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42. Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
Genre Action-adventure

Gameplay: 6
Rest of Game: 6
Engagement: 4
New to Me: 5
Playtime: 2

Total score: 23/40

Song selection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfYAByEPfFw

I got Temple of Osiris for free during one of the early coronavirus responses, and didnt play it immediately. But I liked Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and I assumed (wrongly) that this isometric TR spin-off was just a follow-up. It uses the same engine, and a couple of the same mechanics, but its basically a completely new game. And honestly, I probably could have liked it more if I had come back to it. I had two play sessions and never returned for a third, not because the game was bad, but because I just wasnt as interested as I was in a few other games I had in rotation.

Temple of Osiris gets a bit of a bad rap, or at least the parts of it I saw suggests it does. The story is nothing revolutionary, the writing is laughable, and the controls are occasionally frustrating, but its a solid adventure in the mold of classic action games that have actual point scores. Id still probably play Guardian of Light first, but Temple of Osiris is fun for what it is, and I could definitely make the case for why it might even be the more enjoyable of the two.

Should you play it?: If you like 3-D action games with lots of collectibles and score challenges, absolutely.

Next: A series Im at least somewhat known for playing

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