Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered review – the good, the bad and the gloomy of Lara Croft releases

Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics; Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4/5, Xbox
The reissues campaign continues with three more delves into early Lara lore, which shoot, jump and run the gamut of nostalgic gameplay

Digging up treasures from the past is an exciting business. So exciting, in fact, it's kept players coming back to the Tomb Raider series for nearly three decades. The original trilogy was successfully remastered and rereleased last year. Now a new collection has been recovered from the attic and put on show, like a family heirloom on the Antiques Roadshow. But will this turn out to be the gaming equivalent of a priceless Ming vase? Or a commemorative ashtray from when Prince Andrew married Fergie?

A lot will depend on your personal history with Lara Croft. Those of us who wasted entire English Literature degrees watching her fall off things will thrill at the sight of every rusty key and sinister spike pit. My 13-year-old son, however, took one look at the blocky visuals, asked if I definitely had the enhanced graphics turned on, and walked out of the room shaking his head in pity. Bloody kids.