The Weird Forgotten Version of 2013’s Tomb Raider Game

Definitive or just different?

Tomb Raider Definitive Edition’s logo art. PS5 screenshot taken by the author.

When Tomb Raider was last rebooted in 2013, it was built primarily for the Xbox 360 and PS3consoles, and the PC technology of the era. The game was a runaway smash hit and it spawned two sequels in short order — only for the series to languish for years before getting swept up in a complex deal between corporate…