[merylsilverburg]

Yes I bought it. I wasn't going to at first, but I played the demo and it seemed pretty solid and fun, so I bought it. And yeah I agree it was incredibly short because I also beat it in 3 days, but it's not so bad.

I think Crystal Dynamics did a fantastic job, the voice acting was very good, the graphics were very nice, and the little details they paid attention to really made me appreciate them even more than I already did (I loved their "Legacy of Kain/Soul Reaver" series). But certain things, such as the combat, which could've been spruced up a bit, and cinematic sequences ala RE4, as REChick said, or God of War or Indigo Prophecy could've been left out, IMO.

Unfortunately, many people are still complaining about the game. When I was writing the review, I went on to the official Tomb Raider site and checked out their forums and there were tons of people just complaining: "The conversations between Lara and Zip and Alister are soooo stupid!", "The graphics could've been better!!", "The game is waaay too short!" and so on. These people need to get a life; it's these stupid people that stuck by that stinkhole of a game "Angel of Darkness" but complain about "Legend" when, hello, this game has brought the series slightly back up from the rotting pile of crap it's been festering in. These are also the same retards that complained about lacking of "city levels" after the second game and then when there's a ton of city levels, they complain about the lack of "tomb raiding." Unbelievable this world...

Anyway, ranting aside, overall a great game which I hope CD will retain some of the great elements of this game in the next, along with some more improvements on combat and fresher and original concepts.