That is to say, she’ll need to surface in less than a minute or she’ll begin to drown. ![]() Croft doesn’t have a lung capacity like Bayek in Assassin’s Creed: Origins. ![]() The swimming mechanics are simple, you can swim to the surface and back which is needed as Ms. It’s enough to let you know that there is something in the water with you but Lara isn’t quite privy to this information yet. In traditional horror film fashion, an eel swims in front of the camera as Lara swims through a tiny crack. Now, if you have any sort of fear of what goes bump in the depths of the water, this segment may not be your cup of tea but I thought it was one of the highlights of the demo. Get enough XP and Lara will be able to level up, much like the previous two games in the series. The water also looks great and that’s where I took Lara after gaining some XP loot in the cave. Controls will feel familiar to anyone who has played through Crystal Dynamic’s Tomb Raider reboots. The gameplay portion of the demo opened up with Lara entering the cave only to be faced with a dead end and a body of water. While it does look like there will be some sort of stealth/tailing mission set in a populated map, the demo jumped the action to Lara exploring a cave network in search of a Mayan Pyramid. The baddies are very much aware of Lara Croft as the demo takes place some time into the main story and Lara has likely caused a world of trouble already for these mercenaries. Lara starts the demo off stalking some shady individuals working for the organization Trinity in Mexico festivities for the Day of the Dead, where she’s forced to grab a mask in order to blend in. ![]() The demo was quite similar to what was shown at this year’s E3 event, only the action fast forwarded a bit to get us started faster. I got to play the game for around thirty minutes and got a first-hand reaction to combat, puzzles and the tone of the latest entry in the franchise. A surprise treat awaited fans at the Xbox corner at this year’s Montreal Comiccon and that was a hands-on demo for the upcoming game from Square Enix/Crystal Dynamic, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
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