

While both Microsoft and Square Enix have reiterated several times that the exclusivity deal is a timed one (i.e that Rise of the Tomb Raider will be released on PC and PlayStation eventually), some fans are still unhappy. Rise of the Tomb Raider will now be a timed exclusive on Xbox One and Xbox 360 and the game is set to be published by Microsoft, not Square Enix who published the previous Tomb Raider title. That task was made somewhat more difficult when fans voiced opposition to the game's release plans as instead of coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms as expected. So with the sequel, Rise of the Tomb Raider, developer Crystal Dynamics had some even bigger hopes to live up to as they aim to make up for past missteps.

But Tomb Raider wasn't perfect and many fans of the series lamented the lack of tombs that could be raided, as well as boss battles that felt shoe-horned in. As a reboot of an iconic gaming franchise, 2013's Tomb Raider was well-received as players appreciated how good the game's island setting of Yamatai looked and the way Lara grew from wide-eyed and vulnerable to hardened and brave the way an origins game should be.
