Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure - video game . It is the twelfth title in the Tomb Raider series and in it the first part that was developed by Eidos Montreal . The game was released on September 14, 2018 for PlayStation 4 , Xbox One and Microsoft Windows . Ports for macOS and Linux were released on November 5, 2019 along with the "Definitive Edition" of the game.

action

After Lara Croft learned in Rise of the Tomb Raider that the centuries-old order of knights Trinity had murdered her father, she hunted down the individual cells of the organization. In Mexico she comes across the leader of the entire organization, Dr. Dominguez. Lara Croft accidentally causes the end of the world to try to keep an artifact safe from the Knightly Order . To avert the apocalypse, she goes on a search for an artifact in the lost city of Paititi .

Gameplay

Shadow of the Tomb Raider combines action-adventure , platforming , exploration and survival elements . In addition to the actual main story, there are again secret graves to explore. These mostly contain multi-level puzzles and are rewarded with new skills for Lara. The game also contains several side missions given by allies.

The game design is in the style of Metroidvania . Only when you have collected certain items of equipment can you enter previously blocked areas.

New is a variable level of difficulty that can be individually set for the elements combat , puzzles and climbing .

development

The game was developed by Eidos Montreal . This is the first game in this series from this developer, after the last five games were developed by Crystal Dynamics . The two studios have already worked closely together for the entire reboot series ( Tomb Raider [2013], Rise of the Tomb Raider [2015]) and the core development team from Crystal Dynamics was also involved in Shadow of the Tomb Raider . The change of studio came about because the Crystal Dynamics team felt burned out by the topic and wanted to turn to other game projects.

Maria Koschny is the German dubbing voice of Lara Croft.

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Individual evidence

  1. Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The best tips for beginners
  2. Matthias Dammes: Shadow of the Tomb Raider: From Crystal Dynamics to Eidos Montreal - What does the change mean? , PC Games , May 2, 2018
  3. Tobias Stückmann: Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Eidos Montréal explains why they took over the development of Crystal Dynamics , April 30, 2018
  4. German voice of Jennifer Lawrence speaks Lara