Shadow of the Tomb Raider - mini-review

[rtwjunkie]

In other forums and certain social media, there's a great deal of ranting about the so-called DLC 8 which appears to be non-existent. If you look at the full list of tombs, including the DLC ones, there is an eighth slot that says 'Coming soon', but it's not, apparently. This has cause a lot of TR fans to throw their toys out of the pram, accusing Square Enix of goading them with a fictitious DLC. Oh boy.
Then there's the outfit restriction for Hidden City which is being lifted in the Definitive Edition, but you have to defeat the final boss first, which I suppose is fair enough.
That's also caused a meltdown with many saying that they're now uninstalling the game.
Oh dear!

This is just a vocal minority. It’s their loss, since this really is a great game. SE never said how many DLC’s there would be. The fact that we got 7 was a whole lot more than I actually would have expected.

 

[Splinterdog]

It pretty much highlights the misplaced sense of entitlement that some people have and yes, those 7 DLCs were a very welcome surprise. As for outfits, it's one of the aspects that least gets me excited since I generally leave Lara in her default clothes and just play the game.
Although it is fun putting her in outfits from the previous games, like AOD for example.
Anyway, let's see what tomorrow brings

 

[Splinterdog]

The Definitive Edition has landed and it may be my imagination but it does look slightly better.
Apart from that, you get a fitness outfit and that's it really. Oh and apparently, if you defeat the final boss, which I did ages ago, you can wear anything you like (within reason) in Hidden City, but that option is greyed out for me, mysteriously.
Here's Lara hanging out the washing in her new outfit.


They've implemented Fidelity FX, which is supposed to improve the image.