Title: Tomb Raider Legend
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Mills McDougle - April 8, 2005 05:17 PM (GMT)
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Eidos unveils new Lara Croft First official details released on Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara's seventh adventure; Xbox version confirmed. After two years of shrouding it in secrecy, Eidos Interactive today took the wraps off the seventh Tomb Raider game. Previously, it had been referenced to only obliquely in financial reports by the British publisher, and never before by name. Today, the public got the first official information about Tomb Raider: Legend. Since the game has the ignominious distinction of following Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness, one of the most poorly reviewed games in the series, Eidos began with a lengthy introduction about the new "brand direction" Legend will take. According to a statement by Eidos, its new developer, internal studio Crystal Dynamics, "embarked on their own quest to rediscover Lara Croft." During its "soul-searching mission," the development team apparently replayed and reread every review of every previous Tomb Raider game. The team also "listened to lots of passionate pleas and opinions from gamers" while conducting extensive focus testing. They also hired Toby Gard, one of the creators of the original Tomb Raider at Core Design, to "oversee" the project (albeit at a late date). "In setting the stage for the Tomb Raider franchise moving forward, we took ourselves back to Lara's origins, asked ourselves the hard questions and challenged ourselves to think differently," said Eidos brand marketing VP Chip Blundell. "Who is Lara Croft? What makes her tick? How is she relevant today? Only by answering these questions could we ensure that gamers get the experience they deserve with the character they love." After assuring readers that the mistakes of Angel of Darkness would not be repeated, Eidos went on to describe Tomb Raider: Legend--in the broadest terms possible. Besides saying it "reinvigorates the fundamental explore-and-solve adventure experience" that originally made the franchise popular, the statement said nothing about Legend's gameplay or story. Instead, Eidos focused on the newly redesigned Lara Croft. After describing how she will sport "intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities," the company said the new Lara's "look and movements [will] be an inherent extension of her skills, motivation and personality." However, knowing that a picture is worth a thousand words, Eidos also released the first character model of the new Lara Croft (pictured). Looking more athletic and less buxom than previous incarnations--and nothing like Angelina Jolie, who played her in the Tomb Raider films--the new Lara also sported a redder shade of hair. Eidos comments that "Lara's character model features natural structure, realistic textures, [and] detailed facial features" seemed pretty close to the mark. That said, a still picture could not confirm she has the "reactive eyes and fluid motion" the publisher promised. Lara's arsenal of modern equipment was also on display in the picture. She retains the signature boots, shorts, tank top, and dual pistols but sports a more detailed belt and backpack, which featured two types of grenades. Also on her belt are a pair of binoculars and a white cylindrical object, which must be either the magnetic grappling device, the personal lighting device, or a part of the communications equipment Eidos said she will use in the game. Besides dishing on Lara Croft and the thought process behind the game's development, Eidos also revealed that Tomb Raider: Legend will be released for the current-generation Xbox. Previous references to the game had said it would be released for the PlayStation 2 and PC as well as the PSP and next-generation Xbox. Strangely, the latter two formats were not mentioned anywhere in the statement. Eidos promised that more details about Tomb Raider: Legend will be unveiled on April 12 with the launch of a new Tomb Raider Web site. GameSpot will have further details as they become available. By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot POSTED: 04/05/05 02:30 PM |
Me and QH can't wait. :D
Pappioll - April 8, 2005 05:26 PM (GMT)
I have read this, AND I CANT WAIT!! :dancebaby:
maan.. I'll make a Tomb Raider signature when I get pictures... :wub:
maan.. I'll make a Tomb Raider signature when I get pictures... :wub:
Mills McDougle - April 8, 2005 05:30 PM (GMT)
You seen the screens? The renders of her are freakin' great! I gotta make a wallpaper or something...
Pappioll - April 8, 2005 05:32 PM (GMT)
what? please show me!! :w00t:
maan.. I'll make a Tomb Raider signature when I get good pics... :wub:
maan.. I'll make a Tomb Raider signature when I get good pics... :wub:
Mills McDougle - April 8, 2005 05:44 PM (GMT)
Here. Browse the site a bit as well. It's a good fan site. :yes: And it's fan base is huge! They have about 13,000-something members in their forum.
Pappioll - April 8, 2005 05:52 PM (GMT)
:drool: oohhhhhhhhhh......... so...good...graphics...
Damn shes hoot!! :drool:
Damn shes hoot!! :drool:
Queen Helena - April 8, 2005 06:04 PM (GMT)
yeah Mills McDougle is right !! Can't wait for the new Tomb Raider game !! I have the new Lara as my avatar for a while now ;) The new screenshots look amazing !! I so can't wait :)
Mills McDougle - April 8, 2005 06:34 PM (GMT)
Wow...haven't seen that one before. Thanks. :D
EDIT: But, now that I think about it, I'm kind of skeptical. I really want them to pull it off, but can they?...
EDIT: But, now that I think about it, I'm kind of skeptical. I really want them to pull it off, but can they?...
smiles - April 8, 2005 11:40 PM (GMT)
grahpics aren't everything i bit it will suck
Mills McDougle - April 9, 2005 02:55 AM (GMT)
I won't say it'll suck. Hell, I don't think Angel of Darkness sucked; just too behind it's time. I know I'll like it. But I'm wondering if they can meet up with the claims that they make. They made a lot of claims for Angel of Darkness and the result of a lot of the claims turned out to be lackluster.
Queen Helena - April 9, 2005 10:39 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (smiles @ Apr 9 2005, 12:40 AM) |
| grahpics aren't everything i bit it will suck |
Don't just say that !! just because the Angel of Darkness wasn't so great !! it was still a good game and the classic games (tomb raider 1-5) were great !! I'm sure Tomb Raider VII will be awesome too :yes: !!
Pappioll - April 9, 2005 11:24 AM (GMT)
agree!! :dancebaby: :dancebaby:
chezza - April 9, 2005 11:34 AM (GMT)
when it comes to tomb raider it's not so much the graphics that do it for me, it's the game play.
Pappioll - April 9, 2005 11:42 AM (GMT)
I loved Angel of Darkness :wub:
Queen Helena - April 9, 2005 11:52 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Pappioll @ Apr 9 2005, 12:42 PM) |
| I loved Angel of Darkness :wub: |
yeah I really liked the Angel of Darkness, of course there were things that were wrong with it but it was still a good game :yes:
JWBB - April 9, 2005 01:02 PM (GMT)
Nice, I look forward to it! I have always been a TR fan as a child :)
No_Doubt - April 9, 2005 01:08 PM (GMT)
Awesome! This looks great! Personally, I thought that Tomb Raider 3-6 were all horrible. Hopefully this one will bring back the magic of the first two games!
Pappioll - April 9, 2005 01:10 PM (GMT)
same here, Tomb Raider was my first game I ever played :rolleyes:
SimonSamoorye - April 9, 2005 02:46 PM (GMT)
I dont really like Tomb Raider due to past experience, but the screenshot intrigues me...
Runaway_Shinobi - April 10, 2005 02:23 PM (GMT)
I love the Tomb Raider games! Actually I havenīt play Angel of darknes but the other 5 games and I like them a lot. Itīs interesting to travel to the different places, solve puzzles and stuff. Iīm looking forward to that game!
And yes, the first two games are the best!
And yes, the first two games are the best!
KUnoichi - April 10, 2005 03:18 PM (GMT)
Yay her twin pistols are back. in Angel of Darkness I couldn't use them :hmm:
Queen Helena - April 12, 2005 06:20 PM (GMT)
The new Tomb Raider site is now open !! and you can see the first screenshots and a 3D screenshot, but you have to register for it !! go to www.tombraider.com to see them !!
Runaway_Shinobi - April 12, 2005 07:36 PM (GMT)
I did the registration there, my name was Runaway_Shinobi but I canīt login because I canīt manage to type the _
Queen Helena - April 13, 2005 08:43 AM (GMT)
Don't worry !! here are some screenshots !! Hope you like them !!
Runaway_Shinobi - April 13, 2005 09:30 AM (GMT)
Oh thank you sooo much!!! Lara look georgeous! She get more beautiful every new game. Talking about the background it seems promising. There are temples and jungle what reminds me a lot of TR1 and 3... great!!
Mills McDougle - April 13, 2005 12:27 PM (GMT)
I'm stoked... :shocked:
Those lighting effects are crazy! I see some soft lighting...maybe some potential bloom. Here's hoping that we'll get some foliage this installment. :D
Those lighting effects are crazy! I see some soft lighting...maybe some potential bloom. Here's hoping that we'll get some foliage this installment. :D
Pappioll - April 13, 2005 12:59 PM (GMT)
ahhhhhhhh :w00t:
Mills McDougle - April 13, 2005 08:36 PM (GMT)
Everyone here must check out the 3D screenshot. The texture and model quality are great. :D
Queen Helena - April 17, 2005 09:22 PM (GMT)
New screenshots from TRL: these are scanned so they look a little bad sorry
Lara in a beautiful Temple
A nice big screenshot from lara
Some Concept Art, looks awesome !!
Lara in Malaysia
Lara Reloading
Lara in front of a beautiful waterfall
They look amazing !! what do you think ??
Lara in a beautiful Temple
A nice big screenshot from lara
Some Concept Art, looks awesome !!
Lara in Malaysia
Lara Reloading
Lara in front of a beautiful waterfall
They look amazing !! what do you think ??
KUnoichi - April 17, 2005 09:25 PM (GMT)
hehe her hips arn't as big as before :rofl:
Serenity Now - April 17, 2005 10:02 PM (GMT)
Looks like crap. :hmm:. Is that supposed to be an Xbox 2 game?
Queen Helena - April 17, 2005 10:28 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Xbox/1 @ Apr 17 2005, 11:02 PM) |
| Looks like crap. :hmm:. Is that supposed to be an Xbox 2 game? |
excuse you ?? it's for PS2, PC and X-BOX, not X-BOX 2, how can you say it looks like crap ?? they are scanned that is why they aren't very clear but crap ?? better have a reason why because I'm a pissed TR fan right now !! :pinch:
Queen Helena - April 17, 2005 10:31 PM (GMT)
never mind me lol, getting carried away a little, being a big fan and all :rofl: if you think it looks like crap then that's fine I guess, but I still don't think it looks like crap at all !! it looks great !!
Serenity Now - April 17, 2005 10:40 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Queen Helena @ Apr 17 2005, 06:28 PM) | ||
excuse you ?? it's for PS2, PC and X-BOX, not X-BOX 2, how can you say it looks like crap ?? they are scanned that is why they aren't very clear but crap ?? better have a reason why because I'm a pissed TR fan right now !! :pinch: |
They could have done a better job with the textures. Of course I'm just speaking about the graphics; graphics don't make a game good. The ones on the original PS are way better than the ones on the PS2. I was just talking about the graphics; the game itself looks like it will be good. :).
KUnoichi - April 17, 2005 10:44 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Xbox/1 @ Apr 17 2005, 06:40 PM) | ||||
They could have done a better job with the textures. Of course I'm just speaking about the graphics; graphics don't make a game good. The ones on the original PS are way better than the ones on the PS2. I was just talking about the graphics; the game itself looks like it will be good. :). |
I kinda thought the same aswell also her face looks funny to me..... guess I'm not used to it :hmm:
Mills McDougle - April 18, 2005 02:06 AM (GMT)
I think the overall look is great. While the textures aren't the highest of high-res, they are detailed very nicely, and make the world come alive. The character model is freaking great; she looks more human than ever. :D That's my take on it. :)
Pappioll - April 18, 2005 05:00 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Queen Helena @ Apr 17 2005, 01:22 PM) |
| New screenshots from TRL: these are scanned so they look a little bad sorry Lara in a beautiful Temple A nice big screenshot from lara Some Concept Art, looks awesome !! Lara in Malaysia Lara Reloading Lara in front of a beautiful waterfall They look amazing !! what do you think ?? |
ouhh.... I.....caa..nt..wait.. :drool:
the malaysia stage looks soooo cool!!
Pappioll - April 18, 2005 05:08 AM (GMT)
when will the game come out?
Runaway_Shinobi - April 18, 2005 09:20 AM (GMT)
new screens ... Iīm really impressed :shocked: :)
Queen Helena - April 18, 2005 10:56 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Pappioll @ Apr 18 2005, 06:08 AM) |
| when will the game come out? |
maybe around X-mas, if not it will come out in June next year :yes:
Glad to see that the rest likes the screenshots :)