I fear the day when this series eventually runs out of TR games :(

25:17 There's a reason why this very fight with Larson was turned into a QTE: Lara's first human kill is supposed to happen much later, she's not at the point where she shoots people without second thoughts yet. This is one of the main story arcs in this game: how Lara lost her innocence and started killing for the sake of her goals. They could've just developed a melee combat system and restricted weapon usage for these fights, but I suppose a QTE was easier and less time-consuming.

I never complained about Tomb of Qualopec's colors. I understood them as a "lock-up air" atmosphere and so with that (sort of) "trapped dust" effect where everything looks like... cloudy

55:26 One subtle detail I love about the remakes plot, is that when Natla answers Lara's declaration that Natla is actually an ancient Atlantean Queen with just the word "once...", Larson, Kid and Kold all react in a manner that says not even they were aware of that information... and yet they continue to follow her to the Pyramid and actively help her achieve her goal.

Saw the voice actor for Natla at a convention not to long back. Was waiting in line to see Steve Downs and didn't realise who she was at first. She was one of the nicest people I've seen, it was pretty clear she loved her fans tried to make sure everyone had a great time and have good memories. It made me happy seeing the effort she went through for her fans

Watching this, I wonder if Larson intentionally missed shooting Lara after the Egypt levels because she spared his life back at the lost valley. I never thought about it. - This is a great addition to the retrospective series. So excited for underworld!

Another interesting detail is that when Natla ordered to kill Lara at the end of the Egypt level, Larson and Kid obviously didn't wish to do that. Kid fired into the ground and Larson aimed more right at the last moment.

1:01:13 Now my first thought when I saw that scene was that she wasn't LITERALLY trying to remove blood from her hands rather than just trying to remove essence of the act. It was more of a spiritual act in my opinion. And blood on her hands in different other moments is probably just scratches. That's what I was initially thinking

Fair review, really. I'd say Anniversary is my favourite TR game. Even if sometimes it might not react to something, that's rare, so overall I'd say the controls are really responsive, and I liked the combat mechanic with the enrage system. The map layouts and puzzles are all pretty good too, the game just pushes you on and on, you just want to see the next parts. And I really liked the narrative, how they made it. I don't mind a single bit how human enemies are restricted to cutscenes and QTEs, it makes sense from a story standpoint. Somehow Lara's first human kill here feels more strong here than in the 2013 reboot. How it's not just necessity but personal choice too, and comes back in later cutscenes. *Edit: About the graphics, yeah it was the product of it's time, when every game had to be gritty and realistic on the color palette moving form grey to brown. Considering that it's still pretty colorful :) And I also like the replay value, the unlockable dev commentaries, cheats (silver/golden guns for speedrunning!!!), and the neat costumes. I love how they added unique sounds to them too, how bacon Lara has fleshy footsteps, while golden Lara's clang on the surface. Even with 100%-ing, the game has just the right length, no bloat, no needless collectibles. A better era :) I still say that the LAU era was peak Tomb Raider and I'm willing to die on that hill. Now I'm curious for your Underworld review, and your next stream on it. And I'm hoping the rumor is true, and its DLCs will be released for PC.

The scene where Lara wipes her hands of blood, but there is no blood, isn’t just because it’a a PG game, but I’ve heard that when someone kills another, it always feels like their hands are dirty and they can never clean them, the dirt is the guilt and you can never get rid of it.

I'm so glad you mentioned the platforming controls. I've never experienced as much pain in a video game than in that egyptian corridor level. For that reason alone I have no real fond memories of this game!

26:00 pretty sure they did it so the player cant shoot larsson. its heavily implied by the fight towards the end taht Lara hasnt killed humans up to this point and pulling the trigger on one is a big deal for her here. so itd be contraproductive to let you have a gunfight with them earlier in the game. and implementing a fist fight system just for this encounter wouldve been uneconomical.

How this undersold is beyond me. It's like the perfect Tomb Raider game: Older style puzzles with modern controls, and a bunch of temples, tombs and ruins to explore to boot.

Glad I caught this premier: This is the first TR game i was able to not only beat for the first time but complete and because of this game I went back to the originals (with some help of old friends) I've completed the first 5 games including angel of darkness.

Saved this for when I had the luxury of sitting back with a tasty pizza and could endulge in whats bound to be another fantastic retrospective... Time to hit play!!!

Anniversary is my favorite game in the series, so I was nervous to hear your thoughts about it. Your thoughts are understandable through and through! I loved hearing about how you love the manor theme and play it often, because I do too. I'm a 5th grade teacher and every year, while my kids quietly do their morning work, I play the TRA manor theme to help them be relaxed and focused. It's amazing. I love TRA. This was a great video!

7:45 completely agree with the music, I love the Croft Manor theme so much

Reminder: ON! So excited to finally see this one. The Retrospective series is one of my favorite productions. Way to go Steve!!

TR Anniversary… where do I even begin? Honestly I like TRA but it’s very much a game of the times. Much like when I watch Scream I think “wow this is hella 90s”, I play TRA and think to myself “wow this is so late 2000s”. Between the QTEs, the brownish filter on everything and the long hallways masking the loading I think interestingly the nostalgia TRA gave me for TR1 I now get for that late 2000s era of gaming now with it too. Did I like it as much as Legend? Looking back now, no I didn’t. But it’s still a fun nostalgia trip to the 2000s and a fun time capsule of how games were made back in those days. Alright, that’s enough of that. Oh BOY do I have some sh*t to say about Tomb Raider Underworld…

Steve - the Pierre cutscene with cartoon music has had me in stitches for hours!!! Again, thank you for your amazing and enjoyable contribution to the series for all fans to enjoy! Simply, bloody stunning content!

Been thinking, while trying to convice Lara to join her, Natla mentions that "it takes three to reign", we know Natla knew Richard Croft and possibly through him she knew about Lara too, probably following her exploits in secret waiting until the right time to reveal herself, do you think by then her and Amanda were acquainted with each other? Great video again btw, i really enjoy these.

I am SO HYPED for this! Anniversary is one of my favorite games in the series. Even taking into account its conflicting history, it's a damn fine game of it own!

just to say I've been hit down with covid today and after watching these when they came out the first time, I've had a good day watching all the retrospectives again

My patience has been rewarded \o/ Can't wait to see this next one :D

Hello Steve, Another part of the retrospective - another success.❤️ Really thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing this series. I'm really hyped for the Survivor era. The teaser of sorts at the end will now get my brain going and I'll be pondering on the subject of theory crafting for myself. in my pass time. Also random fact: Natla in the LAU games was voiced by the same actress who also provided voice for Azula from AVATAR - The last airbender

I didn’t realise how many corridors there were until this video 😂😂

You don’t know how excited I am Steve! These retrospectives are really one of the best things to watch on whole KZfaq

Studying for my exams with this in the background and I feel more relaxed :-))

After a long day at work I completely forgot this was premiering today. Looking forward to watching this after tea.

Glad to know i wasnt the only one who did stuff quickly and failed to grab onto ledges etc and press e to stay on the poles. 🙄excited to check out the mod links. Thank you Steve for a great video! Cheers

We need more TR games like this! PS5 reboots of TR 2 and 3 would be amazing

This is one of those games I can revisit at any time and still enjoy playing it. The music is amazing, the atmosphere it presents to the player is almost always so great, with the landscapes being absolutely stunning, especially given this game is 14 years old - and seeing that recolouring mod is a thing makes me even more eager to try it out and re-experience the game with more vibrant colours. I can 100% "endure" the on-occasion janky controls, mainly due to the fact that the story telling, the environments, the level design were done so extremely well, well enough to always keep me immersed into it. Also very surprised to learn that this was the worst selling Tomb Raider game, even compared to TR5. It definitely isn't representative of how truly amazing this game is, so it would be interesting to see what the reasoning behind the poor performance was - if it was the fact it was a remake or if there was a lack of advertisement for it. TR:A still remains my second favourite game in the series, only behind the very title for the series. Lastly, amazing work with the video. Sadly I couldn't catch this video earlier, but as always, but I knew it would be an awesome piece, just like the ones before this one were and I am not disappointed. Looking forward to the next video :)

Lara: 'Aha'... This is what I've been waiting for in my Subscriptions!

YES FINALLY OMFGF IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!!!!!!!CAN'T WAITTTTT

I found your channel while I was looking for a recap of TR3 because I had forgotten the story. I have absolutely loved your channel since then, the quality of the TR Retrospective is quite honestly amazing and you deserve a lot more. You are one of the very few KZfaqrs I have seen who is amazing and puts in a lot of effort into making these videos, and it is worth literally every second of this video to watch. I wish you good luck for the future and can't wait for Underworld's video and eventually the latest trilogy.

I recently played this for the first time when I was revisiting the series. I played each one beginning to end in order, ending with Underworld. It's a tough pick, but I think this one might be my favorite. It combines updated graphics and character abilities of the newer games, with the puzzle and exploring elements that made the original series brilliant.

I found out about this channel when the Legends video was just released. I really enjoyed and watched the whole series, even about the games I didn’t play. So I realized I had some nice months of waiting ahead. Finally here we are! Great job, Steve!

Great video as always Steve. Does anyone else remember an extra playable commentary level? I can't remember if it was on PC or console, but it was really cool. You get to walk through different areas of the game while the commentary talks about the design of each country's level.

42:24😂😂 love all your hard work Steve, cannot wait for Underworld!! 😊

That's BAFTA winning theme of Tomb Raider Legend by Troels Brun Folmann to you. 💅

Again thanks so much for the retrospectives Steve - they are truly amazing content and I love coming back to them - even to just rewatch the for x amounts of times Thanks for taking your time with it too to enure having it be at it's best quality possible!

so hyped! your hard work really shows in these videos, they’re always worth the wait 🤙🏼

Ive been waiting this so long. Thanks for this retrospective series its awesome

So glad I caught this! I’ve been checking your channel every other week since the legend retrospective

Just finished. Absolutely amazing as always Steve! Time for me to do what I always do after finishing your latest TR video and binge watch the others 👌🏼

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much! It's really nice to see videos on these old games in the current year.

Soooooo excited for this!! It’s been so fun rediscovering these games with you!

You've covered my favorite video game series and each video is a trip back in time. I love the videos!! Keep it up!

I'm so happy every time one of those retrospective videos comes out. Such a great job. Very entertaining!

As always an absolute pleasure to watch. So grateful for your well executed videos and humourous editting.

I've watched all your Retrospectives of Tomb Raider, thanks alot for the effort! Had a great time.

Very good job man. Lots of love and effort put into this.

Totally ecstatic to watch this! Your videos have been my go-to for entertainment. I thoroughly enjoy the content you create. Thank you! 😁🤟

Steve, this is your best video yet. All the time and effort you put into your retrospectives is very much appreciated.

I cant believe ive binge watched all these videos yesterday, omg I cant waitfor underworld, its my favorite from this trilogy

Imagine a plot twist if Natla was the one who created Trinity,so everything that happened to Lara in rebooted trilogy happened because of Natla

I've loved binge watching this series so far. I started gaming in the 80s and Tomb Raider changed everything. It was amazing but it would take about 2 hours just to download a picture of Lara (a friend told me). I've loved all of them but only actually completed the Legend trilogy and Survivor trilogy. All of them amazing, people hate on the last three games but I thought they were stunning.

Appreciate all the love and hard work you put into these!

YAY! My favorite Tomb Raider game!

That Smash joke at the beginning was too bloody brilliant!!!!!

Man I have been waiting for this review for months! Anniversary is my absolute favorite tomb raider game as I come back to it every now and then. Thank you so much for taking a look at this excellent game!

Amazing work Steve! Loved every second of it. This game is still one of the best remakes ever made.

Yes! I'm a huge fan of your retrospective series. Thank you for uploading these!

Yeyyyyy! Just rewatched your tomb raider videos up to chronicles yesterday after seeing this! 😂😂 Love what you do! Can't wait to watch! 🤩👏

Jesus Christ, it's happening, thank you for your amazing work!!!

Looked so amazing for a PS2 game. I remember being blown away, and legit thought that I played this on PS3 until just now.

I had no idea about the blood on her gloves! Or about the hidden lever at the beginning which stops the traps. Very interesting.

I'm actually so glad to see you talk about the Wii version, bc that was the version I played when I was younger. Still mad about a Midas Palace bit where some gorillas appear out of the dark after the pillar room when you try to go open the switch to the next room. I used to get as close as possible, spawn them, then run back to the light to fight them. That was one of the WORST parts of the wii release but otherwise I loved it.

My first KZfaq premiere- and you did not disappoint!

Another stellar entry into the retrospective series and a really fair assessment of a game that holds a lot of nostalgia for me. I will now have to rewatch your take on the original game…which will inevitably lead on to a solid session of all the entries to date. Phenomenal work Steve and thank you.

They really need to port Legend,Anniversary and Underworld on the Switch

Such an incredible and well detailed video! You did an amazing job!

Awesome, incredibly fair and detailed. Plus the funny. You are a champ! Also thanks for the mention with the blood hands thing!

I haven't played Tomb Raider in a LONG time. After watching this, i'm gonna play them all again

Thank you for this brilliant series so far! Can't wait for Underworld!

Another excellent video my dude, the amount of work you put into this is astounding.

I really love these videos. Tomb Raider is one of my favorite games of all times and I really enjoy watching these. Very relaxing as well.

I watched every ad, not skipping none. You really deserve those coins for all the effort u put in this channel 💙

I just loved the ending of this video! You really had my fans and GPU running

One of the best remakes ever made, and one of my favorite TR games, with some of the best music in the entire series.

I was so excited to see that this video was released! I have rewatched the previous videos at least 7 times and the editing, the research, the visuals - everything - is perfect and keeps it intresting the whole time. Not even once was I tempted so look away or do anything else. Your work amaze me, thank you for such great quality content! Can't wait for the next one, but until then, don't mind me, you will find me at your playlist of Retrospective's!

I absolutely LOVE these retrospectives. I feel like I'm reliving all of TR series' entries and I'm really into the subplot of these videos that occurs at the beginning and end of each one. The editing is just spot on and you really know how to skillfully incorporate music into the videos. I can't wait for the Underworld retrospective, as it is one of my favorite TR games, although with some major flaws that I want to know your opinion on. xoxo from Poland

Watched this for the second time, just as a way of having a nice evening at home. Loved it even better this time. Quality review!

Playing underworld for the first time at the moment, definitely feeling the "dice roll" whenever I do a jump haha. I feel its slightly better, but every now and then lara will just fucking swan dive into concrete instead of grab a ledge. Love these vids man!!!!

Thanks for the incredible video! This is one of my favorites of the franchise

First time I've had some solid time to watch this properly since you've uploaded it. Brilliant as ever! :) Anniversary was hit and miss for me. I enjoyed parts of the game but some parts just felt like going through the motions. Especially the corridors as you mentioned. Roll on underworld!

Came here because my brain tells me I need to watch this whole series now after watching your AOD video, stayed because of the Allo Allo theme song whenever you talk about Pierre. *chef's kiss*

Your TR retrospective videos are a work of art Steve! I was wondering from the start if Winston would make an appearance. About the controls, I remember same thing happening to me when trying to jump across those poles in Egypt. One thing I like about the Legend and Classic series is the challenge and difficulty they provide, in particular the classics. Like how there is a health bar and you always need to look for health packs if you are to finish the game. The Survivor series tries to give you a helping hand by having automatic health regeneration, having that system where you can press a button and then it highlights enemies, artifacts etc in the area. With that said, the TR games really feel too easy these days, don’t you agree? Anywho, thanks for this quality video and all the work you put into making it. Looking forward to your Underworld videos 👍

Love your content mate, especially your retrospective series. You make exceptionally good points throughout. And you're bloody hilarious. I'm very much looking forward to the Underworld retrospective. Keep it up dude!

thank you for these videos!! Content is really well thought out and researched!!! I do hope we get a rise, shadow and definitive review videos too in the future

Been waiting for this one ever since I laid my eyes on this channel. Well worth the wait!

Incredible work Steve!🥳🥳🥳 That ending was everything, lol 😆 _(great choice in music!)_ Thank you so much for your level of attention to the game, the reception of it and what the fans made of it 😁👏 I'm excited to see where you'll take us with this amazing videos😉

A great video. Thanks for all the effort you put into this. Brilliant work.

Really appreciate the effort you put into these videos man.

Commenting for the algorithm, but coming back after watching straight through from TR1’s retrospective. Congrats on another release!!

Another banger 🐸💅 this must've been so much work I cannot begin to imagine how u pulled it off. I wouldn't even know where to start with this documentary. I'm glad u didn't rush this and let high demand and impatience get the better of u. I enjoy eating while watching ur retrospectives even tho I've already seen most of them like 6 times 💆‍♀️👩🏼‍🦲 good stuff Bestie

So hyped! The video is coming out for my birthday :D ! Reminder set!

This was great as usual. I'm so excited for underworld!

Yes, yes, YES! I can’t wait to see this!!

Awesome video Steve!!! I am really itching to replay anniversary now! And also lol that ending. Loving the drama