@Jayoneta Interesting...And why are they being so secretive? Will Kurtis play a bigger role in Catalyst? There have been rumors about Kurtis's return.
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@SynnFusion That's why I cannot wait for the upcoming Chronicles book. That should, hopefully, clarify details for us. One of the things that bothers me is people's claims that the LAU cannot be canon. That doesn't sound reasonable to me since Crystal seems to be promoting all timelines.
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I've grown a bit weary of fans being fast and loose with what constitutes 'canon', i.e. changing it randomly and unpredictably in order to suit whatever claim about Lara you are making in the given moment.
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@SynnFusion I've been looking for this for a while. Another fan brought this point up some time ago. Thank you!
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Lara has described herself this way in literally every era including the core era whereby she scoffed at Pierre Dupont for being a common thief. Many classic fans sell their own favorite version of Lara short, attempting to bucketize her in ways she herself resisted.
Izzy ❍⚢🇦🇺@JillValendyke
People aways love to talk about how Nathan and Lara would team up, but thats actually quite the opposite. Nate steals and sells artifacts, exactly the type of person Lara despises. Lara is a protector of ancient history and studies it. Nate is a peddler in for the money.
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@universocroft I don't like boss fights that feel video-gamey, unless there's a reason for doing so. Judging by LoA's trailer, it looks like they're going for a battle and chase sequence. That looks pretty exciting to me. It feels more natural. I hope they don't rely on cutscenes.
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Você preferiria que Legacy of Atlantis trouxesse um combate mais "livre" com o T-Rex como no TR1 ou numa "arena fechada" como em Anniversary? 🤔
#TombRaider #Gamer #PS5 #LaraCroft
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@LaraCroftsSoul @Joestar2323 That's my thought too. I, too, was told that Unified Lara is a continuation of Survivor Lara with the classic personality. Personally, I view the Unified era as a soft reboot. It doesn't matter really. It's like arguing whether it's "macaroni and cheese" or "cheese and macaroni".
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@Joestar2323 Today I got into one of those arguments about whether unified Lara is ‘survivor’ Lara and all that pointless shit. I’ve come to realise, what’s the value of arguing about this if she acts and looks like Lara finally in the end? Does it really matter? 😅
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You know, I sometimes have to bring myself out of getting sucked into these stupid fan wars. Really, most of what we argue about is so pointless and makes no real difference in regards to enjoying the next game. 😅 it’s time to be normal & just enjoy unified Lara and tomb raider.
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@LaraCroftsSoul We're so passionate about Lara Croft, we'd argue over her hair color. LOL.😄
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@UnknownUserRhys @SynnFusion Very true. Even Survivor Lara had a complicated relationship with her father. It reminds me of the Angelina Jolie movie, in a way.
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@Through55714210 @SynnFusion Survivor Lara did also rebel against her inheritance. Tho maybe that was cause of trauma and I think cause prior to Yamatai she also resented her dad for his obsession and neglect of her as a kid probably
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In my experience, this is fine for many classic fans. There aren't many people begging for Henshingly's return (though there are exceptions). Most fans just wanted Lara to 'become the tomb raider', whatever her origin story was.
Society of Raiders@RaidersSociety
🏹Tomasz Gop (Product Director) and Brad Auty (Associate Game Director) from Flying Wild Hog have confirmed that the Survivor Tomb Raider trilogy is part of the original canon.
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If you know what these are, we can be friends
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@SynnFusion @LaraCroftsSoul Fair enough. Actually, I do think that Survivor Lara was leaning on the Classic personality in the later games. (Though I think Survivor Lara killed more people.) We know that there was a deleted DLC of Croft Manor in Shadow, bringing back the classic nostalgia.
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@Through55714210 @LaraCroftsSoul don't y'all make me go on my big speech about how despite survivor lara being initially relatable, she ultimately becomes a borderline psychopathic killer whose reckless methods result in the deaths of thousands. but i get what you're sayin'
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@LaraCroftsSoul @SynnFusion Same here! Talking about gameplay, I really missed our constant battles with Pierre in TR1. I hope they bring that back.
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@Through55714210 @SynnFusion Yes I adore unified Lara’s look in LOA. She’s got human proportions but is sexy as hell and I just want to see her have fun, have a sense of humour, and rip through every challenge. I want Larson and Pierre to be dumb sexy twats, I want Natla to be an unsettling bitch. EXCITED!
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@LaraCroftsSoul @SynnFusion I'll admit that I got a bit worried about what direction they were going to go with her look. Especially in some of their collaborations, Lara's muscles were a bit too large for a woman. All Laras had a womanly figure. LoA Lara is perfect! Way better than what was teased.
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@Through55714210 @SynnFusion They also tweeted her face and proportions to look more like classic Lara while still looking human and it’s 100% the right call
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@LaraCroftsSoul @SynnFusion I agree. Lara Croft was designed to be over-the-top fantasy. The kind of person women want to be. She's not meant to be relatable. In fact, Lara has inspired many people to become adventurers themselves.
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@Through55714210 @SynnFusion Also, the best thing about her was that she’s unrelatable. She is untouchable, above and beyond, hilarious, intelligent as fuck, charming as hell, sexy as hell, and she knows it but doesn’t care to use it other than when she wants to have fun. She’s her own master
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@LaraCroftsSoul @SynnFusion Yeah. Many Classic fans said the exact thing. It's not that Survivor Lara isn't empowering by her own right or that she's ugly. She's not ugly. It all boils down to her holding the legendary name, Lara Croft. Even LAU Lara was compared to her classic counterpart.
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@SynnFusion @Through55714210 It’s interesting how it worked to the detriment of Lara, fracturing her in this way. I always felt it was so regressive to convey that only women who look a certain way can be taken seriously. If S Lara was someone else, I’d love her, but replacing classic Lara made me hate her.
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@SynnFusion @LaraCroftsSoul Exactly. And so far, I think that Unified Lara looks like a perfect middle ground between those who want a traditional Lara Croft and those who want a more relatable character.
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@Through55714210 @LaraCroftsSoul i definitely think survivor lara is a product of 2010 being a time when popular media was still trying to figure out how to do feminism and at the time, disparaging "objectified" characters was all the rage
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@LaraCroftsSoul @SynnFusion I agree. The ideal body shape, while rare, is not a myth. I agree with them that it's unrelatable, but it's not impossible for a woman to be an hourglass figure. And Lara Croft never used her sex appeal to get what she wanted. I found that to be empowering.
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@Through55714210 @SynnFusion Yeah shitting on over ‘sexualised’ characters was all the rage back then. Now it’s not, there’s a consensus now that the feminist ideal is that women of all types of bodies and looks are equally valid. Changing Lara to an unrecognisable character to take her seriously is… sexist
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@LaraCroftsSoul @SynnFusion Crystal never confirmed anything, but I cannot help but wonder if Lara's change of body, personality, and attempt to make Lara more relatable were to please those people. Except they changed too much of the Lara we knew and loved.
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@Through55714210 @SynnFusion Synn is very nice indeed. The only survivor fan who is nice to me even though I’m nice to everyone.
Yes, I want classic Lara’s looks too with everything else that distinguishes her, but I accept the survivor trilogy. I very much dislike how it was executed, good concepts tho
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@LaraCroftsSoul @SynnFusion I grew up on Classic/LAU Lara and feel the same as you. I just want Lara to be that fun, confident, snarky, thrill-seeker we came to love. Though I support Synn as a lover of Survivor Lara, and wouldn't diminish her impact, as some Classic fans have.
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@Through55714210 @SynnFusion I feel the same way about classic Lara for sure as a classic fan, I’ve just decided to, at this stage, ignore her origin story in favour for Lara to become recognisable and as close to classic Lara as possible.
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@SynnFusion Okay, I misread that. I thought you were saying that some fans cared about Henshingly Croft. I was simply sharing something I observed about adamant Classic fans and why they hold onto the classic bio.
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@Through55714210 Yes indeed, that is exactly why I pointed out that there are exceptions.
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@Lincoln_Croft That's my thought too. I mean, listen to the crowd cheering for Tomb Raider at VGA. Even casual players cannot wait to play another Tomb Raider adventure. Lara Croft is still the queen of video gaming and wouldn't still be holding that crown if no one cared about her.
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Eu lançaria esse ano mesmo.
Tomb Raider e GTA tem bases de fãs totalmente distintas.
Quem é fã de Tomb Raider não vai deixar de comprar o jogo, mesma coisa se fosse um Resident Evil da vida, a fã base é fiel.
GTA é jogo que extrapola a bolha, qualquer outro jogo “sofreria”.
Universo Croft | Tomb Raider@universocroft
Você acha que adiar TOMB RAIDER: LEGACY OF ATLANTIS poderia livrar o jogo da avalanche de GTA 6?
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