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Shadow of the Tomb Raider offers four modes of difficulty which are as follows:

Smart and Resourceful (Easy): This mode provides the simplest gameplay option for those who would rather enjoy the experience without too much hassle. It offers aim assist, a lot of helpful hints, and weaker enemies.

Rite of Passage (Normal): This mode is the default setting. It provides an easy experience but still with some challenging aspects. This mode offers fewer hints and stronger enemies, as well as unlit base camps and disabled aim assist.

One With the Jungle (Hard): A challenging mode that disables all hints for puzzles and traversal of the environment. Lara can be more easily located by enemies that are much tougher, and combat health regeneration is disabled. You’ll also have to go without Survival Instincts for this mode, so if it’s your first time playing, we don’t recommend it.

Deadly Obsession (Very Hard): If you want the ultimate test of your skills, this mode is for you! Enemies are stronger, have stronger weapons and armour, and have increased health and damage. And, in order to save the game, you have to return to a base camp - which also requires hardwood to activate them each time.

For three of these difficulty levels, the settings can be changed separately for Combat, Exploration, and Puzzle before you start a new game. You can also change them later in-game if you wish.

Unfortunately, Deadly Obsession can only be selected when beginning a new game, and it’s all-out warfare! You cannot mix this mode with any other difficulty settings, so choose wisely.

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  • Publisher
    Square Enix
  • Platforms,
    PC, PS4, XB One
  • Genre
    Action Adventure
  • Guide Release
    27 October 2018
  • Last Updated
    9 December 2020
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This guide contains the following:

  • An introduction to the characters and gameplay
  • Complete and detailed Story Walkthrough
  • Region summaries at the start of every chapter
  • A guide for every available Side Mission
  • The location of Region Challenges and how to complete them
  • All Crypt entrances
  • All Challenge Tombs
  • All Treasure Chest locations and how to open them
  • Full Trophy guide and roadmap

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