Shadow of the Tomb Raider finished out Lara Croft?s origins trilogy in spectacular fashion. If you?ve been waiting for new things to do with Lara, the first DLC drop is coming very soon. Square Enix gave us a quick tour last week through the first of seven planned content launches, called The Forge. You can read all about it right here and now.
Vertical Tomb
The Forge is centered around a large challenge tomb to explore, either solo or in co-op. During our playthrough, it became obvious that while most puzzles will be doable alone, they will be far more manageable in co-op. This is a good thing for those who prefer to work with others, while also not making things impossible for those who fly solo. For those looking to eke out a bit more value from their downloaded content, The Forge will also include Score Attack and Time Attack modes, presumably with online leaderboards as well. Co-op usually involves players talking to one another, as they work together in an attempt to solve some problem or puzzle. But what if you can?t actually talk to one another, or want to be clear about what the heck you?re talking about" Eidos Montreal thought of that, too, and allows players to tag anything in the map, to assist the other player in seeing what they have to do next. Features like this can really come in handy if you can?t quite describe what it is you want someone to interact with.
Now, granted, we were playing through the tomb with a team member from the developer, and bree...