E3 Quick Play: Tomb Raider
Lara croft is back and about to get the same treatment as Batman – a reboot, but can you bare to wait it out, should you wait it out, or will it all be dashed at the last hurdle. While we can’t answer all those questions, we can tell you what we think after some behind closed doors action at this year’s E3 with the new game.
Read on to find out whether the posh girl from England is still worth waiting for.
Name
Tomb Raider
What platform is it on?
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
When's it due out?
Christmas 2012
What other game is it like?
Any previous Tomb Raider game, Uncharted series
Does it use any new tech like 3D, PlayStation Move, or Kinect for Xbox 360?
No
The pitch
“Forget everything you know about TOMB RAIDER, we are exploring things that have never been done before in this game,” said Darrell Gallagher, Head of Studio, Crystal Dynamics. “This is an origins story that creates Lara Croft and takes her on a character defining journey like no other.”
The storyline
‘After a brutal storm destroys the boat she was travelling on,
Our first impressions
We came to enjoy Tomb Raider twice at E3 this year, once in the Microsoft press conference, and a second time with the developers Crystal Dynamics in a behind closed doors briefing.
Both times we weren’t able to get our own hands on the controller, however both times key members of the development team had the reigns (we probably would have died anyway) showing us just some of the treats in store when the game eventually comes out in late 2012 barring any delays.
In the on stage walkthrough set near the start of the game, Lara Croft finds herself marooned on an island and hanging upside down presumably captured by some guy keen to eat her. Through a series of puzzles and quick button presses she escapes and we can all breath a sigh of relief.
A couple of ours later and we find ourselves in a our behind closed doors session which lasts around 20 minutes (sadly no photography). Here we find out plenty more details to share with you.
Yes she is marooned. No she isn’t alone, but she is slightly weaker and not as confident as in previous games. A reboot really means going back to the beginning and that means Lara just isn’t so sure of herself as she has perhaps been in the past.
Tomb Raider Walk Through - News
Back in the game and there is a strong Uncharted feel to it, or should that be Tomb Raider considering it came first, and expect to do lots of jumping. The village level we were walked through including plenty of jumping, all the way up to a cave where
As with the first puzzle, its solution is found through the manipulation of fire and real world physics. Realistic injuries are one of Crystal Dynamics' major focuses for Tomb Raider. Though Lara frees herself over the demo's opening pit,
was developed by Rocksteddy Studios and published by Eidos Interactive, the same developers who brought Tomb Raider heroine, Lara Croft to gamers. Although released 2 years ago, the game still packs a punch in every aspect.
In addition to an upcoming Live TV addition to the Xbox 360, Microsoft on Monday also announced a raft of new Xbox games, including new installments of "Halo," "Call of Duty 3," and "Tomb Raider," as well as a Kinect-enhanced Disneyland
Tomb Raider is about due for a good re-imagining. The game first debuted in 1996 with the buxom version of Lara Croft. A total of eight Tomb Raider games have since been published. In those games, Croft has gone through a number of remakes,
E3 Quick Play: Tomb Raider - Pocket-lint
Lara croft is back and about to get the same treatment as Batman – a reboot, but can you bare to wait it out, should you wait it out, or will it all be dashed at the last hurdle. While we can’t answer all those questions, we can tell you what we think after some behind closed doors action at this year’s E3 with the new game.
Read on to find out whether the posh girl from England is still worth waiting for.
Name
Tomb Raider
What platform is it on?
Xbox 360, PS3, PC
When's it due out?
Christmas 2012
What other game is it like?
Any previous Tomb Raider game, Uncharted series
Does it use any new tech like 3D, PlayStation Move, or Kinect for Xbox 360?
No
The pitch
“Forget everything you know about TOMB RAIDER, we are exploring things that have never been done before in this game,” said Darrell Gallagher, Head of Studio, Crystal Dynamics. “This is an origins story that creates Lara Croft and takes her on a character defining journey like no other.”
The storyline
‘After a brutal storm destroys the boat she was travelling on,
Our first impressions
We came to enjoy Tomb Raider twice at E3 this year, once in the Microsoft press conference, and a second time with the developers Crystal Dynamics in a behind closed doors briefing.
Both times we weren’t able to get our own hands on the controller, however both times key members of the development team had the reigns (we probably would have died anyway) showing us just some of the treats in store when the game eventually comes out in late 2012 barring any delays.
In the on stage walkthrough set near the start of the game, Lara Croft finds herself marooned on an island and hanging upside down presumably captured by some guy keen to eat her. Through a series of puzzles and quick button presses she escapes and we can all breath a sigh of relief.
A couple of ours later and we find ourselves in a our behind closed doors session which lasts around 20 minutes (sadly no photography). Here we find out plenty more details to share with you.
Yes she is marooned. No she isn’t alone, but she is slightly weaker and not as confident as in previous games. A reboot really means going back to the beginning and that means Lara just isn’t so sure of herself as she has perhaps been in the past.
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