- Lara is 21 in this game

- It’s not only a reboot of the franchise but a reboot of the entire brand. As a result there will be no “real” Lara model this time

- They’re doing performance capturing with this game

- There are brutal deaths in the game this time. One is described as a deranged man stabbing Lara in the chest and then closing her eyes after she’s dead. Another includes a boulder falling on her leg to trap her before another falls and crushes her head

- Crystal Dynamics won’t talk specifics on weapons but concept art shows a bow, shotgun and pistol

- The lock on targeting system is gone and it now has a free aim system. CD says that it can compete with any of their competitors

- “I think that the major difference between this game and the old is the concept of smoke and mirrors,” begins Darrell Gallagher, the studio head at Crystal Dynamics. “There was an illusion of freedom because of streaming and loading that would pop you out in a different location, but this is absolutely real. You can literally go any direction that you see and carve your own way to the finish line instead of being guide.”

- “It was important in the game to not only deliver the character arc of Lara Croft emotionally, but to deliver it in gameplay as well so the player gets to grow into a hardened survivor,” says experienced director Noah Hughes. As the game unfolds, Lara will scavenge new tools and gear that augment her abilities. Lara’s athletic prowess will also evolve. Some areas begin inaccessible due to physical limitations or scarce supplies. With the right skills and gear, however, the island is Lara’s for the taking

- There are base camps in the game. Here you can combine items to create something new and access a skill system to upgrade Lara’s abilities. You’ll also be able to use base camps to fast travel to different locations to minimize backtracking

- You’ll need to gather food and water in order to survive

- There are humans in the game, including some of the crew members from the shipwreck off the coast of the island

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Sounds solid.

Definitely sounds interesting, I'm keeping my eye on it.

She looks like an anime girl with those expressions... and why?

Hmm...think I'll wait for more info/videos before judging.

sounds good she needed a turn around imo.

Despite what others say. well maybe not despite
I hope all of you people that are saying it needed a turnaround have actually played underworld legend and anniversary >_>

All Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raiders Have been good-awesome imo! with flaws particularly combat (Not count LCatGoL that was superb!) And combat is not that important to tomb raider and prince of persia had the same problem with this as well... hopefully this won't be different and hopefully this will improve quality-wise.

sounds lovely, i hope they have a long enough game that carries the story because it doesn't sound like it will have any multiplayer. People might also throw it into the rent bin if the game doesn't have enough replay value and content. I hope they do it right as it seems promising.

You spend too much time looking at hate on the internet, its usually magnified. Those Tomb Raider games are considered good by so many people I know. The problem Crystal Dynamics have is they never reached the critical or commercial success of the old Tomb Raider's and they felt it was becoming stale. This is a way to freshen up things and Square-Enix probably pushed for a reboot too. Right now we're getting a Deus Ex Reboot of a sort and Tomb Raider reboot from Square-Eidos, it looks to me like Square-Enix is making them do a reboot. I hope the teams at Eidos will pull both games off well, the Deus Ex reboot looks awful so far.

Crystal Dynamics is one of the best developers around, they made one of the best franchises ever.

Legacy Of Kain.

if anyone hates on them they probably dislike good games.

not to mention Tomb Raider , Gex, Akuji and Pendumonion.they never made a "bad" game

Wow! I am interested and impressed. Another game to watch out for.