Tomb Raider developers say they are not trying to please either side of the culture war debate over Lara Croft’s appearance.
Game director Raul Siqueira and experience director Jeff Adams said their goal is simply to make Lara feel true to the character fans know.
“We’re not trying to make one camp happy and the other camp miserable,” Adams said. “This is Lara. This is who she is and this is the icon that we’ve come to know.”
The team also said they did not see looks and ability as something that had to be balanced against each other.
They just want to create the best version of Lara Croft, not responding to online arguments.