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Originally Posted by Rising Dragon
... didn't they reboot the bloody franchise once already?
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Not really a reboot. Those games were set in the same universe as the original games, and were essentially indie-level games made with small budgets. An analogy would be like how Dungeon Siege III compared to the previous two games. Continued on the series, but with a far lower-budget game.
Interestingly enough, they were done by Crystal Dynamics (who's making this game), and it appears they did well enough to allow this full-fledged reboot, which actually appears to be a AAA title this time around, as opposed to the small-budget affairs the games since 2006 were. This is essentially starting a different metaverse, similar to how Gundam has different universes for its shows.
There hasn't been what would be considered a AAA title in the series since 2003, and one could argue on whether even that last game or two was AAA. So, it'll have been 10 years since Lara Croft was in a "real" video game.
I have to say, I'm really liking this iteration of Lara. I don't know why there's so much hatred over it not being a new IP. But, there are people, I'm sure, who hate the Nolan Batman movies too. Gamers (well, people) are such a temperamental bunch.
