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Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered has a warning about racial and ethnic stereotypes (www.videogameschronicle.com)

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 32 points 9 months ago

Genuinely struggling to remember what that could even be about.

I mean, it's been like 25 years since I played them, but I don't recall any obviously bad things in there. It's not like it was filled with old Jackie Chan film levels of cartoon racism.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The voice acting has quite a range of stereotyped accents. Nothing they say is overtly racist, but the over the top accents themselves are insensitive.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 11 points 9 months ago

Oh, OK. So more George Lucas than Tintin in the Congo.

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 months ago

I think there were some "jungle tribe" type enemies somewhere but don't quote me on that

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

In Tomb Raider 3 an antagonist faction includes black men who want to eat Laura, and not in the same way I do if you catch my meaning.

[-] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I haven't played it but that doesn't sound racist to me if the context is right. There are cannibal tribes today. They are black skinned. This is fact.