The official Tomb Raider account went for a throwback, and the players are losing their minds. The post talked about the famous Lava Pillars Puzzle from Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness-who really survived it? And-what a vibe for the answers.
The tweet asked, “A B C D E F G… One wrong gust, and it’s R.I.P. Who survived the Lava Pillars Puzzle in Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness?” with some fire emojis, just for drama. Players started commenting on their traumas. This is one to go down in the history of Tomb Raider for gross cruelty. One wrong move and Lara is dead. Literally.
Answers poured in, giving countless survival tactics from players; for instance, @Popsii360 says, “I survived but I pressed save in different slots multiple times to get through it.” And the good thing about it is that with @LanaKahnum, “I was saving after every jump,” pretty much as we all did-the anxiety through the roof on this one. @madmanmarz just says, “That puzzle took a while to figure out,” which is probably the understatement of the century.
Now that is where it gets interesting-things quickly shifted from remembering the torment of the puzzle to going full-tilt demand-mode for some other remasters. Like multiple voices joining in a chorus begging for LAU remasters. What does LAU stand for? That’s for Legend-Anniversary-Underworld-the trilogy immediately following Angel of Darkness. @gameboysd joked, “A B C D E F G… H I J K LAU Remastered coming soon to a store near you,” and honestly, the whole fandom lost it at the very prospect.
@3arbiw59 was straight-up screaming, “LAU REMASTER??? WHEN??? ITS A NEED,” with crying emojis. @ixdanilo posted, “LAU REMASTER NEXT” accompanied by a hype video. That energy is absolutely electric right now. After the remaster of 1-3, the community is clearly starving for more classic Tomb Raider content.
There were fantastic memes thrown in the mix somehow in the replies. @_ChapinGeek_ responded with, “Finish Him. 😁” with a Mortal Kombat fatality video, the full vibe of that lava puzzle. Some got it. Some even caught the Nicki Minaj reference from the “A B C D E F G” tweet. @s4erialkiller cried out, “Girl not the Nicki reference 😭,” while @SabrinaRunsPop replied, “the Nicki reference 😭”-this fandom lives and breathes culture.
Some from around here even started getting technical. @TheSPDudeRP was quick to point out, “With modern controls, one of the easiest puzzles btw. With original and tank ones it’s more interesting though,” which is a brilliant observation on how different control schemes can drastically alter the difficulty of these classic puzzles. And then, @KubaCodex called it, “My fav room from Hall of Seasons 😌🔥.” Either that’s outright masochism or dedication on another level-I honestly don’t know.
Patches and improvements loudly demanded. @RossKroft96 militantly demanded, “PATCH YOUR GAMES,” whilst @heli_crofter pleaded, “patch 1-3 and aod mama,” showing that those types of polish are also wanted for the existing remasters. @LudarkTomb whined about “Improve the visuals of TOMB RAIDER 1-3 Remaster, they are inferior to 4-5,” so some of the critical inquiries over quality control are arising, too.
But of course, here come the questions about Tomb Raider 12. @luke_raider1996: “Can you announce TR12 please” because gamers are just never satisfied; THEY want more. Never stops, it seems, with the hype train.
What is truly fascinating is how a single tweet about a classic puzzle moment turned into this gargantuan conversation about the franchise’s future. Players are pretty passionate because they want to preserve and upgrade the old games and yet anticipate what’s next. And somehow, the community took up as their opportunity to voice solemnly every hope and demand all at once.
This lovely mix of nostalgia for one awful lava puzzle and excitement for upcoming remasters is nothing but the perfect formula for Lotto hype. Crazy to think that one nasty puzzle segment borrowed from a Sun multi-gamer all those decades ago still has such legacy and keeps kicking. It just goes on to show how much those classic moments really meant.
So, indeed, the whole Tomb Raider community is very much alive and very vocal about what they want next. From fixes to existing remasters, remaster for the Legend-Anniversary-Underworld trilogy, and news on the next mainline game, players have their voices in all directions. And it all started because of some lava pillars and alphabet reference. Sometimes, gaming communities are amazing.
The passionate discussions also highlight the importance of platform support, with many players engaging on PlayStation and Xbox.
