Huge Eyes? Big Head? Lara Croft Almost Looked Very Different For Her Japanese Debut

“Toby Gard really didn’t want to alter Lara”.

It’s not unusual for video games to be altered to appeal to audiences in other territories – look at how Kirby’s expression was tweaked for some of his North American adventures, for example.

The process can work in the opposite direction, too – for example, the PS1/Saturn platformer Pandemonium was retitled Magical Hoppers in Japan, with the main characters given an anime-style facelift.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

“Toby Gard really didn’t want to alter Lara”.

It’s not unusual for video games to be altered to appeal to audiences in other territories – look at how Kirby’s expression was tweaked for some of his North American adventures, for example.

The process can work in the opposite direction, too – for example, the PS1/Saturn platformer Pandemonium was retitled Magical Hoppers in Japan, with the main characters given an anime-style facelift.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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