Why couldn't Lara get a jacket or coat from her fallen enemies?

[Risingblade]

She gets a jacket if buy DLC, you cheap bastards are the reason she doesn't have a jacket. So stop blaming her and go buy dlc now! Unless you got it for free, then I really don't know what your excuses are...sadists.

 

[Fappy]

There's a big difference between sexy and sexualization. Giving impractical outfits to female characters for no other reason than so men can stare at the boobies falls into the category of the latter.

Is there? "Sexy" has zero practical purpose outside of attracting the opposite sex.

You're probably going to catch some heat for that one DX

Some people dress "sexy" because they just want to look cute/good/etc. For a lot of women it's more a self image thing than it is about attracting mates.

 

[Zenn3k]

That's an executive design choice placed into the game's Design Document.

"Criteria 11: The tits must be visible or at least identifiable from any distance."

And for this I thank them, lol

I love those "oh I gotta fit in this tight spot" side shots where you just see boobs sticking out, its great for my male mind.

The rest of the game is great as well, plays great, looks great and its very fun. I don't mind a little extra T and A for my gaming pleasure

 

[ToastiestZombie]

I was hoping this would be a plot-hole thread.

OT: Because DLC. No other reason, it wasn't sexism or programming, it was just DLC.

 

[deathzero021]

I thought the same exact thing. You don't walk around like that in the wilderness. Your soft, thin skin would get scraped off completely with all the crazy shit she goes through, not sure why she wouldn't tear off some animal skin and make a leather jacket or something. they were trying to go for a more realistic Lara and well... sure they did that on many levels but in the end, still eye candy.

 

[m19]

What I see is a lot of skin showing in a place that looks awful cold. If it was bright and sunny then sure, tank top makes sense. No sense made here. She would probably want a jacket.

She'd need a whole wardrobe, something for every environment then. Might as well ask why she doesn't die from every bullet wound.

And it makes me very, very sad that your only concept of "sexy" is to attract the opposite sex. Expressing sexuality is a complex act with many motivations, and part of the essence of being a sexual human being.

You're probably going to catch some heat for that one DX

Some people dress "sexy" because they just want to look cute/good/etc. For a lot of women it's more a self image thing than it is about attracting mates.

No. It's what people tell themselves. "I'm sexy for myself." All that elaborate nonsense stems from the same source. You raise your self worth by knowing you are attractive to the opposite sex, etc, etc.

sexualization >> sexy. You won't get one without the other. Granted not everything sexy is physical.

There is nothing wrong with it when it's done within reason.

 

[Something Amyss]

I mean, would you wear something that has blood on it that isn't yours?

You mean, again?

Anyway, given Lara's activities, I'd be surprised if her own clothes wouldn't get someone else's blood on them.

 

[Sonofadiddly]

She'd need a whole wardrobe, something for every environment then. Might as well ask why she doesn't die from every bullet wound.

The question of the thread was "why doesn't she grab a coat from one of the dead dudes."

And by "sexual expression" I don't mean "want to look good." That's a massive simplification. I'm not here to conduct spiritual sex ed, though. I just suggest you look into the concept of sexuality more and discover what it really means. It makes sex a whoooooole lot better.

But trust me, as a woman, we dress the way we dress for many reasons, and few of these reasons are "for the pleasure of men." Don't flatter yourself.

 

[Risingblade]

What I see is a lot of skin showing in a place that looks awful cold. If it was bright and sunny then sure, tank top makes sense. No sense made here. She would probably want a jacket.

She'd need a whole wardrobe, something for every environment then. Might as well ask why she doesn't die from every bullet wound.

And it makes me very, very sad that your only concept of "sexy" is to attract the opposite sex. Expressing sexuality is a complex act with many motivations, and part of the essence of being a sexual human being.

You're probably going to catch some heat for that one DX

Some people dress "sexy" because they just want to look cute/good/etc. For a lot of women it's more a self image thing than it is about attracting mates.

No. It's what people tell themselves. "I'm sexy for myself." All that elaborate nonsense stems from the same source. You raise your self worth by knowing you are attractive to the opposite sex, etc, etc.

sexualization >> sexy. You won't get one without the other. Granted not everything sexy is physical.

There is nothing wrong with it when it's done within reason.

I never said that..what vile lies are you spreading...

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

Because there will most likely be blood on it.

I mean, would you wear something that has blood on it that isn't yours?

Kinda weird really.

To stay alive in a survival situation I'd skin a corpse and wear it as a coat.

And now I have this image of Buffalo Bill and Lara doing that for warmth.

Put the lotion in the basket...

I mean, would you wear something that has blood on it that isn't yours?

You mean, again?

Anyway, given Lara's activities, I'd be surprised if her own clothes wouldn't get someone else's blood on them.

At this point she's probably covered in the stuff, so fair game, right?

I guess at this point it just depends on if it's a bitchin' jacket.

 

[m19]

I never said that..what vile lies are you spreading...

Sorry... I don't even know how that happened. I edited.

 

[dalek sec]

I got an outfit from preordering that had a bulletproof vest and combat pants.

When I see how those guys live in that minging shanty town I don't even want to touch those guys clothes nevermind wear them.

*Gag*

They probably have lice and fleas and god knows what else.

Yeah, Throne know's what those clothes might have on them, guessing showering and washing of the clothes isn't really on those guys "to do" list. I guess she might take one of their coats if it was literally life and death, worst case she might just have to shave her hair for a bit when she get's back home and get medicine to deal with any lice she might have caught from them.

Actually I like her outfit this time out, fits the setting rather well and I'm guessing it's something one would wear for exploring an area like that. Atleast it's not like the first game or so when she had on hot pants in Nepal, I know she's a tough woman but damn.

 

[Paradoxrifts]

I mean, the poor dear was all chilled to the bone. All those enemies had nice, warm coats. She could have taken one.

because you wouldnt be able to change her costume through dlc..

Still slightly better than grinding through a hundred and fifty goons who are clearly wearing jackets, so that you can gather the materials required to craft one yourself.

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

Because there will most likely be blood on it.

I mean, would you wear something that has blood on it that isn't yours?

Kinda weird really.

Also extremely dangerous in terms of pathogens considering the fact that she is pretty torn up as well.

 

[Epic Fail 1977]

Why couldn't Lara get a jacket or coat from her fallen enemies? I mean, the poor dear was all chilled to the bone. All those enemies had nice, warm coats. She could have taken one.

Because cleavage. Duh.

Also there is more to women than their tits.

Very true. They also have asses.

Hey hey hold off on the banhammer there Mr or Ms Moderator is it was a JOKE!

 

[Artemis923]

Because programming something like that in would take time and money and ultimately there would be no real use for it beyond playing dress-up unless they wanted to spend even more time and money adding in the new mechanics for why she might want to change her clothes.

But that explanation makes too much sense so it must be because the devs are sexists who wanted Lara to be little more than eye-candy for the misogynist horde of privileged white male gamers.

Warning: logic alert.

 

[FoolKiller]

but how many video games are there in which the main character actually has enough different pairs of clothes that they wouldn't absolutely smell like shit from wearing the same outfit through rain, mud, blood, hell, and back?

The only one I can think of is the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer video game on Xbox. And it was an excellent game at that. She had at least 5 or 6 wardrobe changes throughout the game.

 

[Something Amyss]

At this point she's probably covered in the stuff, so fair game, right?

I guess at this point it just depends on if it's a bitchin' jacket.

That's my thought process. Especially the bitchin' part.

Oddly enough, I'm currently writing a novel where a character is running around in someone else's coat. A coat in which the other character was stabbed. In the back.

The reactions are squickier than I'm applying to this convo. >.>

 

[Something Amyss]

More recent games do vary her outfit based on where she is in the world, somewhat, but how many video games are there in which the main character actually has enough different pairs of clothes that they wouldn't absolutely smell like shit from wearing the same outfit through rain, mud, blood, hell, and back? Not many.

With higher resolution character models comes greater laziness. We used to see a lote more variety. On the other hand, there's the new trend of costumes that show wear, a la Batman and Spidey, but who's to say if that catches on. Costume wear could be a perfect reason to justify changing one's clothes.

Though now I'm nostalgic for Saints Row 2, where you were mocked if you wore your clothing for too long.

 

[Zeraki]

I assume it's because they wanted to show how much she gets beat up through the game, like Batman in Arkham Asylum/City. So having her take jackets off of dead enemies and covering said damage would kind of go against what they were going for.