It's incredibly satisfying to pick off a squad without them realising you're even there. Lara can cake herself in mud to disappear into the jungle, revealing herself only to take out Trinity soldiers or other foes.

One positive change is a much-enhanced focus on stealth. Somewhat irritatingly, the game will recognise saved data from its predecessors and award you in-game costumes and items for loyalty, but no-one at Eidos thought to use that same recognition to trim the early hand-holding and scripted explanation of controls.

Lara shoots, melees, and crafts her way around, clambers over decrepit masonry and ancient sculpture, occasionally almost-falls to her death with telegraphed moments where she loses grip, and does her take on Indiana Jones' repertoire. If you've played 2013’s Tomb Raider or its sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider, you'll know what you’re getting here, for the most part. Mechanically though, there's less to write home about. The biggest problem is that the side content is generally more enjoyable than the main story.

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