@@zackfair6791 The censoring was really barely anything. From what I've seen, it was the thing at the beginning credits, which is just to dissuade us from buying it, and the nude woman on the jacked. And the woman thing, I think it's simply they could get away with it easier since it had less pixels than with a remaster with more details. As well as the fact most people may not want nudity, and they couldn't really put in a switch for whether you wanted it or not for one thing
@@QuatarTarandir It's more than that. Pierre's jacket, at least one of Lara's outfits and probably more, and they censored some of the renders when they redid them for the remaster. Any censorship to the original is too much censorship imo. I doubt boobs on the back of Pierre's jacket is going to scar anyone for life. Genitals i could understand, but not boobs.
@@zackfair6791 I'll have to reserve my judgment till I see comparisons, no offense or anything. It is unfortunate, but I still think getting the chance to play these games on new consoles and for new players like me is pretty cool. As for the jacket thing, I mean you are right. But at the same time, it is necessary for it to be a nude girl. A few things is it could be for people who release stuff on RUclips (since they are sometimes strict like that), and it's a question of if the original was supposed to be nude or not
Aspyr shouldn't really be the main studio, sure they are faithful to the fans but there's only so much you can do with these 90's tank control grid based games. People want something with all the best aspects of all trilogies (enviroments, character, story, gameplay mechanics, puzzles, platforming) in one modern game. But I agree CD either needs to stop their crap or someone else takes over.
@@phantomflame0658Anything that will take the IP away from Crystal Dynamics would be for the best of the IP. Crystal isn’t the development team it was 20 years ago anymore, they’ve lost all their good core developers a long time ago.
Hey, well I'm sorry You are aware I fall into that group I was born visible I identify as invisible I am trans-parent My personal pronouns are who/where
@@Magnum_Opus_1124it’s because it came in the hands of the loudmouth Americans instead of the British who made Quality content back in the day … if the Yanks can’t outsource they ain’t happy …
Those running prosthetics have no heel (which makes them hard to stand on or brace yourself). In sand they become shovels, in the woods they get tangled under roots, or sticks. When going down steep stairs the back curve will hit the previous steps which causes the amputee to miss steps. The device is difficult for climbing rocks for similar reasons. Running legs are awesome for running on a track, street, or groomed trail, but little else. I know it's fantasy, but if you're going to give her prosthetics give her really cool robotic prosthetics, not specialized devices for a specific sport.
Now I am not a big tomb raider fan but after watching your vids on this topic I can see how much passion you have in this series you love. It reminds me of my love for Assassin's Creed and how the series has gone down hill so hard it made me cry. Keep that passion alive in you Melonie ps I love that hoodie
Hey, fellow AC fan, nice. Yeah, it's so weird how multiple IPs loose sight of what made them them. It's the reason why I did my best to support the Tomb Raider Remaster, because I had also dealt with a series loosing its identity. Hey, at least one group of fans had a win, lol
@MelonieMacGoBoom Not doing a good job of presenting as feminine with having more tattoos than a black rapper, to be honest. It's very masculine and not attractive.
@@ReadyPlayerOn3do you know how much Blackrock is worth…. 120 BILLION. So they’re not really losing. They can’t lose at all unless they’re legally taken down. Period.
"For some reason, Crystal Dynamics wants to give her companions." Because Lara Croft is a beautiful white woman. The developer has full creative control over the companions, so they are fugly DEI inserts for ESG money.
I hope it's not Amanda cause she's supposed to be a friend gone dark side by taking the crystal, like if it's about them working together again for a mission that would be cool but not girlfriends....
It actually hurts my soul that a woman as dedicated and invested in Tomb Raider history as you are is forced to suffer at the hands of woke-washed corporate garbage. This heterophobic, racist-adjacent propaganda has culturally appropriated our beloved heroine. We are the resistance 💪🏻😎
@@itmejlee I'm not on your side, I've never even heard of you 🤷. I'm on Lara's side 😍. I have been since day one and share all of Melonie's insight and concerns.
Iconic black woman 20y ago: Halle Berry Iconic black woman today: Aech from Ready Player One Thirsty Sword Lesbians looks like a cross between Utena and Princess Panic, a video game concept by Joshua (now Jackie, because of course) Lesnick, about two Peach-like princesses named Princess A and Princess B, each of whom is on a heroic quest to rescue the other. All of this malarkey tracks well for what Crystal Gem Dynamics has in store for Lara.
If you put Lara Croft into a tabletop game and you're NOT playing as her, she needs to be treated like a monster out of Call of Cthulhu. Can't die, and will constantly attack and even kill players if they're in her way or have what she wants. And if you somehow hurt her enough she either heals or retreats and comes back later with full health.
Here's the thing for everyone who doesn't understand why this is an issue. In TTRPGs, you can do this amazing thing called "roleplay". This involves playing a role other than who you actually are (although you are more than welcome to play yourself in a TTRPG). I've played in MANY a TTRPG, and generally play male characters. On occasion, I've had to roleplay flirting with a male NPC to get information or a vital item from them. In one campaign, we had two gay men play a paladin and barbarian who became gay lovers in the game. You can play non-straight characters in a TTRPG if you so choose and have a DM who doesn't care about that. Consequently, needing to make entire TTRPGs that focus on sexuality is entirely unnecessary since, if you actually play TTRPGs, you can do so already in pretty much every setting. You don't need special rules made for you just for what should be covered by character interaction, so to have anyone demand that they be given special rules or entire games centered around their sexuality is absurd. Also, inb4 I get any "you support this thing-" comments: I'm only pointing out that this is something that people can already do in games and ergo don't need a special set of rules for it.
Fr. In TTRPGs, people can do whatever they want as long as the others are okay with it. Like you said, another system specifically for it is dumb. A book to go along with TTRPGs, fine. But not another system
@@vernonhampton5863 it's infuriating. Like, by crusading to have their own special games and rules, they make it seem like the TTRPG industry hasn't permitted this for decades. It's gaslighting at its finest, because they don't openly say "Hey, we need special rules to be included", but they get people to think that's what's been happening. It's why I love that the WarHammer community has been fighting this so hard.
@@randommanwill802 Ooookaaaay, sooo, I had never heard of FATAL before, so I looked it up.....wow, what the heck. The fact that THAT was published. Wow. Yeah, totally give then that crap, don't want to be anywhere near it. Anyways, I feel like that's pretty much what they want, lol
Never back down from telling the gospel! Never apologise for telling people about Jesus Christ! Because he will never leave you nor forsake you! He alone will hold you fast! God bless
Which is just dumb because black people have great genetics for getting muscles and running but they always have to make some awful marginalised version of a black person.... Like atleast make her have a build of an NFL player if you want her to be big or "tanky" in game. The prosthetics is just unecessary it's like they had to check all the boxes.
I remember not too long ago when people had the same type of foolish outrage when gays were depicted in media. I guess it's fated that someone must carry that soulless torch.
I have a genuine question for Melonie and her followers. Due to Christian beliefs, we should be keeping stuff like “sexual immorality” (aka gay content) out of games, movies, TV, etc… right? However, why is there no uproar for games that allow you to kill people? Most every action game has you mowing down waves of enemies (in most cases, human enemies), and that part of the game is where all of the fun derives from. The enjoyment people get from action games is, well, the action. Which often involves killing humans. And the player isn’t expected to be upset or even conflicted about it. They’re expected to enjoy it, because that’s the pull of the genre. One of the Ten Commandments is that we shall not murder, which I would consider a little more extreme than a simple passage from the Bible about homosexuality. So why is gay content such a red flag and immoral to include in media, but action media where the cool guy hero is blowing the backs of skulls off left and right is deemed as fine and even “cool”? This only pertains to people who dislike gay content due to being Christian, not simply because you don’t like gay people.
The only way Lara could work with another character is if she is playing off against a rival Like the Angelina Jolie movie did Sort of like Nathan drake/Lara croft Hell it already exists with the uncharted 4/lost legacy games Put the 2 in a single game and make them race to the finish, in the same vain of resident evil 6, have them intersect at certain points, work together to overcome things that may get in the way like a cannibalistic tribe or something like that Could be fun actually
AI does it better than Crystal Dynamics: "KI - AI generated Shakira as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Part 4" and "Kate Beckinsale's Ai Tomb Raider Adventure!" (RUclips)
god bless you, not even the most hardcore Christian men on this platform dare say this, not even in a religious context. to see a woman brave the frontline, risking life and limb to call a spade a spade is very honorable.
Very rarely now a days do u find a woman who's inner beauty matches their putter beauty but watching ur videos always gives me hope there are at least some women out there like that. Keep it up and keep shinning ur light Mel
When you mentioned the name of the other role playing game I just burst out laughing and I couldn’t contain myself. Seriously who comes up with this stuff 😂
I completely agree with your thoughts on how they are damaging the Tomb Raider brand. But if we are talking about sin in a game like Tomb Raider, homosexuality comes last.
Come to think of it, do you think Crystal Dynamics refused to let Nintendo put Classic Lara in Super Smash Bros? She should be a good fit among all the big names of video games, yet it's odd she was not in there. Hmmmm
Hey, Mel! I wanted to chime in to tell you that as a gay man, I respect your views. I don’t consider my sexuality to be part of anything meaningful when it comes to my identity as a person, much like my skin colour. I was brought up Catholic, but I’m not practicing. I’m very different than the average gay person. I’m not promiscuous and I believe in monogamy. I’m also not into the gay lifestyle that involves a lot of partying, drinking alcohol, and using drugs. I was in an exclusive relationship with someone for over a decade. I’ve been single now for a few years, and I’ve been celibate for that long as well. I don’t believe in any intimacy without monogamy. My last relationship, which didn’t last long, was actually with a Christian man, and his rule was that we couldn’t have sex. I was very on board with this actually and I thought I’d try it out because I find sex to be a bit of a chore. Of course, I enjoy sex in the moment, but after everything is finished, I always wish we had just stuck to cuddling! I’ve always been sexually attracted to men, but I’ve never been a hyper-sexual person. I’d much rather just cuddle and have companionship. Ironically, the Christian man I was with couldn’t follow his own rules, and eventually, the relationship ended because he couldn’t fight the temptation. I tried to keep him in check, but he fought me tooth and nail. Regret always followed for both of us. After that experience, I realized that maybe I need to find another Christian man. It was the one of the closest relationships I had ever had, and I truly believe it’s because sex wasn’t at the forefront. If you know any gay Christian men who share these beliefs, I’d love to know. I’m 38 and not getting any younger. 😆
Wait, how can you respect her views if she worships a deity that (in her personal view because the idea of hell came up much later with english translations for the bible) wants to torture gay people for eternity? Isn't that the most evil thing people can say to someone? Imagine telling straight people they have the wrong kind of love as consenting adults, so now they have to burn alive in the most painful way as possible until everything we know stops existing. She seemed like a nice girl at first, but views like these aren't acceptable. Also "gay" lifestyle isn't much weirder than straight ones - straight people also tend to drink and fuck around until they hopefully find someone decent for a lasting relationship. Almost like we are all somewhat similar.
I don't agree with the last few minutes of what you said, but I am not like these triggered clowns. I understand that different people have different beliefs and no one has to force those beliefs onto other people. I respect you as a creator because I find you wise about the topics you speak on, I couldn't care about anything else, and in doing so if I get closer to God, well then, let it be
Fire Crystal Dynamics...out of a cannon into the sun. Also: colored hair with a normal hairstyle can look great (See: Melonie) but the side-shave? Nope.
In the end, many hairstyles can work if done right. I mean, there are totally some girls who can pull off the short hair. But for some reason I feel like THOSE people always go with a weird hairstyle that does NOT work
I’m a trans woman and tho we may not see eye to eye on a few things I 100% agree that all the woke gay and trans content being pushed into gaming and all media is just too much, even I get fed up with seeing gay and trans representation everywhere it makes me cringe so much. I feel like there’s a way for companies to show they are accepting without having to label every character as gay or “queer”. I personally think that making lara Croft a lesbian isn’t a bad thing but the tomb raider games aren’t a biopic of Lara’s personal life the games are about tombs, Lara is just the vessel they use for the experience. I also think it’s pretty disrespectful of companies to think that if a character is lesbian they should look manly and butch, I’ve seen many feminine lesbians. But all and all I think this stuff needs to just be taken out of gaming and definitely out of tomb raider since being “queer” wasn’t never tomb raiders or Lara’s identity. ❤️
I think porns are fine, it's when they impose their own sense of sexuality and ideology of how things "should" be, and calling people that doesn't agree or don't like it bigot is what makes them bad. I like prons a lot, but I think I'm somewhat of a decent, sane person.
I discovered your channel just now. I look forward to following your stream. I remember when I first heard about Tomb Raider. I had the demo that came with Sega Dreamcast.
Facts 💯, I discovered Lara Croft on Dreamcast as well. I was just a young boy who loved the personality and characteristics of the duel-welding badass. That's why I will always say the nonsense of the current times is unnecessary.
Tomb Raiding, at least in the Tomb Raider franchise, requires climbing, jumping, solving puzzles, and shooting. You need to be athletic, intelligent, fit, skilled, and brave. Woke Developers: let’s make an obese black woman, with prosthetics, to fit this description. 😹
I just happen to pause the video and it was a around 5:17 and the look on Go Booms face when I had it paused was priceless, especially considering what was on screen.
As a former christian, I would love to talk to you about the religion, you point out God order, or sins, or that you are born to strugle against sins, i can agree on that but here is another problem for me, you say God decide what is sin and what is not, but how it come to that? Did somebody talk to him? Did he send signs? Can we really believe that it is his will? Or is there a higher probability, that bunch of old dudes decide on "God will" instead?
Only thing we can do is send a message with our wallets. Buy the remaster, boycott the woke shit.
or you could cry a little harder
@@danmorris5498 gay ahh
They must be really furious over Classic Lara outselling their garbage 😂 these levels of seething are insane
And they're only hurting themselves more by releasing stuff like this
Still not quite sure why people are so fond of the remasters. They were censored 😅
@@zackfair6791 The censoring was really barely anything. From what I've seen, it was the thing at the beginning credits, which is just to dissuade us from buying it, and the nude woman on the jacked.
And the woman thing, I think it's simply they could get away with it easier since it had less pixels than with a remaster with more details. As well as the fact most people may not want nudity, and they couldn't really put in a switch for whether you wanted it or not for one thing
@@QuatarTarandir It's more than that. Pierre's jacket, at least one of Lara's outfits and probably more, and they censored some of the renders when they redid them for the remaster.
Any censorship to the original is too much censorship imo. I doubt boobs on the back of Pierre's jacket is going to scar anyone for life. Genitals i could understand, but not boobs.
@@zackfair6791 I'll have to reserve my judgment till I see comparisons, no offense or anything. It is unfortunate, but I still think getting the chance to play these games on new consoles and for new players like me is pretty cool.
As for the jacket thing, I mean you are right. But at the same time, it is necessary for it to be a nude girl. A few things is it could be for people who release stuff on RUclips (since they are sometimes strict like that), and it's a question of if the original was supposed to be nude or not
They're massacring Lara by making her work with woke Allies! This is an all time low for Tomb Raider.
@streamingomegamegatronuspr7755
My dude just admit you're a racist
Lara is literally the proto-feminist. A rich masculine millionaires daughter who was never married and has no children at 30
Too bad we live in the land of the free.
The are destroying all the legacies. God should.....
@@AbuHajarAlBugattishe was never a feminist , she was even more military intended originally …
I really hope Crystal Dynamics goes bankrupt. Just give Tomb Raider to Aspyr, at least they care about the fans.
I hope Embracer just cut Crystal Dynamics out of Tomb Raider and hand Asypr the reins to the franchise.
They need to give to sweet baby inc there the true fans……. Jk
Aspyr shouldn't really be the main studio, sure they are faithful to the fans but there's only so much you can do with these 90's tank control grid based games. People want something with all the best aspects of all trilogies (enviroments, character, story, gameplay mechanics, puzzles, platforming) in one modern game. But I agree CD either needs to stop their crap or someone else takes over.
@@phantomflame0658Anything that will take the IP away from Crystal Dynamics would be for the best of the IP. Crystal isn’t the development team it was 20 years ago anymore, they’ve lost all their good core developers a long time ago.
I don't want Fake Lara Croft and Her Not-So Amazing Group of Victimized They/Thems! I want the *REAL* Lara Croft!
So do most of us.
REAL Lara Croft meaning the original from 1997 and not the recent ones.
Hey, well I'm sorry
You are aware I fall into that group
I was born visible
I identify as invisible
I am trans-parent
My personal pronouns are who/where
The real Lara Croft disappeared sometime in 2003.
@@Magnum_Opus_1124it’s because it came in the hands of the loudmouth Americans instead of the British who made Quality content back in the day … if the Yanks can’t outsource they ain’t happy …
Those running prosthetics have no heel (which makes them hard to stand on or brace yourself). In sand they become shovels, in the woods they get tangled under roots, or sticks. When going down steep stairs the back curve will hit the previous steps which causes the amputee to miss steps. The device is difficult for climbing rocks for similar reasons. Running legs are awesome for running on a track, street, or groomed trail, but little else. I know it's fantasy, but if you're going to give her prosthetics give her really cool robotic prosthetics, not specialized devices for a specific sport.
Now I am not a big tomb raider fan but after watching your vids on this topic I can see how much passion you have in this series you love. It reminds me of my love for Assassin's Creed and how the series has gone down hill so hard it made me cry. Keep that passion alive in you Melonie ps I love that hoodie
Hey, fellow AC fan, nice. Yeah, it's so weird how multiple IPs loose sight of what made them them. It's the reason why I did my best to support the Tomb Raider Remaster, because I had also dealt with a series loosing its identity. Hey, at least one group of fans had a win, lol
Thank you so much. God bless you 🙏🏼
@MelonieMacGoBoom Not doing a good job of presenting as feminine with having more tattoos than a black rapper, to be honest. It's very masculine and not attractive.
None of this will ever end unless more people start speaking up and exposing DEI and suing Blackrock
I won't last that long, if nobody buys the shit.
Or until the government get off their high horses and outlaw DEI.
It's worth noting this is an election year, and I'm not talking about the president.
Blackrock lost $4B last year [2023]. That's better than any lawsuit. They're losing big, so don't lose hope everyone.
@@ReadyPlayerOn3do you know how much Blackrock is worth…. 120 BILLION. So they’re not really losing. They can’t lose at all unless they’re legally taken down. Period.
"For some reason, Crystal Dynamics wants to give her companions."
Because Lara Croft is a beautiful white woman.
The developer has full creative control over the companions, so they are fugly DEI inserts for ESG money.
Crystal Dynamics continues to fail.
They don't want to give her companions. They want to give her a girlfriend. These companions are a means to an end.
Each one of these are 'romance' options with PAGES of degenerate content following down the rabbit hole. /s
I hope it's not Amanda cause she's supposed to be a friend gone dark side by taking the crystal, like if it's about them working together again for a mission that would be cool but not girlfriends....
I want to give Lara a girlfriend too,
BUT NOT LIKE THIS 🥺
What part of lonewolf don't you understand. Lara never needed a companion let alone a romantic one. @@proto-geek248
Strong, solid truth bombs incoming from 9:29.
Tell it like it is, Melonie Mac! Go Boom!
Amen 🙏🏿 💯
It actually hurts my soul that a woman as dedicated and invested in Tomb Raider history as you are is forced to suffer at the hands of woke-washed corporate garbage. This heterophobic, racist-adjacent propaganda has culturally appropriated our beloved heroine. We are the resistance 💪🏻😎
🤦♂Please... don't be on our side.
this has to be satire
Well put. All we want is traditional white sexy lara. Not a masculine flat chested thing
Wolves rule
@@itmejlee I'm not on your side, I've never even heard of you 🤷. I'm on Lara's side 😍. I have been since day one and share all of Melonie's insight and concerns.
Maybe Thanos had a point…
since the first episode of falcon and winter soldier.
‘She ain’t got no legs…’
Is that ZZ Top?
🎶She got legs!!🎶😂
I read it in Forest Gump's voice, lol
If this isn't the definition of sexism in gaming, than I'm truly living in Idiocracy.
"Piloting their sentient gay spaceships." I'm dead. 🤣
Sorry Crystal Dynamics you can bring your fake Tomb Raider trilogy with you to Bankruptcy.
they always make characters that look like the people who loot and shoplift our store lol
Thirsty Sword Lesbians sounds like a late night movie that Cinemax used to show.
Haha, if the Lesbians are thirsty for 'swords', then are they really lesbians?
The comics name belongs in the A for Adults Section
I love your rant hun, you did amazing and I'm so glad your not afraid to speak your mind ❤
Saints Raider is what this is looking like. Crystal Dynamics is literally pulling a Saints Row. 🤣🤣🤣
Two Swords.....whatever, it sounds like it was driven by a ventriloquist in a blue freakin Prius.....
Reads blurb for Thirsty Sword Lesbians
"That sounds so gay!"
Well, duh...
The characters that come out of the ESG are more and more hilarious 😆
Embracer is Blackrock for video games. I'd bet the Classic Remaster was done well against their wishes.
Embracer allowed Aspyr to do it and could’ve cancelled the project at any time like they have with others if they wanted to.
It would explain why they let CD put the "trigger warning" on the remasters despite not making it XP
But then why let Aspyr make the remasters then?
@@melindamercier6811 It costs money to start and cancel projects. I hesitate to use the term "sunk cost fallacy" when it's actually a good decision.
They were just checking all the boxes with that black character
When you think about it, the 2013 video game was already diverse!!
But that was natural diversity like everything before wokeness became a thing. These days it has to be forced and in your face.
Literally all true Tomb Raider fans: Wait! What!?
Disney reboots The X-Files too... with a "more diverse cast". What, than 200 episodes of mutants?
Wat !?
Can't really imagine a XFiles without og Scully and Mulder actors etc... They were way too iconic.
Iconic black woman 20y ago: Halle Berry
Iconic black woman today: Aech from Ready Player One
Thirsty Sword Lesbians looks like a cross between Utena and Princess Panic, a video game concept by Joshua (now Jackie, because of course) Lesnick, about two Peach-like princesses named Princess A and Princess B, each of whom is on a heroic quest to rescue the other. All of this malarkey tracks well for what Crystal Gem Dynamics has in store for Lara.
Thanks again for sharing the excellent heads up
Haven't you heard, wokeness and "the message" takes precedence over customer satisfaction.
Soooo basically Lara Croft & The Tomb Raiders?
The real tomb raiding was the ESG $$$ we made along the way
Clicked for some fun commentry on a probably terrible Evil Hat game, got a homophobic rant...
That escalted fast
If you put Lara Croft into a tabletop game and you're NOT playing as her, she needs to be treated like a monster out of Call of Cthulhu. Can't die, and will constantly attack and even kill players if they're in her way or have what she wants. And if you somehow hurt her enough she either heals or retreats and comes back later with full health.
Melonie not saying F@660+ with the lesbian board game was commendable
Here's the thing for everyone who doesn't understand why this is an issue.
In TTRPGs, you can do this amazing thing called "roleplay". This involves playing a role other than who you actually are (although you are more than welcome to play yourself in a TTRPG). I've played in MANY a TTRPG, and generally play male characters. On occasion, I've had to roleplay flirting with a male NPC to get information or a vital item from them. In one campaign, we had two gay men play a paladin and barbarian who became gay lovers in the game. You can play non-straight characters in a TTRPG if you so choose and have a DM who doesn't care about that.
Consequently, needing to make entire TTRPGs that focus on sexuality is entirely unnecessary since, if you actually play TTRPGs, you can do so already in pretty much every setting. You don't need special rules made for you just for what should be covered by character interaction, so to have anyone demand that they be given special rules or entire games centered around their sexuality is absurd.
Also, inb4 I get any "you support this thing-" comments: I'm only pointing out that this is something that people can already do in games and ergo don't need a special set of rules for it.
I am also in the TTRPG space and yes, you are correct.
Fr. In TTRPGs, people can do whatever they want as long as the others are okay with it. Like you said, another system specifically for it is dumb. A book to go along with TTRPGs, fine. But not another system
@@vernonhampton5863 it's infuriating. Like, by crusading to have their own special games and rules, they make it seem like the TTRPG industry hasn't permitted this for decades. It's gaslighting at its finest, because they don't openly say "Hey, we need special rules to be included", but they get people to think that's what's been happening.
It's why I love that the WarHammer community has been fighting this so hard.
@@QuatarTarandir I mean, if they really want another system, we can just give them FATAL.
@@randommanwill802 Ooookaaaay, sooo, I had never heard of FATAL before, so I looked it up.....wow, what the heck. The fact that THAT was published. Wow. Yeah, totally give then that crap, don't want to be anywhere near it. Anyways, I feel like that's pretty much what they want, lol
0:56 Sounds like a perfect fit for a Solo RPG
TTRPG?. . . . .Err.... I'll stick of MTG, Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokémon, thank you!
By the way, great video Melonie Mac! Go Boom!
And God bless!
Jonah, oh no I have ptsd.
Never back down from telling the gospel! Never apologise for telling people about Jesus Christ! Because he will never leave you nor forsake you! He alone will hold you fast!
God bless
That black pink-haired character looks like it cant even do 1 push up.
Probably wouldn't be able to get up off the floor.
Which is just dumb because black people have great genetics for getting muscles and running but they always have to make some awful marginalised version of a black person.... Like atleast make her have a build of an NFL player if you want her to be big or "tanky" in game. The prosthetics is just unecessary it's like they had to check all the boxes.
Thirsty Sword Lesbians: I can't read the description of it with a straight face XD
"You can't check ALL the boxes."
"Hold my beer."
the TTRPG genre has been wokified since Wizards fell long ago
More like card games, since WotC is the biggest supplier of those. Plenty of ttrpgs from other companies though, esp on kickstarter etc.
There are many awesome non-woke, self-published indie developers these days (eg on Drivethru RPG).
I remember not too long ago when people had the same type of foolish outrage when gays were depicted in media. I guess it's fated that someone must carry that soulless torch.
I have a genuine question for Melonie and her followers. Due to Christian beliefs, we should be keeping stuff like “sexual immorality” (aka gay content) out of games, movies, TV, etc… right?
However, why is there no uproar for games that allow you to kill people? Most every action game has you mowing down waves of enemies (in most cases, human enemies), and that part of the game is where all of the fun derives from. The enjoyment people get from action games is, well, the action. Which often involves killing humans. And the player isn’t expected to be upset or even conflicted about it. They’re expected to enjoy it, because that’s the pull of the genre.
One of the Ten Commandments is that we shall not murder, which I would consider a little more extreme than a simple passage from the Bible about homosexuality.
So why is gay content such a red flag and immoral to include in media, but action media where the cool guy hero is blowing the backs of skulls off left and right is deemed as fine and even “cool”?
This only pertains to people who dislike gay content due to being Christian, not simply because you don’t like gay people.
Ah, Mr. Strawman. How very nice to meet you.
It looks so GRAY, without the R
If God designed everything and some people are gay, then did he not design homosexuality?
The only way Lara could work with another character is if she is playing off against a rival
Like the Angelina Jolie movie did
Sort of like Nathan drake/Lara croft
Hell it already exists with the uncharted 4/lost legacy games
Put the 2 in a single game and make them race to the finish, in the same vain of resident evil 6, have them intersect at certain points, work together to overcome things that may get in the way like a cannibalistic tribe or something like that
Could be fun actually
AI does it better than Crystal Dynamics: "KI - AI generated Shakira as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Part 4" and "Kate Beckinsale's Ai Tomb Raider Adventure!" (RUclips)
'At least lara croft doesn't look like a dude, right?' .
*Covers head and looks at shoulders, arms and flat chest: "Are you sure about that?" 🤣
that last 5 minutes was a little unhinged ngl LMAO but i do agree with most of ur takes, good video
Those characters look like they wouldn't make it past the spiders in the first level of TR2.
I think they inhaled too much experimental internet gas :)
Sorry, couldn't get past the double prosthetic legged they/them in the cover of that thing! Oh, God, I can't stop laughing!🤣
Happy Thursday Melonie Mac
god bless you, not even the most hardcore Christian men on this platform dare say this, not even in a religious context. to see a woman brave the frontline, risking life and limb to call a spade a spade is very honorable.
Gay spaceship lol It's like those old shorts of the Ambiguously Gay Duo on SNL driving that dongmobile 🤣
I saw this advertised on RUclips, didn't even bother with it. I have the remasters so I'm happy.
Very rarely now a days do u find a woman who's inner beauty matches their putter beauty but watching ur videos always gives me hope there are at least some women out there like that. Keep it up and keep shinning ur light Mel
Exact same as what happened in the new Turtles movie with April.
Dude this girl spittin fire, what a fucking gem.
Thirsty Sword Lesbians out of context sounds like the title for a bad porn video
When you mentioned the name of the other role playing game I just burst out laughing and I couldn’t contain myself. Seriously who comes up with this stuff 😂
LOVE YOU MAC SENDING ALL THE LOVE ❤
I completely agree with your thoughts on how they are damaging the Tomb Raider brand. But if we are talking about sin in a game like Tomb Raider, homosexuality comes last.
the only good thing about this is that maybe that leaked plot we got a while back was actually for this and not for the next game. praying! 🤞
Come to think of it, do you think Crystal Dynamics refused to let Nintendo put Classic Lara in Super Smash Bros? She should be a good fit among all the big names of video games, yet it's odd she was not in there. Hmmmm
Yes Melonie I share in your frustration with all of this!
Hey, Mel! I wanted to chime in to tell you that as a gay man, I respect your views. I don’t consider my sexuality to be part of anything meaningful when it comes to my identity as a person, much like my skin colour. I was brought up Catholic, but I’m not practicing. I’m very different than the average gay person. I’m not promiscuous and I believe in monogamy. I’m also not into the gay lifestyle that involves a lot of partying, drinking alcohol, and using drugs. I was in an exclusive relationship with someone for over a decade. I’ve been single now for a few years, and I’ve been celibate for that long as well. I don’t believe in any intimacy without monogamy.
My last relationship, which didn’t last long, was actually with a Christian man, and his rule was that we couldn’t have sex. I was very on board with this actually and I thought I’d try it out because I find sex to be a bit of a chore. Of course, I enjoy sex in the moment, but after everything is finished, I always wish we had just stuck to cuddling! I’ve always been sexually attracted to men, but I’ve never been a hyper-sexual person. I’d much rather just cuddle and have companionship. Ironically, the Christian man I was with couldn’t follow his own rules, and eventually, the relationship ended because he couldn’t fight the temptation. I tried to keep him in check, but he fought me tooth and nail. Regret always followed for both of us. After that experience, I realized that maybe I need to find another Christian man. It was the one of the closest relationships I had ever had, and I truly believe it’s because sex wasn’t at the forefront. If you know any gay Christian men who share these beliefs, I’d love to know. I’m 38 and not getting any younger. 😆
I’ve only been with my husband as a gay man. The “culture” is goofy and not for me at all. I’ve been with him since I was 19, I’m 35 now. 🤷♂️
Wait, how can you respect her views if she worships a deity that (in her personal view because the idea of hell came up much later with english translations for the bible) wants to torture gay people for eternity? Isn't that the most evil thing people can say to someone? Imagine telling straight people they have the wrong kind of love as consenting adults, so now they have to burn alive in the most painful way as possible until everything we know stops existing. She seemed like a nice girl at first, but views like these aren't acceptable. Also "gay" lifestyle isn't much weirder than straight ones - straight people also tend to drink and fuck around until they hopefully find someone decent for a lasting relationship. Almost like we are all somewhat similar.
I hope Embracer shuts down Crystal Dynamics and gives the IP to someone with talent and a brain.
I don't agree with the last few minutes of what you said, but I am not like these triggered clowns. I understand that different people have different beliefs and no one has to force those beliefs onto other people. I respect you as a creator because I find you wise about the topics you speak on, I couldn't care about anything else, and in doing so if I get closer to God, well then, let it be
Fire Crystal Dynamics...out of a cannon into the sun.
Also: colored hair with a normal hairstyle can look great (See: Melonie) but the side-shave? Nope.
Gothix pulls it off rather well.
In the end, many hairstyles can work if done right. I mean, there are totally some girls who can pull off the short hair. But for some reason I feel like THOSE people always go with a weird hairstyle that does NOT work
Sideshave these days is aka the 'mental illness haircut' 😜
@@CommDante connotation is definitely a thing, for sure.
I’m a trans woman and tho we may not see eye to eye on a few things I 100% agree that all the woke gay and trans content being pushed into gaming and all media is just too much, even I get fed up with seeing gay and trans representation everywhere it makes me cringe so much. I feel like there’s a way for companies to show they are accepting without having to label every character as gay or “queer”. I personally think that making lara Croft a lesbian isn’t a bad thing but the tomb raider games aren’t a biopic of Lara’s personal life the games are about tombs, Lara is just the vessel they use for the experience. I also think it’s pretty disrespectful of companies to think that if a character is lesbian they should look manly and butch, I’ve seen many feminine lesbians. But all and all I think this stuff needs to just be taken out of gaming and definitely out of tomb raider since being “queer” wasn’t never tomb raiders or Lara’s identity. ❤️
I agree 100% with you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 amen
Loved this one . Good on you for speaking the truth.😊
What the H3LL is Even That
I tried to like this video twice for the sermon about sexual immorality, so great.
How about Lone Lara representing Asexual minorities like in the original? She is in love with adventure and that's enough.
I think porns are fine, it's when they impose their own sense of sexuality and ideology of how things "should" be, and calling people that doesn't agree or don't like it bigot is what makes them bad. I like prons a lot, but I think I'm somewhat of a decent, sane person.
I discovered your channel just now. I look forward to following your stream. I remember when I first heard about Tomb Raider. I had the demo that came with Sega Dreamcast.
Facts 💯, I discovered Lara Croft on Dreamcast as well.
I was just a young boy who loved the personality and characteristics of the duel-welding badass.
That's why I will always say the nonsense of the current times is unnecessary.
We don't live in a clown world, we are awake but not woke.
Tomb Raiding, at least in the Tomb Raider franchise, requires climbing, jumping, solving puzzles, and shooting. You need to be athletic, intelligent, fit, skilled, and brave. Woke Developers: let’s make an obese black woman, with prosthetics, to fit this description.
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Love that you're not afraid to speak the truth.
I think they always make black characters fat because then they can check 2 boxes at once.
Amen sister! Completely agree!
She lost her legs to diabetes!! How dare you!!
😂
Hitting the world with a 2X4 of truth and I’m here for it. Love it!
I just happen to pause the video and it was a around 5:17 and the look on Go Booms face when I had it paused was priceless, especially considering what was on screen.
These new characters must be in the next game...why else would they be featured in this TTRPG?
As a former christian, I would love to talk to you about the religion, you point out God order, or sins, or that you are born to strugle against sins, i can agree on that but here is another problem for me, you say God decide what is sin and what is not, but how it come to that? Did somebody talk to him? Did he send signs? Can we really believe that it is his will? Or is there a higher probability, that bunch of old dudes decide on "God will" instead?
I’m gonna subscribe. A Jesus-believing gamer that isn’t into this woke crap and tells it how it is?? Yes, please!! God bless you, sister!! ❤❤❤
Who would have thought... they need to stop giving the Tomb Raider IP to idiots.
The TTRPG industry is even woker than comics and video games. You could do a year worth of videos on it alone. Especially the jokers at Evil Hat.
I subscribed for all your takes in this video.
14:40 my favorite thing about your channel 👏🏾 keep doing that!
Mel, whats your take on Stellar Blade?