We Can Rebuild Her: The Definitive Edition of Tomb Raider

Everyone just needs to calm down! Edios and Square Enix have already confirmed a release of a second game picking up where this game left off. I imagine this definitive release is just a test run for what they can and will do for the future release. Just testing the waters. It isn't a big deal if you can't play this one on your pc, you have already enjoyed the game play and story line, what else do you want from them? I know that at least for me I will be buying the game again only to experience the game in a more luscious world. It is up to each individual if they want to buy the game to experience tomb raider to its fullest. Soon enough the second addition to this serious will be released and then everyone will be able to get their hands on this jaw dropping experience.

I don't understand what Carolyn expected. They upgraded the graphics and physics for the new consoles, that's all they could do. Story or gameplay elements aren't what these 'revamped' versions are for, they save that for sequels. PC user here, loved the game.

Why are so many PC gamers complaining about not getting the "definitive" version? Yes, they could have given us a free update. Yes they could have given us a new face for Lara that looks uglier than the "old" one. Unfortunately, Square Enix is not CDProject Red.

Technically they seem to be putting more work in the definitive edition as compared to the PC version...its true though I've played TR on both PS3 and PC and don't notice a very stark difference despite the up-rezzed textures and tress fx,60fps as mentioned but I played it on PS3 and the game looked and ran fluidly...

However if you played it on PS3/X360 I would suggest you to give it a pass,upgraded graphics will barely make much of a difference after an hour or so. Also the price tag is $60 and all the dlc is multiplayer crap so you're not missing out on much...for those that didn't even touch the game..well..you might have a good time with the next gen port but I don't see anyone re-purchasing this game if they played it before.

Definitive version....still doesn't venture beyond the 30fps cap....

Got it on Steam at 10$,with no frame-rate nor resolution ceiling.

Reselling the same game at 60$ almost a year later is indeed a *sound* plan.Well,i guess since the game fell short of their humongous monetary expectation it's not really a surprise....

You cannot fathom how little I care about cosmetic changes or other masturbatory graphical improvements. They really couldn't have been arsed to put in a new game plus at the VERY FUCKING LEAST? This is just a cash grab face lift. Nothing more.

Just as I thought, cosmetic upgrades. So yeah, if you've NEVER played Tomb Raider, or you've played Tomb Raider but on the PC. Then there is absolutely no need to play the definitive edition.

But if you're a new gamer with a brand new system, then this game is for you.

I strongly suspect that this is more than just making the best version of this Tomb Raider possible. They're already working on a sequel for next gen consoles, so upgraded textures, skin reflections, environmental effects, and rebuilding Lara are all things they'd be doing for the sequel anyway. Using these assets in the Definitive Edition gives them a way to test them out in the context of an existing full game and optimize their core visual assets for the PS4 and XBox One. They get some return on things they're developing anyway and fans who want the best possible version of the game can get that as well. It's a win-win.

<< LINK REMOVED >> Sounds more like the pc version was the template from which they worked off of for this but whatever. This clearly is for those that haven't played the game yet and have a next-gen console to try it out on. Not for me since I completed it when it first came out but I'm not mad that others are getting the chance to get into it with improved graphics.

I like how this reads critically. I was expecting GS just to report verbatim what the PR people say.

For all the talk and bluster it really doesn't look like there is anything that makes this a 'definitive' purchase, especially not at full price.

Thank god they made Lara not to look like wuss anymore. I'm so getting this for PS4, until that I keep my self entertained with PC version. But still, I just wished this was free update for PC.

this post makes me glad for not playing it on the ps3, will get it for PS4!

Excellent game. Not trying to pay 60 again but honestly I might do it just to support the awesome devs. Not sure if anyone watched the dev diary that unlocks after you beat the game - really shows how much love and care they have for the series. I'm not surprised they went the extra mile with this re release. Good stuff!!!!

what were the DLCs for this game, that are being included in this release? Just MP maps right?

Well for starters if you're gonna have QTEs upon QTEs tell the player which button to press. It gets annoying playing the same sequence over again until you hit one of the three correct buttons. That and make Lara scream more.

But... but... PC master race...

Basically they didn't sell as many copies as they wanted, so they're going to add a few bells and try basically the same trick again. And no, 80% on Steam doesn't count as a real sale. And yes, they only do that when a game is either pretty old or *really* not selling well.

does it let you skip the long hand holding tutorials? if not then it's not worth it.

When did gamers get so snobby and whiney? These guys took a good game, cleaned it up and are reselling for those who couldn't enjoy it before.

A lot of your reactions are negative, self serving dribble.

I hope this one isn't a failure like the original version. What was it? Like, 6 million copies sold? Gotta agree with Square Enix, total flop. Hopefully this one sells 100 million copies to at least somewhat meet the expectancies of Square.

"Let's take a full year, three dev teams, and do everything we can to really [make this] the final vision of what we want this version of Tomb Raider to be."

This is a big FU to the pc gamers. All of these enhancements should have been made originally for the pc which could have easily handled it but instead made the game for the consoles then added tressfx. Shame on you Crystal Dynamics.

Good for ppl who haven't got it yet.

How about removing the QTE for a better experience? :P

they aren't very frequent but they bothered me a lot. Except for the QTE when you dodge an enemy and get the chance to land a deadly axe swing.

There was this bit when she sliding along a water stream and it wasn't clear when she was going and keep getting impaled by a giant spike in the throat ughhhh >_<

Otherwise the game is really enjoyable, animations are very well done and makes exploring really fun. I liked that she has a spidey sense when there are enemies around and draws her gun XD made me feel that the character could see/feel what i don't see on screen.

I have finished around 88% overall and intending to find the remaining items :) I wished she'd freshen after the story is finished but oh well, gotta continue with torn and bloody clothes.

On the plus side, so few people will fork out £40 for this so it'll have a fast price-cut. I'll pick it up then.

This truly sounds like he's saying "we don't give a shit about PC".

I game on PC and console, but it pisses me off how the PC gets treated as a platform.

I'm actually playing through TR for the first time (bought it as part of a bundle in a Steam sale a while back). Good game, but reading this just makes me think how much better it could have been if the developers gave a **** about PC.

"It's PC. Just make it bootable. What, redo the hair? NO just make it work. Whose gonna waste a whole year doing cosmetic work on a PC port?"

The same people who spend a year porting the PC to PS4 and Xbone apparently...

Not that the game gives any form of replay value, unless you haven't see every death, really there is no real death penalty in this game so just go for all those scripted events and the wire scene where you get impaled if you don't let go in time.

Rather than using that one year to begin a new Tomb Raider... we get cosmetics. Cosmetics we won't even see on the PC version OR probably told to PAY for what should already been in the game in the first place.

So my powerful gaming PC doesn't get to see all the hi-res textures etc. but the less powerful consoles do?

Meh, it was a good game but I'm not going back to play it again anyway. Still, I wish devs would put the effort into optimising for PC.