I went to Sainsbury this weekend and spotted they were doing a 20% discount on DVD's, CD's and Games. Well, it would be folly not to buy a new game with that offer on, even cheaper than getting something from eBay. The best deal of all was Tomb Raider Anniversary, retailing for £24.97, bargined out to £19.97. Get in!
I've only scratched at the surface of the game so far but it is so reminicsent of the original game but brand new at the same time. I'm feeling all nostalgic for the original game but not too much that I'm prepared to dust off the old Playstation and boot it up - I did that a few years ago and even though it was a great game and I enjoyed it for a moment, it was so hard to go back to such poor graphical standards (not that they were at the time).
Lara looks good, dur. The game looks slightly below par compared to something like Gears or Bioshock but the puzzels are still there which is what kept me buying the franchise in the first place. The sound too is almost perfect, though the 100% settings in the option menu are a poor balance, when you encounter a beast the music kicks in far too loud.
All in all, a fun game, that I can't see me putting down too quickly, though I dare say I'll finish it quicker than I want to.
I know that a lot of people have issues right now regarding Eidos but the way I look at it is this, if the rummours are true that Eidos got heavy with Gamespot, then it's really down to Gamespot to stand their ground. No fault can be put on Eidos, except that they didn't want to share their ball anymore, which ultimately harms them more than it does anyone else. That's all I'll say about the matter as I don't have the facts, probably never will.