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More details of Tomb Raider reboot emerge

Posted Dec 8, 2010 at 1:54AM EST by Ryan F.

Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Gaming Tags: Crystal Dynamics, Game Informer, Square Enix

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With the latest issue of Game Informer now hitting the newsstands, a few more details about the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot has surfaced online, giving us a much clearer view of Lara Croft's origin story. So without further ado, here are some tidbits gathered by NeoGaf forumer SolidSnakex about the game:

Lara is 21 in this game
It's not only a reboot of the franchise but a reboot of the entire brand. As a result there will be no "real" Lara model this time.
They're doing performance capturing with this game
There are brutal deaths in the game this time. One is described as a deranged man stabbing Lara in the chest and then closing her eyes after she's dead. Another includes a boulder falling on her leg to trap her before another falls and crushes her head.
CD won't talk specifics on weapons but concept art shows a bow, shotgun and pistol
The lock on targeting system is gone and it now has a free aim system. CD says that it can compete with any of their competitors.
"I think that the major difference between this game and the old is the concept of smoke and mirrors," begins Darrell Gallagher, the studio head at Crystal Dynamics. "There was an illusion of freedom because of streaming and loading that would pop you out in a different location, but this is absolutely real. You can literally go any direction that you see and carve your own way to the finish line instead of being guide."
"It was important in the game to not only deliver the character arc of Lara Croft emotionally, but to deliver it in gameplay as well so the player gets to grow into a hardened survivor," says experienced director Noah Hughes. As the game unfolds, Lara will scavenge new tools and gear that augment her abilities. Lara's athletic prowess will also evolve. Some areas begin inaccessible due to physical limitations or scarce supplies. With the right skills and gear, however, the island is Lara's for the taking.
There are base camps in the game. Here you can combine items to create something new and access a skill system to upgrade Lara's abilities. You'll also be able to use base camps to fast travel to different locations to minimize backtracking.
You'll need to gather food and water in order to survive
There are humans in the game, including some of the crew members from the shipwreck off the coast of the island.

Via [NeoGaf]

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I think they are gonna end up overhyping it and it's gonna be, for the most part, nothing that other games haven't already done really. And to be honest, if she's not doing any tomb raiding... I really don't give a shit even if it does end up being a good game.

Anyways, "physical limitations?" Here we go again: "My breasts feel bigger now."

# RE: More details of Tomb Raider reboot emerge — yoshi314 2010-12-08 13:44

i feel like they have already rebooted the series, by discarding games from tr2 to guardian of darkness.

now they want to reboot everything. this really sucks. how much more reboots will there be?

# RE: More details of Tomb Raider reboot emerge — ISOHaven 2010-12-08 14:21

That imagine looks like....Lara meets Nariko.

# damn... — john 2010-12-08 14:28

liked the
-> ...go any direction that you see and carve your own way to the finish line instead of being guide
-> food and water
-> base camps
-> smoke and mirrors (to watch out for traps?)

disliked

-> the fast travel
-> that hardened look

# RE: More details of Tomb Raider reboot emerge — alemitofilms 2010-12-11 18:34

"there will be no "real" Lara model this time." does it mean she wont look like Angelina Jolie?

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