Lara’s Diary 1st Year Celebration: Memories of Lara Croft, The Tomb Raider Legacy.
Welcome to my humble abode, for the celebration of the
1st Lara’s Diary year. Feel free to get to know a bit more about me,
my project or about the memories of a couple of fans about the Tomb Raider
Legacy.
MAKING THE DIFFERENCE
My name is Vinícius Calheiros, I’m known on the
community as Viny Calheiros and I’m the Lara’s Diary idealizer. The Tomb Raider
saga has a great role in my life, being on it since I was little. I met Lara
Croft through my father in 2005, when I was 6. He played Tomb Raider III Adventures of Lara Croft and
this time was really remarkable for me. Sure, knowing my age you must have
realized I didn’t comprehended really well what the game was about, nor understood Lara’s depth as a character and her pioneering as a female
personality in the world of games.
Some years have passed, I only knew the first Tomb
Raider four titles and the movies stared by Angelina Jolie. It was in 2010
that a friend won a game of that character I loved as a child, and he wanted to
show me. I got really happy, because I didn’t heard from Lara Croft for too long.
I thought it was a classic game, but then Tomb Raider Underworld came and my passion
reached a level that only grows day after day. After, I discovered one of my
greatest passions: Legend. I bought my first physical copy of The Angel of
Darkness, although I was still too immature to understand the depth of the
games. I admit that until 2014 I had never done 100% of a Tomb Raider game.
Then I decided to replay all of them – including, play some titles for the
first time. On that same year I met a couple of friends that made part of an
official Tomb Raider fansite’s group on a message app. I ended up
involving more and more with the saga.
Ever since, I started to long to have my own fansite,
to share differentiated contents among the community, experiences among fans
and be able to learn a lot with them. Unfortunately I was only 15 at the time.
Too immature and facing the high school, so it definitely wasn’t a good time to
start my project. That being said, I had to wait a few more years.
Finally, in 2017 – already in university and at the
age of 18 – I decided to realize one of my dreams: participate actively on the
Tomb Raider Community. Through a great friendship consolidated, I had a huge
support of the idealizer of Croft Manor Brasil: Valkyria Araujo (Lobster
Croft). Since then, I discovered myself as a writer and together we blowed our
mind behind our humble fansite – generating articles, translations and
exclusive contents – bringing the best experience a fansite can offer. Last but not least, Thiago Henrique (Th Croft),
another great friend and part of the CMBR team, also welcomed me with open
arms.
ABOUT LARA’S DIARY
Way more than a simple Twitter account: it’s the
official fansite (OFP) Croft Manor Brasil’s international platform. Came with
the intention of share experiences, develop health discussions and come up with
memories about Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider legacy. Aims to disseminate RESPECT and KINDNESS in order to UNITE
the Tomb Raider community.
We live in such a time that people – and I’m not only
referring to the TR community participants – hide behind the screens and take
advantage of the “freedom of speech” right when actually – and many times –
they disseminate acts of hatred. It’s really common to find people like that
when working with opinion. If talking about TR, they seem to be stuck in time,
completely inflexible and disrespectful, believing their truth is The only one.
Unfortunately, even though the best intentions, Lara’s Diary / CMBR already
suffered quite a few free rage attacks, just like tons of other OFP folks. The
dialog is one of our main center of attention as a project, but we believe
respect must be reciprocal. Therefore, when there’s no respect, there’s no
dialog.
Lara’s Diary is a work from fan for fan, for people
who like to express themselves – respectfully. And one of my manners to express
myself is through the art. You may have already seen some of my art works about
any Tomb Raider moment that left a mark on me. In case you don’t, I’d be
honored to have you looking at my gallery at: https://www.deviantart.com/vinycalheiros.
LOOK OF THE FAN:
MEMORIES OF LARA CROFT AND THE TOMB RAIDER LEGACY
Finally, the moment I’ve been most waiting for: put in
practice my project of uniting the community. Recently I asked some of my great
followers to share some of their memories about our lovely franchise. “But why
are you requesting this?”, you may be asking yourself. The thing is I believe
“Diary” refers to memories. Each person has their own, individually specials.
That being said, I believed that would be a good way to celebrate the first
year of Lara’s Diary!
Here are some of the memories of a couple of friends I
made over time among the Tomb Raider fandom:
Name: Stella(Stellalune) / Country: USA
How did you
meet Lara Croft / Tomb Raider?
“I first met Lara when my
husband's friend gave him a copy of TR1 around Christmas of 1996. My husband
got stuck at the timed run across the fire pillars in Palace Midas. He must
have tried 100 times before he finally rage quit and threw the game away. I
literally pulled the CD out of the trash and decided to give it a try.
Naturally, I started in the training level - because I'm a sensible person- and
I've been adventuring with Lara ever since”.
What's your favorite Tomb Raider?
“The original 1996 game is still my favorite.
I don't know if it's because it was my first, but it has a special place for
me. Natla is the best game villain, and the levels are still as beautiful and
fascinating as they were 20 years ago.”
Which
Lara Croft defines your personality the most?
“I'm probably
more like reboot Lara than any of the others. I hope that means I will soon
become the Tomb Raider I was meant to be! ;)”.
How
did Tomb Raider changed your life?
“TR changed my life in many ways.
It's been a passion as well as a source of income for me since the late '90s,
but more importantly, it has broadened my circle to include wonderful people
from all around the world. I've met some of my best friends online through this
fandom”.
Optional - What do you do, or would you
like to do to keep the Tomb Raider community united?
“ Lately I've grown very tired of
all the conflict in the community. Most fans are lovely people who gladly
embrace others with differing opinions, but as in any fandom, there will always
be people who can't play nice with others and have to find something to argue
about. For the most part, I try to ignore them and focus on the things that
bring us together. I always try to share other fans' projects and make
connections when I think people would benefit from knowing each other.
I also organize a team of Tomb
Raider fans each year for Extra Life, a
gaming marathon to raise money for children's hospitals. This a great
opportunity for fans to come together for a good cause. We play and stream
games, give away lots of cool prizes, and try to focus on the positive aspects
of the fandom. If anyone reading this wants to join our efforts, we welcome new
players. You can sign up at http://extra-life.org/team/tombraider”.
Name: Ariane (Rhenia)
/ Age: 22 / Country: Germany
How did you
meet Lara Croft / Tomb Raider?
“I watched my dad playing the demo version of Tomb
Raider Legend when I was 10 years old”.
What's your favorite Tomb Raider?
“I can’t pick only one. My top 3:
Tomb Raider II, Tomb Raider Legend and Tomb Raider (2013)”.
Which
Lara Croft defines your personality the most?
“I would say a mix between Rise
Lara and Alicia Vikander’s Lara from the movie”.
How
did Tomb Raider changed your life?
“Lara will always be my role model. I
learned a lot from her. She has always giving me strength and courage
especially in difficult situations.
Optional: I think being
respectful to each other and understanding everyone’s opinion is a good start
:)”.
Name: Eliana Karampatsou/ Age:19/ Country: Greece
How did you
meet Lara Croft / Tomb Raider?
“ I believe my
parents introduced me to Lara when I was 5 or 6 years old, it was TR1 on the
original PlayStation”.
What's your favorite Tomb Raider?
“That’s a hard question since I love both TR3
and legend”.
Which
Lara Croft defines your personality the most?
“It’s probably the TR Chronicles Lara, she
always laughs when she’s in a situation that could potentially be dangerous and
her recklessness is just me”.
How
did Tomb Raider changed your life?
“Lara has showed me life from a
different perspective, she has taught me so many lessons throughout my life and
even though she’s not an actual person they’ve made her personality to were
many people can relate to her and I really like that about her”.
How did you
meet Lara Croft / Tomb Raider?
“ I was introduced to Tomb Raider
back in the late 90s when my parents bought the games for my sister as a
birthday gift. I was pretty ice at that point so I was still of an age where any new
thing that came into the house, I had to investigate it. I instantly fell in ice
with the character on the cover, this British woman with similar long ice
hair to me, and seeing someone like me on the cover really had an impact. I
initially played the games with my sister but soon began checking them out on
my own”.
What's your favorite Tomb Raider?
“Picking my favourite Tomb Raider
game is tricky! After all these years I would still have to say Tomb Raider
III. It was the first game in the series that I had played and it’s ice
a lot of fun”.
Which
Lara Croft defines your personality the most?
“It’s hard to pick which Lara
Croft denies my personality the most. I’m kind of in the middle of both the
classic and reboot versions. I have quite a stubborn quality which is
comparable to the original Lara, but I’m also incredibly clumsy. J A
little while ago I managed to break three ice
when a bookcase dropped on my foot and I got so bored of staying still and
resting. I feel a little of both”.
How
did Tomb Raider changed your life?
“Tomb Raider ic
introduced me to new friends and new opportunities. It was massively
influential when I was a kid and I aspired to be like Lara. Turns out that
adult-me is nothing like Lara but when things get tricky, it’s still ice
to aspire to be like her again”.
How did you
meet Lara Croft / Tomb Raider?
“I first saw my Dad playing TRA
(Anniversary) and I feel in love with the games!”.
What's your favorite Tomb Raider?
“Tomb Raider AOD is my top 1
first game I ever played!”
Which
Lara Croft defines your personality the most?
“I’d say AOD because she’s cold and dark and
that’s basically me”.
How
did Tomb Raider changed your life?
“Tomb Raider has changed my life
because it’s opened up so many doors for me! Events, website and social media
meeting other fans from all over the world and becoming one big TR family!”.
Optional - What do you do, or would you
like to do to keep the Tomb Raider community united?
“To keep the community together I would love a
meet up there fans on social media have their own booths and we can all meet in
Person and talk about Lara all the time”.
How did you
meet Lara Croft / Tomb Raider?
“My parents didn't allow me to
play anything but the Mario games for SuperNintendo until I was around 8 years.
After I convinced them to buy me a console (PS2) I met Lara Croft in a street
market, where I saw Legend selling. So I begged my dad to buy it for me and I
fell in love for LC”.
What's your favorite Tomb Raider?
“Don't have a specific favorite one. But I
bet I'd take Legend because of our story. At the same time and despite
everything, I love playing Underworld.”
Which
Lara Croft defines your personality the most?
“That's a funny thing, because I
basically have nothing in common with any Lara version. But the two things I
learned from all the Lara versions is: to be a strong gal and go until the end
for my goals”.
How
did Tomb Raider changed your life?
“I learned A LOT of what I know
of English with Tomb Raider! Also, being part of the Croft Manor Brasil team
made possible for me to meet tons of incredible fans of all around the globe
and make a lot of great friends. Don't know what the future awaits, but Tomb
Raider will - definitely - always be a page of my life!”.
Optional - What do you do, or would you
like to do to keep the Tomb Raider community united?
“I'd like to be able to stop
those stupid Classic x Reboot fights. Such as Old x New fans. We're a community
as a hole. Nobody is better than anyone. No Lara is worse than another.
Everytime I'm able to, I write articles in CMBR that reinforces this point. I
hope our great community can see it anytime... Less war, more Tomb Raider among
friends!”
How did you
meet Lara Croft / Tomb Raider?
“I already told you everything about how I met Lara
Croft in (MAKING THE DIFFERENCE)”.
What's your favorite Tomb Raider?
“Tomb Raider 3, Legend and Tomb
Raider (reboot).These games marked me in different times of my life, defining
my personality and the things I believe in”.
Which
Lara Croft defines your personality the most?
“I believe I’m more like the most
recent version of Lara Croft, where we see her making mistakes, being resilient
and carrying in her mind she can “make the difference”. I believe I also carry
a bit of a sarcastic humor, like her in TRL; and in my highest moments, a
debauchery touch like the classic Lara like in AOD. Lol”.
How
did Tomb Raider changed your life?
“Tomb Raider and Lara Croft acts in my life in different
manners. I take for my life Lara’s willpower, resilience and audacity, such as
her ill to discover the world, make the difference. Besides, I made a lot of
friends in the TR community, sharing the same passion with them, and it’s
awesome to make part of it.”
Optional - What do you do, or would you
like to do to keep the Tomb Raider community united?
“ I also mentioned previously in
(ABOUT LARA’S DIARY)” J.
NOTE
Lara’s Diary is 1 year and Croft Manor Brasil is 3.
This is the beginning of a friends’ adventure that we expect to go on for a
long time with you. Thanks everyone who participated of this lovely
celebration, it means a lot!
Translation: LobsterCroft
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