Rise of the Tomb Raider looks and plays almost identical to the prequel, but its story comes off a lot less inspired and the ice-covered environment it offers is not as interesting to explore this time around.
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Beautiful visuals
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Underwhelming, bland story
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Satisfying climbing and platforming game-play
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Lara feels like she lost most of her humanity compared to the prequel
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Satisfying shooter and stealth game-play
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Nowhere near as many spectacular sights and action setpieces as in the prequel
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Collectibles are well integrated and shed light on the story
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Shows no real evolution since the prequel
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Visual novel & other stuff impressions 