3.5/5 ★ – luanz's review of Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
A cool game, the history is kinda dull and the player don't care about what happens, the focus here lies on exploration and stealth. the exploration is really good, in terms of tombs and crypts, these ones have meaningful rewards and are really fun to complete due to the incredible artwork put into them, the resource magement and the search for them however is horribly balanced, the player barely feel the need to harvest plants and animals for suplies.
The combat is servisable, the gunplay isn't good but is acceptable, the stealth mechanics are exceptional, in the rare moments when there is a big arena with plenty of enemies and tools to play with the game shines, lara covering herself in mud and killing enemies predator style is satisfying as hell, the shame is that you can easily go full rambo and kill every enemy and leave without a strugle.
In the end i felt games like shadow of tomb raider is more needed in the industry nowadays, games with AAA budget that are meant to be fun and not being overly pretensious (i am talking to you naughty dog).