Shadow of the Tomb Raider's Gritty Lara Croft Should Return in the Next Tomb Raider Game

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Since the Tomb Raider series began in 1996, Lara Croft has remained a staple within gaming, and she has gone on to have widespread pop-cultural relevance. Her adventures around the globe have inspired blockbuster films and countless games, though Lara has been re-imagined in quite a few ways. At times, she is an inexperienced explorer getting her footing, and at other times, she is a seasoned treasure hunter and sharpshooter.

With a new Tomb Raider game on the way from Crystal Dynamics, Lara should retain the grittiness she gained in Shadow of the Tomb Raider. After the countless adventures she has been on, there is no reason for Lara to be inexperienced once again. Fortunately, reports suggest the upcoming game may be going in that direction.

Crystal Dynamics’ New Tomb Raider Title Should Focus On Lara Croft In Her Later Years

It has been a few years since the last Tomb Raider game, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, was released. The game was an expensive production, but it resulted in a cinematic and sometimes terrifying experience that took Lara deep into the jungles of South America.

During the «The State of Unreal» livestream in April 2020, Crystal Dynamics revealed that it is working on aTomb Raider title using Unreal Engine 5. Not many details were shared about the upcoming game, though the studio did claim that it strives to provide a high-quality cinematic action/adventure experience with the next game.

According to industry insider Colin Moriarty, the game is internally known as Project Jawbreaker, and Crystal Dynamics is currently looking to cast Lara's role. Moriarty claims the upcoming game is set in a modern world shaken by a mysterious cataclysm, and while the game is grounded, there are fantastical elements.