007 First Light – The Name’s Bond, James Bond, and I’m About to Make History
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007 First Light is absolutely not what I thought it would be - and that's a good thing
(Image source: Screenshot GIGA)Somehow I expected something completely different from 007 First Light – and was pleasantly surprised. But there is still room for improvement.Robert Kohlick (Own opinion):Conclusion on 007 First Light007 First Light isn’t the James Bond-starring Hitman I was expecting. Not an immersive sim, not a genre milestone, not a game that reinvents the gaming wheel in any way.Instead, it is a surprisingly straightforward ac…
A studio with gold fingers On paper, the project had everything to bet on. While James Bond is absent from the theaters since Die can wait, Amazon MGM Studios has entrusted IO Interactive with an arduous mission: a total redesign of the character. The goal being to introduce a James Bond younger than ever (26 years old) [...]
How 007 First Light Does it Better
Before 007 First Light, James Bond has had an extensive history in video games, first becoming a staple of the gaming space in 1997 with the release of GoldenEye. That RareWare classic redefined the first person shooter for the console, introducing expansive levels, a mix of stealth and action and an addictive couch play multiplayer mode which became a staple of 90s video games. The success of GoldenEye kicked off waves of follow-ups and clones …
With 007 First Light, IO Interactive revealed a surprising maturity in its debut with the saga, delivering one of the best action-adventure games of the year and also one of the best versions of Bond in any medium. After revitalizing the Hitman saga, where it proved itself a master of stealth action games, full of style and creative infiltration opportunities in dangerous locations around the world, the announcement that the IO Interactive team …
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