"Love her or hate her, in the late ‘90s you couldn’t ignore Lara Croft. The buxom beauty vaulted to cyber-stardom among a sea of male protagonists. It’s hard to deny that the phenomenon of Lara’s success was inextricably tied to her physical presentation – her nature as a projection of both power and sexual fantasies. There was no overlooking the cinched waistline and impossible curves, the inflated lips and elongated legs, or the excessive flexibility and effortless grace. Some embraced Lara as an inspiration for these very reasons. Others shunned her as a chauvinistic objectification.
Through eight console iterations, Lara Croft’s visage has continued to evolve – constantly straddling the line between fantasy and reality, idealism and believability. With Crystal Dynamic's Tomb Raider reboot, the studio is looking to cut Lara Croft from an entirely new cloth. We look back at official art over the past fifteen years and detail the metamorphosis of Lady Lara......"
Poetic_Truth Member since Jan 16th 2008 8625 posts
Tue Dec-14-10 12:16 AM
10. "Just read the article in Game Informer...man if they do this shyt right" In response to Reply # 0 Tue Dec-14-10 12:21 AM by Poetic_Truth
this game could be right back up there getting mentioned with the top adventure games out today....I mean, the game did start the whole genre....
the character model was the main thing holding TR back this generation....once they revamp that I think the fanbase could get back to where it was in the 90's
COULD possbily give UC3 a run for its money...if they promo it right from here on out and at E3 and what not...
Poetic_Truth Member since Jan 16th 2008 8625 posts
Thu Dec-16-10 07:32 PM
13. "Anymore news on this? im honestly more excited" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Dec-16-10 07:33 PM by Poetic_Truth
about this than Uncharted 3.....cuz i already knoq UC gone deliver....I think Tomb Raider will end up goin in the same direction of UC...more realistic and cinematic
Tomb Raider STARTED adventure gaming, and laid down the platform for how that shyts suppose to be done back on PlayStation 1.....I dont think Uncharted owes TR nothing, but UC did get most of their ideas from TR....TR has just went to shyt this gen
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