The popular video game series Tomb Raider received a warning for its “offensive depiction” and “racial” bias during its recent remastered release, but was not censored.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, released on February 14, 2024, is historically large amount of sales. In fact, the 2013, 2015, and 2018 game versions were more successful than their predecessors, with the series selling over 75 million copies in total over its lifetime.
A game was born movie It was released in the early 2000s starring Angelina Jolie, and a different version was released in 2018.
Although production company Crystal Dynamics chose not to censor or remove any parts of the remastered version, the art was accompanied by an in-game warning regarding the content from the 1996-1998 era.
“Games in this collection contain disturbing depictions of people and cultures that are rooted in racial and ethnic prejudice. These stereotypes are extremely harmful and unacceptable, and Crystal Dynamics values,” the in-game prompt reads.
“Rather than remove this content, we have decided to present it here, unaltered, in its original form, in the hope that you will be aware of its harmful effects and learn from it,” the warning concludes. There is.
Although the developer did not provide details about which specific parts of the three games were deemed offensive, fans and press outlets said: border to comics I’ve pointed out some educated guesses.
One such speculation was an enemy called “t”.LibesmanThe characters claim to be from Polynesia, and they “shoot poisoned arrows from blowguns” and repeatedly kill and eat explorers.
another pixelated tribesmen It is depicted with strong accents in cutscenes. However, it is unlikely that anyone was particularly offended by his modeling of harsh polygonal characters in the mid-1990s.
This character is described as killing and eating the “white guy” who brought him the “magic stone.”
Tomb Raider wasn’t the only high-profile remaster to receive a warning for the new version.Capcom’s Rockman Battle Network warned The company told players that it “values diversity and inclusion in our games.”
“Please be aware that games in this collection may contain insensitive cultural depictions and are presented as original and created to maintain authenticity,” the warning reads. It has been added.
While such a warning would seem appropriate to offer to a newer, more sensitive audience, it is possible that a game company may be replaying the title by those who originally enjoyed it. It’s certainly a strange move to criticize your own highly sexualized content.
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