I got Last Revelations for Christmas and it was my first Tomb Raider. I understand why people were a little burnt out by this point but as someone new to the franchise it was awesome. The fact that it takes forever to beat was a big bonus for someone who only got new games on my birthday and Christmas.

I started playing TR4 in 2001 and I am still trying to finish it.

The longer the better

This game pissed me off as a kid, so I never played it again until I was older and I got stuck in the same area as I did when I was younger, the desert railroad. I've never finished it because it was just making me annoyed instead of me enjoying the game. Great video!

The Iris was in Lara's secret treasure room in TR3 - nice touch! I had mixed feelings about this game - I liked the flashback idea but not as a tutorial (bring back Croft Manor, boooooo!). I like some of the puzzle, graphic and weapon improvements, but didn't like the jumping back and forth between levels - to me, it was better when you cleared an area, found out how many kills/secrets you got and that was it. You could replay it later or leave it at that (plus I didn't get lost so often). And while Egypt was a great setting (I found the tomb and the FMV for Seth to be really creepy when I was young and the railroad level was cool), I missed the globe-trotting and the variety of levels. Love your videos!

I felt dead by the end of this game, it's not just that there is soo many levels, it's that you have to backtrack and gather key items outside the current map.

Even with his flaws is my favorite tomb raider game after the first one

From what I heard, they didn't want to kill off Lara for good in Last Revelation, because Core Design knew there was no way anyone would believe Lara would be gone forever, but they wanted to just make an excuse to stop making as many games, as the yearly release was exhausting for them. I recall they were also trying hard to make other games to do as well as Tomb Raider, so they didn't have to put all their focus onto this series, but nothing else they did caught on compared to this series. Tomb Raider suffered a similar issue to Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon at the time, of yearly releases, but I assume Crash was overall easier game to develop as they reuse level themes per game, and the last 2 games on the PS1 were of a completely different genre as they were spinoffs (last one in general wasn't even made by the original developers, as they had moved on by that point), and Spyro came out in the later half of the PS1, so it didn't have to drag itself out the whole life span of the console (however it was still said the developers felt creatively exhausted by the third game). Tomb Raider mean whiles was the same gameplay for all 5 entries, which had to come out a year within each other, so I can't blame them for wanting to take a break from the series. If you ask me, they should have been given 2 years at least to make each Tomb Raider game, instead of the 1, similar to Resident Evil 1 to Resident Evil 2 (Resident Evil 3 was made in a year, but if I'm remembering correctly, it started off as a side game that got turned into a numbered title, while Code: Veronica, a game that's honestly more plot relevant then RE3 was, was in fact released 2 years after RE2), as it might have helped with the exhaustion issues they were suffering at the time, and allowed them more time to make each game stand out from each other more.

I hated as well not having the manor, and I hated even more when they showed it in Chronicles menu and wouldn't let us play it, like... it's here but... not really. I found this game way more exhausting than TR3, because like you said, some things are so cryptic you can waste days in one single puzzle, so I ended up using guides way more often than I wanted because I couldn't know if I was being stupid or if was another of those "activate sprinkles with torch" moments. Kinda ruined my experience.

u have no idea how excited i am for the remaster of this game. I hope we will get it

This is my fave Tomb Raider game along with the first one. I never cared for action (which TR2 was packed with) and TR3 was too hard. TR4 went back to exploration like the first TR game and the puzzles had improved a lot. The only thing I didn't like was the part where an area consisted of several levels you had to go back and forth with. I feel like the ambition didn't match the system capabilities with this semi open world -trial. Also, I absolutely loved the tutorial levels with teen Lara. The mansion had grown stale for me at this point after 3 games and this was the perfect way to do it imo. Having said that, I did use a cheat and skipped a level or two in the Cairo section. TR1 and TR5 are the only ones I finished without cheats.

I love this game, except Cairo levels because they are so dark and boring.

This was my first introduction to Tomb Raider and I loved this game as a kid, played it over and over again. Really looking forward to the Tomb Raider trilogy remaster coming out next year as I never got a chance to play those games.

It was the most balanced of the four games (Chronicles doesn't count). It had the right amount of action, platforming and puzzles.

I had a very difficult time as a kid with TR3, especially with the London levels, but when Last Revelation came out... it said "hold my beer". Holy hell. Like you said, it becomes very easy to get lost with the interconnected levels and not know wtf to do, especially the really weird moments where the game expects you to do something you've never done in any TR game. This one took me a long, long time to beat, I had no walkthroughs or internet, so at times I became so frustrated I'd put the game down for a while and just restart it from the beginning later until I came back to the place I was stuck at and figured it out. The ending being what it was also bummed me out very hard. Lara was dead and that was it. Chronicles later on wasn't too hard and I didn't have those annoying "I'm stuck" moments, although I did hit that game breaking bug at the very last level and it took the wind out of my sails for a while, had to redo the whole thing again. And the ending didn't really solve anything about whether Lara was dead or not, you are just showing me her backpack you old fart! Angel of Darkness was disappointing, I wish they had more time to develop it properly, because it really had some good ideas and the storyline could've gone somewhere, but alas.

I've recently got hit with a big nostalgia trip and I decided to replay all of the classic TR games, Im currently going through TR2. The one I'm most excited to reach is TR4 its my absolute favourite in the series and the one that introduced me to it as a whole when I was a lil kid. I remember getting lost so many times and for SO LONG through this game, over a year because I was very young and for a while I didnt have internet and once I got it, well it wasnt the internet of today and I didnt speak english so I had to basically figure everything on my own. I'll agree the game went too hard on some stuff, but I feel that adds to the charm and feeling of accomplishment by the end of it (or maybe thats jsut the nostalgia speaking), I remember feeling so proud like I had never felt before when I finally got to finish this game, it was like a whole childhood adventure of my own that took me well over a year to complete. I think this game will forever have a very special place on my heart no matter what, but I reckon some of its flaws are fair to point out. What I do find funny is that I remember absolutely DESPISING the Cairo levels with a burning passion, they were the ones I got stuck on for the longest time as a kid, one reason being that they really scared me because of how dark they were haha, but also because I got lost constantly and I had no clue what to do next, legit I think it took me like 5 months to get through all of the Cairo levels more or less. I've been wondering for a while if my hatred of the Cairo levels was just due to me being a kid when I played the game but the comments and video are telling me kid me was very much right haha.

This video is WAY TOO LONG. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation takes 17 hours for the main story and 24 hours to complete. Tomb Raider II takes 16 hours for the main story and 21 hours to complete. Tomb Raider III takes 20 hours for the main story and 24 hours to complete. That's nothing compared to modern games, Shadow of the Tomb Raider takes 13 hours for the main story but 43 hours to complete. Also, it's the best game in the TR franchise, I can't wait for the remaster.

So glad to see a new TR review from you! You're a very good reviewer and deserve more attention :)

The second part of the game is just a pure madness, totaly non-player friendly.

Thanks brother 🙏 Your way under subbed for the quality you put out, hopefully the algorithm throws you a bone someday. Im watching a "self aware ai Lara" playing TR1 at the moment. Its some great TR content. Highly recommend it, the guy mixes 3 different ai to create a compelling Lara. It comes off really how i imagined her as a kid.

The free approach of tomb raider combined with the manor were Tomb raider at its peak , the mechanics were improved in last revelation , I liked it but I loved 3 for that even more setting wise

Fantastic review, You made some great points and I think you're probably right, I was pretty much done with the franchise by the time this came out And haven't really managed to get back into it ever since Which is a shame really

Thank you for the video and love your content!

For me it was the best game in the franchise, I honestly enjoyed playing it

Best TR Ever made ❤

I wanted to love this game, since Im a old school TR fan, but its just way too confusing. The puzzles, the vast and completely unnoticed backtracking, the new move set and utilities... I had a hard time playing it :( Im so excited to see how Aspyr is going to fix these issues

Can I just say that I love the thumbnail :D

Your explanation is my exact experience with the game. Got to Cairo, the Trenches level, and just couldn't figure out what to do or where to go, and that level just looked really hideous too. Just gave up in the end. Shame since the final levels sound pretty cool, and climbing the side of that pyramid looks iconic. Not sure it's worth suffering through Cairo for though.

To think that nowadays people complain about a game being too SHORT! 🤣 Damn, TR4 is actually my favorite part from the Core Design games, simply because of how it made me feel. Of course I enjoyed every TR game I've played so far (except for TR3, damn, that one was testing my patience!), but Last Revelation and Underworld are my favorite 💖

Long games are great but the issue with this game is that it loses momentum once you make it to Cairo. Good levels but they are kind of dark and get repetitive. Still, it's a solid game.

I thought you would be harsh on it like TR 2 and 3 but no! actually this game was beautiful and better than the ones before and the ending was a good one in my opinion. thanks for the video and for being honest 💜

I agree!! That whole dark section with the green sky should have been cut and the game would have been better

It’s not long enough

The longer the better. More content. More bang for the buck.

Cairo should have been like a fast 3 level trip, not this expansive boredom of dark levels before the pyramid

Looking forward to the Tomb Raider Chronicles video :)

I believe that you can use the exploding crossbow ammo to break the stuff you need to use the revolver on, but it's been such a long time since I've played it that I'm not sure if that's accurate

15:38 LMFAO, I appreciate that statement 🤣👌🏽 16:07 My sentiments from first playing through the game years ago exactly 🤦🏽

Loved the thumb nail! I was disappointed not to be able to visit the areas on the loading screen in the game. That made me sad. I really liked the Alexandria level, that was a highlight. And the rotating room. The "returning to previous areas" part was neat. And the Egyptian focus was fantastic. Then it got very dark and I couldn't see what I'm doing. Do you first see the Iris in the treasure room in Croft Manor in TR2? I like how it shows you the item when you pick it up. In TR3 I couldn't tell what I had sometimes. Rope swinging was nice though, if tricky.

19:00 You can just jump in place while shooting with the pistols to break the Rubies in the Level Mastabas :)

Dropped the game at Alexandria. When i realised it's a giant city full of levers and trap doors i kinda lost interest completely. First levels was fun, make you jump, ride cars, trains, fight human enemies etc, but after Alexandria it returned to endless "where the hell do i go" kind of game. It was the end of Tomb Raider for me. Never played another TR game until Legend came out.

You can use your pistols in the matabass if you run out of other ammo but it takes a little more effort, you can use most of your weapons to shoot those ball things there's also revolver ammo near by i think 😊

Not even Jeremy Heath Smith knew that the other Core staff had tried to kill Lara off until he reviewed some footage right before release

about location visibke in main menu. This is playable level but it can be started by otiginal level editor which was part of the game. Level was in gamefiles but it was always needed to lunch it separately through editor.

I didn't like Lara's model in LR or Chronicles her head was oversized for her body and in the FMVs too

I feel that TR4 gets a lot of flack for "being too long". But I have played this game a few times now, and while I did feel that way after my first playthrough, it starts to feel less like that in subsequent playthroughs. After my third playthrough, I came to realize that, out of the 35 total levels, only 3 or 4 of them (Tomb of Semerkhet, Catacombs, The Lost Library, and maybe Underneath the Sphinx) are the same length as the average TR2 or TR3 level. The rest of them are significantly shorter in scale and do not take nearly as long to get through. Yes, I am aware of the backtracking for some of these levels, and while I am not really a fan of backtracking in games, I can deal with it when it is kept to a minimum or it introduces a new area that has not been explored. Only 1 level (Trenches) required 3 revisits, 2 of which were very short, and only 2 levels (Coastal Ruins and Chambers of Tulun) required 2 revisits, and those were very short as well. The final area, Giza, only has 1 mandatory revisit despite having 9 total levels, and that is just to use some keys to go to another level. My point is, I would disagree if someone told me that TR4 is too long by like 10 to 15 levels. I would say that it is too long by about 2 to 3 levels, since most are much shorter in length.

Too short if you ask me, if they released another 35 levels today, I would be all over like like a hot flannel

I'm playing through all the classics, finished I, II and very recently III and now I started IV. I doubt IV will be a bigger issue then III tbh, I liked III but it was hellish, specially on the London section. I had to use guides sometimes.

I love the first half of tlr so much, but everything after desert railroad just bugs me

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation was the first 3D game I ever played. Never mind internet but we did not even have a computer at home. It was very very very long time ago. I had to go to my father's office after his working hours were finished to play it and only from time to time. So for me it took about 8 months to complete Last Revelation. It was hard and some puzzles took weeks to solve as I did not have any guides. However I absolutely fell in love with this game and it still has a very special place in my heart. Jumping between levels made it very appealing for me as it looked more alive if one can say so. It's somewhat similar to open-world games. You don't have this corridor feeling as if you are being led in only one direction. I find Last Revelation extremely atmospheric, charming and of course interesting. That is why I understand criticism but I do not share it.

Great video! Very well detailed and yes The Last Revelation was wayyyy too longgg. I have hundred of hours on that game and only finished once! 🙈

Personally i prefer the bigger games, i like to spend a lot of time on a game to get full value. Obviously the game has to be good to keep my attention and TR4 certainly did that with it's vast levels to explore. Egypt was the perfect setting for this epic and i thought it was an awesome game and is my 2nd favorite TR game, 1st place goes to the TR1. I think today games are made more easy to complete but back then you earned bragging rights for completing some of the hardest games ever to complete. The first 4 Tomb Raider games will always be some of the hardest games to complete. I'm doing the remaster games at the moment and have made my way to TR3, which is probably the hardest out of the 4, looking forward once more for a serious hard challenge.

My theory is it's 40 levels to also make sure none of the suits at Eidos would play through it and find out about Lara's fate in the end:-p

A bit rough around the edges, but the best of the 5th console gem, if you ask me.

This was the 1st TR game I played only a few years ago. I found it difficult, the puzzles were hard AF and I spent most of the game on YT looking for solutions for them🤣🤣 I thoroughly enjoyed the game though.

Sometimes I'll just be chilling and I'll have intrusive thoughts and I catch myself quoting the tutorial of revelation. NOTHING FOR YOU THIS TIME LARA, AH WELL. Lol I absolutely adore every single Classic Adventure. They have their faults but the vibes are unmatched by anything that came before or after this series. ❤ I do hate how they literally FORGOT to put her thigh holsters on this new model though that was a trademark that was very missed lol

I guess it makes sense since this was supposed to be the final game.. might as well make it the longest game right lol

The iris was first seen in the 3rd game, no?

I remember playing this game on my Apple G3. I thought it was never going to end! I barely recall the story.

I adore the first half and hate the second half. It's a shame, but I still like it overall.

Funnily enough I also stopped playing at Cairo. I didn't like the change in mood and atmosphere (very dark and ugly) compared to the earlier gorgeous levels. The graphics in this game may be old, but I love its polished look and light effects.

hmmm i wouldn't want it shorter. its perfect. its probably no longer than tr3 if you added all the sections together

Yeah Cairo is exactly where I stopped playing. Got bored of same old, same old and Egyupt has officially outstayed it's welcome. Shame as I loved the atmosphere of the first few levels. Beautiful, mysterious.

Cairo is possibly the most painful level of all TRs

gave up at KV5, I don't know where to go!

I play this game took me 17 hour with a single save game in 2 day ago

I couldnt agree more. Its the only tomb raider i gave up. And the 5th one i gave up on the very end of the final level because of the cyborg glitch. I think tr 4 and 5 are a mess of their own. The 4 is too big, and there are too many levels, some could be cut off, others could become one, two small in one decent level. 30% bigger than needed. The 5th is a mess and it got no soul.

19:15 You can shoot them with usual pistols while jumping, tested myself yesterday :D Right position of Lara is the key. But i fully agree that game is too way long and some puzzles very cryptic, without walkthrough tips i would never clear game on my own. And yeah - mansion training was much better than this shitty first lvl...

Wish I got this for my Dreamcast

20:05 Yes! Why dont more people just admit the ability to get a close up booty shot is a "Solid gameplay improvement"

I hated this one so much! I enjoyed the starting levels, as you did, but this game loses me totally Awesome review as always 🤩

I did a marathon of the Tomb Raider games a few years back to catch up, having lost track of the series a long time ago. I got really impatient around TR3 and Last Revelation and ended up skipping most of them to get on to the "next gen" installments like Angel of Darkness. Not that they weren't good, but Eidos really milked that original TR engine for all it was worth and they are loooooong games.

This game should have been in the PS2 not PS1. It would've been able to handle the ganes mote ambitious feature and more time could've been able to polish the whole thing

Haha og games were wild 😂. And now we get mad about hints

I would have cut Cairo, and finishef in one of the pyramids only. The last third of the game is uninspired to say the least. The library is too long for alexandria too. I prefer to change environments more often.

This & Angel of darkness for me were the worst.

That was my first and only Tomb Raider game ever and it literally drove me nuts. Couldn't beat a single level as a child and was 100% sure the game was broken after you skipped even one level cuz I somehow thought you needed stuff from the previous levels to end it... I sooo WANTED to play this game, but I was just too young.

It could have been great I just wish there was more globe trotting I guess Chronicles did that

Forced tutorial was a dud start, but the Valley of The Kings, Karnak and Alexandria chapters were all very good. Easily on path to outpace TR2 (albeit not 1 and 3), but as TR2 upped its game with excellent levels like Barkhang Monastery and especially Temple of Xian in its second half, TR4 falls apart at Cairo, my least liked chapter in the entire classic series, with Giza only being marginally less of a slog Probably my second most disliked chapter now that I think of it.

I never played this one , started remastered 1-3 in TR3 atm and I sometimes use walkthrough for a few puzzles that would waste me days. But in these days you won’t find 20 euros for 3 games with high end gameplay and the amount of content/hours each game , even if you 100% guide the three games you would have more content than current 60-80 euros games with easy shit gameplay.

That was the charm of the game.

People tend to get lost so easily in games, and it always gets me wondering... now I know that getting my brain molded as a child by Last Revelation probably helped. There's a glass half full way of seeing it. I, for once, did not mind the going back and forth between the levels. Except about Cairo... that was indeed the worst section of the game.

Long, yes. Too long, no! It was the LAST, GOOD Tomb Raider game. What a shame. Btw. you can use pistols instead of the revolver+laser sight. There are only very few instances where you can't use pistols to shot stuff (e.g. one secret in the library).

It’s weird because I liked each sequel to the original less and less. It’s literally my ranking. This one was weird because I expected a return to form but it had too many innovations. Messy. Don’t get me wrong, classic Tomb Raider is still the best 3D gaming of all time!

Yeah it was too long, and the bland Giza parts did not help too. If it was more interesting I would not mind the length as much. And the difficulty in the puzzles you mentioned is due to how un-Tomb Raider like they were. In the whole series you didn't interact much with the map, and the puzzle style was same, and in this one suddenly you are expected to use torches, jump-grab trapdoors, pull corpses. Naturally you go on and look for levers etc. instead of thinking the obvious thing to do, because the game didn't work like that before.

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it's long, but this is supposed to be Lara's final adventure and her demise. It's a very somber game

It's too long (if you know what I mean).

Your the gamer who probably loves underworld and legend. Think you should rather watch people play games than play your self.