TR Retrospective | Tomb Raider 3: The Adventures of Lara Croft (1998) - SteveOfWarr

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  • Lara goes globetrotting in search of four mystical artefacts for a crazy Scotsman in the third entry to the acclaimed Tomb Raider series.
    Part 3 of an 12 part retrospective look back at each major #TombRaider game from 1996 to 2018!
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    After a recent expedition to a distant land, Steve arrives back with a chest full of sacred artifacts.
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  • @SteveOfWarr
    @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    IT'S FINALLY HERE!
    Thank you to everyone for their patience with this video as I know this took longer than expected to produce but I hope after watching you can kinda see why!
    As always getting this video out there and seen is super important, so if anyone can spare some time to share this on twitter, reddit, facebook or on any TR forums that would be super helpful and would mean a lot to me.
    Hope you guys enjoy and I'll see you in the next one

    • @msadids
      @msadids 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      6:45 think his name is toni. greetings from germany ;D

    • @gavinauslachen2487
      @gavinauslachen2487 ปีที่แล้ว

      dude, your beard sucks

  • @mrsary7868
    @mrsary7868 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    That ticket at Aldwych broke me. I found the coin in 1998. I found the ticket in the early 2000s when we got internet.

    • @theradgegadgie6352
      @theradgegadgie6352 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      All you needed to get was a copy of a gaming mag with a walkthrough in it.

  • @sequelhack
    @sequelhack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    We shouldn’t treat Winston so bad. He had tank controls for his whole life as well.

  • @helengeiger2816
    @helengeiger2816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    When I was little I had no idea the guy with tomato soup in Antarctica was supposed to be the same scientist as in the first FMV.

    • @tomspence8506
      @tomspence8506 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Helen Geiger his name is Dr Mark Willard and I always found it unrealistic how the tomato 🍅 soup stayed in the bowl 🥣 when he kicked or knocked the table to the floor LOL!

    • @dominichardy7591
      @dominichardy7591 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tomspence8506 same! 🤣

    • @JeryDraic
      @JeryDraic 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tomspence8506 well, he eats it in a room with no door in antarctica. I guess the soup was frozen :-)
      I always loved the placement of the spoon and that slice of bred in his closed hands 😀

    • @TurboMintyFresh
      @TurboMintyFresh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah there was no sign of him ever becoming a villain until the end

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I always thought it's borsch. You won't eat cold tomato soup on an Arctic station right? Gazpacho police won't let you.

  • @spinelquitiguess8379
    @spinelquitiguess8379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    Winston is a normal old man on the outside
    But, On the inside, He is a strong independent flexible man.

    • @markurbanowicz6619
      @markurbanowicz6619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And he does his job. Lara is rude crude to him.

    • @ghihbgyu
      @ghihbgyu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@markurbanowicz6619 That depends how you, the player, acts towards him.

    • @MoonlightStrider
      @MoonlightStrider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's reminds me of the old martial arts master who lives in the peaceful village, he might come across as slow and a bit cumbersome but when the gloves are off he'll kick ass 7 days into next saturday.

  • @TheDramaDorks
    @TheDramaDorks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Steve of Warr: "I didn't want to make a two hour video on this"
    Me: ... "But I do..."

    • @madinakawamura4870
      @madinakawamura4870 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh yes too bad I really really wanted a 2 hours version of this. I just can't get enough of him talking about TR

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's very kind of you to say, thank you! 🙂❤️

    • @sushikushisparrow1096
      @sushikushisparrow1096 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I would also listen to a 2 hour video 😂 seeing as I’m on my 2 or 3 watch of these recaps

  • @Headhuntaz2007
    @Headhuntaz2007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    as hard as this game was, the music and atmosphere were sooo beautiful

  • @twntwn11
    @twntwn11 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Fun fact: when I played TR3 the first time I thought the crazy guy jumped down to his death at the end of the conversation, since you cant see where he is jumping and he sounded high af. Was very confused when he showed up later 😂😂😂

  • @MrsVeronicat
    @MrsVeronicat ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Still have no idea why my dad bought me this game when I was 7, but I'm so grateful for it as Lara represented a lot to me growing up.

  • @jamesreed2366
    @jamesreed2366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    I know this will not be a very popular opinion, but Tomb Raider 3 is my favourite in the original trilogy. Why may you ask? Mainly because I was at the peek of my Lara Croft fandom so it holds so many nostalgic memories. I also like how you get to travel to various parts of the world, level design and new game mechanics.

    • @instrumentaldude8349
      @instrumentaldude8349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's a very good opinion 🙂 can't say it's my favorite, TR4 is my favorite and 3 is second favorite. But 3 has also a very special place in my heart! I like all the levels so much. It's for sure the hardest 🙂 and I like the music soooo much. The main theme is sooo relaxing. Still play this game every once in while.

    • @jamesreed2366
      @jamesreed2366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@instrumentaldude8349 okay your opinion. I found TR4 too long, cryptic and it was full of glitches, but I will admit the graphics and frame rate was good, which I think is saying a lot 🙂

    • @instrumentaldude8349
      @instrumentaldude8349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jamesreed2366 well thats weird, I didn't had any glitches in TR4 to be honest. Anyway glad to hear you still play the classics from what I understand 🙂 we must keep the classic alive! They are still the best. I can't say I like the new games (reboots) even tough I enjoyed playing them but it was just not the same. If I had to choose between the classic and the reboot trilogy than I'm going with the classics 100 % 🙂🤟

    • @NightWanderer31415
      @NightWanderer31415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's by far the one with the most variety.

    • @jamesreed2366
      @jamesreed2366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@instrumentaldude8349 I guess it's because I was playing TR4 on Playstation, which probably explains the glitches. Either that or you were just lucky to never come across them.
      Yeah I do think the reboots are good on a technical aspect, but I don't find them that re-playable. I never played Shadow of the Tomb Raider, mainly while playing Rise of the Tomb Raider I just got bored halfway and just wanted to see the ending.
      I think the series needs to be rebooted with the old style returning. You might or might not agree with me here, but I want Lara to become an anti-hero or someone whose motives are at least questionable. She should be someone whose only reasons for raiding tombs is not only to make money, but also to seek an adrenaline rush. It's kind of who Lara Croft was like in the original games.

  • @rmh032
    @rmh032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    This is always my nomination when 'the hardest videogame of all time' comes up. The PlayStation version, with it's limited save system, is brutally difficult, by far the hardest in the series.
    Great video series.

  • @OvidiuMirauta2012
    @OvidiuMirauta2012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I loved this game! I remember that Aldwych was the creepiest level for me. It always freaked me out.

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yeah as frustrating as that level was for me I loved the atmosphere a lot!

    • @stefanoalbertini3508
      @stefanoalbertini3508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nothing compared to floating islands in TR2 though

    • @riddleinc616
      @riddleinc616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aldwych almost kill me XD

    • @Paul91-
      @Paul91- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@stefanoalbertini3508 Creepiest level in Tomb Raider history. One of the main reasons why TR2 is my 2nd favourite Tomb Raider game after the first.

  • @hetalianotaku7103
    @hetalianotaku7103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The bugs in the PS1 version can be done away with early on. All you have to do is fire your rocket launcher at one and that'll stop them from spawning at that area. This isn't a joke, Stella recommended it. Thank you VERY much Stella!

  • @slingshotkurt8474
    @slingshotkurt8474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I cant believe my grandpa played all of these games. Absolute legend.

  • @leejordan001
    @leejordan001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    15:43 I just realised that the floor under the alien spaceship has the same texture as the ovens' cook plate in the prison block. It is just magnified. :)

  • @joepatrlj5563
    @joepatrlj5563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This man deserves so much more credit and wayyy more publicity

  • @thechugg4372
    @thechugg4372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The part where it turns in The Thing ambiance is so good with the flickering lights and the few enemies, really good game!

  • @hetalianotaku7103
    @hetalianotaku7103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Very fair and balanced review. I do like TR3, but maybe that's because I'm a TR veteran and this game was obviously designed with TR veterans in mind. And even then I always go for Nevada first (Plus it's my favorite set of levels in the game). If you're just starting to get in the classic series, you could start with this one, but be prepared for a ton of backtracking, traps, and death around every other corner.
    By the way, Professor Dude Bro's (new favorite nickname) name is Tony. In the cutscene at the end of Level 1, you can hear Willard on this radio saying, "Tony, you loon, I know you're there!"

  • @BJtheBassist
    @BJtheBassist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    THERE'S A MAP ON THE CEILING!???
    Still the hardest level.

    • @DaniloFernandezDJFL
      @DaniloFernandezDJFL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Apparently... I had no idea and died s lot of times 😆

    • @Logos899
      @Logos899 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When I was playing that section after some time I found the map on the ceiling of the cavern. I spent some time trying to decipher it, but I couldn't get anything out of it.
      I resolved by going through by trial and error and only later on I discovered you had to light a flare to fully reveal the map!

  • @johnnybensonitis7853
    @johnnybensonitis7853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    It's unreal how Core pulled off the classic sequels with one year of development each. Core/Eidos had the business philosophy of a gambling addict! Put all the chips on Tomb Raider every year and retire in a decade, fellas. 😄 You're so right and I agree it's impressive what they managed to pull off in spite of everything. They created a winning formula that has endured through the ages.
    Appreciate the effort put in to these, no small task I'm sure! It's an amazing trip down memory lane and you drop some behind-the-scenes knowledge that's fascinating for a longtime fan like me who's unfamiliar!

  • @grg-productions
    @grg-productions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    15:44
    This is how they did this (for TRLE builders)
    Due to the game's room system, the room is divided up into a top part of the ship, and a bottom part of the ship. The 2 sections are connected by a DOOR on the outsides of the spaceship. There is also a room (which kinda intersects with the other rooms. There is a DOOR connecting the bottom of the ship to the interior room, therefore making the ship ACTUALLY bigger on the inside. for some reason, this also is used in lara's gym in Croft Manor.

    • @hundkebab2433
      @hundkebab2433 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      yea i still don't understand it

    • @lionocyborg6030
      @lionocyborg6030 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@hundkebab2433Put simply, the rooms in the UFO are intruding on the rooms around them: they share the same space but can only be entered through specific doorways: you can’t suddenly teleport to another room. Marathon by Bungie does the exact same thing. It’s called 5D Space.
      Traps in the other rooms however can still harm Lara: you take damage near one of the blinking yellow sleeping pods on the top of the UFO because this part of the UFO shares space with the orca secret and Lara is getting hit by the laser traps. If you never trigger the lasers, Lara will be fine if she stands here. A bug in my PS1 copy of TR5 on PSP caused a similar thing to happen with explosion traps in VCI.
      It’s not just Lara’s gym & swimming pool that do this either: it happens all throughout the game but you can only notice it in those places by either viewing the level file in an editor (after decompiling the WAD back to a project file if possible) or by using Tomb 3 Main’s 3D automap.

  • @Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial
    @Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Is there REALLY a hack of Tomb Raider where Lara's model is swapped with Winston?! Sign me up!

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      There is indeed! Check out mod section at Core-Design.com to find it. I might even have the link to it in the video description

    • @Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial
      @Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thank-You very much, Steve Of Warr! I look forward to more Tomb Raider Content from you! :)

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you! I look forward to putting more out, and that you also enjoy my other content too 👌

  • @naito9345
    @naito9345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That intro with Winston. That... That made my day. And no, I actually never locked him up in the freezer cause i was amazed an elderly would be eager to try to keep up.

  • @AlexeiVoronin
    @AlexeiVoronin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This was my first Tomb Raider. A bit of a rough start, you might say, but at least I got the best possible training, and thus TR1 and TR2 felt quite easier when I played them later.
    (yes, I sometimes play game series out of their chronological order)

    • @KspyrusTR
      @KspyrusTR 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Μy first was tomb raider last revelation me and my mom needed 6 months to complete it 😂 with no internet and help from magazines

    • @skateurbutt
      @skateurbutt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yea I just started playing Tomb Raider 1 after growing up playing TR2 and some of TR3. And so far it's so easy. I forgot im actually going backwards

  • @rosenraikov
    @rosenraikov 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I finished TR3 the other day for the first time and to be honest it was ludicrously hard at times. I was just as frustrated at the London Metro station ticket machine as you seem to have been. Great video!

  • @ShinyQuasarDragon
    @ShinyQuasarDragon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I can't believe the editing and just the quality of this video, and just 1K views?!
    No way man, you deserve more than that, very nice work!

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Thank you so much! ^_^

  • @hemangchauhan2864
    @hemangchauhan2864 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    It's finally here.
    I really like your small bits of humor you add here and there in your videos.
    TR 3 was one of the scariest games of my childhood, I had my friend play with me so that I don't get scared.

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thank you!
      I must confess until recently I'd never completed TR3 without using cheats to skip levels xD

  • @owenjolley351
    @owenjolley351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    *FYI, “Professor Dudebro” is actually called Tony.*

  • @ScreenBlaster13
    @ScreenBlaster13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Tomb Raider III was very hard and very large and Lud's Gate was the longest and most frustrating stage, but it still is my favourite game in the series. Great Retrospective Steve, and just to let you know Professor DudeBro's name is actually Tony.

    • @lionocyborg6030
      @lionocyborg6030 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His name is now officially Tony “the Loon” Dudebro. 😉

  • @rosedawson1646
    @rosedawson1646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Such a well done video mate! Thumbs up! PS: Almost no one completes Aldwych without consulting a guide.

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Phew! Well I'm glad I'm not the only one then xD

    • @DenDGLegionhardhouse
      @DenDGLegionhardhouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Aldwych is one of the hardest classic TR levels, no one wil ever compare to Core Design

    • @gabymerman9005
      @gabymerman9005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Warms up my heart to see all the nostalgia matching mine here. Aldwych has been a nightmare for me, the level I remember of the most. I was 11 and I was scared shitless by this empty public place and this damn cult room terrified me. It gave me a feeling of "wow, I shouldn't be here but it's too late, I've seen too much" more than in the old tombs lol

    • @Zedek
      @Zedek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We had to beat it in 1998 without a guide... It was when people tried instead of instant gratification.

    • @Paul91-
      @Paul91- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Aldwych and Madubu Gorge are both ridiculously hard levels. That kayak handles like a bitch. Even worse than the snowmobile in TR2.

  • @ivorbiggun710
    @ivorbiggun710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I absolutely love the London level. It's my favourite level in the whole series even if it is VERY tricky. I know that particular part of London well and I think they have done a great job recreating the atmosphere.

    • @katyturner4847
      @katyturner4847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love how your like dont look at me like that

  • @vanillaggl
    @vanillaggl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm going to tell you how much good TR3 is :
    I went to my cousin's house. I saw the TR3 cover. he star playing the game on PC and I saw the first glimpse of the first level when LARA slide in the muddy floor.
    I didn't played it. I just saw him played it for 4 mins.
    and in that moment I knew I am in love with that game. with that girl and with archeology.
    now it's 20 later I still a strong Tomb Raider fan.
    so TR3 made me a fan. even just looking at the game for 4 mins. this game has the BEST atmosphere EVER.

  • @Dndditches
    @Dndditches 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love TR3 it’s my favourite, even on ps1. The London levels are my favourite in the entire franchise.

  • @stephenjacewicz4594
    @stephenjacewicz4594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love TR3. Especially The Manor exploring. My most favorite TR game.

  • @martinpinciar3091
    @martinpinciar3091 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Playing this on PSOne back in the day, I could never finish this game. It was so damn hard. Saving system was relentless and I never made it past the London levels. Good times.

    • @xupperkx
      @xupperkx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm currently playing the RX Tech Mines on PS Vita. It has a psx version

    • @instrumentaldude8349
      @instrumentaldude8349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a kid I never made it past the 3d India level 😅 to be honest, the first time I finished the game (without cheats or walktrough) was 4 years ago and I'm 33 now so you can guess 😄 but since I finally finished it, it became my second favorite TR game.

  • @emiliewttqnd2526
    @emiliewttqnd2526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    12:30 : there is a fan-made crack that you can find on the internet for the PC version of this game that let you keep all your ammos and medipacks in the Nevada section. Not the guns but all the ammos. That way it's more fair and you can finally try to play the sections the order you want and not just "Nevada first"
    And it's really cool

  • @MrAeRoZz
    @MrAeRoZz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I played TR3 for the first time very recently and I must say it quickly became one of my favorites, the level design and weapons arsenal really were awesome.

    • @MrAeRoZz
      @MrAeRoZz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I played *through the whole game* in 46 hours according to steam. Which is an insane amount of playtime for a game of 1998

    • @MrAeRoZz
      @MrAeRoZz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also the Manor is defenitely the best out of all manors, maybe even better then the anniversary one.

  • @lionocyborg6030
    @lionocyborg6030 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    30:50 Actually Sophia looks a lot more like Natla in the first game, especially Natla’s FMV model. In fact when I saw this cutscene for the first time in the movie’s Are You Game special feature on my DVD as a kid, I thought it _was_ Natla until I got this far myself.

  • @msadids
    @msadids 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tomb Raider 3 is and will be ever the best one

  • @SmokeyBCN
    @SmokeyBCN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Aldwych is technically split into two paths as well, one for each Solomon key, but you have to do a lot of retracing and switching back and forth between them, especially for all secrets.

  • @TheEmanueleCastelli
    @TheEmanueleCastelli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The intro… EPIC!

  • @Cakepiecookies
    @Cakepiecookies ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "The part that really puts my balls in a Nutri Ninja and hits puree.."
    That was such an over-the-top and brilliant statement. Thank you for that! 28:10

  • @After4th
    @After4th 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The Japanese PS1 version was made easier along with II. More items, fewer traps, more crystals, and lower enemy health. The game came with two discs with the second disc containing everything intact in English.

    • @chrisbfreelance
      @chrisbfreelance 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow, didn't know that,thanks.

    • @lordshenfan6625
      @lordshenfan6625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah it's true I own it since I have a japanase Ps2 and Whole bunch of Japanese ps1 and Ps2 games. I found tomb raider 3 more fun after playing that version due to it being easier.

    • @SprunkCovers
      @SprunkCovers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't expected that, I will give a try to the japanese versions

  • @theradgegadgie6352
    @theradgegadgie6352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My original version of this was the Playstation one, and so long as you stockpiled a few save crystals, you could save the game as often as you needed to during the Willard-spider boss fight. It wasn't like the first game where you had to use them where you found them.

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I actually remember having to restart the entire game after running out of crystals and medpacks at the hard parts (also choosing Nevada after London and not getting some weapons at all or until too late), but because of that it traumatized me with the videogame hoarding curse, I am now one of those people who gets to 99 Potions and sells like 10 to avoid wasting them when picking up over max.

  • @strain42
    @strain42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Totally worth the wait, dude. This was an amazing look back at the first three titles, and I feel like you're only just getting started. Keep up the great work.

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you my dude, great to see you here!!
      I certainly am only just getting warmed up, the next one is going to be... interesting

  • @javiervaldivia2984
    @javiervaldivia2984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great review!! I played the PlayStation version and it was a "nightmare", but always a pleasure thanks to the classic gameplay ♥️
    PD: I killed the T-Rex same as you XD
    A huge fan from Spain!!

  • @Dragonsamuari
    @Dragonsamuari 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I agree the poison mechanic are annoying, but rather than using a kit right away, save it until your health is low. That way if you run into more poisonous enemies, they can't make the poison any worse before you heal.

  • @aliya.ayyyeee
    @aliya.ayyyeee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You forgot the hidden level!

  • @bigshortstop1931
    @bigshortstop1931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’m frankly not sure if the way you killed the T.Rex isn’t the way the devs intended for you to beat it. Keep in mind, that big badass has easily 8 TIMES the amount of health the dinosaurs from the other games and it’s AI is WAAAAY smarter. And like you said it has the ability to lock on to you and just instantly snap you up with literally zero time to react. So I wouldn’t feel too bad about cheesing that fight...

  • @fiammanerapatrick3215
    @fiammanerapatrick3215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I still find it weird that Willards men are all hostile in Antarctica, when they're supposed to work together, but then in the next level, the Flamethrower guys are all of a sudden allies? Wtf?

    • @Zedek
      @Zedek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can only imagine that the bigger threat for you guys are not each other - it's gigantic, poisonous mutants. Thus you rather ally instead of fighting a war on two sides.

  • @PlayfulFruitLPer
    @PlayfulFruitLPer 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was my favorite title to explore Croft manor in but I remember having so much difficulty with the opening level as a kid. I never got very far, just enough to get counter the friendly monkeys which I always named ‘Jelly.’

  • @LaffeeTaffeeGG
    @LaffeeTaffeeGG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    To be fair, I remember in the PS1 version of the game you would at least retain all your ammo and health packs after you have your weapons removed in Nevada. So you'd only be left to find the weapons again. Still a pain in the ass but at least you could recover from it easier.

    • @lionocyborg6030
      @lionocyborg6030 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That sadly isn’t true but I wish it was. It does let you keep your save crystals though.

  • @rockys201
    @rockys201 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I just finished the remaster version of this game and omg it was so tough. For the most part the level design was really good but I just hate those infuriating moments when you think "how the hell was I supposed to know to go there, or that I was supposed to use this item in this random area?"
    That said, when you do get through tough sections and progress that's when the game is very satisfying and you understand the appeal of the franchise.
    I will confess to getting a little stuck a small handful of times and watching a couple of clips on TH-cam, but about 95% of the time I did it all on my own and had a great time with Tomb Raider 3

  • @samuelbrent2658
    @samuelbrent2658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Pretty solid review with decent points and a decently balanced perspective. As you said, Tomb Raider 3 is a much better game than what some make it out to be. Is it a perfect game? Obviously no but unlike Tomb Raider 2, this one brought in a lot of new and innovative ideas to help improve the series. This is definitely the most challenging and least forgiving of the Core Design games but it's not the most frustrating of the bunch (Tomb Raider 2 was mostly badly designed with its enemies and frequent combat which is the most outdated aspect of the old games).
    I wouldn't call it the best one objectively since it isn't as consistent and accessible as the original game from 1996 but I can't help but prefer to play this over the original for its improved production values, tank controls being refined to perfection, replay value breaking through the roof, absurd amount of level variety with the majority being very inspired, and offering some of the highest highs in the series.
    By the way, did you know that by holding R1 whilst holding left or right, the Kayak becomes much easier to turn. Also, TR3 was done by an entirely new team at Core Design so that the original team could work on The Last Revelation for two years. Now there's a fun fact for you.

  • @KSS1992
    @KSS1992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always thought it was funny how the pistols sounded different in game as opposed to in the FMVs; in FMVs they sound like they did in TR2 but in game it’s a new sound (that stood until Chronicles)

  • @inybisinsulate
    @inybisinsulate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shiba statues, impressed much.

  • @frogradar
    @frogradar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh my god... I have played 3 OVER AND OVER, my fave one in the batch...
    Not once did I ever see the dudebro with the meteor IMPALED in his chest, nor did I ever think he caused the rocks to fall. I thought he was just mocking Lara and the sound caused the rocks to avalanche.

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's amazing what details you can miss and then suddenly notice. I thought for ages the Croft Manor basement in TR2 was full of dirt mounds on either side until I played it again for the review. But nah its piles of treasure!

    • @frogradar
      @frogradar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SteveOfWarr I thought it was Dirt too! Maybe the game got colour patched without anyone noticing.

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think I said something along the lines on my video that it was likely the resolution being too low back on the PS1

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same! Must be PC version making it more clear with higher resolution.

  • @coooolibri
    @coooolibri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if you cant look at TR3 like a huge step forwards from TR1, i cant help the people :D
    that was for back then fucking crazy sick banger.

  • @itsalexhyde
    @itsalexhyde 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this channel is sooo underrated 🥺😍 great work!

  • @paul28177
    @paul28177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    they really need to revisit these original games and remake them... they were ahead of the time but would work very well in today's time IF updated and fixed.
    I just don't understand why we have things like crash bandicoot, spryo etc and even talks of god of war and prince of persia remakes and remastered versions -- yet there's no talks or remakes for these -- these would be absolutely awesome on next gen consoles

    • @lionocyborg6030
      @lionocyborg6030 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I know I’m 2 years late but we’re getting that wish at last.

  • @zacwollervoiceninja5136
    @zacwollervoiceninja5136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At 0:04,
    The opening skit where Winston is collecting Tomb Raider 3 from the archives where Master Warr (Steve Of Warr) is waiting for 3 whole months (Literally) just made me laugh!
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
    I’m wishing all the best of luck for you for Part 6, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness!
    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @remainingembers
    @remainingembers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Haha Tr3 was always my favorite, all your criticisms are true though, I especially dreaded the London levels because of how hard and confusing they were....and that kayak. Some parts are hard to follow I guess it was always my favorite one because of the atmosphere, music (which I'm surprised you didn't touch on?) , and general aesthetic of the game, and also Lara's house lol. But it was so damn hard that even with the book guide I never "truly" 100% finished it, and honestly that was probably mostly at fault of the save system and later confusing levels.

  • @DarkLycan89
    @DarkLycan89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Worth. The. Wait!
    Annnd I've watched it all already. That flew by. Fantastic as usual and my god, you've got this down to a T now. Everything is smooth, the script is fantastic and your acting has improved massively ;) I can't wait for the next one! (Much like the games, you have done too well so now we expect a new video in a short time :P)

  • @goawayleavemealone2880
    @goawayleavemealone2880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Final Boss Fight - You need to keep the Meteor between the 2 of you, he can't shoot you if the Meteor is between you.

  • @Logos899
    @Logos899 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm loving your retrospective series! I laugh every time at your skits, they're so well made!
    After playing through the 6 Core Design TRs, I think I like this one the best... for the challenge it provided, the variety in locations and situations and multiple paths in certain levels.
    My favorites are the South Pacific and Antarctica levels, the London ones did have a nice atmosphere but were often too convoluted (I especially disliked the very first one...)

  • @toprak3479
    @toprak3479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    34:39 It took me 2 hours and 40 something minutes to beat Aldwych, and that's in-game time as well. Shit's fucking confusing.

  • @snakinman
    @snakinman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The South Pacific levels are my least favorite for a few reasons: the damage sponge dinosaurs, the janky kayak controls, and of course the nearly-invincible T-rex that ones oneshots you if you're anywhere close to it.
    I've had a lot of fun watching these and I'm looking forward to the rest. Keep up the good work 😁

  • @GrizzlyRed
    @GrizzlyRed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I LOVED this! Excellent work as always Steve! Probably my favorite out of the 3 reviews! The end with you in the trunk was great lol. Can't wait for the next one! No rush! ;)

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haha "no rush (but seriously dude don't take so damn long next time)" lol
      Thank you so much mate =)

  • @lionocyborg6030
    @lionocyborg6030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:03 When I watched Gladiators on the telly a year or so after playing TR2 & TR3 for the first time, I thought the Eliminator at the end was inspired by the TR3 version of the assault course but now I realise it may be the other way round. I asked Core about this in Ash’s dev streams but they couldn’t remember if that was the case. If it was, I guess the crawling hedge and target range are for practicality purposes as pre-NGLE versions of the engine couldn’t support conveyor belt physics for the travelator and Lara wouldn’t be able to both swing on ropes _and_ balance on beams for another 2 games. Someone in the stream chat of one of those streams said they were inspired to recreate the Eliminator in TRLE. I’d love to play it if they uploaded it somewhere.

  • @N0sSyndrome
    @N0sSyndrome 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That was great, well worth the wait.
    Keep it up!

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you my dude!! 😁

  • @codyclark5902
    @codyclark5902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm playing through this right now and this video is actually really good! This must have taken forever to produce and edit. Great job and cheers from Tennessee

  • @mysticgamer8783
    @mysticgamer8783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't think you're the only one that uses the strategy to kill the T-Rex from the doorway. I do it as well. 😁

  • @TimJtrle
    @TimJtrle ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's something you didn't talk about in this video and the two before it : the "gold" levels (TR Unfinished Business, TRII Gold Mask and TRIII The Lost Artifact). For PC gamers, that was a great addition to the games. :)

  • @daneribb5978
    @daneribb5978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    watching this again so good!!

  • @stygianlight
    @stygianlight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoy your videos. Ready for the next one!

  • @frankieseward8667
    @frankieseward8667 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    TR3 could've been such a great game if they had 6-8 months of development. This is why annual releases rarely end well

  • @theradgegadgie6352
    @theradgegadgie6352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:40 Speaking for myself, I could definitely handle a two hour video.

  • @Phoenix_Flame_117
    @Phoenix_Flame_117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm really looking forward for Tomb Raider 4 & 5 videos , Great job man , keep it up .

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I've got an interview with Nathan McCree coming this December so I'm hoping to have the next part out sometime after xmas =)

    • @Phoenix_Flame_117
      @Phoenix_Flame_117 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SteveOfWarr Wish you all the luck in the world my friend , I'm looking forward for you next videos .

  • @vonfolter
    @vonfolter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your disappointed sigh when you grab that full heal crystal is a stroke of genius. Woefully underrated channel

  • @dopaminetime
    @dopaminetime ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the hardest games of all time and yet 3 is my favourite ever tomb raider and one of my favourite games. It expanded on 2 but had more variety and felt different on a golden formula from 1 and 2. Love this video too well done

  • @emiliewttqnd2526
    @emiliewttqnd2526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:15 : random falling pieces of the roof already existed in the first tomb raider (exiting tomb of Qualopec) and were already a pain in the *ss at that moment.

  • @leejordan001
    @leejordan001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Firstly congratulation for the quality video and bringing all the good memories back!
    Secondly: Soooooooo much memories!!! I remember the smell of snow and gas in the city where we bought the game in a little play station game shop. Then my father drowe back to our home villige. I watched the flying snow fields outside of the car window and was thinking of the game. How will it feel to be playing it? Then we arrived at home and I put the disc into my play station... Logo appeared, then core design sign... New game and I get the intro... The Croft manor. I was stunned by the game. After a few hours of playing my parents started to telling me to finish the game for that day. I was sad that I had to finish and I was waiting for the next day just to fly back to the misterious fascinating atmosphere of Tomb Raider 3... Good old memories. Now I am 36 but I have the same feelings when I see this game.

  • @nickyal217
    @nickyal217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the first ever video of yours that I’ve watched and I knew I was going to sub the moment Winston came into your room. I only anticipated I’d get through 10 minutes of this video, but I watched the entire thing. Fantastic content! Tomb Raider 3 is a find favourite of mine, even if I level skipped a few of the levels back when I was a kid.

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much, really pleased to see you enjoyed my video so much, and that you made it though the whole thing haha 😊
      I was the same when I played it back in the day, I cheat coded through most of that game. I sucked so bad 🤣

  • @McChimpy1
    @McChimpy1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hahahahahahahaha Winston walking in to your room has to be one of the best/hilarious edits I’ve ever seen

  • @CMD619
    @CMD619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn, you have quality videos. Loving the Tomb Raider Retrospective series. You should have way more views and subscribers.

  • @ThePraiseworthyPSN
    @ThePraiseworthyPSN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok, I have to say the opening of this video is the funniest and most brilliant opening to any video I’ve seen on TH-cam.. Steve you are funny by nature without even trying, I’ve seen the rest of your videos and I think I found a TH-camr gem, well done mate you have a real enjoyable talent :-)

  • @renemersi5209
    @renemersi5209 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this kind of tomb raider videos makes me so chill

  • @PanelHopper
    @PanelHopper 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Having smashed my metaphorical 10 year old head against the India level back in 1998, I want to say how grateful I am for the Remaster’s save anywhere feature, finally enabling me to reach Nevada without level skipping via trail and error. I’m very happy.

  • @afti03
    @afti03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    25:20 the sound i hear when a normal dream turns into a nightmare

    • @lionocyborg6030
      @lionocyborg6030 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ve heard sounds like that too in such situations. One back in 2007 was a corrupt form of a scary Tomb Raider Legend sting played when you reach the burning oil river in England, while I got jumpscared by a dark underwater forest that was twisted out of shape and obscured by shadows in the background of some kind of deformed snarling dragon face like Shendue from Jackie Chan Adventures had been thrown through the Ankh Morpork post office printing press.

  • @tessaharmon2203
    @tessaharmon2203 ปีที่แล้ว

    Currently rewatching all of your retrospective vids in anticipation for TR 2013, absolutely LOVE your commentary! In my experience, TR3 is def the hardest out of all of them, as a kid I couldn't even get past the first level... tbh I prefer to watch people play this game than play it myself lmao. When I play on PC I boost the brightness all the way up with no shame

  • @gameroftheyear1000
    @gameroftheyear1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    19:10 makes me laugh every time 😂

  • @gsb408
    @gsb408 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job 👏🏽 man. I grew up with Tomb Raider and PSX games. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Glad this is gettin more deserved views

  • @danigar
    @danigar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video, I love this game and basically all of the classic TR games. Am I the only one who loves the Kayak section? I know it probably wasn't intentional, but those things are actually really to maneuver in real life and more if you are going against the current. I enjoyed learning how to control it and the struggle it presented.

    • @lionocyborg6030
      @lionocyborg6030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here. Me and my brother always called the kayak route via the cliffside hut The Ace Ride because of this, even though our dad kept falling into the same trap path Steve did.

  • @MartinhoRamos1990
    @MartinhoRamos1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it Steve! Keep it up!!

  • @zacwollervoiceninja5136
    @zacwollervoiceninja5136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At 19:10,
    The subway surprise kill made me laugh unexpectedly!
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @user-oo3uj5ku9r
    @user-oo3uj5ku9r 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing Video man

  • @Little3Pigs
    @Little3Pigs หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    From what I found, tomb raider games connected rooms through portals, so my guess is that the spaceship was huge because it was cobbected through a portal to the other room.

  • @Avedare
    @Avedare 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome work, dude, thanks!

  • @yankeeinparadise
    @yankeeinparadise 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yet even MORE Brilliance from Mr. Warr. This was an Excellent review and I hope viewers will appreciate all the effort you put into these productions. Script, Jokes, inserts and of course playing the game until the urge to kill something passes.. Yeah. Thank you Sir!! ... Onward, .. to #4 !!

  • @pausebreakreviews
    @pausebreakreviews 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That ValeforXD callout though.
    Wonderful video, super detailed and in-depth!

    • @SteveOfWarr
      @SteveOfWarr  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Couldn't resist =P
      Thank you for the kind feedback dude!