So is this the second franchise reboot or the third?

If anyone wants to look at a few magazine pictures and transcriptions of the text 
http://www.tombraiderforums.com/showthread.php?t=175919
 
Looking at it I still really don't know it looks marvelous but a little disturbing and sadistic. Never mind that, all opinions are out until launch day.

" If anyone wants to look at a few magazine pictures and transcriptions of the text  http://www.tombraiderforums.com/showthread.php?t=175919  Looking at it I still really don't know it looks marvelous but a little disturbing and sadistic. Never mind that, all opinions are out until launch day. "

I am more than interested in this "new" direction

The bullet list of features in the article has me excited, but the game can't possibly live up to what I'm imagining right now. At least she doesn't look like a blow-up doll anymore.

" What are with all of these reboots of franchises that were alright to begin with? Are they scared that their sales won't reach the casual target audience? "

Looks better then the last look for Lara

that woman is hideous and has the mouth herpes.

I find myself excited. Hope they can pull this off.

Seems like every new Tomb Raider has been a reboot this generation.

After Guardian of Light I've got high hopes for whatever they've got planned, I guess it's only obvious they'd want to capitalize on the success of the franchise that revived the genre. 
So I wonder who Nolan's going to voice, Lara?

This looks so awesome.

" Another reboot?  So, when it's released and it turns out that it's just another Tomb Raider game that nobody wants... will they reboot it again? "

" @sofacitysweetheart said:

" Another reboot?  So, when it's released and it turns out that it's just another Tomb Raider game that nobody wants... will they reboot it again? "

Dude, hush, Crystal Dynamics' games have been pretty damned fine up to now, and as weary as I am about yet another reboot, the new, gritty look could help the series something fierce. "

" So is this the second franchise reboot or the third? "

• Tomb Raider: Legend = Reboot
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary = Remake
• Tomb Raider: Underworld    = Rehash
• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light = Retro isometric view spin-off

That Lara better get the dirt out of the scars or she might get an infection :O

Sounds like they got the story from Green Arrow, especially with that bow on her back
Probably a repeat post but that's my opinion 
Will be following it to see how it goes

" @YukoAsho said:

" @sofacitysweetheart said:

" Another reboot?  So, when it's released and it turns out that it's just another Tomb Raider game that nobody wants... will they reboot it again? "

Dude, hush, Crystal Dynamics' games have been pretty damned fine up to now, and as weary as I am about yet another reboot, the new, gritty look could help the series something fierce. "

Wasn't Underworld supposed to be the new, gritty look Tomb Raider fans were waiting for? :/ "

" I may be way off the mark here, but it seems to me that they have seen that naughty dog has made an excellent game in the same game and trying to imitate them.

Does anyone really care about Lara Croft at this point?

Looks promising to me. Crystal Dynamics won me over with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. For me, it was the best game of the year. It had fantastic dual stick action, spiced up with platforming, puzzling and exploration, while rewarding the player in meaningful ways. It also had the best co-op multiplayer I ever played, with characters that have different abilities requiring players to work together in order to solve the puzzles. It was meaningful and fun all the way through with varied and entertaining level design. So yeah, I'm looking forward to Crystal Dynamics' next offering.

Details from the magazine: 
(which are all pretty much inline with the details leaked months back)
 

• Lara is 21
  
• The game is an open world / survival game
• Will be required to learn new skills and scavenge gear to access new areas
• Items can be combined to create new weapons or tools
  
• No loading between areas
  
• Food and water is required to survive
• Shooting mechanics will be similar to Uncharted/Gears of War, no more lock on system
• Deaths are graphical

Being a huge Lara Croft fan/Tomb Raider,  I welcome a change.  im pretty sure Crystal Dynamics will deliver in gameplay and Lara's looks.  Both very important to us.

"An ordinary Lara Croft"?  So, does that mean she's no longer a British aristocrat?  If they stray too much from the character just to "reboot" the franchise then I'm not sure she'll still be Lara Croft.  Would Batman still be Batman if he was just a regular guy who worked a 9 to 5 at Bailey Savings and Loan?  The roots of a character define just as much as what they do.  For some reason this reminds me of that horrible Halle Berry Catwoman movie.  They changed everything about the character in that film and she ceased to be who she was supposed to be.  In retrospect that was a good thing since it left Selina Kyle unsullied by that fiasco.  I'm not sure I'll have the same connection to this "new" Lara if she's just some random chick who jumps around old ruins.   
 
I wonder if she'll still have big boobs. ;-p

" "An ordinary Lara Croft"?  So, does that mean she's no longer a British aristocrat?  If they stray too much from the character just to "reboot" the franchise then I'm not sure she'll still be Lara Croft.  Would Batman still be Batman if he was just a regular guy who worked a 9 to 5 at Bailey Savings and Loan?  The roots of a character define just as much as what they do.  For some reason this reminds me of that horrible Halle Berry Catwoman movie.  They changed everything about the character in that film and she ceased to be who she was supposed to be.  In retrospect that was a good thing since it left Selina Kyle unsullied by that fiasco.  I'm not sure I'll have the same connection to this "new" Lara if she's just some random chick who jumps around old ruins. "

" I wonder if she'll still have big boobs. ;-p "

" @anterline: How can you make any form of opinion of value from a peace of artwork? Wait for the actual game and of course actual gameplay footage of a close to/finished game or a playtest by yourself before making opinions about it. "

I love tomb raider... mostly nostalgia; have always enjoyed 'em, even when they kinda suck. ( ; 
looking forward for this.

Kind of looks like an uglier version of Jolene Blalock.

She looks realistic in the front cover.

Multiplayer? Co-op?

I'm not a huge fan of the franchise, but I'll keep my eye on this. Could be neat. 

I get the sense people are extremely down on this game when all we got are scant details and a concept art picture. The premise sounds pretty awesome, there have been several attempts at the stranded on a island story in games that never quite work out or totally end in epic failure. Restart to Tomb Raider combined with an open world survival theme is a mix I'm totally on board for until I see something that makes me think otherwise.

oh boy.  i hope it's more like uncharted and less like tomb raider.

" Forget everything you knew about Tomb Raider"

looks exactly like uncharted. infact, that character model looks like a female drake now. her shirt even looks have tucked. 

excited

 More Tomb Raider is always welcome, I shall get it.

make it like uncharted and i'm there.

Why are prequels and reboots the new black?  Just make a good game, people!

Is that CG or photo-manipulation?.. she looks awesome! I think starting form the beginning, if done to the quality of something like Uncharted 2 could be something really great. Lara was the first female I used in a video game and I still think she encompasses the spirit of the action heroine.

This looks Awesome! Bow and Arrow?! and Lara, hope they do not do it in the style of the Guardian of light thing, did not approve of that...

that is so jolene blalock