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Tomb Raider Definitive Edition (Art Book Packaging)

PLAYSTATION 4
Tomb Raider Definitive Edition (Art Book Packaging)
Square Enix1/30/2014Other

Lara Croft has been reborn more than once, but the 2013 reboot hit different. The Tomb Raider Definitive Edition Art Book Packaging on Playstation 4 takes the upgraded version of Crystal Dynamics' survival origin story and wraps it in a package that treats the game's visual development as the main event.

The artbook is the anchor. Packed with exclusive, never-before-seen concept art, it traces Lara's journey from sketch to screen in a way that digital art galleries can't replicate. You can feel the weight of the creative decisions, the iterations on Yamatai's environments, the evolution of Lara's design from a dozen different directions into the survivor we got. A digital mini artbook and the digital comic "The Beginning" extend the experience further, adding lore that enriches the main campaign.

The Tomb of the Lost Adventurer DLC gives you an extra optional tomb to raid, which is exactly what you want from a Tomb Raider bonus. Six outfit skins for Lara round out the digital content: Aviatrix, Demolition, Guerrilla, Hunter, Mountaineer, and Sure-Shot. Each brings a distinct visual flavor to gameplay, and they're the kind of unlocks that keep you experimenting long after the credits roll.

This was the Definitive Edition done right. The PS4 version already pushed the visuals beyond what the PS3 could manage, and the art book packaging gave collectors a reason to care about the physical product in an era when digital was starting to dominate. For anyone who appreciates the craft behind game development, this is Lara at her most tangible.

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