How do we feel about Lara Croft?

Posted by Sean Dodge from 207.173.204.175 on September 03, 1999 at 14:27:07:

I know that opinion on the forum is pretty much divided on this subject.
Many feel that the Tomb Raider game is a rip off of Indy. Others, like me, will take their adventure anywhere they can get it.
For what it's worth, I passed on Tomb Raider for several years--I usually prefer games like Myst, where the action level is surpassed by the challenge of solving riddles. (Not unlike Fate of Atlantis, or another adventure game with Indy-esque overtones The Riddle of Master Lu- Ripley's Believe it or Not)
I only got into tomb because I got a chance to get Tomb 3 for free.
I fell in love with the game (not just the girl) and decided to get the other games in the series. I now have Tomb Gold, and will get Tomb 2 Gold and Tomb IV as soon as they are released.
The adventure stories in these games (esp. Tomb 1) are pretty solid. I've seen a lot of negative reveiws about 2 & 3, and I can't really comment as I am only on the first level of 3 and I can't tell if the story is going to develop or not.
But my point is this. These are good adventure story/games in the tradition of Indy, and I see no reason why we should villify them simply because they try to emmulate the classics.
But then I've never really had a favorite football team, so maybe I don't understand competitive human nature very well.
If you can present the opposite side of this, I would love to hear it.
In any event, adventure lovers have 2 things to look forward to in the near future, "Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine" and "Tomb Raider:Revelations"
I can feel my butt going numb in anticipation of hours of game play.

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Re: How do we feel about Lara Croft? Frank Bama 09:24:13 9/04/99 (0)
Re: How do we feel about Lara Croft? Johnny 07:06:23 9/04/99 (0)
Re: How do we feel about Lara Croft? Johnny 06:53:44 9/04/99 (1)
- Stolen boulders? Sean Dodge 08:28:58 9/04/99 (0)

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: I know that opinion on the forum is pretty much divided on this subject.
: Many feel that the Tomb Raider game is a rip off of Indy.  Others, like me, will take their adventure anywhere they can get it.
: For what it's worth, I passed on Tomb Raider for several years--I usually prefer games like Myst, where the action level is surpassed by the challenge of solving riddles.  (Not unlike Fate of Atlantis, or another adventure game with Indy-esque overtones The Riddle of Master Lu- Ripley's Believe it or Not)
: I only got into tomb because I got a chance to get Tomb 3 for free.
: I fell in love with the game (not just the girl) and decided to get the other games in the series.  I now have Tomb Gold, and will get Tomb 2 Gold and Tomb IV as soon as they are released.
: The adventure stories in these games (esp. Tomb 1) are pretty solid.  I've seen a lot of negative reveiws about 2 & 3, and I can't really comment as I am only on the first level of 3 and I can't tell if the story is going to develop or not.  
: But my point is this.  These are good adventure story/games in the tradition of Indy, and I see no reason why we should villify them simply because they try to emmulate the classics.
: But then I've never really had a favorite football team, so maybe I don't understand competitive human nature very well.
: If you can present the opposite side of this, I would love to hear it. 
: In any event, adventure lovers have 2 things to look forward to in the near future, "Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine" and "Tomb Raider:Revelations"
: I can feel my butt going numb in anticipation of hours of game play.

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