The Colosseum - Timed Run and Second Gemstone Piece

After obtaining the UZIS and killing a few lions, as shown in the previous section, you enter a HUGE CAVERN with an octagonal platform in the middle.

Step out onto the walkway between the entrance and the central platform. Safety drop off either side onto the ledge below. (If you hang and drop here, Lara will not lose health, as she would from a longer fall.)

Climb the stairs to the ledge with the rope.

Pull the rope three times to raise a pedestal in the middle of the high platform. You can only take the GEMSTONE off the pedestal when it is raised, and you have about 30 seconds to get up there before the pedestal recedes. There are various paths for the timed run to the pedestal, but here's what worked best for me:

Position Lara facing the central platform as she pulls the rope. After pulling it three times, quick-save. Then you can easily reload if you flub the run. Hop back once....

...turn right, then take a running jump off the front right corner of the ledge to land on the thin stone ledge ahead. (You'll need to run on a curving path to the corner, take off as close to the edge as possible...

...steer Lara a little in the air, and do not hold Action in order to stick the landing. (Skip the next two screenshots.)

- OR -

If the above is too tricky, instead, after pulling the rope and quick-saving, hop back once. Then run (don't jump) past the rope and off the edge to land on the ledge below.

When Lara regains her footing, run forward and jump over to the ledge ahead on the right. (The X above is where you would have landed if you'd used the first technique.)

Run forward along the thin ledge and jump onto the well-lit, bi-level block ahead. Run onto the upper step and press Walk to stop Lara from running off the edge.

If you've done everything up to this point without hesitation, you can take a moment to set up the next jump. Walk to the edge. Hop back once.

Then take a running jump to grab the long ledge ahead.

Pull up, turn left, and run around to the left toward the central platform.

Do not waste time setting up the final jump. Just run forward, jump at the edge, and grab the central platform.

Pull up, run forward...

...and grab the second GEMSTONE PIECE (7) (76/239) before the pedestal recedes.

NOTE: If you're having trouble with this sequence, there are some alternatives in the archived classic guide. If you're playing the Steam/GOG version, you can download a save file. Be sure to read and follow the instructions so you don't lose your progress in the other remastered games.

Once you have the GEMSTONE PIECE, follow the walkway to the right. The door opens as you approach.

Step forward and fall through the floor.

NOTE: We'll return to the room beyond the collapsing floor in a little while.

Cutscene: Lara and Pierre exchange quips on the edge of a chasm. As usual, Lara has the last word.

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