How many people played Tomb Raider (with or without the nude patch)... the playability of the game was not the best by any standard, yet its sales rocketed.
Hey, in it's days Tomb Raider 1 had a remarkably fresh and new style of gameplay, combining several aspects -- besides two triangle-formed breasts -- such as action, puzzles and even a bit of a nice storyline! What really made Tomb Raider stand out for me was the clever level design - rarely seen anything like it before or after Tomb Raider.
Not saying though you're wrong in your statements about how easy most of the target audience can be seduced, but although Lara Croft has become the cliché example, I do feel the need to say I disagree that the game(s) had little more to offer than Lara's pretty (?) [nocando] to stare at! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
