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WALKTHROUGH - CROFT MANOR

Croft Manor

Please note that to do anything in Croft Manor, you must beat the Bolivia level first. The Rewards will not be available along with no access to other rooms besides the Living Room if you have not beaten Bolivia.

You'll start out in the Living Room View Screenshot of Lara's Mansion. Look to the left to find a BRONZE REWARD (1/16) next to the door. Head into Zip's office View Screenshot to the right of where you start and walk up to the PDA on the right side of the room. Press the action button to open the safe View Screenshot in the back and retrieve --LARA'S GRAPPLE-- from the safe. View Screenshot Walk back into the Living Room and head through the door on the right. Walk down the hall and enter the Pool Room.



 

Jump into the pool and collect the BRONZE REWARD (2/16) View Screenshot on your current side then swim to the opposite side and pull the lever. View Screenshot This will open one of the gates on the hole to the side of the pool. Get out of the pool and walk toward the chairs off to the left to find a BRONZE REWARD (3/16) behind the chairs. Turn around and use Lara's grapple to pull the shiny spear that the statue with the shield is holding outward. This will pull the spear out on the statue on the other side as well. Approach the fish statue in between the two spear statues and pull it out of the wall. View Screenshot A BRONZE REWARD (4/16) View Screenshot will be right behind it. Push the fish statue right next to the pool. Move to the other side and pull out each of the fish statues along the wall. You can only pull them out a little bit. Facing the wall, jump up to the left fish statue and use the spear to swing over to the ledge below the balcony. Move to the right along the balcony then jump across to the fish statue on the other side. Use the spear to swing over to the second floor on the other side.

Notice that there is a cross in front of the two female statues with spears. Walk up to the two statues with the spears and grab them then turn them both to where their spears View Screenshot cross each other. View Screenshot Press the tongue button on the statue to open the other gate in the pool below you. Walk out onto the diving board and pick up BRONZE REWARD (5/16). View Screenshot Don't jump in the water just yet! Move to the left side and jump to grab the spear that you pulled out on the statue earlier. Swing from the spear then grapple the shiny bell up above you and use it to swing across to the next spear. Swing to the other side and pick up --LARA'S BINOCULARS-- View Screenshot from the pedestal holding up the horse statue. Grapple the shiny marble ball on the left fish statue and drag it off the top of the statue. Roll the ball over the circular pressure button to make the hanging plant over the middle of the pool drop downward. Look behind the other fish statue to find a SILVER REWARD (1/10). Hop back down to the first floor and stand on the fish statue that you pushed next to the pool. Jump to the top of the plant stand overlooking the pool. While on the plant stand, look directly across from you to see a shiny metal piece on the balcony ahead. Grapple the shiny metal piece and pull yourself over to the balcony then jump and collect the SILVER REWARD (2/10). Hop into the pool and swim through the tunnel at the bottom that you opened earlier. Collect the SILVER REWARD (3/10) near the front of the tunnel and continue swimming to enter the Gym. The gate at the end will open automatically.

 

While still in the pool, grab the BRONZE REWARD (6/16) View Screenshot from the left side. To get the other rewards in here you will need to jump, swing, and climb from many different obstacles. View Screenshot Please note that there are a bunch of different ways to get these rewards other than the ones listed.

Walk over to the obstacle course in the middle of the room that has a piece of stone with a crevice in it as its starting point. Jump and grab the crevice then jump and swing on the pole ahead. Jump to the vertical pole then leap to the pole on the circular object. Leap to the pole on the wall. From here you can:

A) Jump and grab the green climbing pads on the rock to the left. Climb to the top of the rock then jump and grab the pole across from you. Move to the end of the pole then swing from it to the next pole. Move to the end closest to the ledge up ahead then swing to the ledge and move to the right along it. Fall to the area below and Lara will grab on to the side and you will be able to pull yourself up to collect a BRONZE REWARD (7/16).

B) Jump and grab the crevice to the right of pole then move around the right side of the crevice. Jump to the crevice up above and move to the right. Fall to the ramp below you then jump and grab the ledge or crevice ahead. Jump to the green climbing pads up above the crevice then climb to the top and jump to the crevice on the right. Jump to the right and grab the pole then swing to the next pole. From the second pole, jump and grab the crevice up ahead then move to the left and fall to get a BRONZE REWARD (8/16).

(you must grapple the shiny ball on the obstacle above the pool (with the pole) and swing it over to the left to do part C)

C) Jump and grab the crevice to the right of pole then move around the right side of the crevice. Jump to the crevice up above and move to right. Fall to the ramp below you then jump and grab the ledge or crevice ahead. Jump to the green climbing pads up above the crevice then climb to the top and jump to the crevice on the right. Jump to the pole across from you and swing on the next two poles in front of you to land on a lift. Grapple the shiny metal piece below the reward in the back then jump to the alcove to retrieve the SILVER REWARD (4/10). Jump back to the lift platform then jump and grab the last pole that you used to jump to the lift. Line up with the silver reward on the piece of rock in the pool below then swing on the pole and jump directly ahead to grab on to a crevice right below the silver reward. Fall down to pick up the SILVER REWARD (5/10).

While still on the same obstacle course that begins with the crevice. While in front of the circular object, grapple the shiny ball and pull the circular object so that the bottom end swings to the right. Get back on the crevice and work your way toward the circular object's vertical pole. Jump to the vertical pole across from the circular object then jump and grab the crevice across from it. Jump to the crevice on the left then jump up to the crevice above that one. Jump to the hanging vertical pole then jump toward the ramp across from the pole. As you slide down the ramp, jump to grab the green climbing pads on the rock in front of the ramp. It's a small ramp so be prepared to jump quick. Jump to the left to grab on to a pole. Swing to the next pole then the vertical pole and jump to the crevice at the end. Move to the right along the crevice and jump to the next crevice on the right. Move to the right and jump to grab the pole across from you. Move to the end of the pole, near the wall, then fall and Lara will grab on to the side of where a BRONZE REWARD (9/16) is located.

Grapple the pole with the shiny metal ball and move it toward the ramp to the side of it. Run up the middle ramp pad in the middle of the room then jump and grab the pole ahead. Swing from the pole to the vertical pole then jump and grab the next pole. Swing to the ramp then jump and grab the crevice in front of the ramp as you slide down. From the crevice you can:

A) Jump to the crevice above then jump and grab the vertical pole across from the crevice. Grab the next vertical pole across from the current one then fall to the ramp and jump to leap up to the area with a BRONZE REWARD (10/16)

B) Move around the right side of the crevice then jump to grab the vertical pole to the right side. Jump and grab the next vertical pole on the wall to the left. While on the wall pole, jump to the crevice on the right. Move to the right then jump and grab the ladder on the right. Climb up the ladder then jump and grab the small pole on the wall to the left. Jump to the alcove on the left from the pole then pull yourself up and pick up another BRONZE REWARD (11/16).

(In order to do part C, you must grapple the shiny metal ball below the ladder and pull the ladder to the left so that it sticks out of the wall.

C) Move around the right side of the crevice then jump to grab the vertical pole to the right side. Jump and grab the next vertical pole on the wall to the left. While on the wall pole jump to the crevice on the right. Move to the right then jump and grab the ladder on the right. Climb up the ladder then jump to the lift on the right side of the ladder. The lift will automatically move over to the next lift so that you can jump and grab a SILVER REWARD (6/10). Hop into the pool to get down.

Walk into the courtyard via the doorway and go down the hall to the door at the end to get back in the living room. Enter the second door up the stairs to the left. You can grapple or shoot the spears on the top of Zip's office wall on the second floor to make them lean down so you can swing across them. Walk down the hall behind the door and open the door at the end to enter Lara's Room.

Turn to the left upon entering and pull the two switches View Screenshot on the sides of the medusa head engraving to reveal --LARA'S HANDGUNS-- . View Screenshot The room off to the right is the dressing room that will allow you to change outfits View Screenshot View Screenshot View Screenshot if you want. Head to Lara's bedroom. Look behind Lara's bed to find a BRONZE REWARD (12/16). View Screenshot Go back to the second floor of the Living Room. Grapple the shiny silver engraving View Screenshot on the top of the wall right before you go down the stairs and grab the BRONZE REWARD (13/16) View Screenshot from the alcove that is revealed. Head to the other side of the second floor and shoot the yellow circular piece on the top of the wall to reveal a SILVER REWARD (7/10) in that alcove. Head back to the side of the second floor that you just came from and enter the first door. Walk down the hall and open the door to enter the Library.



 

Walk toward the desk to find Alister sitting behind the desk along with -- LARA'S PERSONAL LIGHTSOURCE (PLS)-- View Screenshot lying on the desk. Walk back to the door you just came through and look to the left, while facing the door, to see a boarded up wall. View Screenshot Shoot the wall to reveal a SILVER REWARD (8/10) View Screenshot and a bookshelf. Pull the bookshelf out from the opening and slide it over to the left pressure button View Screenshot beside Alister's desk. Walk to the right of Alister's desk and walk up to the wall on the right to see another bookshelf suspended on the wall by a piece of wood. Shoot or grapple View Screenshot and pull the piece of wood to drop the bookshelf. Push the bookshelf over to the pressure button on the right side of Alister's desk. This will open part of the wall to the right [600]. View Screenshot Don't go there just yet however. Head up the stairs and enter the room on the second floor. Look to your right upon entering to find a BRONZE REWARD (14/16) and pull the switch View Screenshot in the back corner of the room to reveal another BRONZE REWARD (15/16) View Screenshot behind a bookshelf. Go back downstairs and walk into the secret passage.

Be sure to turn on the light while moving downstairs since you will definitely need it here. At the end of the stairs you'll find a SILVER REWARD (9/10). View Screenshot Look around the side of the boxes on the right for a tongue button. View Screenshot Press the button to reveal the first secret message that will help you obtain the gold reward. Walk over to the stone tablet to read the message: "Above the Waters, Twin Sister turn their backs one upon the other to leave the Ambages unguarded." Blast through the three crates View Screenshot further ahead with your handguns to find the final BRONZE REWARD (16/16). Move up the stairs at the other end of the dark corridor to find another tongue button. Press the button to open the wall that will lead you into Lara's Room. Go back through the hall leading out of Lara's Room and head back to the Pool Room. Head to the second floor of the Pool Room with the two female statues with spears and turn them so that their backs face each other to reveal another clue for the gold reward. "Within the Hall of Knowledge, Tomes of Cerulean, Topaz, Viridian, and Crimson in turn reveal their Arcanum."

Head back to the Library. While looking around the room last time, you most likely noticed the different color books on the bookshelf around the Library. Now the books are sticking out of each bookshelf and must be pushed into each bookshelf in a certain sequence to reveal the next clue for the gold reward. Start with the Blue Book to your right as you enter the Library. Move up the steps and enter the room above you then push the Yellow Book. Push the Green Book in the middle on your way back downstairs, then push in the Red Book next to the two columns with the shields. The two bookcases to the side will slide back to reveal the final SILVER REWARD and another clue. "Above the Hearth, revealed visage and countenance touched in haste raise up the Steward."

Head back to the second floor of the Living Room and look to the right as you exit the hall. There are two tongue statues on both sides of the hall now. Move over to one of the tongue statues and lower the spears on the sidewall of Zip's office with your grapple before pressing either button. Press one of the tongue buttons, then quickly swing over to the other and press it before the first statue rotates back outward. The statues will turn around to reveal another clue to the Gold Reward on both sides of the second floor. "The risen Athena turns to face the Sun, whose burden then reveals the Golden Laurel." An Athena statue will rise out of the ground on the first floor immediately after pressing both buttons as well. Go down the stairs and grab one side of the Athena statue. Notice that the windows have a crest symbol in the middle of the window engraving. Pull the statue around so that it faces the sunlight pouring through the windows. Step on the pressure button near the staircase after turning the statue. The Athena statue will lower back into the floor and a pedestal with the GOLD REWARD (1/1) will rise out of the ground near the entrance to Zip's Office. Go back to the second floor and use the spears to swing to the middle spear, move to the end of that spear, and drop to the gold reward. After you collect the gold reward, the pedestal will sink back into the floor.

Congrats, now Croft Manor is complete!

 

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