The problem with revisiting Tomb Raider: Reacclimating to tank controls
Summary
Ars Technica's C:\ArsGames piece revisits the original Tomb Raider to examine why its tank controls—tightly tied to a grid-based level design—feel outdated yet elegant. The author analyzes how 2024's Tomb Raider I-III Remastered introduces modern controls that improve combat but break the precise platforming logic, arguing the original paradigm is an evolutionary dead-end but worth experiencing for historical context.