History VideoGame / TombRaiderIII

* NoobBridge: Better learn how to sprint and crouch. Fast.

%%* TankControls: As per usual for the series, but the camera can make the controls difficult at times.

* LedgeBats: Anything that flies can ruin your day when it comes to acrobatics or just walking around ledges.

* MacGuffinDeliveryService: Dr. Willard knows just what to tell Lara.

* MysteriousAntarctica: The final act of the game takes place in Antarctica. An ill-fated expedition from the 19th century, miners armed to the teeth, horrible mutations caused by a meteor, the ancient ruins of a long-gone civilization, {{Eldritch Abomination}}s guarding those ruins... there are many {{Shout Out}}s toward [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Lovecraft]] and [[Film/TheThing1982 The Thing]].

* DifficultButAwesome: The kayak might look frustrating at first, but after mastering its controls, Madubu Gorge turns into one of the most enjoyable levels in the whole game.

* WhoForgotTheLights: The [=PlayStation=] version of the game is known for being infamously dark and having flares that don't even last 30 seconds. The PC version has the same issue, but its gamma adjustment feature quickly renders the problem a moot point and can even make flares unnecessary.

* NintendoHard: Everyone marvels at the [[VideoGame/TombRaiderII bloody spikes in the Great Wall]], but in this one, you can break Lara's neck just by performing a swan dive from the starting position. The first level is probably more difficult than [=TR2=]'s.

* ShortRangeShotgun: Inverted. The shotgun retains its full killing potential regardless of shooting distance, ''but'' its aiming range (guns are auto-targeting) is one of the shortest.

* SinisterShades: Tony's shades combine this with ScaryShinyGlasses, as far as the game engine allows.

* InterfaceSpoiler: The remaster spoils both the fact that Puma exists (since he does a pretty effective ChairReveal in what looks like a pedestal for the Ora Dagger) and that your attacks are useless against Sophia Leight, in both cases due to displaying health bars during boss fights. And of course, you also see [[spoiler: Spider-Willard's regenerating health]], giving a very handy cue how much time is left to pick another artifact.

* InterfaceSpoiler: The remaster spoils both the fact that Puma exists (since he does a pretty effective ChairReveal in what looks like a pedestal for the Ora Dagger) and that your attacks are useless against Sophia Leight, in both cases due to displaying health bars during boss fights.

''Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft''[[note]]often referred to, and officially marketed as simply ''Tomb Raider III''[[/note]] is the third game in the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' series, developed by Creator/CoreDesign and released for the Platform/PlayStation and PC. It is the sequel to ''VideoGame/TombRaiderII'' and was released in 1998. The next game in the series is ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheLastRevelation'', released a year later. ''III'' would later receive an expansion, '''VideoGame/TombRaiderIIITheLostArtifact'', exclusively for PC in 2000.

''Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft''[[note]]often referred to, and officially marketed as simply ''Tomb Raider III''[[/note]] is the third game in the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' series, developed by Creator/CoreDesign and released for the Platform/PlayStation and PC. It is the sequel to ''VideoGame/TombRaiderII'' and was released in 1998. The next game in the series is ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheLastRevelation'', released a year later.

''Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft''[[note]]often referred to, and officially marketed as simply ''Tomb Raider III''[[/note]] is the third game in the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' series, developed by Creator/CoreDesign and released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and PC. It is the sequel to ''VideoGame/TombRaiderII'' and was released in 1998. The next game in the series is ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheLastRevelation'', released a year later.

* PermanentlyMissableContent: Some levels split into two paths, which means you'll miss out on items from the path you didn't take (sometimes you can double back and take the missed route if you really want to collect everything). Secrets are even easier to miss forever due to either a PointOfNoReturn, on an alternate path you missed and can't backtrack to, or an event that seals a secret away if you didn't take care of it right away. Even some ''weapons'' can be gone forever if you miss secrets containing them and play the levels with their "obvious" pickups before playing the level that has Lara lose her weapons. The very first level is infamous for having the first secret containing the shotgun be so well hidden that most first time players easily slide right by it. (though in the case of Lara losing her weapons, all weapons except for the Harpoon gun can be found either obviously or in secrets in that location or the final Antartica levels.)

* PermanentlyMissableContent: Some levels split into two paths, which means you'll miss out on items from the path you didn't take (sometimes you can double back and take the missed route if you really want to collect everything). Secrets are even easier to miss forever due to either a PointOfNoReturn, on an alternate path you missed and can't backtrack to, or an event that seals a secret away if you didn't take care of it right away. Even some ''weapons'' can be gone forever if you play the game in a certain order or miss secrets containing them. The very first level is infamous for having the first secret containing the shotgun be so well hidden that most first time players easily slide right by it.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: When triggering certain boulder traps in India and Pacific, you must violate all instinct by sprinting ''towards'' the object about to crush Lara before ducking at a small raised step on its path, allowing the boulder to pass over Lara safely.

* TankControls: As per usual for the series, but CameraScrew can make the controls difficult at times.

* [[TimedMission Timed Puzzle]]: By a trainload. Many of them require a perfect sequence to finish in time.

* CameraScrew: Often, but a few are notable as they are ''benevolent:''
** In the South Pacific, a few drops from heights are much easier to aim thanks to this.
** At one point in the RX-Tech mines, Lara is forced to crawl, while a mutant slowly gets closer to her from the opposite side. He's only visible thanks to the camera screw, turning what would otherwise be a guaranteed JumpScare into a merely tense moment.
** At one point in the Lost City of Tinnos, a map of safe platforms is drawn on the roof. If Lara is carrying a flare at that time, the camera will always turn to show the map.

* {{Nerf}}: The Uzis were quite powerful in the previous games and ammo for them was plentiful. In this game, the Uzis have their power reduced quite a bit and ammo is more scarce. The grenade launcher, while still retaining its power from the last game, has its trajectory changed - its grenades drop and roll on the ground instead of sailing through the air. Flares were also weakened by making their duration be half as long as they were in the previous game, meaning you'll burn through a lot of flares if you plan to search every dark area carefully.

** The six-armed statues. [[spoiler: They only show up in Temple Ruins level (fitting the role of yaksha) and there are only three of them - two in the same room]]. Ironically, they are so iconic most players will mention them instantly when asked about enemies from this game.

* BareYourMidriff: Lara's Nevada Desert and South Pacific outfits include a black and a white tank top that bare a good amount of her stomach, respectively.
** Along with her Croft Manor training level outfit like the previous 2 games.

* ArbitraryGunPower: The [=MP5=] is portrayed almost as an assault rifle, taking down anything in its way, while [[GunsAkimbo two mini Uzis]] hardly scratch your enemies. Both guns use exactly the same [=9mm=] Parabellum bullets.

* SelfImposedChallenge: A few remain quite popular:
** Finishing the game using only basic pistols.
** Picking Nevada as the last section of the game [[spoiler:and thus being stripped of all gear. Some of the weapons will be [[PermanentlyMissableContent impossible to get back]]]].
** Not picking up save crystals on the PC version, as they provide free health.

--> '''Lara''': *Un-holsters her pistols as Sophia flees* [[BadassBoast We'll see.]]

* IncrediblyDurableEnemies: The large mutants from RX-Tech Mines and especially the Tinnos monsters. How tough they are? They can take a rocket from the rocket launcher, normally a OneHitKill weapon that reduces whatever it hits into [[LudicrousGibs burning chunks of meat]], and keep going. In fact, by the bullet count, they survive more shots from Desert Eagle[[note]]Which you normally don't have by then, but can be cheated in[[/note] than [[spoiler: Tony, the ''boss'' from India section of the game]]. If that wasn't bad enough, they are in the LightningBruiser territory.