Features

Photo Mode

For the second time in the franchise, Photo Mode returns (first game to include it was Shadow of the Tomb Raider). Although a little basic in the early version of the game, patch 2 included some interesting and more expansive features for creating creative photos. Such features included allowing players to move Lara around a small space on all axis, more poses and allowing players to move the camera more freely.

Poses:

Expressions:

New Game +

New Game+ is not a new feature to the first 3 Tomb Raider games, however in the Remastered, it has seen a change on how the game plays. Originally, the classic new game+ gave players all weapons and unlimited ammo but the enemies had double health. In the Remastered, new game+ gets a lot harder.

Tomb Raider:

+ Enemies have double health.
+ Lara starts with all weapons but no medipacks. Weapons do not have unlimited ammo either.
+ There are no medipacks in the game; all pick-up medipacks are now ammo.
+ The player cannot save freely; the only chances to save are the Save Crystals, dotted around the map. Interestingly, if you are familiar with the PlayStation version of the original game, you'll know the locations of the Save Crystals as they are located in the same places.
+ The player cannot heal freely; the only chances to heal is by using the Save Crystals, which will heal Lara to full health.
+ Lara takes more damage from enemy attacks and traps.

Tomb Raider 2:

Tomb Raider 3:

Beta Content

Some fans might remember seeing beta screenshots of the TR2 Gold level 'Nightmare in Vegas', with Lara in a leopard print outfit. This outfit never made it into the original game, but developers of the remastered finally included it in patch 2.

Interestingly, there has been an addition of beta content. Tomb Raider 3 saw an addition of a small cutscene between the levels 'Nevada Desert' and 'High Security Compound', to improve the continuity between the two levels. In the original files, this cutscene file existed but was never triggered to play and it was only in recent years did a YouTube user called JRTombRaider manage to get the file to fully load.

Video uploaded by MBog

A new move was included into Lara's TR3 moveset, a crawl-roll; this move can actually be performed in Tomb Raider 3: The Lost Artefact.

Outfit Selection

Fans had been asking for this feature since the release of the Remastered and in patch 3, it became possible via the Extras menu. Not only can players change Lara's outfit wherever and whenever they want, but they can also add on Lara's red sunglasses in the same menu instead of using the button combination and load save game cheat. 

Instant Switch Between Classic and Modern Graphics

A cool feature which only adds to the recognition of the incredible work that the developers have done with the remastered, there is the ability to instantly switch between classic graphics and modern graphics with a press of a button.

Switch Between Classic and Modern Controls

A modern control scheme has been added into the Remastered, allowing players to control Lara with an analogue stick and move the camera with the other analogue stick. For those who prefer the original control scheme, they can still use them too. Either can be picked from the Extras menu.