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I’m so sorry to see that an amazing female character as Lara Croft (I mean: the real one) has been so disempowered and made less appealing (both physically and mentally) in order to make her look like a normal whiny girl with serious personality disorders. She once was FANTASTIC and iconic, now she’s just a random, bland, video game character. Of course I blame Eidos Interactive, Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montréal for destroying her, but most of the guilt belongs to many Tomb Raider fans, who not only fiercely allowed this mess, but now regret it when it’s too late to complain. Such a shame. I can’t believe that characters like Dante (Devil May Cry), Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot were saved from this “reboot” trend thanks to their strong fandom. Sometimes, it feels like we don’t deserve a decent Lara Croft. I do. I didn’t deserve this “reboot thing” at all. To me, she was one of the most important characters ever and now she’s gone because her fandom didn’t have the guts to oppose this reboot. I tried my best over the years, but I only gained insults and slanders. Such a shame. I always try not to think about this, because it’s utterly frustrating.

”Tomb Raider: Ascension” outfit is pratically the same as the main Lara Croft costume in “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” (2018). Please tell me that doppeL and I weren’t the only one who noticed this.

“This [Shadow of the Tomb Raider] will be, I would say, the most difficult Tomb Raider of all the Tomb Raiders.”

Daniel Bisson.

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Extra: If you could suggest one thing to Crystal Dynamics in regards to the Tomb Raider series, what would it be?

I would suggest them to leave this series once and for all. We gave them more than 10 years to develop a decent Tomb Raider game and a decent Lara.

Lara has been acceptable in Tomb Raider: Legend (2006), but it’s since 2007 that our favourite heroine is not just the same as she used to be and now it’s even worse with their mediocre reboot.

I wish Eidos Interactive/Square Enix gave this saga to someone else, someone more competent. I’m actually sick and tired of Crystal Dynamics, their low standards and their childish remarks.

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Day 30: What fond memories do you have of Tomb Raider/Lara Croft?

The first Tomb Raider game I played is Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation. Egypt is AWESOME in that game, I still remember the feelings I had while playing those levels. I cannot forget the “Alexandria” period in Summer 2000: I loved the relaxing environment.

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Day 29: What do you think of the new comics?

As far as I know, they’re as bland as the video game they are based on. They’re canon, but I didn’t bother reading all of them.

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Day 28: Do you like the new Lara?

No. She’s the girl next door type, she’s boring and unappealing. She’s lacking all of the charm, the class and the witticism of the original character. Such a shame. She cries way too much and still moans and whimpers like hell. Yet she’s able to transform herself in a living panzer in less than a minute. That’s ridicolous. I miss those days when Lara Croft meant something more than this scared little girl.

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Day 27: What are your thoughts on the reboot?

The Tomb Raider reboot is a total mess. It’s the perfect denial of what this series always used to be. Remember?

This is utterly rude and disrespectful. You just can’t totally forget the series roots with the pretense to impose your new vision. That’s so arrogant. They hate Lara Croft and demanded us to swallow their revamped characterisation. The 2013 game is rubbish. It’s all about SHOOTING. It’s some sort of Call of Duty game mixed with Uncharted. Its plot is weak, the screenplay is beyond mediocrity and Lara’s characterisation is laughable. And also... SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMM! And what about the “I hate tombs!” quote? Did they really think it was so funny? It’s not. Rise of the Tomb Raider is quite better than its predecessor, but I’ve never forgotten how Crystal Dynamics employers used to insult classic Lara in favour of their bland version of the character.

There are so many examples. Thank God, Karl Stewart, Rhianna Pratchett and Andrew Dovichi are gone. I couldn’t stand them anymore. The reboot is the ruin of this saga.

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Day 26: Are you a Core Design or a Crystal Dynamics Supporter?

CORE DESIGN. Absolutely. They have created Lara and their characterisation is way more interesting than every Crystal Dynamics incarnation. Plus, Crystal Dynamics showed so many times how ungrateful and disrespectful they are in regards of Core Design and Classic Lara. Meh. Sometimes, I wonder what on earth have I ever done to deserve them.

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Day 25: Favorite boss battle.

Fighting Larson at the end of Tomb of Qualopec. Nothing special, after all, but there’s that “nostalgia” feeling being triggered in that particular part of the game.

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Day 24: Favorite quote(s). I love MANY of them and they’re all related to classic Lara. I’ll mention some of them. Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (1998) ITA: Indigeno: Tu molta buona carne. Molta; buona. Lara: Non consideri una cosa: forse, sono io ad avere appetito. E sono proprio affamata! ENG: Indigenous: You make plenty good flesh pot. Lara: You forget: I might be quite hungry myself. “Famished”, actually! ITA: Lara: Goditi la pensione. ENG: Lara: Happy retirement! ITA: Lara: Già. Prima mi incontri in India e mi spedisci a cercare gli artefatti. Ora mi porti qui, ad ascoltare i tuoi deliri. La tua idea di tempismo è... sbagliata! ENG: Lara: Yes... But you bumped into me in India and sent me to find them for you, bringing me here, listen to this gibberish! Your perception of good timing is... bad!

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999)

ITA: Lara: Sempre piuttosto acido, Werner. Se è la gamba la causa di tutto questo risentimento, mi sembra abbia a che vedere con la tua propensione a voler, a tutti i costi, tirare delle leve. ENG: Lara: Always grumpy, Werner! If it’s the leg causing all this ressentiment, I seem to remember that being down to affinity pulling down hazardous levers.

ITA: Lara: Sono io a scrivere il mio destino. ENG: Lara: I make my own luck.

Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000) ITA: Lara: Ho il denaro, ma non sono solita trattare con gli scimmioni. ENG: Lara: I’ve got the cash. But I don’t deal with the monkey.

ITA: Lara: Hai appena compiuto una delle più stupide mosse della tua vita. E non si può certo dire... Che siano state poche. ENG: Lara: That would be one of the stupidest moves you’ve made. And that’s saying something. I think you’ll appreciate. I can’t even choose between all the quotes from The Angel of Darkness, because they are too many. I hope you’ll appreciate these ones. To me, Lara’s real voice is italian, that’s why I reported those quotes in italian too.

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Day 23: Favorite voice actress.

Elda Olivieri.

She dubbed Lara from Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft (1997) to Tomb Raider: Underworld (2008) and its DLCs (2009). She also voiced Lara in the Lara Croft spin-offs (2010; 2014).

I think her voice is AMAZING. She fits Lara’s personality so much! Elda’s voice is sensual, cerebral, classy and sassy. Elda can mix all those elements and this ability made her the P-E-R-F-E-C-T choice for my favourite heroine. She’s also incredibly nice to fans. Kudos to her!