Tomb Raider: Let Lara Have Fun
Playing through the last two Tomb Raider trilogies over the course of this year has been a roller coaster of emotions. Some of the games I was having a blast and some of them I was just trying to get through them at points. But overall, I had a fantastic time with these games and experiencing Lara Croft's style. The main thing that I ultimately enjoyed out of the series overall was during that Xbox 360 and PS3 era of games that had Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld. That spark of joy came from how much fun it looked like Lara was having while in the midst of these world-ending calamities. Doing gymnastic counters on enemies while firing the twin pistols is an immense joy that ultimately becomes lost in the newest trilogy. While the gunplay is very good and the movement options are great, it doesn't feel like the ridiculousness that Tomb Raider had been dealing with before. As the games became more grounded, they kind of stripped Lara of some uniqueness. No longer sporting tw