What transpires is a tale of survival, a tale bout how far Lara is willing to go to stay alive and get herself and her friends off this island that is inhabited by a group of cultists intent on killing them all. Of course things quickly start to go wrong, and a storm destroys the Endurance, leaving Lara and her friends shipwrecked on the island. Tagging along is Lara’s mentor Roth, her best friend Sam, a man making a documentary and a few others that make up the main cast of the game. The game opens with our heroine on a ship named Endurance, heading out to the Dragon’s Triangle to investigate a mysterious island that goes by the name Yamatai. And that’s the last Uncharted reference you’ll be seeing in this review. Yet this certainly isn’t the Tomb Raider of old – it’s a new beast, one that adheres to a highly cinematic style that fans of the Uncharted series should be familiar with. How much like the original should it be? What elements should it keep and what elements should be chucked in the design bin?This new Tomb Raider takes us back to Lara Croft’s roots and tells the story of how she became the kick ass explorer we all know and love. There’s always going to be arguments over what constitutes a good reboot. Reinventing a beloved franchise is a dangerous thing, as the recently released DmC: Devil May Cry showed.
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