With a brand newTomb Raidergame still nowhere to be seen, fans are having to make do elsewhere. Theremastered collection of the first three gameswas admittedly welcome, as wasthe addition toTomb Raider Legendon PlayStation Plus. And now Lara Croft is set to appear as the newest crossover character inDead by Daylight.
This news had leaked beforehand, but developer Behaviour Interactive has since formally confirmed Lara’s inclusion onits website. Unsurprisingly, her appearance is based on how she looked in the2013Tomb Raiderreboot. Given how the modern games have offered a more grounded take on Lara, with her forced to survive in harsh environments, this depiction of the character is certainly a better fit forDead by Daylightthan her original 90’s action hero persona.
Plus, Crystal Dynamics’ Survivor trilogy is known for allowing Lara to die in all manner of gruesome ways. With her now at the mercy ofDead by Daylight‘s various serial killers, I kind of hope the next game is just her chilling on a nice beach somewhere. She could do with a break.
Lara will become playable on July 26, but anyone with access to the public test build on Steam can try her out right now. As such,the most recent patch notes on Reddithave broken down what her perks are. One such perk lets her vault much faster than normal when active, and she can gain special tokens from opening chests that can then be used to reduce the maximum required generator progress.
This is a neat crossover and all, but I’m far more intrigued in whatever Crystal Dynamics is working on. There’s very little official info on the nextTomb Raidergame, thoughAmazon will help in publishing it. Unfortunately, Crystal Dynamics was among the many studios under Embracer Group to behit with layoffs, which may have hampered development somewhat. The studio’s also busy assisting with Microsoft’sPerfect Darkreboot, which finally saw a proper trailer during thelatest Xbox showcase.
