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The quote from Charles Ardai bugs me. The original was a fun game. Women in video games were at that time (and still are? I don't play anymore) consistently ove
by magpi3 3y ago
The quote from Charles Ardai bugs me. The original was a fun game. Women in video games were at that time (and still are? I don't play anymore) consistently over-sexualized, but it was never why I played a game, and I really don't think most gamers buy games just because because of the size of the main character's chest. Yes, the main character has to be cool and interesting, and Lara Croft is. They gave her an interesting backstory, and the rich British angle made her a cross between James Bond and Indiana Jones (and maybe a little bit of Batman).
Maybe it is just me, but the implication that my buying decision are based on something so puerile is just so damn insulting.
- Semaphor 3y agoI had a poster of Lara Croft in my childhood room. First the original, later Angelina Jolie. I never had another video game character on my wall. I was 10 when the first game came out.
- nmz 3y agoAs did many others, to say sex doesn't sell in the age of the internet and OF is complete blasphemy.
- Wowfunhappy 3y ago> I really don't think most gamers buy games just because of the size of the main character's chest. Eidos’s marketing team apparently thought otherwise. No idea if they were right—although the game's sales make me suspect the marketing department was probably at least competent.