Developed by Eidos Montreal in collaboration with Crystal Dynamics, Shadow of the Tomb Raider follows Lara as she once again tries to stop The Order of Trinity from finding artifacts capable of destroying the world. It’s a harrowing tale of Lara coming to terms with her own morality and realising the value of friendship, although it seldom gels together in a satisfying way.
The closing chapter of Lara Croft’s reboot trilogy is a complicated one. It’s simultaneously the most accomplished chapter thus far, but also continually trips up under the weight of its own ambition. Whether it’s narrative, combat or exploration, very little in Shadow of the Tomb Raider feels as good as I’d like. That isn’t to say it’s bad, it’s consistently great, but it ends up sitting in the shadows of its contemporaries.
Troubled pacing and an odd mixture of performances kept me from getting truly invested, and the absence of Rhianna Pratchett’s writing talent is most definitely felt. Arcs are established without ever being paid off in a meaningful way, or otherwise prance around in limbo without being touched for hours. It’s frustrating. Yes, Rise of the Tomb Raider could feel generic but it still managed to weave an excellent yarn regardless.
The opposite is true here. Things wrap up in a hugely anticlimactic final act that fails to deliver thanks to a clumsy narrative which juggles far too many elements when none of them have enough depth. Lara spends time either talking about her dead parents, realising her own misguided intentions or fending off Trinity, an evil organisation whose motivations are muddy and inconsistent.
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