The Tomb Raider franchise was once one of the pinnacles of platforming, shooting, and puzzle solving, but it fell into a rut for quite some time. Then, Crystal Dynamics came in and revamped the series, giving it a more realistic tone and feel, darker stories, and deeper look into who Lara Croft was. And now, the third entry of this reboot, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider, is going to be the game where Lara earns her Tomb Raider title. But, both for her and the gamers who play the title, it won’t be easy.
This comes from an interview with EDGE Magazine, where Game Director Daniel Chayer-Bisson noted:
This will be, I would say, the most difficult Tomb Raider of all the Tomb Raiders. That is important because this is a more experienced Lara. This is going to be bigger, it’s going to be harder, and that tomb shows the first ever puzzle you’ll solve and it’s very difficult. The checkpoints are not far away from when you die, so having these gruesome deaths make you feel bad to fail, and do everything to stay alive.
As noted, both the player and Lara will be tested, but Lead Writer Jill Murray added to that by saying that the player may not look at Lara the same way again after this:
“We get to see Lara in conflict with herself. We also have an antagonist who could be a protagonist in his own story – his motivations are just as compelling as hers. It’s going to give players a lot to think about, and question her motives as much as she does, perhaps. I think that’s something that we can provide in this kind of game that is much harder to access in a multiplayer game.”
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider comes out on September 14th.
