Omg this video was so epic it turned me straight! 😁 I obviously definitely agree with your #1&2 but I'd probably put TRC at #3 because even though it's just a series of flashbacks, it's moment to moments are so fun 😊

“It slaps so hard it will give ur asshole a lisp” IM DEAD 🤣🤣🤣

I like unfinished business's lack of story. The Shadow of the Cat looks like we were having a moonlight walk for the sake of it, without any clear purpose or objective. Like a cat wandering randomly on the rooftops by night, having his secret adventures that nobody will know about. When we explore the Temple at the end, it's like we had found a gem that we weren't even searching for.

TRAOD lore in a nutshell : Lara commits 23982892389238923 life sentence crimes to prove she is not the murderer of Werner.

I would state that, aside from the ludicrous premise of clearing her name from a murder while silencing others, Angel Of Darkness has the best story for me.

Definitely worth mentioning that Phil Campbell did want a means to tell the gold stories better. And there is even a full synopsis of what TLA's cutscenes would have been on Tomb of Ash but he was simply never given the means to do it by Core/Eidos It's really upsetting that the original Core team treated him like shit right from his first day in Derby. For a guy who put so much work, planning and passion into his contributions to Tomb Raider he was the last person who deserved to be treated with such disdain.

Loved this 😃 Already at the Luddick bit in the intro, I cracked up hard, and it just kept getting more hilarious from there. Amazing video as always Geek Raider 😎

Before I'd even watched the video, I knew what number one would be, and you are SO RIGHT. AoD is an absolute classic, jank and all ❤ another stunning video, as always, perfectly edited and narrated, with just the right amount of butts, nips, willies, and farts *chef kiss* honestly couldn’t stop laughing, especially at the intermission 😂 please never stop

As a bitter 30-something who played the originals as a child, I fucking hate how the reboots make such a big deal out of Lara's past. I NEVER cared about Lara's past--never cared about her inner struggles, insecurities, family relationships, any of that. And it's not that I don't care about Lara as a character; I do. But I never needed to know HOW she became the hardened badass that she is; I just want games that take for granted that Lara IS a hardened, overpowered badass! And portraying Lara as fragile and weak, even if it does occasionally make her seem more well-rounded and human, defeats the entire point of Tomb Raider for me.

The quality content i came (oh) here for.

I still love the Last Revelation story and think that is the best.

I love you Geek Raider 🙏

Us Murti's babies are so predictable. Of course AOD is n.1 💅

Love your videos as always! would love a “ranking every TR level”

Tomb Raider 2 at number 10 is just to add some shock value, ain't no way Geek Raider is serious!

As a massive TR fan, I surprisingly agree with all of your takes here!! Happy to see TR1 / Anni not at number one just for nostalgia's sake. And soooo happy to see TR4 so high on the list. It's my personal favorite. 🥲 The only thing I don't agree with completely is number 1. But that's okay! I'm still just butt hurt about what it did to the franchise as a whole. 😂

WOOOO a new video by Geek Raider!!! ❤ Sooo funny and entertaining as always. BUT(T) 🤣 My favorite TR stories are 3, 1 and 4 as I don’t like the family background stuff…

Last Revelation is my overall favorite TR, but I have to admit that it has the worst story. Seth being released and threatening the world with doomsday was 100% Lara's fault. She saw the pretty-shiny ankh and swiped it without thinking about it. When she was told what she had done, her idea of "setting things right" involves everything BUT returning the ankh from where she took it from to restore the seal.

Jinkx Monsoon ♥♥♥

Classic Lara stays winning ikdr

Good job, thanks for the video ;) For me, I know the stories I like, but making a top... it's hard^^. I think it's... 12. Tomb Raider 2 : The plot at the beginning is cool... but that's all. Only 3 dialogues : the last one after only 6 levels (/18) and any conversation between Lara and Marco or between Lara and the tibetans at the end (they leave her finding the dagger and... that's all ?). And I love the Temple of Xian as a level... but seriously, Lara is ahead during all the game but Marco gets the dagger because of a stupid trap ? 11. Tomb Raider Underworld I don't like the way Natla is added in Legend's story. Because TR1's story is originaly independant. And because Crystal Dynamic probably didn't think about a remake of TR1 when they wrote Legend's story (it's Core who began the project of remake). And how was the relation beteween Natla et Rutland anyway ? Also, Amanda is too much absent during the game and the doppleganger is fucking useless in the main story. 10. Tomb Raider Chronicles The different stories are cool but... Lara Croft is dead ! Have fun ! Seriously, the idea of flashback just show that the game exists only because Eidos wanted a Tomb Raider game for Chrismas 2000. 9. Tomb Raider 3 I'm hard compared to you^^. I like TR3's story but... maybe it was too simple ? Maybe because we had a few little stories in One. And Willard's plan look like Natla's. 8. Shadow of the Tomb Raider I love the main story about Kuwaq Yaku. And I love the game's atmosphere. But the link between Kuwaq Yaku's story and Trinity is... weird. How Dominguez can really be Trinity's chief ? A puppet, why not, but the big boss ? And finally Richard Croft did'nt die because of the Divine Source ? The story of Rise became useless ! 7.Tomb Raider 2013 The myth is really cool in this game. I liked Lara's evolution and some characters like Roth. But maybe we have to save Sam too many times... 6. Tomb Raider The Last Revelation I like the rivality between Lara and Von Croy. The myth is cool in this game too. The end is tragic when we thought about the beginning of the game. Little quibble anyway : Lara's origins looks like a little retcon (what about the plane crash who transformed her ? And yeah, I know that accident is only mentioned in the manuals). 5. Rise of the Tomb Raider On certain points, the story looks like Tomb Raider 2's. But better ! I love the two antagonists in this game. 4. Tomb Raider Anniversary The new elements in the story are cool. Like the relation between Lara and Larson. Maybe I don't like the idea that the Atlantis gods look like more ""magicians" than scientist using technology, compared to the the original. And... we don't know what become Qualopec and Tihocan finally. 3. Tomb Raider 1 Yes, the story is very simple. But I don't know, for the first game of the franchise, it works ! I love Natla and the myth of Atlantis in this game. And I love the punclines too ! 2. Tomb Raider The Angel of Darnkness Honestly, the story isn't perfect. I mean : how Werner can be scared about the Monstrum ? He's the leader of VCI, he had a lot of minions and technilogy ! How Lara can fucking kill the staff of the Louvres while she is wanted ? But in the same time... the story is the best element in this game. The atmosphere is great, the myth is cool and I love Eckart ! 1. Tomb Raider Legend The best story of the franchise. The myth about swords in the stones is great, Lara's past is intersting (about her parents, but her friends too, like Amanda) and it's dynamic : we never get bored in this game. Really, I love Legend's story ! (sorry if my english sucks)

the best one that we will ever get *with echo* 🥺 a sad line to hear of a tomb raider fan.. I HATE crystal dynamics 😭😭😭😭

I hear reboob fans foaming at the mouth 🤣🤣

0:20 On the subject, have you ever played Bayonetta?

This list is fucking based. 1. I also would have put Tomb Raider 3, 4 and 6 in the top 3 ranks. 2. NOT seing any of the reboot trilogy in the top 5 is also based af. ps. That nostalgic music of the Last Revelation always gets me pps. If we would have gotten the complete trilogy of the Angel of Darkness, the story would have been even cooler

a lot of butts in there ^^ :P

Hahah love the video mate. Well done! 👍 I agree with your Top 3 “BUT🍑” I would put the reboot & Legend and Underworld’s story above any expansions or TR5, even TR2 maybe. Even though I’m sick and tired of the mommy issues and some of the characters in these stories were forgettable, the stories were averagely good.. IDK, it depends on the day tbh haha

i agree with your top 3 but to understand AOD you need to do a deep dive into lore which is not in the game...

I hope to 1 day play aod again its easily one of the best for me aswell as 1 I've not played the others 1 day i definitely will though just to get my opinion on them i have played all 3 of the new ones but they were good graphic wise but shit in every other way and also just lacked the charm that made the eirly installments famous

You shouldn't fuse Anniversary with TR1. The change in Lara's background and motivation is a catastrophic alteration to this game's story that's impossible to overlook, and a pretty desperate and pathetic interpretation of the original. The story is not made better when it's been rewritten to be about Lara's parents, nor does the implication that this supposedly seasoned adventurer has never killed. Nearly everything has been reinterpreted to fit into the LAU timeline, which is just one big long excuse for itself. I also dislike the story of Rise of the Tomb Raider immensely. The two main villains are both unconvincing and poorly conceived, the daddy theme is non-stop, the narrative is dour and humorless, and this new beleaguered Lara doesn't even seem to enjoy her own company. I also hated the heavy-handed anti-religious theme of the story, though I don't know if it was intentional or not. I felt like the writers were hitting me on the head with a brick at every possible moment, as if to say: "See? Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities!" The message of the "prophet" is an anti-prophecy about the unknowable nature of the divine, the only characters who talk about God are overt villains, the game goes out of its way to avoid suggesting that religion has any validity whatsoever, and there no examples of faith having a positive influence on anyone or accomplishing anything good. In many ways, this game is the spiritual antithesis of Tomb Raider chronicles, which features the likable Father Patrick as a supporting protagonist and amateur occult detective. You know there's no way in hell a priest would be portrayed intelligently or sympathetically in the world of the reboot trilogy.

shashadow should've been slight hightly the story is good, great list btw, untill you put aod 1st, that game sucks ass, including the story, which is bland, nothing about that game is good

AOD 1st! I already knew. There's no other way! 🤍🤍