Sure, they had finicky tank like controls, but they worked for me because I was forced to play cautiously, methodically even and think about every move I made. They’re a couple of the few games that made me feel (on a visceral level) that I was way too high in the air for any sensible person. I had to navigate those games like I’d probably navigate cliffs and ledges in real life. Which is to say extremely slowly and extremely carefully.

And for my money TR1 beats TR2 (aside from all the other very good reasons people have already mentioned) because almost every room was iconic and unique. It’s been years and if I really thought of it I could probably recall a good portion of every area. In contrast TR2 areas were a little too cut-and-paste for my tastes.