The New Tomb Raider developed by Crystal Dynamics is coming out March 5th and only being a Tomb Raider fan because I spent my time locking the old butler in the huge freezer; I wasn’t that excited about the news of the reboot. However, being one of the few games showcased at last year’s E3 that got my attention I did get excited when an early 2013 release date was announced.
But, the more I thought about the reboot the more anxious I become until a painful knot in my stomach began to tighten, and all the excitement turned into bile in my gut. I will say before I go any further that I love the new voice of Lara Croft – it sounds like Mary Poppins would if she completely lost her mind.
Here are five concerns I have with the upcoming Tomb Raider…
5. Do We Even Need A Reboot?
In my eyes no, we don’t need another Tomb Raider clogging up the already blocked franchise. Crystal Dynamics could have created an adventure game about a young explore struggling to survive on an island and it wouldn’t have been any worse than what they’ve done now. Obviously, Crystal Dynamics want to build a game upon an already likeable franchise so building a fanbase wouldn’t be as difficult – and I get that. I just don’t want this trend of rebooting old franchises because then, all we’re going to spend our time doing is re-playing as the same characters, basically the same stories, but with updated graphics.
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It is an origin story, the point is that Lara Croft is the ‘Tomb Raider’ yet. They are trying to show what shaped her formative years and turned her into the Lara of later games.
Thank you WC I was starting to think I was the only one who could see clear. I just want to ask after this horrible flop will they take on after underworld?
I have been playing Tomb Raider since 96 and I have no interest in this new game. Tomb Raider was about exploring and somehow this game is rated 18 and above? Am I playing Resident Evil or something? Plus just as you mentioned this chick can’t and never will be Lara Croft.
I’m willing to bet all them moments where she is calling for help or the man is telling her to jump the gap happen in the first third of the game. By the end she’ll be the strong Lara Croft everyone knows. It’s called a character arc, you tit.
I very aware of what character arc is however, as I explain; it seems far too outlandish. Lara must have be prepared for some for isolation and survival wanted to be an explorer. Of course, not to this level, but she seems like she has no idea what shes doing.
that’s the point.
Hey, maybe they’re turning Tombraider into an survival/horror/adventure game.. like the original Resident Evil. I’d totally play that…
I honensty can’t wait for this game. It looks really good, and everything I’ve read and seen is good in my opinion. I’ve always thought of a darker story to Tomb Raider, and what better way to do it than an Origin Story.
This just made me laugh….Uncharted clone…. ermm check when the first tomb raider game came out before you write an article