00:00We all know the designs of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro were softened in Japan, but did
00:04you know Lara Croft almost met the same fate?
00:07Tomb Raider co-creator Paul Douglas said the Japanese publisher Victor wanted to give Lara
00:11Croft a Crash Bandicoot-style redesign for the region, featuring huge eyes and a large
00:16head.
00:17Hard to imagine, isn't it?
00:18Back in 2021, Douglas posted manga-style designs of Lara Croft and explained that Victor decided
00:23our Western character design wouldn't go down well there, so they faxed over some of
00:27their own designs, that we didn't implement.
00:30He explained that the Japanese publisher wanted us to change in-game Lara to appeal more to
00:34a Japanese audience, adding that the publisher faxed through examples really late in dev.
00:38However, despite the effort put in by Victor, Douglas explains Toby Gard really didn't want
00:43to alter Lara.
00:44As a compromise, all that was changed was the manuals and the guide.
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