Rise of the Tomb Raider gets underwater action and an avalanche (of awesome)

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Crystal Dynamics has shown off a sequence of gameplay from the Xbox-exclusive Rise of the Tomb Raider (pre-order it here) during Microsoft's E3 press conference and it looks absolutely sensational. The segment showed the icy mountain area seen previously in screenshots, where Lara and her colleague Jonah from the first game are attempting to reach some ruins.

While this area could be criticised for being light on actual interaction besides some QTEs and a few snatched seconds of climbing and running, the overall effect of the sequence and its breathless action is stunning. Xbox One's graphical prowess is demonstrated with some exceptional shadows in a caves interior (lit up by one of Lara's famous red flares, of course), and some of the iciest-looking ice I've personally ever seen. And that includes real ice.

Justin Towell
Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.