FIRST! Hey, thank you so much for watching this long-ass video! I worked a long time on this project. Most of the gameplay was recorded within the first 7 days of release. The script was based on that playthrough. Long into production the first patch was released and I had to change or add stuff. Then when I thought I was finished the second patch came around and I had to change things yet again. I'm aware that I didn't cover everything from the patches. I've read all of the patch notes but decided not to include everything here - or else this video would never have been finished. More patches will keep coming and this video will probably be outdated sooner than I'd like - but that's just the way it is. I'm just happy to finally release it for you guys and gals to see. I hope you enjoy the video even if you don't agree with my ranking. Please tell me your ranking below :)

Man, this was an awesome video, thank you so much for making it. Even though your 50th place hurt me a little (😛), this was so entertaining!

Used to hate London levels in PS1 because it was so dark. But now, I just love them because of the lights they put around the stages and makes things brighter.

Using Seraph to open that tiny wooden door in Tibet will never be not funny. Lara travelled to Venice, the oil rig, the wreck of Maria Doria evaded massive eels, survived a plane crash, and it was all for that tiny door. That really brings down the experience for me. I often wondered if the devs wanted to troll the players a bit. I mean just before reaching that area we had to open that large golden door using the prayer wheels, so the technology to implement larger doors was definitely there.

Me - Bored at work "PATCHED" Me - Sees a hour long GFrom video to erase all boredom. Thank you!

Yay! This is impressive. I hope Last Revelation gets a nice makeover. It really needs it and hopefully newer hardware will allow it full potential. Aldo can't wait for Angel of Darkness

10. Nevada Desert (Feels very relaxing to play somehow, and for all the right reasons) 9. Furnace of The Gods (The best expansion level by a country mile) 8. Palace Midas (Love how the level wraps in on itself, and is filled with cool puzzles and platforming) 7. Barkhang Monetary (Would have been higher, but it's way too easy to accidentally shoot the monks) 6. RX Tech Mines (I didn't mind the minecarts oddly enough, which allowed the rest of the level to shine) 5. Crash Site (Great mix of everything) 4. Obelisk of Khamoon (Easily the level we'd disagree the most on) 3. Atlantis (A very satisfying ascent, excellent setting and combat I actually enjoyed makes it TR1's finest) 2. Madubu Gorge (I am amongst the fabled kayak fans you mentioned! Similar to RX Tech Mines, I didn't mind the parts that brought the level down for most people) 1. Temple of Xian (You know it's something special that after a long and gruelling challenge, the thing I wanted to do right after was to do it all again) Most hated is Aldwych. Even once you know where to go and what to do, it's devoid of fun moments. Temple Ruins would be #11.

Damn GFrom. I know you hold yourself to a certain standard with your videos but I could tell you REALLY put a lot of effort and care into this one especially. You got me to sit here the entire hour and 12. Great stuff my friend.

Love how you say "Thank you" after the patch parts. 😂😂😂 Paying homage to TR1 Lara after knocking Larson out

LET'S GO!!!! Another Tomb Raider video. Love it!

I'm not feeling hardcore enough to rank them all like you GFrom, but Sanctuary of the Scion for its sphinx pull back moment and The Lost Valley for everything about it are my top two. I had so much fun revisiting this series with the remasters and getting to play the expansions for the first time and seeing you sum it all up was a treat. Thank you for all your work and the nostalgia! :)

I've watched all your Tomb Raider videos and I love to see people so passionate about the series

I'm still waiting on a physical release because I know the day after I break down and buy it digitally, it'll get announced. Glad to see they are really polishing it with the patches.

Always a pleasure to hear you talking with passion about things you love ! Really nice video and a great piece of work, for sure !

Always love your TR vids. Great nostalgia. Great humour. Would love more content out of these games

I love your videos man! Always look forward to new ones especially the tomb raider ones

I've been watching your videos on Tomb Raider recently and it's been the best look at classic Tomb Raider. I remember playing some Tomb Raider on an old demo disk when I was a kid but I really got into Tomb Raider through the Survivor games. I've been interested in checking out the older games and started playing the remastered collection since it came out (I'm currently on The Cistern) and your videos have been helpful in understanding the mechanics and some of the more obtuse parts of the game. It's been enjoyable playing the older games while watching videos of experienced fans talking about all the details of the games.

What an epic list, mate! Loved every min of it❤

PATCHED! Thank you! Got me every time LOL. Just subscribed!

Gfrom! Pierre won't disappear if you follow him. You need to shoot at him for a while, then get him off your screen. He's a little French magician that can dissolve into air, but he certainly will not share his tricks with Lara. Scare him and then respect his privacy :+D Mad respect for this and other videos. Your dedication and care for math and statistics earned you a special place in my routines. Thank you!

Deine Videos sind echt nice. Alte Spiele übertrieben aufwändig analysieren ist eine Art Content, der niemals aussterben sollte 😅

Great video. I had so much fun playing the added levels. The temple of the cat is amazing. Temple of Xian is absolutely amazing. But for me I love Palace Midas. Tomb Raider remastered has been such a pleasure to play. Classic games that are thought provoking and challenging. The music is also amazing.

Ohhh perfect. New Gfrom video whilst working on a cross stitch on a Sunday! Life’s little pleasures 😊

I loved this vid and how similar our opinions are with the levels. Out of your top 17 levels, 13 of those are in my favorite levels too (TR3 is my fave and Nevada is my fave region in all of TR). A lot of our least fave levels are the same too haha. I’m glad you enjoyed the remasters! I having ton of fun other than struggling with new game +, but that’s part of the charm

Hey thankyou for making this. Always love your tomb raider content.

Sweet! I was actually hoping you'd do a video like this after seeing another channel do it a while ago. Always enjoy hearing what people actually think of all the levels since the good/bad ones are pretty evenly dispersed throughout the series. Madubu Gorge I have a love/hate thing with. It's beautiful and well-constructed and even the idea behind the kayak is great, but the actual controls for the dang thing ruin its use. The Hive I actually really liked because of the story flavor- I always figured Natla's army she mentions would still be lurking somewhere even with her dead, so Lara being a badass that just Rambos her way through them is pretty cool. A lot of the rooms are pretty darn nifty too. The only thing I think is actually wrong with any of the Atlantis-aligned levels is that the enemy variety is pretty low considering just how many mutants you have to kill. I've actually found that all the levels I outright disliked when I was younger I'm actually pretty fond of now. I think a lot of it has to do with just being able to appreciated the complicated level design. At the end of the day I don't have much negative to say about the old TR games- 2 has too many human enemies, and 3 has too many "how was I supposed to figure that out on purpose" moments. That's about it lol. Anyways From, good work. Look forward to the next vid.

I really, really, really like the statisticsmania at the end, much appreciated 😂

Thanks for this wonderful hour!

Love this!

Man, great vid, I'll need to get on this collection soon. Also, they give you back all your weapons in Nevada, now?!? Why is no one talking about this?

great video, you going through all the classic titles is on part with my favorite content on KZfaq big tomb raider fan, so happy!

Loved the video!

This was a great list! Making my way through the remastered trilogy currently. I hope the success (financial and fan reception) will bring about remasters of Last Revelation, Chronicles, and Angel Of Darkness. Or perhaps a new game in this classic style (similar to how Capcom has done with the RE series).

Now this was a very nice and well done video with some interesting choices based on your preferences. I can't help but compare to those of mine, and also compare to AxMania's video on the topics (an older review of all the levels from the first three games with expansions - not specifically targeting the remasters). All thumbs up 🙂

Love this video!

i was waiting for your video man...

Hellow G!! Love your reviews!! I just want to say that i funny thing that happend when i was playing tomb raider 2 level 9 Living Quarters,i did a "shorcut" without realising At the end of the level you have to raise the water level sou you can reach the edge I didn't You can jump without the water You just have to aim to the very left side of the edge of the exit😅 Sou when i finish the level a said, what the key for?,(theatre key) I load the game and play again And realise i did a "shortcut"

VERY great list. Honestly its about 50/50 to the order I would put them in. I TOTALY GOT that you would have put Lud's Gate at the bottom lol Thanks for a great video :)

So glad to see the TR3 love. It was my first tomb raider. It will always be my favorite

After really, *really* enjoying TR1&2, I was really confused about why things suddenly took a turn for the worse once I started the London levels in TR3. Glad to see they are rated the worst, which means it can only get better from here. I'll power through the last one and hopefully get back to having fun again 👍

ive NEVER seen that glitch in The Dragon's Lair before that was hilarious omg, always seeing new things about this game LOL

nice one !

Yeey another tomb raider video :)

Great material for a great remaster.

🙏🙌 Fantastic video

Totally agree with you on the minecart part ugh hate it. I really like the first 2 london levels 🙋🏻‍♂️ haha

This deserves a subscribe 👌🏻

The only good part about Thames Warf is swan diving off the building when you very first load in 😂

And there it is🤩

I think I agree with almost all of the appreciations of each level. London levels are a nightmare, Luds Gate is the level I got stuck forever back in 1998, had to use walkthroughs for the first time after many years. All Hallows doesn't really add anything new to the table and being a super hidden level one expects something crazier like Nightmare in Vegas. It shows that it was just some scraped level and they decided to include it anyways. That Natla's little maze at the end that you barely mentioned, I hate those 3d kind of mazes where you had to push and pull tons of blocks, even with a guide, it's so cumbersome. Underwater levels in TR2 are also not my favorites in general, too many levels. The Maria Doria and The Deck are sort of ok or more memorable, the other 2 just feel generic and some of the pull a switch to flood or change level architecture remind me more of the worst parts of the Egypt levels in TR1 with all the guessing of what changed. Maria Doria also has that unique puzzle with the double doors that you have to open and then close again to make a new path back in a previous room, I like that puzzle, but if you don't do it when you have the chance, you have to backtrack the entire level I think, not sure if you could go back using that roof trapdoor that opens. Agreed with Lost city of tinnos, being a not terrible level, but a lot of things could have been better. It has the hardest secret in the whole TR first games (1-5), has those spawning wasps that depending on the console they were infinite or just 21 (weird number), the vertical room with tons of switches was the worst. My take on the greece levels in TR1, I think the main reason why Cistern and Tomb of Tihocan are not as good as the previous levels, is that they look like sewers. Generic videogame sewers, you could be in Greece or any other place and it would be the same. Guess it was part of the reason of the merge they did for Anniversary with both being 1 level. The TR2 gold levels are a mix bag, you have the first 2 Tibet levels (alaska right ?) that are just very vanilla TR2 like, and then you have those other 2 levels with the molten gold all over the place, and that huge and incredible secret in the treetops where you go inside that lava chamber and you have to jump some tiles by looking at the roof, god I love that secret. I'm so glad that they only used those damn springs in Ice Palace and one part of Temple of Xian, they are so annoying and out of place in TR. RX Tech mines, agreed, that huge underwater section is way too much. And the cart mines, well .. if you climbed the wrong one by mistake, better to reload, it will take a ton of time to get back. I guess they were going for the Indiana Jones 2 movie feel with the carts, but it didn't really work ohh Madubu Gorge, I thought you were the guy with the video that ranked that level #1 in all the 3 games ! Guess not. TR1 gold levels are just filler to me, there are some interesting moments in all 4 levels, but nothing really outstanding, I'm just happy that there's no NG+ for those. I like Atlantis level, it's a cool twist on the typical Atlantis games (I always go back to my favorite game ever, Indy and the Fate of Atlantis), and the theme of climbing up the whole tower is always a favorite trope for last levels (I think popularized by original Prince of Persia, and the done again in Sands of Time) The mechanic of "re pick the crowbar" that you use in Antarctica is terrible, and shows how the engine was not up to par with what they wanted to do. Not sure why they didn't just add a new key inside the cabin and forget about the crowbar. I'm in spot #40 now, will continue later.

I've only gotten thru Tomb Raider 1 & 2 with their expansions so far. Loving it, especially since I didn't have the sequels as a kid. Steeling myself for TR3

I loved this video

Fantastic video. Your list is spot on. Are you hopeful for a TR4 and 5 remaster?

I stopped dead in my tracks wen i saw this so i watched it right there 😅

I've been working on an ultimate TR ranking list of all levels ever created for every platform (including handheld & mobile, spinoffs.....Overall around 500 levels), so I'm always glad to see a list like this one and to compare it. The biggest difference is that I like complex levels, so naturally Aldwych is the most drastic example. Btw that "pointless" part of Crash Site is a result of an overlook by developers. We were not supposed to climb the plane from the ground level, but they messed up one of the slopes and made it climbable.

Top level for me hands-down is Barkhang Monastery, blew little me away and still does. Just adore it, if Temple of Xian didn’t have the spider cave, that would be first

Rx tech mines for the one medi pack the swimming bit I would say.

I havent watched the video yet (doing it now) but it safe to say that Atlantean Stronghold and The Hive are the best levels of Tomb Raider history ... :) Edit: Watched it now! Great video again. Here is my small top 5: (Temple of Xian would be in my Top 10, I really like the challenge that that level provides!) 5. Area 51 4. Jungle 3. The Lost Valley 2. St. Francis Folly 1. Palace Midas Its a bit TR1 heavy, but thats because thats my favourite out of them all. That said: I really hope they remaster TR 4-6 as well, having it all in one package is really great. Happy raiding!

Like you, TR was the first 3D game I played, and it showed me what was possible in such a game. My feelings about the levels now are inseparable from how I felt at the time. For this reason my favourite level is Atlantis. Standing at the bottom of that pit knowing that in order to reach the top I would have to put to use all the skills I had learned remains one of the highlights of 30+ years of gaming for me. Overall the sense of isolation and focus is why I love these games, no idiotic companions running around ruining things or jabbering at you over the radio.

Team Finland here again! Lets see what you cooked up :P

I wish the ending to ICE Palace would be slightly different. For example when you have beaten the birdman, you still Need to escape the palace. That would have been fierce! Same for The Deck btw

ofc i don't agree with your opinion, but it's nice to see it

Thank you

Perfect thing to unwind on a day off, thanks, GFrom :D I never thought about making a list for all the levels, as for a lot of them I don't have any strong feelings. There are some I find lackluster: for instance whole Unfinished Business was hard for me to get through, as first TR's platforming gets a little stale after some time because of lack of moves from later games. I was positively frustrated by the time I hit Temple of the Cat, great visuals be damned. But overally I am more of vibes person - for instance I know London gets a lot of slack, but I like how stupidly complicated it is and how it verges more into adventure than action with all stupid shit we have to do during those. I love first part od Lud's Gate and most of Aldwych. I also appreciate vertical level design from Thames Wharf's first part (and I always forget that the second part is not the next level). If I had to point out one flaw in London levels is how stupidly enormous they are. I get tired with Lud's Gate 1-hour-at-least screentime and that's coming from a person that LIKES the level, so yeah, there you have it. All Hallows is a big disappointment though - great setting, lackluster execution. I grew up liking Nevada more through the years. Madubu Gorge is wonderful and I am one of the lucky few that doesn't mind the kayak (although yeah, the final drop can go and f itself with its random damage). In Antarctica though I only like the beginning and portions of RT-X Mines. A lot of times I just don't bother with Lost City of Tinnos: it feels bloated, it's not fun and just not appealing in graphics area. India is peak of TR3, and I also grew more fond of Temple Ruins across the years. It just kicked my teen ass so much, especially when you didn't had a memory card, dying was more of "when" than "if". But Jungle is just so iconic and nostalgic for me, I can play it without dying with my eyes closed and it's just the quintessential TR experience for me. Also everything in The Lost Artifact is just pure gold. In TR2 I like Venice levels and I think that's it. Sometimes Offshore Rig is okay, sometimes it feels like a filler; sometimes I like Maria Doria, sometimes it looks like one big-ass level which parts are indistinguishable from each other and after the second one I have enough. I have similar feelings for Tibet and China, though I just don't like the final gauntlets of Temple of Xian and Floating Islands. I get that those are the final levels, they are meant to be difficult, but ten thousand traps, pitfalls and absurdly strong enemies make it a chore to play through. I usually don't moan about Tomb Raider's difficulty, but in those levels I feel devs took all their ideas for the most unfair stuff the series is known for and just packed it up with a nice ribbon on top for the grand finale. I also don't find the Golden Mask that great of an expansion, but that's just because Cold War isn't a very interesting setting for me. I'll admit I played TR1 only twice in my life, so I don't remember the levels that well. I am not terribly fond of Atlantis - it has great platforming but the enemies are really a pain in the ass in this game that doesn't do combat too well for such hectic encounters and they kinda suck the fun out. Everything else is great, though after playing TR2 and TR3 it's kinda hard not to think TR1 is a little too basic in its structure. So yeah, in a nutshell I am biased towards TR3 (especially Last Artifact) and I like London levels :D

6:56 side jump also works. For this AND for Unfinished Business medipack near the start, just take your weapons out if on modern controls, and do the side jump.

The Opera House is my all time favourite TR level. The while Venice world is my all time favourite world Lara goes too. Those levels are just gorgeous and so much fun!!

I was mesmerized in 1996 when TR released. There was nothing greater in the world than this game to me. Until I got a Dreamcast and Shenmue. I also always loved The Last Revelation even though alot of people dislike it. The SquareEnix reboots are a disgrace though..

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I was worried you'd put Madubu Gorge high up as it absolutely injured my thumb getting all pickups there (like the very first time you're on kayak steering back into that crystal resulted in physical pain, and one on waterfall isn't much better). Being followed by that rolling saw trollface didn't help. XD

Newer fan too the games fantastic honestly beat the first one now I'm playing the second super fun best time I've had in platforming typically not my genre but tomb raider is definittly an exception too me I always loved ruins lost city scenery adventure cool settings in games this series scratches that itch ^~^

I LOVED Lud's Gate with Egyptian murals back and getting all pickups without a fly mod is impossible (can glitch near Sphinx for the rest). There are several issues in remastered version tho, like crappy textures underwater making stones look organic and wrong tex on the alcove where you need to breath water (it has a bright red box in original so you know where to go).

I love the India levels in the 3rd game. Spot on.

Oh! Thanks so much for buying my shirt 😍

I must be the only person to absolutely love the Maria Doria levels!

Palace Midas & The Egyptian levels & the Volcano levels are my favourites

Guessing RX tech mines or the Deck for the medpack

My game bugged out in the RX tech mines. I loaded a save after lowering the diving bell, and it returned to its original position 😂. I then had to spam medkits to make it through.

Cistern has always been my fave level.

25:33 There’s actually a glitch to avoid fall damage. You can climb onto the boat by pushing Lara in a specific spot. That saves you from the fall damage and time walking all the way up there.

Its pronounced "Tems" Wharf, fyi for everyone outside the UK ;D Great video

Oof, the cistern is one of my favorites :D

4:12 Well, you can see 2D on the coin now.

Any tips for first timers of the trilogy?, I grew up with most of Laras later games but haven't gotten around to the orginal trilogy.

I loved natlas mines. It was so different from the rest of the game.

Was that CallMeKevins cover you used at 6:20?

For me, nightmare levels: TR1 Cistern, Natla's Mine TR3 Lud's Gate, London subway, Mine cart level, Canoe level TR2 most of the game: Particularly all the ship/diving related levels. There were a few good moments in this game but I am least likely to replay it out of the three. Too much backtracking, timed switches, and human enemies popping around the corners. TR3 Lost City of Tinnos: At this point of the game, I 'got good' from enduring all the previous levels, so this one wasn't as challenging anymore. Take away the annoying wasps, it's actually pretty decent. After enduring Lud's Gate, the blades diving part wasn't too hard. TR1 Obelisk of Khamoon, TR2 Ice Palace, TR3 Thames Wharf: I actually like these levels because they involves lots of climbing. I like the platforming aspect of Tomb Raider game more than the puzzle solving. TR3 Nevada Desert: I don't like the entire level, but the platform part in the beginning is fun. TR3 Temple Ruin: Again, can't say I enjoy it entirely, but I like he high ledges climbing part a lot. My favorite game and settings has to be TR1 and Egypt.

Crazy how people can perceive and rate some things differently and other the same. I absolutely love Barkhang Monastery, Temple Ruins and Area 51 (i'm also a X Files fan btw) but i found Crash Site to be very underwhelming (basically just combat except for the first part) compared to what i expected from my childhood memories and i think Living Quarters is the best Maria Doria level.

I was surprised when i picked up the remastered trilogy just how short most of my favourite levels were. Francis Folly is my all time number 1 but it's really short although it may be because of having to rely on the save crystals back in the day and i died a lot lol so felt a lot longer.

Great shirt! Where did you get it?

TR3 was the first one in series i've played when it came out and i couldnt finish even 1st stage on ps1. then i manage to grab a walkthrough but i simply stuck on london part and never manage to complete it . i've finally manage to beat the game (now on remastered version after 20 years) with just a couple of walkthrough guidance and almost 600 saving points (some help was needed just for not seeing a path in the dark, like a platform above electric train in nevada) but overall it's awesome gaming experience. almost like survival horror . Lud's gate wasnt even that hard with better lightning but i found Aldwych the hardest level by far. Firstly i completely missed the jump into ticket booth, then i didnt know where to put the coin, and finally i didnt realize that 2nd key is on top of the drill. and level itself is just huge. I completely agree that London levels are just depressing, dull and borring. I've come back on starting point of Thames Warf like 20 times. Cant wait to finish damn summer job and finally play TR2. I've never played it before. i mange to beat TR1 long time ago but TR2 is definitely next.

Modern controls? Madman!

I really hope we see custom level support, TRLE is great.

3:24 My personal best is 24 seconds. For entire Thames Wharf... The longer route takes about 35. That's why I am not angry how silly and sprawling the rest of the level is as at any point you can just jump to the very end either by climbing a slide to the left of starting location (safest way like on 3:40) or by jumping from the crane down (one you show at 3:43)... there's a third path trough barbed wire behind Lara's start but I couldn't do it without fly mode making her grab the ledge instead of being impaled on the barbies.

In the Hive boulder room you just have to jump/walk on tiles with symbols.

Lud's Gate is one of my favorite levels 😮😅

I first thought this ranking of the Remastered was a ranking of the visual upgrades. It would be interesting to do it: all qualities asides, which levels have won the most with those new skins and effects? (Spoilers: it's City of Khamoon, Natla's mines, Temple of the Cat, Floating Islands, Furnace of the Gods, Nevada Desert, High Security Compound, Coastal Village, and obviously Madubu Gorge and Lost Valley)

I just completed the Collection with all Achievements yesterday. I didnt like London, but Antarctica was nice. Not sure about the best and worst, but I kinda love the Tomb of Qualopec. Not a fan of Underwater Levels, because Sharks scare me af...:D

I hope they remaster the last revelation my all time best played it over and over again on the old PC

Midas Palace is in the top 10 so I'm happy

12:10 Wow, I had no idea.