leXX Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Breaking news... http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/04/lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light-to-be-an-original-digital/ Crystal Dynamics has announced its first new game since the completion and launch of 2008's Tomb Raider: Underworld. Set to debut in 2010, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will see the roadworthy leading lady come to undisclosed platforms -- via download. http://www.laracroftandtheguardianoflight.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 yay Bewb Raider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igyman Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 A Tomb Raider game with no "Tomb" or "Raider" in its name? That'll be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I hope it is not the same game as that leaked concept art we saw a while back, did not like the look of that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Cheesy name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endorenna Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Don't care for the name--reminds me too much of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. Well, I hope it'll be good. I enjoyed TR:U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 We have to wait until the GDC to get more news on it, so I guess it's a case of lets wait and see. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser'eck Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I agree on the name, it does sound a bit cheezy! Still would be interesting to see what they came up with, TR:U was a good game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthParametric Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Did they lose the rights to the Tomb Raider name perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 Well, if you check their Facebook page, you'll see that they are working on 2 games atm, so I expect we'll hear about another 'Tomb Raider' game very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 First screenshots: Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Cheese notwithstanding, this looks like something different enough than Tomb raider's players are used to. And enough to catch my attention. Does the camera angle means they're aiming for something more alike Diablo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endorenna Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Hmm...what's with the guy carrying the spear? Still, looks interesting at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 Hmm...what's with the guy carrying the spear? Still, looks interesting at this point. I think it's a playable character (Totec, a Mayan Tribesman) as it says it's co-op. Looks intriguing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 This is probably why they didn't stick the 'Tomb Raider' branding on the Guardian of Light, as it really doesn't look like it plays like a normal Tomb Raider game. Maybe it's something like Marvel Ultimate Alliance? Not sure it'll work, but I'll hold judgment until I see it for myself. And there better damn well be another mainline TR game in the works as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser'eck Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Interesting! Looks like it might be a good game. Hopefully they are making another TR game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 ... Well, if you check their Facebook page, you'll see that they are working on 2 games atm, so I expect we'll hear about another 'Tomb Raider' game very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I think it's a playable character (Totec, a Mayan Tribesman) as it says it's co-op. Looks intriguing.Tenzin is way cooler than this Totec person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 There is some good information about what the game is actually like now at IGN and Game Informer. Sounds pretty cool to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 The topdown guardian of light seems like it could be interesting, but I'll reserve judgment. The topdown could destroy it as easily as it could help it. The second one being more Tomb Raider? I'll believe it when I see it. They told me, yet again, that this next reboot would be different. A more tasteful, back to roots reboot of the franchise and character unlike the lack reboot from Angel of Darkness that had Lara running around in a legless diving suit (seriously, if you're not going to cover your legs whats the point of a dive suit?) and a hiked up battle dress. I could, literally, rant for hours on Lara Croft and Samus Aran. Anniversary was a step in the right direction, but I felt like it still undermined the character from the very first game. Seriously, when has Lara ever gotten mopey eyed when hurting someone who tried to kill her? The top down may or may not interest me because I have little faith in the puzzles and, I have a feeling, Lara is going to be gunning down a bunch of humans. The secret new Tomb Raider game has my interest up to a point... Second I see a screenshot of her in hotpants and DDs, I'm done. They have promised me change in 2 reboots, and failed to deliver both times. Just as a fun fact, Lara Croft in Underworld holds the records for most pixels in a single game model ever. While I'm sure most of that could have gone into amazing gear and a detailed suit, It instead went into making her lips, ass, and breasts as perfect as the gaming consoles would allow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 The secret new Tomb Raider game has my interest up to a point... Second I see a screenshot of her in hotpants and DDs, I'm done. They have promised me change in 2 reboots, and failed to deliver both times. Just as a fun fact, Lara Croft in Underworld holds the records for most pixels in a single game model ever. While I'm sure most of that could have gone into amazing gear and a detailed suit, It instead went into making her lips, ass, and breasts as perfect as the gaming consoles would allow... You don't sound like much of a Tomb Raider fan if you have a problem with that stuff. The games have always depicted Lara as over sexualized, they just didn't have the processing power to make her ass look amazing in 1996. If you honestly expect that to change you are going to be disappointed time and time again. Reason I don't have a problem with them doing this is that it is done to guys in most games with huge muscles and perfectly toned bodies, people are just more sensitive about it when it's done to female characters for whatever reason. It's annoying. Not that I have a problem with it either way, who wants to play as an overweight or weak looking character? It's a video game, they can get away with looking perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 I have never EVER had a problem with the way Lara looks, or is depicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endorenna Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Reason I don't have a problem with them doing this is that it is done to guys in most games with huge muscles and perfectly toned bodies, people are just more sensitive about it when it's done to female characters for whatever reason. It's annoying. Not that I have a problem with it either way, who wants to play as an overweight or weak looking character? It's a video game, they can get away with looking perfect. Well, it's probably because girls can be in excellent physical condition and not have a large chest. As far as changing the way Lara Croft looks...well, it seems like taking Mario and turning him into a body builder. Changes can happen in video game franchises without taking a character's main costume/look and messing with 'em. It's the gameplay and story that changes game series. For instance, TR: AoD tried to make the series darker and grittier (and, from everything I've read and seen about the game, failed miserably). TR:U tried again and succeeded, thus changing the feel of the series a little. From the look of Guardian of Light, I get the feeling that Tomb Raider is getting a little less serious again, and the gameplay is definitely changing--heck, the camera angle alone does that. Having a multi-player mode changes it even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 Exclusive debut trailer: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-debut-lara-croft/100217 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediAthos Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Can't say I'm digging the concept after watching that. The camera work did indeed remind me of Diablo and the Ultimate Alliance games, but I would personally prefer a Lara Croft/Tomb Raider game continue in the visual presentation the series has exhibited in the past. I won't condemn it until I've seen more but based solely on that trailer I"m not excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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