After a series of bigger and smaller leaks,
Shadow of the Tomb Raider was officially and fully revealed yesterday and we finally know more about the third journey of rebooted Lara Croft. First of all,
Shadow will round out the trilogy of this new origin tale after 2013's
Tomb Raider and launched in 2015
Rise of the Tomb Raider. Yesterday's events happened simultaneously in Montreal, London, and Los Angeles.
Montreal is the key city here, as
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is being developed by Eidos Montreal. Crystal Dynamics is currently working hard on the
Avengers project which means that the American studio is not able to develop two AAA games at the same time. You can check out trailer leaked trailer, screenshots, and artwork
HERE, so let's focus on new details we've learned recently.
As teased at the very end of
Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow brings Lara and her best friend Jonah Maiava down south to take on the Maya apocalypse and explore the jungle, much more dangerous tombs, and even some underwater ones. “
Shadow of the Tomb Raider will challenge Lara Croft in new and unexpected ways. Our team has created a diverse set of skills, combat techniques and equipment for players to master, and they’ll certainly need them if they hope to survive the deadly jungle environments and tombs,” said David Anfossi, Head of Studio at Eidos-Montréal.
Lara is more experienced now, she's the real predator and can use the jungle environment to hide, track, and take out enemies of the mysterious Trinity organization who are responsible for her father’s death (recently seen in the Tomb Raider movie with Alicia Vikander). The main villain of the game will be Doctor Dominguez and the game begins in Cozumel (Mexico).
The game won't be extremely long and will last around 13-15 hours without the side missions and the hunting, and the equipment will be more important this time around. Sadly, Lara doesn't have a driving licence and players won’t be able to drive vehicles, but they will be able to swim and dive. Players can also use the rope to go up and down walls, run through them, and perform longer jumps.
Here is the fact sheet released by Square Enix:
■ About
Experience Lara Croft’s defining moment as she becomes the Tomb Raider. In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara must master a deadly jungle, overcome terrifying tombs, and persevere through her darkest hour. As she races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, Lara will ultimately be forged into the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
■ Key Features
Survive and Thrive In the Deadliest Place on Earth: Master an unforgiving jungle setting in order to survive. Explore underwater environments filled with crevasses and deep tunnel systems.
Become One With the Jungle: Outgunned and outnumbered, Lara must use the jungle to her advantage. Strike suddenly and disappear like a jaguar, use mud as camouflage, and instill fear in enemies to sow chaos.
Discover Dark and Brutal Tombs: Tombs are more terrifying than ever before, requiring advanced traversal techniques to reach them, and once inside they are filled with deadly puzzles.
Uncover Living History: Discover a hidden city and explore the biggest hub space ever found in a Tomb Raider game.
■ Editions and Season Pass
Standard Edition:
The base game
Digital Deluxe Edition:
The base game
Additional weapon / outfit
Original game soundtrack
Croft Edition:
The base game
Season Pass
Three additional weapons / outfits
Original game soundtrack
Ultimate Edition:
Croft Edition contents
Physical items (statue, flashlight, bottle opener)
Season Pass:
Seven challenge tombs
Seven weapons
Seven outfits
Seven skills
Multiple narrative side missions
*One of each of the above will be exclusive to the Season Pass
Experience Lara Croft’s defining moment as she becomes the Tomb Raider. In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara must master a deadly jungle, overcome terrifying tombs, and persevere through her darkest hour. As she races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, Lara will ultimately be forged into the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on September 14th.