For anyone wondering who the Paul in my latest video was, he was a friend I very recently found out took his own life due to ongoing mental health problems. We both spent over 3 years at Film School together but sadly I lost contact with him for many years. I wanted to dedicate this video to him because I wanted to honour a person who helped inspire a lot of what I do today with editing and filmmaking, but also to try and raise awareness for people with mental health issues. People like Paul should never feel like suicide is the only option, no matter how hopeless you may feel there is always someone on the other end of a text or phone call willing to listen to you and try and help. Please look after yourselves, your loved ones and stay safe ♥️ t.co/ZW2pAZGs8a

The Austin Powers reference went on WAY longer than I thought it was going to and it was amazing. You're truly doing the lords work, Sir Steve and we all appreciate you.

For a game that came out in 2008, it still holds up very well graphically

These are honestly some of the best researched, edited and produced videos on Tomb Raider I've ever seen. I love this series, I re-watch it all the time, and this one did not dissapoint. You're amazing for commiting to this the way you do, and I already can't wait to see what you have to say about 2013 reboot! I'll be there for the premiere for sure!

The Thailand section of this game to me was absolute perfection. Possibly the first time since the OG 1996 TR and TR2 that I felt some challenge and also the beauty of a location! The old games did so well whilst being limited. So seeing this was wonderful. This game was certainly too short. I know not many like it but I feel underworld was the start of an amazing mix of old and new.. then we got the reboot that was to me too heavy on the human combat and not a true Tomb Raider experience .. love watching as always xx

I’m so glad you talked about the move animations in Underworld! Ever since the game came out I never understood why Lara went from moving so smoothly in Legend and Anniversary to quite stiff and awkward looking in this one. Just like the swan dive; I always thought she looked like someone holding a barbie doll and making it ‘dive’ without moving any of the limbs because she looked so rigid now.

We reach the end of the Eidos era and about to start the Square Enix era right when it was just announced Square is selling off the franchise and studios to another company. Now that's timely.

Lara's explanation to the police officer had me in stitches

13:30 Thanks for noticing this issue with Lara's animation! I don't understand why so many people though, including you, call it a "nitpick". To me, the acrobatics and the platforming of these games has always been one of the main reasons to play them. I have always loved being in awe at looking and, well, performing from the keyboard the amazing jumps and climbs, and I always wanted them to be as realistic as possible. It's one of the things Tomb Raider: Legend has done so well. Lara's jump height and length is pretty realistic, she no longer boosts 4 meters in the air, and her moves still look beautiful and mesmerizing. I mean, of course it's not "complete realism", it's still platforming, and it's forgivable to see her sliding the zip lines with her bare hands for example. But even in TR:L and TR:A, while the acrobatics were really good, they still were a bit junky, especially when combining jumps to bars and poles. Especially when you compare them to, say, Prince Of Persia: Sands of Time, where they did a really good job on how fluid all the acrobatics look, even if confined to basically only 4 directions. So, seeing Lara's animations in the Underworld was the most disappointing change they did. And not only the moves look junky, like you mentioned, where the game seems to skip a few frames and shows no connecting animation between two different moves, I hate how unnaturally fast she moves. When she moves across a ledge, she doesn't look like a believable human, but more like an insect rapidly climbing across a wall. It's really sad and surprising to see these flaws and at the same time see that the developers worked hard on making some other aspects of the game more realistic than in the previous games. And even the free-climbing move was obviously created to make the surrounding nature feel less arcade-like. This game is full of controversy, both story-wise and gameplay-wise, and the issues start right at the foundations.

Really great retrospective. I personally liked underworld, notwithstanding its faults. The story is interesting, the graphics were great for its time, and I really enjoyed the puzzles in this game. The Thailand and Mexico levels in particular are some of my favorites in the series.

Not many people will get this one, but it’s fitting that Xibalba is found underneath a Mayan ball court: The afterlife/underworld of Xibalba really is the Pitz. (Cue Curb your Enthusiasm theme)

This channel is the dictionary definition of quality over quantity. Also, one of the few channels where a 1 hour 20 min video doesn't feel daunting to watch in the slightest. Great video as always!! 😎👍🏻

Lara somersaulting and bringing both of her feet down on a thrall to destroy it reminds me of the double-knee drop that Jill Valentine does in Resident Evil 5's Mercenaries mini-game.

As a PS gamer, and now just starting to get into PC. This TRU DLC pack is a godsend. I can finally play Lara's Shadow. BTW that Austin powers part was GOLDEN!

I'm rewatching all your retrospective videos and about to finish the one for Anniversary. This couldn't have come in a more perfect timing. You deserve way way way more subscribers!

What I really appreciate this game for is how much it sticks to the idea of Underworld, especially in the level design. ALL the levels in this game start, end, or have a part where you go deep underground, and towards the end you mostly fight creatures who like the dark, like spiders or the Thralls. Many tomb raider games have these sort of levels, but Underworld's just felt a lot more thought out and thematic.

Finally you uploaded this. Been a while since your Anniversary video and we all needed this. I feel stronger now!

Absolutely cannot wait for this. Probably my favorite ongoing retrospective

The humor in these reviews have always been your standout, but the austin powers monologue-how painfully close it fits to the arc of LAU was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen through these retrospectives. Great work! The thralls also always reminded me of the White Walkers from Game of Thrones in how they look and behave. Richard brought Thralls back to England the way Jon Snow did the white walkers to show Cersei.

This was SO WORTH THE WAIT!!! Easily one of the retrospectives I looked forward to the most - TRU is still to this day one of my favourite TR games ever .. when I played it the first time i loved everything about but but as i grew up and replayed it I noticed some of the flaws ... I wish the game had been longer and explored more fun gameplay mechanics (aside from the ones we saw in the DLC) and maybe had gotten a bit more work in with the Story...overall a great game to me but I see why it may not be the favourite for the Majority of Fans-- THANK YOU SO MUCH BTW for making the DLC available to us Steve! THIS IS SO MASSIVELY appreciated! Also thank you for creating these amazing Videos and Retrospectives, for your Discord server and your streams - they are amazing and places to hangout in and great fun! Awesome video as always! Keep doing what you're doing! Very excited to see what'll be next!

The reason they made a clone of her is because it's a homage to the original Atlantean copy of herself she had to defeat in TR1 / TR:A (Which Natla created then, and is Amanda directly states helped her make this new one* but improved.)

The wait was definitely worth it! I own underworld my thanks for reintroducing me to Tomb Raider! It was my first Tomb Raider game i bought with my own money and I'm really thankful for it! Can't wait for the next one TR (2013) is a personal favorite of mine

Amazing retrospective as always Steve! This will probably seem very random, but I have OCD and have 'comfort watches' that I latch on to if I'm going through a particularly tough time, which would normally be a tv show like Friends etc, but your retrospectives have been the first KZfaq series to become a comfort watch for me, so thank you for all the effort you put into creating them! 😊

Here we go!!!! I’ve been rewatching the series yet again building up to this! I know you’ll smash it again Steve. You put a lot of effort and care into your videos and it shows mate! Can’t wait to see it!

I never realized how much more complete a game this would feel with those DLCs, wow they turn a too short experience into an actually filled out and significantly more modern-feeling one! I'm glad to see it :) Especially since my first experience was the wii version....

11:14 Underpus: “Why must every 11 minutes of my life be filled with misery?!” The outside of Niflheim even looks like Squidward’s house too going by the sonar map.

50:46 Those look like Greenland Sharks which are found in the Arctic waters, can live up to 500 years and their meat is a delicacy despite being toxic Great retroreview as always and yes, Lara's spider legs while rock climbing still keeps me awake at night.

This was my first TR game and I grew up playing it. Really happy you are covering this trilogy

I feel stronger now....... knowing this is about to come out in a few hours 🤣 can't wait to hear what you think about this janky masterpiece

I can't believe I'm finally playing the Underworld DLC (on PC) 14 years later. You folk can also use the latest Xenia Canary build (2 months newer) than the one included in the archive as well. Seems to work just as well at any rate.

honestly, I was clapping at the end of this. thank you for bringing so much attention to tomb raider. I'm so excited to see how you do TR 2013!

Underworlds soundtrack is so underrated 🖤

This was so well worth every minute of the wait! This was a phenomenal retrospective on one of the more controversial Tomb Raider games, and I couldn't have asked for a better video. Well done!

I discovered your retrospectives when the newest one was TR Legends. I love your style, humor, editing, and writing. You deserve way more views and I cannot wait for your TR 2013 video. Also how funny is that this review came up on the day of Square selling off TR and Crystal Dynamics!

Laying sick in my bed, re-watching the retrospectives, I realized I never dropped a comment on this one? How did that happened... no idea. Anyway, better late then never I guess! I might be one of the very few people who actually like this game. I have replayed it so many times I feel like I can do a speed-run with my eyes closed. I guess I am a sucker for half baked, unpolished and unfinished games, considering AOD is my fav. TR Underworld had a lot of potential in it. It was visually stunning, there were so many new elements . Lara was sweating, and the sweat would wash the dirt off her skin, she was making different faces and even making a pain grimace at some occasions. Heck even her ass would clench when she draw out the guns! I also have a soft spot for her shoulder muscle definition here, it is just beautiful. Her outfits and equipment were very bad-ass looking, especially the ATV design is so... cool! Her new climbing and shooting skills were so cool too! The environment was awesome! The locations were interesting. She was able to interacting with the vegetation around her, which was so new. In general I really really liked the game. Yeah all the negative points you make are on point, but ... dont cancel me ... TRU is my favorite from the LAU era... yes i said it :D Great video as always, looking forward for TR2013 retrospective! Love ya Phteven! OH and btw, just to correct you, on PC, if you collect all the relics and finish the game on hard, there is a unlockable bathing suit, which is white and can be used only in the underwater levels.

the austin powers/natla scene is gold xDDDD

Besides playing like the Tomb Raider version of the Dark Prince in Prince of Persia Two Thrones, Bacon Lara 2.0/Dopplehoe really is Lara’s Shadow: her primary power is Chaos Control.

Thanks so much for taking so much time to make this series! New episode was amazing as always and I'll be rewatching it a lot while waiting for the 2013 part

never been so excited for a video in my sub box. Found your retrospectives earlier in the year and worked my way through them. This is the first time I've managed to see one as it's come out, feel like I'm watching a tv show after binging the box sets

You've really outdone yourself, Steve. Another great retrospective. Thank you.

You helped out in getting people to play the DLC with the link in the description! Thank you. You are the best. This retrospective was excellent. Hope we see TR2013 retrospective before the year is out. If not then that's ok. Your work is fantastic. Thank you.

I simply LOVE all of your TR Retrospective videos! I have never seen anything like these before! I‘m pretty excited for your videos of the new era of Tomb Raider that I want to be gone for good. Happy to already see your „subtle“ hints of how you view these games!

I actually loved Underworld but I understand why it was rebooted after this. The whole feel of Tomb Raider had gotten mundane especially with Uncharted coping everything Legend did along with other franchises. I am most excited for you video on Shadow, that game is severally underrated by this fandom especially with how they have Lara say farewell to her parents and the amazing dlcs that flesh out side characters

A much expected video, I was so happy when I received the notification ! Amazing job as usual, I am always amazed at how you manage to cover all of these games' pros and cons with such fairness Can't wait to watch the other videos you plan on doing for Underworld 🤗

I remember playing this back when it came out and being surprised by how much bigger and non-linear the levels were. It was a great development from Legend which, while pleasant, was a very simple game. Paraphrasing some game journalist, this game really made me feel like a Tomb Raider (underworld). It was also one of the best games graphically at that time, I found it almost photorealistic at times

I've just finished watching your Tomb Raider Retrospective videos for the second time because I just find them so interesting and well put together...also they have me cackling like a goblin at times 😆 eagerly awaiting the next Retrospective video!

Another damn solid video from you Steve! It's been almost a year since I've started watching your channel and I've loved every video so far. Can't wait for the TR 2013 review and keep up the good work!

STEVEEEEE I haven't even watched this yet but I already know it's going to be an amazing watch. Absolutely love your work and it's been an absolute treat to watch all your retrospective videos so far especially because of how well made, well researched, hilarious and nostalgic they all are. Keep up the great work 😁

your work is awesome, you are so dedicated and passionate about making these reviews it really shows. i have played this game many times and i love tomb raider, thanks for making this review. you gave me a chance to revisit some wonderful memories of tomb raider series.

I'm so happy I'll finally get to play through Underworld's DLC. Thank you for taking your time and making that nice package. It works great so far!

This was fantastic, so glad I found your channel!! *goes to play the Underworld DLC for the first time, finally, THANK YOU*

I love these videos! I've been obsessed since the third one you did but hooooly, you keep getting better and better. And it's also really nice to see not ONE bad comment. Your hard work is appreciated!

Really awesome of you to upload that DLC pack for us. Thank you very much!

Thanks for yet another amazing entry to your TR retrospective series! Looking forward to the next one, whenever that happens :)

Boy, you went all out with that Austin Powers joke XD

Just wanted to let you know that i havent watched this yet as I'm at work, never the less - I wholeheartly know what epic journey of a video awaits me. I thank you in advance. I've been excited to this moment for months! Thank you dearly Steve ❤💪🙏

Just WOW, it certainly is the best Tomb Raider serie I’ve EVER seen. The quality of your work is striking, congrats ! It’s always a pleasure to watch your videos, can’t wait to see the square enix reboot generation !

Once again a beautifully researched, shot and edited video. I have loved every second of it. Thank you very much for this! Can't wait what you have to say about the reboot.

I haven’t been this excited for a KZfaq video is years!! I loved it! You did an amazing job as always!!! Underworld was my favourite TR game and in my opinion the last good one. I’ll always hope they will bring back, glamorous, awesome puzzle crazy Lara in the future

Absolutely astonishing! I am always satisfied with the quality of your videos. The humour, the research, the details. I wish you more success.

I'm currently going through a tough time right now, but these videos have been keeping me distracted at night when I can't sleep. Your commentary, observations, research, and humor is really fantastic and well thought out. I sincerely enjoyed this video series. Thanks for making it and with such genuine enthusiasm and interest. (:

Love these videos so much!!! I was trying to look for a 100% walkthrough on the old Tomb Raider games and stumbled upon your video on Tomb Raider 1. Have been watching all of your videos since!! Love how Amanda looks so confused when the doppelganger throws her. 😂

Ive been very late but thank you a lot for this TR recap series. I enjoyed it so much!!! Its so sad that there are no more good games left to review😂. I watched all videos from tr from you over the last days and it was so great. It was comedy and information at the same time. Thanks thanks thanks!!!❤ This needs so much more attention for all your work ❤

I've been waiting for this! Enjoyed it soooo much and excited to see you're taking on the 2013 reboot/remake

This is a criminally underrated channel. Thank you for putting so much work to make these amazing videos of my favourite game series :) Also (meant as a non creepy compliment) you get fitter each video :)

Firstly, I wanna thank you for yet another amazing retrospective video but most of all I wanna thank you from the bottom of my heart for making it possible to play the Underworld DLCs on PC. I never had an Xbox so you made one of my childhood dreams about being able to play as Lara's doppelganger come true 🙏

Steve, thank you so much for that DLC bundle. I know the emulator has been available, but I'm just so IT challenged, I never even bothered to attempt to put it together. I've waited 14 years for this. I can't wait to try them this weekend.

Absolutely incredible video as always Steve, well worth the wait! Best Tomb Raider videos on KZfaq 💙 I actually never knew about the DLC for all these years, fascinating stuff!

I hope he covers the Lara Croft spin-off titles someday, those being Guardian of Light and the Tomb of Osiris. Those are excellent isometric action puzzle games, and as far as I can tell, they're part of the Gen 2/Legend continuity. It's kinda interesting how the Gen 3/Reboot and the Gen 2 continuity co-exist despite having nothing common. You don't often see two entirely different continuities existing at the same time.

"Fall damage that's about as consistent as my upload schedule" made me absolutely lose it for some reason

Thank you for your TR Retrospective videos and for the TRU DLC pack :)

God that Austin Powers bit was so fantastic 😂

Love these videos my friend! Watching all of these retrospectives has been a highlight of my holiday. Looking forward to the Survivor trilogy as well!

I’ve watched this 3 times now just because it’s so well executed and thoroughly researched. I love this series so so much so thank you for doing it!

It’s that time of the year again! Steve back with the retrospective and every single one is a masterpiece!

Subscribing right away (with the bell 🙃) because those TR retrospective were so amazing, thank you for the content mate! -Jesse 😄

This is absolutely amazing! Thank you so much Steve for all your hard work 🥰

Great video, I enjoyed the entire hour and thanks for the files, works great!

I just discovered your channel two days ago and I kinda binged the entire TR Retrospective series. Very, very well done. I dont understand why you have so few subs for such amazing work. I hope the algorithm picks you up someday and you get the exposure you rightly deserve. Keep on the grind man!

Absolutely awesome - thank you for the best retrospective yet, it had me in tears of laughter and super-excited to replay it asap. Underworld is one of the best for me - and I never understood why the amazing DLC wasn't more widely available (I had to borrow a friend's Xbox to play it). For me this was the last great TR game until Shadow of the Tomb Raider - looking forward to seeing what you make of the reboot trilogy.

Wonderful man. You keep going from strength to strength. Always glad to recommend your work.

You are a freaking mad lad.... watched all TR Retrospective, and loved them all.

I just started watching your TR retrospectives a few weeks ago and I have to say, this has become one of my favourite retrospective series on this platform. The pacing is superb - the way you go back and forth, from informative narration to fantastic British humour and back, it's unbelievably entertaining to watch. None of these videos ever feel anywhere near as long as the runtime says they are. After finishing the Angel of Darkness retrospective and seeing how you went out of your way to end the video by giving that game an alternate/happier ending, these aren't just some excellently produced video essays, these are the greatest love letters anyone has ever expressed to the Tomb Raider franchise in video format. Your channel deserves more recognition than Winston deserves to be locked in the freezer, and let me tell you... he really deserves it. Another phenomenonal video added to a phenomenonal series. Well done and keep up the good work!

Absolutely superbly done once again! Keep up the incredible work ❤️❤️❤️

This was brilliant. You keep managing to out-do yourself with each new upload. Very well done! 👍

Been waiting ages for this! Did not disappoint! Phenomenal quality as usual you had me creasing lots!

Thanks soooo much for the Re-Pack...I knew someone one day would consider us and do something like this. It was my best tombraider game before 2013...and I realllyyy wanted to play the other DLCs....

Tomb Raider Underworld is one of my favorite games, and the trilogy it was a part of, is to me, the best of the Tomb Raider series. I would love for the next Tomb Raider games to return to this level design and development sensibilities.

Great video. I remember vividly watching the first review videos of this game when it was released and being impressed with the graphics. I only played it a few years later and I don´t know why ... but it still remains one of my favourite TR games.

Absolutely fantastic video. I enjoyed every minute of it I had kind of a crappy evening so this definitely cheered me up! Thank you for all the hard work you've put into this retrospective series, it's been an amazing almost 4 years following it all. I definitely look forward to seeing what you think about the reboot

I looked forward to this. So happy to enjoy. Just got off a tough 3 day work schedule with little sleep. Sending my love to you and Paul's friends and family. RIP.

Omg, can't wait! I have watched previous retrospectives multiple times.

LMAO the austin powers bit, nice work you synced it up perfectly!

You know a filmmaker is top of the shelf when you don't enjoy movies in general, but can sit still for almost a feature-length production and feel like no time whatsoever has passed. Outstanding as always, Steve, love you and love your stuff, please remember this forever 🤜💥🤛 In the same vein, RIP Paul, may he be forever remembered and celebrated. So next is TR2013... or, as I like calling it, Lara Bow 😏

Great review as always! I always come back to your reviews and re-watch them. About dual aiming: Core Design actually tried to implement that in the first Tomb Raider game, but apparently the feature was too confusing to actually use during normal gameplay, so the team decided to omit the idea in the end. Some pre-alpha tech demos show how Lara can dual aim. So it's nice to see that they actually included that feature even if it took 12 years to do so.

After Matt and BadassGamez , I never thought that I would be drawn to another channel about Tomb Raider.. But you're the best , man!

Finally! I’ve been waiting for this for so long! Absolutely love this series!

Finished watching your TR Restrospective after it being my religious videos on the latest weekends, Steve, and my gosh!! Congratulations for your huge dedication, all effort put on the making of these videos. Tomb Raider community is such a precious jewel that has the best people involved. I also want to thank you for the TRU + DLC, I've never player the additional chapters and you and the people involved are allowing me to do so. Really looking forward to see your thoughts on the Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy!! Top-notch as always and always.

I did not expect the Goldmember skit in there. Haven't laughed that hard in a while! As a long time TR fan who also coined their username from that very scene, I enjoyed it way too much lol. Brilliant.

Sorry it took me so long to get around to this, but man, dude, awesome job as always on this one. I've been following you since before your retrospective began and this is the title I was most looking forward to. The Legends trilogy is my favorite, and Underworld always stood out to me as one of the most memorable entries. I really hope we see more of this Lara again someday, and I'm so psyched you got to tackle this amazing trilogy. Keep up the great work, dude!