Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis preview shows delay was the right call

I played an hour of Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis at Summer Game Fest, and the session made clear why the move to Feb. 12, 2027, is for the best. The remake has promising bones — smart puzzle design, sweeping Peruvian vistas and plenty of dinosaurs to shoot — but it also showed enough rough edges that the extra time for polish feels necessary.

The demo’s jungle ruins leaned into globe-trotting adventure, with lush green tones and wisps of fog setting a strong tone. Puzzle sequences combined spatial reasoning and platforming in satisfying ways: lowering a stone weight to free a gear, riding it to a cliff, and using a grappling hook to create new swinging lines.

It isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel, which suits a PS1-era remake, and many moments landed exactly where they should. Combat got a modest glow-up.

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