Lara Gets Serious in New Tomb Raider Teaser

[Crimson_Dragoon]

Say what you will, but jeeze that was a pretty trailer. Obviously not in-game graphics, but still.

 

[antipunt]

Lara Croft with depth outside her chest area?

Might be a smart move, assuming they pull it off

 

[Nihlus2]

...You know, I wonder what went through the mind of the guy that went back to the end of the collapsing ship to open the hatch for Lara, only to watch her leg it past him and off to safety... and then drops straight back into the watery death (from his P.O.V)...

Off Topic aside, like everyone else has pretty much already said. Looks promising story-wise with some (hopefully) new character development or origin exploration, really looks intriguing.

...It's Square Enix so graphics are stunning as per usual to a point where I was fooled for a second about it being filmed instead of animated. Holding the expectations high on this one.

 

[XMark]

Wow, I'm definitely more excited for this game now. Is it just me or is this more realistic Lara actually hotter than the old Lara?

I just hope that the narration was just for the trailer and it's not like that the whole game... don't be Other M, Lara!

 

[Hatchet90]

Damnit... I was hoping she'd finally die.

 

[Inkidu]

I was never really into the Tomb Raider series. I know, a young man who grew up in the 90s not loving Lara Croft? Let's question his sexual orientation! It wasn't that. It was that I was, and still kind of am a romantic. My kinds of games usually centered around plot and character. Final Fantasy IV, VIII, IX were my staples because I always enjoyed the character development.

Tomb Raider always made Lara out to be a bad ass, which is fine. I'm all for bad-ass chicks. However, and I think Game Informer said it right, she has a "Teflon beauty". Nothing really sticks, it's hard to care about someone who can handle themselves give any situation. So yeah, this will be the first Tomb Raider game I've played since Legends (good, bad I don't care; not the point) and in that one she had all that internal stuff with her mom, but still, you really couldn't get in her head. You knew their was a deeper person in there but she didn't let it show, which is good... to a point. If you keep doing that though you get action-hero it ultimately becomes one-dimensional.

So yeah, am I looking forward to delving into how Lara Croft became Lara Croft. Hell yes.

 

[superline51]

I'm liking new Lara a lot better already

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

So instead of being a cold, snarky blowup doll, she's a human being this time around? Color me interested.

 

[eels05]

If this game is successfull they should consider it a re-boot for the Tomb Raider series.Why not.She can finally trancend the Tits'n'arse tag.Thats why we have porn.

This would also be the only way to explain why young Lara has an mp3 player considering her age in relation the the state of technology in previous games.

 

[Inkidu]

This would also be the only way to explain why young Lara has an mp3 player considering her age in relation the the state of technology in previous games.

And that's what makes it a reboot. It's the same reason Peter Parker is a web designer for the Daily Bugle in Ultimate Spider-Man.

EDIT: damn twitchy mouse. I was going to say, I'm waiting for the inevitable PDA to enter into it somehow. Shipwreck no prob.

 

[tjdwo09]

Ugh Square Enix always try to make their female characters super pretty, like with the same arhed eyebrows, angled face and large eyes. Then extremey long legs and stuff. I mean I know Laras supposed to be hot but shes like a barbie - commpletely unreal.

She remind me too much of the ff13 girls who looked super fake.

But that said, SE are getting better at making cutscenes.

 

[Inkidu]

Ugh Square Enix always try to make their female characters super pretty, like with the same arhed eyebrows, angled face and large eyes. Then extremey long legs and stuff. I mean I know Laras supposed to be hot but shes like a barbie - commpletely unreal.

She remind me too much of the ff13 girls who looked super fake.

But that said, SE are getting better at making cutscenes.

Um... Square-Enix is just a publisher in this. I think it's Crystal Dynamics all the way as far as development go. And from what I've read. They've kind of toned down the barbie looks as much as they could without making a whole new character. They had a lot of things to say about Lara's looks. Her boobs are actually smaller... if you can believe that.

 

[DementedSheep]

I really hope this isn't console exclusive and there is going to be a PC version of this.

 

[SoranMBane]

As far as having a decent female lead, they seem to be heading in the right direction, but I'm still a bit skeptical (it's kind of hard to just throw off the baggage from so many years of immature pandering). I will be keeping an eye on this one, though; it might accidentally turn into something interesting.

 

[Chase Yojimbo]

I am a happy pony that Squinex is only publishing... they better be only publishing... *prepares a bag of gil and dangles it in front of Yojimbo*. Eversince their failure of FF13 (and FFX-2 and 12 of course) I have been extremely hesitant to play anything made by them afterwards. Let us hope there are more tits and ass to look at when we go into a corner in the future.

 

[Fai57]

I like where they're trying to take this. They want to give the sex symbol that we know Lara to be a much more human look. She's not a supermodel in tight clothes swinging about for our pleasure (I'll leave Tecmo to deal with that). She's fighting to survive, which to players can make her a much better character to relate to.

I agree with you there but what it seems like they did was take away her confidence and badassery along with the loss of her "fuck me" looks. While I for one think her vulnerability will make for a better game model I can already hear the feminists gathering.

"So the only way a woman can be strong is with silicone and botox!?" and so on.

I think this Lara could be a much stronger character now. I haven't followed much of the news on this game, but from what I see, she's being set up as a normal young woman who undergoes a terrible ordeal and becomes strong and capable to face it and overcome it. It may be a bit of a cliche, and a tried and true story, but it's common because it works! She starts vulnerable, but who wouldn't in that situation? That sort of set up really lets us relate to her as a character, and makes her much more believable. I think she could be a very strong character with this story, which is far too uncommon in video games these days. As an added bonus, she could be a very strong female character, which is even more uncommon, much to the detriment of the industry.
I have high hopes for this game, and I really hope they're truly trying to do what they're hinting at, and can pull it off.

 

[Draksila]

It's a beautiful statement of intent/cinematic trailer. But the problem is that, in truth, cinematics are what Square Enix do well. Gameplay, on the other hand, has been falling short of late.

While I applaud the beautiful without being skanky, determined without being a complete ass new Lara and have hope that the reboot will make me actually like the series, I can't get excited until I see what they do with the gameplay. I'm hoping for something similar to Uncharted, which in itself borrowed some of the better aspects of Tomb Raider, but SquEnix doesn't have any good faith left with me anymore.

 

[DementedSheep]

Well, hopefully they wont go all "Other M" on this heroine, and really make a good game out of it.

I know, right. I will actually applaud crystal dynamics if they can develop Lara without, you know, not developing her at all (if that makes any sense). I want to see how they'll make a decent story without any other characters. Well, some others might pop up at some point, but Im not counting on it.

Spoiler

Not sure if this counts as a spoiler but I?ll tag it anyway. There are other characters. She is not the only survivor of the wreck. I have seen scanned images from the dutch gameplay magazine but I'm not sure if its ok to post that here.

It's a beautiful statement of intent/cinematic trailer. But the problem is that, in truth, cinematics are what Square Enix do well. Gameplay, on the other hand, has been falling short of late.

While I applaud the beautiful without being skanky, determined without being a complete ass new Lara and have hope that the reboot will make me actually like the series, I can't get excited until I see what they do with the gameplay. I'm hoping for something similar to Uncharted, which in itself borrowed some of the better aspects of Tomb Raider, but SquEnix doesn't have any good faith left with me anymore.

From what I have heard and I?m hoping this is true Square Enix are only publishing it, not making it. Although not getting excited until we get to see gamplay is a good idea. The game is still a fair way off. I haven?t played that many Square Enix games so this is probably unfair but none of the ones I have played I particularly enjoyed. I just don?t like their games.

 

[Still Life]

YES!!

Give Gaming a woman who is not essentially a sexual object/damsel-in-distress stereotype. This could be a landmark game if done right and I (as a male) want to see a female character who is the definition of a survivor.

Never been in to the franchise, but that may change with the reboot.

 

[Mysnomer]

I think we can, and should, aim a little higher than "Hot rich lady, steals stuff, shoots things." Besides, as I mentioned, the experienced, bad ass Lara wasn't selling very well.

I was under the impression that poor game design killed the franchise, and the negative impression built up by those failings prevented even the good games from selling well. It doesn't help that Tomb Raider is pretty much a joke in the collective unconscious. Has anybody had a genuinely positive thing to say about Lara Croft that wasn't followed by a joke about her breast size or the general failure of her games? (excepting Guardian of Light, which could unfortunately be a game about anybody, as the Kayne & Lynch/ Kain & Raziel DLC show)

The reboot aspect is pretty much their only hope for strong sales, but I wonder if they have taken it so far, if it should really be a Tomb Raider game? You can't even say they're attaching the title to boost sales, because at best it will have a neutral effect, but at worst it will decrease interest.

I dunno, I'm just skeptical I guess. The whole, "We're going to show her vulnerable side," I just don't like it when someone comes out and announces what should be delivered subtle within the game. It's like explaining a joke. Your pre-release media and the eventual final product should speak to Lara's character development, not some guy in an interview. When one of your selling points is how you're going to "humanize" your character, all you're going to do is cause people to have Other M flashbacks.

In summary, I think the trailer was far too angsty, and I'm suspicious of anyone who shouts from the rooftops what should be nuance.

YES!!

Give Gaming a woman who is not essentially a sexual object/damsel-in-distress stereotype. This could be a landmark game if done right and I (as a male) want to see a female character who is the definition of a survivor.

Umm, we've had this series since 1986. It's called Metroid.