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Old 12-02-13, 09:05   #1
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Don't believe this has been posted yet. Looks kinda silly if you ask me.

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At Toy Fair, Diamond Select Toys showed off six new Tomb Raider Minimate figures, based on the upcoming reboot. The Minimates, which look like Lego figures with more points of articulation, are slated to hit shelves this summer, as two-packs sold in comic and specialty stores.

The six figures shown include: a basic Lara Croft, a Lara Croft with battle damage, Captain Conrad Roth (Lara's mentor), two enemy scavengers and a figure who appeared to look like a priest. Diamond Select wasn't at liberty to share the names of the characters but suggested that the figure with the hood was a type of priest.

The Art Asylum-designed figures excellent details, right down to Captain Conrad's chiseled eyebrows and five o'clock shadow. Each figure comes with accessories. The basic Lara Croft has a more generic hatchet, while the battle damaged, mud soaked Lara Croft has the stylized hatchet we've seen from Tomb Raider concept art. The Molotov cocktail scavenger comes with just that – a Molotov cocktail. The second scavenger had a shield and an iron mask. The designs are still pending licensor approval.
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Old 12-02-13, 09:20   #2
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They are very well designed for Lego-like figures
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Old 12-02-13, 09:32   #3
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I will agree to that. The hair is surprisingly detailed for such a small-scale figure. Some more shots:










Source: http://www.joystiq.com/screenshots/t...r-minimates#/0

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Old 12-02-13, 09:46   #4
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If I bought these I'd then have to go and buy the Uncharted Nate and Chloe pack......and make them fight!
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Old 12-02-13, 09:47   #5
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I want the Lara ones! They look pretty cool.
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Old 12-02-13, 10:37   #6
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Getting 'twoface' vibes from this one. CD just can't help with the Batman influences, huh?
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Old 12-02-13, 11:33   #7
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...So, they reboot the franchise to be darker, grittier, more mature and for the first time 18-rated, but they make the most childish of Lego toys based on the characters? What the actual?
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Old 12-02-13, 12:32   #8
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...So, they reboot the franchise to be darker, grittier, more mature and for the first time 18-rated, but they make the most childish of Lego toys based on the characters? What the actual?
They're not "Lego toys"? How were the Lara figurines that much more adult than this, huh? And it makes perfect sense if they want commercial performance from the title to introduce merchandise such as this. Don't get me wrong, I'm not fond of what I see, I can only giggle (and certainly not because it's funny), but I see where they're coming from. Those Minimates look like rip-off from Lego Minifigs, which additionally makes the whole thing look less legit or appealing, but it's Crystal Dynamics - I'm not surprised.

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Old 12-02-13, 12:46   #9
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I'm sorry but I like those more than the figure on the Collector's Edition!
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Old 12-02-13, 12:49   #10
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They're not "Lego toys"? How were the Lara figurines that much more adult than this, huh? And it makes perfect sense if they want commercial performance from the title to introduce merchandise such as this. Don't get me wrong, I'm not fond of what I see, I can only giggle (and certainly not because it's funny), but I see where they're coming from. Those Minimates look like rip-off from Lego Minifigs, which additionally makes the whole thing look less legit or appealing, but it's Crystal Dynamics - I'm not surprised.
Lego appeals to 6-year-olds only so these are kinda embarrassing. Nicely made proper figures are cool.
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