We’re back once again to bring you our top 5 memes, this time for the Tomb Raider series. It’s been quite a few months since our last look at the Internet’s best quips about our favourite video games, so let’s get started.
5. Dafuq?
When digging around tombs for hidden treasure and artefacts, I wouldn’t blame you for being surprised if you found some modern weaponry laying around. Obviously Lara isn’t in a position to question anything while she’s fighting to survive, but I do find it odd that developers expect us gamers to just ignore these little details. Or are we just too used to it by now?
4. Accident prone or anger disorder?
Any archaeologist equipped with dual pistols and explosives isn’t only expecting to get a little dirt under their fingernails, but I guess there’s nobody out there tough enough to put a stop to Lara’s exploits. At least she isn’t slaughtering endangered species in her latest adventure, which I’m sure Greenpeace will be pleased to hear.
3. Video game logic strikes again
Ah, our good old friend failed logic has returned once again to demonstrate it’s ability to cause head scratching among gamers. We know full well that the writers behind Tomb Raider wanted to simply show us what it means to survive in the wilderness, but forgot that video games actually need to make sense to keep our interest and sense of immersion.
2. Mary Poppins’ bag
Yet another video game trait: the bottom-less inventory that has the ability to carry everything unimportant but is incapable of carrying enough bullets. Where does she keep that hoard of relics about her person anyway?
1. DAYUM!
Lara’s character design in this particular area was an accident; back in 1993 lead graphic artist Toby Gard increased our heroine’s chest size by 150%. The rest of the creative team argued to keep it this size, bringing us the Lara we know today. Whether this is a good thing or not is a completely new discussion we shall have another time.
That wraps up our top 5 memes for the Tomb Raider series. if you have any ideas for other games with a ton of memes or have any other memes to show us, please let us know in the comments section below.
