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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

An Egypt-spanning classic Raider where interconnected routing is the real test.

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Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
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EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    5/10

    Classic grid platforming with precise jump setups

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    0/10

    Fixed enemy and trap scripts throughout Egypt

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    2/10

    Interconnected level secrets are unknown initially

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    7/10

    Hub-style backtracking makes routing the core puzzle

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

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Game details

Released
1999
Developer
Core Design
Franchise
Tomb Raider
Platforms
PS3, PC, Mac, PS1, PSP, DC
Modes
Single player
IGDB users
76/100
ShooterPuzzleAdventureAction