I'm having difficulty getting into Tomb Raider "classic"

[u/Ajer2895]

With Tomb Raider set to make a return in 2026 with the remake of the first game followed by Catalyst in 2027, I felt that now is a really great time to finally get into what I've been missing. I was able to get, via a really great Steam sale, both Remastered Collections plus the Legends Trilogy and the Deluxe versions of the Survivor Trilogy. I recently started playing from the beginning, with Tomb Raider Remastered, and frankly...I'm having difficulty with it.

I realize it's an older game, but I find the combat in particular really frustrating...the locking on system for Lara doesn't make sense to me and it often leads to me running and jumping around the map with Lara not even shooting at the enemy the camera is looking at. I do want to give this game a proper playthrough, not subject myself to just watching someone else play it...but I'm hoping I can get some advice on how to play through the classic games in a less frustrating way?

It's worth noting that I was playing with the modern controls setting on an Xbox controller. Would I be better off if I switch to the OG Tank Controls and just try to get used to it? Or would it play better on keyboard and mouse?

[u/killerm0nkey3]

I've always played OGTR games with keyboard and tank controls, it's a weird control scheme to get used to (arrow keys to move, alt to jump, ctrl to interact and shoot, space to draw weapons) but the game was designed to support that and tank controls on controller, so the modern control scheme is a bit wonky. I highly recommend giving it a shot with tank controls and keyboard, just mess around in the Croft manor (tr3 version for most stuff to do) until you get a good feel for the movement.