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"If we made a Bond where no one had any opinions on them, it would be the dullest Bond ever made" - 007: First Light studio reacts to suggestion its Bond is too smug

Eurogamer.net·Robert Purchese·18 days ago
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Image credit: Eurogamer/IO Interactive IO Interactive , the Danish game studio known mostly for its Hitman series, has said it expects and even welcomes controversy about the James Bond character it has created for 007: First Light. This Bond - played by Irish actor Patrick Gibson - is a new, younger take, and will chart the character's rise from soldier to 00 agent. Therefore, the smugness and bravado some people find abrasive: IOI says it's intentional. Bond's lopsided smirk, seen over and again in marketing material for the game, displays the arrogance of youth - Bond's naivety. It's a smile perfectly positioned to be wiped away over the course of the game. "People having differing opinions about a James Bond: that's great," senior combat designer Tom Marcham told me at IO's office in Brighton recently - the company has a handful of offices around Europe. "Everyone has their favorite Bond. If we made a Bond where no one had any opinions on them, it would be the dullest Bond ever made.…

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