[h2]【ENGLISH VERSION】[/h2]
This is where my dream started—and where the new Tomb Raider Lara began. I played it as a kid when I first learned how to pirate games, and it blew me away (still does). Later I finally bought it and replayed the legit version. I've beaten it many times, but never played the originals. Lara is still gorgeous! And she still destroys every ancient site she walks through. XD
This time I noticed stuff I missed before, like full conversations with each crew member.
Graphics are blurry—it's old—but the level design, art, and music are still top-tier. So many details you'll miss if you rush. The canyon monastery full of corpses, and Chapter 7 where Lara gets captured saving Sam, breaks free, and jumps into the blood pool—those hit hardest.
No photo mode, no Chinese, no sprint. QTEs are way more tedious than later games—long chains of keyboard + mouse prompts and mashing. First-timers will die and restart if they don't know the sequence (I still died even after multiple runs).
Enemies constantly pop out of nowhere and ambush you.
Tons of bugs: tutorial prompts stuck on screen, compass marker text off-screen, stealth kills through invisible walls, camp point UI glitching into white squares, salvage falling into water and being unlootable, plus clipping and physics issues.
I skipped multiplayer—no one to play with and I'm scared of online—so I used a third-party tool for those achievements.
The opening is still thrilling (classic Tomb Raider).
The story connects the cast better than the newer games (old-school tropes can be annoying, but some moments stick). The Solarii are violent bandits who rob survivors and exploit the living; Brotherhood initiation is brutal. Dr. Whitman is still insufferable—only cares about fame, takes credit for everything, useless except for titles. One document says his wife wants a divorce and he only tries to stop it to protect his image. Another has him wanting to make a documentary and team up with Mathias for profit. In the end he tries to hog everything and leave the Endurance crew to die. It's SO obvious he's the traitor, but Lara's bleeding heart and the others are blind (she literally says not to trust him). When a Stormguard chops him down, it's satisfying—he deserved it.
Roth taught Lara so much. He's the first push she needed. In Chapter 9, after the plane crash, Joslin radios for help, and Roth and Lara clash:
Conrad Roth: No, we've got our own people to worry about. We'll need to regroup as soon as they find Sam.
Lara Croft: I can't just leave him out there alone! I need to get to him.
Conrad Roth: Sometimes you've got to make sacrifices, Lara. You can't save everyone.
Lara Croft: I know about sacrifices.
Conrad Roth: No, you know about loss. Sacrifice is a choice you make. Loss is a choice made for you.
Lara Croft: I can't choose to let him die, Roth.
That's the core value clash: Roth is a pragmatic captain who makes cold choices for the many; Lara is idealistic and can't abandon anyone. Maybe that's her kindness.
Reyes and Roth's story is sad. The document "Reyes: Dear Roth" never reaches him: "After the expedition, when the time is right, let's talk about the future. Take some time to think about what you want, okay?" Roth dies never knowing she's his daughter. He takes an axe for Lara. "Roth: Apology" shows he saw Lara as his own daughter. I hate Reyes—she blames Lara for everything, but none of it was Lara's fault, not Roth's death. Why not call out Whitman? Lara found the tools, saved them all. Without her they'd be dead. Reyes is useless, passive-aggressive, dumps blame while others fix everything.
Grim's sacrifice made me sad. Classic trope: the strong fighters die first.
Mathias felt off immediately. The "Diary of a Madman" documents show how cruel, violent, and ambitious he is. Sam being captured was predictable. One document hints Sam is one of the island's people (her ancestors were here).
Alex's sacrifice to impress Lara was just throwing his life away—not everyone has plot armor, dude.
Same old trope: useless teammates survive, competent ones die first, then decent but weak ones die, and the useless ones live.
The island is a cycle: people arrive, can't leave, become victims/survivors/exploiters, and Mathias uses that to grow the Solarii.
Before the shantytown there's a huge QTE: falling, parachute, forest flight, crash. Lara is badly hurt but stands up. She's strong.
Relics "Iron Brothers" and "A Family Outing" hit me. "Iron Brothers" made me think of war then vs now—hope for peace. "A Family Outing" feels like a family trip that turned tragic. The Endurance officer documents flesh out NPCs; "Reyes: Dear Roth" hurt.
Lara is forced through things she never should've faced. She grows fast—can't kill an animal at first, then cries and pukes after her first kill, scared of horrifying things. In the shantytown she burns an arrow wound with a lighter, screaming and crying. I feel for her—ordinary woman to this. Also, yeah, she's basically a superhero.
In the geothermal caves, prisoners are tied to the Brotherhood initiation. I listened to them all, then ended their suffering. Complicated feelings—some begged for death, one wanted to see his wife and daughter again.
During the final boss, Sam keeps screaming (then Himiko too). I couldn't hold it together—it was weirdly funny.
Honestly, I don't love trilogy Lara's personality (especially in Shadow). I want to try the originals someday. A friend loves the original trilogy, and I really want to play them XD.
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[h2]【中文版本】[/h2]
这一部算是我梦开始的地方，也是新古墓丽影劳拉开始的地方。小时候刚学会用盗版时玩的就是它，当时就被震撼到了（现在依旧）。后来终于补票，正版又重玩。其实玩了很多遍，但没玩过原版系列。女神劳拉依旧漂亮！依旧走到哪拆到哪，古迹全给拆干净。XD
这次发现很多以前没注意的点，比如每个船员都能对话。
画质糊，毕竟老作品，但场景设计、美术、音乐依旧数一数二。细节超多，不仔细看容易错过。峡谷寺院满屋尸体残肢，第七章劳拉救珊曼莎被抓、押送途中挣脱跳血池逃生，最震撼。
没有摄影模式、没有中文、没有冲刺跑。
QTE比后面几部繁琐，大段键盘+鼠标+连按。第一次玩不熟肯定死重来（我玩多次也忘键位死过）。
敌人经常从犄角旮旯蹦出来偷袭。
Bug超多：教学提示不照做就一直在屏幕上；指南针文字在窗口外；背后暗杀隔空气墙也能杀；营地技能点/残料界面乱码白方块遮数字；残料掉水里没法捡；各种穿模和物理碰撞。
多人没玩，没人陪还怕联机，成就是用第三方工具做的。
开头依旧惊心动魄，老传统。
这代剧情比新几部更能把角色联系起来（老套路让人生气，但有记忆点）。索拉瑞暴力像土匪，抢遇难者资源、剥削生还者，入兄弟会过程残酷。惠特曼博士依旧讨厌，只在乎名声荣誉，想把功劳全揽自己头上。文献里他老婆要离婚，他挽留只是怕影响形象；还想把岛上悲剧拍纪录片，说服马蒂亚斯联手获利。最后想独吞名利，不让坚忍号船员活着离开。明显是内鬼，劳拉圣母心，配角全瞎，非留到最后祸害团队。最后被风暴战士一刀砍了，解气，活该。
罗斯教会劳拉很多，是推她前进的关键。第九章飞机坠毁后，副驾驶吉索普呼救，罗斯和劳拉分歧：
Conrad Roth: No, we've got our own people to worry about. We'll need to regroup as soon as they find Sam.
Lara Croft: I can't just leave him out there alone! I need to get to him.
Conrad Roth: Sometimes you've got to make sacrifices, Lara. You can't save everyone.
Lara Croft: I know about sacrifices.
Conrad Roth: No, you know about loss. Sacrifice is a choice you make. Loss is a choice made for you.
Lara Croft: I can't choose to let him die, Roth.
这段写出价值观冲突：罗斯是实用主义船长，为多数人做冷酷选择；劳拉理想主义，不肯放弃任何生命。或许这就是她的善良。
雷耶斯和罗斯的故事很悲伤。文献“雷耶斯：亲爱的罗斯”没被罗斯看到：“After the expedition, when the time is right, let's talk about the future. Take some time to think about what you want, okay?”罗斯到死不知道那是他女儿，还为她挡了一斧。文献“罗斯：道歉”说明他把劳拉当亲生女儿。我讨厌雷耶斯，她把一切怪劳拉，可根本不是劳拉的错，罗斯的死也不是。她怎么不说惠特曼？船是劳拉修的工具也是她找的，不听劳拉非要先走，没劳拉他们早死了。雷耶斯没用，阴阳怪气，甩锅，别人擦屁股。
葛林牺牲让我有点难过。高战力先死，老套路。
马蒂亚斯一出现就不对劲，“狂人日记”文献说他残忍、危险、暴力、野心大。珊曼莎被抓能想到。有个文献暗示她是岛上族人（祖先在此）。
艾力克斯送人头吸引劳拉，真不要命，不是所有人都有主角光环。
还是“废物队友活着，能打的先死，品德还行但弱的再死，最后剩一堆没用的人”套路。
岛是循环：人来，离不开，变成遇难者/生还者/剥削者，马蒂亚斯借此壮大索拉瑞。
贫民窟前一大段QTE：高空坠落、开伞、林中飞行、坠毁。劳拉重伤仍站起来，坚强。
遗物“铁血兄弟”“家族出游”有感触。前者想到战争，希望和平；后者像家庭出游变惨剧。坚忍号高级船员文献补全NPC，最难受是“雷耶斯：亲爱的罗斯”。
劳拉被迫经历本不该经历的事，快速成长：第一次不忍杀动物，第一次杀人又哭又吐，怕恐怖东西，到贫民窟用打火机烧箭头止血，惨叫痛哭。心疼她，平凡女人变这样，也吐槽女超人。
地热洞穴关着很多人，和入兄弟会文献有关。我听他们说完，结束痛苦。心情复杂，有人求死，有人说全家被杀想见老婆女儿。
最后Boss战珊曼莎一直惨叫（后来卑弥呼也惨叫），我没绷住，有点搞笑。
说实话不太喜欢三部曲劳拉性格（尤其暗影），想玩原版，或许哪天会玩！朋友超爱原版三部曲，我真的超想玩XD。
