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I’m a little disappointed that some of the costumes created for Lara weren’t used in the final game, especially the blue climbing jacket featured on page 15, which I would have chosen over the now iconic red expedition outfit. It’s easy to forget how much work goes into crafting the look of even the most minor of background characters so this book really gave the design team an amazing opportunity to showcase artwork that may otherwise have gone unnoticed. The first chapter, “Characters”, devotes a good 50 or so pages to character studies and designs for Lara Croft and the game’s secondary characters, antagonists, and wildlife.Įach character entry includes a brief biography of said character as well as commentary from the design team, costume designs, concept art, and character studies. These succulent hors d’oeuvres are just a taste of what’s to come in the remaining 180 pages or so. The first batch of art spreads include a two-page spread of Lara and Jonah walking through a snowy, mountainous landscape in Siberia, an atmospheric spread of Lara attempting to decipher an ancient Greek monolith, and a two-page spread of Lara sitting in front of a small committee of men (presumably lawyers in charge of the Croft estate).