Tomb Raider.

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OMFG.

LOS ANGELES (December 6, 2010) — Square Enix Inc., is excited today to announce TOMB RAIDER®, the new game from Redwood City based studio Crystal Dynamics®.

'After a brutal storm destroys the boat she was travelling on,
a frightened young woman is left washed ashore on an unknown beach.
On her own but not alone she has only one goal, to survive'

Here begins the first adventure for a young and inexperienced Lara Croft in a story which charts the journey of an ordinary woman who finds out just how far she must go in order to stay alive.

"Forget everything you knew about TOMB RAIDER, we are exploring things that have never been done before in this game," said Darrell Gallagher, Head of Studio, Crystal Dynamics. "This is an origins story that creates Lara Croft and takes her on a character defining journey like no other."

Source.

Honestly, I'm pretty psyched. Then again, I always get pretty excited when I hear about a new Tomb Raider game because that's where my gaming started. However, I also know I've not enjoyed an original Tomb Raider game since Chronicles - Legend and Underworld were too short, and didn't feel like a Tomb Raider game to me. Anniversary was the only one worth playing in the last nine/ten years, and I've not played Guardian of Light - no opinion on that one yet. Angel of Darkness was okay - length wise was good, but controls weren't very friendly.

THIS one excites me more because it's an origin story, kind of like what Chronicles was, which was the last game I liked. Now, reading the source, it describes a boat, a storm, and a young Lara, which sounds like it might be set on Black Isle from Chronicles! 8D

I can't wait to hear more on this game.

So...

Anyone else here a Tomb Raider fan?
What was your favourite Tomb Raider and why?
What do you think this game might be about/include? (agree with me?)
Excited?

I know I'm probably getting my hopes up over such a tiny article, but... I have faith in the Tomb Raider series now that SE are on the scene.