![]() The problem with searching for immortality, the Tomb Raider games suggest, is that you forget to live. | Image credit: Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix "In our darkest moments, when life flashes before us, we find something that keeps us going. His research was left incomplete, but our picture of Lara herself is a little clearer. And so Lara found her father dead in his study from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Trinity then dispatched another assassin who finishes the job. It's wonderfully soapy stuff, and of course Ana ended up developing feelings for Richard and refusing to kill him. The leader of Trinity, named Dominguez, sent an operative, Ana, to get close to Croft and eliminate him. ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, his search to preserve the past made him a target for the secretive Trinity organisation, which also wanted the secret to immortality. He was clearly willing to do anything to bring her back. Richard spent years searching for a way to resurrect her. This in turn led him to build a secret crypt underneath Croft Manor to hold her body. The narrative continues to explore the power - the power to shape and influence - of family, and of legacy.Īlong the way, Lara discovers that her Mother Amelia Croft's death was the catalyst that led to her father becoming obsessed with immortality myths. In this series, Lara's really searching for an understanding of herself. They also dive deep into this personal mystery that has overshadowed Lara. ![]() Rise of the Tomb Raider & Shadow of the Tomb Raider complete the reboot trilogy. Emboldened by this first adventure, gruelling as it has been, Lara decides to try and find the truth about her own life and the mysteries that consumed her father. Tomb Raider 2013 ends with Lara reflecting on the number of unsolved mysteries in the world and thinking back to her father Lord Richard Croft, who had believed so adamantly that many of these mysteries had a basis in truth and could be brought to the light. Awful as they are, these events were the catalyst that unlocked the potential for Lara to flourish and grow into the Tomb Raider we all know and love. There are multiple layers to this trauma: she first had to watch her mentor Roth die and then had to protect her friend Sam from becoming a sacrifice. In the reboot, we see her first kill and witness the trauma it inflicts. ![]() In the earlier Tomb Raiders Lara has no qualms dispatching henchmen, T.rexes and even dragons. We also see her selflessness to save other people. Lara's narrative arc was tough and put her through the ringer but travelling along with her, we experienced her growth, and came to understand the origins of her grit and her determination to survive. Lara began her journey in Tomb Raider 2013 as a young archaeology student on an expedition to find the ancient kingdom of Yamatai and uncover evidence of its supposedly immortal queen, Himiko. This was a Lara without her signature dual pistols and rock-solid confidence. Whilst Lara Croft was hibernating, Naughty Dog may have had free reign to set a new standard for creating cinematic action-adventure narratives, but maybe true legends like Lara will always endure?Ĭrystal Dynamics reboot made the smart decision to present us with a pre-iconic Lara Croft. The Tomb Raider 2013 reboot trilogy by Crystal Dynamics was a statement of intent - a shot aimed directly at Nathan Drake and the Uncharted series. ![]()
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