Did the Tomb Raider E3 Trailer go to far?

It was announced at E3 Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise is receiving a reboot and the new games trailer has the sent the web on fire with its controversial depictions of how Lara got so tough. Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics are rebooting the Tomb Raider franchise and the trailer for the 2013 title show at E3 was epic plain and simple, the controversy comes from a scene in the trailer that shows an attempted sexual assault of Lara and has set the web aflame with message boards and forums arguing if the story depicted in the trailer goes too far and poses a risk to the safety of women. Now before we go an further I suggest you take a look at the trailer below.

I personally think there is nothing wrong with the way the story is being depicted even if it depicts what could be called a sexual assault of Lara as it is like any other story telling medium be it a film, book, or a game its art and its open to your own interpretation. Some people have been complaining that the fact that a game is interactive makes this a potentially sticky situation for the developer and the publisher in some markets where control of what is allowed in games is far more regulated (Germany, Australia…)

The simple fact is you are not playing the attacker you are Lara and this game is exactly what it sets out to be, its the story of how she became the smart, strong and heroic character we all know her as from the previous games and the movies and makes her quite possibly the strongest female role model in gaming history.  But thats enough of what I think lets here what you think, leave us a comment below or in the forum linked below and tell us if you think that the game goes to far.

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