Rise of the Tomb Raider

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Rise of the Tomb Raider
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Release Date	Xbox One, Xbox 360: 10 November 2015 (US), 13 November 215 (EU) PC: early 2016 PS4: late 2016
Platforms	Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, PS4
Developer	Crystal Dynamics
Publisher	Microsoft / Square Enix
Game Chronology:
Tomb Raider (2013)	Rise of the Tomb Raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider (short Rise or RotTR) is the title of the tenth Tomb Raider Game, in which Lara Croft has to use the skills she learned in Tomb Raider - A Survivor is Born and accept her destiny as a Tomb Raider. Overcoming the trauma of being stranded on Yamatai, losing so many friends and having killed for survival, she embarks on a new adventure to find more evidence for the supernatural and hints of immortality she witnessed in Queen Himiko.

Unlike in the reboot game exploring tombs once again plays a major part in Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Release Dates & Platforms

The game has been release on November 10th 2015 (US) and November 13th (EU), exclusively on Xbox. It is developed for Xbox One and ported to Xbox 360.

A PC and PlayStation 4 version will follow later: a Windows 10/Steam version is scheduled to be released in early 2016, the PS4 version is planned for late 2016, as soon as the exclusivity deal with Microsoft runs out. As of October 2015 no Mac version or other platforms have been announced.

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Story

A well-funded, shady organisation called Trinity has covered up the events that happened on the island of Yamatai and Lara’s own accounts of the events have been discredited. Having listened to the old tapes her father left her, Lara sets her sights on a fabled tomb said to house the soul of an immortality-granting Prophet and travels to Syria, which in turn leads her to Siberia in search of the Lost City of Kitezh.

She is not alone on her quest as Trinity follows her with armed and hostile soldiers. Also, her friend Jonah Maiava will accompany Lara to Siberia. There she will find the Remnants, a native people protecting Kitezh, and ally herself with them.

Locations

• Siberia
• Syria

Characters

Screeshot of Lara

• Lara Croft
• Jonah Maiava
• Jacob, member and leader of the Remnants, a seclusive people also fighting Trinity
• Sofia, also a Remnants
• Ana, Lara's Stepmother
• Konstantin, leader of Trinity in Siberia
• Richard James Croft, Lara's father, in flashback scenes

Levels & Game Locations

There are 15 Locations and 43 Base Camps in Rise of the Tomb Raider; seven of these Base Camps are located in Challenge Tombs. There is one additional Location and two more Base Camps in the Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch DLC, bringing the total up to 16 Locations and 45 Base Camps.

There are 43 Levels spread across Syria and Siberia, the table below shows where each level begins (but not necessarily where it ends). The Baba Yaga DLC is not divided into levels, as it is independent of the normal game's progress, but rather into separate missions, which are listed below instead of levels. Note that these missions do not necessarily start in the Wicked Vale but may start in the Soviet Installation.

	Location	Levels	Base Camp
Siberia	Mountain Peak	Ascension	(none)
Syria	Northwest Border of Syria	The Lost Tomb, The Hidden Oasis, The Prophet's Tomb	Syrian Cliffs, Syrian Catacomb, Syrian Tomb,
Siberia	Siberian Wilderness	A Cold Welcome, Echoes of the Past, Best Laid Plans	Wilderness Refuge
	Glacial Cavern	Among the Enemy	Mongolian Passage
	Soviet Installation	1st visit: Unexpected Discovery, Prison Break, The Way Out, Get Out of Dodge, Fugitives, Alone Again 2nd visit: The Rescue, Tracking Down Trinity	Installation Vista, Train Yard, Logging Camp, Hidden Refuge, Communications Tower, The Gulag, Sheltered Ridge, Copper Mill Yard, Copper Mill Bridge
		Challenge Tombs	Cistern Cavern, Excavation Shaft, Frozen Gorge
	Abandoned Mines	Shortcut	Pantheon Corridor
	Geothermal Valley	1st visit: Warming Up, Prepare for Battle, To the Tower 2nd visit: Silent Night, The Cathedral 3rd visit: The Gathering	Valley Farmstead, Ruins Encampment, Cliffside Lookout, Aqueduct Ruins, Hidden Ravine, Cathedral Courtyard, Ridgeline
		Challenge Tombs	Aquifer Cavern, Infirmary, Whirlpool Sanctuary, Hidden Ridge
	The Acropolis	Into the Acropolis, Reach the Tower, Rescue Mission, Back to the Forest	Tower Courtyard, Riverside Landing, Remnant Bazaar
	Flooded Archives	Glimpses, The Atlas, Dark Waters, Rising Tide, Escape the Archive	Chamber of Records, Greek Fire Depot
	Research Base	The Cathedral, Save Jonah, Protector	Weather Station, Soviet Facility
	The Orrery	Path of the Deathless (Level), Through the Glacier	Solmn Crevasse
	Path of the Deathless	Into the Hidden City, Breaking In	Hall of Guardians, Icy Bluff
	The Lost City	The Frozen City, Gate Crasher, You Shall Not Pass, Ascension, The Devine Source	Threshold of Kitezh, Citadel Plaza, Citadel Gate, Broken Spire, Final Precipice
		Challenge Tombs	Geothermal Cavern
Baba Yaga DLC (Siberia)	Wicked Vale	The Disturbance in the Sawmill, Chasing Grandpa, Gathering Clues, Making the Antidote, True Vision, Defeating the Witch	Wicked Vale, Witch's Cave

Features & Gameplay

Unlike the 2013 reboot Rise of the Tomb Raider features many new tombs that can be explored by Lara. Many of these tombs are optional and must not be investigated during the main mission, but some are an integral part to the main story line. In order to finish the game successfully, these must be visited. Also, the developers promised more puzzles with a higher difficulty than in Tomb Raider (2013).

The game features multiple locations, for example icy mountains with caves Lara can explore, located in Siberia, as well as desert tombs on the Syrian border. Hunting and upgrading of items are once again an integral part of the game.

A new Crafting system complements the old upgrade system: The game is set in a similar situation as the reboot where Lara must gradually collect and upgrade her gear. For example she has to build a Base Camp by scavenging wood and pelts. Plants and animals "don't spit out magic XP or the nondescript 'Salvage' used to upgrade in Tomb Raider, but offer specific materials: wood from saplings, Hide from a Deer half-finished by Wolves."

In addition, leaves can be used to heal wounds and common resources like Mushrooms let Lara craft special ammo, such as poison-tipped arrowheads.

Gear upgrades require rarer materials, from animals that now respond to time of day. An alpha wolf only emerges at night, for example, bringing with him the hide for a nifty furred hood. The player also has a choice over what equipment to improve. For example the first bow, which is made from materials found in the Siberian wilderness, won’t necessarily be replaced by shinier models; it has its own upgrade path and can be kept as the primary weapon.

Gear

Lara's main weapons will again be the Bow and her Axe. She can use Torches to light dark passageways. A Lock Pick can be gained through a Side Mission.

Weapons

• Climbing Axe (Melee)
• Bow
• Nagant Russian Revolver

Challenges & Secrets

It has been confirmed that a similar concept as the one used in Tomb Raider (2013) will return. There are mysterious lamps throughout the demos showcased at 2015s E3, which might or might not be lit up as part of a challenge. It has been hinted, that GPS Caches or other secret items will also return, and that they might hold another secret hint at something that comes later, just like finding the final caches in the reboot hinted at the Trinity organization.

Later in the game Lara will meet and befriend the Remnants, that will give Lara side quests that provide her with additional XP and earn her access to new areas, items, and abilities.

Enemies & Game

Lara and Bear Artwork on Gameinformer Cover

There are several kinds of enemies in the Rise of the Tomb Raider game. E.g. early in Sibiria Lara has to face a Bear and a Mercenary. Wolves also roam the wilderness and threaten Lara.

Enemies

• Trinity Soldiers
• Deathless

Game

Some of these Animals will attack Lara, but most will flee her. They can be hunted for XP and Resources.

• Birds (Ravens, Chickens, etc.)
• Rats
• Bunnies (regular and white)
• Squirrels
• Deer
• Wolves
• Lynx
• Snow Leopards
• Boar
• Bears

Development & Team

Writing Staff

• Rhianna Pratchett

She again is head writer.

Music

• Bobby Tahouri (composer)

Soundtrack

Rise of the Tomb Raider Soundtrack Cover

A preview of the soundtrack has been uploaded to Soundcloud early in October 2015. The complete Soundtrack has been published on Soundcloud on 6 November 2015.

1. London
2. The Prophent's Tomb
3. Hidden Truth
4. Sibiria It Is Then
5. The Expedition
6. Blood In The Snow
7. Whispers In The Dark
8. Soviet Facility
9. Revelations
10. The Prisoner
11. Trinity Plan
12. Something Else Happend
13. The Atlas
14. Meet The Remnants
15. Echoes of the Past
16. The Observatory
17. Do What You Must
18. The Cistern
19. Locating The Source
20. The Deathless Prophet
21. The Reckoning
22. Execution
23. Rise of the Tomb Raider

Promotional Song

The song that can be heard in the background of the Rise of the Tomb Raider Launch Trailer (Make Your Mark) is an exclusive by Karen O, titled "I Shall Rise".

Voice Talents

• Camilla Luddington

Camilla once again features as the Motion Capture actress for Lara Croft.

• Earl Baylon

Voice of Jonah Maiava.

International Voice Talents

The following international voice over artists have been confirmed:

• French: Alice David
• Italian: Benedetta Ponticelli
• German: Maria Koschny
• Spanish (EMEA): Guiomar Alburquerque
• Spanish (LATAM): Marisol Romero
• Japanese: Yuko Kaida
• Korean: Lee Soyeong, 이소영
• Traditional Chinese/Mandarin: Chen Jen Yu
• Simplified Chinese/Mandarin: Yang Meng, Lu
• Brazilian Portuguese: Fernanda Bullara
• Polish: Karolina Gorczyca
• Russian: Polina Sherbakova

News

For older news concerning Rise of the Tomb Raider before its release, see Rise of the Tomb Raider/Old News.

A first trailer was released at E3 on June 9th, 2014, and can be viewed on YouTube. At E3 2015 several in-game demos have been showcased. YouTube, Trailer and Gameplay E3 2015 A list of trailers and background information can be found in Rise of the Tomb Raider Playlist by tombraidergirl.

Awards

• GameSpot Best of E3 2015 Winner

Rise of the Tomb Raider has been awarded "Best of E3 2015" by GameSpot on June 16th 2015.

• Best Graphics at Gamscom 2015

Rise of the Tomb Raider was awarded "Best Graphics" by German gaming magazine "Computer Bild Spiele" at GamesCom 2015