Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered - PlayStation/Xbox/PC/Steam Deck/Switch - Digital Foundry Tech Review

The original trilogy has returned! Revisit Lara Croft’s origins with developer Aspyr’s carefully measured remasters, which offer a combination of OG visuals along with brand new visuals, hot-swappable with the press of a button. John Linneman returns to the roots of the original games, checking them out on various retro systems and seeing how they compare to Aspyr’s new versions. Meanwhile, there’s commentary on the games themselves and the efforts to modernise elements like the tank controls. Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: Join the DF Patreon to support the team more directly and to get access to everything we do via pristine quality downloads: Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more? Check out our store: For commercial enquiries, please contact business@ 00:00 - Introduction 01:35 - Tomb Raider’s active community 02:30 - The Remastered Version Arrives 03:28 - Texture Upgrades 05:45 - There’s More Than Just Textures! 07:12 - Lighting Upgrades 08:13 - Comparison to the Originals 11:41 - Remastered Console Comparisons 13:09 - What’s up with the Classic Performance? 14:34 - There’s an issue with the PC Version - Solve it Here! 16:47 - It Runs Great on Steam Deck 17:32 - How Does it Hold up Today?