>beat 2 for the first time yesterday >watching a youtube video >mfw finding out that the monks in the monastery level aren't hostile and only attack you if you shoot them
oh my god
i genocided an entire monastery because i accidentally shot a monk instead of the cultist member
>Media and critical analysis concerned only with the marketing for Tomb Raider is limited and ignores the context of the game’s production, in which Arnold and Stevens played a vital role, as well as the narrative, characterisation and gameplay evident within the game. Indeed, players need only to complete until the end of the “Tomb of Qualopec” level in order to see Lara get the better of Larsen both intellectually and physically in FMV 2 (Figure 6). As gameplay progresses, players see Lara positioned in a number of intelli gent puzzle-solving situations which showcase her athleticism and strength regardless of her gender. >Furthermore, owing to Arnold’s contribution to the Tomb Raider script and her creation of Natla as the main antagonist, the game passes all three points of the Bechdel-Wallace test, the minimum measure to indicate representation, or lack, of women in media texts, in that it has two leading and named female characters, they talk to one another, and they talk to one another about “something besides a man”. >The male characters are presented as inferior foils to the leading female characters, and all are killed by Lara, seemingly without a sense of remorse. And although Natla may be afforded more dialogue, Lara has the last line with her guns. As it was Arnold, in particular, who developed Lara’s and Natla’s characters, and Arnold scripted the dialogue and finalised FMVs, this demonstrates the positive impact that women can have in developing in-game female representation, going beyond the “dam sel in distress” stereotype. Thus, the marketing of Tomb Raider may conform to and promote negative female gender stereotypes, but the game itself does not.
never thought i'd see a feminist academic paper positively quoted on Ganker
the author is pretty cool for responding to critics passing off lara croft without actually looking at the game though
you can download a PS1 emulator for free or buy the games from GOG or steam
but be warned, the PS1 version uses save crystals instead of manual saves, which makes the game much more difficult
well it looks literally the exact same in every single way as the original games besides the graphics so i think it's safe to say that kino is back on the menu
You may need the following for each game, as they are literally unplayable in certain hardware.
https://github.com/LostArtefacts/Tomb1Main
https://github.com/Arsunt/TR2Main/
https://github.com/Trxyebeep/tomb3
https://github.com/Trxyebeep/TOMB4
https://github.com/Trxyebeep/TOMB5
the last one they made came out in 2018 and then square enix sold the tomb raider franchise to a company called embracer group
they haven't done anything since then until today with these remasters
they did plenty of stuff >manor level in that power wash game >mobile archero-clone >upcoming tv show for amazon and anime series for netflix >been working in a new 2013 entry with amazon since god knows when
So is this a confirmation that whatever new game is in the works will be slightly geared towards the older gameplay style compared to the bullshit 'survival trilogy'?
>beat 2 for the first time yesterday
>watching a youtube video
>mfw finding out that the monks in the monastery level aren't hostile and only attack you if you shoot them
oh my god
i genocided an entire monastery because i accidentally shot a monk instead of the cultist member
tomb raider chad here, i can't physically stand up
>Media and critical analysis concerned only with the marketing for Tomb Raider is limited and ignores the context of the game’s production, in which Arnold and Stevens played a vital role, as well as the narrative, characterisation and gameplay evident within the game. Indeed, players need only to complete until the end of the “Tomb of Qualopec” level in order to see Lara get the better of Larsen both intellectually and physically in FMV 2 (Figure 6). As gameplay progresses, players see Lara positioned in a number of intelli gent puzzle-solving situations which showcase her athleticism and strength regardless of her gender.
>Furthermore, owing to Arnold’s contribution to the Tomb Raider script and her creation of Natla as the main antagonist, the game passes all three points of the Bechdel-Wallace test, the minimum measure to indicate representation, or lack, of women in media texts, in that it has two leading and named female characters, they talk to one another, and they talk to one another about “something besides a man”.
>The male characters are presented as inferior foils to the leading female characters, and all are killed by Lara, seemingly without a sense of remorse. And although Natla may be afforded more dialogue, Lara has the last line with her guns. As it was Arnold, in particular, who developed Lara’s and Natla’s characters, and Arnold scripted the dialogue and finalised FMVs, this demonstrates the positive impact that women can have in developing in-game female representation, going beyond the “dam sel in distress” stereotype. Thus, the marketing of Tomb Raider may conform to and promote negative female gender stereotypes, but the game itself does not.
never thought i'd see a feminist academic paper positively quoted on Ganker
the author is pretty cool for responding to critics passing off lara croft without actually looking at the game though
see
kojima copied tomb raider 2
What's the best way to play TR 1-6 in this day and age?
you can download a PS1 emulator for free or buy the games from GOG or steam
but be warned, the PS1 version uses save crystals instead of manual saves, which makes the game much more difficult
Do GOG and Steam versions run well on modern systems?
the GOG version works good on my system, apart from the minor graphical hiccup here and there
I see there's a remaster of the first three games incoming.
Any chance it won't suck ass?
well it looks literally the exact same in every single way as the original games besides the graphics so i think it's safe to say that kino is back on the menu
You may need the following for each game, as they are literally unplayable in certain hardware.
https://github.com/LostArtefacts/Tomb1Main
https://github.com/Arsunt/TR2Main/
https://github.com/Trxyebeep/tomb3
https://github.com/Trxyebeep/TOMB4
https://github.com/Trxyebeep/TOMB5
>even the entire LGBTQ+ community loves lara croft unconditionally
we literally cannot stop winning at everything tomb raider bros
I heard she's even popular with horses
qrd??
weren't they still making those shitty uncharted clones??
the last one they made came out in 2018 and then square enix sold the tomb raider franchise to a company called embracer group
they haven't done anything since then until today with these remasters
they did plenty of stuff
>manor level in that power wash game
>mobile archero-clone
>upcoming tv show for amazon and anime series for netflix
>been working in a new 2013 entry with amazon since god knows when
level in that power wash game
archero-clone
tv show for amazon and anime series for netflix
TR1 TR2 TR3 is getting a full fledged remasters (not a remake fortunately)
I saw it getting a trailer for Switch, PS and Xbox, but what about PC?
its on PC too
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2478970/Tomb_Raider_IIII_Remastered/
I legit just preordered it, never preordered a game before.
I might get a PS3 to play Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld but would like it if they were ported to PS5.
They run fine on even potato PCs anon, you can probably find steam keys for a couple bucks each
They still didn't bring the story DLC to PC, did they?
Sadly no
theyre bringing it in the remastered version, better late than never i guess
Nah we're talking about the LAU trilogy here, sadly the DLCs arent included in the game for pc version
It is just the old game with crisper textures and more polygons on Lara's buns thighs and breasts.
I am lovin it.
as remasters should be, a bit more but nothing less
So is this a confirmation that whatever new game is in the works will be slightly geared towards the older gameplay style compared to the bullshit 'survival trilogy'?
hopefully yea