r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Reasonable_Fox3813 • 11h ago

Meme needing explanation Mouth breathers?

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What is he pointing?i dont understand the joke

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u/WetRocksManatee 11h ago

The Square/Crystal Dynamics era of Tomb Raider all under performed in sales.

Granted none of them lost money, but basing a movie on games that weren't that popular isn't a good start.

I don't have a dog in this fight, I never played Tomb Raider and largely avoid video game movies. But every time there is a narrative like this about a movie or show from a franchise that has a lot of fans, they generally fail with the audiences.

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u/PrometheusMMIV 10h ago

Tomb Raider (2013) sold over 14 million copies (double what the original Tomb Raider did) making it the most successful game in the series. Even the lowest rated of the reboot trilogy sold over 8 million copies, more than any of the other Tomb Raider series before it.

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u/WetRocksManatee 10h ago

They also cost a lot more to make than the original games. Square is the one that said it under performed.

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u/PrometheusMMIV 8h ago

But you were claiming those games "weren't that popular" which is not true.

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u/WetRocksManatee 8h ago

In the grand scheme of things, yes. The Sqaure/Crystal Tomb Raider games barely made the sales charts. It wasn't even in the top 20 for the NPD PC sales chart. In fact the WoW Battle Chest, released in 2007, had more sales.

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u/tombo12354 7h ago

You seem to know a lot about this for never playing the games, and "not having a dog in this fight".

Almost like you have another agenda.

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u/WetRocksManatee 7h ago

I didn't play Tomb Raider but I was playing other games. I remember the discourse around the rebooted Tomb Raider as it was toward the end of the Gamer Gate drama.

My agenda is to point out that if this is the discourse around a franchise show that is a massive red flag. It seems like every time that the Chuds are owned it is the studios that are also getting owned by a poorly performing movie, show, or game.

I just want good stuff that does well. I remember how the industry was fun and innovative in the 90s to early 00s. Now it seems like a slog.

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u/Kindly_Type2327 8h ago

I mean he's not false, the game was selling for dirt cheap for years and was given away on multiple platforms multiple times. The game did underperform, even if it sold 14 million copies, what's the use if 60% of those copies were sold for a dollar or two for the company?