A 2014 remastered port of Tomb Raider (2013) has lastly made its technique to PC through 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 recreation 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 below the title Tomb Raider: Definitive Version. Nevertheless, PC gamers by no means acquired 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 electronic mail. Kotaku didn’t get an electronic mail. And checking the official Tomb Raider Twitter account, the newest tweet I can see is promoting a…duck version of Lara?
Maybe the rationale why no person has formally introduced this information is as a result of, in response to individuals who have performed Tomb Raider: Definitive Version on PC, it’s type of a large number. 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 concerning the port.
For now, although, evidently 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) may be out there to extra folks.
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 choose that model and mods for it possible gained’t work with the brand new port. For now, we are able to solely wait and see. I assume you too can purchase that duck model of Lara Croft, too, if you need. I wouldn’t.