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Far from me to ruin some hypes out there, but that mention of Kurtis Trent in the magazine's cover is nothing but an Easter egg. Fortunately, because lore wise it makes zero sense. Kurtis was always a man of low profile, being anonymous is key to his survival. Appearing in a cover magazine would mean his impending death.

The mention of other characters belonging to different timelines strongly reinforces the idea of this being just a detail to catch classic audiences thirsting again for some crumbs.

I don't want crumbs. I want the whole bread. And we're not getting it anytime soon (it doesn't matter when you read this. 2006? 2016? 2026? You name it.)

But overall I have a heavy heart seeing people pre-ordering those brutally expensive collector/special-ish editions before even having seen the thing. As cool as it looks, whatever we saw was just a cinematic trailer. We haven't seen actual gameplay, and people is already buying and preordering like there's no tomorrow.

They're literally preordering a wrapping gift paper and the bow that comes with it (the statue) without having seen what the gift actually contains. Capitalism at its finest.

And don't get me wrong, I respect everyone's personal choices. You do with your money what you want to do. It's just I don't know at which point people started accepting that a merge of three absolutely incompatible timelines would be a great idea.

The price you pay is the erasing of lots of lore belonging to each era, sacrificed in the altar of unification. They already did that to Lara. Now even if not being present, to Kurtis, who would not allow his name being public at any point.

And don't get me started with the erased dubbings and the AI generator disclaimer. I'm too tired now.

For me, I’ve accepted that new Tomb Raider games are never going to feel or be exactly like the Tomb Raider I grew up with, and I’m choosing to enjoy what we do get. Gaming has changed and evolved, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.

I’m not usually one to pre-order things, but I do like what I’ve seen from Legacy of Atlantis so far. Honestly, I really wanted to add that statue to my collection because the art looks cool. TR items are really the only things I collect, so I’m happy to add something new to it.

While the newer games may be an amalgamation of different Tomb Raider generations, I’m still happy that we’re getting Tomb Raider games and content after 30 years. Not many franchises can say they’ve been rebooted, remade, and reimagined multiple times and still have people this passionate about them.

As for the AI side of things, I get why people are concerned. I’m an Art Director and Graphic Designer, so I’m not blind to the issues around AI. But I also see AI as a tool, not an automatic dealbreaker. If something is 100% AI-generated and replacing actual creative work, then yes, I have a problem with that. But if it’s being used to speed up concepting, brainstorming, or tedious production tasks, I don’t personally see that as wrong.

To me, it’s kind of like tracing when you’re learning how to draw. It shouldn’t be the final result, but it can be a tool that helps you understand, improve, or move faster. AI is not going anywhere, and I don’t want to let that alone ruin something I might otherwise enjoy.

AoD Denim outfit!

AFTER SEEING THE SCREENSHOTS ON TWITTER EARLIER TODAY I GAVE AN AUDIBLE "OOH" AT THE COMING NEXT BUMPER ON THE STREAM

SHE LOOKS GOOD

SHE SOUNDS GOOD

SHE HAS PLAYFUL ATTITUDE

GRAPHICS GOOD

I WANT TO BELIEVE

I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE 2026 NOW IT'S 2027??? (irrelevant to me and my toasters) take as long as you want i am in no hurry, do what you have to do to make it good and functional, do not fuck it up like ubisoft and prince of persia sands of time remake (RIP)