TOMB RAIDER THE LAST REVELATION PC

With Von Croy hot on her heels, Lara successfully located the tomb. The exact information was located in the tomb of Horus’ high priest, Semerkhet, in Karnak. Happily, Jean Yves also revealed ancient clues about how Set’s spirit could be re-imprisoned. An ancient prophecy, written in Hebrew, confirmed that Set – the Egyptian god of darkness and chaos – would once again walk abroad and violate the Earth at the turn of a distant millennium. Unfortunately, her friend had bad news by removing the Amulet, Lara had unwittingly released the essence of Set himself. Upon escaping Von Croy’s henchmen, Lara paid a visit to her faithful friend, Jean Yves. He, too, coveted the Amulet of Horus, and was willing to kill Lara to get it. The professor had evidently dug himself out of Angkor at some point and was holding a grudge against Miss Croft. Lara then discovered that her local guide (known in various sources either as Ahmed Ben Trayal or Sahib), was actually in the pay of Von Croy. How do you say ‘uh-oh’ in ancient Egyptian? She successfully penetrated the depths of the tomb and removed its most precious treasure – the Amulet of Horus – from Set’s sarcophagus. The game then flashed forward to the then-present day (December 1999), and to Egypt’s Valley of the Kings where Lara was searching for the hidden Tomb of Set. However, Von Croy became trapped in the ruins while Lara made her escape. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation opened with a sixteen-year-old Lara Croft accompanying her mentor, Professor Werner Von Croy, to a hitherto undiscovered tomb in Angkor Wat in search of the Iris artefact. And a certain video-game archaeologist was about to experience an adventure that would change her – and the Tomb Raider franchise – forever. Earthquakes and other natural disasters in places such as Turkey, Mexico, and Taiwan whipped every tin-foil-hat-wearing Armageddon-predicting cult into a frenzy about the impending end of the world. Cinema-goers were revving up to the first new Star Wars film in sixteen years.

TOMB RAIDER THE LAST REVELATION PC

In 1999, PC owners and corporate businesses alike were anticipating everything from minor inconvenience to global meltdown over the Y2K bug. Today, we travel back to the turn of the millennium, back to the race against time that was Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation. Reviewers were less than pleased, and the most critical ones would have preferred if Lara had stayed gone.Welcome back to Survivor Reborn. Rather than letting Core work on something new, Eidos wanted yet another sequel, 'Tomb Raider Chronicles.' But instead of creating new adventures for Lara, Core Design decided to keep her dead and produce a game recounting her earlier, never-before-seen adventures. Unfortunately, Lara Croft didn't take kindly to early retirement - or to be more specific, Eidos didn't take kindly to Core Design's attempt to retire Lara.

The developers were out of ideas for Lara Croft and wanted to start work on a new project, so they killed her at the end of 'Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation' by - burying her in a tomb. The dev team was feeling burnt out by the time it finished 'Tomb Raider 2,' which isn't conducive to producing several more sequels. This ceaseless schedule 'ruined' the lives of several Core Design team members and pushed them to the brink of mental breakdown. That's good news for gamers, but bad news for employees. While Blond didn't record new lines for subsequent games (contractual obligations got in the way), Core Design recycled her soundbites for the next two entries - with her blessing, of course.īecause Core Design felt pressured to turn 'Tomb Raider' into an annual series, developers essentially worked non-stop for several years on end. That's a lot of work for ended up being a five-hour gig, but she still left an impact. Then one day, Shelley Blond, a newcomer to the voice acting world, heard about the project, sent in an audition tape, and landed the role in a matter of days. Regardless, since Gard wanted to make the game an 'interactive movie,' the character needed a voice.Ĭore Design searched for nine months, but nobody seemed to fit. Early designs were more Private Vasquez from 'Aliens' than British archaeologist, but she was, in fact, always a she. According to an interview with the head Core Design staff, Gard always envisioned Lara as a woman. Core Design employee Toby Gard dreamt up a video game starring a male adventurer raiding ancient tombs, but concerns were raised regarding similarities between the protagonist and Indiana Jones, so the character was changed to a woman, who eventually became Lara Croft - except that's not what happened. You may have already heard the popular tale of Lara Croft's birth.

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