S5E2 - Tomb Raider (2018)

In our second episode of Season 5, we hunt for ancient treasure again in Tomb Raider!

Today, we are joined by Dan from The Greatest Story Ever Played! You can follow him on Bluesky.

Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Katie Lesperance & Travis Colenutt.

Note: This episode was recorded during the summer of 2023.

Show Notes:

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:05 Intro to Dan
• 2:50 The Tutorial
• 5:05 Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft
• 12:00 Pro-Daddy Issues
• 17:20 Punishment
• 22:00 Some Of Them Are Fine(TM)
• 29:00 Uncharted vs. Tomb Raider
• 35:50 Critical Hits
• 41:40 MinMax
• 58:15 This Week's Game: Real Island or Nah
• 1:06:25 Cut or Scene?
• 1:12:00 Outro

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Our fifth (and probably final) season airs from July 17th to July 31st, 2025.

Find us on Bluesky:

• Jacob
• Katie
• Travis

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Music (used under Creative Commons): “Introduction” by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon