Rise Of The Tomb Raider - 10 Things It Can Finally Get Right
6. Less Clichéd Supporting Characters
While supporting characters have never been the series strength, the 2013 game came the closest yet to creating a fully realised supporting cast who were integral to Laras journey through the title. Unfortunately though, a lot of these characters still ended up being nothing more than stereotypical one-dimensional caricatures. Going forward, the sequel needs to build upon on the memorable characters it set up in the current game (stereotypical or not, Grim was a damn fun companion to spend time with), and expand on what it did right to introduce more interesting and less clichéd allies. Hopefully, Rise of the Tomb Raider will be able to shake off the lazy writing habits that have burdened the series until now to create a memorable supporting cast thatll aid Lara through whatever nightmares shell be facing next. And speaking of writing better characters...
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