Latest Tomb Raider reboot game is like an action film, say cast and crew at Tribeca Games Festival
Kate Middleton actress Luddington reprises her role as the archaeologist out to save the world in the third instalment of her origins story. The game is heavy on cinematics and the gameplay has been tweaked to include rappelling and wall running
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – the third (and reportedly last) instalment of the three-game “origins story” that features protagonist Lara Croft – will play like an adventure flick, says the video game’s production team at this year’s Tribeca Games Festival in New York.
Camilla Luddington, who reprises her role as Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider reboot game series that debuted in 2013, discussed the skills performers need for acting in games at the event, which also featured a lengthy video of the upcoming release published by Square Enix.
The team also talked about what motivated their characters, how they bonded with other performers, and how they brought heightened moments of drama to the small screen.
Tomb Raider lead writer Jill Murray spoke about developing the story arcs of the game. Only some on-set video footage, which featured the actors wearing the tech gear needed to film them for the motion capture process, gave it away.
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Luddington, who once played Kate Middleton, wife of Britain’s Prince William, in a TV film, said that she has become so immersed in Lara Croft’s story, “she has become part of me.”
The Shadow of The Tomb Raider video, which promotes the third part of the new Tomb Raider series (the original game debuted in 1996), unspooled like an action film. Games like Tomb Raider have cinematic moments positioned throughout the game that the players see after accomplishing certain tasks, and these enlighten the gamer about the story details.