A summer-themed tweet of sorts was posted on the official Tomb Raider account about Egyptian Adventure in Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, and honestly, this has become such an enormous issue not for what was expected. The tweet was along the lines of ‘Name a better theme park than Egyptian Adventure,’ plus all those beach emojis anyone could desire. Well, the replies??? Very much in opposition to the general sentiment; it’s pretty much as if the gamers aren’t even discussing the level. They’re begging for a remaster of the later games. Imagine one single post unblocking demands flowing from the community.
The tweet showed the Egyptian Adventure Arcade level sequence of Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, occurring with spike traps and mummies and some strange shooting range too? It called it a summer escape, which is funny- who goes on vacation inside a tomb filled with death traps, right? Then one wall of requests for the LAU trilogy remaster emerged in the comments. For those who do not conversate Tomb Raider, LAU stands for Legend, Anniversary, Underworld.
Literally the very first reply is from Renan Croft: “LAU Trilogy Remastered announcement in October” with crossed fingers emoji that set the tone for all the rest of the replies. Then, Trev shared, “in desperate need of the preview for LAU remasters… the girls need it,” with a sad face emoji; MightyCroft added, “Manifesting LAU Remastered,” paired with a praying hands emoji. It almost feels like a well-coordinated campaign running silent among the replies. The recent remasters even appear to have united people who want more. s_ethaustin commented, “Just replayed TR2…think ima do Chronicles next! Waiting for the LAU remaster,” with an emoji holding back laughter. So it’s not like people aren’t playing the games; they want MORE.
Then there’s still another group of people who find things to complain about for the current Tomb Raider 1-3 remasters. Baseqq said, “Guys i love tr4-6. Please update 1-3 since it’s really looks like beta and unfinished. Please finish 1-3,” with a few praying emoji, while MakingProgressX said, “Still need that patch for 1-2-3 to tidy up those last few glitches.” So it’s not just about wanting new remasters, people want the existing ones fixed too. And all this DLC stuff? Mezzerpark has to be in there as many times as possible, following the fate of the Xbox 360 DLC for Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light to modern stores. A tsunami of specific requests, this all erupted because of one casual tweet about Egyptian Adventure.
The real interesting part is about how divided the fanbase is about which era of Tomb Raider is desired. Ussersxv straight up went into “Crystal Dynamics SSSSUCK. We wanna the original lara back again not the Crystal Lara!” That’s strong feelings right there, but then you’ve got people asking for level editors and new games in the classic style. Jbiscuit694558 said, “We need more games in this style,” which probably means the classic tomb raiding puzzle solving rather than the more action-oriented recent games.
Then just some ridiculous funny comments show up like SpencerLass92: “the braid in the mirror,” presumably commenting on how Lara’s iconic braid looks in reflection or something. Or CarmellaBigBarb with “Wait what level is this on! I didn’t see this one! I’m on Tr3,” showing how even long-time players are still finding new things in these games.
But the overarching theme is that Tomb Raider players want more stuff- fixes to current remasters, remasters for the LAU trilogy, and hallelujah for older-than-some-players DLC being available. The community still gives a damn about these classic games, and they want to see to it that they’re treated like Kings. And now, somehow that one lighthearted tweet about Egyptian Adventure is the go-to-guy on which these requests mount. It is in itself quite phenomenal to see that delight and passion still exist for games that almost hit the 30s. These aren’t just nostalgia plays; people are still playing them today and asking hard for more.
While all of this sounds great-it truly is-there’ve been a couple of heartsick folks because of the official account: xll0090x_ says, ‘omfffg stop with these chat gpt emoji posts this is getting ridiculous and annoying,’ implying that the social media team is using AI for their posts. Half-joking, half-serious criticism enters with basakuten: “Nothing says fun like more than just 2 patches for a game collection, esp when the last one barely had actual improvements.”
What almost deserves the final word, though, is literally everything this tweet and its replies represent: This vibrant community of Tomb Raider fans exist and know what they’re asking for. They want the LAU trilogy remastered, they want the current remasters patched, they want old DLC made available, and they want more games in the classic style. And they have no shame in stating that. Whether Crystal Dynamics and Aspyr are paying attention is yet another matter, but the demand is there for sure. The players have spoken: They want more Lara Croft adventures in the style they fell in love with.
