When they started with reboot games, it was only the media that heralded the remade Lara as an update for new times. She was oversexualized, they said. Interestingly, girls tend to prefer the original Lara just as much as boys, and it's easy to see why. She was witty, self-assured, badass and COOL. And sexy on top of that. Then they decided they had to transform her into something else. Why? If you change something that's already perfect you can only make it worse. They sure improved the graphics, but other than that, they have the same title, and the main character is called Lara Croft, but she's some random girl that I don't care about. And the game is just another game.
@@MA-yu2ss I understand your point, and I'm aware of the idea being used in these new games of showing how she got to be herself. Yet, I feel these games are just another concept altogether, the more elaborated the graphics, the more spectacular and movie-like action scenes, the more I feel I'm playing a straight forward story, to merely trigger these animations that take place. In the old games you got the feeling of being exploring, even if it was illusion and it was actually pretty staight forward aswell. I'm a fan of the very first three games, and from the newer ones I can say "Underworld" was the only one I really enjoyed (because the story was good, and the mythology involved very interesting). As to the effort of showing Lara in the making, I much prefer a fan-made level set, "Himalayan Mysteries - Full Version" by Titia Drenth (Titak). I feel she was so much closer to the original idea, the original concept of the game. She took as a basis Lara's background story from the original game in 1996 and developed a whole game from it. Amazing work. And concerning Lara's phisical appearance, I've always thought there's something that escapes most people when they go on talking about her huge boobs and all that; in TR1 character design did not aim for realism. Yes, she was designed to be a bombshell, but Toby Gard's style was kind of cartoon-like, exaggerating features and stylizing figures. I mean, her legs were also exageratedly long with freakingly narrow knees. Take a look at his character desing for a later work, "Galleon", it shows the same style (which I admire). What made TR feel real was the fact that it was a whole 3D environment and, very importantly, the fantastic work they made with Lara's super smooth movement animations, that needs to be praised still to this day. But the look of characters was not realistic. I want that. And I want an adventure game, not something that seems to be a crossover with survivial horror or war games, or trying to keep up with "Uncharted".
canalsoloparaverunvideodemierda yes I loved the old games as well, and I liked the complex puzzles and feeling of isolation they gave us while exploring. I also like the new ones, even though I do understand what you mean by them copying from Uncharted. I feel like they have gone somewhat off track of the original idea of tomb raider. Regardless I love the new games, with the exception of SOTTR because I felt like the storyline was lacking a bit...
I wish there were some statistics on the character design team members/turn over to see if there was some correlation with team change over or if the same team just kept forgetting what body part is on the top of the body.
Is that not that they didn't know, but rather had to deal with hardware limitations, during the ps1 era. That defined the style of the char, and they decided to leave it as such for the most part. Going for more stylized looks requires less time adding details compared to more realistic/detailed approaches too.
@@Gbtx6 nothing to do with Ps1 era as it was on PC aswell, it was just purely memory limitations and technology at the time. I still prefer the old style to realism.
Legend doesn't look that young, Anniversary does because she was in fact young, Underworld she looks like a living cadaver, and in the new ones she was totally changed, but they had to reflect her younger age. But yeah, in IV, V, and AoD she definitely looks younger than the first 3 ones lol. Lara suddenly changed in IV
@@SDASermons hiii yeah I just wanted to clarify because I've played both games on 360 but yeah, the graphics are better but her face gets squashed down in underworld
@@SDASermons but I've also played anniversary on the wii and it looked horrendous so I think it just depends on the console. The cutscenes have much better graphics so maybe the image they used is from that. But yeah, her face gets proportionally weird in underworld
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I dont like how they made her look more innocent in the recent games. one of her most outstanding characteristics were her downfacing eyebrows giving her a determined look
@@squidguy8134 lmao are fr? The reboot are more sticked to real life, if you were on adventure and your crew starts to die and you have to kill, how would you feel like? You deadass.
The Legend trilogy is my personal favorite era of Tomb Raider. I know, the originals are the classics, but Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld had a lot of modern conveniences and upgrades while still retaining some of what made the originals special. Being the middle trilogy, they make a good middle ground between modern and classic IMO.
I like both the classics and the Legend Trilogy. Legends brought some nice additions like physics puzzles or grappling hook puzzles. It had nicer graphics, easier controls and a fairer save system. However I think these ones were brought down a bit by a few things. •The easier transversal took away the skill involved with platforming. Legends trilogy made climbing automatic and casualised, with little sense of dread or fear. •Tomb Raiser Legends also had irritating protagonists that won't stop talking over radio. Old Tomb Raider had a sense of isolation and atmosphere, it was Lara versus the world with no moral support. • The boring on-rail sections with action set pieces were dull. Nothing more to say on that. So whilst I like both styles of games, they are going for different things. One is rough around the edges, challanging, atmospheric, and exciting. The other easier, more casual, but more relaxing when wanting to unwind after a hards day of work.
Classic Lara Croft is always the best to anyone! Got the best memories, best soundtracks, and best game-design (Tomb Raider 2) and best voice actress (Miss Judith Gibbins) ! Love you Lara Croft! I still have a poster of TR 2&3 from 1998 😍😍🥰🥰
Y'all here talkin bout how her face doesn't look the same in the same game, meanwhile I'm just shook at how much technology and artistry advanced over the years that you could mistake video game models for real humans
Well, if you have even a basic laptop you can play the original games on PC. They're a bit clunky but still worth exploring! Last Revelation is the easiest to play as it's easier to control if you're used to playing ps3 and 4 standard of games.
Fair does, I started playing them again years ago and just stopped. Keep meaning to go back but its like, I do have other, more recent games, so meh. I also suspect op meant that, ya know, pre economy crashes (once in a lifetime my arse), and ya know, the pandemic, the times we played these games originally are long gone haha
Damn she used to be a recognizable icon. Now I can't tell the difference between this new Tomb Raider, the girl from Last of Us, and Jill Valentine from Resident Evil 3 remake. Everything is so cut-n-paste now.
God i really liked her face on Underworld, she looked a little bit more realistic but without leaving those exagerated caracteristics on her face. And it was so attractive of her
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My childhood started with Tombraider Legend and I will never forget how amazing it was.
Mine started with Tomb Raider III.. then Revelation and Chronicles, and after that Tomb Raider 1 and 2... yeah, I've messed up the chronology, but I was just a kid.
@@fonfa234 when we had no weights on our shoulders,like life was so easy Our only priority was to finish a game and I remember how I was struggling to finish one level ,it took years to finish a single game I started with Chronicles,I m never gonna forget that time
@@PopCar69 Yeah, good ol days... life was so much simpler.... the world was a better place back then, without all those wars, viruses, and hatred and bullshit... man, I think I'm gonna cry now :(
@@bernardolopes1989 it was a terrible origin. An inexperienced student/part time waitress almost becomes rape victim leads her to kill hundreds of men. It's ridiculous. Classic Lara had military background and special forces training it made so much more sense!!
@@Dogs.Are.Better.Than.People Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I think starting out as former military would undermine her journey. The fact that 2013 Lara starts out as someone who is inexperienced and doesn't believe in myths and legends and is forced to adapt to survive and cross lines she didn't think she could is a much more epic journey. The fact she realizes her dad was right about everything and that the world around is so much more complex than she ever imagined is captured beautifully. But I am ready for a more classic-esque Lara. :)
@@bernardolopes1989 it's been done so many times already both in games and movies. It's so dramatic and cliché at this point. It was to tropey and had me none invested. It's better when they strip things back, simplify a storyline and bring some originality into it. Trauma shouldn't be a driving motive for Lara Croft, it's cheap and over used. An iconic character like that deserves better.
That was kind of the point of that game, but is sad we don't have an already tough Lara in the actual saga. It's been three games, that's when she's supposed to turn into the actual Lara
aw man this is perfect. i overhauled and cleaned my ps2 completely last week, tr 1-5 is coming right at me. im looking forward to it :)))) so many memories
I want the new Lara Croft to have the same 'Boss Lady' like look and feel to her. She's badass but the old ones had this vibe to them that the new one doesn't.
Blood or answers I have no preference. He should spill a bit of both! O.K. Marco. Glad to have you aboard. (Beating up monk sounds) What do you want? Come on. Stick through your stomach?. Tell me where in monastery should we look? Eh brother?.
underworld Lara is my favourite looking version with the reboot Lara looking nice here too, but my favourite game is still TR1, it was magic at the time
That OG clarinet melody hits hard! Has it really been 25 years?! I really hope they do another anniversary issue like they did in 2006 for the 1996 original release. I absolutely loved it. It was the best of both worlds- updated graphics and game mechanics that weren't too far from the spirit of the predecessor. I would give a lot of money to be able to play the original games in a bundle on my console. Sadly I can't afford PC gaming anymore though I recognize it's the superior way to play. Good memories. I got stuck in 4 on my dreamcast forever. That dang water puzzle with the weights threw me for a loop. No Google back then lol...I feel old. 😂
Honestly, Tomb Raider died to me when I started playing Underworld. A good start, but something felt wrong.. not the same feel as Legend or Anniversary has. Despite that they add the characters off those two games in Underworld. (Also that Octopus was a joke!) After watching this and getting that sweet childhood nostalgia, I feel like I stop caring about Underworld because it was moving into the next consoles area. When I first saw Tomb Raider 2013, I was interested. But still to this day never played it mainly because she looks like a completely different person, and the game looks nothing like Tomb Raider. I think Underworld was the end of the original Lara Croft adventure, that I just couldn't accept.
@@Tan_15115 I'm also in the minority here. Honestly, she seemed to look more like Origin Lara. That and seemed to act like her too. Personally, I think she made a better Lara than Jolie and I don't particularly care for the new TR series. I'm a classic lover, but that movie was right on. No offense to Jolie, but all I saw was Jolie being Jolie, not Lara. She might have somewhat of Lara's look, but she didn't have the right kind of attitude. All I saw was, 'this is easy. I can do this in my sleep', kind of act.
More realistic looking doesnt necessarily mean better looking. Anyway, my favorite has to be 1:18, both stylized and somewhat realistic, beautiful middle ground.
What are you talking about? She has been a strong and fierce character from the very beginning. Just look at her early adventures. She has never been the 'helpless princess'-type. Get over it. lol
@@detectivemolasses1980 no. Not high standards and she doesn't even need a big chest. I'll use the movie for example. Angelina Jolie may not have the curves but she has unique facial features. Perfect to portray Lara Croft. So I have a experiment for you, try going outside to any area filled with yuppies. Maybe a high rated university. Take your pick of slim females and majority can play the new Lara Croft. Go ahead and take your pick. Give it a try. So yes. The new Lara Croft is very much a plain Jane. Imagine taking Faith Connors and changing what makes her stand out. From makeup, hair cut, slanted eyes and yet a strong jaw. Then replace with stereotype fully asian or fully caucasian face. Besides Mirror edge being a beautiful game there is a reason why the main character stands out from so many other female lead protagonist and autonomically recognized by anyone in the gaming community. Mind you faith has no curves. Flat in the front and in the back. Yet still stands out. Just wanted to paint to you how plain Jane Lara Croft is now. Can you see it now? The girl next door looks just like Croft. No need to cosplay. LoL
@@Mart-E12 probably. When I played it when I was little I always thought japanese, I wasn't familiar with anyone else looking close to that at that age
Classic Lara will always be the best one to me 💕
When they started with reboot games, it was only the media that heralded the remade Lara as an update for new times. She was oversexualized, they said. Interestingly, girls tend to prefer the original Lara just as much as boys, and it's easy to see why. She was witty, self-assured, badass and COOL. And sexy on top of that. Then they decided they had to transform her into something else. Why? If you change something that's already perfect you can only make it worse.
They sure improved the graphics, but other than that, they have the same title, and the main character is called Lara Croft, but she's some random girl that I don't care about. And the game is just another game.
@@MA-yu2ss I understand your point, and I'm aware of the idea being used in these new games of showing how she got to be herself. Yet, I feel these games are just another concept altogether, the more elaborated the graphics, the more spectacular and movie-like action scenes, the more I feel I'm playing a straight forward story, to merely trigger these animations that take place. In the old games you got the feeling of being exploring, even if it was illusion and it was actually pretty staight forward aswell. I'm a fan of the very first three games, and from the newer ones I can say "Underworld" was the only one I really enjoyed (because the story was good, and the mythology involved very interesting).
As to the effort of showing Lara in the making, I much prefer a fan-made level set, "Himalayan Mysteries - Full Version" by Titia Drenth (Titak). I feel she was so much closer to the original idea, the original concept of the game. She took as a basis Lara's background story from the original game in 1996 and developed a whole game from it. Amazing work.
And concerning Lara's phisical appearance, I've always thought there's something that escapes most people when they go on talking about her huge boobs and all that; in TR1 character design did not aim for realism. Yes, she was designed to be a bombshell, but Toby Gard's style was kind of cartoon-like, exaggerating features and stylizing figures. I mean, her legs were also exageratedly long with freakingly narrow knees. Take a look at his character desing for a later work, "Galleon", it shows the same style (which I admire). What made TR feel real was the fact that it was a whole 3D environment and, very importantly, the fantastic work they made with Lara's super smooth movement animations, that needs to be praised still to this day. But the look of characters was not realistic.
I want that. And I want an adventure game, not something that seems to be a crossover with survivial horror or war games, or trying to keep up with "Uncharted".
canalsoloparaverunvideodemierda yes I loved the old games as well, and I liked the complex puzzles and feeling of isolation they gave us while exploring. I also like the new ones, even though I do understand what you mean by them copying from Uncharted. I feel like they have gone somewhat off track of the original idea of tomb raider. Regardless I love the new games, with the exception of SOTTR because I felt like the storyline was lacking a bit...
@@milliedred4341 yesssss we want real sixth sequel 🙃
Tomb raider 2 ps1 my all time fav.
In my times ladies didn't have curves, they had corners
aka Polygons.
Back In mah day
They had edges
You can say that they're edge-y
This made me laugh aloud, thank you stranger on the internet! I had a really bad day and needed a laugh
Looks like the designers learned and unlearned what anatomy is several times over the years.
I wish there were some statistics on the character design team members/turn over to see if there was some correlation with team change over or if the same team just kept forgetting what body part is on the top of the body.
Hey Cap junior
Is that not that they didn't know, but rather had to deal with hardware limitations, during the ps1 era. That defined the style of the char, and they decided to leave it as such for the most part. Going for more stylized looks requires less time adding details compared to more realistic/detailed approaches too.
@@Gbtx6 nothing to do with Ps1 era as it was on PC aswell, it was just purely memory limitations and technology at the time. I still prefer the old style to realism.
Like pokemon learn a move and unlearned it for a new move
She used to be angry now she looks sad.
That's relatable
Or u can say human.
She's younger in the recent games
Seems like most video game characters looked angry back then
@@realdunky69 and then there's Max Payne
Its like she gradually lost confidence in herself as she became more “realistic”
Exactly this 😂
Story of most people's lives.
It’s almost like that was the purpose of her redesign, y’know, since it’s a reboot
And that's gaming these days in a nutshell...
She is at her youngest in the new games.
Her face changes drastically even within the same games.
Damn even black Niggas admit that!
@@timurkral3781 what?
@@reallhoxhoes8935 in my head, your "what" sounds like Franklin's "what" after hearing Lamar roasting him.
@@timurkral3781 even black niggas admit what?
@@abubakr4401 They admit that
I swear she gets younger as she grows older....
That's because the new ones are origin stories and the classic ones are veteran histories
There’s three timelines so far. Original which ended after angel of darkness (age 16-30s.) legends (age 20s-31) and survivor (20s-26).
I found the 2007 version sexy tho
Legend doesn't look that young, Anniversary does because she was in fact young, Underworld she looks like a living cadaver, and in the new ones she was totally changed, but they had to reflect her younger age. But yeah, in IV, V, and AoD she definitely looks younger than the first 3 ones lol. Lara suddenly changed in IV
She sure does 😂
Face in 2007: wow what a difference
Somewhere towards the end of 2007 and start of 2008: 10 steps back.
I totally agree. I was like "is 2008 a different console? Like a handheld device or something"
This was the comment i was looking for
@@SDASermons hiii yeah I just wanted to clarify because I've played both games on 360 but yeah, the graphics are better but her face gets squashed down in underworld
@@SDASermons but I've also played anniversary on the wii and it looked horrendous so I think it just depends on the console. The cutscenes have much better graphics so maybe the image they used is from that. But yeah, her face gets proportionally weird in underworld
@@saltie5480 gotchya
Lara Croft takes a selfie everyday for 19 years straight
LOL
I never would've thought.
@@greatwavefan397 u amazing
Alternate title: Laura Croft’s lips getting thinner
Big chungus
All for the better considering her redesigned facial features make for a significantly more believable/anatomically correct character model
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@@detectivemolasses1980 the virgin coffee: no you can't have those lips, they are not anatomically correct!
Og Lara: hehe big lips go brrr
@@AIR-Dmnshn i didnt notice until just now lol
It is weird how she never had a set look. They always seem to change her face to look very different from the last game she was in.
theres 3 different timelines i think
all 3 timelines are in different universes
@Macdealerx
maybe as a fan you can!
Who cares we got tall vampire lady now
Yeah, they either stretched it or compressed it, even back then, it wasn't consistent.
Last one is very pretty but she really lost her trademark fierce gaze.
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I bet the (male) graphic designers and modellers create a design which they personally find attractive.
@@punkimierdasshiet4026 you've been on the internet too long, that's not what he said. Go take a break
@@userdetails1 I bet ur stupid
@@DoubleOhSilver You haven't been on the internet long enough to know that he was sarcastic and already know what he said
I dont like how they made her look more innocent in the recent games. one of her most outstanding characteristics were her downfacing eyebrows giving her a determined look
Is it too hard to understand that she wasn't supposed to be that fully determined and badass yet at that point
The 2013 version was a reboot. She is supposed to look innocent. She is just starting her adventures.
Im with the opposite side on that
@@LuigiGamesful she was badass and determined at that point, hell she was from birth, watch old games she was badass as a child. Reboot sucks ass.
@@squidguy8134 lmao are fr? The reboot are more sticked to real life, if you were on adventure and your crew starts to die and you have to kill, how would you feel like? You deadass.
I can definitely see why they chose Angelina Jolie to play Lara Croft in the movie lol, practically identical
the age
@@MrKnaives they don't choisir Angelina Jolie because she is not very young anymore
@@katsuya2742 are you aware Angelina Jolie was the Lara Croft actress in the adaptation?
Both of their lips are sexy
@@Erikari maybe he watched the 2018 version lol
Imagine someone walked up to you and started doing this
lmao
They'd probably be freaked out and run like hell the other way.
run
Yoo🤣
@@quincexl1279 You would run away or them lmao
Who doesn't end up with that face after years of traps and traumatic deaths
The Legend trilogy is my personal favorite era of Tomb Raider. I know, the originals are the classics, but Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld had a lot of modern conveniences and upgrades while still retaining some of what made the originals special. Being the middle trilogy, they make a good middle ground between modern and classic IMO.
Eww
Only one I haven't played is underworld. Is it actually good?
@@corymackin8723 It is
@@corymackin8723 for me, it's the best one
I like both the classics and the Legend Trilogy. Legends brought some nice additions like physics puzzles or grappling hook puzzles. It had nicer graphics, easier controls and a fairer save system.
However I think these ones were brought down a bit by a few things.
•The easier transversal took away the skill involved with platforming. Legends trilogy made climbing automatic and casualised, with little sense of dread or fear.
•Tomb Raiser Legends also had irritating protagonists that won't stop talking over radio. Old Tomb Raider had a sense of isolation and atmosphere, it was Lara versus the world with no moral support.
• The boring on-rail sections with action set pieces were dull. Nothing more to say on that.
So whilst I like both styles of games, they are going for different things. One is rough around the edges, challanging, atmospheric, and exciting. The other easier, more casual, but more relaxing when wanting to unwind after a hards day of work.
I feel like there were points where she looked generic and then went back to her solid iconic self for a bit and then back to generic and back.
I feel like some of the designers forgot she was supposed to have a round face cause they've only made one female body type before
Tf is generic?
@@Maya_hee if you can comment that here, that prob means you can type that also in the google search bar
@@rmsdimples8533 True
0:56 one of the most beautiful video game character I've ever seen. If not the most beautiful.
1:19 Here she finally looks human XD
1:33 : hold my beer
The eyes still seem waaaay too big to be an actual human
Lmaoo I literally thought she'll get better starting from this point
1:52
I think between Legends and Anniversary is the sweet spot. Enough to look resembling a human face whilst still retaining a video game look.
Also, does anyone else get empowered by the Legend theme song? The one where you first open the game. 😂
IMeanWhat ye i love that soundtrack :P
Ilove everything about tomb raider
Well, TRL did win an award for best soundtrack of the year if I recall correctly. TRU got reward for best writing. I miss those games.
I always listened to it before exams in school, the whole legend soundtrack is super motivating and one of the best
ruclips.net/video/HJMC2keqX_0/видео.html&feature=emb_title skip to 00:06
She will never be as good as when she had a triangular chest.
“ evolution of Lara crofts tits “
That’s a video title
That's the next video... how the bust has changed.
@@swagathon6967 This needs to happen
@@swagathon6967 you mean "de-evolution", right?
Would you say she.... lost her edge?
Classic Lara Croft is always the best to anyone! Got the best memories, best soundtracks, and best game-design (Tomb Raider 2) and best voice actress (Miss Judith Gibbins) !
Love you Lara Croft! I still have a poster of TR 2&3 from 1998 😍😍🥰🥰
Yesss for Judith!! Judith Croft! Lara Gibbins! She IS Tome Raider ❤
Y'all here talkin bout how her face doesn't look the same in the same game, meanwhile I'm just shook at how much technology and artistry advanced over the years that you could mistake video game models for real humans
yeah
only way i could tell difference was the lighting too glossy and the hair is off
I imagine this was Mark Zuckerberg for the first few minutes after he landed on earth.
2007’s version (1:24) is the prettiest
My favorite
i wouldn't say it's pretty because im not in love with virtual character's but it's up there for sure.
It's a direct remastering of the first characters model which is cool.
Yup
Totally agree!
Anniversary Lara will always be the prettiest for me. She looks badass as well
I don't know why but this video made me feel so nostalgic to a world that sadly doesn't exist anymore
Well, if you have even a basic laptop you can play the original games on PC.
They're a bit clunky but still worth exploring! Last Revelation is the easiest to play as it's easier to control if you're used to playing ps3 and 4 standard of games.
@@Nolascana Well. There was a time. Nowadays, I am simply busy programming.
Fair does, I started playing them again years ago and just stopped. Keep meaning to go back but its like, I do have other, more recent games, so meh.
I also suspect op meant that, ya know, pre economy crashes (once in a lifetime my arse), and ya know, the pandemic, the times we played these games originally are long gone haha
The most natural and cutest is the anniversary one imo
My god she's too adorable😍😍😍😍
She is🥰
Anniversary Lara looks like Classic Lara but in real life. I loved that... They should've kept on that path... * Sigh *
True!
Classic Lara are surely, my favorite. Badass and confident, a real female icon 😍
Don't know anything about this game but they were ahead of their time in 2007. Holy crap!
Yeah, game was too.
Lara's evolution be like:
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Cringe
TuxDelux you have a godzilla pfp shut the fuck up
@@vampicify What's so wrong about being a fan of the G-man?? Also you have a hot mess of garbage that is your channel, so shut the fuck up.
@@greymaulker8326 Cringe
@@gamalielvacasolis3484 very cool
Angel of Darkness lara looks great.
2008 UNDERWORLD (last slide) was such a nice blend between modern and original Lara Croft.
Damn she used to be a recognizable icon. Now I can't tell the difference between this new Tomb Raider, the girl from Last of Us, and Jill Valentine from Resident Evil 3 remake. Everything is so cut-n-paste now.
I thought the same about Claire in Resident Evil 2 remake as qell. Looked really generic and unidentifiable.
God damn "angel of darkness" is looking smoking hot
rise of tomb rider Lara is may favorite
shadow of the tomb raider is better
I could sort all of them
She sure is, specially beacuse the game was a hot pile of garbage.
@@robos Nah, Rise is better.
When you start to stare 2013 Lara's eyes while she morphs is kinda unsettling.
Underworld was perfection.
Nothing comes near that Lara.
Legend and anniversary are sweet too.
Legend remains my favorite in the franchise. Even the music is so nostalgic.
I love the classic tomb raider. She is iconic and her eyebrows are a trend nowadays.
They did her so dirty at 0:40
she looks like a guy on that
I thought the same thing!!!
She look like a mean ass librarian
Childhood trauma
Hahaha
Kids in 2021: “Hey! That’s the person from Fortnite!”
She is in fortnite??
@@DerFinder Sadly yes.
It's like agent 47 in Hitman he has a altered face every single game.
I mean its still 47, just looks younger and made out of plastic hehe
An icon that's inspired many a young girl and boy throughout the ages of her adventures.
God i really liked her face on Underworld, she looked a little bit more realistic but without leaving those exagerated caracteristics on her face. And it was so attractive of her
My childhood started with Tombraider Legend and I will never forget how amazing it was.
Mine started with Tomb Raider III.. then Revelation and Chronicles, and after that Tomb Raider 1 and 2... yeah, I've messed up the chronology, but I was just a kid.
@@fonfa234 when we had no weights on our shoulders,like life was so easy
Our only priority was to finish a game and I remember how I was struggling to finish one level ,it took years to finish a single game
I started with Chronicles,I m never gonna forget that time
@@PopCar69 Yeah, good ol days... life was so much simpler.... the world was a better place back then, without all those wars, viruses, and hatred and bullshit... man, I think I'm gonna cry now :(
Throughout 1996 to 2008 she looks fierce and confident. As soon as it hits 2013 the first face is scared 🙄 'Lara Croft' scared....can you imagine?
It made sense given the story of the game, she wasn't born a Tomb Raider she fought for it.
@@bernardolopes1989 it was a terrible origin.
An inexperienced student/part time waitress almost becomes rape victim leads her to kill hundreds of men. It's ridiculous.
Classic Lara had military background and special forces training it made so much more sense!!
@@Dogs.Are.Better.Than.People Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I think starting out as former military would undermine her journey. The fact that 2013 Lara starts out as someone who is inexperienced and doesn't believe in myths and legends and is forced to adapt to survive and cross lines she didn't think she could is a much more epic journey. The fact she realizes her dad was right about everything and that the world around is so much more complex than she ever imagined is captured beautifully. But I am ready for a more classic-esque Lara. :)
@@bernardolopes1989 it's been done so many times already both in games and movies. It's so dramatic and cliché at this point.
It was to tropey and had me none invested.
It's better when they strip things back, simplify a storyline and bring some originality into it.
Trauma shouldn't be a driving motive for Lara Croft, it's cheap and over used. An iconic character like that deserves better.
That was kind of the point of that game, but is sad we don't have an already tough Lara in the actual saga. It's been three games, that's when she's supposed to turn into the actual Lara
1:39 this is my definitive Lara Croft
aw man this is perfect. i overhauled and cleaned my ps2 completely last week, tr 1-5 is coming right at me. im looking forward to it :)))) so many memories
Tomb raider legend has the best music and was the best for a long time. Now it's dated. 😔. But it still has some awesome levels.
The process of changing from Angelina Jolie to Alicia Vikander
So hot and cool to boring and average...
@@zerotodona1495 from hot girl to a feminist
Up through underworld they at least tried to maintain the individual features, but they just made a whole new face for her in 2013
Feels like they took away everything that made her special.
True.
U mean the big tits and big red lips.
Damn, I never noticed until watching this video how big of a graphical jump it was from the Legend model to the Anniversary model..
2:03 idk why but i laughed so harf when 1996 Lara appeared
e v o l u s c h u n
I never realized how many of these games there are.
Play them, they’re all pretty great, esp Shadow Of, love that one.
Anniversary Lara is the best looking of them all!
1:19 seeing her finally look human is very pleasing
Lol
I want the new Lara Croft to have the same 'Boss Lady' like look and feel to her. She's badass but the old ones had this vibe to them that the new one doesn't.
@PenumbraTheWolf she won't. They want to make laura feminist. They'll probably make her bi sexual....
1997 Tomb raider 2 is the best for me ❤❤
Tomb raider ll dagger of xian nr1 for ever.
Same
Blood or answers I have no preference. He should spill a bit of both!
O.K. Marco. Glad to have you aboard. (Beating up monk sounds)
What do you want? Come on. Stick through your stomach?.
Tell me where in monastery should we look? Eh brother?.
Number 2 was also the best game.
Lara looked her best in Anniversary.
i wish the need for 4k hyperrealistic models weren't the norm. i miss stylistic semi-realism! it's so charming and the character design is more iconic
TR anniversary Lara was the love of my childhood omg, and still the best one imo
Angel of darkness Lara is my fav.
Yessss!!
damn people here really hate the new ones for some reason. I'm enjoying them so far. Haven't played the old ones though.
If I had to guess I'd say it has to do with nostalgia. "I grew up with this one, and I liked it, so change is bad."
That's why.
@Cvlt_moon She doesn’t look very generic to me ngl
@Cvlt_moon i'm gonna disagree
No we hate the new ones because laura doesnt have big breast. Shes a plain jane
Tomb Raider I, II, Angel of Darkness, and Anniversary are my favorite games. The nostalgia :')
underworld Lara is my favourite looking version with the reboot Lara looking nice here too, but my favourite game is still TR1, it was magic at the time
I like the old lara of course lol
Incredible.....just....
INCREDIBLE.
1:02 you wouldn't even notice that it went from pre rendered to real time.
The best Lara is Lara from AoD 2003 😍😍😍
The Angel of Darkness model is my favourite.
The music from each one is a nice touch, brings back memories
2013 reboot is the best Tomb Raider game for me and I've been playing Tomb Raider games since Ps1. Everything about that game is perfect for me.
That OG clarinet melody hits hard! Has it really been 25 years?! I really hope they do another anniversary issue like they did in 2006 for the 1996 original release. I absolutely loved it. It was the best of both worlds- updated graphics and game mechanics that weren't too far from the spirit of the predecessor.
I would give a lot of money to be able to play the original games in a bundle on my console. Sadly I can't afford PC gaming anymore though I recognize it's the superior way to play.
Good memories. I got stuck in 4 on my dreamcast forever. That dang water puzzle with the weights threw me for a loop. No Google back then lol...I feel old. 😂
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Honestly, Tomb Raider died to me when I started playing Underworld.
A good start, but something felt wrong.. not the same feel as Legend or Anniversary has. Despite that they add the characters off those two games in Underworld.
(Also that Octopus was a joke!)
After watching this and getting that sweet childhood nostalgia, I feel like I stop caring about Underworld because it was moving into the next consoles area.
When I first saw Tomb Raider 2013, I was interested.
But still to this day never played it mainly because she looks like a completely different person, and the game looks nothing like Tomb Raider.
I think Underworld was the end of the original Lara Croft adventure, that I just couldn't accept.
New laura sucks. Shes just a scared little girl who happens to be a feminist
I don't like how sad they've made her face. 😢
Anniversary and Underworld... PERFECTION.
The best looking Lara will always be Angelina Jolie.
LOOOOOL
Nope , 2013 was Best version
@@ibuprofriends true , look her !! She is looks like sooo pure , naive . This image was my Tomb Raider Origin image , and i like it because of this.
@@Tan_15115 eh. no. i feel like the original games were made for Jolie’s face.
@@Tan_15115 I'm also in the minority here. Honestly, she seemed to look more like Origin Lara. That and seemed to act like her too. Personally, I think she made a better Lara than Jolie and I don't particularly care for the new TR series. I'm a classic lover, but that movie was right on.
No offense to Jolie, but all I saw was Jolie being Jolie, not Lara. She might have somewhat of Lara's look, but she didn't have the right kind of attitude. All I saw was, 'this is easy. I can do this in my sleep', kind of act.
i watched this video once.. and then for years i couldnt find it and then just forgot about it and today
its on my reccomended once again.
I fell in love with the new face model of the rise and shadow of TR. But tbh Anniversary beholds the sexiest lara of em all.
More realistic looking doesnt necessarily mean better looking.
Anyway, my favorite has to be 1:18, both stylized and somewhat realistic, beautiful middle ground.
2007 was perfect but she definitly got younger. Just remake the original trilogy already
No. Theyll ruin it. They'll make her even more feminist lile how they did in 2013. Notice laura has gotten less feminine
@@Mark-yd8qc in Rise not at all and in 2013 she’s very feminine!
2008 is where they started to try and do the "she is waman she is stronk" advertising and I cant lie it rewind the games for me
What are you talking about? She has been a strong and fierce character from the very beginning. Just look at her early adventures. She has never been the 'helpless princess'-type. Get over it. lol
@@zorrosdog6557 where did i say anything like that, i said it's where they started to advertise like it, get off your high horse will you.
Time passed away 🥺. Tomb raider them song bring back Old MEMORIES ❤️
She went from exotic with lips and curves to a everyday plain Jane in the end.
Please bring back the real Lara Croft!
The real ? What ?
You have extremely high standards if you think Lara Croft from the reboot trilogy is a "plain Jane"
@@detectivemolasses1980 big breast and a cute face isn’t a high standard. Big breast girls need a roll model too! Old Lara is the best!
@@detectivemolasses1980 no. Not high standards and she doesn't even need a big chest. I'll use the movie for example. Angelina Jolie may not have the curves but she has unique facial features. Perfect to portray Lara Croft.
So I have a experiment for you, try going outside to any area filled with yuppies. Maybe a high rated university. Take your pick of slim females and majority can play the new Lara Croft. Go ahead and take your pick. Give it a try.
So yes. The new Lara Croft is very much a plain Jane. Imagine taking Faith Connors and changing what makes her stand out. From makeup, hair cut, slanted eyes and yet a strong jaw. Then replace with stereotype fully asian or fully caucasian face.
Besides Mirror edge being a beautiful game there is a reason why the main character stands out from so many other female lead protagonist and autonomically recognized by anyone in the gaming community.
Mind you faith has no curves. Flat in the front and in the back. Yet still stands out. Just wanted to paint to you how plain Jane Lara Croft is now.
Can you see it now? The girl next door looks just like Croft. No need to cosplay. LoL
@@TheLegendOfNiko lmao what
Her face changed a lot but of corse her first versions were pretty
The giant leap from 2006 to 2007 is insane!
I am ok with the change personally, but that damn classic music theme. Nostalgic every time ❤
Laura with the cool shades will always be my fav❤️✊🏽
Damn. I never realized they started making higher poly models for pre rendered Lara in Revelations
Wow the change to anniversery ist Heavy... the Most attraktiv Lara. Love her
2007 the prettiest one
A few creepy transitions later we find out she really wasn't asian.
She always looked more Brazilian or latino in the old games
@MEGABOY what
@@Mart-E12 probably. When I played it when I was little I always thought japanese, I wasn't familiar with anyone else looking close to that at that age
@@Mart-E12 some men are behond our understanding.
Wtf, she has a British accent and her last name is croft. She's british, duh . You guys are morons
Brasileiros? :V
Mano se for mesma Lara Croft em todos os games cê tá doiduuu mudou radicalmente :O
I mostly prefer the Underworld look, Legend was good too.
The Tomb Raider IV music! Damn
It's sad.. because the franchise was supposed to end at IV.
It literally sounds like TR 1-3's music combined with the newer games
@@codyclark7218 they play music from all TR games. TR 1, 2, 3, 4, it's all in there.
best soundtrack tbhhh
Gives me goosebumps loves it
Angel of Darknes FTW! :)
Real TR is the old TR...
OH YES!!! Core Design 🤗 Good old days are gone😥
I like you
"real"
I miss the classic Lara Croft, I prefer the old Tomb Raider games instead of the new ones.
My mom is a very big fan of tomrader she been playing it sense she was a kid and she is starting to make me like it and I love the games