Rise Of The Tomb Raider To Remain Single Player: Devs

Square Enix has pulled back the multiplayer option from Rise of the Tomb Raider






The developers at Crystal Dynamics did an amazing job when they brought back Tomb Raider to different platforms, with revamped graphics and gameplay, and revived the Tomb Raider franchise fanbase. After the first Tomb Raider became a massive hit when it released back in 2013, the developers did not stop there, and announced a sequel for the game during E3 2015.

The second installment titled "Rise of the Tomb Raider" is well underway to release on schedule, and Square Enix (OTCMKTS:SQNXF) has been releasing new information and details regarding the game every chance it gets, building up more and more hype as the release date draws closer.

The first Tomb Raider was a great overall experience for the fans, but like many games, it wasn’t without flaws. Multiplayer was one of the major issues that fans complained about. It was mainly because it did not seem like a part of the main game and lacked a lot of features from the main campaign. This lead to the disappointment amongst fans and they started requesting the developers on a number of public forums to either improve the multiplayer feature so that it felt like a part of the game, or to completely remove it.

Crystal Dynamics has listened to its fans - in a manner of speaking - and has decided to completely remove the multiplayer option from the game. In the September issue of Official Xbox Magazine, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics revealed that they will remove the multiplayer feature from the game, and shift focus on the single player campaign.

Removing multiplayer completely may not be the best decision for Square Enix, as it will in one way or the other affect its fan base. There are still a few people that enjoy the multiplayer option. This decision may also affect the games standing in regard to other games that Rise of the Tomb Raider was compared to, such as Fallout 4 and Uncharted 4.

Rise of the Tomb Raider is due to release on November 10, 2015 in the North America region and November 13, 2015 for the users in UK, and will be exclusive to Microsoft Corporation’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox One and Xbox 360. Users of Sony Corporation’s (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) PlayStation 4 and Windows PC will get to try the game when it releases a year later in the fourth quarter of 2016.