Definitely worth it. The first 2 were the best. The trailing camera was brilliant for atmosphere. Lara would run around the corner and the camera would catch up just in time to show a tiger jumping at you. A couple drinks were lost on the floor first time we played that.
The controls may be akward by todays standard but they make perfect sense for the puzzle platforming. You control Lara from her perspective, precise aiming and counting steps is all part of the puzzles. It works because the levels are all made up of squares.
It's the complete opposite of todays tombraider. Combat was sparse and not much more then silly jumping around while firing (auto aim). The puzzles and figuring out how to get to places was the main course.
Climbing on the giant sphynx head or exploring the upturned ship on the bottom of the sea, simply amazing at the time.
I have lots of fond memories of playing the 2nd and 3rd one in the dorm, crowded around the dining area tv, passing the controller around after each horrible death.
I haven't played the new one yet. Once I read the focus is more on combat instead of exploring tombs I decided to pass for now. Aniversary was great, the other new ones were ok, but already leaning too much towards combat for my liking.
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