#007FirstLight #EarnTheNumberIO Interactive presents the world-first gameplay reveal for 007 First Light, an exciting new chapter in James Bond’s legacy in v...

This could just be the vestiges of E3’s ghost creating a bad demo, but I was pretty unimpressed by this. If Hitman allowed you to be as freeform as Crysis, this demo looked like Crysis 2, highlighting all the specific options that they crafted for you to use, and there are only maybe three of them rather than allowing you to get creative and come up with your own answers to things. But that’s only based on what they showed. Then, regardless of the quality of the game, I still don’t trust IO Interactive after the online shenanigans they pulled in those last Hitman games. But hey, I figured I’d share this reveal here, as it is in fact video game news.

  • bitjunkie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I loved Quantum of Solace and Blood Stone, and the footage reminds me of those. I have hope.

  • simple@piefed.socialEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Nothing is more exciting in a gameplay reveal than starting with 5 minutes of slowly driving a car.

    But really this looks like Hitman trying to be Uncharted. It’s not necessarily a bad thing but it does look too similar to their last games, just with more scripted action sequences.

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      yeah this feels more like Splinter Cell with all the climbing and sneaking. Bond spycraft is more social engineering and charm.

      • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Sometimes it’s an unfortunate demo effect where the devs have a form of gameplay they prefer that just doesn’t impress investors on a big screen. So, they shift toward the run-and-gun playstyle.

        I seem to remember getting surprised by some AAAs in this way, where I expected them to be brainless action, then find myself strategizing in ways that E3 didn’t show since those bits are slower paced. Haven’t watched the video just yet though.