Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft

The best and most beautiful way to play the classic Tomb Raider games :) Lara Croft and the environments never looked so good! These games also have a lot of quality of life improvements and bugs fixes etc. The remasters stay true to the original games, keeping all the original voicelines and cutscenes. 11/10 Would play as Lara Croft anyday, HOT

The best tomb raider games with advanced graphics and controls.

Some mixed feelings here on this remaster, I never played the original games so I can't compare too much. I do like the fact you can press F1 to switch to the old graphics although I wish the framerate on the old graphics wasn't so bad cus there's no point playing on that when the remaster is not only much brighter but has uncapped framerate which is great, some better lighting and new effects compared to the originals. Aside from that sadly in terms of a remaster its pretty much just new textures and models, all the world geometry is the same so the games look extremely blocky and not very detailed in any way, a lot of the textures don't even match each other a lot of the time so its a whole bunch of square blocks standing out from one another so the games look like ass in that sense. I'm not completely sure but it seems like the textures might have just been AI upscaled which is a bit of a shame and very lazy, I do know for sure though that the pre-rendered cutscenes have been AI upscaled as you can tell at certain parts where its just a jumbled mess on the screen, its sad they couldn't at least recreate the cutscenes as they aren't even that long and there aren't many of them. The game also seems to just use all the sounds of the originals which at times isn't bad but a lot of them definitely show their age especially when you hear them over and over. The music is decent although I imagine that hasn't been remastered either. This really isn't that great of a remaster overall compared to others I've played but it works and its smooth and I didn't come across any real issues other than some audio bugs here and there. Its also good they've added modern controls although they don't quite work properly sometimes like you can't pull off certain jumps and I did have to switch back to tank controls at one point to do a certain climbing part. That's really the main issue I have with this remaster is the games themselves aren't changed or improved in any way, the shooting sucks and you can't aim you have to let it auto aim for you, trying to move backwards while shooting is also a pain and movement and platforming in general is annoying and very frustrating at times. There's certain jumps that need to be done with extreme precision else you just fall and die. There's lot of just annoying cheesy bits in the games with trial and error bs that you have to deal with. I will say the 2nd game is probably the worst and most frustrating with the platforming and enemies most of which have guns and its very hard to avoid taking damage in this game even against melee enemies there's some sort of dodge but it rarely ever works properly and enemies' AI is so bad they just keep bumping into you and clipping around its very dumb. The games themselves though while are annoying, confusing and frustrating at times are still very much beatable especially if you savescum a lot like I did. I do think its pretty cool how long and complex the levels are for such old games and I do enjoy exploring and finding items and all that. One thing that was a very nice surprise was driveable vehicles in the game, never thought there would be any and I don't even think the new tomb raider games have vehicles so that was cool, most of them don't drive too bad either. Overall though the remaster job is very 50/50, some effort in some places but feels like they either just didn't have the source code to change and improve things or just wanted to keep the games as close to the originals as possible, which can be both positive and negative. The games themselves while dated and frustrating at times are still very fun and entertaining for new or returning players, there's even a ton of random achievements to keep you playing if you really love the games. I'd give this collection a solid 7/10 I think, definitely the best way to play the originals.

After completing the Tomb Raider I for the second time, I can confirm that this is the best game series that ever exist.

If you are a fan of the original Tomb Raider games, you will absolutely love this remastering of the first 3 games! The remastering of the graphics is out of this world, yet it still feels true to the original games. The original sounds are also kept with each game as well. I do have mixed feelings about them adding the health bar to bosses in boss fights, but I don't think it detracts from the original games too much.

Nearing the end of TR2 (so not wholly done) but I can safely recommend this collection for anyone curious about the origins of this venerable franchise, or for those old fans who grew up with it. Having access to each game's expansion is honestly worth the asking price alone, as trying to get them previously was a waking nightmare. Beyond that, you have the seamless transition between original and updated graphics, photo mode, and FAR TOO MANY ACHIEVEMENTS to keep oneself occupied. In the case of the latter, I actually quite like them as each achievement description reads like a clue to getting it. What's more baffling is how many achievements are hidden, or how difficult it can be to process all the achievements per game. If you're a completionist, go to Stella's Walkthroughs and search up the achievement guide. They are at least -somewhat- ordered to help you determine what's next. Some of the achievements are either pretty funny, or challenge you to view or play the games in a new light. The Crane Dive at the start of TR2 is a particularly good example of this, and as someone who doesn't usually bother with achievements, I'm having fun trying to get as many as I can. Beyond that, I have no idea how someone unfamiliar with these games might take to them - a new coat of paint cannot hide old design, and really, Tomb Raider was an early pioneer, so it's bound to feel, at the very least, out of place against the modern landscape. The tank controls are often cited as one of the biggest weak points of this game, but I'm not quite of the same opinion. Given its from the early days of 3D, they're not only pretty good, but there's a mechanical quality to it all, especially once you understand Lara's moveset is grid based. Be patient and methodical like a real archaeologist, and this trilogy should hopefully be more compelling than a simple historical curiousity for you.

One of the greatest projects ever. It allowed to dive in again into the classics of adventure puzzle games. When I was a teenager, I only beat TR3 (with cheats). The first one seems the best among all three. The second seems OP in several missions. Still, I enjoyed all of them. The graphics seem better, the mechanics are fixed, there are some minor non-critical issues. Nevertheless, worth your time.

Really well done remaster with a nice set of achievements that lead you into finding all the best and interesting ways to play the game.

These are my favorite games over the years. The remasters are great. I have been playing these with emulators for years but that doesn't compare to the improved graphics. It's cool to be able to toggle back and forth between the old and new. I love the remasters and look forward to spending hours playing them.

When this release was announced back in mid 2023, I was absolutely crazed and could not wait for this to be released. Promises of modern controls, updated visuals, quality of life enhancements to my favorite game series of all time was all I could ask for. Fast forward to launch, I had pre-purchased this on my switch. Though the games were visually awesome, I hated the modern controls. Fast forward to post patch 4 or whatever, modern controls are much improved, quality of life enhancements are much improved across all games and visuals are much smoother across all 3 games and dlc. I have sunk hundreds of hours into my switch version across all 3 games, but I finally have it on steam and have enjoyed all 3 games quite a bit. Tomb Raider (1996) - Easily my favorite across the first 3, the original Tomb Raider is an iconic game and needs no introduction. You play as Lara Croft on her first major adventure, traveling the globe to exotic places such as Peru, Greece, Egypt and the lost city of Atlantis to obtain all pieces of the scion. You are hired to find the first piece by Natla, who soon turns out to be the main antagonist of the game. Lara must then collect the remaining pieces of the scion and defeat Natla and her group of thugs and terrifying atlantean army. The story, though very minimalist, is enough to keep you interested and captivated for your next location or objective. The gameplay is addictive, you must solve puzzles to progress, collect keys and key items, defeat enemies, and platform. On tank controls you have precision, but lack full fluid motion. Modern controls change that, adding full 360 motion, but lacks precision until you master it. I did not play with modern controls on my first play through, but on my second play through I did (after the first patch) and found them to be easy to use once you get the hang of it. You will be twirling alot to make jumps, or drawing your weapon to jump back on platforms. It's silly, but I enjoy the modern controls more than tank controls now, but can easily do both. Graphics are very good across all three games. They aren't striking in the modern sense, but for remasters being faithful to the original games, I think they look awesome. Lara's model in particular needs special praise, as Sabyr effectively made her model look cartoonish in a heroic style, it fits the art style of the remastered graphics well. You can also toggle to original graphics with one button which is awesome. That also helps you with my main grip across all 3 games, the lighting. There is no brightness adjustment so switching to original graphics is a must sometimes to find key items. Either way, my favorite game across the trilogy and possibly my favorite game of all time. Tomb Raider 2 (1997) Follows where Tomb Raider 1 left off, but with more style and combat. Lara is trotting the globe to obtain the Dagger of Xian, when she encounters Marco Bartollis gang of thugs after the same thing. Then she must follow these brutes around the globe, stop Marco from becoming a crazy dragon and effectively saving the world in doing so. This game is bigger, but certainly not better than the first. I think this game received the least amount of love as far as remastering goes. Visually the least striking out of the three, not as must foliage added and less edges rounded off. Since this game features alot of larger areas, alot of textures are stretched and repeated in an obvious fashion, which they did a great job masking in Tomb Raider 3 but not this one. The gameplay is more combat focused, and the traps (particually the Great Wall of China and The Temple of Xian) are wild and frustrating, especially if you had not played the first game. This game is more challenging than the first, but can be as equally as rewarding. Not my favorite of the trilogy but the first Tomb Raider I played and has a major dose of nostalgia. Tomb Raider 3 (1998) - In Tomb Raider 3, Lara is searching for ancient meteorite pieces that a fell from the sky hundreds of years ago. You are asked for help finding these pieces by Dr. Willard, after you obtained your first piece. Must like the first game, he turns out to be the antagonist near the end of the game. He turns into this crazy spider alien that you have to kill at the end of the game. It's kind of a fever dream of a story, just like the first 2. Tomb Raider 3 goes back to heavy exploration, but this one is much less linear and more open ended. Lots of places to get lost, lots of frustrating puzzles and sections to get through. And this is a LONG Tomb Raider game. Could take you 20+ hours to get through, let alone with every secret and pick up. The remastered makes the visuals stunning, they put the most love into this and the first one. The foliage, the textures, look awesome for a remaster. The gameplay is complex in Tomb Raider 3, with sprinting, crouching and rolling added which is a nice feature. Tomb Raider 3 requires patience but is objectively the most rewarding to complete. But once your done, theres less replayabilty than the first 2 because of how taxing it is to complete. If you couldn't tell, I absolutely love these games. The atmosphere, the sound, the graphics, all of that was lovingly cared for in these remasters, they are very faithful to the originals and they offer a great experience to anyone looking to get into classic Tomb Raider or people who already love classic Tomb Raider. The dlcs included are all a fun riot too, added much needed replayability to these games. Now that doesn't mean that they are not without faults. Most bugs from the original games are still present, which isn't really a big deal. After all, everyone wants go on top of Croft Manor, right? The main problem I have is with the brightness. The original games are already kind of dark, the remasters can really emphasize on that darkness in certain areas. Flares sometimes don't help, and there is no way to change the brightness in the settings. You are at the mercy of your display. The devs have stated that this game is not dead though, so there is a chance that they could potentially add it in a final patch, they added it to the newest 4-6 remasters so it's not that out of pocket to think or hope for. Also, some of the textures look kind of janky in modern graphics. Particularly Tomb Raider 2 has a lot of stretched and warped textures in some of the larger areas. As many people have noted, there is a pretty hefty censorship that the devs implemented after the official release of the game. While I do believe it's ridiculous and shows how little respect Crystal Dynamics actually has for classic Lara Croft, I will not be taking it into overall consideration of the game because I think that it's best moments outshine those shortcomings. Crystal Dynamics is not great for that, lying stating that you are playing an unaltered, artistically speaking, game and then giving you an artistically altered game. For shame. I would still recommend the product because they are my favorite games of all time, and I can live with these shortcomings when playing. Not everyone can though, and I can understand that. Still an awesome trilogy that (mostly) upholds the classic era of Tomb Raider. Graphics - 8/10 Story - (TR1) 8.5/10 (TR2) 7/10 (TR3) 8/10 Sound - (TR1) 10/10 (TR2) 8.5/10 (TR3) 9.5/10 Replayability - 10/10 TR1 - 9.9/10 TR2 - 8.9/10 TR3 - 9.2/10 Overall - 9.5/10

This is a run-shoot-jump game which is thrilling enough for elders like myself (not to elderly, though). The game is alot of fun with the walkthroughs.

Anyone who has played TR in the 90's, would definitely enjoy the remastered series.. Brings the whole thing to life, just as you imagined it to be when you weren't in game.

it's remastered, it also has a quick swap option if you'd prefer the old graphics, everything so far feels like it should, game runs good, haven't noticed any bugs that weren't there in old games, great remaster so far!!

It's like playing the original game but with improved textures so can see exactly what the textures are. The lighting seems really nice. The tank controls feel exactly the same as the original. Sometimes it gives the impression that normal map is used but i noticed the models have had detail added possibly that makes sense for the texture, a bit like a height map would do. Its like playing the original game but the detail is much more clearly defined.

editing my review, but it took me a while to get a hang of the controls, remapping a few things helped a lot. It's a fun little nostalgia trip once you get the hang of it.

If you're a lobotomite who can't understand or appreciate the context this game was released in (such as the early/aged "tank" control system), or you're someone who spends the majority of their time playing modern games, this one is not for you. Obviously, the starting disclaimer (never actually saw it because I used the -nolegal launch option) and the scarce re-texturing of "problematic" wall art/characters are both awful but on the merits of the original games, the detailed (upscaled/AI) textures and the much more detailed Lara models, I'd recommend this game to anyone who is interested and/or who played the originals.

Great games and a good remaster! They dont make them this way anymore. Newer Tomb Raiders are shit.

The controls are absolutely terrible. The game is nearly unplayable. It was one thing when this game was a pioneer of 3d gaming, but after you do a remaster in the 2020s, you should have at least fixed the archaic clunky controls. The team that did this remake obviously didn't care.

I don't remember the controls and mechanics in the originals being this clunky and spotty. Like I played all the originals to completion and I don't remember it being this annoying trying to play. I was super excited for this and it feels to me almost unplayable.

Its.. not a good game. The legacy shows through the brilliant graphics. Controls are laggy, as if there's actual input lag, and it results in an absolutely FRUSTRATING experience, even with PS5 controller and classic tank controls (just like the original PlayStation series). Its janky. Especially in the Francis Folly levels. Do yourself a favour, play Anniversary if you can, for the remake of the first game, or watch a walk through of the original games on YouTube. Don't buy this jank if you value your sanity. It sucks.

So spent an hour playing Tomb Raider and now I remember why stopped playing it back in 1997ish. The controls demonstrate why Ubisoft had to reinvent third person movement and jumping for Assassin's Creed. It's awful and most the time spent on this game is going to be repeating jumps over and over until get lucky. At least I bought it on sale.

Again like bounty hunter you give it again for free in prime ... really after less than one year its so useless to buy your game .... just wait and click on prime to get it no point at all to buy them

Unplayable. Controls are almost non-functional. The assigned keyboard controls straight up lie to you on the menu. I had to spend an hour googling and reading up how and why the controls are so messed up. I tried using a controller as well, and none of the buttons are mapped correctly, despite messing with the layouts and steam options for controllers. tried xbox and ps5 controller. I wish i could refund so bad. It is terrible. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

NO! Graphics are great, but the controles are a nightmare. Feels like driving a truck with the handbreak applied!! Menu is not very intuitive. I couldn't even find the option to quit the game.

I've never played the original games, so I gave a chance to the remastered, the controls made me uninstall the game and get a refund, they are AWFUL. I tested both of them, tank and modern.

"innovative" if you can call it that in 1996, utter garbage by today's standards if you're aiming to 100% the achievements on this version. Stay away from this trash.

Why include a modern controls option if you need to switch to classic controls to pull off various moves? You cannot back/side flip, nor back/side step without cumbersome workarounds, and it didn't take much playtime to realize that these are pretty essential moves. If you're good with the classic tank controls, this bundle is an easy sell. The graphics toggle is very nice. But if you're hoping to play these classics with modern controls I have to recommend against.

TR I still the best but all fun games if you like the style.

Just finished TR1, and I strongly recommend this collection based on its first title alone. I started playing games in 2016. I knew almost nothing about Tomb Raider before finding the Steam page for Remastered last year. A chance to play a classic was interesting to me, but I put it off because of the negative reviews citing poor controls. Turns out, I had nothing to worry about. I love the way TR1 controls! I tried both classic and modern controls and found them both enjoyable, but ultimately settled with modern for most of my playthrough. The point is precision: Lara has many different moves based on careful inputs. Many levels are designed with her full moveset in mind, and the puzzles ask for attention and skill mostly based on your comfort with those inputs. The focus on platforming puzzles was a relief, since I am not typically a puzzle fan, but the execution here is diverse and fun. Tomb Raider reminds me of the first Dark Souls. Not the combat, although flipping around and dual-wielding pistols is fun. Both games are about mastery over precise inputs within spaces you come to know well. The better you get to know your surroundings and your moveset, the more fun you have thanks to your mastery over the game. The save system is generous (just turn the page in your passport to save at any moment), the cutscenes are hilariously over the top, the story is bonkers and just lets Lara be a badass, the ability to switch between original and modern graphics at the touch of a button is amazing, and the sheer variety and inventiveness is very compelling. I was consistently surprised and impressed with the game's escalations. I see why Tomb Raider is regarded as an all-time classic. I enjoyed it immensely, and I recommend it highly to those who have never played it and enjoy precise gameplay that demands mastery. I may come back and add to this review when I've played through the other games, but like I said, even the first Tomb Raider alone is likely worth your time.

Iconic Feels mostly like the original game. Has most of the same glitches and exploits. However some glitches like the water fall glitch are a little more exaggerated then in the original. Corner clipping glitch still works, for the most part. My two of my only gripes are the waterfall glitch sends you into an infinite loop unlike the original version I have. That and, it doesn't feel like a remake, it feels like a graphic enhanced port, with minor improvements and runtime stability changes for modern systems. All and all 8/10

Great remaster. Tank controls are very easy to learn on keyboard.

The updated controls and graphics make sure that the games don't feel aged at all, and allow the genius level designs to shine.

A great classic and a very well done remaster!

It's a classic that is well remastered.

A must play for all scum suckers.

still great games

Yes

sure

GG