Were only allowed to explore hubs so we probably wont be able to explore a lot of the island tbh

There are also hunting areas also and that forest fits the bill.

That's the only reason I even considered it. Because there's a giant forest and she falls in it, and then limps out and we take control. Maybe there a little bit...

But if there is just a wall behind us (of some sort) than how would we travel between hubs to revisit without fast travel? :/

I don't see us being able to..:/
Especially, after she fell down from an entire mountain.

Well...you know what...there may be a giant forest behind us we just can't explore...but look on the bright side, we're sandwiched between another giant space which we can explore (I think).

The area looked heavily inhabited. It'll probably be another combat section, I think you'll have to get through the area using stealth. Maybe, that's where Sam is?

I am more interested about the place seen where the demo ends. Its a tease of a HUB. Can't wait to see it. I hope they will show the Hub at Gamescom. :)

I had not had time to look at the photos from E3 so far.
They are excellent! The atmosphere of E3 is impressive. Thanks for these photos and to have the opportunity to feel the whole event. :tmb:

To be honest I think that the area shown in the end of the demo is way too complex to be a hub, it can be a place similar to the one on top of the mountain? Or, better yet, the scavengers' "headquarters" !

I'm really curious to see how places will be when we return to them after Lara has passed through...

No, it was mentioned in an interview that the area at the end of the E3 demo was a hub.