Tomb Raider the Angel of Darkness LEVEL 28: THE LOST DOMAIN
Lara slides into the level. (NOTE: The notebook icon lights up here, but I didn't see an update when I looked. Maybe this is a bug of some kind.)
LAVA PIT WITH LEVER and WOODEN WALKWAY: Follow the passage on the right to a slope above a lava pit. You can't get the large health pack behind the bars on the right just now. Slide down the slope and jump to land on the stone platform in the middle of the lava pit. The jump to the next pillar is a bit tricky. The short hop is hard to control, so instead position Lara several steps back from the edge, just behind the gap between the first and second pillars that make up this ledge. Jump forward to clear the gap and land on the next pillar. Walk to the edge and jump to the ledge with the lever. For some bizarre reason, the final jump gives Lara a lower-body strength upgrade.
Pull the lever to raise the gate back near the health pack. Climb onto the wooden walkway and return along the edge of the pit to the tunnel. Pick up that large health pack and go to the left to get back to the main tunnel.
TIMED RUN: Turn right and follow the tunnel to another deep pit with light-colored stone pillars. In order to make the jumps required here, Lara must first have gotten the strength upgrade (see above).
Save your game. Then pull the lever to open the gate on the other side of this cave. You can move before the camera shifts back to her point of view, but I found it difficult to do anything more than pivot so she's facing in the right direction. (According to PlayStation gamer Keith M., pulling back on the left joystick, with walk mode on, causes Lara to automatically line herself up for the first jump.) Take a running jump to the first set of rocks. Keep running (sprint if you can do it without losing control—that's forward plus the same key as Look) and jump at the edge to clear the gap and grab the opposte edge. Pull up and sprint to get through the gate before it closes.
If you don't get there in time, either reload your saved game or make your way back to the entrance using the horizontal crevices on the wall. Then try again. Beyond the gate, continue along the tunnel to another cave.
CAVE WITH WOODEN PLATFORMS and LADDERS: Walk forward and down the stone steps. Turn left and jump down to the ledge near the wall. Climb the two ladders to reach the highest wooden platform. Take a running jump across the broken bridge to the other side.
The camera shifts to point at the wall, making this next part more difficult than it needs to be. The idea is to take a running jump, grab the edge of the wooden platform with the lever and pull up. Sliding down the ramp lands Lara on the stone ledge below the lever, so you don't want to do that. Instead save your game first. Then position Lara on the wooden walkway with the broken bridge to her left and the lever platform ahead. Back up to the railing. Now run along the walkway and jump just before Lara hits the slope. Grab the edge of the platform and pull up.
Use the lever to extinguish the flames in the huge statues' hands. This also disarms the blade trap guarding the door at the top of the stairs.
Safety drop off the wooden platform on the right side, near the cave wall, to land on the stone ledge below. Walk to the edge overlooking the middle of the cave and take a short hop (Walk + Jump) to land on one of the stone pillars below. Turn right, walk forward, jump to the stairs and then walk up to the door.
Cut scene: Lava (or is it magical energy?) flows into the pattern on the door and it opens.
(NOTE: If you have not used the lever, a blade trap springs up and cuts Lara down as she tries to approach the door. As far as I can tell, there's no way to get past it, so it must be disarmed. If you miss the jump to the lever platform, you'll have to reload your saved game or make the long and frustrating series of jumps to get back to the cave entrance.)
Go through the door to enter Eckhardt's Lab.
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