This honestly feels like one of the last true “classic-style” adventures before the series completely reinvented itself.
Instead of focusing on nonstop cinematic action, the game leans heavily into exploration, platforming, ancient ruins, environmental puzzles, and that feeling of isolation while traveling through dangerous forgotten places around the world.

The atmosphere is easily one of the strongest parts. Exploring underwater ruins, frozen caves, jungles, temples, and massive underground structures creates a genuine sense of adventure that a lot of modern action games struggle to capture. Some locations still look fantastic purely because of their scale and art direction.

Traversal is also surprisingly satisfying once you get used to it. Climbing across collapsing structures, swinging between ledges, and figuring out environmental paths gives the game a slower and more methodical pace compared to modern action-adventure games.

That said, the controls and movement definitely show their age. There are plenty of moments where platforming feels awkward not because the challenge is difficult, but because the character doesn’t always move exactly the way you expect. Camera issues and clunky combat also become frustrating during certain sections.

The combat itself is probably the weakest part. Gunfights mostly feel like interruptions between exploration and puzzle-solving rather than something genuinely enjoyable.

The good:
- Strong sense of adventure and exploration
- Great environmental variety
- Atmosphere is excellent throughout
- Some genuinely beautiful locations
- Large tombs and ruins are fun to explore
- Puzzle-solving feels rewarding
- Traversal and climbing are satisfying
- Classic adventure-game pacing
- Soundtrack fits the mood perfectly
- Feels like a true globe-trotting adventure

The bad:
- Controls can feel clunky and outdated
- Camera occasionally becomes frustrating
- Combat is pretty weak
- Some platforming sections feel awkward
- Enemy encounters interrupt the pacing
- Certain puzzles become tedious
- Vehicle sections are not very enjoyable
- Bugs and physics issues appear sometimes
- Story pacing feels uneven
- Definitely shows its age mechanically

Overall, this is a really solid old-school adventure game carried heavily by its atmosphere, exploration, and sense of scale. The controls and combat haven’t aged perfectly, but the exploration and tomb-raiding aspects still deliver that classic adventure feeling incredibly well.

its a sequel for tr aniversary but i personally like this one a lot... apart from camera bugs this game is awesome specially the late game ... it took another level... overall i rate it 8/10 and i would definitely recommend this game if u like adventure and exploring