Tomb Raider I•II•III Remastered Complete Guide (15 Sections) | Ludo.guide

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Welcome back to the world of Lara Croft! Tomb Raider I•II•III Remastered brings back three of the most iconic entries in the series, letting you explore ancient ruins, solve intricate puzzles, and battle dangerous foes across exotic locales. You’ll be leaping across chasms, swimming through treacherous waters, and uncovering lost artifacts as Lara, all with updated visuals and controls for modern platforms. If you loved the originals or are curious about where Lara's adventures began, this collection is for you.

This guide is your key to mastering every aspect of these classic adventures. We'll help you find every secret, grab every collectible, and conquer challenging boss encounters, from the T-Rex in the first game to the formidable Puna in Tomb Raider 3. Whether you're aiming to unlock all the Steam Achievements or simply want to experience Lara's original journey with all the hidden paths revealed, we've got you covered.

Level 03--Lost Valley

Walkthrough

1
At the start, take the path to the left. After jumping across the water a couple of times, you'll arrive at a bridged area. Walk off the ledge to the right, landing on a ledge from which you can hop over and claim the shotgun. The Lethal and Loaded Trophy should appear immediately. It is recommended to Quit and Reload your game from one of your Save files after earning this Trophy.
2
Return to the start of the level and take a right at the river, going down the stone steps. Kill the two wolves on your way down.
3
Climb over a rock, touch the ground, then backflip back onto it. When the wolf you just triggered comes after you, take it out from your elevated position.
4
Take a right at the tall rocks and slide down the short ramp backwards. Walk a step forward, then immediately jump back up to safety to shoot the three wolves that are triggered.
5
Return to the tall rock cliffs, climb to the top, and claim the large MediPack.
6
Make your way down the rocks, but do not drop to the ground yet. Touching the ground will trigger two raptors. To avoid damage and potentially earn the Clever Girl Trophy, go to your far right as you face the clearing, turn around, slide down the ramp, walk forward a step or two, and jump back up to safety. You can then shoot the raptors. If they don't come near you, drop to the ground and backhop carefully.
7
When the raptors are dead, follow the left wall until you see a small waterfall.
8
Run over to a small cave opening across the valley, just to the left of the other waterfall, triggering the T-Rex. When safely inside the cave, roll and fire. Avoid getting too close to the opening as the T-Rex can reach into the cave. Patience is key to surviving this battle.

Tips

This level has 5 Secrets, 16 pickups, and 13 kills.
You can earn the Lethal and Loaded Trophy by acquiring the Shotgun weapon at the beginning of the level.
There are 2 Trophies related to the T-Rex: Raid Not Kill (complete the level without firing at the T-Rex) and T-Rextinct (defeat the T-Rex). You must choose one to earn per playthrough.
If you are playing the Remastered game, you can earn the Clever Girl Trophy by avoiding all damage from the raptors in this level and the next one.
To earn the Clever Girl Trophy, after triggering the raptors, slide down the ramp, walk forward a step or two, and jump back up to safety to shoot them.
To earn the Raid Not Kill Trophy, run to the safe cave opening across the valley and fire at the T-Rex from there without hitting it.
To earn the T-Rextinct Trophy, defeat the T-Rex. This allows you to count the kill on this playthrough, keeping the door open for earning the Leave Them Sucking Wind Trophy on this run.
If you had continued after claiming the shotgun at the beginning, you would have sacrificed a protected position for defeating the wolves.
To trigger the wolves (4-6) and fight them from safety, slide down the ramp backwards, walk a step forward, then immediately jump back up to safety and shoot them from above.
You can earn the Lethal and Loaded Trophy by acquiring the Shotgun weapon at the beginning of the level instead of the end.
Make sure to begin by creating the recommended THREE Save files at the beginning of this level.
The T-Rex can get into the recess you are currently in, but a small cave opening across the valley is safe.
The T-Rex CAN get his head partway into the cave and put a major hurt on you.
You get 2 Trophies in this level.
You get the Raid Not Kill Trophy for completing this level without ever firing at the T-Rex.
You get the T-Rextinct Trophy for defeating the T-Rex.
You can't get both Trophies in one pass.
You're going to have to choose to earn one now, and then come back later to earn the other one.
Hence the multiple Save files I recommended at the start of this level.
Since we're doing the No Medi Pack thing on this run, my instinct is to defeat T-Rex now and then come back for the other Trophy later.
It also allows you to count the T-Rex kill on this playthrough, keeping the door open for earning the Leave Them Sucking Wind Trophy on this run.
There are 3 Save Crystals in this level.
Raptors are going to be your biggest headaches here.
You squandered a few shotgun shells on the ones that you had to fight out in the open.
Even so, you finished the level with 38 shells.
Follow the guide for killing enemies from safe spots and be patient, and this level will be relatively easy for you.
Before killing the wolves, have Lara jump from the high cliff to the floor below and die from the fall.
Let the raptors kill Lara.
Let Lara get mauled to death by the T-Rex.

Level 02--City of Vilcabama

This level is generally easy, with the main challenges concentrated at the beginning. It's possible to finish with full health, but 90% is perfectly acceptable. The level features 3 Secrets, 13 pickups, 29 kills, 14 breakaway tiles, and awards 3 Trophies.

New Game+ Notes:

The level has 2 Save Crystals, both needed early.
Wolves are more durable; expect to lose half health fighting the initial 4.
Strive to complete the level using only pistols to conserve ammo.
Avoiding the bear near the central pool saves health, though a pickup is missed.

Trophy Alert -- Dances With Wolves: You can earn a Trophy by luring all 11 wolves into the Temple room. This requires significant health and Medi Packs. It's recommended to attempt this after completing a normal run, or reload your save after earning it if pursuing a 'No Medi Packs' challenge.

Trophy Alert -- The Apex Predator: This Trophy is obtainable at the start by defeating a wolf while airborne. Engage the 4 wolves in the first room by performing backflips and side jumps while shooting. Reload your game after earning the Trophy to begin the actual playthrough.

Walkthrough

1
Four wolves appear in the first room upon advancing past the opened doors. Prioritize eliminating them systematically: the one to your far left (1), then the one to your far right (2). After the second wolf falls, roll and backhop into its spawn area to deal with the remaining two (3, 4). With practice, this initial encounter can be completed without taking damage.
2
Proceed deeper into the area and eliminate one more wolf (5).
3
Navigate to the room with a small pool and a structure to the left containing a bear (6). To safely defeat the bear, approach the structure from a wide path near the pool. Stand facing the entrances, then quickly run across the square to the right of the right entry and jump onto the nearby wall. The bear will take a longer route to pursue, allowing you to defeat it safely. If you take significant damage, reload and retry.
4
After dealing with the bear, clear the area of 10 bats (7-16) and one more wolf (17). A small Medi Pack (1) is located in the room with the wolf.
5
Retrieve a small Medi Pack (2) from the roof of the bear's structure.

Secrets:

Dive into the pool. At the T-intersection, go right. In the subsequent room, turn sharp left and go behind the column in the NE corner to pull a switch. Exit the room and swim left into a small opening. You will emerge in a room with 4 stone snake heads. The 'Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?' Trophy should pop here. Head into the SE corner room for Secret #1, containing Magnum clips (3) and a small Medi Pack (4).
Return to the room with the underwater switch. This time, go to the NE corner and pull a switch to open a door above you. Enter this room for Secret #2, which contains a small Medi Pack (5). Pull the nearby switch to return to the room with the pool.

Path to the Temple:

Locate a switch on the wall ahead and to your left. Activate it and proceed up the stairs. Make a running jump across the gap.
PS1 Version: Run across the breakaway tiles and attempt to jump into the alcove containing a large Medi Pack (6). If unsuccessful, pull the moveable block into the room to access the Medi Pack. Push the moveable block as far north as possible. Defeat a bat (18), then collect the Gold Idol (7) and Silver Key (8) from the corners of the room ahead. You can then jump to continue.
Remastered Version: Follow the instructions provided in the accompanying box (details not fully transcribed in source).

Trophies and A-Count-ing (2)

Trophy List:

The Unfound Tomb of Qualopec — Finish the Peru chapter. (Level 4)
Look Over Us Kindly, Tihocan — Finish the Greece chapter. (Level 9)
Little Vacation Riot's Over — Finish the Egypt chapter. (Level 12)
The Cataclysm of Atlantis — Finish the Atlantis Chapter. (Level 15)
Codex of Peru — Find all the secrets in Peru. (Level 4)
Codex of Greece — Find all the secrets in Greece. (Level 9)
Codex of Egypt — Find all the secrets in Egypt. (Level 12)
Codex of Atlantis — Find all the secrets in Atlantis. (Level 15)
Not So Late for the Prize Giving! — Defeat Pierre. (Level 9)
Pain in Your Brain! — Defeat Larson. (Level 12)
It's Personal Now! — Defeat Cowboy. (Level 13)
Yes, I'm Firing at You! — Defeat Skater enemy. (Level 13)
Cheese! — Defeat the Bald enemy. (Level 13)
Kind of Evolution on Steroids — Defeat Natla's new breed. (Level 15)
Yes, I Can! — Defeat the third Ruler of Atlantis. (Level 15)
Welcome to My Home! — Complete all the exercises in Lara's Home. (Level 1)
Do Uzi This One? — Get hidden Uzis in Egypt. (Level 12)
Shell Sucker! — Defeat a Bald enemy using a shotgun. (Level 13)
Bullseye! — Swan-dive into a hole with water surrounded by fire. (Level 15)
Leave Them Sucking Wind — Defeat every possible enemy in one playthrough. (Level 15)
Secret Door — It's not the right time to be here. There's a door for you. (Level 14)
You Corner Bug! — Get the unreachable medipack in Palace Midas. (Level 7)
Curses, Like Chickens, Come Home to Roost — Finish Natla with her own production guns. (Level 15)
Au Revoir! — Make Pierre go away using magnums. (Level 8)
Midas' Touch — Become golden Lara. (Level 7)
I Only Play for Sport! — Finish the game in less than 5 hours. (a)
Deadline — Find all 36 ways to die. (Level 15)
Raid Not Kill — Do not harm the T-Rex. (b)
T-Rextinct — Defeat the T-Rex. (Level 3)
Pharming Health — Collect all medipacks in a single level. (Level 1)
Clever Girl — Don't let the velociraptors bite you in Peru. (Level 4)
Mummy, I'm Scared! — Make one of Qualopec's guardians fall down. (Level 4)
After Us the Deluge! — Make all shuttered floor panels crash in a single playthrough. (Level 15)
So Salacia — Come out of the water on your last breath in Neptune's room. (Level 5)
I Am No Heracles — Climb upside unharmed before the boulder ends its way into Atlas' room. (Level 5)
You Are Really Loki — Don't let thunder hit you in Thor's room. (Level 5)
Dionysius' Wisdom — Let only one sword hurt you in Damocles' room. (Level 5)
Hardy Raider — Beat the game without using any medipacks. (Level 15)
Tempered Lara — Catch fire and put it out with water. (Level 7)
Hard Boiled — Beat the game using only Lara's guns. (c)
Tomb Cleaner — Take every collectible item in a single playthrough. (Level 15)
Play It Like You Did on a Console in 1996 — Save 86 times or less in a single playthrough. (d)
Shelley's Encore — Make Lara scream twice while falling. (Level 15)
The Apex Predator — Defeat a wolf while you are both in the air. (Level 2)
Pet This Cat — Do a handstand on the Sphinx's face. (Level 12)
Dances With Wolves — Gather 11 wolves in front of 4 Toltec warriors. (e)
Ave, Lara! — Stand in the emperor's box and sentence 10 animals in the arena to death. (Level 6)
Only the Brave Deserve The Fair — Swan-dive to the floor from a maximum height to stay alive. (Level 1)
Lethal and Loaded — Find the shotgun before collecting any cogs. (Level 3)
Exaggerated Threat — Defuse all swords in Damocles without being hurt. (Level 5)
On Incredible Tales — Let centaurs live in Greece. (Level 9)
Kong's Fate — Make the gorilla from the arena die at the highest point possible. (Level 6)
Enter the Crocodile — Take 6 items underwater in one breath. (Level 11)
Be like Prince — Don't get hurt by your doppelganger. (Level 14)
Consolidate the Material — Beat the game on New Game+. (f)
Thor's Mercy — Let the block fall on your head in Thor's room. (Level 5)
I'm Not Falling for This Trick — Take a secret in Natla's Mines without stepping on the trap slide. (Level 13)
Watch Your Step — Where the pyramid meets the water, step on only one square surface. (Level 14)
Feast Your Eyes on This! — Take a close look at tons of gold. (Level 1)
May They Rest in Ukhu Pacha — Take a close look at two Incan mummies. (Level 4)
Circus of Vilcabamba — Look at the bears standing on their hind legs. (g)
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes — Take a close look at the snakes. (Level 2)
Kon-Tiqsi-Wiraqucha — Go in to get the gold idol and exit through the same window. (Level 2)
It's About Time — Take a close look at all the ancient devices. (Level 7)
QTN — Stand on the thrones of all three rulers. (Level 14)
There's So Much to Remember Here — Open Photo Mode. (Level 1)
Like Dorothy — Use a level skip cheat code. (Level 1)

Notes:

(a) I Only Play for Sport — To earn this Trophy, you must complete the game in less than 5 hours. Fifteen levels in 5 hours comes to an average of just 20 minutes per level. Saving this until last is advised, as more playthroughs increase familiarity with necessary actions.
(b) Raid Not Kill — You must complete level 3 without harming the T-Rex. This trophy can be challenging as the T-Rex is a persistent threat. A mini-run of the first 3 levels is recommended to achieve this and other Trophies.
(c) Hard Boiled — Completing the game using only pistols is manageable as pistols are the default weapon for most of the game.

Level 06--Colosseum

Walkthrough

1
Enter the first area and shoot the crocodile (1) in the pool.
2
Dive in, swim to the other side, and pull up on the right. Two lions await; one near the building entrance to the right (2) and one to the left (3). Stay right to only engage the first lion initially. Retreat to the water if they get too close.
3
To deal with the third lion inside the building (4), enter and go left. Stand on the first step, roll onto the second, then quickly retreat to the water to fight it safely.
4
Head to the left side of the building and study the path up: Run/jump onto the first block, pull up to the ledge, side jump right and roll to the next ledge, then get onto the higher block, and finally pull up to the higher ledge. Practice this sequence as it's needed for quick escapes.
5
Stop at step #4 of the climb, follow the lower ledge to its end, and retrieve a large Medi Pack (1).
6
Backtrack to the higher ledge (#5) and follow the path until you see an opening to the south.
7
Before entering the opening, slide down the ledge in front of it. Walk to the NW corner of the next raised surface and perform a long running diagonal jump, followed by a standing jump, to land in a cave for Secret #1 (shotgun shells) (2).
8
Return to the gap, hop through, and kill the two crocodiles (5, 6).
9
Drop into the pit for a small Medi Pack (3).
10
Climb out of the pit, jump/grab the crevice to the north, shimmy right, and pull up into the opening. Head into the cave for Secret #2 (shotgun shells) (4).
11
Drop/grab out of the cave, continue right until you can stand, then drop through the hole. Pause before climbing the stairs to deal with Pierre.

Option 1: Trap Pierre

The switch in front of you opens a gate leading back to the area where you found the first Secret and fought the optional third lion.
Throw the switch to open the gate. Go up the stairs and roll across the second step from the top to trigger Pierre.
Run back down the stairs, turn right, and run through the open gate.
Outside the building, turn right and repeat the climb up the rocks and through the hole in the wall. Pierre will pursue but cannot follow you onto the building or through the rock wall.
Loop back to the switch, throw it closed, and retreat to the area by the steps. Pierre can shoot through the gate, but he will be trapped outside for the rest of the level.

Tips

Trapping Pierre saves health but requires backtracking. Fighting him twice is faster but risks more damage.
Most enemies can be defeated from safe positions, allowing you to conserve ammo by using pistols.
Be cautious of careless falls, especially during climbing sequences.
The level has 4 Save Crystals in New Game+ mode, with some long stretches between them.
It's advisable to start New Game+ with ample shotgun shells, Uzis, and Magnum ammo.