Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition2014

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

2014 Crystal Dynamics85Great

Playtime

ModerateIt typically takes about 10 hours to finish the game.

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Launch
January 18, 2014

Overview

Tomb Raider [NA]: Definitive Edition "Announcement Trailer"

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is a re-release of Tomb Raider, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square-Enix for the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One. The game is optimized for next-gen consoles, with the help of outside developers including United Front Games and Nixxes Software. Definitive Edition includes several visual and game play enhancements, and is packaged with all available downloadable content for the game. The game was released on January 28th, 2014.

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Reception

There are only small segments of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition that feel like a Lara Croft adventure, but the game is still quite fun once you accept this reboot of the iconic character. It's definitely a trip worth taking, even if the Switch 2 version doesn't offer everything it could have.

The best games – as works of art – delight over and over, no matter how familiar they become. With Tomb Raider, and so many other blockbusters over the last 15 years, familiarity just makes the lack of creative inspiration behind them and the slavish devotion to risk-free content delivery all the more apparent.

The return of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Switch 2 provides an opportunity to revisit one of the most important reboots in video game history. Despite being over a decade old, this version still demonstrates why Lara Croft is regarded as one of the few truly timeless female characters. Overall, this edition is a mix of strengths...

Overall, Tomb Raider Definitive Edition on the Switch is an important port, full of significance for the franchise's history, and despite some stumbles, playing this adventure on the handheld is still worthwhile.

This is hardly a definitive version of Tomb Raider Definitive Edition. It struggles to capture the rather distinct art direction of the original and is missing details of the later definitive release. The visual cutbacks are too large for the Switch 2, which should easily have the full effects suite. However, for players who missed out on this adventure,...