Information about the new Tomb Raider game has leaked from a voice acting script. Codenamed Project Jawbreaker, Crystal Dynamics’ upcoming Tomb Raider will apparently feature a more experienced Lara Croft as she works with “a group of fellow raiders” in an attempt to “protect artifacts” and save the world from “a mysterious cataclysm.” ”
What we know so far about the new Tomb Raider game
As reported by Colin Moriarty, aka @notaxation on Twitter, a source has leaked to him a script the actors are using to try out for the role of Croft. Sharing the news on his Sacred Symbols podcast, he notes (through a series of tweets from @MelonieMac and @SmashLara) that Crystal Dynamics is reportedly scaling an “authentic British VA. On the same subject : Top 10 Favorite Video Games of All Time Countdown: #4.” The developer seems to be looking for someone who can also do the motion capture work, considering the studio also wants the voice actor to be around thirty years old, 5’6″ and athletic.
Project Jawbreaker will reportedly continue the realism that the modern Tomb Raider series is known for, but will also have “fantasy elements”. As for the story, Croft “struggles with loneliness” despite being a strong and independent adventurer, and decides to work with other invaders who look up to her. Due to the media and tabloids reporting on Lara’s adventurers all over the world, she has inspired others to do what she does despite it being dangerous. That said, she may be working with others for more practical reasons, as there’s “a mysterious cataclysm she can’t face alone.”
Overall, the story will have Croft’s “family issues” from previous games being left behind. This is in line with what Rhianna Pratchett, one of the lead writers on the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot, was hoping to see, as she wanted her to have fewer “dad issues.” In early April, Crystal Dynamics revealed that the new Tomb Raider game would be built on Unreal Engine 5.
In other news, PS5 shipments have reached 21.7 million units, and former CD Projekt Red developers are forming a new studio to create a new IP set in feudal Japan.
