Phil here with a * spoiler warning. *
At 49:11 through 01:21:56, we discuss the antagonist and broad story beats of Tomb Raider 1 (1996) and discuss the themes of the Survivor Trilogy, with broad discussion of Tomb Raider (2013) and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) endings. I tried to keep the discussion away from discrete big story beats, so you should be relatively spoiler-free, but hey, just know what you're getting into.
Today's episode is about Lara Croft, Tomb Raider in all of her incarnations: treasure hunter, mercenary, fledgling archaeologist, and, yes, crush for late-90s gamers. We do our best to have a deft discussion about Lara as a cultural icon, sex symbol, and dig into her origins and evolution throughout the past decades.
Discussed
Lara Croft Tomb Raider, Runescape, Metal, Runescape & Metal, Outdoor Furniture, Culture, Core Design, Lara Croft as culture, Lara Croft as sex symbol, psychology of Gamers(TM), split timelines, modeling, whoopsies, Tomb Raider: Endgame, PTSD, the entire Crystal Dynamics Survivor Timeline.
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We're participarting in Extra Life 2025!
For 24 hours, beginning on November 8 at 9AM EDT, we'll be streaming some of our favorite (and farfetched) games to support the kids of Boston's Children's Hospital. Come hang out at https://www.twitch.tv/70percentcomplete and help us raise some money for the kids.
There'll be speedrunning Goldeneye, OSRS aplenty, rock and stone (probably not that kind), and space ships. You don't want to miss it!
