The combination of great sound and graphics keep this game sharp, and the gameplay is entertaining.
One thing in games I love is puzzles. Legends has a few puzzles that require Lara to use most of her equipment. She has a camera that can analyze most objects and tell you if they are useful. It takes away some of the fun and part of the puzzle but gets the job done. The puzzles are also the most difficult problems you will come to face in Legends. Besides the tricky motorcycle riding and enemies, the game isn’t too tough nor does it take a while to finish. You should finish the game in under an hour and there isn’t too much stuff to make you come back. Yes, there are different costumes, but nothing to worth seeing.
The gameplay is pretty good but gets old after a while. The gunplay isn’t anything spectacular. Shooting countless enemies is great, but it is just about every action/adventure shooter game. The targeting system is nice but makes the game so easy it’s only a matter of targeting and killing the enemy and that’s it. I do like the Indigo Prophecy like interactive cutscenes and parts of the game. There aren’t a whole lot of them, but they are fun and it adds a nice tone to the game.
Overall, the atmosphere of Tomb Raider: Legends is great and it feels the way it should. The gunplay is good but not great; it could have use a little more tweaking. If the game were to have more content or a little more depth to the story it would have been a top-notch Tomb Raider game. Still, it is one of the best Tomb Raider's in this decade.