Tomb Raider 2 Remastered - New Game+

Recently, I finally completed New Game+ for Tomb Raider 2 Remastered. Now I didn't do it for fun or because I really wanted to, in fact I don't have an interest in running challenges like no loads, no meds, but I did it simply because we are trying to get all the trophies for the Remastered games (yes, we are trophy collectors). It was one of those trophies - along with pistols only - that I was putting off until it was one of the last few but I thought that I would compile my list of tips and tricks to help those who are thinking of giving this trophy and this particular challenge a go.

I did find a couple of parts tricky but overall, I didn't find the challenge that bad. I think it is a little more difficult than Tomb Raider 1 but for me, the one thing I was concerned about was the amount of human shooting enemies. I took this game and challenge slowly, tackling one level at a time once I had passed level 3, as I didn't want to end up getting frustrated.  So here are my list of tips:
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Make multiple saves and do not care for the number of saves
This is a good thing to do regardless, in case you accidentally soft-lock yourself. But having multiple save slots will give you a chance to go a step back and see if you can do a battle better to save on health or ammo. Home Sweet Home does not have any medipack pickups, so keep a save for the start of the level as you may need to retry the level again.


Watch and learn a few tricks from speedrunners. 
​I'm not necessarily referring to the glitches but there are a few shortcuts that you can take to reduce the level and get through the run faster, and to also avoid enemies, health loss and save ammo. Some will take a bit of practise to pull off but they might just really help. No loads/no meds challenge runs are also helpful to view; players are also trying to save as much health as possible and can show off some nifty tricks and what doors/ buttons you might not even need to use. And if nothing else, watching these runs will help you familiarise yourself with each level and enemy placement. 

Below are the little skips that I used. You can click the images and gifs for bigger versions too.

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