The remastered Tomb Raider trilogy destroyed my nostalgia goggles
by Ash Parrish from The Verge - All Posts on (#6JMP8)
Image: Aspyr I have been waiting for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered for 21 years. That's when I first played the second entry in the series, it having been a gift" from my mother's boyfriend who gave me both his PlayStation and a handful of games - sans jewel cases - for no other reason than wanting to free up some space in his closet. I played it ceaselessly, enamored with the game's action and puzzles and the fact it was the first game I ever owned that starred a woman. But after reconnecting with the Tomb Raider II portion of Aspyr's remaster, I'm left asking: what in the natural hell was 15-year-old Ash thinking?
Playing Tomb Raider II on the Switch - it's also available on Xbox, PC, and Playstation - was an exercise in self-flagellation, with the...