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Eidos has revealed the first details on the next Tomb Raider game. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend is said to be a return to Lara’s roots and pose a challenge for even the most hardened adventurer.
“In setting the stage for the Tomb Raider franchise moving forward, we took ourselves back to Lara’s origins, asked ourselves the hard questions and challenged ourselves to think differently,” said Chip Blundell, vice president of brand marketing, Eidos Inc. “Who is Lara Croft? What makes her tick? How is she relevant today? Only by answering these questions could we ensure that gamers get the experience they deserve with the character they love.”
Eighteen months ago Crystal Dynamics set about creating the best game in the series. The team looked at all the reviews for previous Tomb Raider games, re-played through old games in the series and talked to gamers who are passionate about the series. Even though this is a new team in charge, Crystal Dynamics hope to create the best game yet and have brought Lara Croft’s original creator Toby Gard onboard as lead designer.
“Even before the first title launched, Lara Croft had to fight her way into the Tomb Raider franchise, since at the time most game characters were muscle-bound blokes,” said Gard. “The Lara Croft character is resilient and totally unstoppable. In Tomb Raider: Legend, we explore these core personality traits and reveal the Lara Croft gamers have been waiting to see.”
While few details about the new game have been revealed, Lara will be animated better than ever and have the most advanced weaponry available to her during her adventure. New details on the game are set to be revealed on the official website on April 12th. We’ll bring you that news as soon as it is released.
