The Occasional Solipsist

I just got ahold of an in-game screengrab for the upcoming Tomb Raider: Legend game.

Speaking strictly visually, how great does this game look? I'm chomping at the bit to get the game already, and there's no release date in site yet.

But let's face facts: for anyone who is a fan of the franchise, there've been a few disapointments in the years since Lara made her world-altering debut. Personally, I liked Angel of Darkness. A lot. But some of the other titles really came across like Eidos was just phoning it in.

And then there was a bit of brand watering-down that occurred after the Tomb Raider movie sequel made hardly a blip across radar screens across the globe. Too bad too, because Angelina Jolie made a great Lara. No Rhona Mitra, but still really good.

But this next revamp of the series promises to deliver where some of the previous games have fallen short, with Eidos even bringing back one of the original designers to bring the franchise back full circle.

So fans of the franchise can choose to believe that this will be the sequel that restores Lara Croft to her proper place in gaming royalty, or not. I'm a half full guy, so I'm hoping for greatness.

One thing that isn't clear however is what platform the new game will be for. Josytiq reports an XBOX 360/PS3 release, while the official site currently referes to the 2nd gen consoles.

Might be a smart move to bring it to the 3rd gen machines, except that I haven't made peace with that $500-600 price tag just yet. Hopefully Joystiq just missed the mark on this one.

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