Tomb Raider Forums  

Go Back   Tomb Raider Forums > Tomb Raider Series > Tomb Raider III > The Lost Artifact

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 18-12-16, 02:01   #1
Alex Shepherd
Member
 
Alex Shepherd's Avatar
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 5,262
Default The Story about Lost Artifact

Backstory: Only minutes have passed since the hideous creature that Dr. Willard had become gasped the last breath of its violently short life cycle. The experiment had failed, the gleam of immortality returned to the stars from which it came.

Lara looks on silently, oblivious to the press of the bitter Antarctic wind. Suddenly a ragged figure emerges from the dark, gaping hole of the meteor cavern—it is Willard, a human reborn, but in the throes of death. A hand gestures wildly, a final guttural laugh tears through the silence, the figure slumps forward and is still.

With the snow already forming a ghastly shroud over the body, Lara quickly tears an object form the dead man's grasp. A wallet, its monogrammed "W" now standing sadly against Willard's last earthly remains. Inside, the usual collection of tattered mementos, a hodge-podge of foreign currency and. . . but this cannot be! A familiar expression glides across Lara's face—an eyebrow raised by a wry and knowing smile. Before her, a telegram urging an immediate return to take possession of another artifact now secure beneath the Scottish mists at Willard's Loch Ness estate.

"The adventure continues," says Lara, to nothing but Willard's dark laughter still ringing in her ears. "So there was a fifth. . . ." (The above introduction was taken from Eidos Interactive's official Lost Artifact web site.)

I'm juts curious, why she went to Scotland, then England then France? I don't understand why she went to Willard's liar?

Last edited by Alex Shepherd; 18-12-16 at 02:03.
Alex Shepherd is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18-12-16, 03:23   #2
LateRaider
Inactive
 
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 3,594
Default

There's more to the story in the manual.

Highland Fling: It has been said: “Dead men tell no tales.”
Fortunately for Lara, Willard’s wallet was
screaming at her. Why would a dying man hold
out his wallet to someone who just put an end
to his life? Was Willard trying to tell Lara
something? A warning, perhaps?
”Hmmm...what have we here?” Lara wondered,
picking up a monogrammed leather wallet no
doubt made from the hide of some poor,
endangered species. Some foreign currency; a
few English Pounds, Dutch Gliders, even
Japanese Yen. A map of England, and what
seems like a photo of Willard’s estate. “ Well,
well,” mused Lara, “it looks like I have a fan. He
has a newspaper clipping of me. I didn’t know
he was so ... attached.” A yellow piece of paper
catches her eye. It’s a telegram to Willard from
one of his henchmen. “Fifth Artifact found stop.
Delivery confirmed to your Loch Ness Estate
stop.” There’s more in the message, but the rest
is unreadable except to mention that someone
else knows about the Fifth Artifact.
“So it’s back to the UK for me. Where’s that
helicopter of mine?”

Willard's Lair: “Willard must have been holding something
pretty special to have all of those guards around,”
thought Lara. “They must not know about the
failure of his experiment - but the telegram said
that the Fifth Artifact was here. It’s obviously not
in the main part of the castle - perhaps the
Loch’s natural seclusion hides a deeper, darker
secret... A dungeon - perfect for subversive
activities and hiding things! The best way to go?
Find a locked gate and get on the other side of
it.”

Shakespeare Cliff: Lara, for once, was at a loss - someone else had
reached the Fifth Artifact first. But who? The
telegram had warned of someone else. They must
have it. Whoever they were, they were good -
Willard’s guards continued to blindly guard
something that wasn’t there. And what of this
glowing substance, deadly to the touch? A nasty
little by-product of the missing artifact, no doubt...
Stumped, Lara returned to her mansion to figure
out her next move. A few days later, an unexpected
intrusion on morning tea - and her next clue arrives
blithely up the garden path, conveyed by a surly
paperboy. The repairs to last week’s tunnel
explosion had begun - her morning paper reporting
the destruction caused “by some unknown force.”
She notices that a “mysterious glowing substance”
had been found in the mangled remains of the
tunnel - a very familiar glow...
Lara grins as she concludes her breakfast... “Ugh!
Cold tea! - but a piping hot trail.”

Sleeping With the Fishes: After crawling through the tunnel debris, Lara
finds a secret entrance to an underwater
laboratory. Her competition for the Fifth Artifact
seems to be well financed. The underwater
loading docks must be for some sort of
clandestine operation. Is this a government
installation or a private enterprise? Lara knows
of only one person with that kind of money ...

It's a Madhouse... a Madhouse!: Lara has become well acquainted with the Fifth
Artifact and its terrifying powers. The quest should
end now, but there are too many unanswered
questions. Who’s behind all of this? What were they
planning to do with the Fifth Artifact? Why were the
mutated prisoners being shipped to a closed down
French zoo? Were there further experiments being
carried on at the zoo? Just what kind of power does
this Fifth Artifact have? All would doubtless become
clear as Lara pulls herself ashore on a deserted
French coast.

The last level doesn't have an entry.
LateRaider is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18-12-16, 03:47   #3
xtimz
Member
 
xtimz's Avatar
 
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 998
Default

I always recommend "traveler's guide":
http://trinity.whsites.net/tomb/
xtimz is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 18-12-16, 03:58   #4
Boobandie
Member
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4,286
Default

Travellers guide has story written by them where the games leave blank bits. Remember that when reading. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the TR3 stuff they wrote.
Boobandie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18-12-16, 05:25   #5
Alex Shepherd
Member
 
Alex Shepherd's Avatar
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 5,262
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by xtimz View Post
I always recommend "traveler's guide":
http://trinity.whsites.net/tomb/
Too many -not sure if true- information but thanks.
Alex Shepherd is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19-12-16, 00:12   #6
xtimz
Member
 
xtimz's Avatar
 
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 998
Default

^ Oh? I didn't know that. I always thought it was the official story.
Thanks for the information.
xtimz is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 19-12-16, 18:44   #7
Alex Shepherd
Member
 
Alex Shepherd's Avatar
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 5,262
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by xtimz View Post
^ Oh? I didn't know that. I always thought it was the official story.
Thanks for the information.
I didn't say that im just not sure.
Alex Shepherd is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT. The time now is 17:32.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Tomb Raider Forums is not owned or operated by CDE Entertainment Ltd.
Lara Croft and Tomb Raider are trademarks of CDE Entertainment Ltd.