Shadow of the Tomb Raider Dev Talks the End of Lara Croft’s Journey

Shadow of the Tomb Raider launches in under two months and has already gone gold. The developers behind the trilogy’s final entry, Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics, keep narrative details close to their chest. But we do know that the coming threat for Lara Croft and the world is of apocalyptic proportions. However, there’s no reason for worrying about whether or not the beloved pop culture icon will survive. Still, a change will come that completely alters and concludes Lara Croft’s journey as the Tomb Raider.

Talking to Official Xbox Magazine, Eidos studio head David Anfossi exclaims, “you can’t kill Lara Croft!” Anfossi shares the sentiment while explaining that there are no plans to continue Lara’s journey after this chapter closes. He tells OXM, “honestly, we are not thinking about that yet. We have no plan on our side on Eidos Montreal for the next Tomb Raider at all. Nothing. Honestly.”

Anfossi also teases what this conclusion means for Lara overall. At Shadow’s stage in the story, Lara has grown past the timid student we meet in the 2013 reboot. In this entry, she’s finally come into her own as the intrepid Tomb Raider she’s been for over two decades. Anfossi explains,

This trilogy is not about the Tomb Raider franchise–it’s about Lara Croft. If you played the previous games, from 1996 to now, at that time it was more about experiencing and discovering new stuff, blah blah blah. But Lara Croft was perfect. Two guns. Jumping. Flips. A tiger. Boom, boom, boom! It was like she was the James Bond of the time. This trilogy is more about her, and how she became the Tomb Raider she was meant to be.

An evolution of this nature means the hero will often be pushed to her limits. Such pushing may take her down a dark path unfamiliar to both her and the audience.

It’s darker than before. It’s rough. Even the setting of the jungle, you know? She has to master it, but it’s a deadly setting. Everything in the jungle is dangerous. So for us, it was the best way to create this image that she’s going too far at some points and has to come back.

There will be down time, too, though. In a recent gameplay video, a hub area is shown that’s filled with activities and exploration opportunities. Hopefully, these moments will also see Lara’s characterization stand front and center.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider arrives on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on September 14.

[Source: GamesRadar]

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