   Tombraider 7:Legend Available on April 11th(US). Edit:(has shipped!)
  TombRaider 7:Legend will be released in Europe on April 7th, 2006 and in the US on April 11, 2006.you can read about TR:Legend per  IGN  straight from GDC, get some more info and screenshots from  worthplaying  and get the latest trailer  here  at the tombraider website as well as get the playable demo below the trailer link on the main page.  Tomb Raider Chronicles  gives you the specs for this hot new release as well as more plentiful  screenshots here. Minimum system requirements: Microsoft Windows 2000, XPPentium 3 1.0Ghz or Athlon XP Equivalent256MB RAM 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB 3D Accelerated Card with TnL (GeForce 3Ti / Radeon 9 series). Microsoft Windows 2000/XP compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible) Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive9.9GB free disk space, 100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse and keyboard. Recommended system requirements: Pentium 4 2.0Ghz or Athlon XP Equivalent 512MB RAM100% DirectX 9.0c-compatible 256MB 3D Accelerated Card (Nvidia GeForce 5900 / Ati 9800XT)Microsoft Windows 2000/XP compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible)Eight-speed (8x) DVD-ROM drive or faster9.9GB free disk space. Optimal system requirements:Pentium 4 3.0Ghz or Athlon XP/64bit Equivalent1GB RAM100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible 512MB 3D Accelerated Card (Nvidia GeForce 7800 / Ati X-1800). Oh yeah and if you are worried about PC Specs, its also coming out for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, NIntendo DS, GBA and GameCube. Also in May 2006 for the Sony PSP. I am so glad to see another TR come out after being almost non-existant now for years. Its been 3 years since the last release but that was a bomb and now Crystal Dynamics have taken over and i am personally glad, as a past TR player, to see them bringing back the franchise to its old roots with the up to date visuals. will you be buying this game or at least trying it out. For those that havent grown up on TR, it is still fun to go back and play the older games(not angel of darkness)..especially with a Level Editor out for all the Tomb Raiders.[Edited by - OpenGL_Guru on April 18, 2006 9:41:59 AM]
Meh, I'm still not sure how I feel about this one, but the recommended specs are pretty high for me. Rah. I'm going to need a new system next year. Again >:(And there should be an option to... you know... revert to the older character model >___>   ;Quote:Original post by MushuMeh, I'm still not sure how I feel about this one, but the recommended specs are pretty high for me. Rah. I'm going to need a new system next year. Again >:(And there should be an option to... you know... revert to the older character model >___>what machine do you have? GPU? overall the screeshots look pretty amazing and if you have seen any of the trailers then you can see the lighting and some physics at work. like i mentioned.. this game will be out for almost every platform known to mankind, so you should be able to get the game in some form or fashion. As we all know, however, the PC version is going to give you the best bang for your buck, especially since most people i would say dont have 40" LCD HDTV screens for playing the latest games. much easier to go to 1600x1200 on your PC. I guess for those that could afford to get the 360, then those same people will have the HDTV's and the plasmas.   ;Quote:Original post by OpenGL_Guru...Minimum system requirements: ...9.9GB free disk space...Does that imply full install to HDD? No StarForce and other disc-must-be-in-the-drive DRM crap?   ;Quote:Original post by OluseyiQuote:Original post by OpenGL_Guru...Minimum system requirements: ...9.9GB free disk space...Does that imply full install to HDD? No StarForce and other disc-must-be-in-the-drive DRM crap?I'm pretty sure the size of the install doesn't reflect in any way on the type of protection system used. Most disc-must-be-in-the-drive can be circumvented with a cracked exe which indicates they are not using any data off of the disk to play the game.   ;Quote:Original post by tstrimpI'm pretty sure the size of the install doesn't reflect in any way on the type of protection system used. Most disc-must-be-in-the-drive can be circumvented with a cracked exe which indicates they are not using any data off of the disk to play the game.While true, requiring 10GB to play a game seems rather excessive, given that most hard drives are in the 60-120GB range (so that represents a median value of roughly 10% of available storage, for one game!)   ;Quote:Original post by OpenGL_Guruwhat machine do you have? GPU? overall the screeshots look pretty amazing and if you have seen any of the trailers then you can see the lighting and some physics at work. My main bugger is the gfx card - I'm stuck with an X300, which is for most purposes, crap. But yeah, the screens do look pretty nice; hopefully the gameplay will be just as good. I don't know if I'll invest the time and money into it though, simply because I've never been a massive fan of the TR series. Just a fan of Lara Croft [wink]   ;  she's starting to look like the Alias chick, but with bigger boobs (not that I'm complaining)/MindWipe   ;  Holy crap, they're at 7 now ?  Must've missed at least 4 of them.   ;Quote:Original post by OpenGL_GuruWill you be buying this game or at least trying it out?The first Tomb Raider holds some of my strongest gaming memories - not just because I was so engrossed by the experience, but because my whole family sat around watching as I explored deep into ancient caverns. Grubby figers, old and young, were waved at the scream along with enquiries of "is that an exit" and "try get up there". Sadly this slice of magic was quickly sullied. It's widely accepted that the concept was gradually destroyed by sequels caught up in weaponry, stealth and heaving bosoms. The franchise began to lose track of what made the original so attractive - and becoming a franchise certainly didn't help. For some time I held a little optimism towards this 'fresh' iteration as Cyrstal Dynamics were quite vocal about wanting to return to the 'good old days'. Whilst I applaud their good intentions they've completely missed the point.Play through Tomb Raider 1 and you will meet an occasional human. You will draw your guns on occasion to break up the action, and most importantly Lara Croft will not enforce a single ounce of 'attitude'. This whole Angelina Jolie-fueled image of Lara being an ass-kicking, gun toting daredevil is both trite and flawed. It may sell movies, but it guides the games in completely the wrong direction. The original was about a strong-silent type that explored ancient caves. Nothing more, just a simple idea executed extremely well. No slow-mo bullet time, no "oooh look at my lovel boobs and my powerful gun", no gadgets, no mercenaries and no hi-octane bike chases. It was about letting me believe I was discovering a hidden tomb (albeit through Lara). It was about isolation and a fight against nature.