#tombofash

Full confession:

The classic Tomb Raider games will always hold a special place in my heart. I first discovered the Tomb Raider series via a playstaion demo disc in the summer of 1998. I was nine years old at the time and my mind was blown because I had never experienced a fully 3D game such as Tomb Raider and at the time only played games like Super Mario World or Sonic the Hedgehog. I have ADHD and as a kid I was always running, exploring, and jumping off of the bleachers and climbing on the rocks around my house and seeing Lara Croft doing all that stuff made me relate to her and also the fact that she was brave and didn’t take anyone’s crap was a plus. I was also in awe that Lara was an adult and wasn’t married which left   It was at this time that I started taking in interest in creative writing and began writing about Lara, her younger teenage sister Tara who whined and cried because she had to stay with her sister over the summer, that dressed like Britney Spears and then went goth (I just discovered the goth scene and decided to make her goth), Tara’s Mary Sue friend Tina whom Lara seemed to favor more and Lara’s toddler daughter Jade (Later changed to Jasmine). I loved Lara so much that I went as her for Halloween and froze my ass off, I would often drive my classmates and my relatives crazy with my Tomb Raider obsession to the point where my mom would threaten to take away my Tomb Raider games if I didn’t shut up. Lara even inspired me to take an interest in ancient history and is probably the main factor  in my love for abandonedograpy. I also have bipolar depression and became severely depressed when I was 12 and during this time of feeling abandoned by my peers I turned to Lara Croft and was able to forget my problems at school. Even though I enjoy Crystal Dynamics Tomb Raider quite a bit I will always have a soft spot for Core Tomb Raider for inspiring me and helping me through difficult times.

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Thank you to PositivelyAmazonian for this confession! 

Full Confession: 

I think I was 13 when my father brought me my first TR, Tomb Raider II, so I could entertain myself because I was very ill and couldn’t almost move from my bed. I’d never played a videogame before. I’m a compulsive reader, but after half month in bed you get tired even of that. So I make an effort to sit before my PC and started to play. Wow. Just WOW.

“Look, Ana, she’s a girl like you”, Dad told me. And that was my motivation. She was a girl like me, and God, she did awesome things. She moved liked a ballerina, she was so graceful and flawless, with those amazing jumps and flips in the air… the weapons, the witty dialogues, the booby traps… but the best so far was the exploring. The beautiful scenarios, the rich historical and mythological background totally amazed me. It was blow-minding.

I’m still a reader, of course. Not that Tomb Raider make me lose my interest on books, travels and History. In fact, it was a reinforcement. She made me feel alive. She made me feel stronger. She was a powerful inspiration, for her independence, her cleverness, and her sarcasm. Classic and TRAOD Lara has been, and it’s still, my role model. I’m a History teacher and I had no shame in attending university lectures with Lara Croft images on my portfolios. I was proud of her, because she was a part of me. Every time I felt -and still feeling- down or weak before life challenges, I remember Lara Croft and what she taught me: to deal with everything and face challenges with self-esteem and pride.

Damn, I miss her so much.

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