Tomb Raider: Ascension

Originally dubbed ’Ascension’, Tomb Raider’s conception was a world away from the finished article. Taking inspiration from such titles as Resident Evil and Shadows of the Colossus, Lara’s reboot début was to be filled with giant supernatural enemies in a lavish open-world environment. See how the team at Crystal Dynamics experimented with traversal in the form of horseback riding, how Lara unwittingly became a guardian for a 6-year-old girl named Izumi and even a samurai sword wielding martial artist, in