What should be Lara's iconic/main weapon in TR10?

I picked the bow, unless they redo the combat again I have a feeling they won't be able to get the dual pistols to control correctly xD

Dual pistols, because 1) They're Lara's iconic default weapons and I love them sentimentally (fun fact: in one of the Tomb Raider novels, somebody insists that weapons should have names, so Lara spontaneously dubs them 'Lara's Gun' and 'Lara's Other Gun') and 2) Outside of the kind of desert island, only weapon Lara can get her hands on scenario, it just seems comically impractical relative to the alternative of guns. It's much bigger and more awkward to use and to carry around, it takes longer to reload, it's less accurate, has a shorter range, does less damage, plus Lara would have to bring a bunch of arrows, a quiver, and other archery related paraphernalia not very conducive to acrobatics or Tomb Raiding in general. Not that I have anything against bows; I'm in my university archery club! It would just seem too impractical for me to take seriously.

I would love to see Lara with both the bow and the dual pistols, but as you said, I feel the dual pistols won't work as well if it's the same combat controls as the previous game. However I would still love to see Lara with both, the bow was a very nice weapon to use in Tomb Raider and the dual pistols of course are iconic to her character.

Exactly why I'm very iffy about them bringing the dual pistols back. If they controlled like they did in the Mathias QTE I'd end up never using them xD

To me, you really can't have a Tomb Raider game without having the dual pistols. Plus, they've always been the highlight for me in Lara's adventures. The bow is nice but now that Lara is off the island, it wouldn't make much sense to have it. They are other ways to take enemies out stealthy than with just a bow.

I would love to see the Dual Pistols return as her primary weapon during the game, though I suspect she will still find reasons to use the Bow from time to time. Sometimes, it is easier to take the stealthy approach, and she seems to be quite skillful with it now. If anything, I think we should be allowed to switch between the two weapons at will. Why choose one when you can have both? Let us choose whether we wish to go in guns blazing, or take the sneakier, silent approach.



To summarize, I want them both back. I'm not sure how they would make it work, but I think that would make for a better game.

Cameron, you see to have forgotten the fact that TR 2013 was a reboot of the series, therefore yes, it can be Lara Croft without dual pistols. This is a new Lara, not the old one. If they want the bow to be this new Lara's signature weapon, well, they can make it Lara's signature weapon.

I love the old games as much as you lads do, but you've gotta stop clinging to the past, because it's past, and it'll not come back.

As for the point of Lara being "soft", well, it's her first freaking adventure. This is Lara before she was "the" Lara, and once again, this is a freaking reboot, so this Lara doesn't need to be as tough as the old one. Gosh.