I got nothing against this; hell, we all like board games over here at dlh.net. In fact, we were pretty stoked when the Batman boardgame was announced, and someone in the office actually let out a weird, girlish squeal when the Hellboy game was leaked (Chad). So we aren't board game haters or anything like that.
However, something about a Tomb Raider board game is just not quite hitting us the same way the other two are. Somehow, the previous two IPs made sense to us as board games, whereas the general consensus (salty though it may be) on this was, well, that it didn't. Maybe because Laura doesn't really have any solid re-ocurring baddies or a colorful cast of helpers and allies. Still, we will judge nothing until we play it! Then... we will let you know.
This all-new tabletop game, brilliantly named, Tomb Raider Legends: The Board Game, is scheduled for release in May 2019, and will be $59.99. You'll play as the legendary archaeologist Lara Croft, and predictably embark on an adventure in search of a hidden artifact. You'll explore mysterious ruins, fight off threats, and hone your ever-growing arsenal and skills to find the... well, whatever it is you are looking for.
The game features over a dozen possible areas to uncover (so, 13?) and a wide variety of outcomes, which means different endings, I assume? Usually, you either win or you lose, so a wide variety of outcomes isn't really in the cards (excuse the pun). We'll see how it all shapes up when the game comes out in May.
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