To celebrate the 20th BAFTA Game Awards, which will be held next Thursday (11 April) at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Center in London, the British Film Academy and BAFTA will be held at 19:00 BST / ET It will go live from 2pm / 11am PT. Television Arts has announced that Lara Croft is the most iconic video game character ever created, according to a recent survey.
Over 4K gamers voted to beat Nintendo's Mario to Lara, who first appeared in 1996's Tomb Raider and has since appeared in numerous sequels, spin-offs, remasters, and even several movies. Ta. Surprisingly, IO Interactive's HITMAN's Agent 47 secured his third place. Interestingly, the only series to feature two of his characters (Shadowheart and Astarion) on this chart is his Baldur's Gate 3, which was released less than a year before his one. It's just a game. This is a testament to the great work Larian writers did on Game of the Year 2023, but it's even sadder that they won't be able to continue working with the amazing characters they created.
Here is the complete list of the top 20 most iconic video game characters ever created, as voted on in the BAFTA poll.
- lara croft, tomb raider
- mario, super mario
- agent 47, hitman
- sonic the hedgehog, sonic
- Sackboy, Little Big Planet
- pacman, pacman
- link, the legend of zelda
- Master Chief, HALO
- Kratos, god of war
- Shadow Heart, Baldur's Gate 3
- Arthur Morgan “Red Dead Redemption 2”
- pikachu, pokemon
- steve, minecraft
- solid snake, metal gear solid
- crash bandicoot, crash bandicoot
- Cloud Strife, Final Fantasy VII
- Astarion, Baldur's Gate 3
- Kazuma Kiryu, Yakuza
- Ellie Williams “The Last of Us”
- Nathan Drake “Uncharted”
Original Lara Croft performer and voice actress Shelly Blonde said in a statement:
When I voiced the original Tomb Raider game, I had no idea it would become such a global phenomenon, and neither did Eidos and Core Design. They had only ever done children's games before, so of course they wanted it to be a success, but I think it far exceeded all expectations. When creating Lara Croft's voice, all I had to do was look at the rough sketches I had in front of me. I focused on the fact that Lara Croft is a female Indiana Jones-like character who is brave and smart. Lara is very special to me. Because she is very important to gamers. I love hearing stories from people around the world who played this game and helped Lara escape bullying or be stronger when she wanted to come out to her loved ones. And the most beautiful thing of all is hearing how gamers used to play this game with their parents who are no longer with them. My voice, game music, and sound effects are all wrapped up in memories of my loved ones. . I'm honored to be a part of it for them. When I started dating her husband, I found out that he played Tomb Raider and loved hearing Lara Croft scream and say the word “no.” Of course, he has to endure it every day.
Lara Croft is expected to return in the not too distant future. It was announced two years ago that the next game in the series was in development on Epic's Unreal Engine 5. We also know that it will be published by Amazon. Amazon reportedly plans to create an entire interconnected Tomb Raider universe that spans games, TV, and games. movie. Rumor has it that the next Tomb Raider game has been in development for quite some time. You might see it at a future summer showcase.
By the way, I wanted to see if you agreed with the results of the BAFTA poll, so I created my own poll. After all, Lara Croft is famous for being British, so there may be some bias there.
Please vote below. Feel free to explain your reasons in the comments section.
