Lara No Longer ‘A Sex Object’
"No unlockable bikinis"
Published: 19:30, 11/12/2010 by Tuffcub.
27Crystal Dynamics’ art director Brian Horton has declared that Tomb Raider reboot will feature a notable absence of titillation.
“As far as sex appeal, we are always thinking about making a character that people want to play, and part of that is a level of attractiveness and being drawn to Lara… But we don’t want to play up sexuality for sexuality’s sake. We are constantly talking about context and motivation on this project.”
Yes, massive jiggling norks are out and ‘motivation’ is in. Our gaming heroine is no longer to be objectified for having a very pert bottom squeezed in to those oh-so-very short shorts. Stop looking at her bum, you are meant to be admiring her intelligence.
“Lara is a lover of archaeology and she has these book smarts. Her brains are another huge part of her sex appeal. She is an attractive girl who doesn’t play up her looks, but she is super smart and she is very ambitious.”
Anyone hoping for a hint of sauciness as Lara scampers across the mysterious island she has been shipwrecked on is also out of luck;
“Her skin is still bare on the arms and there are going to be rips and tears on her clothes, but it won’t be about being revealing. It’s a way of saying that through these tough situations, there is a beauty and vulnerability coming through.”
“I think that is sexy in its own way. There is a different tone we are going for across the board, and Lara Croft as a sex object isn’t our goal.”
I’m not sure many gamers will look at her cart wheeling across the landscape and think “Wow, Lara has a BSc in Entomology, I am so attracted to her!”
Source: GameInformer
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11/12/2010 at 19:35
Member since: Jun 2009
First in the whole series then :)
11/12/2010 at 19:36
Member since: Jan 2010
I’d still raid her tomb.
11/12/2010 at 19:42
Member since: Dec 2010
I second that :D
11/12/2010 at 19:48
Member since: Apr 2010
Haha splendid!
12/12/2010 at 01:27
Member since: Jul 2009
I’d be worried about dust, cobwebs and if her dungeon gates had been kicked in.
12/12/2010 at 15:03
Member since: May 2010
Love it.
11/12/2010 at 19:47
Member since: Jul 2009
THANK GOD!
11/12/2010 at 19:53
Member since: Oct 2010
A degree in Entomology sounds fit to me.
11/12/2010 at 20:03
Member since: Aug 2009
Good, i was bored staring at boobs ;)
11/12/2010 at 20:08
Member since: Apr 2009
good. this is hopefully a step towards women being portrayed as people rather than eye candy in games. With games like heavy rain, red dead and now this things could change
12/12/2010 at 18:19
Member since: Sep 2008
Because men in games are not stereotyped?
OK, we’re not supposed to look at tits and ass this time around, judging from the promo pictures this one is supposed to appeal to those that like their women bruised and bleeding?
Games are about making money. Period. If giving the main character big tits mean making more money they will. If claiming she is intelligent and not an object means making more money they will. If doing both means being a liar and making more money they will. I’m betting they choose door three.
12/12/2010 at 18:29
Member since: Jul 2009
A little bit of door three action, eh? Dirty sod. :-)
12/12/2010 at 18:39
Member since: Sep 2008
You have no idea. When I’m choosing what game to buy the only criteria is the size of the mains airbags.
12/12/2010 at 18:54
Member since: Jul 2009
So a special edition of Dead or Alive and a strong lock for the door. Got it. ;-)
11/12/2010 at 20:29
Member since: Jun 2009
She is a sprite… i wonder how intelligent she can be?
Bravo to Daywalker comment!
11/12/2010 at 20:30
Member since: Apr 2010
Is alison carroll still playing the role? god she’s beautiful :P
11/12/2010 at 20:50
Member since: Oct 2008
Blimey, you mean she’s got more than one brain, the looks might be irrelevant, she’s gonna look well odd.
Oh, but it’s part of her sex appeal – you what?!?!
11/12/2010 at 20:54
Member since: Apr 2010
Makes no odds to me to be honest, Lara’s goodies were never very oogle-worthy to me, but then again I’m not of the persuasion to fully appreciate them to be fair. `I crack out my copy of Uncharted for that.
But if the game is a success it would be nice to know it was on it’s merits, and not Lara’s.
11/12/2010 at 21:06
Member since: Dec 2008
You missed the word ‘one’ from inbetween ‘out’ and ‘crack’
11/12/2010 at 21:10
Member since: Apr 2010
Took me a while to get that lol. That’s certainly not true, well only very rarely, every now and then, occasionally … always.