So, Tomb Raider's getting its second reboot: A site claiming to have a mole inside Eidos has published pictures purportedly of concept art and other collateral for a Tomb Raider reboot sequel, which figures to be both open-world and survival horror. It's hardly shocking that Eidos - bought out by sequelmeisters Square Enix of course - would be planning another Tomb Raider. Existing IP is a big chunk of a studio's value as an acquisition target, and Eidos' Ian Livingstone even said to expect a Lara Croft reboot a couple months ago. Still, this is someone else's rumor and someone else's photos. We've emailed Eidos PR if they want to take a swing at this rumor, first reported today by 4Player Co-Op. In the shots (which you may see here) you can see a mounted Lara (on horseback, stupe) firing arrows at zombiefied creatures with gnarly, ouchy-looking appendages. The concepts for her foes are barely more than silhouettes, but they all look ugly and threatening, Lara herself has a look that backs off the overt sex appeal and makes her into a more athletic, ass-kicky fighter. From the descriptions, this figures to be a reboot origin story similar to the kind of treatment Batman, James Bond and even the Hulk have gotten in cinema. Livingstone had hinted that would be the tack of this story. Here's a transcription of some of the text on the screen, which appears to be from an internal website: [...] • Origin story. "This new Tomb Raider concept reboots the franchise by exploring the origins of Lara Croft's transformation into a hardened adventurer as you unravel the story behind the island's mysterious past." New weapons, new ways to use them, and a reworked combat system are also hinted at in the text. If anything else dribbles out about this leak, we'll be sure to update it here. http://kotaku.com/5312553/rumor-tomb-raider-reboot-art-details-leaked
Trying too hard to be dark and brown So, the visual front is probably going to be a letdown Let's just hope the gameplay holds up
Looks nice... I think Lara should stop having big t*** though. It's unrealistic for such a hottie to be a badass.
Collection of magazine scans: http://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/tomb-raider-2011-game-informer-scans/ Here's a full-body shot: Spoiler New Lara will be 21. Setting will be off the coast of Japan. Can't help thinking that Square-Enix had a hand in crafting the reboot to make it more appealing to Japan.
IMHO the new tomb raider looks much closer to Jolie, the proportions look more realistic to a kick ass girl rather than a DOA girl brought to life. Milla looks like a man.
21? She better not be angsting the entire game. I don't mind darker/grittier. Uncharted 2 was a bit over-the-top for my liking.
Hey there, Mr. Talk Too Much. I don't know how to speak to you. NSFW (utter bodaciousness): Spoiler <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fQ_I_aWsaRM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> [And for those who would complain about the song, you just don't get it, do you?]
