tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007167036345984012.post1647234858017667094..comments2023-06-18T11:55:59.042-04:00Comments on The Geekiest Girls You Know: There's no tomb or raiding, but Jayne is bitter about something elseDarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02410597362218994557noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007167036345984012.post-35802761466136177722009-06-13T11:01:08.462-04:002009-06-13T11:01:08.462-04:00www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuat...www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/502-Tomb-Raider-Underworld<br /><br />And that right there pretty accurately shows everything wrong with the Tomb Raider video games.<br /><br />In other news, while I agree mostly with you rant about how lame Tomb Raider is, I feel I have to clear up some things you said about Indiana Jones. Firstly, the original trilogy is set in the 1930s, not the 40s. This is actually important, because Indy is fighting Nazis long before other Americans have even really heard about them, let alone realized how evil the regime was, or even gotten involved in the War.<br />Secondly, Indy wasn't designed as a "manly man with manly adventures for a male audience", he's a more modern take on 1930s pulp heroes, Like Doc Savage. I acknowledge that THOSE people were designed as 'manly men', but Indy is supposed to be a throwback to classic cinema first and foremost, and I think that's why his movies work so well.<br />But enough of my ranting there. I'll try and come back later when the horrors of that comic have really set in, so I can yell about that some too.<br />As always, fine work you're doing here. :-DDanicusnoreply@blogger.com