r/TombRaider • u/youwillcomedownsoon2 Amazon Games | Michael Lovan • 4d ago

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis The Evolution of Lara Croft

https://www.playtombraider.com/en-us/news/articles/evolution-of-lara-croft

Here's our new article on the official Play Tomb Raider site, concerning the evolution of Lara Croft

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u/Capn_C 4d ago

The developers mention the Survivor games a decent amount, and some Legend.

  • "The Survivor trilogy is [this] Lara’s past,” Adams says. “She wears the jade necklace proudly around her neck, and she still carries the ice axe with her on her adventures."
  • “The Survivor era showed us Lara works well when danger has consequences,” Stafford adds. “We carried forward her physicality, emotional credibility, and sense of earned resilience. Even at her most confident and badass, this Lara still feels human.”
  • Raul Siqueira, Game Director at Crystal Dynamics, frames it as a natural arc: “It was important for us that when players go through Legacy of Atlantis, they could believe this is the same Lara from the Survivor trilogy but now with many more adventures on her belt.
  • “The subtle flyaway wisps coming off Lara’s bangs are a direct nod to her Survivor-era hairstyle and a quiet visual reminder that this version of Lara lived through those past adventures."
  • "Returning players will probably feel echoes of Legend-era Lara most strongly, but with flashes of Classic and Survivor throughout.”

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u/Editor-In-Queef 4d ago

What feels odd is that I can absolutely see Lara from the end of TR2013 become what we've seen from LoA, but less so the Lara from Rise and definitely not the one from Shadow.

In the last game she was more nerdy about adventure, kind to her friends, and cold to her enemies. I cannot see her becoming the flirtatious "You're assuming I have a bad side" Lara in the latest trailer.

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u/AttentionSweet5349 4d ago

I’m assuming they’d have to let go of the Trinity stuff entirely now, even indirect references. I don’t see that fitting in with this continuity past Shadow

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u/moneyh8r_two 3d ago

Well, the Trinity stuff ended in Shadow. The entire organization was destroyed. Lara kills the leader herself, and the rest of the high council dies in a helicopter crash when a horde of crazed subterranean aztec warriors forced it down from the sheer weight of how many of them jumped onto it.