Support NeoGAF

[sinnergy]

She is made for cave diving

 

[newtypepilot]

as long as it involves some scissoring...

 

[Rykan]

Ok, i leave you alone. It's waste of time to speak with you. Not only me but some other member of the forum that are "triggered" have triggered you and you want just win the conversation and I dont have the desire to make the thread about you and your corny ideas.

Sure, its the same usual suspects who can be found in every TLOU 2 thread. Sorry buddy, you can't freak out at the very thought that a video game character might have a romantic scene with a character of the same sex and then claim you're not the triggered one. Doesn't work that way.

 

[Sephimoth]

What fans/I want:
- Return to form, huge complex temples/ tombs with loads of puzzles and booby traps.
- Dangerous wildlife as enemies only. Scary
- No ear-piece / sidekick chatter, feeling of isolation

What we get:
- Gay

 

[nightmare-slain]

i should just add i don't really give a fuck who someone fucks or what sex/gender/pronoun someone is/uses but this just feels like cheap pandering.

alright say Lara is a lesbian. so what? who cares? not me. i'm just tired of this being fucking forced into every single type of media for the sake of appeasing and scoring points.

 

[TonyK]

What will the next trend be after sexuality

I hope it will be quality.

 

[realcool]

Remember, back in the day, when you were talking about games with your bros and whenever somebody said, "hey, the new Tomb Raider came out," they meant that a new tomb raider game was released?

 

[Kikorin]

Lara in love with another female character? Well, sounds like one of my teenage dream tbh.

 

[Duchess]

and to get romantically involved with another female character​

This will be best experienced on the PS5, as the Dualsense will add an extra layer of immersion to that scissoring mini-game.

 

[Rush2112]

sigh...here we go again.

 

[Eddie Brock]

Well she does enjoy raiding tombs!

I hope it's better then Shadow, I liked the other 2 but shadow was just so boring

 

[Hypereides]

I hope Lara cuts her hair and comes back as a butch lesbian. 10 mil. sold copies guaranteed!

If there is any weight to this, the fuck are these people thinking. It seriously sound like they despise everything about the original TR games. They shouldn't even remotely be handling this series at all. What a poor choice for delegation.

 

[Fermbiz]

 

[Kataploom]

Like Overwatch?

 

[OneShotThrill]

I dont care who you fuck..male, female, or alien. Make a GAME and sell it on its own merit. It a shame when a game is announced the first snippet we hear about is sexual orientation and gender identity for brownie points. Not gameplay and tech. Make the gameplay great and an actually engaging explorer story. Not some weak ass romance drama. I wouldnt care if it was a heterosexual or homosexual relationship. Its fucking weak.

 

[realcool]

This will be best experienced on the PS5, as the Dualsense will add an extra layer of immersion to that scissoring mini-game.

there's another segment where you're rigorously pulling on an adaptive trigger while furiously rubbing on the touchpad to reach the climax of the story.

 

[Fess]

Has Lara ever had a male romantic partner? I’ve played most of the games but don’t remember that ever happening.

Alex West and Chase Carver according to the internets. Might’ve been some romantic thing with a lady in comics too though so I guess she’s bi.

 

[OneShotThrill]

Its funny..in any media, I've never cared which character fucked whom, unless it seriously developed the character and plot. I still roll my eyes at pointless sex scenes or random nudity just for the sake of it. Straight, gay..it dosent matter. Its to attract simpletons. If you wanna go digest shitty Cinemax cable soft core porn then go do so. I want to play a good fucking game with real characters. I came to see Lara Croft kick some ass and solve ancient puzzles and have a memorable adventure. Not to see her muff diving and spilling her guts over feelings she hasnt expressed.

 

[adamsapple]

That girl with girl relationship is perfectly fine ?

yes ?

 

[Eddie Brock]

Seeing all these homophobes lose it is hilarious hope you dumbasses share all your tears on the internet for all too see

 

[It's all in the wrist]

TloU x Tomb Raider

Abby x Lara

 

[Putonahappyface]

I predict there will be a fish fingers trophy.

 

[Tams]

 

[nightmare-slain]

I predict there will be a fish fingers trophy.

 

[Shut0wen]

Is this a movie or a game? Cba clicking on the link but personally dont give fuck what she is as long as the story is great and so is the game

 

[anthony2690]

I'll wait and see how the game turns out before having a crazy knee jerk reaction.

I personally thought the crystal dynamics trilogy was really enjoyable myself.

 

[JokerMM]

This will get me to play this shit no cap
Y'all have to be gay as fuck for not enjoying a good clean lesbo action

 

[Bonfires Down]

That's gay

 

[Unknown?]

LOL you want to talk about "triggered"? You have to be joking. You literally read a post on a forum that contains a mere RUMOR that says a character has romantic scenes with a member of the same sex and you respond in this hysterical fashion:

The mere possibility that a character in a game might be gay is enough to set you off.

Oh and for the record: You did not answer that "It did not matter if she straigth or lesbian." Allow me to remind you what you actually posted:

You're here saying that games need to justify having a character be romantically involved with a member of the same sex. I know that posters like you and Nautilus will try to hide behind "No no, you've got it all wrong, I'm just against relationships in video games in general" but I can absolutely promise you that I can go over any thread on GAF about a game that has any kind of hetereosexual relationship in it and be absolutely certain that I won't find either of you complaining about it.

Ah but Ellie being lesbian makes no sense in the context. In a world where you fight to survive, conditions are harsh, and the species is hanging on by a thread sexuality wouldn't be a thing except to procreate and keep the species going.

 

[emivita]

No, thanks. Lara likes men.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

Oh look, another one, how original is that, a game to please 0,1% of humanity.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

This will get the hard core base to pounce on this like a baby to mammies teet.

 

[6502]

Oh cool. Another "game" focussing on story so people who cant get a job in the movie industry can shove their drivel down our throats.

So this is what they lead on rather than some unique gameplay, some interesting mechanics..

Sounds like a wet dream for 14 year old boys and those desperately seeking validation.

I think I will pass.

 

[Revolutionary]

I don't give a flying fuck about Lara's orientation. What I DO care about is good Tomb Raider gameplay with an emphasis on 3D platforming instead of blasting guns and murdering everyone.

 

[Saber]

This will be best experienced on the PS5, as the Dualsense will add an extra layer of immersion to that scissoring mini-game.

And everytime you miss the mark, you fill up a new meter called "homophobic meter".
If this bar fills up entirelly its game over screen, with a 10 minutes monologue by Neil telling you how much of problematic you are.

 

[Roberts]

I somehow always assumed that Lara is a lesbian.

 

[Jennings]

This plot matches all my favorite r34 artwork for Lara.

 

[SlimySnake]

So if anyone is keeping track, the big three female leads in video games nowadays are all lesbian

Ellie - The last of us 2
Aloy - Horizon (Clone of a lesbian so likely a lesbian especially considering how she turned down the two men chasing her)
Lara Croft

Not that there is anything wrong with that. I have many gay friends. My father is gay.

 

[Samrf89]

Sure, its the same usual suspects who can be found in every TLOU 2 thread. Sorry buddy, you can't freak out at the very thought that a video game character might have a romantic scene with a character of the same sex and then claim you're not the triggered one. Doesn't work that way.

not that i agree with the other guy, but you're missing the point here so bad it's not even funny.

 

[Filben]

I don't mind some good girl on girl action.

in terms of an actual engaging story: why the need of romance to begin with?

Anyways, as long as the game is good and entertaining I don't care too much about who she's banging.

 

[Jennings]

Why......why is this needed ?
Sure my daughter will not play this game.
What she will learn from this game ?
That girl with girl relationship is perfectly fine ?
Where is morality in this world ?
Last 10 years in every movie or show we see this, that gay relations are perfectly fine....
WELL THEY ARE NOT !

Lesbians are as moral as anybody else. Relax, your daughter is safe.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

So if anyone is keeping track, the big three female leads in video games nowadays are all lesbian

Ellie - The last of us 2
Aloy - Horizon (Clone of a lesbian so likely a lesbian especially considering how she turned down the two men chasing her)
Lara Croft

Not that there is anything wrong with that. I have many gay friends. My father is gay.

It's what happens when you hire purple headed weirdos into your projects under the fear of not selling 'The message', sadly.

I thought it would have ended by now as none of this shit sells

Guess we need to kill ALL known well selling franchises. There cant be many left now.

 

[TGO]

 

[Doom85]

Funny how people are all, “man, says it all that this is what they announce first about the game”.

Except, you know, nothing about this seems to be an announcement, but rather a leak. So the writers don’t have shit to do with this being what we hear first.

Of course, regardless it wasn’t the first thing leaked as the article technically mentioned her leading a team and the world being hit with a cataclysm (and even the article title focused on the team aspect). So, you know, just saying. But of course, that wouldn’t lead to a thread of this:

 

[DragonNCM]

Youre on your own there.Your morals are your own. Keep that shit. Im not a homophobe. I dont care who has whatever relationship. I just want a good Tomb Raider game and a heavy romantic interest is definitely the wrong way to go. Make or female.

Dude I'm not homophobe at all. I respect people choices & I'm perfectly fine with that. Have a gay coworkers & we are damn good friends but why they need to infest games with that bullshit, we already have every god damn movie or show plagued with that.

 

[Holammer]

You know, sad broken women always become lesbians, it's a rule.
I think Harley Quinn popularized this particular trope. Now everyone does it.

 

[Doom85]

I thought it would have ended by now as none of this shit sells

Guess we need to kill ALL known well selling franchises. There cant be many left now.

The Last of Us Part 2 - 10 million sales
Horizon Zero Dawn - 20 million sales

Yeah, look at those shit numbers.

 

[jdforge]

Seeing all these homophobes lose it is hilarious hope you dumbasses share all your tears on the internet for all too see

I love sucking dick as much as the next person. Trust me, forced homosexuality and identity politics in video games has fuck all to do with homophobia.

Try harder.

 

[Valt7786]

I hope Lara cuts her hair and comes back as a butch lesbian. 10 mil. sold copies guaranteed!

If there is any weight to this, the fuck are these people thinking. It seriously sound like they despise everything about the original TR games. They shouldn't even remotely be handling this series at all. What a poor choice for delegation.

Hey hey now, I'm sure Crystal Dynamics have as much love for the Tomb Raider franchise as they did for The Avengers.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

is this what girl gamers want?