Deepest 90s game lore: Duke and Lara had an affair

[JarlFrank]

Proof:

The phonecall at 1:06 and the phonecall at 1:35 in the following video:



This magazine cover art:

Yeah, Duke and Lara definitely had something going on there.

 

[grimace]

Are there any machinima videos that explore this lore?

 

[Zenithsan]

That's the cover of an era that is never going to come back.

 

[Gilius Thunderhead]

"You've grown up. When will your games?"

Games journalism... games journalism never changes. Oh no! Games shouldn't be fun, they need to provide deep commentary! Games need to be socially relevant! Shame on you for buying our magazine because we put boobs in it!

 

[JarlFrank]

"You've grown up. When will your games?"

Games journalism... games journalism never changes. Oh no! Games shouldn't be fun, they need to provide deep commentary! Games need to be socially relevant! Shame on you for buying our magazine because we put boobs in it!

No, in this case "growing up" means "They're SEXY now! Fuck yeah!"

 

[Gilius Thunderhead]

Alright, I misunderstood it. I remember reading such takes already in the 90s when games like Dead or Alive came out.

 

[Lemming42]

That's one of the most off-model depictions of Lara Croft I've ever seen. Looks like a balloon with a face drawn on it. Also freaked out that Duke's hands appear to be a photograph.

 

[Dramart]

Nonsense! Lara is a virgin.

 

[Ismaul]

She raids tombs, Duke ain't her type.

 

[Storyfag]

She raids tombs, Duke ain't her type.

Duke's every babe's type.

 

[Narushima]

Magazine can be read here: https://archive.org/details/NextGen74Feb2001/mode/2up
The ads were certainly different, back then (Metropolis Street Racer):

 

[Shinji]