Inside look at Tomb Raider: Underworld

hello again everyone this is Chris with

hello again everyone this is Chris with watchmojo calm now the tomb raider

watchmojo calm now the tomb raider

watchmojo calm now the tomb raider franchise has had some ups and downs in

franchise has had some ups and downs in

franchise has had some ups and downs in the past with the advent of tomb raider

the past with the advent of tomb raider

the past with the advent of tomb raider legend however though we did see a

legend however though we did see a

legend however though we did see a resurgence in the game’s mechanics as

resurgence in the game’s mechanics as

resurgence in the game’s mechanics as well as the fluidity and an overall fun

well as the fluidity and an overall fun

well as the fluidity and an overall fun factor part of that reason is the fact

factor part of that reason is the fact

factor part of that reason is the fact that Crystal Dynamics sort of took the

that Crystal Dynamics sort of took the

that Crystal Dynamics sort of took the reins back from AI nos in terms of game

reins back from AI nos in terms of game

reins back from AI nos in terms of game development and it’s sought to improve

development and it’s sought to improve

development and it’s sought to improve the game and bring it back to its roots

the game and bring it back to its roots

the game and bring it back to its roots so I just know how the pleasure of

so I just know how the pleasure of

so I just know how the pleasure of speaking to Vance well as who is the

speaking to Vance well as who is the

speaking to Vance well as who is the designer for this game let’s have

designer for this game let’s have

designer for this game let’s have listened to see what he had to say

listened to see what he had to say

listened to see what he had to say what’s interesting is in the trends we

what’s interesting is in the trends we

what’s interesting is in the trends we see there seems to be this sort of books

see there seems to be this sort of books

see there seems to be this sort of books underworld is essentially the subtitle

underworld is essentially the subtitle

underworld is essentially the subtitle but what’s the contacts are setting for

but what’s the contacts are setting for

but what’s the contacts are setting for this game is lora craft on earth I mean

this game is lora craft on earth I mean

this game is lora craft on earth I mean where words off is this take place the

where words off is this take place the

where words off is this take place the game must ride out in the mansion which

game must ride out in the mansion which

game must ride out in the mansion which everybody loves his location that Tom

everybody loves his location that Tom

everybody loves his location that Tom wants the co-star of the game and she

wants the co-star of the game and she

wants the co-star of the game and she travels around the world to eight

travels around the world to eight

travels around the world to eight different locations the Mediterranean

different locations the Mediterranean

different locations the Mediterranean Sea in which you get to swim around in a

Sea in which you get to swim around in a

Sea in which you get to swim around in a very open environment obviously in

very open environment obviously in

very open environment obviously in Thailand it’s a very tropical and it’s

Thailand it’s a very tropical and it’s

Thailand it’s a very tropical and it’s coastal and there’s also the Arctic

coastal and there’s also the Arctic

coastal and there’s also the Arctic which is another very different-looking

which is another very different-looking

which is another very different-looking exotic locations so what is it the

exotic locations so what is it the

exotic locations so what is it the crystal dynamics has managed to capture

crystal dynamics has managed to capture

crystal dynamics has managed to capture on and sort of improve and bring out

on and sort of improve and bring out

on and sort of improve and bring out that really makes these games sort of

that really makes these games sort of

that really makes these games sort of revitalize the franchise that way what

revitalize the franchise that way what

revitalize the franchise that way what if you guys specifically done well we

if you guys specifically done well we

if you guys specifically done well we tried to zero in on the fact that Laura

tried to zero in on the fact that Laura

tried to zero in on the fact that Laura Croft is a unique character and the

Croft is a unique character and the

Croft is a unique character and the franchise is unique as well there aren’t

franchise is unique as well there aren’t

franchise is unique as well there aren’t as many action adventures and we really

as many action adventures and we really

as many action adventures and we really try to provide something different we

try to provide something different we

try to provide something different we try to get gamers involve you know in a

try to get gamers involve you know in a

try to get gamers involve you know in a cerebral way you know we try to take

cerebral way you know we try to take

cerebral way you know we try to take them to different locations and I think

them to different locations and I think

them to different locations and I think one of the strongest points about the

one of the strongest points about the

one of the strongest points about the game is that our different locations

game is that our different locations

game is that our different locations look really different our artist travel

look really different our artist travel

look really different our artist travel all over the globe they take a lot of

all over the globe they take a lot of

all over the globe they take a lot of reference all right so when you see

reference all right so when you see

reference all right so when you see something in one of our games realize

something in one of our games realize

something in one of our games realize you’re really going to feel like you’ve

you’re really going to feel like you’ve

you’re really going to feel like you’ve been to this place that not a lot of us

been to this place that not a lot of us

been to this place that not a lot of us are going to get to go to a lot of games

are going to get to go to a lot of games

are going to get to go to a lot of games we’ve seen recently you know taking

we’ve seen recently you know taking

we’ve seen recently you know taking advantage of some technologies that

advantage of some technologies that

advantage of some technologies that we’ve all sort of come to know the

we’ve all sort of come to know the

we’ve all sort of come to know the buzzwords you know we have our dmm and

buzzwords you know we have our dmm and

buzzwords you know we have our dmm and we have our HDR lighting and the sort of

we have our HDR lighting and the sort of

we have our HDR lighting and the sort of technologies that we’re all looking

technologies that we’re all looking

technologies that we’re all looking forward to now and games are there any

forward to now and games are there any

forward to now and games are there any in this game that sort of stand out or

in this game that sort of stand out or

in this game that sort of stand out or that you’d like to mention for the first

that you’d like to mention for the first

that you’d like to mention for the first time laura croft is in motion captured

time laura croft is in motion captured

time laura croft is in motion captured we had a Hollywood stunt woman and a

we had a Hollywood stunt woman and a

we had a Hollywood stunt woman and a gymnast who worked in a motion capture

gymnast who worked in a motion capture

gymnast who worked in a motion capture lab basically wanted Laura Croft the

lab basically wanted Laura Croft the

lab basically wanted Laura Croft the character to stand up to the fidelity of

character to stand up to the fidelity of

character to stand up to the fidelity of the environments that we were able to

the environments that we were able to

the environments that we were able to create some reviewers have compared us

create some reviewers have compared us

create some reviewers have compared us to some of the best looking games out

to some of the best looking games out

to some of the best looking games out there right now we think the

there right now we think the

there right now we think the environments really pop and they really

environments really pop and they really

environments really pop and they really make it worthwhile to explore which is

make it worthwhile to explore which is

make it worthwhile to explore which is another unique thing we think we do in

another unique thing we think we do in

another unique thing we think we do in Tomb Raider and so the motion capture

Tomb Raider and so the motion capture

Tomb Raider and so the motion capture technology really makes the character

technology really makes the character

technology really makes the character come alive and then our animators were

come alive and then our animators were

come alive and then our animators were really talented lend those motion

really talented lend those motion

really talented lend those motion captured moves together with animations

captured moves together with animations

captured moves together with animations that they do by hand and the result is

that they do by hand and the result is

that they do by hand and the result is really natural and it’s really

really natural and it’s really

really natural and it’s really compelling I think