Here are my full impressions on Tomb Raider 1 for PS1…
To sum it up in one word: Stink.
And why did I decide that the game stinks? Well allow me to explain…
I've never ever played with a PS1 system before, and I totally missed out on all of those games. PSN has allowed me to catch up on most of them, and I've enjoyed almost every single one of them. But unfortunately my impressions with Tomb Raider have made me not want to even play Tomb Raider II, a game I OWN!? Its a sad day when I won't play a brand new game in the middle of a major gaming low…
The controls are a complete disaster. I'm sure everyone would agree with me on this one.
The story is still yet to be told. I'm up to the T-Rex, and unless some narrative starts busting out of the mysterious temple beyond this Dinosaur like it's the end of MGS2, I'm giving this a low score on the story front.
The graphics are something interesting alright, but with the controls the way they are, I get to hate my immediate surroundings, and it can totally ruin a really nice scene! I mean they can fit some pretty things in the shots, but the controls destroy everything for me.
Its very hard, and one of those games I actually don't want to get use to, because that would require a certain level of stress I am not comfortable letting a game get away with.
I give it a 2/10. The only reason it is a 2 is because its hard to find a game that looks this good, but when you need to be reading a walk-trough for every step of your adventure, its far less adventure-ey.
I cruised through the Crash games, rocketed through Rayman 2, happily slashed through MediEvil, loved every second of Metal Gear Solid, and even got trough the entire of Rayman, all on my PS Vita. But Tomb Raider… consider yourself deleted!
Maybe I'll give the reboot a try in a few years when it's down to $2.00