CD has to keep the message of the reboot intact. I think it's pretty clear CD will avoid doing any 'sexy' outfits to avoid inviting criticism.īecause you just know how many people in the gaming media and outside these days aren't going to find it as amusing as you would. This is an 18 rated game is it not? Surely adults are mature enough to determine what is a bit of extra fun and what isn't. No one is suggesting CD goes all boobs and butts with DLC outfits, but a bit of imagination wouldn't harm imo - it certainly wouldn't break the mentality of the masses like you're suggesting. Hardcore fans wait years for the game, beat it all in 20 hours, then what? Some DLC outfits might prolong the experience for some and are likely less costly than making new DLC single player levels. Remember, the game is supposed to be a game - i.e fun. I've not yet seen any public outrage over DLC outfits in a game other than the Horse Armor in Oblivion. After a successful sequel, maybe, but there's a risk of the success of this game being a one-off, and that has to be a concern for the folks at CD/Square. Considering how quick the gaming public was to pounce on any negative with regards to this game (the whole rape and "protect her" thing springs to mind), I'd think CD would want to be extra careful with regards to managing public perception of the character, and I'm not certain the types of outfits you're pushing for would be the right mood for the franchise at this point. Everyone will have access to it, so they're perception will be influenced as well. You say ridiculous outfits would just be for the fans, but it's not like there's test that you have to take to unlock these outfits. These other "serious" games also aren't trying to get past a decade's worth of oversexualization and objectification. It doesn't make 47 less menacing or a joke character as a result - it's an optional look.Īgent 47 wasn't trying to rebuild his image like Lara is. Heck look at Agent 47 in the chicken suit. There are countless "serious" games that offer alternative outfits that don't detract from the main game or change perception of the character. Her image is already established in all the marketing we've had, and as I said, most people will "get" the new Lara and her seriousness on a first playthrough.
I understand the concept fully, but outfits would be more like fan service than catering to the masses. Throwback skins would be cool, but anything more ridiculous than that risks pushing the gaming public into viewing her as a joke again.
They didn't include nonsensical outfits in the game as unlockables for a reason. That was the whole POINT of the reboot.Ĭall me self-righteous all you want, but it won't change the fact that gaming IS a serious business (millions of dollars are at stake), and they crafted "serious Lara" for a reason. THAT'S why they felt they needed to reboot the game.to get people to drop their preconceptions of the character and look at her as a serious protagonist again. They equate the character with the low poly pinups and the tank controls of the early generation and found it hard to take her seriously over the last few games. Tomb Raider reboot is serious business.:rolleyes: I can't be the only one who acknowledges how fickle the gaming public is, right? As hard as it is for people around here to admit, Lara Croft has been a joke to many gamers for YEARS. There are tons of other outfits that could be included which don't "degrade" the character. Who said anything about including bikinis?
The self righteous folks here are behind the idea that all previous outfits in the series are way too comical to be included in this game and just wouldn't fit at all even though being constantly covered in mud like Arnie in Predator is absolutely fine.