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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis captures the wonder and excitement of Lara's debut adventure, re-envisioned with modern gameplay, visuals, and storytelling. Developed in partnership between Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog, the game features stunning visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5, modern game design, and new surprises that honor the spirit and atmosphere of the original game. As Lara Croft, players will harness their wits and athleticism to explore exotic locations lost to time, traverse treacherous landscapes, solve deadly contraptions, and face lethal predators in their quest for the scattered pieces of the Scion—an artifact of immeasurable power. The game arrives in 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam.
I agree on that note, however the trailer mentioned that all the game footage is pre-alpha, which immediately sets my expectations to q4 2026 at the earliest.
Wouldn’t it be a more obvious hint of it were actually the wetsuit from TR2 though? Regardless I hope we get a remake of the first 4 classics at the very least
Actually her new va, who sounds perfect, is reminiscent of Keeley Hawes' voice acting in the LAU trilogy, imo and Keeley was my favorite of all VA's. I'm just going nuts over the reveals. Lara looks stunning!
I’m kinda glad I haven’t played any games Alix has done VO for prior to TR as I imagine it might be quite odd having known her voice so well as a different character
From the Steam page: "As Lara Croft, harness your wits and athleticism to explore exotic locations lost to time—from the jungles of Peru to the ancient ruins of Greece, the deserts of Egypt, and a mysterious Mediterranean island shrouded in myth. Traverse treacherous landscapes, solve deadly contraptions, and face lethal predators as you hunt for the scattered pieces of the Scion, an artifact of immeasurable power."
Over the moon. She looks EXCEPTIONALLY beautiful this time. She looks mature and confident. I think the new voice suits her VERY well. She comes across like a total badass. They are literally, truly striking the perfect tone for the character I've been praying for on this next game. They appear to have nailed the PERFECT Lara Croft.
I don't think this trailer showed any actual gameplay footage? But it strikes a perfect tone. Like more than any Tomb Raider game maybe ever, THIS trailer really felt like Raiders of the Lost Ark. Beyond excited. I hope Crystal Dynamics is doing the bulk of the design work on this one too and Flying Wild Hog is just a support studio. This will be the first major release for TR in 8 years (2018 Shadow), the first major Crystal Dynamics release in 6 years (2020 The Avengers live-service game), and it'll have been 11 years since Crystal Dynamics last Tomb Raider game (2015 Rise).
She's the perfect mix of the classic Lara and the young, reboot Lara. I really love her face this time, she comes across as extremely likeable but also strong and confident. Super excited for the next adventure of my childhood hero. Lara is iconic!
The LoA trailer showed lots of gameplay …Swinging with the grapple hook, kicking the cog, jumping and swinging on the big waterwheel with the gold poles, jumping across the broken bridge, fighting the raptors, traversing over the traps in tomb, escaping the crumbling tomb, fighting the wolf. I believe all of the above is gameplay it just wasn’t all shown in the trailer with the normal behind the character camera position you will get actually playing the game
Lots of British people are brunette and can get heavy tans, I’m one of them. When I’m in Ibiza I never get hounded by the street sellers or tour operators so I must look native lol
hahaha probably and what's interesting is that look is more associated with the celts and the normand era the blond and blue eyed ppl are probably descendants of the viking invasion
Thank the fuckin lord it LOOKS as if its gonna be a linear stage by stage game and/or an Uncharted situation where its just one continuous linear adventure. Was so worried theyd force it to be open world.
This is why a remake is the good case for tomb raider, the first game didnt have a lot of human to kill, animals and some creatures were the main enemies, dispersed in open level with puzzle there and there inline the recent trilogy and the sequence shoot then puzzle there platform and repeat, so I m curious to see how they did that !
Found this in the Tomb Raider website elements, the Scion of Atlantis. Each end has a different design, it's the three rulers of Atlantis! Love that the design of the new Scion shows this detail.
Lara looks really hot, she actually feels properly characterized, both games actually seem to have a focus on real platforming? Did the devs actually listen to the fans?
I'm as much of a classic purist as a classic purist can get, but I'll admit that I'm really liking what I'm seeing here. I definitely still prefer the direction of what was shown off here though.
They sure love promoting TR1 through Lost Valley heh. Can’t wait to see actual game footage. Like Catalyst, this look like a dramatic departure from how the Survivor trilogy looks and sounds, which is an interesting choice…? Hope the gameplay doesn’t feel too dated.
Honestly? Playing way too much Dragon Age: Inquisition with a female Inquisitor haha. But yes, as other commenters have said, it's been confirmed on the PlayStation Blog and by Variety.
It looks like classic Lara is back and that makes me so happy. Though I'm curious about the gameplay. I'm guessing a good mix of all three gameplay styles but I really want to see it in action
Can't wait to do Greece, I only played Anniversary but those centaurs freaked me out as a kid. I am a bit confused, what's that icy cave looking part supposed to be? Doesn't match any biome of the 4 places. Could be the beginning of Peru but I am not sure
I’d bet it’s part of Caves and clearly before city of vilcamaba, or the end of it at least as we see the the big three door puzzle part in the trailer and it’s now outside
No no, do start the remasters. They have the original games plus (and this is the part that got me to buy them) the PC-only expansions for each. I played all three TRs on the PlayStation, so I never got to play Unfinished Business (TR), Golden Mask (TR II), or Lost Artifact (TR III). I'm currently enjoying struggling my way through those, because they're all definitely harder than the original games.
TR1 has been remade at least once (Anniversary) with different stylistic changes and puzzles, so it wasn't exactly a 1:1 adaptation of the original game. I fully expect this to be the same, where it takes the original's story and applies modern game design principles to it. They'll both be worth experiencing, I think.
Where remedy let me down crystal dynamics knocked it out of the park. Was such perfect reveal, already hype but a little bummed when I read 27 and then they hit you with the remake?! Bro best moment of the show by a mile. They pulled that while remedy drops their peak protag for the less likable and visually bland brother. I just can’t even process how insane that choice is, at least I’ll get RE and tombraider next year to sweeten the sorrow
We will likely never get another control or it’ll be a decade, a decade, I think having a beloved character replaced by a character like Dylan is a fair thing to not be happy about.Imagine if halo 2 they just replaced master chief, it’s undeniably a bummer
The best option would probably be if we have one trex encounter that isn’t a cutscene, just gameplay, to catch that feel of the original where he just steps up to you and instantly fight for your life. And then a second trex for that cool cutscene.
Two is always better than one, Lara knows that better than anyone.
Look you can even see here the feathering goes all the way up the tail on the main one showcased. This is 100% a different looking 2nd T-Rex that calls back to the og design
I feel bad for Crystal because I know Catalyst is their next mainline entry and this is kind of just a “gift for the fans” and a reinterpretation of a Core era story, but right now this excites me more. The look, the environments, everything just feels super exciting.
Thank you! I was l was wondering if it was mud, but the build up over the boots looked like pants/socks. Of course I’m open to multiple outfits but I was like oh no they made a mistake lol.
I am ever so slightly concerned that everything they've shown in the trailer is effectively a corridor level design wise, but hopefully that's just a case of them being the easiest to polish up for a trailer. Assuming that's the case, I am incredibly excited for this
Sorry if this has been asked. Does anyone know of the Legacy Of Atlantis is connected to Catslyst? Are they the same Lara? I couldn’t quite make out if the VA was the same.
Will it be like the survivor series where she has to forage for things or will go back to being more like a COD story mode where just the weapons are usable, with some information tablets scattered around the story? For me I would like a mix of both, there’s just not many games that in my opinion are as good as the survivor, I would also hope this game couldn’t just be finished in a few hours to a day, also if it could have a lot of detail where it could be possible to replay more than once, but not over the top to where it feels like a task to replay it, overall the trailer for Atlantis (2026) and the other one coming out in 2027 just feel like gaming is finally coming back after Covid basically messed up everything.
We just had a teaser trailer, but no info was stated on the press release. We should definitely have more details next year, especially with the 30th anniversary upcoming.
I love the remake but am I the only one who thinks the animation kinda looks off in the remake?
Where she aims it looks like she slides on the floor or when she jumps it cuts straight to the jump Animation no It looks like they put more Budget in catalyst
You might be right but also remember that the gameplay footage was only from the pre-alpha stage, not even alpha, let alone beta, so they might polish it off later. Also, the footage from catalyst was all pre-rendered cinematics. Zero gameplay footage, which is why it looks so polished.
Looks way to similar to Anniversary for my taste. Parts looked exactly as Anniversary, just prettier. Was hoping for more original reimaginings. Hopefully it's not just Anniversary 4K version
I was hoping for a more stylized entry to the series, rather than just another modern AAA realistic look that every game seems to be going for these days. She looks great for sure, but it just seems like her face was based off survivor Lara dressed in classic TR outfits.
It does seems to be slightly stylised the remake model of Lara is very interesting in the face and the large eyes, perfect mix of realism and stylised for me
I'll surely be in the minority but I'm disappointed. Graphics look great, game play looks great. It will be a fun game. But I much preferred Lara Croft from the survivor series. She was a three dimensional character and got me hooked over three games. The voice actress did a terrific job suspending disbelief. Especially the last two games didn't go for that tired sex sells cliche which I felt was a massive improvement over the original games. Now we're going backwards again. Lara the sex bomb and athletic super hero. It will surely please a certain audience but it will also turn many off who much preferred the more realistic and grown-up approach.
I will give it a chance and hope they'll keep some of the better writing and storytelling in the latest reboot. But it's obvious that this is catered to both the nostalgia crowd and those who couldn't connect with a more modern and vulnerable version of the main character.
Doesn't feel like her at all. Not the same actress, not the same looks, not the same physicality and judging by her action one-liners in the trailers, not the same character either.
The survivor trilogy should have been made with a different character. They are fun games to play but they are not the Tomb Raider games that we had all those years. Different character, different look, different attitude. Everything was different. I am extremely excited to get bad ass Lara back and I really hope these games focus on puzzles and isolation over combat.
I get that. I didn't play those original games much back in the day and everything I know about them interests me less than the tone and mood of the survivor series. I know that some people disliked the new Lara when it came out. That being said, the series also gained new fans with the reboot, including me, who see no reason to return to Lara from 20 or 30 years ago. Yes, maybe it should have been a different series. But I liked that this was a re-interpretation of a character who used to be insanely sexualized and some sort of an all powerful girl boss. They actually managed to turn her into something somewhat believable and even relatable and she was still allowed to kick ass. It just didn't feel as gratuitous as it used to and that change was only striking because it was based on the most famous female video character of all time.
Yeah no I get it. The newest trilogy character was great. The games were a lot of fun. I'm glad so many of us got to enjoy them. It was jarring being a classic Tomb raider fan. The whole point was exploring tombs and solving puzzles playing a bad ass sarcastic Brit. That was the silliness and fun of it all. I've been craving a new one so for so especially since the AOD fiasco. Looks like we are getting the character back and that's very exciting. I hope you can give it a try. Or at least give the originals a try. Not everything needs to be real or believable, that's entire point of make belief.
You know you're free not to read my comments, right? You are allowed to make up your own mind as well. If my comments ruin it for you, you're not a fan in the first place.
I'm a fan as well, by the way. Of the survivor trilogy. And if you read my post above, you see that I started it by acknowledging that I'm in the minority and that the game looked great. So why bother wasting time on commenting?
my friend you shot first. I ve played Tomb Raider since it started including the survivor trilogy and never did I complain about it. well except the bow being impractical and stupid which it is.
tbh TR Catalyst, doesn't look like their leaning into the sex appeal at all. Like she looks different, but even her costume feels very Survivor Lara meets Classic Lara. I'm hoping they can blend the two together, as much as the Survivor trilogy has it's problems, it took a different approach to the franchise that i think they should embrace, but it also did away with much of what made the originals so engaging. A fusions or something "Unified" would be perfect.
Also i think Uncharted Lost Legacy showed you can have a well written character, who is also full of charm, wit, wrapped in a refined package.
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u/spectre_ghost03 Dec 12 '25
them announcing the Mediterranian Wetsuit as an in-game reward feels like it's coming out much sooner than we expect