Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

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Originally Posted by Ludwig Kietzmann @ Joystiq

Crystal Dynamics has announced its first new game since the completion and launch of 2008's Tomb Raider: Underworld. Set to debut in 2010, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will see the roadworthy leading lady come to undisclosed platforms -- via download.

It wouldn't be the first time the posh pot-smasher and exotic animal extinguisher stars in a downloadable format, as Tomb Raider: Anniversary was digitally distributed in the form of Tomb Raider: Legend DLC on Xbox 360 before getting a regular retail spot. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, however, is a standalone title that Crystal Dynamics GM Darrell Gallagher hopes will defy expectations.

"This is a really exciting project for Crystal Dynamics, we have created something completely new and very different to what people might be expecting," he said. "Lara Croft is such an iconic character in videogames, with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light we have created what we believe is a truly original digital experience."

We expect to catch our first glimpse of the game at next week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, along with an indication on what else Crystal Dynamics has in store. Since the studio is staffed for two projects, we can't imagine this being the only Tomb Raider game in the works. The other might even have "Tomb Raider" in the title.

Tags: crystal-dynamics, darrell-gallagher, download, eidos, lara-croft, lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light, square-enix, square-enix-europe, tomb-raider

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File this under cautious optimism. I love Tomb Raider, but that's may be a double-edged sword here, as that name does not appear in the title.

I love the TR series and I don't mind a total reinvention of the series. I guess this will be more open world which is fine by me. I don't care if its via download only since I assume this'll be on pc which means possible steam download. I'll keep an eye on this.

I liked Anniversary a lot! One of the better PC ports around too.

What happened to TR that it needed another "reboot"? I was under the impression that the recent games were good.

I've always loved the TR games and to see it return to form like it did with Underworld was fantastic. I'm hopeful for this, though being download only makes you wonder how much of a game will actually be there.

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Originally Posted by Diff-chan

What happened to TR that it needed another "reboot"? I was under the impression that the recent games were good.

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If I'm not mistaken TR:U didn't perform as well as expected. There was talk shortly after that about doing a reboot. It sucks if you ask me. TR:U is my favorite one besides the original.

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Originally Posted by Diff-chan

What happened to TR that it needed another "reboot"? I was under the impression that the recent games were good.

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Fear of history repeating itself with the franchise?

I loved Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld but I don't mind them trying something new to keep it fresh. I doubt the next game will be that much different, though. TRU was hyped to be more ambitious in design with multiple solutions/paths through levels but it didn't really seem any different than the past games in that regard.

odd that there is no Tomb Raider in the title

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Originally Posted by Diff-chan

What happened to TR that it needed another "reboot"? I was under the impression that the recent games were good.

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Why would you assume a download-only spinoff is a reboot?

With all the talk of defying expectations, being an original experience, and the fact they left "Tomb Raider" out of the title, I'm guessing this is a spinoff with an entirely different gameplay formula from the traditional TR games. What that will be is anybody's guess, though.

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Originally Posted by Error

odd that there is no Tomb Raider in the title

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The title implies that she is going to meet either Ronald Reagan or Yoda. Day one either way.