The PlayStation Classics has returned! It is time to reminisce about some of the PSOne Classics and PS2 Classics you probably should have played when they first appeared, but still should definitely grab for your favorite compatible console. This week, we are looking at the Tomb Raider PSOne Classic to prepare ourselves for Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
When Tomb Raider first released on the PlayStation in 1996, it did a lot of things we did not really see and expect often from games. We had a female protagonist who was intelligent, capable, and attractive exploring a polygonal. She became an icon. Her abilities (and outfits) were legendary. It gave people an adventure where the focus was on solving puzzles and exploring that was more involved than platformers released during the period, but were more thoughtful than many action games at the time. Needless to say, it made a big impression on people. Eventually, it spawned a long running series with 19 main games and spin-offs. Even though Tomb Raider started it all, it did not waste time with showing Lara?s origins. Instead, it jumped right into a mystery. After being hired by Jaqueline Natla, CEO of Natla Technologies, to acquire an artifact from Peru?s Qualopec tomb, Lara realizes the Scion is only one piece of a greater whole and the woman she was working for might just be a villain.
What follows is a game that started a trend that is continued and explored in subsequent Tomb Raider games. This entry straddled the line bet...