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Tomb Raider Netflix series' PTSD focus was something game writers "weren't allowed to explore", Rhianna Pratchett says
Rhianna Pratchett on Netflix's Tomb Raider animated series.
Watch on YouTube Pratchett spoke to me about Lara's PTSD journey last year, when she revealed that she and narrative designer John Stafford had actually pitched "playable nightmares" to Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics. In the Tomb Raider animated series, Lara experiences flashbacks and nightmares relating to her time on Yamatai, and the resulting fallout of those close to her, such as Sam. And this brings us on to another thing Pratchett said she appreciated about Netflix's show: that it focuses more on Lara's personal life outside of hunting for artefacts in every corner of the earth.
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