20 Goriest Video Game Scenes Ever

19. Tomb Raider - The Many Deaths Of Lara Croft

So apparently, while digital media outlets and denizens of the internet in general were getting their knickers in a twist over (misinterpreted) comments surrounding the existence of a 'rape scene' in Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider reboot, everyone seemed to ignore the brutal ways in which Ms. Croft can die in the game. Not content with including the usual, blasé approach to death scenes that other developers take (i.e. you lose all of your health, keel over and get a big 'GAME OVER' screen shoved in your face), Crystal Dynamics included so many unique death animations that players intentionally let Lara die just to witness them. https://youtu.be/9qfDiULrnjI Crushed, drowned, impaled or being shot right through the retina; the gruesome ways in which Lara's life can prematurely end could put any Hollywood slasher-villain's methods of murder to shame. Jason? Freddy? Leatherface? You guys are a joke in comparison to the trials and tribulations poor Ms. Croft had to endure.
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