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Have You Played… Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness?Lara Croft in her darkest timeline.
Lara Croft in her darkest timeline.
The Angel of Darknessgets blamed for a lot of theTomb Raider franchise’s failuresin the early-to-mid 2000s — whether it’s the downfall of Core Design, the box office flop of the second Angelina Jolie movie, orthe continuity rebootthe series needed before anyone would agree to publish another one of its games. While I have to admit there’s some pretty damning circumstantial evidence there and that not every accusation is exactly unfounded, the game’s memetic unpopularity even among people who never played it still feels harsher than is warranted.
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Nevertheless, nearly two decades on, I still occasionally find myself hoping that the new Tomb Raider devs will bring back Kurtis someday. Hopefully after giving him aCarlos Oliveira grade redesign… or at least a good wash.
