Inevitable comparisons to Lost.

Stuck on an island with mysterious goings-on, surviving by the skin of your teeth, hunting wild boar, etc. It's impossible NOT to think of Lost while playing this game (it's a welcome comparison, however).

I just finished the game today. Really well done, I love the new characterization of young Lara (and the actress who plays her, Camilla, is also a real fox). The game is fun as hell, beautifully well-polished, challenging yet not frustratingly difficult (although a few tombs caught me up). I also really love the fact that this is rated M for violence (poor Lara gets the hell beat out of her) and language (hearing Lara drop the f-bomb perked up my ears) -- you get the feeling they're not holding back at all. I really hope this spawns more sequels of this new, "rebooted" franchise. The last time I had this much fun was with Uncharted 3. Although, the one thing I'll say for Uncharted is that it had more variety (in terms of globe-trotting and environments) while the island locales of Tomb Raider kind of get drab and old after awhile.

Oh well. Onto the multiplayer in order to get my money's worth!