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Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artifact known as the Scion. With her fearless acrobatic style she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way towards the truth of its origin and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.
Tomb Raider I (1996) is a adventure, action and classic game
developed by Core Design
and published by Crystal Dynamics.
Released on November 28th 2012 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 4,541 reviews of which 3,877 were positive and 664 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam.
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- OS *:Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7
- Processor:1.8 GHz Processor
- Memory:512 MB RAM
- Graphics:3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9
- DirectX®:9.0
- Hard Drive:2 GB HD space
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Tomb Raider Review (English) Overall Rating: 10/10 Gameplay: 8/10 Graphics: 2/10 Story: 7.3/10 Music and Sound: 10/10 Personal enjoyment: 10/10 Released in 1996, the original Tomb Raider revolutionized the gaming landscape and gave birth to one of the most iconic characters in video game history: Lara Croft. With its blend of action-adventure, platforming, and puzzle-solving, this game laid the groundwork for countless successors and left an undeniable mark on the gaming industry. To this day, this game is still so much fun to play, you are given the ability to perform cool acrobatic moves, shoot enemies, and solve puzzles as the iconic Miss Croft herself. You control Lara Croft in a fully 3D environment, which was a novelty at the time. The game challenges players with complex and intricate puzzles that can take you hours to solve, and yet solving them feels satisfying and rewarding and truly makes you feel accomplished for solving them. The sense of exploration, coupled with the excitement of discovering ancient tombs and relics, without a doubt kept me engaged for hours. The game has definitely shown it's age a bit in the last 29 years, for example the graphics are pretty rough by modern standards, the game features tank controls which will take quite a while to get used to, and it's easy to get lost in the large, maze-like level design, but it's all part of the charm of this game and what makes it such a memorable experience. Personally, I will forever hold Tomb raider close to my heart for not just being such an amazing game, but for creating the game franchise that I grew up with and helped me through some tough times by always being a series of games that I could hop onto and forget about my issues. Even if you are a more modern gamer who has trouble getting into older games, I highly recommend Tomb Raider regardless just to try it out, though, I suggest getting the remaster over the originals! ... Tomb Raider Kritika (Hungarian/Magyar) Összesített értékelés: 10/10 Játékmenet: 8/10 Grafika: 2/10 Történet: 7.3/10 Zene és hang: 10/10 Személyes élvezet: 10/10 Az 1996-ban megjelent eredeti Tomb Raider forradalmasította a játékipart, és megszülte a videójáték-történelem egyik legikonikusabb karakterét: Lara Croftot. Az akció-kaland, platformer és puzzle keverékével ez a játék számtalan folytatás alapjait rakta le, és kitörölhetetlen nyomot hagyott a játékiparban. Még ma is hihetetlenül szórakoztató ez a játék. Lehetőséged van menő akrobatikus mozdulatokat végrehajtani, ellenségeket lelőni és puzzle-okat megoldani magától Miss Croftként. Lara Croftot egy teljesen 3D-s környezetben irányíthatod, ami akkoriban újdonságnak számított. A játék összetett és bonyolult rejtvényekkre kihívja a játékosokat, amelyek megoldása akár órákig is eltarthat, de mégis kielégítő és jutalmazó érzés, amikor sikerül, és valóban azt érezed, hogy valami nagy dolgot vittél véghez. A felfedezés érzése, párosulva az ősi sírok és kincsek megtalálásának izgalmával, kétségtelenül órákig lekötött. A játék az elmúlt 29 évben egyértelműen megmutatta korát, például a grafika a modern mércével mérve elég durva, a játék tankvezérlést használ, amihez jó időbe telik hozzászokni, és könnyű eltévedni a nagy, labirintusszerű pályatervezésben. De mindez a játék varázsának része, és ez teszi ilyen emlékezetes élménnyé. Személy szerint örökké a szívemben őrzöm a Tomb Raidert, nem csak azért, mert ilyen fantasztikus játék, hanem mert megteremtette azt a játéksorozatot, amivel felnőttem, és ami nehéz időkben segített, mert mindig egy olyan sorozat volt, amikbe belemerülhettem, és elfelejthettem a problémáimat. Még ha modernebb játékos vagy, akinek nehezebb a régebbi játékokba belemerülni, akkor is nagyon ajánlom a Tomb Raidert, hogy próbáld ki, bár a remastert javaslom az eredeti helyett!
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Ignore Playtime, I used TombATI which bypassed steam Tomb Raider 1 is an enjoyable classic, containing a good mix of puzzles, adventure, and action. There are plenty of secrets to find, and the graphics, while dated, are perfectly fine, as everything has a distinct look. Each level can vary in the amount of time it takes. I usually averaged around 40-60 minutes as I often took time investigating many nooks for health or ammo. The game runs okay out of the box. Still, I recommend TombATI, which adds some nice quality of life, such as resolution changes. The only other modification I made was using the PlayStation cutscenes instead of the default ones, as they are less compressed. Note I did need to download some codecs for it to work. I can easily recommend TR1 to anyone, though there is a remaster for people who prefer modern controls and updated graphics. GENERAL TIPS - Do not trust the game; there are many traps. - The movement uses a grid-based system; experiment at the start of the game to grasp the distance required for run-up jumps and similar actions. - I recommend using shift+movement when on pillars and similar to start, as a way to minimize falling. - CTRL + down arrow (hold CTRL) is how you hang off ledges - The camera can be tricky. Having your weapons drawn will tip you off to enemies that you may not be able to see while the camera catches up DEFAULT CONTROLS CTRL = action (climbing, grabbing, interaction, shooting and that sort of thing) ALT = Jump (use in combination with arrow keys to effectively dodge and leap in different directions) SPACE = Draw/Holster Weapon ARROW KEYS = Movement DEL = Shift left PGDN = Shift right END = Roll and face opposite direction
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+ can softlock + can unintentionally skip half of the level + cutscenes don't work + janky controls and camera + perky tits it's all there
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Nothing plays quite like Tomb Raider, not even the sequels, thhis game is as much as a puzzle game as it is an adventure game. I love it so much, and not just because of nostalgia, games like this don't get published nowadays. 10/10
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OG Tomb Raider absolutely slaps. Played it for the first time in 2024 and yup, it holds up. In fact, this game from 1996 affords the player much more freedom of movement when compared to basically any modern AAA release. Navigation is not a mindless activity here, but a challenge in and of itself. If you`re curious to try it out (do it), a few PSAs: [*]This release runs on DOS Box and it`s not great - the color palette is all weird, the cutscenes look bad and there`s missing music. You can solve all these issues by simply applying the [url=https://github.com/Carlmundo/TombRaider-AutomatedFix]Automated Fix , which does what the name implies. [*]There`s obviously no support for modern controllers in the game itself, but Steam Input does work perfectly. Played this from start to finish using an Xbox controller. Which reminds me... [*]...Honestly, if you`re not allergic to tank controls and don`t mind the PS1 aesthetics, there`s not much reason to get the recent Remaster instead of OG Tomb Raider - especially since this goes for dirt cheap on sales. Anyway, easy 9/10 - one of the first and best to ever do it. Say what you want about the British, but they sure are experts in murdering ancient civilizations with machine guns.
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Tomb Raider I (1996) is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam.
Tomb Raider I (1996) is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 6.99€ on Steam.
Tomb Raider I (1996) received 3,877 positive votes out of a total of 4,541 achieving a rating of 8.26.
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Tomb Raider I (1996) was developed by Core Design and published by Crystal Dynamics.
Tomb Raider I (1996) is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Tomb Raider I (1996) is not playable on MacOS.
Tomb Raider I (1996) is not playable on Linux.
Tomb Raider I (1996) is a single-player game.
Tomb Raider I (1996) does not currently offer any DLC.
Tomb Raider I (1996) does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Tomb Raider I (1996) does not support Steam Remote Play.
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Developer
Core Design
Publisher
Crystal Dynamics
Release
28 Nov 2012
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