Rise of the Tomb Raider - Standalone Story, Map Three Times Larger

Rise of the Tomb Raider, Game Director Brian Horton, talked during the recent podcast of Crystal Dynamics, lead by Meagan Marie, revealing some new details. The hubs of Rise of the Tomb Raider are not only three times larger than the previous game, simply are besides more dense.

The other matter is the scope and the breadth of the game – nosotros've frequently talked of our hubs being larger than the last game but we've actually tried to make them something larger and we've talked about them beingness three times the size. Not only is it larger, it's more than dense. We've put a lot more piece of work into the systems of the game, not but to make these hubs larger simply to make these hubs even more than immersive and interactive. Every single system in our pillar, every aspect of the game, we've built on the last. So, yes, we would definitely say it's the most ambitious game we've made.

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Creative Director, Noah Hughes, who also attended the podcast, explained that Ascension of the Tomb Raider, is primarily a standalone, just provides insights to the fans that have not played the previous chapters:

We always set out to brand a stand up lonely story so that if you haven't played the previous game, you can come in and enjoy the current game a corking deal. But we also strive to pay off on fans who follow Lara's adventures from one to the side by side. So we strive for continuity and we strive to create a story that people were get fifty-fifty more than out of if they played the previous i. So the reply [to the question "Does Rise of the Tomb Raider tie directly to what happened on Yamatai?"] is a piffling bit aye and no on this – which is, absolutely, it's a stand up alone story simply I encourage everyone to play the series and experience Lara'due south origin likewise every bit her rising to becoming a Tomb Raider as a holistic story as well.

Rise of Tomb Raider is coming on Xbox 1 and Xbox 360 later this yr. We volition bring you lot any new information on Rising of the tomb Raider as soon as it becomes available. You can read more in our previous coverage here and hither.