‘Rise Of The Tomb Raider’ Is Finally Coming To PS4 In October!

Briefly: The timed exclusivity of Square-Enix’s 2015 masterpiece is nearly up.

The publisher announced today that PS4 players can finally get their hands on the game when Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration launches on October 11th.

The new package will contain a completely new story chapter entitled “Blood Ties”, a new co-op Endurance gameplay, PlayStation VR support for “Blood Ties”, all of the previously released DLC, more outfits, weapons, and Expedition Cards.  The Limited Edition of the game will also feature a limited edition art book.

“Blood Ties,” a new premium DLC, beckons players to explore Croft Manor in a new story mode; then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”. When Lara’s uncle contests ownership of the Manor, Lara must explore the estate to find proof that she is the rightful heir, or lose her birthright and father’s secrets for good. Players can then test their zombie-killing skills in the replayable “Lara’s Nightmare” mode: a haunted Croft Manor where players have new challenges and must rid the Manor of an evil presence.

Scot Amos, co-Head of Studio at Crystal Dynamics states that “The studio is celebrating with all Tomb Raider® fans, thanking them for being on Lara’s 20 year journey with us. The team has packed in surprises, new story, and the top-requested special features into this 20 Year Celebration edition.”

Square-Enix notes that all of the game’s previously released DLC will be included, including the three hour story addition Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch, Cold Darkness Awakened in which players must combat waves of infected predators, 12 DLC outfits, 7 DLC weapons, over 35 Expedition Cards, and more.

For the truly hardcore, 20 Year Celebration will also feature a brutal new “Extreme Survivor” setting. This new difficulty level takes the toughness of Survivor and ratchets it up several notches starting with all checkpoints being stripped out of the game. The only way to save the game is forage enough resources to light campfires.

That sounds… too hard.

I ended up buying an Xbox One just so I could play Rise of the Tomb Raider, and I’m pretty embarrassed to say that I’ve only put a few hours into it at this point. I guess I know the hard deadline for completing the game at this point…

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