So, the official Tomb Raider Twitter dropped an enigmatic tweet, and that was all people needed to get into frantic chatting; by chatting, however, it means utter chaos in the replies. The mere tweet said, “Some cutscenes shouldn’t be skipped…🌊😬” with the link. There was no context, no clue, just vibes. And the fandom went off with theories, demands, and sarcastic replies.
Let’s start by breaking down this tweet again. Is that a wave emoji-an apprehensive face? All Tomb Raider vibes. Water levels, panic moments, Lara barely making it up that cliff-you know how it goes. That was some dramatic action on the replies: the gamescape transitioned from begging for old news about the next game to roasting the franchise for the writing.
Player @rara_kurofuto spilled the tea: “This one literally had us all skip button mashing the entire time and it made us wait till almost the end.” Oof. Relatable. Meanwhile, @SOTTR_Katamari, being all kinds of technical, posited, “The scenes you can’t skip are loading the next map, right?” Big if true.
Then, @Eddy_AC comes in with chaotic energy: “I skip the whole game.” Brutal. Pure Brutal. But maybe not as brutal as what @CattykatLo81171 gave, spilling Lexi-drama about how the girl needs to “hang it up” and “go mop aisle 9.” What a Meal! We stan.
But not everybody’s in this just for the laughs; some players are dying for Void Tour information. @durbin_drew begged outright, “Please give info on the new game. We have been in the dark for years.” Meanwhile, @baseqq775560 directed some of its fury at the remastered trilogy, demanding Patch 5 for Tomb Raider 1-3 because, “first trilogy deserves most respect.” Solid argument.
Let us get to the big shot Tea of Shadow of the Tomb Raider discussions. @mpchxrry06 admits that it took them for four years to finish Shadow because they could only play “10-15 minutes in a week.” Whilst @laraphobic tries to save it-ahem-tomb hunting was really fun though, which is… fair., @BratBandicock was just like, “writing is cheap as hell in your games and characters are dull.” Damn.
And let’s not forget @TomatoMan45 bringing the wild: “When can I have Alex Weiss in Fortnite?” Sir, this is a Tomb Raider tweet.
The cutscenes of the tweet set off some… interesting views on cutscenes in general. @RedDragon251 declared, “No cutscenes should be skipped and no cutscenes should be skippable.” Bold stance. Then @OverdoseTheShow arrived with, “If we want a movie we go see one. Less cutscenes/scripted events and more enjoyable gameplay.” Talk about paradox in gamers.
Indeed, the truth is, Tomb Raider players are passionate, impatient, and are opinionated with a capital O. Be it begging for info, roasting for the writing, or demanding Alex Weiss in Fortnite (??), you can never get bored with this fandom. Really? Candidly, we simply wouldn’t have it any other way.
Let’s just replay the trilogy again and start skipping all those cutscenes for that feeling.
