Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider, développé par Core Design et édité notamment par Eidos Interactive, est sorti le 24 octobre 1996. Ce jeu d'action en 3D met en scène Lara Croft, une archéologue britannique engagée pour retrouver un ancien artefact nommé le Scion, puis contrainte de voyager en Grèce, à Rome et en Égypte après avoir été trahie par son employeur, afin de rassembler les trois parties de l'objet avant qu'il ne tombe entre de mauvaises mains. À travers une série de tombes et de lieux variés, le joueur guide Lara dans l'exploration, la résolution d'énigmes et le combat contre des créatures, dans un mélange de tir, d'aventure, de réflexion et de plateforme. Disponible sur de nombreuses plates-formes telles que la PlayStation, le PC ou le Sega Saturn, le titre a été acclamé par la critique et a donné naissance à une franchise étendue. La presse a salué la ambition du projet, NZGamer évoquant un jeu osant viser grand et réussi dans ses aspects importants, tandis que The Escapist y voyait la Tomb Raider attendue depuis des années, malgré un manque de puzzles. Certains joueurs sur Metacritic ont souligné l'impact du titre pour mettre en scène une héroïne féminine, d'autres l'ont qualifié de chef-d'œuvre, et un avis Steam évoquait simplement la nostalgie. L'ensemble affiche une note moyenne de 82,69 pour un prix de 6,99 euros.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Tomb Raider earns its score for daring to go big and then executing on that goal with considerable aplomb in every important area. It looks great, plays well, and is fun from beginning to end. Even more than that, it does all of those things with more skill and finesse than almost any other game before it. »
« This is the Tomb Raider you've wanted for years. It needs a few more puzzles, but that's a small gripe when cast against such a marvelous adventure. »
« With a well written cast of characters, mightily impressive production techniques, sumptuous visuals, tight platforming and surprisingly enjoyable combat, Tomb Raider is most definitely a release to be treasured. »
« Tomb Raider is a brilliant game on the XBox 360 and the developers have successfully rebooted the franchise for the 21st century with next-generation graphics and gameplay. »
« Early quick-time events aside, this twelve hour adventure suffers so few missteps that it’s a genuine delight to play, even as the lead gets trampled into the seasoned pro we’ve come to know. Everyone take a bow… the first lady of gaming has returned. »
« This reboot is gritty and brutal, casting Lara in a new, grittier light and you will see Lara in a different perspective than we originally know her by. Tomb Raider feels similar to the Uncharted series, and has really made a welcome return to consoles. »
« From a story perspective, Lara is now as interesting a character as (though wholly different from) sardonic Nathan Drake. This feels like Uncharted will have to start chasing Tomb Raider. »
« Tomb Raider is the second best Uncharted game behind Uncharted 2. While it gives up a lot of its adventure identity fans have come to know and love, the end result is still a fantastic game that shouldn’t be missed by any action fan. If Crystal Dynamics can inject more adventure elements into a potential sequel, it would be a pretty interesting proposition indeed. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« the best on so far they kinda had a big impact on this kinda of games and i just loved how this games still one of the biggest games to have a woman as a hero »
« Wow… what a title. I recently completed this masterpiece and I have to say it is an amazing game. Flawless pretty much. Great dialogue and level design, as well as the puzzles, combat and overall controls. It is the perfect tomb raider game. I plan to play the two sequels and cannot wait to dive in. »
« played several times, the character is exceptionally well done, the atmosphere, the surroundings and the landscape are and feel like a breath of fresh air, the very addictive gameplay and the story with the action in this game combined are memorable, I will return to it with every desire to explore and survive alongside Lara »
« I like Lara Croft. I don't like this game and I don't feel like listing all the reasons why. This game is seriously overrated but what else should I expect from Metacritic when Squeenix is involved. »
« The game is bad in terms of story; the protagonist dies from the first two bullets. A failed game. »
« This game was so much fun, the story was incredibly entertaining and I never found myself bored or wanting to skip any parts. I loved the optional tombs, the puzzles being complicated yet simple enough for me to be able to figure them out without needing to look anything up. Lara's journey to bring a survivor was beautiful and overall this game was phenomenal and I cannot wait to play the next two games. »
« The game feels exhausting at times – you’re constantly running, falling, sinking, with explosions everywhere, always barely grabbing onto something like in an average action movie. It becomes very predictable. You end up feeling tired along with the character, and there isn’t much freedom in movement. Cutscenes are frequent, especially during some boss fights, so you don’t really feel like you accomplished anything – the game often resolves things for you instead of letting you play them out. Overall, it’s quite predictable, and honestly, I don’t really understand why it has such high ratings. »
« I love a good mystery puzzle solver adventure game and although they really tamed Lara Croft down a lot - this game doesn't hold back in the adventure! Really stayed true to the treasure-hunting adventure but the redesign really makes it feel like Uncharted and not Tomb Raider. »
