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[Fuz]

I don't like her either.

Too attached to the old design, to the point that the reboot didn't interest me in the slightest. Felt zero compulsion to try those games.

 

[Elektro Demon]

Anyway, every day I see on my way to work in front of someone's house door one life size statue of Lara Croft in her classic look.

Pics?

 

[Mihos]

I kind of like fantasy in my fantasy games.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Let us cherish current Lara for as long as we can, you can bet that with the next reboot they're going to make her flat chested and boyish looking.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

still crazy nobody has made a classic outfit mod for the new games.

sex appeal was a huge part of why she blew up in the 90s. a shame they took that away.

 

[Vawn]

You could cut a coconut in a half on those. Dangerous.

 

[Fbh]

She is still hot but they turned her into such a a boring and overly serious character that it's hard to like her. It also makes the more story heavy approach of these games less enjoyable.

The first reboot was still good though

 

[The Cockatrice]

I dunno, her voice is pretty hot

 

[kurisu_1974]

Seems an oppai slider would make both sides very happy.

 

[Quezacolt]

Seems an oppai slider would make both sides very happy.

Would that also give her a better personality?

 

[#Phonepunk#]

the new story is just so horrible. by the third game i was just skipping cutscenes. all the generic villains and stuff is more boring than any movie.

i miss the early LC. super confident, world traveler, goes out and seeks this stuff. closer to James Bond or Indiana Jones, more of a larger than life figure. of quite literally in some ways ;-p

a big problem with the story is, it just feels like she is reacting to things, whereas in the past she had more agency, more of a take charge attitude. now, the writers want us to feel bad for her and protect her, this is a vastly different approach compared to the 90s.

 

[synchronicity]

I don't care for new Lara.

I feel that Chloe from The Lost Legacy is a much better archetype for Lady Indiana Jones.

Bring back old Lara too.

 

[Frito_Pendejo]

Ever try writing out the entire post before posting? You should try it sometime.

Probably too busy beating off to his neighbors life-size statue....

 

[Sub_Level]

Lara Croft is

- Treasure hunter
- Booty Shorts () ()
- Dual pistols
- Confident
- Killer of a hundred men

Lara Croft is not

- Survivor who occassionally stumbles upon treasure
- Pants [ ] [ ]
- Bow
- Insecure
- Killer of a thousand men

 

[The Snake]

I own every Tomb Raider game to date and a couple years ago, played them all in release order. It was a pretty interesting journey to say the least, seeing how much the series, as well as Lara, have changed.

So you have three Laras, one for each "era" or canons from the games:

• Classic Lara (TR1-Angel of Darkness)
• 2006 Lara (Legends, Anniversary, Underworld)
• Modern Lara (TR13, Rise, Shadow)

To be totally honest the 2006 Lara is very similar to, if not a bit less over-the-top than, Classic Lara. Lara in Underworld is kind of like a transition between the two. Classic Lara was sexy, quippy, and dangerous. She was essentially your typical 90's comic book heroine--anybody who read female-led comics in those days knows exactly the type of character I'm describing. Very pulpy, very corny at times.

Modern Lara is a realistic take on the type of character, But she's not quite as "badass," or snarky. She's more whimsical and full of wonder. I think what they were planning to do was to make her this way in the first reboot game (Tomb Raider 2013), and have her grow into the more badass Lara. But it didn't really happen? And honestly it wouldn't have felt natural had it.

Personally I'm not a fan of the new Lara, though I do understand the intent behind her design. I'm ready for Tomb Raider to go back to cheesy and snarky. Basically, a game that combines the modern trilogy's gameplay with a character more like Bayonetta. Confident, sexy, smarmy. We got our realistic take on the series, now it's time to return to the comic book heroine.

Though, I'll say that there was a moment in Shadow when she felt like classic Lara again. Just for a moment, though.

 

[lock2k]

I remember jumping on the water for the first time when I played the first Tomb Raider on PSX.

That was fucking magic. The sense of exploration... it was awesome.

Tombcharted is awful compared to the classic games.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Silly thread...

I applaud the transformation Tomb Raider went through less sexy more agile, and makes me feel like Tomb Raider is a AAA character not a barbie doll.

 

[FF:Enhanced_Reality]

I don't really see how Crystal Dynamics really envision Lara as a character now. It's almost as though one of them watched the Christoper Nolan Batman trilogy and thought, he we can do this with Lara. Honestly, Lara Croft to me was quirky, confident, intelligent, sarcastic and such a brave character as she was written by the Core Design team originally. I really enjoyed Tomb Raider Anniversary and Tomb Raider Underworld, but I find the developers don't really understand this intrinsically British character. It's hard sometimes to retain a cultural feel to a character, but Lara in the latest Tomb Raider trilogy felt too much like they were trying too hard to make the female Christian Bale version of Bruce Wayne. I mean she gets piked through the side in the first game for fucks sake and she's then mysteriously fine until near the end of the game when it suddenly begins to affect her. But also the whole exploration angle has lost it's enjoyable feeling of discovery and it's been made to feel more like a female version of Uncharted.

Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed the recently trilogy within reason but you can see too many inspirations and sources of inspiration that I felt like it was a melting pot of concepts and didn't really do anything faithful to the character.

 

[Woo-Fu]

She's sexier than ever, I don't know what you're smoking.

 

[Valonquar]

All of the characters in the story are terrible 1 dimensional jokes. I couldn't tell you the name of any character outside of Lara from any of the reboot games. They didn't matter at all.
Also I can't wait til they try to get press by introducing a playable male Croft and it ends up being more successful.

 

[Jigsaah]

Lmao "supposed to fap to her". Glad you got your priorities in order.

 

[desertdroog]

You can fap on pointy titties but not with this?

Like two puppies fighting under a blanket.

 

[newtypepilot]

The reboot Tara is a sociopath mass murderer. Slaughters thousands of men, but feels guilty killing a deer. WTF?

 

[Silent Duck]

Let us cherish current Lara for as long as we can, you can bet that with the next reboot they're going to make her flat chested and boyish looking.

You mean like this?

Or like this?

 

[Paracelsus]

How many 2013 Lara cosplays have you seen around?
I know, me neither, that's how you tell a character looks boring. it's like cosplaying as Nathan Drake, all you need is a hipster spiked front haircut, roll yourself in dirt for five minutes, and there you have it.

 

[jonnyp]

I dunno, her voice is pretty hot

Her voice acting grates my ears. The new Tomb Raiders are Luddington Panting and Moaning simulators with terrible voice acting interspersed.

 

[Shakka43]

New Lara looks perfectly fine. The games were pretty good too, well at least until the last one which was a beautiful borefest.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

I liked the 2013 Lara, you got the impression that she would become the booty shorts and tank top sporting Lara we all know and love, this was just her "origin story"

But it was with the sequels they decided to go in a more "feminist" direction.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Yep she looks worse, but the first two games in this series were really good. The newest one bored me.

 

[Gargus]

My problem is there are wayyyyy too many games out like tomb Raider now. So many action adventure, running, jumping, shooting, solving puzzles. So many that the new tomb Raider games I find boring because I find Laura Croft boring, no one does anything good with the character and the games themselves I find kind of generic and bland.

The original tomb Raider was great because the game play was really great for it's time and it felt new and different than most games. Laura was also cool because they didn't try to humanize her or make her realistic or try to show her as a "strong woman" or any of that boring shit. Laura was strictly a hot ass woman that was pretty, only cared about her own endgame, was smart and capable and out for her own needs and gains. That's why she was a fun character to play as.

Ever since crystal dynamics took over for like 5 or 6 games ago the series went down hill and now I dont even give a shit.

 

[Domisto]

dat lawn ornament

 

[KiNeMz]

Its no longer a 3d verison of prince of persia. I liked that gameplay.

 

[Urprobablyright]

Not tuned in to this way of thinking i regret. I prefer the more interesting character she is now and i have no need to fap to her..

Besides, i hear the internet's full of perfectly realised boob-laden digital pornstars just waiting at the end of an incognito Google image/gif search~ not that I'd know anything about that -_-

 

[Pimpbaa]

Like a few others here I liked the first 2 games of the current trilogy (and Lara), but man the newest one was pretty goddamn bad.

 

[Bathtub Fart]

The games make me laugh. Her characterization is pure schlock. I can't take it seriously but it desperately tries so hard lol

 

[kiphalfton]

Not tuned in to this way of thinking i regret. I prefer the more interesting character she is now and i have no need to fap to her..

Besides, i hear the internet's full of perfectly realised boob-laden digital pornstars just waiting at the end of an incognito Google image/gif search~ not that I'd know anything about that -_-

I heard the Bing video search function shows snippets of all sorts of videos. That's what I heard.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[MagiusNecros]

NG Lara has no energy and lacks confidence. It was acceptable for the first game in the reboot but it just got worse.

That's the problem.

OG not only had the looks but had confidence in spades. Bring fun OG Lara Croft back pls.

 

[Animagic]

Thankfully for the 25th anniversary, they've put her back in the kitchen, where she belongs:

Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide

Join Lara Croft on a global journey and prepare delicious food from around the world with Tomb Raider: The Official Cookbook and Travel Guide.Tomb ...

www.simonandschuster.com

 

[Kataploom]

Anyway, every day I see on my way to work in front of someone's house door one life size statue of Lara Croft in her classic look.

And even though I actually only finished in franchise first game in this reboot serious something, and played first, and second PS1 TR, it reminded me how Lara is really Penthouse girl Indiana Jones, she had big boobs, and is sexy, and we are supposed to fap to her, not think about how she is as a person.

Basically, similar to how many wish Tifa in remake should have bigger boobs.

Should Lara return to her old school sex bomb self?

Nah, I can fap with porn or just have sex if that's it, regarding TR I like current Lara and am waiting for more of this universe

 

[Croatoan]

Exactly this. She is a nothing character that goes from vengeful rage to silent stealthy killer to chatting sweetly to little kids in the village. Deep in the heart of South America, where of course everyone speaks English. Her only consistent personality traits are that she cares about that worthless fucker "I only exist to prove that Lara can care about a friend" Jonah and she misses her parents. FUCKING YAWN. They should have gone the other direction hard, a mature middle-aged Lara out there fucking robbing tombs, killing anyone who gets in her way, a stone-cold hot bitch anti-hero. That could sell. I'd fucking buy that shit full price day one.

A hot, forty something, disillusioned Lara with some type of horrible addiction that forces her to raid tombs for money would be AMAZING. Would never happen because female characters are not supposed to have vices or show weakness anymore.

 

[AJUMP23]

Your male gaze is far to strong.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I like the new one. She is pretty great.

 

[Xenon]

My take

Original Lara: older and expirienced with a more defined refine personality. She is unapologeticly a tomb raider and makes it look easy.


New Laura: Younger and fumbling her way through things still not comfortable with her role. Getting by on raw skill.


I don't think the 2013 Lara replaced OG Lara. Shes just at a different point in her life.

 

[lachesis]

I don't mind the new look - but I do mind her personality and excessive killing in the game. Sure, battles may be necessary to move the story forward - but I'd much rather have some true exploration in the middle, rather than waves and waves of enemies to kill.

 

[TwiztidElf]

Shadow of the Tomb Raider. wtf?
Lara knowingly triggers a Tsunami that kills hundreds, maybe thousands of people, and it's no big deal. She barely bats an eye.
The justification? Oh, the bad guy would have done it anyway...

 

[ShinraMiddleMananger]

"So basically, I need a new Lara using the old costumes but with photogrammetry so I can fap to it"

I want a tampon crafting mechanic too. Pine cones and bees wax ought to do.

 

[PumpkinPie]

Correct, OP. Her tits are too small for one thing

 

[normalguy09x]

I can't think of any other iconic videogame character other than Lara Croft that got such a drastic character change. Lara Croft went from confident relic collecting puzzle solving bad ass. To bow and arrow action girl. They need to reboot the series again and remember who Lara Croft is.

 

[anthraticus]

AAA and their obsession with fucking story...I dont really care what she looks like, but I’d love it if they just made a game withOUT Uncharted/TLOU gravitas and character studies. I miss the days when videogame writing was basic and just kind of there.

Now every AAA tries to make the player feel while conveying somekind of American Millennial Approved message....well, every Western AAA game.

That's why avoid it at all costs and couldn't care less about whatever garbage they pull out of their sjw shitholes.