ctesjbuvf posted...
I think the point was that Metroid was actually famous for the reveals that you played as a girl which was huge at the time yet was given no credit at all. Not that she should've been above Lara.
Also since Samus is much more recognizable to people on the street, partially due to Smash but still, than some of the answers here it's a bit of a moot point.
Exactly this. If being [a] female lead in a video game was all it took to be number one, where are literally any of the other ones (besides Ellie)? That was my point. At the time I was unaware that that was them covering their asses after calling Lara the first.
It's tempting to linger in this moment, while every possibility still exists. But unless collapsed by an observer, they will never be more than possibilities.