Rise of the Tomb Raider

I really liked the rebooted Tomb Raider game from a few years ago, and was really looking forward to this sequel, but couldn’t play it last year because I don’t have an Xbox One (it was an X1 exclusive). It finally came out on PS4, and having played 3-4 hours, I’m loving it. If you compare it to Uncharted 4, there’s no denying that U4 is a better looking game on all levels, with characterization that you just can’t beat, but what I like about this Tomb Raider game is that it seems (at least so far) to have more puzzle/exploration, which is my favorite part of both series. Just like I did while playing the very first Tomb Raider game 20 years ago, it’s so fun and satisfying to enter a huge environment, having to figure out what you need to do to traverse it. The snow setting in Rise is nice too, makes for a nice contrast to all the jungle environments we’re used to seeing in these. Very happy to be playing this.