History VideoGame / TombRaiderChronicles

** The events on board of the U-boat are one toward ''[[VideoGame/PrisonerofIce]]''. Only in this version [[CosmicHorrorStory the crew failed]].

''Tomb Raider Chronicles''[[note]]a colon was added to the title in the American release[[/note]] is the fifth game in the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' series. It was released in 2000, and is the sequel to ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheLastRevelation''. This was the last game to use the classic ''Tomb Raider'' game engine, and thus the last to be released on the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation. The sequel, ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheAngelOfDarkness'', was released for then-next-generation platforms and was the last game in the series developed by Creator/CoreDesign.

** The events on board of the U-boat are one toward ''[[VideoGame/Prisoner of Ice]]''. Only in this version [[CosmicHorrorStory the crew failed]].

** The events on board of the U-boat are one toward ''Prisoner of Ice''. Only in this version [[CosmicHorrorStory the crew failed]].

* GameBreakingBug: The last level of the game Red Alert! has some serious bugs when it comes to saving the game at certain points. For example, if you were to save and reload the game [[spoiler:before shooting the valve in the room with the first cyborg, the room could not only suddenly flood, but the valve would disappear entirely, making the game impossible to complete.]] Another example in the same level is how saving and reloading the game [[spoiler:before trapping the second cyborg could make them fall down one of the pits in the helicopter hallway, making it impossible for them to get out, as well as making it impossible to complete the game.]] Because of those bugs, saving into multiple slots is recommended.

* ExcitedShowTitle: The final level, "Red alert!", notably the only level in the entire series (not counting expansion packs) to have an exclamation mark in its name.

* {{Nerf}}:
** The revolver is nowhere near as powerful as it was in ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheLastRevelation''.
** The uzis reach rock bottom when it comes to stopping power through the whole franchise.

Winston, Father Dunstan, and Charles Kane drive to Lara's mansion to hold a memorial service in her honor. While there, the men recall their memories of Lara and her past exploits around the world, and the player [[FlashBack relives four short adventures, set in different time periods]]. The first is Lara's conquest of the Philosopher's Stone in Rome, where she meets up with [[VideoGame/TombRaider Larson and Pierre]] for the first time. Next is her adventure aboard a Russian submarine in search of TheSpearOfDestiny. Third, Father Dunstan tells how a young, teenage Lara stowed away to the Black Isle in Ireland, facing supernatural threats there, and finally, Winston recalls how Lara broke into Von Croy Industries and stole the Iris from Werner.

* {{Flanderization}}: Somehow, Larson is even thicker-headed than in ''VideoGame/TombRaider'', and Pierre isn't nearly as threatening as he was in that same game either. Lara herself always had a bit of snark in her, but ''Chronicles'' cranks it up so high that she can come off as a {{Jerkass}} at times.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted with a level, strangely enough. The Colosseum name is reused from ''VideoGame/TombRaider'', but the level itself is completely new.

* RememberTheNewGuy: Father Dunstan and Charles Kane are completely new characters created for this game and never mentioned prior. Kane is especially prominent case, for he was originally intended to be Jean-Yves from ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheLastRevelation'', but circumstances forced Core to retired that character and find a replacement during final phase of development.

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* GenreShift: The Irish part is a ghost story with strong survival horror vibes, while the last section of the game is straight-out thriller combined with a heist job.

Winston, Father Dunstan, and Charles Kane drive to Lara's mansion to hold a memorial service in her honor [[spoiler:after her presumed death under the Temple of Horus]]. While there, the men recall their memories of Lara and her past exploits around the world, and the player [[FlashBack relives four short adventures, set in different time periods]]. The first is Lara's conquest of the Philosopher's Stone in Rome, where she meets up with [[VideoGame/TombRaider Larson and Pierre]] for the first time. Next is her adventure aboard a Russian submarine in search of TheSpearOfDestiny. Third, Father Dunstan tells how a young, teenage Lara stowed away to the Black Isle in Ireland, facing supernatural threats there, and finally, Winston recalls how Lara broke into Von Croy Industries and stole the Iris from Werner.