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Hi Andy. Thank you very much for this interview.1) First of all, could you tell us how did you end up in Core Design, and when did you start working there? -I left Bullfrog productions (working as a concept and in-game artist) and joined Core in 1994 -- this move was mainly due to the fact Core were willing to let me head up the vastly underrated Blam! Machinehead... (well, perhaps not that vastly..) 2) Could you tell us who wrote the script for Tomb Raider: Chronicles? -I wrote the script for Tomb Raider chronicles, after a team sit down where we worked out the level structure. Actually, that sounds more professional than it actually was. 'Working out the level structure' was mostly all of us sitting in a room shouting out the locations that we wanted to build for our levels...3) Could you tell us when are the various levels set, compared with the previous TR games? (Time-wise). -If I remember chronicles was a mish-mash of Lara's adventures as she started forming into an adventurer - kind of what they are doing now in a more 'adult' fashion with the Tomb Raider reboot... 4) Why are some sections in the main menu different or even non existent?-Difficult question to answer, as I haven't played it in 15 years! 5) Is Rome set before or after the story of TR1? -I have a feeling it was designed to be after the events of TR1 - this was more a level designer (Andrea?) choice as opposed to a script decision. 6) We noticed that Pierre Dupont dies both in TR1 and Chronicles. How is that? Is there an explanation behind this choice, or was it just a random thing? -More a case of me not referring to the Tomb Raider1 script properly! 7) Did you remove something that was initally planned from the final version of the game?-see 4! 8) Did you take inspiration from horror stories to create the wonderful Irish levels? -The Irish levels were mine, and a lot of the inspiration came from reading Tintin as a child - I always loved the cover of 'Tintin and the Black Isle' but was somewhat disappointed with the actual story, so I think these levels were my attempt to correct that disappointment. 9) Was Lara's mansion meant to be playable in the game? -I believe so, if memory serves. I have a vague memory of us spending a lot of time creating a trophy room? rifling through all the old tomb raider models from each of the games, and upgrading them... 10) How hard has the development of the game been? -This was one of the most difficult, as we were all experiencing some burn out from the yearly cycle. Our motivation was helped by the amount of creativity we were allowed. And the royalties, of course! 11) Once the player manages to collect all 36 secrets, it's possible to unlock concept arts and a video from AOD. Does this mean that the AOD development process started even before Chronicles'? -For Angel of Darkness, some of our Core Tomb Raider team split off at the start of Chronicles to begin R&D on the PS2, and to begin developing concepts, etc. the plan was that we would join them at the end of chronicles for a big year long push to get Angel of Darkness out as a launch title on the new PS2 console. 12) We know The Last Revelation should've been the final chapter developed on PS1. Why did Core have to delevelop Chronicles, too?-It was really a case of demand. The core fanbase wanted it, although chronicles was one of the worst selling titles. Less than a million, not good for a Tomb Raider game! 13) Which levels did you personally create? -The Irish levels, and collaborated on the city levels (mainly script/dialogue) 14) I know it's been a long time, but do you remember which levels did other level designers of the team create? -Strangely, we never actually played each others levels. We got on fantastically as a team, but I think we were just too busy to play through each others levels. I remember Richard (Morton) working on the city level? 15) Where did you take inspiration from for the level design? -As question 8. We were running a little thin on puzzle ideas at this point, I should say - hence the idea of making a catapult out of a pitchfork and a bike inner tube(!) I should also say that a lot of ideas came in from the testers, Dave Ward, Paul Field, etc., so that helped give us some inspiration. 16) Did you get the chance to visit the places that you designed in the game?-unfortunately not. I have visited Ireland since, though -- more green than black, I should point out... 17) How was the development team organized in the making of the various levels? -We each took a level, designed and built it, including the textures, lighting, etc. - everything but Lara, basically. We had an animator (Phil Chapman, Jerr O' Carrol, Darren Wakeman - dependent on game) who would work on 'bespoke' Lara anims -- if we needed something special we would pitch our case to them. Usually the best way to get around Phil was to describe some gruesome method of killing Lara resulting in the incorrect triggering of the trap/puzzle, etc. He enjoyed that sort of thing... 18) what were the rates of work of the team? -Well, we used to spend 3 months after shipping the game 'researching' -- which was basically just having a rest before it ramped up again for about 6 months - the final 2-3 months were usually working till 8 or 10 at night crunching -- this became harder each project as we got older... 19) How important is interaction with fans, according to you? -I love that the fans still enjoy our specific tomb raider games, and have a huge amount of gratitude to all who made Lara what she is today, by purchasing the games and supporting the development. It's great to see these games also inspiring the next generations of developers (many of whom I now teach!) 20) Had Core been given another chance, how would you imagine the franchise today? -Difficult question - I think the reboots are doing a fantastic job, in what is effectively a different climate for games and game development. 21) Is there something you'd like to add about the develpoment of Chronicles? -It was the hardest to develop -- although saying that, I left core at the end of chronicles, so I didn't experience the development of Angel of Darkness - which I believe was also pretty tough.. 22) With Chronicles, in the PC version, you released a level editor. Have you ever played some custom levels made by fans? -Unfortunately not - after leaving Core, I needed a little time away from Lara -- although I have just downloaded Tomb Raider 1,2,& 3 from gog.com, so I'll be having a poke around in my London levels for the first time in many years... 23) Just a little curiosity: Why did you decide to leave Core after Chronicles? -I left as we needed a break from Lara -- and my interests in scriptwriting led me to pursue writer training, which was useful for when I came back into games. 24) In conclusion, what did Tomb Raider and Core Design represent for you? -Core Design was where I had the happiest days of my working life, with an enormously talented, supportive, and inspirational team - and working on Tomb Raider allowed all of us to make the games that we were dying to play --- we would all be in before and after normal hours because it was, for the most part, a labour of love. And I hope that shows in the games.Thanks for your time, Andy. We are grateful for you extraordinary work.
Spoiler-free Synopsis: After being buried alive in the Temple of Horus at the end of The Last Revelation, our heroine is presumed dead. Friends and colleagues gather at Croft Manor to pay their respects and reminisce over Lara's past deeds. In flashback sequences the player gets to relive four of these adventures: The hunt for the Philosopher's Stone in Rome, a deep-sea dive off the coast of Russia in search of the Spear of Destiny, a brush with Hellspawn in old Ireland, and a foray into a high-tech office complex to retrieve the Iris artifact. Lara's fate is still unknown, but these four mini-stories helped fill the gap between The Last Revelation and The Angel of Darkness.
Tomb Raider Level Editor (TRLE): This is included on a separate CD sold with the PC and Macintosh version of Chronicles. Console players can download the software but it can only be used to build levels for PC or Mac. My Level Editor page includes more information and download links.