In charting Lara's origin story in the critically acclaimed Tomb Raider 2013, Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal gave her a birthdate of February 1992. Many video game characters seem to appear out of thin air. Celebrate the heroine's silver anniversary with 25 things you (probably) never knew about Lara, the Tomb Raider franchise, and the dozens of developers who have guided her on her journey.
Lara Croft and her Tomb Raider franchise have not only survived, but thrived across multiple generations of gaming consoles and PC hardware. It's a top-down action and puzzle game that's due out next year.Few gaming franchises remain relevant for 25 years. Later her designers would leave the company, upset at the way she'd been marketed as a sex symbol.Īs for what's next, Square Enix has opened a new London studio making a Tomb Raider mobile game called Tomb Raider Reloaded. Lara herself was a "totally resourceful British woman", strong and intelligent despite being hyper-sexualised. The groundbreaking game was aiming to be like a movie. Tomb Raider stemmed from a desire to create a 3D game where the player would explore mysterious tombs.
Originally, though, Lara was created in Derby by developer Core. It featured a sinister fantasy edge and survival elements that would eventually make their way into the final product. Manage cookie settingsĪlso as part of the celebration, Square Enix revealed footage of Tomb Raider: Ascension, a survival-horror-like prototype from Crystal Dynamics created ahead of the 2013 reboot as they sought to reimagine the series. This content is hosted on an external platform, which will only display it if you accept targeting cookies.
0 kommentar(er)
