"She is arguably the first true female “icon” in video game history, and despite how many times she appears to die on screen, well… she never really dies, does she?"
I've always considered the dudes who dug Lara just for the digiboobies to be kind of pathetic examples of the desperate lonely video game nerd archetype, TBH. Something about pixel-lust is kind of creepy to me almost like dudes who drool over anime characters that don't actually exist as humans.
Since the Lara character has been portrayed so many different ways (i.e. her looks are not set in stone, a zillion models, actresses, games, comics, drawings, etc, have been made of her some not even distinguishable as the same "person"), I'd much rather see people cite her as being important as an example of a strong female heroine and trail blazer character in gaming history rather than just a big lump of wood inducing 38 double D pixelbooty art.
I don't think many of you know the cultural impact Tomb Raider has had on the game industry and game media.
She definitely is an icon for gaming. It was sort of in a way that caught non-gamer appeal and became a sex symbol in her own right. Yeah yeah, digital boobs WTF, but look at all the models and hot girls have knowingly dressed up as a video game character.
If done right, it would be interesting to see her make a guest appearance in an Uncharted game. Like they're competing to find a treasure, or maybe team up for a bit.
Stressing 'if done right' though. It would probably come off corny and very much out of place though and that's definitely not worth it.
Lara is a definite gaming icon, though had original Tomb Raider been a rubbish game I doubt she would have lasted even with the “programming error” to which you refer
its time to put her down. TR3 and up was bad, from what i've been told. then there's the movies. the 1st one was ok, but after that, meh, plus kim is going to be the new lara. its sad to see sony mascots dying. Crash, Spyro, Lara. the only one that survived is the twisted metal series, but the new ps3 version looks like halo and GTA, instead of a true twisted metal game. :/
They just need to implement a cover system, and some better gunplay. The platforming has always been good. Maybe hire a nice Hollywood writer and we'll be rolling.
Well considering that SE now owns Eidios, don't bet on her dying anytime soon. SE likes money, and Tomb Raider produces money. Ergo, Lara Croft = alive.
I have to disagree with everyone saying Tomb Raider should be more like Uncharted. The Tomb Raider games focus more on platforming and exploration while UC has a higher focus on the combat. I'd rather they just refine the platforming in TR and make it as smooth as it is in UC and tweek the gunplay a little but not so much that it becomes a UC clone.
Soooo agree with this. I love Uncharted 2, but it's an action game 100%. Tomb Raider should go in the complete opposite direction and be about exploring abandoned tombs.
oh wow i remember having that bathing suit poster with lara hanging in my room when i was 12 years old. I jacked off many times to that poster back in the days lmao.
Lara Croft and her nude patch pitched a tent in my pants back in high school.