New Tomb Raider Remaster Screenshots and Info Revealed! Crystal Dynamics Mad?

[Stant]

Crystal Dynamics isn't mad, they're scared. If the remasters outsell their "modern" stuff, it blows up every narrative they've ever had or will have about their version of the game.

[austinbrown]

If the remasters are significantly more successful than the "new direction" then it opens the door to shareholders being able to hold management accountable to their financial responsibility.

[rhysgarner]

Core’s version of Lara will forever be my favourite. She was iconic. She always had the blue tank top, the brown shorts, dual pistols, backpack and her braid. That is what I think of when I think of Lara Croft.

Core’s version was wonderfully sarcastic, witty, intelligent, determined, beautiful and all around badass. What I liked about her was that she wasn’t an outright hero. Her opponents often happened to be megalomaniacal villains who simply hired her to find historic artefacts they needed and they slighted her.

I hope these remasters outperform some of the ‘triple AAA’ rubbish Crystal Dynamics has been pumping out. The only part of this new Lara I ever liked was her intelligence when it came to the collectible artefacts that could be found in the game world. It’s like a small part of the old Lara is there when you find something. Her barely holding on is put on the back burner and gives way to some insightful comments about what she’s found. Other than that, the new Lara is a whole other character.

[mars___sumner]

Here’s hoping that the remasters sell well. Not only would it encourage a second Tomb Raider remaster trilogy but it could also open the door for other classic IPs from other companies to get similar treatment. I would love for the Thief, Syphon Filter, Heretic/Hexen, og RE, Team Silent Silent Hill, Mega Man Legends to name a few

[AndrewR]

Let them be mad. The original Lara is the Lara we all love.

[NickNapoli]

This Tomb Raider remastered looks great. They gave us classic Lara. Looking forward to watching you stream it.

[drearycanary]

Thanks for giving us all the news, Melonie! I can’t remember being this excited for a game since I was a little kid! God bless.😊

[Vinicius_Berger]

You know what would be funny? If the Embracer Group took the Tomb Raider IP away from Crystal Dynamics and let Aspyr develop the next games in the franchise. I mean, Aspyr already have access to the original game engine and source code, so they could build a brand new game that plays exactly like the classic ones. That's exactly what happened to Crash Bandicoot. They remade the first three games, it was great, then they made a new one like the old games, and it was perfect!

[solomiguex]

These games were not only popular because of Lara's beauty, they were also popular because of the difficulty of their gameplay and they are really very difficult that the satisfaction when completing a level is so incredible and is something that not many achieve. The marketing team is missing an opportunity by not focusing on that aspect of the game, being part of the elite that defeated a classic Tomb Raider, with its original controls of course. 🤦🏻‍♂

[JM-pmyb]

I preordered this as soon as it was available. Me, my uncle, and my sister are all super excited for this release.

TR1 was the first PlayStation game I ever completed. It was epic! I remember seeing that giant Atlantean for the first time 🤯 so many awesome memories from that time.

[cocodojo]

I hope they have a physical copy release, I want it to be just like the OG trilogy, everything's on the disc and you can play offline!

Them tank controls was pivotal with the OG games because like her devs said way back during the time, her world's squared. Like Melonie mentioned, you had to think how Lara would move given the controls of the world at that time because EVERYTHING performed in such an exact way, you knew how far this jump or that would go and where you'd land.

That quick 180° was so nice when you're running and then jumped in the air into a 180° flip to shoot the thing chasing you... so glorious when you pulled it off and your friends stared in awe (that or nailing that blind flying leap into the void and landing on that tiny 1x1 platform of safety without killing yourself.)

[DMaster]

Hopefully it will sell well enough to push the remaster of the second trilogy (the last revelation, chronicles, angel of darkness) as well. TR4 is my favourite and it's sad to see it forgotten.

[zerotodona]

Lara Croft was always important growing up. Why? Some of girls had larger breast growing up. We were told we shouldn’t do sports or dance cause we didn’t have the correct body for it. She was a hero for us.

[DukeFavre]

THANK YOU SOO MUCH. You are actually promoting a game I love and I see your passion in it. I hope it goes well I'm gonna grab it, and probably lead the butler into the freezer. 😁

[KopperNeoman]

I'm honestly looking forward to the remaster assets being ported to OpenLara. Tomb Raider looks gorgeous in stereoscopic 3D.

[christopherdavis]

I played the original Tomb Raider games on PS1 back in the 90s … Can’t wait for these remasters. *That* is the Lara Croft I remember!

[josephcrabtree]

I'm trying to finish my retro copy of TR3 before the remaster drops. Can't wait :)
So happy for you with the new info, even if Crystal doesn't care or respect the real Lara.

[SamWiseTheGreat]

I'm not a big Tomb Raider fan and I'm buying it day 1 on Switch. Can't wait to just mess around in Croft manor in TR2 again. It's honestly my favourite part of the franchise. 😂

That's one huge plus that TR Anniversary had going for it. A fully fleshed out and awesome Croft manor. I'd buy that again too just for the cozy and chill exploration.

[VideoDiscThings]

I really hope that the remaster collection will have a physical release. Play Asia have different regions of the game listed on their website. This video reminds me that there is a ton of Tomb Raider fan level sets to playthrough. I played through Sabatu's Tomb Raider 1 Gold - The Atlantean Armor recently. I have enjoyed playing Sabatu's Tomb Raider levels, they make classic Tomb Raider seem like a walk in the park. I look forward to comparing the remasters with Open Lara and the Croft Engine which are both fan remasters of the first Tomb Raider.

[MrToontastic]

The original CORE DESIGN games were amazing. Personally, I'm a big fan of the first game, Angel of Darkness and The Last Revelation. Hopefully this trilogy is a big enough success for Aspyr to remaster those awesome titles (and maybe fix Angel of Darkness' broken code). But I will say, Melonie, that although the Legend/Anniversary/Underworld trilogy felt like a watered down Prince of Persia at times... I will always appreciate those action set pieces and the grappling hook feature. I just really loved using that grappling hook when possible. Have a blessed day~!