Added: 05.04.2013 15:18 | 6 views | 0 comments


NGB: A survivor is born Crystal Dynamics tagline in reference to the iconic gaming archaeologist Lara Croft and their telling of her origin story in this latest Tomb Raider game. Perhaps, it also holds just as much relevance to the reinvention of the two-decade old series that rarely broke away from its original formula. Now, a cinematic epic with sprawling maps and intense action sequences; drawing inspiration from places it once inspired itself, Tomb Raider is back with the aim of showing us why merely surviving would be an aspiration that sells itself, considerably short.

Added: 03.04.2013 14:20 | 9 views | 0 comments


This reboot of Tomb Raider is an absolute marvel of which developer Crystal Dynamics and publisher Square Enix should be extremely proud.

Added: 02.04.2013 17:18 | 20 views | 0 comments


Polygon: "In a GDC 2013 talk called "Emotional Synchronization and the Croft of Systems Design," Jonathan Hamel, senior designer at Crystal Dynamics for Tomb Raider, explained how he tried to link the game's narrative and the player's experience to form a cohesive whole."

Added: 02.04.2013 1:18 | 13 views | 0 comments


Original-Gamer.com: "After several games of the same formula, the Tomb Raider series is getting a reboot. Crystal Dynamics is showing that even if a series is successful, there are times that you need to go to the beginning and start from scratch. I'm so happy that they did just that."

Added: 31.03.2013 3:18 | 10 views | 0 comments


After this months release of the critically acclaimed reboot, Tomb Raider, the development team at Crystal Dynamics sits down and discuses its favorite tombs, action-sequences, and many more. The first of these challenges represents the Tomb of the Unworthy.

Added: 30.03.2013 14:18 | 11 views | 0 comments


Gi - Crystal Dynamics released their recent reboot of Tomb Raider on Mar 5. The game was met with high praise from critics including this site. Not only did it do well with critics, but from the earlier sales figures, it seems that the game struck a chord with the public local and abroad. Having sold 1 million units in its first-48 hours of release, the game is a certified hit. With any hit game, there is little doubt that Square-Enix will leverage the new take on Lara Croft into several more titles.

Added: 30.03.2013 5:20 | 14 views | 0 comments


Tomb Raider is an origin story that was designed to make you care, and with an outstanding performance from Camilla Luddington and the rest of the cast, it certainly appears as if Crystal Dynamics achieved what they set out to do. It is unfortunate that the game design never fully embraces the survival theme, and it remains slightly unsettling the way Lara moves so quickly from the emotional distress of her first kill into the headshot happy gameplay that the game delivers so well. It is worth acknowledging that this point is briefly addressed later in the game, which does help to improve upon the mixed translation between narrative and gameplay. However, as a whole the game still comes together exceptionally well to deliver an emotional story that is certainly worthy of the Croft legacy.

Added: 30.03.2013 4:18 | 15 views | 0 comments


Tomb Raider is an origin story that was designed to make you care, and with an outstanding performance from Camilla Luddington and the rest of the cast, it certainly appears as if Crystal Dynamics achieved what they set out to do. It is unfortunate that the game design never fully embraces the survival theme, and it remains slightly unsettling the way Lara moves so quickly from the emotional distress of her first kill into the headshot happy gameplay that the game delivers so well. It is worth acknowledging that this point is briefly addressed later in the game, which does help to improve upon the mixed translation between narrative and gameplay. However, as a whole the game still comes together exceptionally well to deliver an emotional story that is certainly worthy of the Croft legacy.