Next Tomb Raider Game to Blend Originals with Reboot Trilogy
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The next game in the Tomb Raider franchise is in development, but will not be announced in the near future. Square Enix plans to celebrate the series’ 25th anniversary all year with retrospectives, “nostalgic content”, and more, while Crystal Dynamics begins work on Lara Croft’s next big adventure. According to franchise game director Will Kerslake, this project will unify the ideas of the original PS1 games with the more recent reboot trilogy.
We re celebrating 25 Years of Tomb Raider throughout 2021, with community features, nostalgic content, and surprises along the way! pic.twitter.com/cOmsfVj8jr Tomb Raider (@tombraider) January 27, 2021
That being said, Crystal Dynamics will be back in charge for the next
Tomb Raider entry and in the celebration video, we got a slight piece of information about this new project. According to the director of
Tomb Raider, Will Kerslake, they are working to unify the timelines for the original games of the franchise and the rebooted trilogy. He said:
We envision the future of
Tomb Raider unfolding after [the rebooted trilogy], telling stories that build upon both the breadth of Core Design and Crystal Dynamics’ games, looking to unify these timelines. With
Tomb Raider’s extensive history, this is not an easy task, and we ask for patience as we go through the process.
Next Tomb Raider Games Will Work to Connect the Original Series & Rebooted Timelines
Tomb Raider is turning 25 years old this year, and Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics are looking to celebrate with a full year of monthly festivities. Although there are no “plans for a major game announcement in the near future,”
Tomb Raider franchise game director Will Kerslake did reveal something notable in a video kicking off the celebration. He explained that the studio is looking to merge the two
Tomb Raider timelines from the original series of games, where Lara is a seasoned raider of tombs, and the latest trilogy, which functioned as an origin story for the character.
Crystal Dynamics published a brief video on Twitter to celebrate
Tomb Raider‘s 25th anniversary, in which it revealed a collaboration with Netflix and briefly talked about the franchise’s future.
We’re celebrating 25 Years of Tomb Raider throughout 2021, with community features, nostalgic content, and surprises along the way! pic.twitter.com/cOmsfVj8jr
Netflix will be producing a Tomb Raider anime series with Legendary Entertainment.
The Witcher: Blood Origin‘s Tasha Huo will serve as writer and executive producer. dj2 Entertainment is also involved in the project. No further details were revealed.
As far as the franchise’s future is concerned, Crystal Dynamics started off by hedging expectations. Franchise director Will Kerslake made it clear that the studio will not be announcing a new game anytime soon, but whenever that happens,