During a seemingly random, cooler-than-usual late Thursday afternoon, The Mayan Theater?once a historic movie palace from the glory days of Hollywood, but now a night club with a Mayan ruins theme?hosted a special event. The Shadow of the Tomb Raider was finally being officially revealed, and revealed in a venue that felt tailor-made for the spelunking action full of mystery and intrigue that Lara Croft and crew seem to do so well these days. We managed to get our hands on the upcoming game, and have our Shadow of the Tomb Raider preview available now.
Simultaneous Release
While Shadow of the Tomb Raider is releasing on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows platforms simultaneously this time around, the game was running on Xbox One units (presumably, Xbox One X consoles, but this was not confirmed). Everything ran smoothly, and although the mission we played took place in the evening, details were crisp and character models were believable. What good is a globetrotting adventure if there are no puzzles" Though the demo offered was only about an hour long, Lara was busy using her bow and arrow as a sort of glorified Swiss army knife. It could, for instance, be used as a pulley to move certain objects. It could also be used as an impromptu zipline in some areas. It?s obviously going to be a key item in Lara?s ever-evolving arsenal. Platforming was also evident for some of these sections, including a new ability to rappel off of certain materials, which will introduce...