The history of Lara Croft has lived its comings and goings, but in 2013 it was wanted restart origin of its history when Crystal Dynamic led her through a story more focused on survival. However, he also wanted to bet on a more daring genre such as terror and bring Lara closer to a more terrifying adventure oriented to survival horror.
This news has been known thanks to the own Square enix that for him 25th anniversary of the saga has wanted to share up to seven minutes of a video that shows images of Tomb Raider: Ascension, the game that was never released and that spawned what is now Tomb Raider. This title had a heavy focus on horror, with frenzied combat and a lethal weapon to set all inhuman beasts on fire.
Such a crazy bet they had to scrap it
It is not the first time that images of Ascension have appeared. As the PCGamer medium explains, in the Planet Lara fan channel, they have already shared a shorter version with prototypes of this game. However, in the Square Enix video, you can perfectly see a Lara who begins her adventure with a torch and her team, defending herself from everyone creepy enemies that cross your path.
In fact, it was even stated that this installment was inspired by characters such as resident Evil or the open world of Shadow of the Colossus. Come on, such a crazy bet, that in the end they had to discard it. “It was through Ascension that the team focused on telling a story through survival,” explains Square Enix.
In the rest of the materials that have been shared, you can see conceptual arts of the game, where it was already appreciated a distressed tone and a complex climate that has accompanied us during our adventures. Notably, Crystal Dynamic continues to work on Tomb Raider, in addition to Perfect dark. And on the other hand, during the celebration of its 25th anniversary, Square Enix is celebrating all kinds of events that you can know on his blog.