Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018 · Action / Adventure · PC / Steam
Shadow of the Tomb Raider concludes the reboot trilogy with the best tombs, the best stealth, and the weakest combat in the series. The challenge tombs finally deliver elaborate multi-stage puzzles worthy of the franchise name, the jungle and underwater environments are stunning, and the stealth mechanics let Lara become genuinely terrifying in ways the previous games only hinted at. The narrative stumbles with a tone-deaf treatment of indigenous cultures, the combat encounters are fewer and less satisfying, and the conclusion to Lara's character arc feels undercooked after three games of buildup.