[@gammatrance_]

"Walla mach Teil 3" hat mir echt den Morgen versüßt, danke dafür.

[@AlexGunMetal]

That's funny how different classic TR fans can be. I never enjoyed Nevada levels because I don't like "military base" setting in general. And "modern setting" doesn't really fit TR. Only the alien stuff was kinda cool. I kinda liked some London levels because of purple color scheme, and Museum was cool, but I didn't like killing simple museum guards. I would love South Pacific levels, but cayak kinda ruined half of them for me. Antarctica - could be cool with its "The Thing" beginning and "Mountains of Madness" ending, but.. THE WASPS! So in the end, India was the only chapter that I enjoyed from start to finish.

[@sherrie553]

Watching your Tomb raider reviews while i await for 1-3 remaster

[@GFrom]

There will be one more TR Video before the remasters are released ✌

[@FaustoMuniz]

Tomb Raider 3, definitely, is The Game of my Child/Teenagehood. I love Tomb Raider 4, is technically and artistically very superior to all the classic games, but TR3 I played exhaustively, for hours and hours no end... much more than TR 1 and 2. Almost everything works perfectly on this: soundtrack, textures, lights (ok, forget London). India is an awesome first world, with a stunning first level. I can't count how many time I got scared with Temple Ruins, with so many traps, an explosive soundtrack and always dark...you get surprised everytime! Ganges River is more relaxing and chilling and in the next one we have the classic trap of a hole filled with cobras... India is an amazing world, very difficult for me the first times I've played. I loved Nevada and South Pacific Islands, both are very opened worlds, with light, sun, beautiful landscapes and a good sensation of progression as you face different places, is not boring like TR1 or 2. However, London is such the worst world. For sake, always dark, loads of jumps and jumps. Aldwich you run around and around with no idea what you have to do, you easily get stuck, that's why for me only The City is the good level in London, as you only have to run from Sophia and kill her at the top of the building. Antarctica is amazing and the 4 levels approach are quite different: the 1st, Antarctica, it reminds TR2, where you stay most of the time killing men and looking for keys. Next level presents the mining car, which is a different experience of driving, and the soundtrack is perfect, very connected to the action. Also, the atmospheric is quite scary and surreal. Lost City of Tinnos is surely the most classic of all the levels on TR3, with 4 different challenges we need to overcome in order to get the keys. Also, the enemies are fantastic creatures, with coloured spells, and there's the traditional run from the falling apart scenarium, reminds TR1. And last, Meteorite Cavern presents a VERY GOOD BOSS, with a real difficult level never founded on a boss of a TR game ever again. Every movement has to be perfect, everything has a timing you need to follow, otherwise you get lost on a matter of seconds. The only gap on this level is the total absence of soundtrack... is frustrating you fighting against the last and main boss of the game with no soundtrack at all. But anyway, TR3 is my favorite playstation one game and I really hope they release a new version of this one in a modern Playstation.

[@TrippyCommentaries]

I really wish they would make the original Tomb Raider games available on the Playstation store. I don't get why we can't play them on console anymore 😕

[@TrippyCommentaries]

Update... we can play them again!

[@potchary8366]

The way I just internalized Lara’s welcome statements when you start up Croft manor, whether it is „Willkommen zurück! Nach der aufreibenden Reise letztes Jahr habe ich diesen Trainingsparkour gebaut, um meine Fertigkeiten zu üben und neue zu erlernen“ or „Willkommen in meinen bescheidenen vier Wänden. Schau dich nur in Ruhe um!“ and I quote it regularly whenever the circumstances allow it.

[@SpiderMan-vp7jm]

Well, man, what a nostalgy feeling watching your review. I had the same story as yours with PS1, except it was "Duke Nukem 3D" CD, that was waiting a half of a year untill I earned enough money to buy my own PS1 along with my own TV. This gadjet costed a whole average month salary in Ukraine, about 180 usd, so there was no chance for me to ask it as a gift to my birthday from parents. Thankfully, all PS1 in Ukraine was sold mod chipped, so this allowed to play all pirate CD games for all regions, not only original black ones that costed as PS itself. I was studying on 1st year in university, and I helped my groupmates to do their course works and doing that I earned the goal ammount of money to buy that shit on summer 1998. The second game after DN3D was TR2, and after I finished it several times, the TR3 game was released. Well, I finished TR3 on PS about 10 times. You did not mention, that there was a second kayak on that level, that was another alternate path. Also, there was a method to shorten the way in Lud's Gate. I did it involuntarily for the first time. Just shoot all that mutant guys at the beginning, and you have not to go to sphynx. But tricks with standing still at T-rex and with the map of firetraps was undiscowered by me, thanks.

[@directedbyxanderjones8329]

Great video. I can't wait for The Last Revelation review.

[@WeekendGamerTX]

I started my Tomb Raider journey with Tomb Raider 3 back in the day. It took me about 1 year to be beat the game.

[@roysloot1078]

For me almost 2 years, but is was all worthed

[@Hirotoro4692]

Oh man i loved the mine cart

[@GFrom]

Yeah I've read that many times in the comments. Seems I'm the only one who dislikes that part 😅

[@frankbrodie5168]

TR3 is my own personal vote for best TR game ever. Though as someone who also played all the TR games when they were initially released, I would consider the first 3 the best 3. for me it basically goes TR3 > TR1 > TR2. > All other TR games a poor 4th place. The Playstation (PS1) TR games were superb. Even the 4th and 5th ones are better than anything since. AOD on PS2 is so bad that it basically killed the company. some going by any stretch. I have it on Steam and start it up periodically just to experience how bad a game can be. Anything past the Playstation 1 stuff is playable enough. In the same way that driving a modern car is all right. Unless you have driven a 1970's Lotus Esprit for instance.

[@BIRLZ95]

Awesome review! Man I wana play again so bad but the steam version just doesnt support controllers or there arnt any good guides to get them working D:

[@renemersi5209]

Danke für diese krasse Arbeit! Für mich eins der bedeutendsten Spiele habe wieder angefangen es ist so beruhigend 😍

[@GFrom]

Danke fürs einschalten! Ich wünsche dir ganz viel Spaß beim erneuten Durchspielen!

[@Tweekitus]

What does that guy who parodied your theme say? "But one too many to ask" is what I heard. But I'm also American, and that accent sounds extreme.

[@TheUrbanArcade]

GFROM! The gamer the legend he's come, to show you the way! ....But one thing I need to ask... "Where the f**ks the Tomb Raider 3 review!" I put on a deeper more exaggerated cockney accent for that parody! 😂

[@johnmottram1004]

Wow, I can't believe I am GFrom Review famous 😂, though I feel a little bad as I didn't realise everyone else was nagging so much about it! I loved TRIII but like you was so frustrated with the London levels, those level designers were sadistic! Playing it on the PlayStation was often so cruel with the small amount of save crystals which I often ran out of and really discouraged me from exploring. Still loved it overall, but it was really such a long game and I'm always more likely to revisit the first two. But maybe I'll give it another go after seeing your review!

[@GFrom]

Don't worry about it :D It's all in good fun

[@rowancarreira2826]

I'm really enjoying these videos!

[@GFrom]

Glad to hear it!

[@rowancarreira2826]

Not that I want you to suffer or anything, but I'd like to see an Angel of Darkness review in this style.@@GFrom

[@GFrom]

Eventually...but I'm not looking forward to it 😅

[@rowancarreira2826]

I believe in you!!@@GFrom

[@eddiehimself]

Regarding the ticket machine in Aldwych, the one ticket machine that accepts your penny says "1d" (1 old penny) on top of it, whereas the others say "2d." Since you only have 1 old penny, you can only get a ticket at that machine c: . Also, the temple you see here is a Masonic temple.

[@GFrom]

Thanks, I didn't know that!

[@eddiehimself]

@@GFrom No problem c: . Another thing I was going to say was regarding the crosses on the Medipacks. Basically, there's this weird misconception that the American Red Cross sues people to "protect their IP." In actual fact, the Red Cross symbol is nobody's IP; it is an internationally protected symbol whose unauthorised use is prohibited. Any legal action that the ARC or other Red Cross organisations take against people using the symbol without authorisation is purely part of their responsibility as a Red Cross organisation under international law. But yes, it seems likely that a Red Cross organisation (whether it be the British or American Red Cross) either took or threatened to take legal action if they didn't change it.

[@GFrom]

Yeah I read about that recently when I was doing research for the next TR Video. Weird stuff.

[@francescoiuliano5690]

Yes, Lud's gate is one of those levels that you understand that you will only play once because you just don't want to use the codes and then you will pretend that .... It never existed; pathos is fine but here we are faced with pure anguish, as in Tinnos in the part of ... Guess what ??? Section dedicated to water. I agree with the concept of "so good, so bad".

[@MetalOnMetal]

I was excited back in the days when TR3 came out ! TR1 and 2 were really huge for me, because of the 3D and how Lara Croft is badass. So getting TR3 was something I was hyped for. When it came out, my parents couldn't afford it to me, but my grand-parents came home and gave some money to my brother and I : he got Crash Bandicoot 3, I got TR3. I was pumped a lot, and then came the troubles. TR3 is really hard. Replaying it some years after couldn't make everything easier : the game is harsh, brutal. But, still, Nevada and Pacific are excellent, top notch Tomb Raider. But, dammit, London is the definition of pain. Antarctica is exhausting, because of all London drove me nut. I had some great times with TR3, but it's that kind of game I was happy to complete, because I will never play again those sadistic levels. The best and the worst, that resumes the whole experience perfectly !

[@jordannbauer6186]

Dude, gfrom please tell me someone has told you about the remasters, I seriously really want a review from you on them, TR 1 2 and 3 remastered FINALLY!!

[@GFrom]

Yeah I know about them 😅 Don't know about a Review yet. We'll see 🙃

[@ΜαρκοςΜιχαλιτσης]

Actually there is a way in the third level River Ganges to follow the right direction and still get the secret. There is a way to come back by foot but it's very difficult. You can find online guides about that! Stella's Tomb Raider site gave me the way!

[@GFrom]

Yeah I read about that too but haven't tried it yet.

[@pyro609]

My favourite Tomb Raider game, despite the initial frustration of the limited saves. They should have stuck with the Tomb Raider 2 infinite saves. That aside I love it, and yes I love Aldwych too haha. The only annoying thing about the Lost City of Tinnos is the wasps, take those away and I would regard it as one of the best Tomb Raider levels period.

[@KasumiRINA]

As a kid I HATED crystals, first playthrough with parents we ran out of them (and did Nevada last), didn't finish, following ones we got to end boss with endless hoarded medpacks AND save crystals... also never seen a point to them in TR1 either, like why is PS1 version made harder? Thankfully, TR4-on had normal saving...

[@PeterVanDerPan]

I never knew about those crystals, as the first version I played was the PC. Pc always had unlimited saves.

[@kevins8071]

I was always curious if the flamethrower guy at 52:25, was a tip of the hat towards The Thing film. I not saying it’s McCready exactly, but the “mutants/zombies” he flamed, the setting being the artic tundra. I might be stretching it a bit. But it’s food for thought.

[@Thinkiworkfordelta]

The intro reminds me of Cybershell’s Sonic 2 bonus video lol

[@GFrom]

Never seen it or heard of the creator, but watching it now 😂

[@mikeeddward7078]

I used to kill the monkeys on sight as a kid........the more you know lol

[@Vampiregirl3672]

I love videos like this. In my opinion it would be cooler in german, because my englisch isn´t the best, but ok. It was really very funny! Good video! 😂👍

[@rosannam7623]

You can actually drown those tigers in the first level if you just leave them be and go about the game til you pull the lever that raises the water 😅

[@GFrom]

Yeah I've done that a few times😅

[@latyak2531]

As for the ultimate Jurassic Park video game experience, have you played Trespasser (1998)? . There are mixed opinions about this game, but I really enjoyed it. Tremendously. It has a semi-open world, interesting physics-based puzzles, dinos have physics-based movement, not just animations. They have AI-based mutual relations. The shooting system is also very unusual :) Great game! Try it, maybe make a video about it :)

[@GFrom]

I've only seen the AVGN video 😅

[@minimobilereview6570]

ohhh yesss got a few free hours so gonna soak up this TR3 review of urs epic

[@GatorShins-CovenDev]

Another great video! Tomb Raider IV when!? 😂

[@GFrom]

😂 I need a little TR break 😅

[@GatorShins-CovenDev]

@@GFrom understandable for sure. Especially after those London levels.

[@GFrom]

Next time I'll just use the level-skip-cheat :D

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

This was the very first game I saw being distributed with a online installer. We had discs and isos but this could be installed with a online installer.