Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered developer Aspyr has confirmed it unintentionally launched two totally different variations of the sport throughout Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer, and adjusted what some deemed the higher model again to the common.
As reported by Eurogamer, gamers of the remastered trilogy observed variations between variations and X/Twitter user @small_medpack posted an inventory of them on-line. The Epic Video games Retailer model of the sport included extra poses in photograph mode, larger high quality textures and animations on the Nevada stage, extra real looking snowflakes, and extra, although additionally had some damaged achievements.
Shocking followers, Aspyr deemed this model the unfinished one and has up to date it to match the supposed model that was launched on Steam. The enhancements talked about above are due to this fact now not obtainable within the Epic Video games Retailer model of the sport.
“A improvement construct with incomplete belongings has been obtainable for obtain on the Epic Video games Retailer,” Aspyr mentioned in a submit on Steam. “Content material in that Epic Video games Retailer construct contained some work-in-progress supplies that don’t characterize our remaining high quality expectations. We’ve corrected the construct to match the stay Steam model.”
Some followers are understandably confused by the mishap, and had anticipated the Steam model would obtain the extra options fairly than the Epic Video games Retailer model dropping them, however it additionally seemingly included different points and incomplete belongings past the damaged achievements
“A improvement construct that’s superior to what we have on Steam, unsure what to make of this mess,” mentioned KeeperAdahn on Reddit. “They make it sound as if the Epic Video games Retailer model is worse than the model we bought? However from what I’ve seen on YouTube it regarded a lot better,” added BenSlashes.
An even bigger replace can be coming although, presumably set to enhance Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered throughout the board. “We at present are engaged on the primary replace, which we anticipate will launch within the subsequent few weeks,” Aspyr mentioned in the identical submit. “We admire your endurance as we need to make sure that the standard is assembly the wants and expectations of our neighborhood.”
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered arrived February 13 as an upgraded model of the unique trilogy: Tomb Raider and The Unfinished Enterprise enlargement, Tomb Rader 2 and The Gold Masks enlargement, and Tomb Raider 3 and The Misplaced Artifact Growth.
Tomb Raider custodian Crystal Dynamics included a sensitivity warning within the assortment for what it referred to as “deeply dangerous” racial and ethnic prejudices included, however mentioned it did not take away them “within the hopes that we could acknowledge its dangerous influence and study from it”.
Its launch was adopted by the official reveal of protagonist Lara Croft’s redesign, which is able to presumably debut formally in Tomb Raider Subsequent. The following mainline recreation within the franchise is at present being developed in Unreal Engine 5, with Amazon Video games supporting Crystal Dynamics.
It will likely be the primary new entry since 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider, which wrapped up a trilogy of video games through the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One technology. That collection reset Lara Croft’s origins in a grittier setting, however it’s unclear how Tomb Raider Subsequent will match into the equation.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.