Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Pillar
In “The Pillar,” players will venture into the game’s newest challenge tomb known as Path of Huracan to discover the truth behind the legend of the Maya apocalypse. To reclaim an ancient treasure, Lara Croft…
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Pillar is an adventure developed by Crystal Dynamics, released 17 December 2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and Linux.
What Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Pillar is
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Pillar is an adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and released in 2018. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Crystal Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Lara Croft stumbled upon Q'orianka and Kumya arguing about The Shield of the Age Maker. Kumya believed it to be myth, but Q'orianka believed in it and so did Unuratu. Kumya thought that the people should trust their skills and wits instead of stories told to them as children. Lara approached Q'orianka and asked about Sinchi Chiqa, a name she heard mentioned. Sinchi Chiqa was the first Emperor of Paititi, Unuratu's ancestor, and the creator of the Shield of the Age Maker. Q'orianka believed that the shield is what the rebels need as evidence, because on the shield is inscribed the ordination ritual which would prove that Unuratu is the next Age Maker, and that Amaru is the false god. The…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, historical, mystery and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
Where it sits in the Tomb Raider series
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Pillar is the 109th of 140 entries we hold in the Tomb Raider series. The next entry was Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Nightmare in 2019.
What it launched against
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Pillar launched on 17 December 2018, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Dusk and Ashen. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Dusk, Ashen.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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