As a guy who did some limited work on the new game, (my company, Buzz Monkey Software did the PSP port of TR7) I can tell you that Crystal Dynamics and Eidos are very much committed to bringing back the stuff that made the original Tomb Raider successful. It's a lot of fun to jump around, move, and fight through the game world, and the visuals are very impressive - even on the PSP. Sadly - I've not actually gotten the chance to *play* through the entire game - too much time working on it and other projects, and I couldn't take it home - so I can't say how good the story is. So if you're interested in gameplay and graphics, I'd say pick it up, but if you're worried about the storyline, I'd say wait for some of the reviews to come out and see if it interests you. I'm probably going to snag the 360 version as soon as it comes out, so I'll let you guys know more after I do.