Revisiting Tomb Raider Legend (2023 Review)
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- čas přidán 11. 08. 2023
- While I don’t love that combat is the main focus, nor that the main elements of Tomb Raider are stripped down, there is still fun to be had with Tomb Raider Legend in 2023. Lara Croft herself and the Croft Manor bonus level are the main standouts. And you can buy it for as low as $1 on sale.
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A buddy of mine and I played this on my Sega Saturn (yeah I was the other person that bought one lol) and absolutely loved it. Was disappointed the sequel didn't get released on it but by that time I was deciding on switching to the N64 after seeing Mario 64 and Goldeneye, happy days.
Edit: I've been binge watching videos of AI playing the original and the commentary is hilarious.
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This game is coming to PS5 Premium in June
I got the gba port
The Legend trilogy is by far my favorite. Keeley Hawes voiced Lara to perfection. And to hear that she will be returning to voice Lara in the Call of Duty / Warzone as an operative is awesome as heck. Even though she will have minimal lines, it will be a pleasure to hear her voice again.
I am currently playing trilogy just for underworld on PS3!!!! Just recently got it!!!!! And the PS3 also have legend for psp and anniversary beautiful ports!!!!!! Yes Keely looks and does the best as Lara underworld is so beautiful to look at beat the PS2 version now I get to beat the other version and enjoy it!!!!!! Yes these are some of the greatest tomb raiders!!!!!!! Can't deny Keely did amazing as Lara love how the modeled after her!!!!!!!
I've never had issue with it Tomb raider legend was the best game in graphics back in 2006. its the best tomb raider ever Legend is a legend.
This was one of my absolute favorite games as a teenager. ❤
Honestly, Legends was a great way to revitalize the series.
It updated the controls and gameplay, while keeping the feel similar to the original games.
I love the legends trilogy than the new trilogy (TR, Rise, Shadow).
The soundtrack and the atmosphere of each level were so good in TR Legend. Lara's sassy personality was always there , Keeley Hawes simply pushed it even further and gave the character more life. The story of this reboot was actually pretty good , shrouded with mystery to what really happend to Emilia made even better when u encounter her in Underworld.I stand by it , the ending custscene with Amanda was the best TR ending ever. I dont care what anyone says lmao
It would probably sound funny, but when I first played the game, the comments from Lara’s team made me feel that I am not alone in that super unhealthy environment where Lara was killing bloody tourists and solving puzzles and it actually helped me emotionally to finish levels. Compared to Tomb Raider Anniversary where you were completely alone.😅
Same opinion here. The voices were a nice change to the loneliness of previous games.
TR Legend will always have a special place in my heart. As a kid, i always found the TR games hard, mostly because of puzzles, so i hadn't finished any yet, but still loved them. Until one day, i was playing TR Legend and... the credits started to roll. 10 year old me was exploding with happiness, i actually have tears in my eyes right now just remembering that moment. After that, it was Underworld, Anniversary, the survivor trilogy, you name it.
Legend wasn't just the first Tomb Raider that i finished, it was also a turning point for me when it comes to Tomb Raider
I actually thought the banter and constant talking was one of the best things about this game, I thought it felt natural and entertaining, and it helped make the game feel more alive compared to its sequel which felt rather bland in comparison.
I like both. I’ve always wanted them to implement a Codec system like in MGS3 where you can either talk to them constantly or barely at all.
As someone who only played the GBC games and seen the second movie prior to Legend (making it my first main line entry) i always felt Lara’s team was bringing it in line with the movies more than anything (or as a kid thought that was how it always was lol) going back to all the games now I can see the complaints with this one but by no means did i ever feel the voice chat was detrimental (nor do i now), in fact it totally fit the tone of the game.
This is possibly the first story-line game I ever played as a kid, and I'm always looking for more content on it. It's very short, and not all that difficult, but for the era it was excellent graphically, didn't waste your time, and was a definite improvement on Angel of Darkness imo. Unlike the 2013 reboot (which I did enjoy) this _felt_ like a Tomb Raider game, and Lara Croft was definitely Lara Croft. I wish makers would build on the things the Legend trilogy did well (think Lara's versatile move set in Underworld) and combine it with an exploratory environment. 2013 was a safe, generic Uncharted copy, with cheesy dialogue. This brand still has so much potential; I wish a big developer recognised why TR/Lara was special
I remember being so excited when this game came out as a huge TR fan, I think I was like 12 lol. I was disappointed with how short it is. And I actually loved the dialogue with the other characters, esp Zip because I remembered him from Tomb Raider: Chronicles. I have probably played Legend at least 15 times.
Before Rise came out this was my favorite title in the series so far. The main reason is the dialog with her friends, there are two types, the smalltalk type and "history learning stuff" type like the one in 5:44. If you just listen to the game you actually learn a lot about the King Arthur, Excalibur saga in a good way without breaking the flow. If you see Underworld for example which dont have the dialoge with the friend to present the story, because many people disliked the chatty friends in legend, so you learn actually nothing about the nordic mythology although the team did a lot of research of it. But because the game is not chatty, the developer decided to put that in diaries no one had ever read, what a waste. Imagine if they had also processed that in dialogues during the gameplay, Underworld would be a significantly better game because at the end of the game you would actually have been smarter simply because you would have learned something passively, like in Tomb Raider Legend.
I really love TR Legend. The voices of the companions are an interesting change to the loneliness of previous games. The diversity of levels was also welcomed and a cool mix, from Bolivia to Japan and Nepal. Also, I found the soundtracks fitting with the mood of the stages. Thanks for this content and sharing your ideas!
I've just finished playing this game for probably the 10th time. I love it as much now as I did the first time I played it. I know it's short and not awfully difficult, but it's a great story. Lara looks and sounds amazing. She has way more charisma than the 2013 Lara.
I can't deny that about Lara!!!!!!!!! The ending scene with Lara and Amanda gives me chills!!!!!!!
TBH any other Lara Croft has more charisma than the Lara from survival trilogy
This was one of my very first pc games I ever bought, i remember coming home from school and putting the disk in the pc super excited to play the game
Very cool video! I personally love the game, but it's always nice to hear what other players think of it. I really liked your view on it!
I'm glad to hear it! I too am interested in the perspectives of others, including ones that differ from mine. Thanks for watching!
Great video. I loved this game when it released, I know it has its flaws, but it just clicked with me.
I get the complaints of classic series fans when it comes to Legend, but to me a lot of what those complaints are centered around are actually Legend's strengths.
And i dont agree that Legend is too action focused, it does a good job at balancing it out with platforming and puzzle sections.
Omg thank you for plugging that demake! I speedrun Legend and cannot wait to play it like the classics!
Between this, Anniversary, and Lost Planet, my childhood was great.
This was a great game! I remember saving up my money to get this as a kid and could not wait to play it!
3:00 you can press the Triangle/Y button to shoot environmental things without having to enter manual aiming
Thanks for the tip on reducting the voice volume to zero.
I had no idea that demake was coming out. Will have to try it out.
Yes! it’s almost here!
Great review. I agree with a lot of your points, except for the annoying companions part, Lol. I can understand why people find them annoying, but I really didn't mind them at all. I actually like them and the conversations they have. Mostly because it gave Lara an excuse to talk and see more of her character and Keeley Hawes amazing performance. While I do have problems with this game, it's hard to hate because it's very charming.
Tomb Raider II was the first game I ever finished. I liked its more cinematic approach to the infuriatingly hermetic puzzle solving of the first game. I played the third game but didn't finish, and basically never bothered with any others until Legend. While it did rely on action too much, to me at the time it was a revelation, bringing the aging series into modern times. I loved Lara as well - with most of the heavy lifting being done by the amazing Keeley Hawes who played her in Anniversary, Underworld and the mobile games as well. I also thought the soundtrack was excellent throughout and added so much to the overall vibe. I will always defend the Crystal Dynamics trilogy.
I've never had issue with it Tomb raider legend was the best game in graphics back in 2006.
honestly hope they remaster legend and underworld one day
Being fair, legends was one of the first games to implement QTE. Before that we had RE4 but i think legends nailed that.
As you mentioned at the beggining, the fall of TR started when the publisher went greedy and wanted a new TR each year, which quickly caused a massive burnout.
It was so bad that the devs actually killed off Lara on TR4. They literally didn't told to their bosses until it was way too late to change it.
TR rose from the ashes with Legends. I remember that everyone was worried that the franchise would die and legend felt like the Lara we knew since the 1st game.
I hope that we would go back to that era, cuz reboot Lara fractured the entire fanbase (I tried to like reboot lara but CD killed the franchise with how they handled it IMO).
Thankfully there's the newest skin dropped on COD which has a more accurate version of Lara than whatever CD tried to do this last 10 years
Shenmue had QTEs.
Danger Girls as well. And that was PS 1 title
Just started playing the demake!
I like both style of games I’ll play the first one for some nice exploration and after work when I’m over the day I’ll play the second or underworld for the shoot em up feels :)
Video broke my immersion as soon as I heard narrator pronunce her name as "Laura", otherwise nice review. Also I wasn't expecting a TRLE shoutout! Thanks for that. More people should discover them.
I usually get that wrong. 😅
And thanks for the review from tombraider legend
I remember watching my dad play so much tomb raider back then, and resistance of man 😂
Every game these days has companions for the main hero, if that bothers you here doesn't it also in Uncharted and Mass Effect and whatnot? Anyway, I feel Tomb Raider Legend is the quintessential Tomb Raider game, not gameplay wise perhaps, but in tone, admosphere, character and Lara Croftness.
Interesting. I never had a problem with Next Gen mode on my pc.
I had a very good PC in the past, almost good as my PC today, and I had a few problems with Next Gen. The frustration is real.
I never had this issue with the next gen option in Legend and i’ve played the game alot over the years
Legend, Anniversary, Underworld. The last real Tomb Raiders.
The only thing I liked about the new ones are the survival aspect , which seems fitting when you ‘re raiding at these remote locations
Oh please
For me Tomb Raider Legend and Anniversary are the best in all series
Amen to this!!!
@@JurassicMerman 😊
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Underworld was perfect in my opinion a balance of exploration and combat, and everything about it was incredible
who is laura
Great review. Now, I want to play this game.
legend and chronicles are my favorite of the whole franchise and amanda evert is my favorite character
Legends will always be my favorite Tomb Raider and her companions are...fine.... Totally fine...There far more endearing characters than newer croft
A very good review of this game and I will stick whit you, Tomb Raider should be built on exploration like the first game 1996.
Legend, then Anniversary and Max Payne 2 these were the games that showed me that game characters could be something more than chunky and clunky. Loved them and they were fun without being keyboard intensive IQ quiz micro management nightmares. Demake? Noooooo we need a Remake up to the Rise of the Tomb Raider visual level. But overall yeah played great for me.
Omg a tomb raider review 2023 I have the trilogy got it just for underworld and I have legend and anniversary for my psp 3000 yeah these graphics still tock today anyone looking for games getva PS3 PS2 whatever more affordable still get the same great graphics and also you'll get more art that you can ever ask for when games back then had that!!!!!! Even have the reboot for PS3 yes def a fun one also!!!!!! Legend is a fun one but I've had many versions and they weren't worth it the reboot for PS4 def is worth it more on PS3 the hair effects and everything seeing dirt on lara tomb raider my brother played but I started playing them growing up.....tomb raider 2 for ps1 was a fun one also so happy to have tomb raider and Keely looks and nailed it as Lara!!!!!!!
This is definitely my favorite game in the series! I disagree though, I feel like it had a good mix of combat and exploration, and even the fact that Toby Gard said this is the direction they would have loved to take for the original had they not been constrained to the technology of the time. So I think this is the best modern representation of what the creator of Lara Croft wanted.
Played this as a kid thought it was pretty neat
It's good to find another fan of old school badass Lara instead of the modern whiney Lara that needs her friends
Yes, old school Lara Croft is great! Thanks for watching!
Imagine thinking having people to rely on is a bad thing 🙄
This is my favorite tomb raider
Is the Trilogy HD collection on PS3 a good version to play these games on?
Yes it is!
Anniversary is the best and only TR for me
Tombraider legend is a good game i play it now on xbox one and i look out for the new Tombraider on the xbox series s and x greets Roger
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This game was too short. I know we live in the age of reboots and stuff but a twentieth anniversary remake or reimagining of TRL would be nice, if somewhat fleshed out as I feel the story way too short in the og, however, the game was fun.
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i played the crystal dynamic trilogy when i was 7 and i now relise i need to replay them because icouldnt even understand english back then so ihave no idea what the plot was
the ponytail going crazy
The original tomb raider is by far mu favorite... But I realy liked tomb raider legends back in the release...
this may be my favourite tr game
i dont get the crashes at all on my computers
really liking your comments on the Tomb Raider series now you got me dusting off my Tomb Raider games... lol
I love the "action movie" Tomb Raider. It's such a walk of shame checking youtube walkthrough, when stuck in a game...
Nepal is my favorite level of the entire franchise
Im playing this on my ps2 right now. I literally bought a fat ps2, a memory card, an HD adaptor, and physical copies of legend and anniversary from ebay last week because i was getting sick of dragons dogma2, stellar blade, and rise of ronin
The prettiest Lara is the one from Legend. She is a diva, she is a hunty and she werqs it
TR legends is favourite ever Xbox 360 game
The crashing thing isn't particularly a thing about the game, as much as it might be some kind of driver issue in your hardware. I played this whole game with Next Gen content on; never had any crashing.
Anniversary 🔛🔝
I want a new tomb raider game with exploration only with plenty of tombs more like shadow of the tomb raider but with better environments location with bigger open worlds type maps and tombs along with the classic costumes' this is where the new tomb raider games went wrong in that department
This particular trilogy of tomb Raider games were always my favorite, but they definitely show their age. None of them are bad but they are filled with a lot of pretty outdated game design techniques from the time, particularly lots of QTE events. But when I think of Lara Croft this is the character that pops into my mind. Legend, anniversary, and underworld all still mostly embody what I imagine when I think of tomb Raider
All of that being said I think rise of the tomb Raider from the reboot/survivor trilogy is still probably the best game in the franchise overall
Should’ve talked about the adrenaline stunts, grappling hook and melee combat, it’s something people keep forgetting but that was what made the combat fun. Also stop calling her Lora 🙄
I like your channel name. If you intend to publish more reviews of older PC games, consider me interested.
I definitely intend to! My next one will be up this weekend!
"she alone carries the game" no shit, who else will? 😂
And I liked the companions. I was rather disappointed when I played anniversary and it just was too quiet... Like...
There’s literally a patch for the next GEN to work.
Tomb raider died long ago , what’s worth playing now is tomb raider remastered, absolutely amazing game , retro with modern 4K resolution and 120 fps , it just doesn’t get better than that
Played with the original textures, yeah. The 2024 models make it look like a cheap cell phone game from 2016
7:22 Honestly, even from pre-release, I never liked her next-gen look. Clearly this game was built primarily for the PS2 / Gamecube /Xbox hardware. Therefore the overall art design is complete compared to the next-gen’s incomplete version (Lara’s eyes don’t even move in the Japan outfit along with other outfits!). Her skin stone is also inconsistent throughout. Meanwhile Amanda still has her “PS2 look” just glossed over. It’s too bad because the lighting / shading and water effects are amazing.
It's Lara, not Laura
I got it for under on euro on steam so i quess i cant say anything
It's LAH-RAH, Not LAW-RAH (Laura).
Legend didn't age well due to the lack of content. But it was a fun game for its time and the story is pretty decent (probably the best one Crystal Dynamics have ever written).
Of course her companion helping her they are here assitance this boost the entertainment. Unlike new tomb raider where you foreveralone.
Legend and Underworld were the last great tomb raider games
For me Tombraider died,,, Crystal Dynamica killed Legacy of Kain and Tombraider at the same time
"The sales are equal so it means there are two camps" no it means that everyone that loved Tomb Raider bought both
Yeah, i find that guy's voice distracting too.
I don't remember the original having QTE, I hate QTE
Her name is Lara NOT Laura.
This sounds like Mike Stoklasa reviewing lmao. But I’m much more happier with the newer models of Lara because I’m not a sad horny neck beard lol. The newer trilogy is absolutely fantastic.
Legend is the best Tomb Raider so far.
Too much bog standard action sequences.
It’s a good easy game. But not a very good tomb raider. Anniversary is better. And Shadow too. From the classics the best for me were 1 & 3
Legend is too easy, too short, and too linear. This game is a huge water down version of the original classic games. Not the best TR game by a mile. The classic trilogy (1-3) and Anniversary are sooo much better IMO
I loved the Legend-Anniversary-Underworld trilogy
@@cartermd457 The trilogy as a whole is great, can't deny that, but Legend but itself is very weak in comparison to other games of the series.
It’s not complicated lol. Game’s a slog to get thru, marred by choppy gameplay and a camera that is constantly against you.
What’s happening is the legend game coming out with an hd remake?
sucks that the game still crashes even with new hardware which means its an issue with the game itself.
Besides that, a system that's to new for an old game can let it crash as well. Unless you're into tweaking everything, it might work smooth without problems
I still prefer legend to the newest series. cant stand thsoes games despite being visually better. And u think legend striped back on the puzzle solveing? in the new games the only time u get puzzles is in designated puzzle rooms that are optional so u can actuly do most of the game without getting a single one. it dosnt even feel as good as uncharted witch is the obvs game its trying to be so it sucks as a tomb raider game cus lack of puzzles and it sucks as a uncharted game cus it donst go hard enough on the action so its just a masive pile of nothing.
its funny how ashamed of the female body Crystal Dynamics is today. I think did something great with legend and anniversary. Oh well.
This game is mid. Really mid.
Both this and Anniversary are very dodgy on PC, at least for me, I rather still play them on PS3 from the remasters edition.
It’s good to see someone not complain about Lara’s family issues for once. I do think some of her dialogue in this game was a bit too corny, but she was the best thing about the game. I never played the Croft manor much. I probably should have. Generally I wasn’t a fan of the game.