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[ElFenomeno]

I can see who hasn't been to London in the last 20 years talking about how she looks Indian, not English.

 

[TGO]

Yep, Catalyst was pure CGI and still looked worse than in game footage from Atlantis, lol. CD game will probably be full of propagand, I hope I'm wrong because it's one of my favorite series...

Spoiler

But at least we get proper TR game next year!

And this is how Remakes happen.
God forbid Catalyst turns into what you said, imagine if Atlantis outsells it.
Maybe they'll end up ordering a TR2 Remake too.
Not gonna happen because CD will kick up a fuss, but I think CD is on uneven ground at the moment or will be if Catalyst doesn't return to form.

 

[Pantz]

Sell 1 Million+ more copies of your Tomb Raider game with this one weird trick

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

She is not bad, she looks far better in "normal life" and other roles than in Stranger Things.

"AZNUDE.COM".... dude, you never let your stroke material sources leak like this. Schoolboy error!

 

[Karppuuna]

When i played those original games back in 1996, i always felt like lara was about 35-40 years old, so those new characters is spot on to me, even thought the lore says that lara was 28 in first game, but its pertty close.

 

[DeepEnigma]

She looks 40+ here.

And most of us are approaching 50. She's a sugar baby in that case

 

[SaintALia]

Kinda has a Catherine Zeta Jones thing going on.

Would be funny if it was deliberate to make her have a more Latina look. She was supposed to be 'Laura Cruz' and Latina at the beginning anyway.

But I think they probably just have a new face model, and tanned her because it's more realistic to have a tanned adventurer who goes sprelunking in shorts and a tank top.

 

[Syphon Filter]

she looks fine to me, and I usually am critical of the ugly designs in a lot of modern games. she doesn't look Indian either like i see some saying.

 

[ScorpionX]

Her remake face looks fantastic. I wish they carried it to catalyst, but the one in the latter still looks good compared to what we have been subjected to the past few years.

 

[darrylgorn]

She looks like very average.

I guess that's what being a hero means now.

 

[Stafford]

I don't really understand why they make her look so different. The 2027 game should have the same face and body as 2026 game but maybe a bit older, if they so badly want a more older Lara. Odd.

 

[Krathoon]

They kind of made her look to wholesome. She is supposed to be more aggresive.

 

[KyoZz]

What's up with some of the take in tis thread? I think she looks absolutely stunning in the remake.

Ok in the CGI trailer for Catalyst it's a bit rough (not terrible tho), but I'm sure it's just a rendering issue and the final in-game model will be fine. If it was 'The Agenda' the remake would've been terrible too. By the way she is indeed older in Catalyst, since the story takes place after the events of TR: Underworld.

 

[Lolofonek]

While I technically agree with your take about Tomb Raider, I don't agree with it about Uncharted.

Call me old fashioned but I think it's okay for a series to just...end

I think sometimes companies like Nintendo make us forget this.

I think both approaches are valid, it depends on what the company wants to achieve. Nintendo is perfect example of harvesting fruits from keeping iconic characters timeless for many generations, its simply good business.

 

[dispensergoinup]

She looks fine, can't wait for both games.

 

[raduque]

This thread is mental.

Pixels in a screen ffs!

Gooners have ruined gaming.


Lara looks fine in the new games. Keep in mind, I'm going solely off the pictures in this thread - haven't seen any videos of the games yet. I thought she was fine in the mid 2010s games too. For the record, I only played the very first TR and the mid 2010s reboots. Even back then though, I thought it was a bit silly when they were treating a video game character as if she was a flesh and blood celebrity/star. Same with Rayne from the BloodRayne series (but I think Rayne destroys Lara in the looks department).

 

[kiphalfton]

From what I've read online, a 10 is a 7 to me. It's relative and subjective to each individual male, If you put an entire women identity on a checklist, then, basically you know nothing about them and you've just reduced them to a Dragon Ball power hierarchy system cause it's pointless and serve no purpose.

Ratings are stupid for multiple reasons, but mainly because people laser focus on one defining feature, and rate the person on that, while seemingly ignore everything else.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

For those who don't understand the scale of untapped market that exists here, look up what the world's most successful phone game by revenue is right now

It's called "Love and Deepspace" and you've never heard of it but the moment it launched it went straight to #1 phone game worldwide and has not budged since

Now that you know it exists, check what it is and who the target audience is. Yup.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Looks good. Like a milfy Lara Croft!

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Crazy eyes

That's the liberal death stare.

 

[HoodWinked]

 

[TGO]

No, I dont want a pornstar. I want Lara Croft to look like Lara Croft and not a random indian chick with menopause. She looks great in Atlantis, but terrible in Catalyst

Okay I'm quoting you again but for good reason, after looking at them properly, they are both the same.
the only difference is the eyes and eyebrows and actually less realistic details in the Catalyst model.
Catalyst though is CG, likely outsourced out to a 3rd party CGI creator for a Trailer and they seriously came up short on what was achieved in UE5.
Both Trailers are 4K but Atlantis is way more detail and sharper in resolution compared to the CG Catalyst Trailer which is actually rather soft and muddy in comparison
Tomb Raider 2013 had better CG, but CD doesn't have access to Visual Works anymore and is relying on what's available, I think the in-game will be better and likely match Atlantis
On a funny note I asked Grok to make me a poster with the new Lara model and it spat out this

 

[Moriarty1889]

Looks fine to me and I am glad she is causing meltdowns over her feminine looks.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

 

[Pimpbaa]

Atlantis Lara I like, Catalyst not so much. But still early.

 

[Mobilemofo]

I'm honestly pleasantly surprised they didn't make her look like a man tbh

That will the next game.

Tomb Raider: Legend Of The Lost Ladyboy

 

[PlayStaytion]

For those who don't understand the scale of untapped market that exists here, look up what the world's most successful phone game by revenue is right now

It's called "Love and Deepspace" and you've never heard of it but the moment it launched it went straight to #1 phone game worldwide and has not budged since

Now that you know it exists, check what it is and who the target audience is. Yup.

Imagine getting paid for designing your ideal male. We know at capcom studio, it's not about Leon or Jill personally.

 

[PlayStaytion]

For those who don't understand the scale of untapped market that exists here, look up what the world's most successful phone game by revenue is right now

It's called "Love and Deepspace" and you've never heard of it but the moment it launched it went straight to #1 phone game worldwide and has not budged since

Now that you know it exists, check what it is and who the target audience is. Yup.

He must has conqueror haki eyes or he's not gonna make it.

 

[geary]

I don't really understand why they make her look so different. The 2027 game should have the same face and body as 2026 game but maybe a bit older, if they so badly want a more older Lara. Odd.

One is a remake for when she was in her 20's, the other is a continuation from last series and she's in her 40's-50's

 

[Jesb]

What was wrong with 2013 Lara. Why not just evolve that look.

 

[H . R . 2]

They fed the original ps1 model to Ai and went from there. ergo, the middle-aged look.

 

[MrJangles]

On a funny note I asked Grok to make me a poster with the new Lara model and it spat out this

I asked chatgpt...

Make an image of a modern Lara Croft model designed to be sensitive to contemporary values....

It's Lara Cruz!

 

[Hypereides]

Dual pistols aside, I'm still waiting for CD to fit modern Lara with those rad round glasses she used to sport in the 1990's. I wonder why they're skimping on that key detail.

Important oversight from CD imo.

 

[Hudo]

For those who don't understand the scale of untapped market that exists here, look up what the world's most successful phone game by revenue is right now

It's called "Love and Deepspace" and you've never heard of it but the moment it launched it went straight to #1 phone game worldwide and has not budged since

Now that you know it exists, check what it is and who the target audience is. Yup.

The women I know also like to look at and play as attractive girls. It's mostly terminally online retards (both men and women) who want unattractive protagonists in media. And the biggest irony is that those people don't buy video games in the first place.

 

[violence]

This is my Lara Croft. They only did the Cammy leotard in TR4 and chronicles, but it was in the earliest concept art out there.

 

[Toots]

What the hell is this? Who is this person?

This Lara looks like Millie Bob Bobby Brown-Thornton and it is not a good look at all.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

I'm sorta split on it personally, she doesn't really look like Lara but I expected way worse if that makes any sense.

I don't mind her body or face but if we're talking about a fictional character I believe you shoot a bit higher.

But I do agree she has a peculiar look, the Lara for Atlantis is what I feel the next crop of Lara Croft games should look like

 

[Pedro Motta]

This is my Lara Croft. They only did the Cammy leotard in TR4 and chronicles, but it was in the earliest concept art out there.

lool fucking incels.

 

[FF:Enhanced_Reality]

Desi Croft innit bro.

They're trying to change her, you can tell.

 

[Melon Husk]

They kind of made her look to wholesome. She is supposed to be more aggresive.

 

[violence]

lool fucking incels.

Bro, . I've come all this way to share my dream with you.

 

[SkeletonQuays]

This character model is "not hot" ???... none of your girlfriends, wives, cousins, mothers, etc... ever looked that good.

 

[Gonzito]

This character model is "not hot" ???... none of your girlfriends, wives, cousins, mothers, etc... ever looked that good.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

This character model is "not hot" ???... none of your girlfriends, wives, cousins, mothers, etc... ever looked that good.

Bro there's alot of pretty girls out there in life incase you never noticed

 

[Physiognomonics]

She is OK-ish but TR 2013 is still the best looking Lara to me. Maybe too feminine I guess for 2025.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Ya'll need to go outside more often.

 

[SkeletonQuays]

you're reaching on this one dude...

 

[SkeletonQuays]

Bro there's alot of pretty girls out there in life incase you never noticed

Oh no doubt. I'm usually on board with ya'll when characters get uglied up... that shit sucks and it's a trend that needs to die, and i often won't buy games if they're woke or the character model change is blatant enough. But this aint one of those times... that's all i'm saying.

 

[Gonzito]

you're reaching on this one dude...

I understand if you have a different opinion man. I am aware I tend to make strong statements because it spices up the discussion and its part of my personality, but there's no need to attack me, my family, or my relationship history, specially because you don't know shit about me

 

[SkeletonQuays]

I understand if you have a different opinion man. I am aware I tend to make strong statements because it spices up the discussion and its part of my personality, but there's no need to attack me, my family, or my relationship history, specially because you don't know shit about me

bro what are you talking about? lol you need to step away from the keyboard for a minute dude i'm just saying that this laura croft model is attractive, i'm talking specifically to the people in the thread that are saying she's "busted"... not you... chill my guy, we're on the same team.