Tomb Raider: Chronicles vs Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
Tomb Raider: Chronicles is an action-adventure game from Core Design (2000) while Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is an action-adventure game from Core Design (2003).
Quick answer: Tomb Raider: Chronicles has the higher Metacritic, 59 to 49.
Tomb Raider: Chronicles
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
What each one is
Tomb Raider: Chronicles is filed under Action-Adventure. In contrast, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness under Action-Adventure.
Tomb Raider: Chronicles is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was first released for PlayStation, Windows, and Dreamcast in 2000, then on Mac OS the following year. It is the fifth instalment in the Tomb Raider series. The narrative continues from Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation with archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft presumed dead, and three friends recall adventures from her early career. Gameplay follows Lara through linear levels, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. Some levels incorporate additional gameplay elements such as stealth.
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is a 2003 action-adventure game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive for PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. A Mac OS X port was developed by Beenox and published by Aspyr the same year. It is the sixth instalment in the Tomb Raider series, acting as a direct sequel to Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999) and Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000). The storyline follows Lara Croft as she attempts to clear herself of being the suspect of her former mentor Werner Von Croy's murder while investigating the activities of a black magic cult. The gameplay follows series tradition, with Lara navigating platforming environments while incorporating stealth and character growth elements.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Following the events of The Last Revelation , Lara Croft is presumed dead, buried under the collapsed Great Pyramid of Giza . At Lara's home of Croft Manor, three former friends and associates—Lara's butler Winston, the family priest Father Patrick Dunstan and Lara's history teacher Charles Kane—reminisce over some of Lara's early exploits following a memorial service. The first story follows Lara's quest through the catacombs of Rome in search of the… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . While reviewers were divided on specific elements they liked or disliked, all noted that the game had few new mechanics, with the series becoming stale and lacking innovation compared to other popular game series. Edge referred to the overall game as mediocre due to its underwhelming graphics and lack of new mechanics. (Wikipedia)
Plot
The Angel of Darkness follows on from events in Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation and Tomb Raider: Chronicles , where Lara Croft was presumed dead. An unspecified time later, Lara arrives in Paris at the request of her former mentor, Werner Von Croy, who was tasked by a man named Eckhardt to find a set of artifacts known as the Obscura Paintings. The city, and Von Croy, are gripped with fear over a serial killer the press has dubbed the "Monstrum". (Wikipedia)
Reception
Sales Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness received strong initial sales, mostly driven by an aggressive advertising campaign. The game reached 6th place in the UK Top 20 sales charts, but dropped to 13th by the following week. The game's PlayStation 2 version received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Tomb Raider: Chronicles | Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | — |
| Steam rating | — | — |
| Critic aggregate | 59/100 | 49/100 |
| Price | Unknown | Unknown |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | Untested |
| Released | 2000 | 2003 |
| Developer | Core Design | Core Design |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Tomb Raider: Chronicles vs Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Tomb Raider: ChroniclesAction-adventure gameTomb Raider: The Angel of DarknessAction-adventure gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Tomb Raider: ChroniclesNo descriptive tagsTomb Raider: The Angel of DarknessNo descriptive tagsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Tomb Raider: Chronicles ✓Metacritic 59Tomb Raider: The Angel of DarknessMetacritic 49Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Price
Tomb Raider: ChroniclesUnknownTomb Raider: The Angel of DarknessUnknownRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Tomb Raider: Chronicles takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Tomb Raider: Chronicles (Metacritic 59)
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Tomb Raider: Chronicles is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
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Common questions
How different are Tomb Raider: Chronicles and Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness in scope?
Tomb Raider: Chronicles lists little scope data. Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness lists little scope data.
Is Tomb Raider: Chronicles or Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Tomb Raider: Chronicles or Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Tomb Raider: Chronicles or Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness?
Tomb Raider: Chronicles has the higher Metacritic, 59 to 49. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.