The team behind Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis says the remake will keep the moments fans remember most almost untouched.
Creative director Michał Kuk explained that when people think back to the original Tomb Raider, they remember the locations, vistas, objects and moments that created the strongest emotions.
“Your brain remembers the things that generated the most emotions for you,” Kuk said. “These are the things that have to be in the [remake] almost untouched.”
But not everything is being copied directly. As the game becomes more realistic, some of the original’s logic is harder to justify.
“As we bring the level of realism up, there are some things from the original we struggle to justify,”