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Chad Goodmurphy’s 10 Best Video Games Of 2015

Like those before it, 2015 was a busy year for the gaming industry, as it continues to grow and incorporate new technologies. Nothing ever stays dormant or quiet in an industry such as this, and there were no shortages of things to talk about throughout this last calendar year, including technical blunders, public relations screw-ups and different controversies. What we'll remember most, though, are the games. After all, it's the games that we're all obsessed with, and the reason why this business exists.

6) Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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Although I grew up during Tomb Raider‘s heyday, the games never hooked me. I tried and tried to get into them, but never could and didn’t end up finishing any of them. It didn’t help that I wasn’t the owner of an original PlayStation console until near the end of the generation, and that the only times I got to play Tomb Raider were when I was at a friend’s or had a friend bring his system over.

Crystal Dynamics’ 2013 reboot, on the other hand, continues to be a personal favourite and stands as one of the better games of last-generation in my books. I really enjoyed it when I demoed it, and fell in love with it when I had it in my hands and started my adventure. In fact, I liked it so much that the announcement of a remastered Definitive Edition made me jump for joy.

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Given the above, it will come as no surprise that Rise of the Tomb Raider was one of my most anticipated games of 2015. I was overjoyed to hear that a sequel was coming and wanted to get my hands on it over just about anything else this year. And, in the end, it delivered another fantastic experience, although I still hold a soft spot and a bit of a preference for its predecessor.

Rise of the Tomb Raider is a large, polished and very immersive game that takes things to a new level. It does so with bigger open world environments, more things to do and a more advanced arsenal at Lara’s disposal. There’s a lot to experience and enjoy, and you can lose hours in the game’s unique world. Of course, it helps that there’s tons of collectibles to find and a decent amount of puzzle tombs to explore.

If you’re an Xbox One owner, it behooves you to check out this great adventure.