Argyllx

Parisian Backstreets - Beta Edition.

This has sat on my PC for a long time.

Today marks 22 Years since AOD originally came out (well as of me writing/posting this anyway)

A couple years back the Beta AOD models were released on TombofAsh, thanks to an anonymous donation! THANK YOU WHOEVER YOU ARE!

Although the Denim look is iconic, I do love the little leather jacket number that the early Lara model had. Hell I even love the earlier versions of Kurtis - however I was always to scared to try and download an older version of Maya and crack it open. It would be just my luck that I'd blow up my PC or infect it with god knows what. It's happened before! So thank you Sticklove for rigging her up in XPS format so I could at least render her!

Ok back on Topic - This Lara model is 24 years old, so even older than finalized AOD, I say finalized loosely as we all know that AOD wasn't fully finished, but that's a rant for another day! I'm so glad that even after 20 odd years things about Angel of Darkness are still being unearthed.

Inspired by this piece by @adayka as per, although I wasn’t 100% satisfied with her braid in my render! Hence it never seeing the light of day until now.

Happy 22nd AOD 🥂

It’s been 84 years… Well more like 4 give or take.

Hello Tumblr, it's been a while.

Returning from my slumber to dump my random Tomb Raider creations that I've made over the years, some older pieces, some more current and catch up on all the great things Tomb Raider.

Speaking of random, (and not my ramblings on) I have decided to change my name from Random0905 to Argyllx, well Argyll really, as it's my middle name and feels a bit more grown up/me. Although it's evident you can all see that anyways but I just thought I'd put it out there.

Anyways, I made this little animation back in 2023, it's only short and was my second attempt at animating something, so excuse Lara's gerning jaw and the weird subdivision of her backpack buckle. I think I was running before learning to walk but it was a fun little experiment at the time none the less.

It has been great to see all the love for classic Tomb Raider after the release of both Tomb Raider I-III Remastered and Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered this past 18 months! I've loved replaying them all with their updated visuals and pissing around with the photo mode! I swear I've taken around 2000 screenshots throughout all the classic games!

Excuse my shit show random ramble! Wishing you all well

Now to end with a Lara quote, as why break tradition....

Tomb Raider 2013 but make it AOD.

Hey Hey. Been a while...

Made this little mashup back in October for TR2013 Month, you can tell I love me some AOD by now right?

I don’t personally connect with Reboot Lara. Which can be seen as quite controversial to say in the TR fandom. Don’t get me wrong, there’s elements I enjoy about the Reboot series. It’s just such a departure from the Lara I grew up with, she’s just not my Lara...

Well to end on a high note rather than a dud, Chris a.k.a Raidercast was kind enough to feature these on his IG. Which was a lovely compliment. So Kudos to him.

Happy Halloween Tumblr! It’s been a while...

Thought I’d be good and share my Halloween render on all my socials - as once the days gone, its gone 😂

I originally wanted Reboot Lara in a sack suspended over a cauldron for a laugh but the model was unavailable. I then thought why don’t I use the blood covered model to look like Carrie, but NO, that model was also unavailable. So it didn’t really work out for me in that regard. Sorry for the pointless monologue...  Anyways I hope you’ve enjoyed and/or enjoying your Halloween! 

LAU But It’s AOD

Well the Tomb Raider celebrations continue into Underworld month, and I’m still rendering (shock horror!)… 😂

Anyways here are some renders I made, an AOD/LAU mashup, a sort of “what if” if you will. I Kind of wanted to see what AOD would look like in LAU get up and I’m rather liking the results.

Legend

Although Core’s Lara holds the key to my heart, I do have a special place for LAU Lara there as well. 

Legend was a big part of my childhood, I can still remember the day I came home from school with the game on my bed. I was so excited to play! 

At that age I wasn’t aware of the switch of studios or the reasonings why, but one thing for sure is that I loved Legend. Lara was a breeze to control and I found the gameplay fun, although looking back now it’s very linear, but it was definitely child friendly. 

I also loved Keeley Hawes’ rendition of Lara, I’ve always loved her voice and pretty much every drama she’s in. 

Anyways I shut up with the ramblings on....

Here’s my contribution to TR25 Legend month. I wanted to do a render for each level but didn’t have the time. 

Kurtis & his Chigurai

Simple render I made for Tomb Raider AOD month celebration of Kurtis. I still love his character model today after 18 years. 

I was very happy to see the love Angel of Darkness received last month for the celebration, not that it needs just one month, the fact that after all this we are still learning things about this game really does blow my mind.

Angel of Darkness

My rendition of Core’s concept art which could of been used as the cover for the game.

I always loved the concept, so it was inevitable that I made my own render rendition. 

Anyways to finish off with a Lara Quote. 

I’m thirsting for Kurtis...

I’ve always had a bit of a thing for Kurtis Trent - I think he’s my original gaming crush, predating Ezio Auditore & Nathan Drake.

Galleries Under Siege 

The infamous moment in AOD between Lara and Kurtis, I just had to render it. I always enjoyed the dynamic between these two throughout Angel of Darkness, Kurtis’s cocky charm - especially with that smirk...

Anyhow sorry for my absence! I’ve made so many renders this year for Tomb Raider’s 25th! Seeing everyone’s tributes to the iconic Lara herself has kept me inspired to render!  Anyways, what I think I’ll do is I’ll add all my render’s I’ve done currently to a queue for you all. I’ll try and be more active on here though 

“I’M FINISHING THIS, WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.”

Although TR4 month has been and gone, the Last Revelation is one of my personal favourites as I’ve said 100 times and I finally got round to finishing this render off that has been sitting on my desktop for too long.

Parisian Backstreets

Urgh this outfit, God I love it so much! Lara’s early 2000′s look on the backstreets of Paris is to me, one of her iconic looks, so I had to create a render with showcasing it!

Anyways, it’s still hard to believe that AOD is now over 18 years old, babies born at the time of the games release are now of legal age to drink now, well at least in the UK. God time flies, and waits for no one.

One thing for sure though, it’s clear that within the TR community that Angel of Darkness is still a beloved game after all this time. The fanart I’ve seen this month from artists from across the spectrum has been fantastic.