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The original Tomb Raider trilogy is being remastered for release next yearWith HD graphics and modern controls
With HD graphics and modern controls
Image credit:Aspyr/Crystal Dynamics
Image credit:Aspyr/Crystal Dynamics
The first three Tomb Raider games are being remastered and re-released. The awkwardly namedTomb Raider I-III RemasteredStarring Lara Croft refreshes the graphics, adds quality-of-life features, and will release next year on February 14th.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft | Announce TrailerAnnouncement trailer for the Tomb Raider trilogy remake.Watch on YouTube
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft | Announce Trailer
The collection contains Tomb Raiders 1 and the Unfinished Business expansion, Tomb Raider 2 and the Gold Mask expansion, and Tomb Raider 3 and The Lost Artifact expansion.
Perhaps more exciting are the various quality-of-life features. The original Tomb Raider was a relatively early 3D game, created in an era before analogue sticks, and it’s a little awkward to control in modern hands. The remasters include the ability to switch back and forth between “classic and modern joystick control schemes”, as well as camera lock-on for when you’re murdering a jungles-worth of endangered species.
All three games are being sold together for £25/$30 andthere’s a Steam page now. If you already own the original Tomb Raider 1, 2 or 3 on Steam, or the original Tomb Raider trilogy bundle on GOG, you’ll get an extra 20% discount when pre-ordering the remaster.
The remaster is the work of Aspyr, in partnership with current Tomb Raider stewards Crystal Dynamics. Both studios are part of Embracer Group, who have spent the past several years hoovering up studios and then in Juneannounced plans to start closing them. Two weeks ago theyannounced the closure of Volition, developers ofSaints Rowand FreeSpace.
