Crystal Dynamics should now be seen as the savior of the Tomb Raider franchise. After Eidos pulled out of development after the rock bottom of Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness, the company took over development and rebooted the series not once but twice, propelling Lara to where it is today.

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While the latest trilogy of Tomb Raiders was great (until 2018's Shadow of the Tomb Raider), Crystal Dynamics' releases before that (Legend, " Anniversary" and "Underworld") also showed sufficient quality, especially the last one, "Tomb Raider: Underworld

Tomb Raider: Underworld", which was very graphically impressive for its time, and a completely new game engine was The level design of "Underworld" was also more open. The level design of "Underworld" was also more open, and the gameplay was redesigned to be more like a modern game, focusing on utilizing Lara's abilities to explore her environment. Motion capture was also used for the first time for Lara's movements, and as a result of these new features, Underworld looks and plays much better than Crystal Dynamics' previous Tomb Raider games. [So when I saw that Underworld was marked down -87% on GOG, cheaper than a can of Coke, I thought I should not only jump on the promotion, but also bring it to the attention of the wider PC gaming community. The full details of the offer can be seen below. [My PC gaming rig (Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti, 32GB RAM DDR4, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, ASRock B450M Pro4) can run games perfectly at 4K resolution and super smooth 60fps+ with all options at maximum fidelity. Since this is a GOG release, compatibility with the latest PC gaming systems is guaranteed. Therefore, we are confident that PC gamers with a decent gaming PC will not only be able to run Underworld without any problems, but also play it at a level of quality they could not have dreamed of in the original release.

Seriously, playing Underworld now is fascinating in the sense that you can see that Crystal Dynamics was the basis for the second famous reboot trilogy that followed Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider It is fascinating in the sense that it shows how well While "Underworld" is not as polished or substantial as these games, it is more in the vein of Eidos' "Tomb Raider," while at the same time having the atmosphere of these games in spades. In that sense, it is a unique piece of Tomb Raider game history.

I can personally vouch for this game and this GOG deal, as I got it myself; after reading PC Gamer's review of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, I got a taste of classic Tomb Raiding, but my wallet I didn't have enough in it. So when I saw Underworld was on sale this cheap, it seemed like the perfect solution. Ten to twenty hours of adventure with Lara for a dollar a pound seems like a great deal to me, especially considering that the game's graphics are right in my wheelhouse. Just wait until you see the opening underwater swim.