The Story (By Eric Lindstrom)

I’m happy to report that after spending years in the shadows, I can finally answer the question I’m asked most often: “What’s the story about?”

Well, no one really wants to know too much – that would spoil it – but here’s what we call the log line:

For generations, stories have been told of the fearsome weapon of Thor, the Norse god of thunder. Legend holds that Thor’s hammer had the power to smash mountains into valleys and to destroy even the gods. For more than a thousand years it has existed only as a myth...until now.

In an ancient ruin on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, Lara Croft uncovers proof of the Norse underworld and the mythical hammer. As she attempts to unravel the secrets behind these myths, Lara’s perilous journey leads her toward a forgotten power that, if unleashed, could lay waste to all civilization.

Hero or antihero? Fans of Tomb Raider games are well aware that Lara Croft is not in the business of saving the world. Occasionally we all benefit from her expeditions – like when she defeated the plans of Natla , the immortal queen of Atlantis, in the original Tomb Raider – but altruism is not what motivates her. She is driven to solve archeological mysteries by uncovering the primordial truths that evolved over time to become mythology. Often this relates to extremely ancient artifacts with inexplicable powers that inspired myths in later cultures.

In Tomb Raider: Underworld, the danger to the world comes from Lara herself, because the answers she’s looking for are locked in a ruin that also contains a dormant force which, if disturbed, could destroy everything. Knowing this, Lara stubbornly continues her quest anyway, dragging the world toward the abyss with her because she is willing to risk everything and everyone to solve the mysteries that vex her.

Crazy? Absolutely. But we’ve always known that Lara Croft is a little bit crazy. You’d have to be to do what she does. We wouldn’t want it any other way.

I hope that answers that question. Watch this space for updates of all sorts in the coming weeks.

Cheers,

Eric