Abnormal Mapping 59: The Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider Pentatology

Hello and welcome to 2017 where we’re getting right into the
thick of it with a podcast covering five whole video games today.
What happens when you take a decade to tell the story of two
women equally dedicated to murdering, climbing, exploring, and
looting, and pit them against each other? Today we look at two
generations of design by a single company, and ask the question:
what exactly is Lara Croft’s job? Because she sure isn’t selling
these artifacts or writing papers.


Things Discussed: Moderns Warfare 1-3, New Super Mario Bros. U,
Super Mario Run, Super Mario Sunshine, Things Were Better Before,
the surprisingly nice looking 360 Version of Rise of The Tomb
Raider, Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb Raider Anniversary, Tomb Raider
Underworld, Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider, Hitman,
E3, Our Yakuza 3 Episode, Danganronpa


This Month’s Game Club: Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb
Raider: Anniversary, Tomb Raider Underworld, Tomb Raider (2013),
Rise of the Tomb Raider


Next Month’s Game Club: Katamari Damacy


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Music This Episode
Blown Away by Ken MacLeod
Tomb Raider Legend Theme by Troels Brun Folmann
Japan 7B by Troels Brun Folmann
Man for All Seasons by Robbie Williams
I Shall Rise by Karen O