''I Want to Protect Her'', You'll Say About the New Lara Croft

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"When people play Lara, they don't really project themselves into the character," says Crystal Dynamics' executive producer, Ron Rosenberg. "They're more like 'I want to protect her.' There's this sort of dynamic of 'I'm going to this adventure with her and trying to protect her.'" The new Lara is set to suffer in ways that the previous Lara never had to deal with, including attempted rape. "She is literally turned into a cornered animal," explained Rosenberg. "It's a huge step in her evolution: she's forced to either fight back or die."

Source: Kotaku

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[Disco LT]

I'm sure there have been a lot of sentences starting with "I want to..." about Lara Croft >.< I really, really think this game looks good from the videos though, and it's going to be nice to see her vulnerable side.

I just realized I haven't played a Tomb Raider game since PS1

[=beast=]

oh noes, rape

2 months later...
new tomb raider banned. believed to encourage rape, says 60 year old woman, based on no evidence.

[Disco LT]

oh noes, rape

2 months later...
new tomb raider banned. believed to encourage rape, says 60 year old woman, based on no evidence.

That gave me a good chuckle

[Edward]

Yeah defense from rape will not go down well with the already sensitive public. And I'm not sure how it will play out, an action event scene?

But no doubt some Japanese Tomb Raider rape simulator will turn up - if it hasn't already?

I hope Lara is still fun to play, and not so vulnerable that shes a pain in the arse to help all the time.

[Jez]

Press x to not get raped?

Really this just feels like fan service and pandering, a new low for a series already quite used to spelunking.

[Cyrinno]

She does seem to get beaten up badly in every video I've watched I feel like I need to call the police. Since when is lara fragile (yes I know it's suppose to be a prequal)

[akira675]

Oh oh... Wait till the ACL here about this... Wont somebody think of the children.

[Kinky Kel]

Oh god, if one person can get rape out of scantily clad nuns shooting at people, then I'd loathe to see the incoming diatribe on this.

[meji]

Yeah... reeks of fan service.

It's pretty much why TR hasn't been good since, well, TR on the PS1.

[a3gis]

Oh oh... Wait till the ACL here about this... Wont somebody think of the children.

they'll hear about it, but then they'll demand she have the child...

[korbain]

Press x to not get raped?

Really this just feels like fan service and pandering, a new low for a series already quite used to spelunking.

A women getting raped is fan service?

[a3gis]

Press x to not get raped?

Really this just feels like fan service and pandering, a new low for a series already quite used to spelunking.

A women getting raped is fan service?

it is in Japan - well.. for a subset of anime fans anyhow

[vcatkiller]

Maybe, but I think there needs to be more tentacles involved...not that I know personally, honest.

[korbain]

Press x to not get raped?

Really this just feels like fan service and pandering, a new low for a series already quite used to spelunking.

A women getting raped is fan service?

it is in Japan - well.. for a subset of anime fans anyhow

so for a very small minority of **** up people? lol