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007 First Light Hands-On: A Fun James Bond That Plays It Safe

Kotaku·Myles Obenza·about 1 month ago
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The name’s Bond, Royal Navy Aircrewman James Bond. At least, that’s what the future Double-O was known as before he became the international man of mystery. In 007 First Light , developer IO Interactive offers us an original take on the iconic character first brought to life by British author Ian Fleming. I recently had the opportunity to get an in-depth, hands-on look at First Light , playing roughly three and a half hours of some early levels of the game. I came away both impressed by its scale and ambition, and relieved to say that it sticks the landing while playing it a bit safe. Many familiar mechanics and design sensibilities from games of its ilk are present in First Light , mostly in its combat and exploration, but as the old adage goes, “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.” Despite a lack of willingness to take big gameplay risks, what I played was an extremely fun and frenetic vertical slice with a truly captivating narrative that I can’t wait to jump back into.…

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