Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis preview – the past and future of Lara Croft

Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis – Lara has never looked better (Amazon Game Studios)

The remake of the original PS1 Tomb Raider may have been delayed but the reimagining of Lara Croft’s first adventure is looking like it’s worth the wait.

At the start of my hands-on preview of the new Tomb Raider remake, Lara Croft stands motionless at the edge of a collapsing cliff face in Peru, sunlight cutting through jungle mist while the distant roar of something prehistoric echoes through the valley below. There’s no yellow paint smothered across climbable surfaces or chatty allies, just Lara, a ruin, and th...