I really enjoyed the new Tomb Raider, but it should have been called something else because it didn't feel like a Tomb Raider game. There were only a few tombs, and they were way too short, and they were only optional. Good game nonetheless.

This game is by no means a failure. It was an awesome adventure. The beauty of TR is that the next journey won't have to be a rehash of this first reboot. I'm sure the developers will expand this new universe.

I think its great as reboot. I really enjoyed it but to teach there own

the game hasnt failed

I think it was done correctly. For starters it had high praise on almost every single review out there. Fans are loving it as well. The only area it failed at was the outrageous sales expectation's the publishers had, and they are only saying it failed so their investors don't get all mad.

In terms of story its a reboot. During a reboot you don't want to tell the exact same story, you want to take a new approach. They did it correctly. They left Lara fundamentally the same, and the idea the same. They just changed the approach and told a new story. This one (like I said above) has deeper character's so the later games will have a larger impact. It's something DMC could have done, but didn't.

Except it didn't.

Normally, I read every linked article to every story that I read on this site, but I didn't even bother here. There is no point. The game was an undeniable success and was, in my opinion, the best TR game yet.

It showed us her origins and HOW she grew to become the badass that we know her to become. She's no longer a walking caricature of the female form and is instead beautiful, but in a natural way. However, the best part of the game was how it made her human and relatable. It showed us her emotional side. She's no longer an unstoppable, marine-like figure, but is now a real person who is unfamiliar to the concept of survival and killing.

It was honestly one of the most successful reboots to a franchise ever.

Failed??? gtfo. Game is great.

its a great game really takes modern sensibilitys into the tomb raider games. In my opinion its the best tomb raider game ever.

I don't think writers these days understand what "failed" means.

its dumb how some people believe that if they didn't like something it failed. regardless of its success.

This game sold a few million copies.. If thats a failure, then publishers are going to be hurting big time... All games dont sell 10 million units...

but it didn't fail at all

Just finished it last night, great game. I did think it lacked the character development that uncharted did.

I somehow agree that it failed as a reboot, because it doesnt feel like a Tomb Raider game, its a fantastic game, but i lacks the indentity of the previous games.

Btw, hes not saying the game is bad, but that the reboot was as sucessful as he had wish.

This game was fantastic. I remember buying tomb raider for the ps1 and never finished it. Maybe because I was to stupid to understand the game lol. Anyhow, this game really impressed me with its amazing environments, story, upgradable weapons etc. I do agree that it felt more of a action adventure then a puzzle adventure game but this is a reboot and like may people above me said, it can go in so many directions from here on out.

I hope for next installment they focus more of the tombs and actually exploring as oppose to the fighting mechanics. The game succeeded in my eyes.

Though the gameplay may be more varied rechnically, Next time Square Enix let seasoned gamers make the story and plot so they can integrate story and gameplay seamlessly together. For example Naughty Dog, and Mark Cerny for Jak and Daxter and Uncharted.

Except it didn't fail as a reboot.

The game was amazing stop comparing it with Uncharted and the old Tomb Raider

This game along with bios hock has GOTY potential.

For me it was a better game than Bioshock Infinite. The only thing I thought it was missing was puzzles. it had too few puzzles. When you did get a puzzle it was pretty easily solved. I did enjoy the combat part of the game and thought it was damn good reboot. Looking forward to the next one!

One of the best games I have played in years....

There is alot of strange disdain about this game.

Not a touch on Uncharted which it was trying to be with all those set pieces.

failed my ass. Tomb Raider was fantastic.

Um, no it didn't. It ruled ass, hell double ass even!!

If it was a standalone game, it would've been nice, but its seriously lacking the thing that made the first games awesome.

This game will be a bad reboot, if the sequel fails to achieve simialr results. Until then, i had fun playing it, although the last part was typically Tomb Raider-esque and to some extent anti-climatic. Compared to that PS2 installment, Darkness sumtin? this one is definitely a great "reboot"... next one though, should have more exploring, adventure and less "blabla" about nonsense. Wonder why noone does a Indiana Jones remake, open world, 1001 treasure to find, caves to explore, non linear....

Failed?? The new lara is the only lara imo.

The reboot was an awesome game. I played Tomb raider since the first one on PS, this title is giving a new breath the serie. It DID NOT FAIL. It's more than 3 million copies sold and the game was released only 2 or 3 months ago !

Tomb Raider was the right way to do a reboot, if anything failed as a reboot, it would be DmC.

The rebbot was an awesome game. I played Tomb raider sicne the first one on PS, this title isgiving a new breath o the serie. It DID NOT FAIL. It's more than 3 million copies sold and the game was released only 2 or 3 months ago !

People who were expecting it to be the same as previous Tomb Raider games I think were the ones who got disappointed the most..

..they simply couldn't let go of the past.

These are the same bunch of nitwits who put the franchise at an all time low simply by getting stuck with the same old formula.

Then there are also those who think taking tips from Uncharted was the wrong way to go.

Think these types are the sort of selfish prats who doesn't like to share.

The majority I believe ( me included ) do love this rebooted version.

HEY. They can take from uncharted, and gow all they want. Why did they take her DDs and the booty. Made her look like a dirty meth head.

Come on people why cant you realize that this game has set the stage for an amazing sequel. I dont want to spoil anything for those that havent completed it yet so i will keep my comments vague. At the end the wording she uses hints at her directly going out to continue/really begin her life as a tomb raider. So i fully expect the sequel to have more ...tombs and more raiding than this game had.
I think after that everyone will look back at this game and say "..oh that makes perfect sense now" just be patient. the game as it is now is great and they made it really fun. if they made a carbon copy when they rebooted every game then it wouldn't be a reboot but just a HD remake and that would be horrendous.

sorry but i just watched the GT review of the game and i think it looks like shit it has nothing of a TR except the name.
After Resident Evil, now TR lost identity. Too bad i think oldschool gamers race is in extinction since everything has to be TPS or FPS

I don't think it failed, I think it was fantastic but, my goodness, the combat was just weak. It should have just focused on the adventure and exploration and tombs.... I dreaded every single combat situations, not because it was difficult, but because it was dull.

I hated the original. It was like a game made by 13 year olds, for 13 year olds. Even Lara's body proportions were made by a little kid. This new version is mature and fantastic. Amazing reboot! 5 stars!

But honestly Tomb Raider did well. It's just that Square overstepped their boundaries IMO or better yet, set their bar WAY too high. If you look at the records, it sold very well. Just not good in Square eye's. I read an article discussing that. The author suggest that if Square dialed down a little on their marketing campaign, they would have made reasonable profit. Or something of that nature.

I'm even planning to trade in Bioshock Infinite to get this game.

I don't care, Tomb Raider very good game and sexy than Tomb Raider classic suck. This my GF smile

Yes...It didn't sell 10 million the first week...Complete total fail

/s

This game was great...I don't see the fail.

just reminded me of uncharted and batman, nothing new to the game world if you ask me. been there done that

one of the better games so far this year. it has definitely not failed as a reboot.

Whist I completely agree with the writer of this article about the narrative of Tomb Raider, the title is completely misleading. The gameplay was for the most part wholly enjoyable until the latter stages of the game relied too heavily on gun combat which marred the games pacing quite a lot for me. Whilst I liked the reboot, I wouldn't say it entirely succeeded for me as a player at rebooting the franchise but it did set a very strong blueprint in which I hope the developer builds upon. To title the piece the way the author has, they've left themselves open to criticism. The only one's that can call TR a failure are Square Enix, and thats merely because of their unnecessarily high sales expectations. This game is succeeding critically and commercially, which should be obvious to everyone at this stage.

I thought it was a great game! I like the old Tomb Raiders as well, but this one raised the bar way higher.

Tomb Raider is growing up. I like it!

Very successful!

Like I said. Its a good overall game. But not a good Tomb Raider game. Those of us who have played every Tomb Raider game from the beginning and loved them, know what Im talking about. Personally I much rather play the original PSone games.

I enjoyed tomb raider more than bioshock infinite. Just my opinion. I absolutely loved tomb raider.

Once you get to Shanti Town and notice exactly how much Platforming you've been doing it kinda hits you that its a Tomb Raider game, just with a 2013 slab of paint on it. Which is why it was A GOOD REBOOT, because it took a great franchise that had died a few HORRIBLE deaths and made it current again, all though be it with a few....I guess "questionable" game play mechanics. And enough with the Barbie to Rambo comments, Jason Brody did the same damng thing in Far Cry 3, its a video game RELAX. Really though, I kinda understand what the writer is saying with the action taking away from story, but the comparison from movie to game is silly, in a movie you have no choice but to explain, people pay money 15 bucks to sit for 2 hours and be fed information, games are different, you pay 60 bucks, shit better be fun.

Side note: I wish they explored that dodge mechanic more, and made you like dodge and punch, or dodge and kick, maybe dodge and push( off high ledges lol) Not just dodge and throw dirt.

Lara's motivation is in saving her friends after it was her idea to sail in the direction that ultimately got them shipwrecked and also for fulfilling her potential described by Conrad Roth.

The motivation is quite obviously described in the flashbacks, batman begins did the same thing and didnt lay it all out in the first five minutes. Pointless article

And there you have it folks...... game journalism...

Oh yes they totally botched the character. But otherwise this game was a pleasant surprise. Extremely well done in most areas that matter. And man is it gorgeous maxed out on PC.

I thought the game was great and fun to play.

Tomb Raider was a fantastic game. Look out for my review I will be posting it soon.

In now way this game failed Square Enix Just thought it would sell 5million when it sold 3in a half million.

They forget that the last few Tomb Raiders has tarnished the brand name..
This game was a great game and sold excellent.

In no way this game failed..

tomb raider didnt fail, it was bloody awesome

loved this game, one of my favorite games of all time!
did not fail in any way

you don't raid many tombs and the ones you do ain't big or that challenging. the game is towards the shooting and the combat and luckily this is the best thing about the game. the controls are excellent and the weapons feel really good. the story is a load of old crap but the island its self is brilliantly realised.

all round good game i recommend it, but the multi-player is pants.

Failed? Hardly. But it wasn't the opus that Square Enix was hoping for. The game did not feel at all organic and the besides Lara, the supporting characters were so annoying and one-dimensional.

That being said, I sincerely hope that SE fix these issues to have a truly outstanding rebirth of the series. Let's focus more on Lara and her evolution rather than pit her against a cast of nuisances riddled with shaky gameplay and a stronger story line.

Now, compare this with DmC. Before you go on and attack, I just want to say that Tomb Raider does most things that makes it an interesting game. It definitely took me by surprise and creating a game that makes you feel like Rambo is most definitely an "improved" experience. Yes, people may be disappointed with the lack of tomb raiding (in comparison with past games), but maybe it will come back in the next game just how they added more to Arkham City. DmC just DOESN'T do more and it is not as well executed as Tomb Raider did. It takes a few steps backward. You think that a lot of people accept this kind of accessibility in DmC, but sales show otherwise.

"Why Tomb Raider Failed as a Reboot"

Because people like the guy who wrote this are morons.

As a reboot, it didn't fail; the game sold very well and generally loved by critics and gamers. Commercially, it failed because it had a high production as well as advertising cost and have yet to make that money back. Hopefully in time it will, but who knows?

This is the first Tomb Raider game I've ever played I've had a blast!

I have had as much fun if not more than I ever had with uncharted.

kudos... I would buy the sequel in a heartbeat.

I don't agree with the article.

Yeah, Lara's endurance, instant-badassness in mowing down hordes of cultists, and an arrow firing completely straight over a chasm is unrealistic, but that can be applied to any videogame. Far Cry 3 did the same thing and it was also a story of character growth, yet that was still an excellent game.

The new Lara is very likable and relatable, the shooting is rock-solid with an excellent cover system and relatively smart and reactive enemies. The action and pacing are fantastic. The platforming feels versatile and responsive even if it is somewhat simplistic compared to previous games. The new abilities and tools you get via the plot and XP makes playing through feel very frequently rewarding. The added exploration, collectibles, and side-tombs are fun and add an extra sense of depth to the world most TPS's of this type do not usually have. The game wasn't open world, but the "hub" areas really did offer a sense of genuine openness. To top it all off the graphics are gorgeous and the production values are top-notch for a multi-plat game.

It has some flaws like the overuse of QTEs in the first hour or so and there could be more and deeper puzzles, among some others gripes I have, but in my opinion this franchise couldn't have asked for a better reboot. I enjoyed it enough to 100% it and that says a lot. I thought the game was fantastic and fun as hell.