creative consultant, his work became "hands on" during the production and eventually included Lara's visual redesign, overseeing character design and creation, co-writing the story, designing and implementing parts of the character movement system, and directing the cinematics. The next game in the series, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, was a re-imagining of the original Tomb Raider. It was co-developed by Crystal Dynamics and Buzz Monkey Software. Gard's role on Anniversary was limited to "story consultant", while also adding his voice to the audio commentary included in the game. For Tomb Raider: Underworld, Gard's work included co-writing the story, directing the cinematics, voice direction, motion capture direction (along with camera setup and managing the animators and lighters), and directing the European TV advert for the game. Gard and Eric Lindstrom received a nomination for "Best Writing in a Video Game" by the Writers Guild of America for their work on Underworld. 2010s: Otherworld, Ninja Gaiden Z, and a new studio From 2010 to 2012, he worked on a webcomic called Otherworld. From 2012 to 2014 Gard was the game director for Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z at Spark Unlimited. In 2014 Gard founded a new studio called Tangentlemen, where he would work as director on Playstation VR title Here They Lie. He has been the owner of Cathuria Games since 2019, where he worked on indie game Dream Cycle. References External links Focal Point Games (Toby Gard's game consultancy business) tobygard.com – Personal website 1972 births British video game designers British voice directors Living people People from Chelmsford Tomb Raider