Before Tomb Raider: Catalyst finally propels the franchise forward into the modern day, fans will get their first taste of Crystal Dynamics’ new era via Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. This new Tomb Raider 1 remake would’ve arguably been superfluous if it truly was a mere remake, since Tomb Raider: Anniversary checked that box nearly two decades ago, but it thankfully serves a much greater purpose.
It’s sometimes easy to disparage remakes when they seem to offer nothing new to the classic that they’re attempting to revitalize, but many remakes have gone to great lengths to either fully reimagine or add valuable context to the original. Final Fantasy 7’s remake trilogy is profoundly recontextualizing and extrapolating on the game’s lore, for example, while The Last of Us Part 1 updates the character model of the surgeon revealed to be Abby’s father in The Last of Us Part 2. Now, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis’ unification efforts make it more of a sequel than a remake.
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is unifying all of Tomb Raider’s disparate eras: the classic 1–6 games, the LAU sequel trilogy (including Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, and Tomb Raider: Underworld), and the...
