I will keep this simple, since im at work but felt the need to review this after competing. The game is incredible.. lets just say, Lara is back the moment you beat the game. (without giving anything away) you will get the same feeling after completion. It really is a mesmerizing game and the PS4 edition blows the last generation one of of the water. if you have a sound system, you will love the audio recording from simple water, rain, thunderstorm and simple gun shots echoing in the woods. They did an excellent job. not just visually. The island itself feels alive. Old Tomb Raider games my thoughts: Tomb Raider stayed the same way even mechanics for years and needed a reboot. 11 games and you don't really know much about her as a character besides the obvious she raids tomb for artifacts. If you have no back ground on a character, and they barely speak (Lara back than) you have nothing to connect with besides the basic's that she raids tomb. Angel of darkness tried story elements and changed the combat system but way to late in the series that it felt experimental. The game was garbage according to people and is universally the worst Tomb Raider, I felt it was something to new and to late in the series when you trained your fans to play her one way and limited back story. What made Lara good at its time was because there was NOTHING like it back than, especially in 3D models puzzle adventure. However now with HD graphics, realism and top games like Uncharted, Thief etc. You do need to connect with characters. Reboots tend to be looked at with a careful eye, because many older fans just like how she played and was from the first games..Or connected to a past memory when they played this while a kid. However, they did do her justice in this games story line, music , action and pretty much every category in this new reboot. You connect with Lara and from a video included in the game itself on extra. You see her become who she is. You see her personality get harder, determined and overall back to the old Lara we all know. In mid game you see her change, from simple things like how she lands, talks or walks across gaps, tree limbs etc. I sometimes hear old tomb Raider fans say they understand its a re-boot but than fall right back into the nostalgia trip, and start up with: "its not like the old Tomb Raider", she doesn't duel pistol anymore, to scary, tense, not enough puzzles. I see this like this: The original Tomb Raider game never existed and this is a brand new game. This game will have no connection to the previous games as far as we know. You won't see Natla or Zip or Allister. This is way before the original. Something to show us how Lara became Lara. (trust me you will see it the same way as your playing threw). Some old fans say they understand this, but they really don't, because they start back in the Nostalgia trip wagon of how she usta be and nit pick instead of sitting down and enjoying the game. Sit down as a blank slate if your an old fan and just play it. Puzzles are not presented the same way as older games because of the scenario she is in. (stuck on an island with no real experience). Some are easy, others quick. And foremost, explore. Each area has a list that tells you what optional thing to look for. Relics, documents that explain the story, personal notes and diaries. The diaries explain the game better as in whats going on outside of cut-scenes but people in the island. With relics, Lara makes her own personal comments on them and even have hidden extra info when observing the relics by moving them around. GAMEPLAY: At first she feels limited and bare-bones.. but that all changes as you gain skill points. You can make her go the survival direction, Brawler or hunter. Even possible to have all of them leveled up. The touch pad is used for a map or lighting torches or turning them off. Controls are solid.. Especially when she starts gaining skills.. Everything just works fluidly like 2nd nature. This is definitely a game i'm glad I waited for the PS4 version instead of getting it last gen. Visually the game is superior graphically like night and day. I have owned every single Tomb Raider game minus the collection. This is the Tomb Raider game in a long time I truly enjoy, she needed a good reboot and they did an excellent job. Very happy its in my collection. WARNING: It is possible to beat the game by just going to story points instead of searching and exploring. If your not familiar on how Tomb Raider works or new to the series, encourage yourself to search. But its not forced on you. This can make the game feel smaller or quick to beat. The old games you had to get everything in the stage to move forward since it was a big puzzle. They never had stage items and towards the end of its life they started to add minor things here and there. This one, everything is optional on the side. This can give an illusion the game is small if you avoid searching for items. Each section has a percentage and main section map with all hidden items. It took me hours to collect many of the items in each section which is marked at 100% when done. But I choose this direction to fully enjoy the game. Instead of rushing threw it. You can back track using the camps which makes it easy to get past items or open areas with upgraded equipment later on. MULTIPLAYER: Its okay.. But remember this game could stand on its own without multiplayer. I have no negative or positive opinion on it. Its wacky and feels tacked on but does have its moment. Just don't buy this game strictly for multiplayer. its mostly a single player experience. Which was the main reason in getting it. It does have multiplayer trophies if your into that. However, this opinion is only based on a hand-full of times I played online. I was hooked on single player but will be online more now that I competed the game at 100%. Currently on my 2nd play-threw but focusing on the online aspect. This is definitely a game you want in your PS4 collection. In my opinion, it shows off the system better than most launch games and on par with Killzone and Battlefield 4. (as in visually impressive) and excellent sound recording and story-line. You will not regret your purchase.