Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In 2007, Crystal Dynamics decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original Tomb Raider with a remake of Lara's first outing. Jason Botta, Creative Director for the project, stated that they were inspired to make a new game based on the original Tomb Raider. Not just a remake, but something more.

Did the team achieve that goal, or in their pursuit of making a more modern retelling of Lara's inaugral outing, did they fail to recapture the charm and magic of that first game?

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:04:34 - Tomb Raider Legend
00:06:07 - Controls
00:09:39 - Challenge
00:10:51 - Combat
00:17:08 - Level Design Introduction
00:17:50 - Peru
00:30:16 - Greece
00:37:56 - Egypt
00:43:36 - "Lost Island"
00:51:12 - Croft Manor
00:52:28 - Presentation
00:59:00 - Story
01:11:33 - Version Comparisons
01:12:14 - PlayStation 2
01:13:57 - PlayStation Portable
01:14:50 - Nintendo Wii
01:17:25 - Xbox 360
01:19:00 - PC
01:20:24 - PlayStation 3
01:21:36 - Side-By-Side
01:24:16 - Core's Cancelled Remake
01:25:14 - Conclusion