Bioshock Infinite

Bioshock Series is back and this time we are not going underwater but actually shooting up for the skies . Better hold on tight bcos this ain't going to be a smooth ride :D . Bioshock series was initially created back in October 2008 and created a new genre in first person shooting which made game companies realize that for a FPS game , not only is the graphics important but the story makes one hell of a impact too . Bioshock the Original was praised for its superb story telling that made the Gamers Jaw drop when they finally reached the inevitable twist in the story at the end of the game . And the beauty of it is that the hints were always there , but we just won t realize it  . For Gamers who go Nuts over conspiracy theories and such , Bioshock was such a treat then .

Later in 2010 the sequel to Bioshock titled as Bioshock 2 hit the streets . Although the story wasn't jaw dropping exactly like the first , this game packed another new feature that was yet to have come in to FPS genre at that time . Based upon your decisions to save or cultivate the small girls you get to meet in the underwater world of Rapture , the entire nature of the story shifts and as a result the ending will be different for different Gamers . There were 2 endings to the game which got such a huge response that the game was considered a bigger hit .. And also instead of playing as a human you play now as the Big Daddy . Still the ending was huge and many were impressed by it .

So now 2 years from that Bioshock Infinite has come into the Gaming World . Is it intense and Jaw dropping as its predecessors ?? Lets find out  .

Plot ::

Bioshock Infinite starts with you taking up the role of Mr.Booker Dewitt  a disgraced former agent of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. As part of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, he had performed brutal acts against native American Indians at the Battle of Wounded Knee . He continues to work as a private investigator from New York City, referring to himself as an " Independent contractor". You are dropped of at the same Lighthouse that came in the first Bioshock and asked to get the girl back and to wipe away all your debts . Booker enters the lighthouse and like the Bathysphere , activates a mechanism makes the  chair to slowly transform into a rocket pod which launches him up high into the sky and into the world and  the floating City , Columbia . Now its upto Booker to find the Girl and get the hell out of the place before TRUTH catches upto him . Who is this Girl and how can getting her back is ever going to solve Booker's problems is  a mystery that you get to unravel slowly as you travel through the game and ultimately to its end . I won t spoil the ending , so if you want to know what happens, play the game ;)

Gameplay :: 

 You have the usual Gun on your right left hand and Plasmids (genetic alterations)that can be used via Right hand ( Players of Bioshock will know what I am talking about .) Although in this game its known as Vigors , which can be found in bottles scattered throughout Columbia which gives you some extraordinary powers that can be used to your advantage. But whats impressive and new is the Hook which you get in the game . Instead of the Drill that was used by Big Daddy in Bioshock 2 you have a new tool called the HOOK which can be used as a melee weapon to lend out some really impressive Takedowns , and the best part of this is its ability to catch on to a Sky - Line . Since the entire city floats in the air , they use a complex system of rail roads to transfer cargo crates etc. And with the help of the Hook , Booker gets to slide along them and to reach distant destinations . Damn impressive to use in combat situations too . You will love it once you get the hang of it .

Brutal Melee Takedown

And a big aspect of the original FPS genre have been brought back  .Health does not regenerate :P Excellent . That was what made the old FPS games such a hit . Only then you will really worry that your health is dropping and be scared and pray to get a health kit soon . That tension and nervousness have been taken out of the present gen Games . Thanks to Gears of War and Crysis 2007 which introduced the auto regeneration Ritual  which later on became a thing . So sad . The only thing missing in this game was the QUICK SAVE option . If that had been included too then this game would be pretty sweet ;-)

Sky hook Assassination from Top

Another major New feature in the gameplay is the inclusion of Elizabeth in our combat . At first When she started following me , I feared that I have to keep her out of harms way like we did for FARAH in  Prince of Persia : The Sands of time . But thank god , as the game progressed I realized she is more of like of ELKA of Prince of Persia . Or to tell the truth she is much more helpful that Elka . If you remember correctly Elka helps you around mainly in navigation and can save you when you fall to your death . Elizabeth on the other hand is helpful like finding us ammo/ Salts at situations when you are running out of them , Although it may sound its pretty simple and not much of a help , when you play the game you will get to realize as to what I am talking about .

Elka from POP

FARAH from Sands of Time

I mean especially in the firefight . You may run around attaching to sky lines and dropping on enemies and firing your shot guns and you will be so engrossed in the  battle that you wont realize that you are running out of ammo . Right when the Big guy , HANDYMAN , Jumps before you and you look at horror at your ammo content , and just when you think you are doomed , " Booker CATCH" comes a Voice and press the button to get the ammo which Elizabeth throws at you , Reload and BAM  right in his face :D :D Now tats how battles should be . I was really impressed when she helped me out at tight situations .That was really innovative too . i mean when you need health she throws you health kits , when you need ammo you get ammo and when you need salts you get salts . The prospect of running away from your enemy in the heat of the battle to scavenge items for your ammo /health is totally gone :D 

Handyman

Elizabeth has also the ability to open tears ( Temp portal that can be used to transport useful items ) in the game at your command which can be used to bring useful items form other world like a  Machine Gun / Rocket Launcher Automated Robo or Patriot or Sniper Rifles or A Freight hook or Med Kit / Salts Caches that you can use to your Advantage .

Tears into parallel Columbia 

Pretty  Elizabeth

You will totally depend on Elizabeth as you go on through the game that you will start to fall in love with her . I mean wats not to  love .She is cute , funny and pretty useful at tight corners :D She also has the knack of finding hidden coins and Lock Picks . Oh yeah!  for got to mention that Elizabeth is the one who picks the locks for you now . Than god all that hacking stuff I had to do is gone :P It was really frustrating . Especially when you hit the wrong note and the security Bots come at you in Bioshock 2 . Argh!! i hated it when that happened .

Cute Elizabeth

Graphics ::

Breathtaking Columbia

Well the original Bioshock was demanding for the cards of that time . But still there is only to some extent you can show off the gloomy interiors of a room or the dance of a flame . Bioshock infinite is completely different because for the first time in the series , you will be able to see the skies and as as a result you get to enjoy some serious Lighting effects from the sun rays and the colorful palette that is Columbia .What amazes me is that the game runs pretty smooth in any gaming PC . Although its demanding when it comes to the anti-aliasing effects , the game pulls it off without any actual strain on your hardware . And no bugs or glitches throughout the game :D , Tat is really impressive . Hats off to Irrational games for that . 

The game is a feast to the eyes . Especially the way they show the tears and your transition through them . Keep an eye  on the colors , because tats what is going to differentiate them altogether.

Weapons & Upgrades  ::

The weapons for the first time have been limited to carry only 2 , although this kind of sucks , teh game somehow carries it off when you can find  huge amount of weapons all over the place , especially when there is huge firefight going on .

1. Carbine:

My personal favorite in this game . WHY ? , you ask . Well let me tell you . Although FPS generally leans towards its traditional Assault Rifle and Pistol combo , in this game you will start to prefer Carbine ( A 12 shot reload gun ) mainly because of the abundance of bullets and also the slow dispensing of it every time your fire this baby . AS you know , ammo is one thing that is not abundant in Bioshock titles. Either you have to pilfer a body to get some or scavenge for it here and there . Anyway Pretty impressive fire power it packs , that you will find you can pull of a long distance headshot easily if  you are good with your aiming Reflexes . I am sure you will love it . 

2. Machine Gun :: 

You will find it pretty useful in some situations when you come head on with the patriot but still , this weapon dispenses of bullets like crazy . After 2 reloads of full clips expulsion you will find that the gun has run out of ammo . And the only way to get some is to go in search of a Vending machine . Because scavenging for Machine gun bullets in the middle of a firefight may yield only a few bullets that may not be enough not even to full a clip . Upgrades does help somewhat , but you will find yourself not preferring this . 

3. Sniper Rifle :: 

Useless at the beginning , but as you upgrade this gun packs a huge punch and can be used to take down impressive bosses easily by aiming for their heads . Only weapon that you will actually feel a difference when you upgrade . 

There are other weapons that may of be of worthy mention which include the Volley Gun ( Simply a grenade launcher ) which may take some time to get used to , Rocket Launcher ( awfully long reload times ) , Repeater , Heater , Burst gun , Hand Cannon etc..

VIGORS ::

Vigor Selection Wheel

Plasmids have now been renamed as Vigors and you require SALTS in order to use them . Don t worry there are plenty that can be found either in bottles or in food/ edible items  that you scavenge out of enemies or out of desks and tables. The ones that are worth mentioning are

1. Bucking Bronco :: 

This is the most useful Vigor that will be ever used for sure . Has the capability to levitate enemies in air for a specific amount of time while you can pick them out individually in a leisurely pace . Especially useful when swamped by minions and the Heavy guy or The Patriot . Damn useful at the place where you have to fight against Elizabeth's ghost as she makes the dead to come alive  and after you use this on the minions they can levitate for some time  , while you focus your fire on the main Villain ;-)

2. Shock Jockey :: 

Deadly against the Patriots , whose only weak point are the Cogs and Wheels at its back , but damn difficult to navigate behind them as they turn quickly . So you use this to stun them into immobility and blast away at them .

Other abilities likes Back to sender ( Shield) , Murder of Crows ( Sends a batch of crow to stun enemies ) , Possession ( Effective at first but later u will start avoiding it as it drains the salts) , Charge (Waste ) , Devil's kiss ( Again useful at tight corners alone , maybe against the Handyman ), Undertow ( Least used one )

Apart from the normal health you have the extra new one called the shield which helps you out before it gets broken . Be without getting hit for sometime and it regenerates.  Quite new and much useful too when you are really low on health .

Shield Breaking around you as a Patriot fires

The upgrade system has been changed drastically this time . The Vending machine provides you with upgrades for your weapons as well as your vigor abilities, at the cost of money of course . As usual you have to scavenge all around to collect the money , Crack safes and everything .

Health , Shield and Salt Bar upgrades are shelled out in the form of a special portion that are found hidden in some interior part of the levels . One has to be pretty thorough in the search if you are ever going to find these . Getting one gives you the option to upgrade what you think as necessary for you to survive .

Health , Shield , Salts from clockwise 

There are kinectoscope's present through out Columbia that gives you a simple picture about the history of the place in  1 minute small black & White Video . There are barges tat can be used to travel around places . Used very much by enemies who comes at you . Hitting a guy with Rocket Launcher on this thing is pretty hard . 

Pro's ::

1. Get ready to be astounded by a totally awesome story line that has an enormous Twist in the end that  smacks you right in the face least when you were expecting it .
2. Amazing Graphics , Bioshock has never looked so colorful with all the proper lighting and brightness .
3. Any mid Level Gaming PC can run the game without any Hiccups . Although it does strain ur GPU , the effects are never shown in the game .
4. Hats off to the creators who gave us an amazing game with absolute ZERO Glitches / Bugs or Errors. Tat really has to be appreciated . Hell! Even Crysis 3 had a huge game stopping bug at the end .
5. Remarkable and adrenaline pushing gameplay , Thanks to Sky lines and Elizabeth .
6. No game has ever created an A.I ally who performs with remarkable Intelligence , understanding our needs and requirements ,throughout the entire game  .Hats off to the makers of Elizabeth.
7. No Health Regeneration . Takes us back to the roots of FPS Genre .

Con's ::

1. No Quick Save .
2. No Big Boss Battles .
3. Again with Elizabeth the game is too easy .
4. Vigors / Upgrades  were a little less effective in this game .

Overall :: A must play for every FPS gamer out there . Don t worry its not a continuation of the previous Story line of the earlier Bioshock series . It can be played as a standalone without any trouble .

 Rating :: 9.4 / 10

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider was first created in 1996 by Core Design which introduced the first female heroine in the gaming industry . Although the 3rd person platform had been quite famous at that time , thanks to Prince of Persia , the Tomb Raider series was different in its unique way . Bcos it was not only about killing enemies but actually following in the shoes of an archaeologist .People who always had a thing for mystery and puzzles fell in love with it and it showed . The first game was released in PlayStation , PC and Sega Saturn . 

Later in 2006 after the seiries was messed up by Core Design , Crystal Dynamics came into Play . The first game which was released by them and the one which again brought to Lara Croft to the Lime light was the famous Tomb Raider : LEGEND . The game had an astonishing awesome detail when compared to the old titles and breathtaking puzzles that were actually solvable by simple logic.

Evolution of Lara

The game introduced the first ever QTE mechanic to increase the dynamic moments in the game and also the Grapple Gadget that can be user for swing over small chasms or pulling an enemy from ledge or to pull objects nearer which formed a major part in solving the puzzles and traversing the environment such a beauty .Fans went crazy over the game ( including me ;-) ) that the game was considered to be a phenomenal hit . Later came The Anniversary and  Underworld where the later was praised for its immense details and graphics .

The Trilogy

So its 2013 and Crystal Dynamics has once again redefined the concept of Lara that we had known of . The game was confirmed to be a reboot of the franchise with the players stepping into the shoes of a younger Lara who later on became the hard and tough as shell Croft that we know of .

Tomb Raider 1996

Plot ::

The game takes place in the present day world where Lara , a ambitious archaeology graduate who goes in search of the Lost kingdom of Yamatai which was funded by the Nishimura Family ,actual descendants of the Yamatai . Her crew involves the Dr. James Whitman, Conrad Roth ( Lara's Mentor) , Samantha "Sam" Nishimura ( Best friend of Lara ), Joslyn Reyes ( Mechanic ) , Jonah Maiava , Alex ( Electronics Specialist who has a secret crush on Lara ), Angus "Grim" Grimaldi ( The helmsman of the Ship ) . According to Lara's Direction when the crew attempt to navigate to destination via sea , they come under fierce storms and the ship gets thrown at the rocks .

A younger/ Innocent and Attractive Version of Lara

Lara is separated from the crew and is taken captive by the local Natives that are in the island. Lara escapes from the natives and tries to find her crew who are scattered all around the island . When they finally meet they find that the Island Natives are actually shipwrecked people who are stranded in the Island while some supernatural Force does not allow them to escape . Now its upto  the Innocent Lara to actually escape from the Island safely along with her friends and also to escape from the evil clutches of Mathias , A physco maniac who believes in the actual Ritual of bringing the sun God to life .

Gameplay ::

I have to say Tomb Raider has always sucked in shooting mechanics . Right from the initial game the game had employed a auto point and fire mechanism where Lara focuses on the nearby targets automatically. Although it made the game easier it could be kind of irritating at some times . Hell  even Legend had the same thing in it . But this time Crystal Dynamics has really nailed it . The game exactly feels like Uncharted now , especially in the shooter mechanics . It has the same aim and shoot tactics , cover mechanism , doge and kill , shielded Enemies who start coming at you . Replace Lara with Drake in this game and you won t feel a difference at all . But still Hey Drake never had Bow and Arrow ;-) which is now Lara signature Weapon in this game instead of her legendary Dual Pistols.

QTE Event

The game looks so smooth , be it ordinary traversal or engaging enemies the engine never loses its momentum . You will actually feel like you are the one who is engaging in the action . The epic feature in the game that impressed me a lot and have to be mentioned here is there are Zero Loading between levels , I mean can you believe that :D I was really shocked when I realized it after I have completed about half of the game . The game was so addictive that I kept on playing promising myself that I would stop after this level . But hell man , I was in for a surprise . Since there was no loading in between levels the game actually felt like it was  a movie . You want to know added to the beauty of the movie . Say hello to the Dramatic Moments

When I said Dead space was famous for its dramatic moments that completely blow your breadth away , It was because I haven t played this one yet . My God ! You can never imagine whats going to happen next in this god forsaken Island . Right from the beginning where you escape from the claws of the maniac who tied you upside down , the game is filled with dramatic moments and QTE . Fail in this QTE and you will get to see the most gruesome deaths that Lara can ever die of . It will be so cruel and you will feel so protective over her that you will do your level best to not to let your character die at all .Such is the impact of Lara in this game .

This is the best moment ever in the game

The dramatic moments sure add life to the story and gameplay. And what one has to appreciate is the complete Transition from in-game cutscene to actual gameplay . I mean it will be so fluid and film like you won t realize that you had to actually control your Lara until you die horribly at the hands of nature . It was really the coolest feature in this game that has to be appreciated and praised . Hats off to Crystal Dynamics in thinking that and actually achieving it too. You did a really impressive job guys .

TOMBS ::

Of course whats a TR game without tombs to explore . These are like optional objectives that are found in each of the big environments and the only place that you will be challenged with puzzles . Yet again with the Instinct , the puzzles are seriously down graded . Although some were real brain teasers , they were not tough enough that you would end up breaking your head over it for hours and hours :D ( Like Limbo for eg )

But still it was quite fun too.

Graphics ::

Right from the opening cutscene which opens one thing will always be on your mind top most . God ! Lara is beautiful , Wish she was my girlfriend ;) . I mean really ,we were so used to  the same Lara of the old gen games that this one looks completely adorable and cute like hell . Definitely not the tough as nails character that we have been familiar with . But wait , that was the actual movie and not in game graphics . Lets see how she looks in that . If you thought that wait for the game to actually run , Because I assure you will be astounded by how realistic and breathtakingly beautiful Lara looks even when she is battered , dirty with grime ,sticky hair without any make up ;-) And she looks so fragile that you will feel completely sorry for her when she gets thrown around in the game like a rag doll . Seriously man, even a guy can t take that much hurt and stand up and walk after such a fall .

The environments looks beautiful with sunlight filtering in via leaves and Lara's Clothes swaying in the light breeze . The PC version of the game boasted a new concept in Graphics detail know as the Tress FX hair Dynamics . This is an awesome  Graphic feature that has been introduced in the Gaming Industry for the first time and one can hope to see it in the near future games . The hair looks so real and natural that you can actually see individual strands of the hair that sways in teh breeze . My god I was blow away with it .Made Lara look even more sexier ;-)

Beauty of TressFX

The difference in lighting is beautifully shown in the game that you will actually feel like you are experiencing it in real time . Although the Island isn't the happy and rich to look and please you eyes Island like it was in Far Cry 3 , it looks really amazing in the background and especially in the Vast open areas . Especially when you use the instinct the entire environment light up with a greyish tinge that looks amazing .It really demands your GPU too , so better keep an eye on your temperature too .

Abilities ::

Ok , we all know that Lara is famous for her Balance skills , back flips , expert swimmer and everything . But since its a reboot one can t expect and hope to have the same things right ? Well you are in for a surprise . Well now Lara can t swim , or atleast in the gameplay moment s, no Swan dive too of course , and no back flips too .

But In comes the Bow and Arrow with a lot of cool techniques . The bow and Arrow not only is capable of finishing off enemies silently but is useful fro another feature . As the game progresses , you will find beams in houses and other constructions that will have large amounts of rope tied around them. Most of us won t even notice it . But for the ones who notice may even not think of using it . Because these ropes are not for only securing the platforms and beams . You will be able o fire arrows with rope tied to it at them and where it gets stuck and you can use the near by rope tied mast to secure the other rope end and thereby creating a path for high and unreachable places or to places which are unreachable by your jump abilities . Once the rope is tied , you will be able to slide along them from higher to lower ground or climb back from lower to higher ground.

And once you get the Rope ascender gadget you will able to ascend the rope quickly with the help of the gadget :D . Quite cool to look and use and damn effective

Lara also has a pry axe which she can use as a melee weapon to attack enemies who come closer or to get a stealth kill from behind ( Quite brutally too) .This later gets upgraded so that now you will use it to climb rocky mountain walls with it . The way use it is quite innovative , like you have to jump and press X fro Lara to grab on to the rock face with her tool . The famous grab again to tighten your loose hold is back too.

Lara can now use a torch which is nothing but a cloth wound on  wood which can be set to fire with the help of Climbing tool and a metal piece that you find . You can extinguish them anytime you want and can be used to find your way in dark places and also to burn things that are in your way or bags that may hold some salvage parts .

Weapons ::

Say goodbye to the legendary Dual pistols and say hello to the

1.  Bow and Arrow :: 

This is the first weapon that you get to handle in the game and can take some time for you to get used to it . Especially used for stealth kills, it kills very quickly when ever the enemy is unaware of you but may require 2 or more arrows when the enemy sees you and goes into alert, unless of course you are a veteran enough to pull of an headshot . Initially the bow pouch can hold only 20 arrows which is quite plentiful , But as you upgrade you may carry upto a max of 40 arrows along with Arrows that has explosive arrowheads , flaming arrows that you light up with your lighter .

The effective pull of an arrow is also quite effectively shown with the circle tightening to a compact red one that it kind of gives you the feel of actual pulling the bow (which was missing in AC 3 for sure ). Although you do get the guns later in the game you will see that you start preferring this more and Arrow .Maybe bcos of the abundance of the arrows that are found littered all over the place or the skill to retrieve an arrow form the body of a dead guy . Deadly and Lethal :)

2. Hand Gun ::

The most ineffective and , Ironically , least used weapon of all in tis game is the pistol . You will be wielding only one at the beginning . Ross does give you the second pistol at Quarter of the game . When Lara turns back with a pose  with the dual pistols you will start routing for her involuntarily .Damn she is back . But sadly the excitement does not last and you yet once again you will find yourself switching back to your bow and arrow :)

3. Assault Rifle ::

Although when you get the gun first it won t be most effective but as you find more parts and upgrade your gun to hold more ammo per magazine , reduce recoil, attach grenade launcher etc, this baby becomes your favorite when you need to make some noise . Second most preferable weapon in the game .

4. Shot-Gun ::

Again the first gun you come across will be so weak that it will be effective in  very close range that you will avoid it at most of the places like a plague . Yet again when start upgrading you will sure get a kick out of this and will feel its bite on the enemies for sure .Quite lethal for guys who come at you with melee weapons .Because these are the guys who come up close and personal . And right when they pop over your barrier BAAM, give them one right in their face .

Melee Attacks  ::

The melee attacks sure does require a mention . Bcos unlike Unchartered it ain't the routine attacks . The melee is quite innovative and keeps on changing as you upgrade your abilities . Initailly you will just have the shove technique as melee. But as you upgrade , and execute a effective dodge ,you can kill the guy with one thrust from your Arrow to his neck or take your shot gun and give one in his face or use the Assault rifle mercilessly on his body. Damn Effective and makes Lara look Brutal & cold as hell. Hell yeah !

The final Boss Like Guard

Upgrades ::

The same like Far Cry 3 you have 3 levels of upgrades each concentrating on unique skill sets

1. Survival Instincts :

This involves Animal Instinct ,Survivalist, Advanced Salvaging, Bone Collector, Arrow Retrieval, Scavenging, , Climber's Agility, Pain Tolerance , Orienteering , Cartography . Each requires a skill point to upgrade , which can be earned by gaining XP from special kills , environment kills , melee kills etc .

2.Hunter  Upgrades ::

This involves Steady Shot , Ammo Capacity , Heavy Lifter , Accomplished Killer , Bow Expert , Pistol Expert , Machine Gun Expert , Shotgun Expert.  As the name itself explains everything , there is no need of explanation I think :D

3. Brawler Upgrades ::

This involves Dirty Tricks ( Quite innovative again , Lara gets to throw mud and sand into the face of her attacker so as to momentarily blind him allowing her to escape and come back with a lethal blow.) , Axe Strikes , Dodge Counter , Dodge Kill ( Beautiful to look when you get o execute ) , Dodge Kill Mastery , Axe Expert

The upgrades on weapons pack quite a impact too as the assault rifle becomes beautiful to handle when its fully upgraded . While the bow upgrade only makes it to look cool . You won t feel the the upgrade its use . Shotgun is quite superb when its full upgraded too . Salvage parts are required in order to upgrade the weapons . Which can be found out into the environments . Although the game is not of sandbox style you do get to explore the environments which are quite big.  And the way they have entwined the upgrades along with the things which you salvage is quite cool ;-)

Emotional Content ::

This has to be mentioned specifically . Because after a long time , this game made me feel along with protagonist Character . Whenever LAra feels happy you will feel happy and when she feels sad and hopeless you wil vow to not to let Lara like that :D . Tats how the game affects you ( i.e) if you are a true and passionate gamer. The part where emotionally forced first to kill a guy was a little too enthralling and quite though out . Although after that you will go around easily killing off everybody :P that sure required some corrections Crystal .

And the part where Lara is finally able to raise a Transmission signal as she sits on the top of the radio tower is the ultimate peak of emotional content . You will feel her happiness in your very bones . Hats off the BGM that revolves around that scene . Apart from that BGM score is only passable .I mean they could have given a little more concentration to that part .It looks good when the game runs but nothing worthy enough to remember and hum whenever you think of the game.

And another thing that I have to say for sure is the review by Conan who reviews games in the show called " The Clueless Gamer ". This guy really cracked me up . And since I loved it so much , here it it is for you :D . Please watch and I am sure you will love it. He is Hilarious :D

A shot from the review by Conan

And the last part where Lara finally goes off in the boat with her father's diary in her hands and she finishes off saying that this is the only beginning , I really had goosebumps :D :D " THUS A SURVIVOR IS BORN "

Pro's ::

1. Take control of the Attractive and fragile Lara Croft and see her transformation into a battle hardened Survivor.
2. Be blown away with the awesome environmental Effects and special mention to The Tress FX hair Details .
3. Make sure you start the game when you have ample time to play or you will get drawn into this game so much that you will lose track of the time :D
4. Zero Loading Time and Jaw Dropping cinematic moments  makes the game feel like a Hollywood Movie .
5. Nice transition between cutscenes and gameplay .it looks so fluid you wont realize that the cutscene is over and you have to take control of your character until you die :P
6. Epic  Emotional content in the game that you will start to fall in love with Lara :)
7. A easy 8-9 hrs gameplay for sure.,

Con's ::

1. BGM is good , but not Gears of War , God of War , Crysis Like good .
2. Tress FX hair can cause some weird glitches at some places  ( Lara goes BALD at specific angles :P )

Overall :: A must play game for all . Beats Uncharted Series hands down with its Dramatic moments and emotional content . Don t ever miss it

Rating :: 9.9 / 10

Regards
Ram