A 2014 remastered port of Tomb Raider (2013) has lastly made its strategy to PC by way of a quiet launch on the Microsoft Retailer.
Some background. In 2013, Crystal Dynamics developed a Tomb Raider reboot that includes a youthful Lara Croft surviving a harmful island journey. That sport was initially launched on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Then, in 2014, a barely remastered and improved port of that reboot was launched on PS4 and Xbox One underneath the title Tomb Raider: Definitive Version. Nonetheless, PC gamers by no means obtained this up to date remaster. However now, a decade later, Tomb Raider: Definitive Version is accessible on PC with little fanfare.
On April 24, as noticed by Reddit, the Definitive Version of the rebooted Tomb Raider was shadowdropped on the Microsoft Retailer with seemingly zero warning or announcement. I didn’t get an e-mail. Kotaku didn’t get an e-mail. And checking the official Tomb Raider Twitter account, the newest tweet I can see is promoting a…duck model of Lara?
Maybe the rationale why no one has formally introduced this information is as a result of, in keeping with individuals who have performed Tomb Raider: Definitive Version on PC, it’s type of a multitude. Of us have reported points beginning the sport in addition to lacking animations, wonky physics, efficiency points, and different issues.
Kotaku has contacted Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics in regards to the port.
For now, although, plainly the Definitive Version isn’t fairly prepared for showtime on PC. Hopefully, it may be patched up and launched on Steam so this model of Tomb Raider (2013) might be out there to extra individuals.
However I additionally hope that the unique model of the sport at the moment on the market on Steam isn’t faraway from the storefront, as many gamers would possibly desire that model and mods for it doubtless received’t work with the brand new port. For now, we will solely wait and see. I assume you may also purchase that duck model of Lara Croft, too, if you’d like. I wouldn’t.
