With Daryl’s extensive Tomb Raider knowledge, we get to the bottom of why horror has always had a home within the Tomb Raider franchise.Ī new episode of Safe Room is released every Monday, and is available on all major platforms. Daryl’s expertise stems from a lifelong love of Tomb Raider, but also his recently writing a book documenting the making of the first two games titled The Making of Tomb Raider. Whether Lara Croft is facing off against T-Rexs, droves of mercenaries, or more supernatural foes, her journey has always been guided and elevated by sub-genres such as horror.Īnd for this week’s episode of Safe Room, Neil and I are enlisting the help of author, writer, and podcaste r Daryl Baxter to help us highlight how the series has always been adjacent to horror. And yet, the genre’s influence has always been evident within the franchise’s 25-year tenure. Horror probably isn’t the first genre influence that comes to mind when discussing Tomb Raider. But there is hope! A few brave souls have continued the fight against all odds, and soon we can all benefit from their resilience.” Radio silence, no sign of life, nothing but lingering hopes… CEDA is not going to save us.

“It has been many years since the infection first hit. There’s no release date as of yet for the update, but it’ll no doubt please fans who have been keeping the game alive all these years.Īs for now, all we have is the introduction: While Valve hasn’t detailed what exactly the new update will entail for the decade plus-old game, the update looks to add a survival map from the original Left 4 Dead into Left 4 Dead 2 called The Last Stand, which was never officially ported over. Turtle Rock Studios is still working away at their spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead series in Back 4 Blood, but what about Left 4 Dead itself? Leave it to the community, which has been busy with countless mods and additions over the years, one of which is now being made official for Left 4 Dead 2.

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