Again in March 2018, Realtech VR introduced that it was engaged on remasters of the unique Tomb Raider trilogy, which might be accessible on Steam and free for house owners of the originals. Every week later, the entire thing was cancelled: It turned out that Realtech did not even have permission from Sq. Enix to do it. It was a disappointing consequence for old-time Tomb Raider followers, however as we speak it is lastly time to show that frown upside-down, as a result of an formally sanctioned remaster is on the best way.
Revealed throughout as we speak’s Nintendo Direct, Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered—that is the official title on Steam—can have the look of the unique video games, however will likely be spiffed up with “enhanced graphics” (though you’ll be able to swap again to the OG look if that is what you want) and tweaked to run on trendy {hardware}. Together with the bottom video games, the remastered assortment may also embody the entire Tomb Raider trilogy expansions: Unfinished Enterprise for Tomb Raider, The Gold Masks for Tomb Raider 2, and The Misplaced Artifact for Tomb Raider 3.
Regardless of being introduced throughout a Nintendo Direct and featured on the PlayStation Weblog, Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered is confirmed for PC—in truth, you’ll be able to wishlist it now on Steam. As you would possibly anticipate from video games of this classic—the primary Tomb Raider debuted in 1996—the system necessities will not be too demanding:
- OS: Home windows 7+
- Processor: Intel i3
- Reminiscence: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDA RTX 970
- DirectX: Model 11
- Storage: 2 GB accessible house
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered is about to reach on February 14, 2024—making it not only a nice videogame trilogy, however an amazing Valentine’s Day reward on your sweetie, too.