Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the best of classic Tomb Raider

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Last year's Tomb Raider reboot understandably earned itself plenty of fans. It was a smart, modern revamp for the slightly dated franchise from a developer keen to cast off a decade of baggage. But not everyone preferred the game's pared back approach.
The reboot did a decent job of placing you in the shoes of its rookie heroine, of guiding her through the brutal island of Yamatai and proving herself a capable survivor. But I missed something of the older, more confident Lara - the one who had brushed off twice the crap Indiana Jones had faced, at half the age, while still maintaining a fearsomely British accent. That version of Lara Croft was a dinosaur battler, an explorer of Atlantis, a wielder of Thor's hammer. I also despaired at the game's brief, "optional" tombs.
So, credit to developer Crystal Dynamics, you are now able to choose which Lara you prefer. Rise of the Tomb Raider, a sequel to the reboot, is due next year. But in the meantime, and for those wanting a more classic-feeling Tomb Raider title, there's Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, a sequel to 2010's successful platformer Guardian of Light.
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