Sir Terry Pratchett had a profound impact on the world of fantasy and speculative fiction and his death is still mourned around the world. Of course his daughter, Rhianna Pratchett has had to mourn in her own way. While working on Rise of the Tomb Raider, she was able to channel that energy and help preserve a memory her dad was most afraid to lose.
Speaking to GamesRadar+, Pratchett explained that when her dad was being interviewed about Alzheimers, he said that there was one memory in particular that he didn’t want to lose:
It was about the time I was born. The night I was born. I immortalized that memory in one of Richard [Croft]’s diaries. So it’s a little– it’s a riff on that memory of my father’s, rolled into Richard’s memories.
Pratchett explained how fitting it seemed considering the way Tomb Raider was so interwoven in her life; her dad introduced her to the franchise with the original PlayStation game and her first video game event was a Tomb Raider 3 launch. Rise of the Tomb Raider gave her the chance to explore her own parallels with Lara Croft and their fathers.
I do think about my dad when I think about Tomb Raider. I really enjoyed writing Richard’s diaries and his thoughts back to Lara. That was, I don’t know, a little bit cathartic.
It’s quite cool to think of the depth of character and emotion that has gone into the diary entries. It makes me even more keen to get my hands on the game. So, if you’re a fan of the Pratchett clan and want to hear the favorite memory of the late Sir Terry Pratchett, you’ll find it in Tomb Raider. That’s really rather cool.
Last Updated: November 16, 2015
oVg
November 16, 2015 at 11:36
DAM YOU TO HELL MICROSOFT. I so want to play this game.
WitWolfy
November 16, 2015 at 11:45
Microsoft at the moment seeing all the TR praise.
http://i.imgur.com/TOxZYt4.gif
Hammersteyn
November 16, 2015 at 11:56
You give money to people who twist each other nipples? O_o your money I guess
WitWolfy
November 16, 2015 at 12:00
LOL thats besides the point.. Watch this South Park episode and you’ll understand.
Hammersteyn
November 16, 2015 at 12:05
Saw it. Was about Comcast I think
WitWolfy
November 16, 2015 at 12:08
No was about the murder porn their parents were watching.
Hammersteyn
November 16, 2015 at 12:14
O_o
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 16, 2015 at 11:39
Did anyone see where the onion ninjas went?
Loftus
November 16, 2015 at 11:41
Just 359 days till i can play Rise of the Tomb Raider
oVg
November 16, 2015 at 12:05
What a dick move. The only people that miss out are the gamers.
Loftus
November 16, 2015 at 12:08
yes i know, but they splashed the cash so let them have their year!
oVg
November 16, 2015 at 12:09
They could have made so much more if the greed did not overshadow their foresight at Square.
VampyreSquirrel
November 16, 2015 at 11:46
Wow, I’d totally love to play this game right now… guess I have to wait until NEXT FRIKKEN YEAR!
Ottokie
November 16, 2015 at 11:47
Less than 2 months away 😛
VampyreSquirrel
November 16, 2015 at 11:49
hurhurhur… so phunny!
Ottokie
November 16, 2015 at 11:49
I do what I do best 🙂
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 16, 2015 at 11:54
Spamming your OP weapon and hogging all the kills?
😛
VampyreSquirrel
November 16, 2015 at 11:55
^This
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 16, 2015 at 11:55
I HAVE MY OWN OP GUN (bow) NOW!!!
Ottokie
November 16, 2015 at 11:55
Ok tonight we go do the reactor mission, I will take an unranked frame and weapon xD
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 16, 2015 at 11:55
We will leave you to die 😛
Ottokie
November 16, 2015 at 11:56
Pfff I am invincible!
*looks behind me
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 16, 2015 at 11:57
Hahaha.
WE FARM AGAIN!
Dutch Matrix
November 16, 2015 at 12:01
From behind?
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 16, 2015 at 12:02
Nope, side by side
Dutch Matrix
November 16, 2015 at 12:04
Side by side
Hand in Hand
We all farm Together.
Bom! Pompom!
Padiyah!
Bom Pompom
Padiyah!
Ottokie
November 16, 2015 at 12:05
I had a dubstep effect in my head when I read that. It’s officially Monday.
Ottokie
November 16, 2015 at 12:01
On second thought, I will finish the reactor mission with no guns at all equipped 😛
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 16, 2015 at 12:02
I call shenanigans!
Ottokie
November 16, 2015 at 12:03
I will do it 😛 It’s a 20 min survival mission with a metric crap ton of enemies.
Challenge accepted!
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 16, 2015 at 12:09
I think my X key is broken from all the reviving this weekend
Ottokie
November 16, 2015 at 12:10
That farming frame of mine has an animation that locks me down for a second while I desicrate, if I time that wrong they just take my head off and all I can do is watch 😛
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 16, 2015 at 12:15
(misread as defecate and had some lolz)
Ottokie
November 16, 2015 at 12:19
Wanted to add that in brackets because I kinda knew it would happen xD
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 16, 2015 at 13:24
Fine, I’ll join you to witness the shenanigans!
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 16, 2015 at 13:34
That sounds like fun actually. You can choose which frame I use. 😀
Ottokie
November 16, 2015 at 13:41
I was/am just going to take Ember and AFK, somewhere 😛
WitWolfy
November 16, 2015 at 11:55
Too bad.. Here are some screen shots I took until then.. Enjoy..
http://screenshotscontent-t2001.xboxlive.com/0009000005663774-6ebe0f63-7189-4113-bf09-95ecfcb90e7e/Screenshot-Original.png?sv=2014-02-14&sr=c&sig=ae4vSuVzSy2A5dKNh33kp1ZjoB4%2BzZdAzIGp50Rb7wQ%3D&st=2015-11-16T09%3A47%3A11Z&se=2015-11-16T10%3A52%3A11Z&sp=r&__gda__=1447671131_ea464748fab4f24a119160dac7bbd79e
Isnt it pretty?!?!?
oe oe, look at this one!!!
http://screenshotscontent-t2002.xboxlive.com/0009000005663774-e1b2ba12-5a2a-4379-95de-61af10d7c495/Screenshot-Original.png?sv=2014-02-14&sr=c&sig=tUTJY8xDhn7SPDmPLwTzYwfHtidGzSHjMrsrdll5vXs%3D&st=2015-11-16T09%3A48%3A33Z&se=2015-11-16T10%3A53%3A33Z&sp=r&__gda__=1447671213_12df029a7ff6921dfa5610a5b6606d2f
Boom! I like this one TOO!
http://screenshotscontent-t3001.xboxlive.com/0009000005663774-e34c3b5e-5509-42eb-ab76-cdd4c5897937/Screenshot-Original.png?sv=2014-02-14&sr=c&sig=YPw1IsmY8e266N3k2QNJYJ2YyzxUwZM%2F5Qt6g77Rm2U%3D&st=2015-11-16T09%3A49%3A23Z&se=2015-11-16T10%3A54%3A23Z&sp=r&__gda__=1447671263_67d28e51654e01a7e5edad4fce144f60
I must say… I love that the Xbox One actually saving my scren shots online feature. It’s pretty bad ass!
VampyreSquirrel
November 16, 2015 at 12:22
Lol you suck
WitWolfy
November 16, 2015 at 13:00
Damn it feels good to be a gangster..
Hammersteyn
November 16, 2015 at 11:55
When the Beta testings done?
oVg
November 16, 2015 at 12:07
Why did they release it during Fallout? Is there something that they know that we dont?
because the only posts that I see on Reddit and all other gaming sites is Fallout. NOTHING about Tomb Raider.
WitWolfy
November 16, 2015 at 13:02
Because everybody is already bored of Fallout and are fuming their frustrations on Reddit. LOL
Kromas untamed
November 16, 2015 at 12:28
Good guy MS. Making it so Tomb Raider does not interfere with my Fallout game time for a few months. 😛
Francois Knoetze
November 16, 2015 at 15:05
o.O…curses!! I am a huge Prachette fan!!Will have to wait until payday. Played every single bloody Tomb Raider including Angel of Darkness(shudder).