In preparation for next week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, Square Enix has just released a new, and unfortunately fully CGI, trailer for their upcoming reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise. Featuring a younger and much more stripped down version of Croft, this trailer takes the world adventurer to some new places while still feeling somewhat familiar.
Set, for the most part, on the same boat that was rumored to be tied with the title, the trailer features only one other character besides Lara, and is full of both characterization and action set pieces.
And, to top it all off, the trailer culminates in a reveal of the bloodied, woman-on-a-mission that has been showcased in a few of the game’s promotional materials. This is Tomb Raider, but it definitely isn’t the same Tomb Raider from back during the PS1 generation.
Though the trailer is devoid of any real gameplay it does do a great job of showcasing the differences between the Lara Croft gamers had grown up with and this new grittier version. It isn’t so much that Lara Croft isn’t recognizable in this trailer, but with a “reboot” comes the assumption that previous familiarities with the character will be tossed aside.
This is the Lara Croft that doesn’t wield two pistols (although we sure hope at some point she does), but instead works with whatever materials she can find. As one of the game franchises to inspire titles like Uncharted, it seems only fitting that Lara Croft one up Nathan Drake in more than a few areas.
While we hope to find out more about this new Tomb Raider during next week’s E3, with the game set to release late next year, it’s hard to imagine much of the title is ready to show. However, if this trailer is any indication, it looks like Lara Croft is back and she’s even more awesome than ever.
What do you think of this new trailer for Tomb Raider? What do you think of this younger, grittier version of Lara Croft?
Tomb Raider is scheduled to release in Fall of 2012 on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
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I like the reboot. I was never a huge fan of Tomb Raider. This one shows potential.
I was about to say something synonymous with that.
I never really did get into the Tomb Raider series.
But THIS? This just might give me a reason.
THEN we’ll start to see the uber HD remakes. (IF they don’t already exist.)
I wonder if it’ll be on PC. That’ll be where it’s at.
It is on PC
Hehe… Yeah. I noticed that after seeing the platform listed at the end of the trailer the other day when showing it to a friend.
That’s AWESOME.
Who does her voice? Guessing game!
Sounds a bit like the black girl from 28 days later.
The new Lara looks like a roughed up Natalie Portman.
I think it’s gotta be someone sexier and more well known for them to make a big deal out it and not tell anyone. Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones?
Well… YOU may be in it to have some fapping material…
But I’m in it for the story. LOOKS good…but how will the story go?
The trailer looks BEAUTIFUL!
Tomb Raider has always been one of those games that is just a step below greatness (whether it’s due to controls, story, etc.). Hope this game changes it and it coincides with a reboot of the movie franchise as well.
Wow that was awsome! I’m glad it’s not coming out until next year, this year is too crowded at the moment and I don’t want this to compete with U3 because I want this game to be successful. Tomb Raider was really the original platforming shooter, and this looks to get it back to form. Not in a shooter kind of way, but a survival kind of way. I really hope they implement some survival aspects like the ones you would see in MGS3. Ya know, hunting for food, fixing your own injuries, dealing with fatigue, etc. If they do that, I am totally sold! Oh yeah and Capcom, this is how you reboot a series character. Though Lara does look different, we can still tell she is indeed Lara Croft. This isn’t the case with the DMC reboot.
lol all those stuff u mentioned have been implemented in the game, u can read about it in the Gameinformer magazine of January 2011 edition I think.
wowwww i hav never seen a game like that before ive played all the rest of the tomb raider games but none of them compare to this one,i mean just look at those grafcs in this fantastic can not wait
Don’t get overly excited just yet. That was just a video… Generated by none other than SquEnix.
They’re REALLY good at making eye-catching videos…but are now more hard-pressed to make ANY decent games these days.
Keeley Hawes is the voice of the new Lara Croft. Perfect voice casting.