CrystalD Fansite Newsletter: 2/27/15

February 28, 201511 yr

FEBRUARY GAME INFORMER COVERAGE

Game Informer released the following:

That wraps up this month's dedicated Game Informer coverage! For a quick link to all of the articles, you can also reference the Rise of the Tomb Raider hub on Game Informer.

We look forward to revealing more about the game to you all in the coming months!

Weekly questions from the community.

Q: Are what the graphics on the screenshots final? Is it Alpha or Beta?

A: Some areas of the game are more polished than others, but we consider everything a work-in-progress until Rise of the Tomb Raider goes gold.

Q: How much time (timeline/ year in the game story) has passed from Tomb Raider to Rise of the Tomb Raider?

A: Approximately 1 year has passed since the events of Tomb Raider 2013.

Q: What is the approximate game length of Rise of the Tomb Raider? Will it be more/equal/less than Tomb Raider?

A: As we told Game Informer, we're looking for a comparable critical path experience – meaning, if you run through the narrative of the game we'd expect it to take a similar amount of time. However, we're greatly expanding upon content that will keep fans who want a deeper experience busy. This comes in the form of the crafting and upgrade system, the translation system, secret tombs, and more. We'll have more details on these features in the future.

Q: Why are there no Polish subtitles in LCTOO?

A: While we always want to make the game as widely accessible as possible, we can't always support all languages. We're aiming for a comparable roster of languages in ROTTR as what we offered in Tomb Raider 2013.

Q: Are there any plans for the 20 year anniversary of Tomb Raider?

A: Yes! We've been brainstorming ideas for the past several months, and would love for you to continue sending your suggestions along. We want to celebrate Tomb Raider's 20-year in a big way.

Q: We saw news about the new movie. Do you have a comment?

A: We've got nothing new to share this week, outside of what was released online! Check out the storyhere.

Questions we can't answer at this time:

While we're as eager to talk about Rise of the Tomb Raider as you are to learn about it, there are some topics we're not ready to tackle just yet. If you asked one of the below, we'll keep track of your questions and revisit those we're able to.

Will there be exploration under water?
Will there be a space/ level where Lara's house appears in this game?
Is a multiplayer option coming to Rise of the Tomb Raider?
Will there be cooperative mode in story mode like Resident Evil 6?
Is Rise of the Tomb Raider being developed for any platforms other than the Xbox One and Xbox 360?
Will there be story-driven DLC for ROTTR? Will there be 20-year celebration DLC for Rise of the Tomb Raider?

IN THE NEWS
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ROTTR/Game Informer Cover