Tomb Raider

[paperclipchains]

Lara Croft redesign and developer quotes"All of the character design decisions came from trying to make her believable. We didn’t want to make her a sexual object. She is a character that we want you to believe in."
it's so beautiful

Comments

[madsie]

This gives me hope for the future.

[paperclipchains]

I totally agree - and I'm glad they didn't deem her beyond salvation, and I desperately hope this game succeeds and this becomes the new Lara forevermore, and 2011 will mark the year everybody in the industry started growing up.

/single tear

[damnthatrogue]

I remember playing the original Tomb Raider when it came out. Dad got it for me as a present, and I loved moving around stuff, jumping over it, cursing when I missed the platform in some underground cave that had frozen over? [it's been ages for me]. I also liked the fact she was a female lead, because hey. I'm a girl and it's nice to play as one.

Then I saw the fandom stuff and fanboys and yeeeeah.

If they're going to make a proper go of designing their character, I'm willing to give it a go... depending on price.

[asylumiss]

I still hold a lot of love for the Tomb Raider games both new and old because at their core they were good platformers/exploration games and I loooove a good exploration game. Especially if I can platform as a woman. Unfortunately the marketing (those ugly cg renders) eventually turned the franchise into a joke and even with the new Crystal Dynamics trilogy they couldn't quite shake the old image of Lara as that chick with the boobs

[sisterjune]

OMG I LOVE IT. SHE LOOKS SO COOL. I SO NEED TO POST ABOUT THIS. Is it bad I teared up a bit? I just, its so great! Its like, you guys (developers) DO CARE. ;__;